2022 U.S. Senior Amateur qualifying roundup
8/10/2022 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifying, Wellesley Country Club

Qualifying is complete at 51 sites around the U.S.; see who is headed to The Kittansett Club for the 67th U.S. Senior Amateur
The USGA accepted a record 2,865 entries for the 67th U.S. Senior Amateur, to be played Aug. 27 to Sept. 1, 2022 at The Kittansett Club in Marion, Mass. The tournament is open to any golfer 55 years or older (as of Aug. 27) and whose handicap does not exceed 7.4. The field will ultimately be comprised of 156 players.
Related: U.S. Senior Amateur preview and video drone flyover of The Kittansett Club
Highlights from qualifying include:
Gull Lake Country Club, Richland, Mich.
Qualifiers: David LeVan (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 68, Michael Zoerhoff (Caledonia, Mich.), Randy Lewis (Alma, Mich.) 72 >Results
August 9
A story of redemption unfolded at Harpeth Hills Golf Club in Nashville, where Pat Chisholm made a triple-bogey 7 on his opening hole. The native of Franklin, Tenn. would go 5 under the rest of the day, including a birdie at the 18th, to medal by a stroke and punch of two available tickets to Kittansett.
Qualifiers: Pat Chisholm (Franklin, Tenn.) 70, Mike Albonetti (Memphis, Tenn.) 71 >Results
Most USGA qualifiers are 18 holes, with a few exceptions. But on Tuesday in Nampa, Id., Bruce Robinett and Bob Wheeler played 26. Eight extra holes were needed at Ridgecrest Golf Club before finally it was Robinett who emerged as medalist and solo qualifier from the site.
Qualifier: Bruce Robinett (Meridian, Id.) 74 >Results
Congratulations to Bruce Robinett for winning today's U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifier and outlasting Bob Wheeler in an 8-hole playoff! #idahoga #usga https://t.co/P6VtQaooOI pic.twitter.com/DX6DKBCml3
ā Idaho Golf Association (@IdahoGA) August 10, 2022
Leilehua Golf Club, Wahiawa, Hawaii.
Qualifier: Craig Steinberg (Agoura Hills, Calif.) 70 >Results
August 8

Qualifiers: Gary Smith (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) 66, Bob Bailey (Yorktown, Va.) 71, Walker Taylor (Wrightsville Beach, N.C.) 71 >Results
After a lengthy weather delay at the annual host of The Dogwood Invitational, it was Savannah's Danny Nelson completing a bogey-free 67 at Druid Hills to medal by a stroke over a trio of 68s. No playoff was needed, as the group at 4 under rounded out the remaining three spots available to advance to Kittansett.
Qualifiers: Danny Nelson (Savannah, Ga.) 67, Tom Lape (Atlanta, Ga.) 68, David Brown (Atlanta, Ga.) 68, Robert Sheats (Atlanta, Ga.) 68 >Results
Super senior Bart Goodwin is headed to the U.S. Senior Amateur for the second consecutive year. Four birdies and a bogey at Lantana Golf Club outside Dallas, Texas secured a co-medalist performance alongside Terry Rice. The pair each shot 3-under 69 and finished atop the leaderboard by two shots.
Qualifiers: Bart Goodwin (Flower Mound, Texas) 69, Terry Rice (Midland, Texas) 69, Lewis Stephenson (Mansfield, Texas) 71, John Derrick (Waco, Texas) 71 >Results
While Oscar Mestre medaled at 1-under 71, five players gathered following regulation at Old York Road Country Club outside Philadelphia, Pa. for a playoff to determine the final four spots. Four holes were needed to name the fifth and final qualifier, with Peter Detemple knocking off Edward Kelly.
Qualifiers: Oscar Mestre (Berwyn, Pa.) 71, Bob Beck (Philadelphia, Pa.) 72, Chris Storck (Reading, Pa.) 72, Peter Detemple (Canada) 72, Glenn Smeraglio (Ambler, Pa.) 72 >Results
Halbrook Country Club, Leawood, Kan.
Qualifiers: Mike Steiert (Mission Hills, Kan.) 70, Don Walsworth (Naples, Fla.) 71 >Results
Soule Park Golf Club, Ojai, Calif.
Qualifiers: Greg Sato (South Pasadena, Calif.) 67, Jon Pate (Santa Barbara, Calif.) 69, Kirk Rose (San Clemente, Calif.) 69 >Results
Elcona Country Club, Bristol, Ind.
Qualifiers: Mitch Wilson (Portage, Mich.) 71, Terry Werner (Dyer, Ind.) 74, Michael O'Connor (Erie, Pa.) 74, Dale Jalovecky (Illinois) 75 >Results
Logan Country Club, Logan, Utah
Qualifiers: Chuck O'Brien (Provo, Utah) 70, Paul Cannon (Heber City, Utah) 71 >Results
The Foundry Golf Club, Powhatan, Va.
Qualifiers: Keith Decker (Martinsville, Va.) 71, Gary Pugh (North Carolina) 74 >Results
August 4
Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club, Tampa, Fla.
Qualifiers: Douglas Jones (Bradenton, Fla.) 70, Richard Kerper (Oldsmar, Fla.) 71, Bill Barnes (Bonita Springs, Fla.) 72 >Results
Western Hills Country Club, Cincinnati, Ohio
Qualifiers: Jim Muething (Cincinnati, Ohio) 70, James Volpenhein (Cincinnati, Ohio) 70 >Results
August 3
Making birdie on three of his last four holes at High Point Country Club was Ryan Fox, who quickly went from even par to 3 under to claim a share of medalist honors alongside Daniel Neveu. Neveu put together a bogey-free day to earn his second USGA medalist title in the last five years, having qualified for the U.S. Mid-Amateur in 2017.
Qualifiers: Ryan Fox (West End, N.C.) 69, Daniel Neveu (Pinehurst, N.C.) 69, Harrison Rutter (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 70 >Results
Twin Hills Golf & Country Club, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Qualifier: Neal Barfield (Dallas, Texas) 71 >Results
August 2
Shelridge Country Club, Rochester, N.Y.
Qualifiers: John Husband (Ontario, Canada) 74, Matthew Haefele (Bergen, N.Y.) 76 >Results
Oak Hills Country Club, Omaha, Neb.
Qualifier: Michael Peterson (Lincoln, Neb.) 73 >Results
August 1

