U.S. Senior Open: Tee Times for the 20 Ams in the Field
6/28/2017 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: U.S. Senior Open, a USGA Championship, Scioto Country Club
With the 2017 U.S. Senior Open set to begin on Thursday at Salem CC, a look at the first and second round tee times
PEABODY, MA (June 28, 2017) - With the 2017 U.S. Senior Open set to begin on Thursday at Salem CC, here is a look at the first and second round tee times for the 20 amateurs in the field.
Related: U.S. Senior Open Qualifying Roundup
Charlie Post of Castle Rock, CO became the 20th amateur in the field after Scott Hoch withdrew just before the championship. Steve Fink of Las Vegas, NV also got in as an alternate earlier in the week.
The amateurs represent a small portion of the overall field of 156 players that will be cut to the low 60 and ties following the second round of play.
In last year's U.S. Senior Open, Chip Lutz of Reading, PA was the only amateur to make the cut at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, OH. Lutz finished T37 with a 290 total.
TEE TIMES All times are EDT
Thursday (June 29), hole #1 / Friday (June 30), hole #10
7:10 a.m. / 12:55 p.m. - Jerry Smith, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Billy Tuten, Sugar Land, Texas; (a) Tim Hogarth, Northridge, Calif.
8:45 a.m. / 2:30 p.m. - (a) David Schmidt, Wytheville, Va.; Jeff Roth, Farmington, N.M.; Clark Dennis, Fort Worth, Texas
8:55 a.m. / 2:40 p.m. - Stephen Keppler, England; (a) Daniel Russo, Hagaman, N.Y.; Jeff Gallagher, Henderson, Nev.
9:06 a.m. / 2:51 p.m. - Stuart Ingraham, Broomall, Pa.; John Hearn, Honolulu, Hawaii; (a) Robert Funk, Canyon Lake, Calif.
Thursday (June 29), hole #10 / Friday (June 30), hole #1
7:10 a.m. / 12:55 p.m. - Tommy Stankowski, Fort Myers, Fla.; Ronald Philo, Stowe, Vt.; (a) Joe McCormick, Hutchinson, Minn.
7:52 a.m. / 1:37 p.m. - Paul Broadhurst, England; (a) Dave Ryan, Taylorville, Ill.; Gene Sauers, Savannah, Ga.
8:45 a.m. / 2:30 p.m. - Rick Woodson, Sachse, Texas; (a) Todd Hendley, Greer, S.C.; Eduardo Herrera, Windermere, Fla.
8:55 a.m. / 2:40 p.m. - (a) Mike Finster, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Dale Smigelsky, Fort Collins, Colo.; John Pillar, Hawley, Pa.
Thursday (June 29), Hole #1 / Friday (June 30), Hole #10
1:06 p.m. / 7:21 a.m. - Jay Williamson, St. Louis, Mo.; Jeff Lemaster, Las Vegas, Nev.; (a) George Zahringer, New York, N.Y.
1:16 p.m. / 7:31 a.m. - (a) Matthew Sughrue, Arlington, Va.; Andre Bossert, South Africa; Michael Grob, Billings, Mont.
2:30 p.m. / 8:45 a.m. - John Riegger, Henderson, Nev.; Kevin Muir, Birmingham, Mich.; (a) T.J. Brudzinski, Columbus, Ohio
2:40 p.m. / 8:55 a.m. - Bob Niger, El Dorado Hills, Calif.; (a) Allan Small, Savannah, Ga.; James Buenzli, Prairie Grove, Ill.
2:51 p.m. / 9:06 a.m. - (a) Scott Livingston, Rogers, Ark.; (a) Steve Fink, Las Vegas, Nev.; Mark McCormick, Middletown, N.J.
Thursday (June 29), Hole #10 / Friday (June 30), Hole #1
12:55 p.m. / 7:10 a.m. - Greg Kraft, Clearwater, Fla.; Barry Lane, England; (a) Michael McCoy, Des Moines, Iowa
2:09 p.m. / 8:24 a.m. - David Frost, South Africa; Joey Sindelar, Horseheads, N.Y.; (a) Charlie Post, Castle Rock, Colo.
2:19 p.m. / 8:34 a.m. - Tom Pernice, Murrieta, Calif.; (a) Chip Lutz, Reading, Pa.; Mark Wiebe, Denver, Colo.
2:30 p.m. / 8:45 a.m. - Doug Bauman, Barrington, Ill.; Jim Schuman, Scottsdale, Ariz.; (a) Claud Cooper, Birmingham, Ala.
2:40 p.m. / 8:55 a.m. - (a) Larry Salk, Fairfax, Calif.; Joe Boros, Saxonburg, Pa.; Jaime Gomez, McAllen, Texas
2:51 p.m. / 9:06 a.m. - David McNabb, Newark, Del.; (a) Ken Palladino, Dunedin, Fla.; Gibby Gilbert III, Ooltewah, Tenn.
