Crump Cup: Hayes Brown and Brad Tilley share medalist honors

September 13, 2024 | by Sean Melia of AmateurGolf.com

Crump Cup is heading into match play this weekend. (Sean Melia)

National champions, a hockey ref, and former champs will duel in Championship Flight

Hayes Brown and Bradford Tilley both shot one-over-par 141 to share medalist honors in the Crump Cup at Pine Valley.

After a 68 on Thursday, Brown shot 73 on Friday. Tilley closed the two-shot gap between him and Brown with a 71 in the second round. Hayes was the only player in the Open Division to record an under-par round.

In the chase for a spot in the Championship Flight, Scott Strickland nabbed the No. 16 seed with a 36-hole score of 149. There was a clean cut without any ties. Brad Nurski missed out by a shot and will be the No. 1 seed in the 2nd Flight.

After the 36-hole qualifying, the top 48 players move on in three 16-player flights.

In the Senior Flight, Bob Royak and Tommy Brennan shot 146 to earn co-medalist honors. The top 8 players qualify for the Championship Flight. There are two Flights in the Senior Division. Royak is the No. 1 ranked player in the AmateurGolf.com Senior Rankings.

Randy Haag, the No. 1 ranked player in the AmateurGolf.com Super Senior Rankings, shot rounds of 78-74 to earn the 7 seed in the championship flight and will look to represent the Super Seniors this weekend.

He will take on No. 2 seed Thomas Brennan, and as a two-time Crump Cup champion (2000, 2002), The Olympic Club member Haag will look to make a run

Matches will be held on Saturday and Sunday.

Results: Crump Cup

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	Andrew Price	Lake Bluff, IL	500
Runner-up	Jimmy Ellis	Venetia, PA	400
Semifinals	Bradford Tilley	Easton, CT	300
Semifinals	Stewart Hagestad	Newport Beach, CA	300
Quarterfinals	Hugh Foley	, Ireland	200

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About the Crump Cup

Crump Cup: Hayes Brown and Brad Tilley share medalist honors

The George A. Crump Memorial Tournament -- named for the hotelier and course architect most famous for building Pine Valley -- is arguably the premier mid- amateur event in the United States. The invitational field is made of of top players from arou...