High Plains Amateur: 4th Win for Thayer
8/30/2009 | by
see also: High Plains Amateur Championship, Mariah Hills Golf Course
Sean Thayer defeats Nate Sargent on the third playoff hole to become the 2009 High Plains Amateur Champion. This marks the fourth time Sean has one this prestigious title.
GARDEN CITY, KS (August 30, 2009)--Sean Thayer of Garden City, KS defeated Nate Sargent of Overland Park, KS on the third playoff hole to become the 2009 High Plains Amateur Champion. This marks the fourth time Sean has one this prestigious title.
Final Results of the High Plains Amateur, played August 29-30, 2009 at The Golf CLub at Southwind in Garden City, KS:
Open Division (*won playoff)
1* Sean Thayer, Garden City, KS 72 68 140
2 Nate Sargent, Overland Park, KS 70 70 140
3 Michael Gellerman, Sterling, KS 70 71 141
4 Derek Harrison, Wellington, KS 69 73 142
T5 Pete Krsnich, Prairie Village, KS 72 71 143
T5 Steve Newman, Wichita, KS 72 71 143
T5 Tyler Cummins, Lawrence, KS 71 72 143
T8 Charlie Stevens, Wichita, KS 75 71 146
T8 Conrad Roberts, Lawrence, KS 74 72 146
T8 Mark Terranova, Overland Park, KS 74 72 146
11 Jason Schulte, Mission Hills, KS 73 75 148
T12 Arnold Hoy, Castle Rock, CO 72 77 149
T12 Michael Tilghman, Castle Rock, CO 75 74 149
T14 Chad Fuqua, Hesston, KS 76 76 152
T14 Matt Lazzo, Wichita, KS 82 70 152
T16 Grant Vollertsen, Garden City, KS 75 78 153
T16 Joe Kinney, Antioch, IL 80 73 153
T16 Lamar Carlile, Denver, CO 73 80 153
T19 Austin Maxwell, Dodge City, KS 81 75
156 T19 Dean Clapp, Aurora, CO 78 78 156
T19 Henry Simpson, Mission Hills, KS 75 81 156
T19 Mike Greene, Overland Park, KS 76 80 156
23 Alex Carney, Wichita, KS 84 74 158
T24 Eric Sexton, Derby, KS 76 83 159
T24 William Gantz, Perry, KS 76 83 159
T26 Adam Fuller, Garden City, KS 79 81 160
T26 Andrew O'Brate, Garden City, KS 82 78 160
28 Ross Geubelle, Lakin, KS 85 76 161
29 Zach Driver-Heiland, Wichita, KS 83 82 165
30 Drew Haywood, Lakewood, CO 88 78 166
31 Tyson Clark, Dodge City, KS 81 91 172
32 Nick Reinke, Wichita, KS 90 84 174
33 Erik Ritzman, Wichita, KS 86 89 175
T34 Brett Myers, Garden City, KS 91 90 181
T34 Spencer Alefs, Wichita, KS 90 91 181
T36 Matthew Thomas, Plains, KS 93 90 183
T36 Stewart Boldridge, Wichita, KS 94 89 183
Masters Division
T1 Michael Holloway, Wichita, KS 72 74 146
T1 Sean Robertson, Salina, KS 72 74 146
T3 Don Cox, Lake Quivira, KS 73 74 147
T3 Mark Riddle, Salina, KS 72 75 147
5 Carlos Prieto, Holcomb, KS 69 79 148
6 Verl Seger, Ulysses, KS 71 78 149
7 Shawn Audrain, Garden City, KS 73 78 151
8 Steve Randall, Lawrence, KS 79 75 154
T9 Gene Bowden, Rose Hill, KS 78 77 155
T9 Jay Meyer, Alamosa, co 79 76 155
11 Brent Bahner, Wichita, KS 80 76 156
12 Gary Driber, Englewood, CO 78 81 159
13 Brent Dewitz, Olathe, KS 81 79 160
T14 David Harder, Newton, KS 76 85 161
T14 Jeff Lowry, Nixa, MO 83 78 161
T16 Jerry Buxton, Scott City, KS 86 77 163
T16 Paul Hanneman, Andover, KS 78 85 163
T16 Tom Bull, Littleton, CO 80 83 163
T19 Eric Larsen, Garden City, KS 84 80 164
T19 Mark Boscoe, Denver, CO 86 78 164
