With temperatures in the low 50's, winds gusting to 40 mph, and greens running 12 on the stimpmeter, the second day proved to be a true test of golf. Tom Beach/Erik Nielsen from Tuscon, AZ battled the severe conditions to finish at -16 for the day and moving them up 3 spots in the field to finish 5th.
Vanko/Christensen tried to catch the day one leaders with their -10 point finish,
but it was the stellar play of Hogan/Beto, who shot 72 and 74 for the first
18 holes and a pair of 37's on the final 9, to net 0 points for the day and
capture their second Merit Am title.
Story Submitted by Marty Carmody of First American Bank and Andrew Flood of
The Merit Club
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Final results from the 2005 Merit Amateur:
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Pts. | |
| Chris Beto | Jamie Hogan | +18 | |
| Rockford, IL | Rockford, IL | ||
| Ken Vanko | Bob Christensen | +6 | |
| Aurora, IL | Aurora, IL | ||
| Mike McLoone | Dirk Anderson | -9 | |
| Arlington Heights, IL | Rolling Meadows, IL | ||
| Mark Esposito | Vance Antoniou | -10 | |
| Hoffman Estates, IL | North Barrington, IL | ||
| Tom Beach | Erik Nielsen | -11 | |
| Marana, AZ | Oro Valley, AZ | ||
| John Gregorio | Andrew Gableman | -17 | |
| Northfield, IL | Barrington, IL | ||
| John Finnin | Jerry Maatman | -17 | |
| Crete, IL | Winnetka, IL | ||
| Marty Carmody | Jack Burke | -24 | |
| Prairie Grove, IL | Lake Forest, IL | ||
| Derek Kiley | Dana Kiley | -25 | |
| Rockford, IL | Rockford, IL | ||
| George Arnold | Mike Rolfs | -26 | |
| Winnetka, IL | Barrington, IL | ||
| Mills Rendell | Brad Rendell | -31 | |
| Winnetka, IL | Winnetka, IL | ||
| Steve Bowsher | Rob Goss | -32 | |
| Prospect Heights, IL | Kenilworth, IL | ||
| Dave Beto | Dave Beto Jr. | -32 | |
| Rockford, IL | Rockford, IL | ||
| Mark Ritchie | Ken Molnar | -37 | |
| Woodstock, IL | Inverness, IL | ||
| Dan Pierre | Lou Westol | -43 | |
| Palatine, IL | Glenview, IL | ||
| Steve Pope | Mike Friedlander | -45 | |
| Lake Forest, IL | Wilmette, IL | ||
| Jeff Fowlds | Ed Griffin | -48 | |
| Cherry Hills, CO | Edina, MN |