Qualifiers: John Hornbeck (Saratoga, Wyo.) 64, Edward Brown (Jupiter, Fla.) 67, Victor Minovich (Thornton, Colo.) 67 >Results
Blackstone Country Club, Peoria, Ariz.
Qualifiers: John Chiesa (Phoenix, Ariz.) 68, Joe Sposi (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 69, Tom Teichert (Chandler, Ariz.) 69 >Results
Red Rock Country Club (Mountain Course), Las Vegas, Nev.
Qualifiers: Glenn Hogle (Henderson, Nev.) 69, Earl Morley (Las Vegas, Nev.) 70 >Results
Canterwood Golf & Country Club, Gig Harbor, Wash.
Qualifiers: Tom Lewis (Olympia, Wash.) 71, Tom Brandes (Bellevue, Wash.) 72 >Results
Mystic Creek Golf Club, El Dorado, Ark.
Qualifier: Dennis Parker (El Dorado, Ark.) 74 >Results
July 29
Morningstar Golfers Club, Waukesha, Wisc.
Qualifiers: Rocky Sperka (New Berlin, Wisc.) 70, Robert Gregorski (Menasha, Wisc.) 70 >Results
July 28

At Sand Ridge Golf Club in Chardon, Ohio, Jeff Mallette and David Brown finished as co-medalists, finishing at 2-under par. āI made a few birdies and a double bogey and here I am,ā Brown said. āNot much to say. I made some good putts today.ā
Mallette shared similar sentiments to Brown and their rounds. āI made a bogey to start which isnāt so bad sometimes because it made me mad,ā Mallette said. āI made a couple birdies and got a good break on 11 after missing the fairway and birding 10. Then I played par golf the rest of the way.ā
Qualifiers: Jeff Mallette (North Canton, Ohio) 70, David Brown (Canonsburg, Penn.) 70, Tom Jereb (Concord Township, Ohio) 71 >Results

Qualifiers: Tom Winegardner (Lothian, Md.) 69, Rich Buckner (Hobe Sound, Fla.) 72, Jeff Frazier (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) 72 >Results
Turtle Creek Club, Tequesta, Fla.
Qualifiers: Pete Williams (Juno Beach, Fla.) 72, Tim Hanlon (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) 73, Mark Weston (Windermere, Fla.) 73 >Results
July 27
Hastings Golf Club, Hastings, Minn.
Qualifiers: Jim Doing (Verona, Wisc.) 74, Rick Frieburg (Anoka, Minn.) 75 >Results
July 26

Qualifier: John Wright (Fairhope, Ala.) 70 >Results
Manchester Country Club, Manchester, Vt..
Qualifiers: Michael Dunsmore (Elizabethtown, N.Y.) 72, Bill Everett (Hebron, N.H.) 73 >Results
Michael Dunsmore (Low Scorer) and Bill Everett have punched their ticket to the Senior Amateur Championship at The Kittansett Club!
ā VT Golf Association (@VermontGolf1902) July 26, 2022
Good luck to both of you this August. pic.twitter.com/v71Uu4uOQs
July 25

Qualifiers: Roger Hoit (Delray Beach, Fla.) 69, Frank Vana (Boxford, Mass.) 71, Donald Foberg (Pembroke, Mass.) 71 >Results