21 James Mendez, Aurora, CO 85 81 166
22 Steven Tanabe, Parker, CO 85 84 169
T23 David Cole, Centennial, CO 90 80 170
T23 Dean Bennett, Castle Rock, CO 83 87 170
25 Christopher Strubel, Lakewood, CO 87 85 172
26 Kirk Stamper, Denver, CO 87 87 174
27 Tommy Nichols, Hutchinson , KS 91 94 185
28 Jim Moss, Centennial, CO 93 94 187
29 Lonny Dearden, Scott City, KS 113 99 212
Senior Division
1 Andy Smith, Kansas City, MO 66 69 135
T2 Randy Vautravers, Andover, KS 71 69 140
T2 Steve Groom, Raytown, MO 71 69 140
4 Don Kuehn, Kansas City, MO 69 72 141
5 Doug Kaup, Phillipsburg, KS 72 75 147
6 David Anderson, Manhattan, KS 74 74 148
7 David Rhodes, Olathe, KS 74 75 149
T8 Bob Bezek, Ottawa, KS 75 76 151
T8 Grant Porter, Castle Rock, CO 73 78 151
10 Marvin Linville, Mulvane, KS 73 80 153
11 Mark Green, Garden City , KS 78 77 155
12 Phil Adams, Garden City, KS 81 78 159
13 Butch Nally, Pierceville, KS 81 81 162
14 Bob Rognmoe, Denver, CO 82 81 163
T15 Mike Dowe, Denver, CO 82 82 164
T15 Robert Beymer, Lakin, KS 79 85 164
T17 Martin Park, Wichita, KS 76 89 165
T17 Timothy Beach, Kansas City, MO 79 86 165
T19 Berwyn Sasek, Lenexa, KS 86 82 168
T19 Keith Simpson, Highlands Ranch, CO 82 86 168
21 Dave Summers, Scott City, KS 84 86 170
T22 Joe Jaso, Newton, KS 79 94 173
T22 Russell Frey, Garden City, KS 82 91 173
24 Kenneth Dobrovolny, Aurora, CO 90 84 174
25 Robert Moser, Tribune, KS 83 92 175
26 Rick Coffield, Beloit, KS 82 97 179
27 Skip Numrich, Scott City, KS 96 95 191
28 Douglas Lobb, Denver, CO 95 99 194
29 Douglas Tashiro, Littleton, CO 102 105 207
30 Michael Wolfe, Denver, CO 111 104 215
31 Ron Brewer, Leawood, KS 78 WD WD
Final Results of the High Plains Amateur, played August 29-30, 2009 at The Golf CLub at Southwind in Garden City, KS:
Open Division (*won playoff)
1* Sean Thayer, Garden City, KS 72 68 140
2 Nate Sargent, Overland Park, KS 70 70 140
3 Michael Gellerman, Sterling, KS 70 71 141
4 Derek Harrison, Wellington, KS 69 73 142
T5 Pete Krsnich, Prairie Village, KS 72 71 143
T5 Steve Newman, Wichita, KS 72 71 143
T5 Tyler Cummins, Lawrence, KS 71 72 143
T8 Charlie Stevens, Wichita, KS 75 71 146
T8 Conrad Roberts, Lawrence, KS 74 72 146
T8 Mark Terranova, Overland Park, KS 74 72 146
11 Jason Schulte, Mission Hills, KS 73 75 148
T12 Arnold Hoy, Castle Rock, CO 72 77 149
T12 Michael Tilghman, Castle Rock, CO 75 74 149
T14 Chad Fuqua, Hesston, KS 76 76 152
T14 Matt Lazzo, Wichita, KS 82 70 152
T16 Grant Vollertsen, Garden City, KS 75 78 153
T16 Joe Kinney, Antioch, IL 80 73 153
T16 Lamar Carlile, Denver, CO 73 80 153
T19 Austin Maxwell, Dodge City, KS 81 75
156 T19 Dean Clapp, Aurora, CO 78 78 156
T19 Henry Simpson, Mission Hills, KS 75 81 156
T19 Mike Greene, Overland Park, KS 76 80 156
23 Alex Carney, Wichita, KS 84 74 158
T24 Eric Sexton, Derby, KS 76 83 159
T24 William Gantz, Perry, KS 76 83 159
T26 Adam Fuller, Garden City, KS 79 81 160
T26 Andrew O'Brate, Garden City, KS 82 78 160
28 Ross Geubelle, Lakin, KS 85 76 161
29 Zach Driver-Heiland, Wichita, KS 83 82 165
