52 Teams will compete for the USGA Men's State Team Championship
9/28/2016 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: U.S. Men's State Team, a retired USGA championship, Country Club of Birmingham - West Course
Beginning Wednesday all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will be represented at the the Country Club of Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, AL (September 28, 2016) --
Beginning
Wednesday and continuing through Friday, 52 teams
will
descend upon the Country Club of Birmingham for
the 12th playing of the USGA Men's State Team
Championship. The field is comprised of three-man
teams from all 50 states, plus the District of
Columbia
and Puerto Rico.
2016 Teams
-Two lowest of three scores count for the team’s
daily total
*For teams without a non-playing team captain,
the player with a * next to his name will serve as
captain
ALABAMA Woodie Eubanks, 40, of Trussville Steven Groover, 31, of Birmingham Matt Johnson, 36, of Dothan Non-Playing Captain: Steve Hudson
ALASKA Adam Baxter, 35, of Anchorage Jordan Miller, 33, of Anchorage *Greg Sanders, 53, of Anchorage
ARIZONA Cory Bacon, 26, of Cave Creek Bryan Hoops, 47, of Chandler Ken Tanigawa, 48, of Paradise Valley Non-Playing Captain: Alex Tsakiris
ARKANSAS Stephen Cox, 30, of Jonesboro Wes McNulty, 47, of White Hall *Trey Schaap, 40, of Little Rock
CALIFORNIA Ashwin Arasu, of San Diego Dan Erickson, 17, of Wittier Thomas Hutchison, 17, of San Jose Non-Playing Captain: Keenan Barber
COLORADO Keith Humerickhouse, 40, of Eagle Jon Lindstrom, 49, of Broomfield Nick Nosewicz, 33, of Aurora Non-Playing Captain: Alex Crall
CONNECTICUT John Flaherty, 22, of Glastonbury Chet Hrostek, 46, of New Milford Geoff Vartelas, 22, of Cromwell Non-Playing Captain: Mike Moraghan
DELAWARE *Jeffrey Allen, 59, of Wyoming Jay Whitby, 29, of Wyoming Greg Wolfe, 44, of Newark
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Endel Liias, 35 *Ryan Tendall, 34 Thomas Wharton, 38
FLORIDA Joe Alfieri, 47, of Lutz Marc Dull, 30, of Winter Haven Jake Kevorkian, 21, of Saint Petersburg Non-Playing Captain: Jack Pultorak
GEORGIA Colin Bowles, 17, of Albany John Engler Jr., 37, of Augusta *Jack Hall, 59, of Savannah
HAWAII Andrew Chin, 17, of Honolulu Tyler Ota, 22, of Aiea Jun Ho Won, 17, Honolulu Non-Playing Captain: Paul Ogawa
IDAHO Jesse Hibler, 38, of Meridian Darren Kuhn, 49, of Pocatello Justin McAfee, 23, of Boise Non-Playing Captain: Vanessa Sinclair
ILLINOIS Tee-K Kelly, 22, of Wheaton Todd Mitchell, 38, of Bloomington *Kyle Nathan, 32, of Glenview
INDIANA Kenny Cook, 36, of Noblesville *Sean Rowen, 42, of Greenwood Brett Widner, 35, of Avon
IOWA *Gene Elliott, 54, of West Des Moines Mike McCoy, 53, of Des Moines Jon Olson, 36, of Ankeny
KANSAS Spencer Christian, 30, of Wichita *Bradley Lane, 36, of Lawrence Tim McKinnis, 51, of Lyons
KENTUCKY Joe Deraney, 33, of Lexington Denver Haddix, 36, of Lexington Andy Roberts, 36, of Owensboro Non-Playing Captain: Steve Humphrey
LOUISIANA Brandon Aydlett, 34, of Metairie *Patrick Christovich, 38, of New Orleans Robby McWilliams, 48, of Benton
MAINE Ricky Jones, 44, of Thomaston Andrew Slattery, 27, of Auburn *Jack Wyman, 25, of South Freeport
MARYLAND Mark Cusic, 41, of California Dan Falls, 40, of Gaithersburg Ben Warnquist, 23, of Olney Non-Playing Captain: Kelly Newland
MASSACHUSETTS *Herbie Aikens, 34, of Kingston John Kelly, 27, of East Longmeadow Matt Parziale, 29, of Brockton
MICHIGAN Evan Bowser, 21, of Dearborn Anthony Sorentino, 38, of Shelby Township Tom Werkmeister, 48, of Grandville Non-Playing Captain: Ken Hartmann
