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Middle Atlantic Am: 2nd Win for Muehr
04 Oct 2009
see also: Middle Atlantic Amateur Championship, Columbia Country Club

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2009 Middle Atlantic Amateur champion
2009 Middle Atlantic Amateur champion

BEALLSVILLE, MD (October 4, 2009)--Michael Muehr, from Trump National DC Golf Club, backed by a three-stroke lead, shot a closing round of par 71 to complete a wire-to-wire victory in the 103rd Middle Atlantic Amateur championship at sunny but wind-blown Four Streams in Beallsville, Md. He finished at 1-under-par 283, chased all the way by defending champion Chris Baloga, who finished with 72 for 287.

Baloga, 26, from Baltimore, never worse than second for the four-day event, made one run at the leader during the front nine, as two birdies (including on the ninth hole) and a bogey got him to the turn 1 under, while Muehr’s 1-over 37 cut the margin between them to one.

Muehr, 37, From Potomac Falls, Va., took care of that item early on the back nine. He birdied the 10th from 25 feet and Baloga bogeyed 11 then hit it two and a half feet at 12. However, Muehr never gave him a chance to enjoy that brief highlight, rolling in a 20-footer for birdie ahead of him. The challenger then sealed his own fate with a pair of three-putt greens at 13 and 14 and any possible excitement over a close finish was gone.

“His putt on 12 really took the wind out of my sails,” Baloga said. "I felt like both of us played well, and I got a couple of lucky breaks, “ said Muehr, the 2007 champion at Congressional, who works for Merrill Lynch. “We played together the last three rounds and it was fun to go head-to-head with Chris, a great player.” With work and family responsibilities, this was only Muehr’s second tournament of the season. He was medalist in the recent Crump Cup, which he won in 2008, at Pine Vallley, and went on to lose in the semi-finals.

A share of the day’s low round, a 69, vaulted Patrick Kenney from Acworth, Ga. (291) and Brent Martin from La Plata (293) into third and fourth, respectively, followed by Gary Carpenter from Crofton, third when the day started, who slipped back with a 78-295.

Notes: Tony Russo of McLean, Va., eagled the 418-yard par-4 13th hole, hitting a 144-yard 8-iron second into the hole . . . . Denny McCarthy, of Burtonsville, Md., finished with 76-297 to become the Low Junior for a second straight year as well as tied for sixth overall (with Dustin Groves of Keswick, Va.) . . . The well-conditioned layout of 7,049 yards played to a par of 71 . . . The second-round cut was at 157 and 62 players qualified for the full 72-hole event.

The l04th Middle Atlantic Amateur will be conducted at Columbia Country Club September 30 - October 3, while the 105th edition will be contested at Woodmont Country Club September 22 - 25. The 2013 Amateur will be played at Kinloch Golf Club October 3 - 6. The 2012 site will be announced shortly.

- Reported by John Stewart from Four Streams

Final results of the Middle Atlantic Amateur Championship, played October 1-4, 2009 at Four Streams Golf Club:

1 Michael Muehr Potomac Falls, VA 67 72 73 71 283
2 Chris Baloga Baltimore, MD 70 71 74 72 287
3 Patrick Kenney Acworth, GA 74 73 75 69 291
4 Brent Martin La Plata, MD 73 76 75 69 293
5 Gary Carpenter, Jr. Crofton, MD 72 73 72 78 295
6 Dustin Groves Keswick, VA 78 76 73 70 297
Denny McCarthy Burtonsville, MD 76 72 73 76 297
8 Keith Snyder Bear, DE 75 72 72 79 298
9 Scott Shingler Haymarket, VA 75 74 76 74 299
Michael Mulieri Silver Spring, MD 74 73 79 73 299
Jordan Steinfelder Baltimore, MD 71 73 82 73 299
John Howson Sparks, MD 74 74 73 78 299
13 Ned Muskie Chevy Chase, MD 77 77 72 74 300
14 Mike Watson Frederick, MD 78 73 76 74 301
Steven Delmar, Jr. Gaithersburg, MD 79 71 77 74 301
Jimmy Delp Arlington, VA 78 72 73 78 301
17 Michael Murray White Lakes, MI 72 73 79 78 302
18 Dan Hosek Alexandria, VA 74 76 78 75 303
Russell Pies Bethesda, MD 76 70 80 77 303
Bart Mease Gaithersburg, MD 71 79 78 75 303
Ray Sheedy Mount Airy, MD 75 79 70 79 303
Tripp McAllister Lake City, SC 76 76 74 77 303
23 Sean Bosdosh Clarksburg, MD 77 73 74 80 304
Peter Wilson Locust Valley, NY 81 73 74 76 304
25 Brian Fairbank McLean, VA 78 71 79 77 305
John White Charlotte, NC 75 77 75 78 305
27 Robert Menefee Alexandria, VA 76 80 84 77 307
Ken Lampard Hagerstown, MD 78 78 75 76 307
29 Ben Warnquist Rockville, MD 76 79 75 78 308
Vance Welch Cross Creek, MD 77 74 76 81 308
31 Stevenson Clarke West Palm Beach, FL 77 75 77 81 310
Alex Church Timonium, MD 73 75 80 82 310
Marc Cohen Bethesda, MD 72 77 80 81 310
Pete DeTemple Callaway, MD 79 77 78 76 310
Dan Falls Gaithersburg, MD 77 78 78 77 310
Rand Mendez Wilmington, DE 78 72 82 78 310
Matt Busa Washington, DC 78 76 77 79 310
38 Steve Ligi Jefferson, MD 78 74 83 76 311
Eduardo Gerlein Bethesda, MD 76 76 83 76 311
Keegan Boone Bethesda, MD 73 78 79 81 311
41 Will Coleman Kensington, MD 80 77 79 76 312
Scott Marino Fairfax, VA 76 77 81 78 312
Forrest Shuford IV Williamsburg, VA 78 79 76 79 312
44 Adam Argenbright Hunt Valley, MD 77 79 79 78 313
Jay Dove La Plata, MD 77 79 80 77 313
46 Tony Russo McLean, VA 77 79 80 78 314
Steven Pierce Bristow, VA 78 77 79 80 314
48 Terry Reilly Lovettsville, VA 79 75 81 80 315
Jeff Graf Silver Spring, MD 78 79 77 81 315
50 Richard Thoms Dickerson, MD 74 78 74 81 317
Tim Krouse Dunn Loring, VA 79 78 75 85 317
52 Michael Koreski Parkersburg, WV 77 78 81 83 319
Tom Offutt Arlington, VA 80 74 76 89 319
54 Tom Adrounie Fairfax Station, VA 80 76 82 82 320
Travis Benson Herndon, VA 77 78 83 82 320
56 Wes Strang Bethesda, MD 75 76 84 86 321
57 Lance Rice Purcellville, VA 75 77 86 84 322
David Johnson Springfield, VA 78 79 85 80 322
59 Timothy Connor Takoma Park, MD 76 77 81 89 323
60 Ben Brundred III Potomac, MD 77 77 78 wd
61 Mychael Cohn Washington, DC 80 77 85 wd
62 John Ohly Rockville, MD 80 77 wd


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54-hole stroke play championship. The field is cut to the low 60 scores and ties after round two. Open to members of member clubs of the Middle Atlantic Golf Association, and by invitation.

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