30 Drew Haywood, Lakewood, CO 88 78 166
31 Tyson Clark, Dodge City, KS 81 91 172
32 Nick Reinke, Wichita, KS 90 84 174
33 Erik Ritzman, Wichita, KS 86 89 175
T34 Brett Myers, Garden City, KS 91 90 181
T34 Spencer Alefs, Wichita, KS 90 91 181
T36 Matthew Thomas, Plains, KS 93 90 183
T36 Stewart Boldridge, Wichita, KS 94 89 183
Masters Division
T1 Michael Holloway, Wichita, KS 72 74 146
T1 Sean Robertson, Salina, KS 72 74 146
T3 Don Cox, Lake Quivira, KS 73 74 147
T3 Mark Riddle, Salina, KS 72 75 147
5 Carlos Prieto, Holcomb, KS 69 79 148
6 Verl Seger, Ulysses, KS 71 78 149
7 Shawn Audrain, Garden City, KS 73 78 151
8 Steve Randall, Lawrence, KS 79 75 154
T9 Gene Bowden, Rose Hill, KS 78 77 155
T9 Jay Meyer, Alamosa, co 79 76 155
11 Brent Bahner, Wichita, KS 80 76 156
12 Gary Driber, Englewood, CO 78 81 159
13 Brent Dewitz, Olathe, KS 81 79 160
T14 David Harder, Newton, KS 76 85 161
T14 Jeff Lowry, Nixa, MO 83 78 161
T16 Jerry Buxton, Scott City, KS 86 77 163
T16 Paul Hanneman, Andover, KS 78 85 163
T16 Tom Bull, Littleton, CO 80 83 163
T19 Eric Larsen, Garden City, KS 84 80 164
T19 Mark Boscoe, Denver, CO 86 78 164
21 James Mendez, Aurora, CO 85 81 166
22 Steven Tanabe, Parker, CO 85 84 169
T23 David Cole, Centennial, CO 90 80 170
T23 Dean Bennett, Castle Rock, CO 83 87 170
25 Christopher Strubel, Lakewood, CO 87 85 172
26 Kirk Stamper, Denver, CO 87 87 174
27 Tommy Nichols, Hutchinson , KS 91 94 185
28 Jim Moss, Centennial, CO 93 94 187
29 Lonny Dearden, Scott City, KS 113 99 212
Senior Division
1 Andy Smith, Kansas City, MO 66 69 135
T2 Randy Vautravers, Andover, KS 71 69 140
T2 Steve Groom, Raytown, MO 71 69 140
4 Don Kuehn, Kansas City, MO 69 72 141
5 Doug Kaup, Phillipsburg, KS 72 75 147
6 David Anderson, Manhattan, KS 74 74 148
7 David Rhodes, Olathe, KS 74 75 149
T8 Bob Bezek, Ottawa, KS 75 76 151
T8 Grant Porter, Castle Rock, CO 73 78 151
10 Marvin Linville, Mulvane, KS 73 80 153
11 Mark Green, Garden City , KS 78 77 155
12 Phil Adams, Garden City, KS 81 78 159
13 Butch Nally, Pierceville, KS 81 81 162
14 Bob Rognmoe, Denver, CO 82 81 163
T15 Mike Dowe, Denver, CO 82 82 164
T15 Robert Beymer, Lakin, KS 79 85 164
T17 Martin Park, Wichita, KS 76 89 165
T17 Timothy Beach, Kansas City, MO 79 86 165
T19 Berwyn Sasek, Lenexa, KS 86 82 168
T19 Keith Simpson, Highlands Ranch, CO 82 86 168
21 Dave Summers, Scott City, KS 84 86 170
T22 Joe Jaso, Newton, KS 79 94 173
T22 Russell Frey, Garden City, KS 82 91 173
24 Kenneth Dobrovolny, Aurora, CO 90 84 174
25 Robert Moser, Tribune, KS 83 92 175
26 Rick Coffield, Beloit, KS 82 97 179
27 Skip Numrich, Scott City, KS 96 95 191
28 Douglas Lobb, Denver, CO 95 99 194
29 Douglas Tashiro, Littleton, CO 102 105 207
30 Michael Wolfe, Denver, CO 111 104 215
31 Ron Brewer, Leawood, KS 78 WD WD
About the High Plains Amateur
Format: 36 Holes of stroke play with Open, Masters and Senior divisions. Eligibility: Members of the Colorado, Kansas, Sun Country Golf Association who have an officially verified USGA handicap index.
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