MINNESOTA Jesse Bull, 41, of Hopkins Andrew McCain, 22, of Minneapolis Trent Peterson, 29, of Eagan Non-Playing Captain: Kip Colwell
MISSISSIPPI Clay Homan, 44, of Starkville Josh Lampley, 33, of Gulfport Ben Snow, 35, of Hattiesburg Non-Playing Captain: Margo Coleman
MISSOURI Richard Berkmeyer, 42, of Wildwood Joe Migdal, 24, of Ballwin *Brad Nurski, 37, of St. Joseph
MONTANA Jim Coleman, 42, of Billings *Craig Hurlbert, 54, of Hamilton Mark Mance, 48, of Whitefish
NEBRASKA Brian Csipkes, 45, of Gretna *Ryan Nietfeldt, 40, of Elkhorn Greg Stanek, 21, of Bellevue
NEVADA Edward Fryatt, 45, of Las Vegas *David Nelson, 60, of Reno Jacob Wilner, 38, of Reno
NEW HAMPSHIRE Jamie Ferullo, 26, of Rochester *Ryan Kohler, 32, of Chesterfield Cameron Salo, 23, of New Ipswich
NEW JERSEY Brian Komline, 42, of Bridgewater Trevor Randolph, 43, of Franklin Lakes Michael Stamberger, 44, of Brielle Non-Playing Captain: Kevin Purcell
NEW MEXICO James Lee, 22, of Albuquerque Marty Sanchez, 22, of Santa Fe *Kevin Sivage, 53, of Albuquerque
NEW YORK Stewart Hagestad, 25, of New York *Luke Hobika, 48, of Dewitt Tyler McArdell, 26, of Baldwinsville
NORTH CAROLINA David Gies II, 27, of Charlotte *Scott Harvey, 38, of Kernersville Justin Tereshko, 26, of Greensboro
NORTH DAKOTA Bill Carlson, 23, of Fargo *Rick Kuhn, 46, of Bismarck Justin Redding, 26, of Minot
OHIO Brandon Pluchinsky, 22, of North Lima Jeff Scohy, 39, of Bellbrook *Bill Williamson, 39, of Cincinnati
OKLAHOMA Michael Hughett, 58, of Owasso Draegen Majors, 28, of Tulsa *Heath Myers, 32, of Kingfisher
OREGON Conner Barr, 23, of Beaverton Jesse Heinly, 24, of Bend *Justin Kadin, 27, of Corvallis
PENNSYLVANIA Christopher Crawford, 22, of Bensalem Chip Lutz, 61, of Reading *Nathan Smith, 38, of Pittsburgh
PUERTO RICO Daniel Caban, 19, of Cabo Rojo Erick Morales, 33, of Sabena Seca Melvin Morales, 15, of Humacao Non-Playing Captain: John Allen
RHODE ISLAND Kyle Hoffman, 27, of Lincoln Bobby Leopold, 31, of Coventry Brad Valois, 28, of Warwick Non-Playing Captain: Bob Ward
SOUTH CAROLINA Robert Dargan, 47, of Columbia Todd Hendley, 58, of Greer *Todd White, 48, of Spartanburg
SOUTH DAKOTA *Michael Keeton, 33, of Pierre Julean Michels, 28, of Sioux Falls Jesse Talcott, 34, of Harrisburg
TENNESSEE Tim Jackson, 57, of Germantown Philip Lee, 31, of White Bluff Craig Smith, 29, of Nashville Non-Playing Captain: Matt Vanderpool
TEXAS Scott Abbott, 34, of Dallas Zach Atkinson, 34, of Colleyville Josh Irving, 29, of Dallas Non-Playing Captain: Jim Brown
UTAH *Ryan Brimley, 27, of Herriman Cameron Crawford, 28, of Bluffdale Dan Horner, 38, of Sandy
VERMONT Eric Lajeunesse, 28, of Barre *Garren Poirier, 36, of Killington Bryan Smith, 31, of Jay
VIRGINIA Keith Decker, 56, of Martinsville *Scott Shingler, 44, of Haymarket Justin Young, 38, of Salem
WASHINGTON Tom Brandes, 60, of Bellevue Erik Hanson, 51, of Kirkland Reid Hatley, 35, of Spokane Non-Playing Captain: Nate Schroeder
WEST VIRGINIA Pat Carter, 48, of Huntington Sam O’Dell, 38, of Hurricane Philip Reale II, 32, of South Charleston Non-Playing Captain: Dave Pope
WISCONSIN *Kevin Cahill, 56, of Waukesha Kyle Driscoll, 23, of Pewaukee Bob Gregorski, 55, of Menasha
WYOMING Dave Balling, 57, of Cody John Hornbeck, 58, of Saratoga *Mark Isakson, 59, of Sheridan
Play for the 54-hole stroke-play event will take place on the Country Club of Birmingham's West Course, a Donald Ross design that was opened in 1926. The course, which hosted the 2013 U.S. Mid- Amateur won by Mike McCoy, is a par-71 layout that plays at 7,122 yards.