Qualifiers: Bryan Waters (San Francisco, Calif.) 71, Todd Barsotti (Fresno, Calif.) 72, Mike Stieler (Ripon, Calif.) 72 >Results
Squire Creek Country Club, Choudrant, La.
Qualifier: Stan Humphries (Monroe, La.) 71 >Results
Congratulations to Stan Humphries for his low medalist honors and qualifying for the U.S. Senior Amateur (@usga) to be played at The Kittansett Club in Marion, Massachusetts! Stan carded a -1 (71) & birdied the first playoff hole to earn his qualifying spot. Congrats Stan! #LGA pic.twitter.com/nOFJoxj6z5
ā Louisiana Golf Assn. (@LGA1920) July 25, 2022
After Christopher Hausen took medalist honors with an even-par 72, a 6-for-4 playoff was conducted the following day to determine the other qualifiers from Alpine Country Club in Demarest, N.J. Among those who made it through was 1997 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Kenneth Bakst.
Qualifiers: Christopher Hausen (Tequesta, Fla.) 72, Kenneth Bakst (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) 73, Jim Hamburger (Clinton Corners, N.Y.) 73, Harris Podvey (West Caldwell, N.J.) 73, Tom Yellin (New York City, N.Y.) 73 >Results
Hacienda Golf Club, La Habra Heights, Calif.
Qualifiers: John Adams (San Clemente, Calif.) 70, Jim Plotkin (Carlsbad, Calif.) 70, Greg Cesario (San Marcos, Calif.) 73 >Results
Beau Pre Country Club, Natchez, Miss.
Qualifier: George Byrd (Diamondhead, Miss.) 69 >Results
July 21

Qualifiers: Wayne Fredrick (Springfield, Mo.) 67, Buddy Allen (Pevely, Mo.) 67 >Results
July 20

Qualifier: Rob Cowan (Canada) 72 >Results
Palmer Golf Course, Palmer, Alaska
Qualifier: Rob Nelson (Palmer, Alaska) 67 >Results
Guyan Golf & Country Club, Huntington, W.V. >Results
July 18
Last month Rylee Salome took the lone qualifying spot in the U.S. Girls' Junior Qualifier in New Mexico. This week, on the day Rylee was playing round one of the championship, her uncle Anton Salome took the lone qualifying spot in the U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifier at Pained Dunes in El Paso, Texas. Like Rylee, Anton needed a playoff after he and Mike Lohner both shot 4-under 68, six shots better than anyone else.
Qualifier: Anton Salome (Socorro, N.M.) 68 >Results

Qualifiers: David Jones (Norwich, Conn.) 70, Eric Ashworth (Orange, Conn.) 71, Robert Moriarty (Fairfield, Conn.) 72 >Results
Captains Golf Course, Brewster, Mass.
Qualifiers: Michael Bolden (Sandwich, Mass.) 69, Scott Copeland (Miami Beach, Fla.) 69, Thomas Bagley (Concord, Mass.) 70 >Results
Brookings Country Club, Brookings, S.D.
Qualifier: Daniel Ystebo (Fargo, N.D.) 74 >Results
Somersett Country Club, Reno, Nev.
Qualifier: Tim Beach (Chico, Calif.) 73 >Results
Illahe Hills Country Club, Salem, Ore.
Qualifiers: Randall Mahar (Portland, Ore.) 71, Steve Vancil (Happy Valley, Ore.) 72 >Results
Congrats to Randy Mahar and Steve Vancil who advanced to the U.S. Senior Amateur after finishing one-two at a qualifying event hosted by @IllaheHills1 in Salem. The championship proper is Aug. 27-Sept. 1 at The Kittansett Club (Marion, Mass).
ā Oregon Golf Association (@OregonGA) July 20, 2022
- Recap: https://t.co/zlY4S9jlUH pic.twitter.com/pnPPgCGAlf
July 14
Eagle Creek Golf & Country Club, Naples, Fla.
Qualifiers: Doug Snoap (Apopka, Fla.) 71, John Wegmann (Southwest Ranches, Fla.) 71 >Results
July 13
At Bentwater Yacht & Country Club in Montgomery, Texas, Andrew Whitacre earned medalist honors by three shots with a 4-under 68. 67-year-old Larry Nunez shot a 71 to take the second spot, while four players played off for the final spot, including Carlton Woods Senior champions Mike Booker and David Ortego. In the end, Ortego won the playoff with Booker the first alternate.
Qualifiers: Andrew Whitacre (The Woodlands, Texas) 68, Larry Nunez (Austin, Texas) 71, David Ortego (Spring, Texas) 72 >Results

Qualifiers: Curtis Skinner (Lake Bluff, Ill.) 69, Daniel Brassil (Chicago, Ill.) 69, Tim Sheppard (East Peoria, Ill.) 70 >Results
July 12
Hyperion Field Club, Johnston, Iowa
Qualifier: Curtis Holck (Ankeny, Iowa) 69 >Results
Results: U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifying
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medalist | Socorro, NM | 150 | ||
| Medalist | Norwich, CT | 150 | ||
| Medalist | Sandwich, MA | 150 | ||
| Medalist | Miami Beach, FL | 150 | ||
| Medalist | Fargo, ND | 150 |
About the U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifying

The U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifier is open to all competitors with an index of 5.4 or lower who will be at least 55 years of age at the start of the championship. The format is 18 holes of stroke play, with qualifying sites scattered across the countr...
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