Related: U.S. Senior Open Qualifying Roundup
Charlie Post of Castle Rock, CO became the 20th amateur in the field after Scott Hoch withdrew just before the championship. Steve Fink of Las Vegas, NV also got in as an alternate earlier in the week.
The amateurs represent a small portion of the overall field of 156 players that will be cut to the low 60 and ties following the second round of play.
In last year's U.S. Senior Open, Chip Lutz of Reading, PA was the only amateur to make the cut at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, OH. Lutz finished T37 with a 290 total.
TEE TIMES All times are EDT
Thursday (June 29), hole #1 / Friday (June 30), hole #10
7:10 a.m. / 12:55 p.m. - Jerry Smith, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Billy Tuten, Sugar Land, Texas; (a) Tim Hogarth, Northridge, Calif.
8:45 a.m. / 2:30 p.m. - (a) David Schmidt, Wytheville, Va.; Jeff Roth, Farmington, N.M.; Clark Dennis, Fort Worth, Texas
8:55 a.m. / 2:40 p.m. - Stephen Keppler, England; (a) Daniel Russo, Hagaman, N.Y.; Jeff Gallagher, Henderson, Nev.
9:06 a.m. / 2:51 p.m. - Stuart Ingraham, Broomall, Pa.; John Hearn, Honolulu, Hawaii; (a) Robert Funk, Canyon Lake, Calif.
Thursday (June 29), hole #10 / Friday (June 30), hole #1
7:10 a.m. / 12:55 p.m. - Tommy Stankowski, Fort Myers, Fla.; Ronald Philo, Stowe, Vt.; (a) Joe McCormick, Hutchinson, Minn.
7:52 a.m. / 1:37 p.m. - Paul Broadhurst, England; (a) Dave Ryan, Taylorville, Ill.; Gene Sauers, Savannah, Ga.
8:45 a.m. / 2:30 p.m. - Rick Woodson, Sachse, Texas; (a) Todd Hendley, Greer, S.C.; Eduardo Herrera, Windermere, Fla.
8:55 a.m. / 2:40 p.m. - (a) Mike Finster, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Dale Smigelsky, Fort Collins, Colo.; John Pillar, Hawley, Pa.
Thursday (June 29), Hole #1 / Friday (June 30), Hole #10
1:06 p.m. / 7:21 a.m. - Jay Williamson, St. Louis, Mo.; Jeff Lemaster, Las Vegas, Nev.; (a) George Zahringer, New York, N.Y.
1:16 p.m. / 7:31 a.m. - (a) Matthew Sughrue, Arlington, Va.; Andre Bossert, South Africa; Michael Grob, Billings, Mont.
2:30 p.m. / 8:45 a.m. - John Riegger, Henderson, Nev.; Kevin Muir, Birmingham, Mich.; (a) T.J. Brudzinski, Columbus, Ohio
2:40 p.m. / 8:55 a.m. - Bob Niger, El Dorado Hills, Calif.; (a) Allan Small, Savannah, Ga.; James Buenzli, Prairie Grove, Ill.
2:51 p.m. / 9:06 a.m. - (a) Scott Livingston, Rogers, Ark.; (a) Steve Fink, Las Vegas, Nev.; Mark McCormick, Middletown, N.J.
Thursday (June 29), Hole #10 / Friday (June 30), Hole #1
12:55 p.m. / 7:10 a.m. - Greg Kraft, Clearwater, Fla.; Barry Lane, England; (a) Michael McCoy, Des Moines, Iowa
2:09 p.m. / 8:24 a.m. - David Frost, South Africa; Joey Sindelar, Horseheads, N.Y.; (a) Charlie Post, Castle Rock, Colo.
2:19 p.m. / 8:34 a.m. - Tom Pernice, Murrieta, Calif.; (a) Chip Lutz, Reading, Pa.; Mark Wiebe, Denver, Colo.
2:30 p.m. / 8:45 a.m. - Doug Bauman, Barrington, Ill.; Jim Schuman, Scottsdale, Ariz.; (a) Claud Cooper, Birmingham, Ala.
2:40 p.m. / 8:55 a.m. - (a) Larry Salk, Fairfax, Calif.; Joe Boros, Saxonburg, Pa.; Jaime Gomez, McAllen, Texas
2:51 p.m. / 9:06 a.m. - David McNabb, Newark, Del.; (a) Ken Palladino, Dunedin, Fla.; Gibby Gilbert III, Ooltewah, Tenn.
About the U.S. Senior Open
The U.S. Senior Open is one of 15 national championships conducted by the USGA. Open to amateurs and professionals who have reached their 50th birthday as of the first day of the championship.The Senior Open was first played in 1980 with a purse of, ...
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