The USGA Men's State Team Championship was last played in 2014 on the Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort and it was the Texas team of Zach Atkinson, Colby Harwell and Aaron Hickman claiming the title. Florida finished three-strokes behind as Texas won its record fourth title.
ALABAMA Woodie Eubanks, 40, of Trussville Steven Groover, 31, of Birmingham Matt Johnson, 36, of Dothan Non-Playing Captain: Steve Hudson
ALASKA Adam Baxter, 35, of Anchorage Jordan Miller, 33, of Anchorage *Greg Sanders, 53, of Anchorage
ARIZONA Cory Bacon, 26, of Cave Creek Bryan Hoops, 47, of Chandler Ken Tanigawa, 48, of Paradise Valley Non-Playing Captain: Alex Tsakiris
ARKANSAS Stephen Cox, 30, of Jonesboro Wes McNulty, 47, of White Hall *Trey Schaap, 40, of Little Rock
CALIFORNIA Ashwin Arasu, of San Diego Dan Erickson, 17, of Wittier Thomas Hutchison, 17, of San Jose Non-Playing Captain: Keenan Barber
COLORADO Keith Humerickhouse, 40, of Eagle Jon Lindstrom, 49, of Broomfield Nick Nosewicz, 33, of Aurora Non-Playing Captain: Alex Crall
CONNECTICUT John Flaherty, 22, of Glastonbury Chet Hrostek, 46, of New Milford Geoff Vartelas, 22, of Cromwell Non-Playing Captain: Mike Moraghan
DELAWARE *Jeffrey Allen, 59, of Wyoming Jay Whitby, 29, of Wyoming Greg Wolfe, 44, of Newark
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Endel Liias, 35 *Ryan Tendall, 34 Thomas Wharton, 38
FLORIDA Joe Alfieri, 47, of Lutz Marc Dull, 30, of Winter Haven Jake Kevorkian, 21, of Saint Petersburg Non-Playing Captain: Jack Pultorak
GEORGIA Colin Bowles, 17, of Albany John Engler Jr., 37, of Augusta *Jack Hall, 59, of Savannah
HAWAII Andrew Chin, 17, of Honolulu Tyler Ota, 22, of Aiea Jun Ho Won, 17, Honolulu Non-Playing Captain: Paul Ogawa
IDAHO Jesse Hibler, 38, of Meridian Darren Kuhn, 49, of Pocatello Justin McAfee, 23, of Boise Non-Playing Captain: Vanessa Sinclair
ILLINOIS Tee-K Kelly, 22, of Wheaton Todd Mitchell, 38, of Bloomington *Kyle Nathan, 32, of Glenview
INDIANA Kenny Cook, 36, of Noblesville *Sean Rowen, 42, of Greenwood Brett Widner, 35, of Avon
IOWA *Gene Elliott, 54, of West Des Moines Mike McCoy, 53, of Des Moines Jon Olson, 36, of Ankeny
KANSAS Spencer Christian, 30, of Wichita *Bradley Lane, 36, of Lawrence Tim McKinnis, 51, of Lyons
KENTUCKY Joe Deraney, 33, of Lexington Denver Haddix, 36, of Lexington Andy Roberts, 36, of Owensboro Non-Playing Captain: Steve Humphrey
LOUISIANA Brandon Aydlett, 34, of Metairie *Patrick Christovich, 38, of New Orleans Robby McWilliams, 48, of Benton
MAINE Ricky Jones, 44, of Thomaston Andrew Slattery, 27, of Auburn *Jack Wyman, 25, of South Freeport
MARYLAND Mark Cusic, 41, of California Dan Falls, 40, of Gaithersburg Ben Warnquist, 23, of Olney Non-Playing Captain: Kelly Newland
MASSACHUSETTS *Herbie Aikens, 34, of Kingston John Kelly, 27, of East Longmeadow Matt Parziale, 29, of Brockton
MICHIGAN Evan Bowser, 21, of Dearborn Anthony Sorentino, 38, of Shelby Township Tom Werkmeister, 48, of Grandville Non-Playing Captain: Ken Hartmann
MINNESOTA Jesse Bull, 41, of Hopkins Andrew McCain, 22, of Minneapolis Trent Peterson, 29, of Eagan Non-Playing Captain: Kip Colwell
MISSISSIPPI Clay Homan, 44, of Starkville Josh Lampley, 33, of Gulfport Ben Snow, 35, of Hattiesburg Non-Playing Captain: Margo Coleman
MISSOURI Richard Berkmeyer, 42, of Wildwood Joe Migdal, 24, of Ballwin *Brad Nurski, 37, of St. Joseph
MONTANA Jim Coleman, 42, of Billings *Craig Hurlbert, 54, of Hamilton Mark Mance, 48, of Whitefish
NEBRASKA Brian Csipkes, 45, of Gretna *Ryan Nietfeldt, 40, of Elkhorn Greg Stanek, 21, of Bellevue
NEVADA Edward Fryatt, 45, of Las Vegas *David Nelson, 60, of Reno Jacob Wilner, 38, of Reno
NEW HAMPSHIRE Jamie Ferullo, 26, of Rochester *Ryan Kohler, 32, of Chesterfield Cameron Salo, 23, of New Ipswich
NEW JERSEY Brian Komline, 42, of Bridgewater Trevor Randolph, 43, of Franklin Lakes Michael Stamberger, 44, of Brielle Non-Playing Captain: Kevin Purcell
NEW MEXICO James Lee, 22, of Albuquerque Marty Sanchez, 22, of Santa Fe *Kevin Sivage, 53, of Albuquerque
NEW YORK Stewart Hagestad, 25, of New York *Luke Hobika, 48, of Dewitt Tyler McArdell, 26, of Baldwinsville
NORTH CAROLINA David Gies II, 27, of Charlotte *Scott Harvey, 38, of Kernersville Justin Tereshko, 26, of Greensboro
NORTH DAKOTA Bill Carlson, 23, of Fargo *Rick Kuhn, 46, of Bismarck Justin Redding, 26, of Minot
OHIO Brandon Pluchinsky, 22, of North Lima Jeff Scohy, 39, of Bellbrook *Bill Williamson, 39, of Cincinnati
OKLAHOMA Michael Hughett, 58, of Owasso Draegen Majors, 28, of Tulsa *Heath Myers, 32, of Kingfisher
OREGON Conner Barr, 23, of Beaverton Jesse Heinly, 24, of Bend *Justin Kadin, 27, of Corvallis
PENNSYLVANIA Christopher Crawford, 22, of Bensalem Chip Lutz, 61, of Reading *Nathan Smith, 38, of Pittsburgh
PUERTO RICO Daniel Caban, 19, of Cabo Rojo Erick Morales, 33, of Sabena Seca Melvin Morales, 15, of Humacao Non-Playing Captain: John Allen
RHODE ISLAND Kyle Hoffman, 27, of Lincoln Bobby Leopold, 31, of Coventry Brad Valois, 28, of Warwick Non-Playing Captain: Bob Ward
SOUTH CAROLINA Robert Dargan, 47, of Columbia Todd Hendley, 58, of Greer *Todd White, 48, of Spartanburg
SOUTH DAKOTA *Michael Keeton, 33, of Pierre Julean Michels, 28, of Sioux Falls Jesse Talcott, 34, of Harrisburg
TENNESSEE Tim Jackson, 57, of Germantown Philip Lee, 31, of White Bluff Craig Smith, 29, of Nashville Non-Playing Captain: Matt Vanderpool
TEXAS Scott Abbott, 34, of Dallas Zach Atkinson, 34, of Colleyville Josh Irving, 29, of Dallas Non-Playing Captain: Jim Brown
UTAH *Ryan Brimley, 27, of Herriman Cameron Crawford, 28, of Bluffdale Dan Horner, 38, of Sandy
VERMONT Eric Lajeunesse, 28, of Barre *Garren Poirier, 36, of Killington Bryan Smith, 31, of Jay
VIRGINIA Keith Decker, 56, of Martinsville *Scott Shingler, 44, of Haymarket Justin Young, 38, of Salem
WASHINGTON Tom Brandes, 60, of Bellevue Erik Hanson, 51, of Kirkland Reid Hatley, 35, of Spokane Non-Playing Captain: Nate Schroeder
WEST VIRGINIA Pat Carter, 48, of Huntington Sam O’Dell, 38, of Hurricane Philip Reale II, 32, of South Charleston Non-Playing Captain: Dave Pope
WISCONSIN *Kevin Cahill, 56, of Waukesha Kyle Driscoll, 23, of Pewaukee Bob Gregorski, 55, of Menasha
WYOMING Dave Balling, 57, of Cody John Hornbeck, 58, of Saratoga *Mark Isakson, 59, of Sheridan
About the USGA Men's State Team
The USGA State Team Championships grew out of the Association's Centennial Celebration in 1995, and have been held on an every-other- year basis since. 52 men’s teams (including teams from Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia) compete for the tro...
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