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Vol. 92 • Issue 4

July 2004

Quiri Wins State Amateur TitleBrad Quiri was crowned the 2004 Florida State Amateur Champion when he outlasted the field of 168 in the 87th Championship at The Club at TwinEaglesin Naples on June 17-20.

Quiri, 21, of Tampa, fired a 71-73-67-70 to finish with a 281, 7-under par. Quiri was tied with RJ Nakashian going into the final round and then took the lead after the front nine with birdies on holes 3, 6, and 8. On the back nine, Quiri made bogey on holes 12 and 13 and found himself tied for the lead with Stefan Wistorf, of Bradenton, at 6-under. On the 17th hole, Quiri sank a 15 foot putt for birdie while Wistorf made bogey. Quiri then made par on the 18th hole to secure the Championship. Quiri, a senior-to-be at the University of South Florida, is playing in his first State Amateur Championship after earning medalist honors in qualifying at Lake Jovita Country Club in Tampa and he said “I knew I could do it.” Quiri said, “I’ve been playing really well and I came here to win.”

Continued on page 2

Ponte Vedra Inn & Club Defends Team TitlePonte Vedra Inn & Club repeated last year’s victory with a win in the 61st Florida State Club Team Championshipat the World Golf Village on May 1-2.

The Ponte Vedra team of Ken Moody, Worth Calfee, Bruce Howard and Steve Horner recorded a 218-222—440 to win the Championship by one stroke over Lago Mar Country Club. In the first round, Moody shot the low round of the team, two under par 70 and Calfee and Howard each shot 74 at the King & Bear course. Playing at the Slam-mer & Squire course in the second round, Calfee fired a one over par 73, Moody shot a 74 and Howard had a 75 to finish the final round with a score of 222. In this Championship, the total of the low three of the four gross scores count for each round. Moody, Calfee and Horner were all members of the winning team at last year’s Championship, also at the World Golf Village. Ponte Vedra Inn & Club won the inaugural Club Team Championship in 1941 and also

repeated again the following year in 1942. The Club Team Championship featured 47 teams across

the state representing their golf club. Teams of four played 36 holes of stroke play, 18 holes each at Slammer & Squire and King & Bear. The total of the low three of the four gross scores counted in each round.

Next year look for the Club Team Championship at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie.

Ponte Vedra Inn & Club team of (L-R) Ken Moody, Steve Horner, Worth Calfee and Bruce HowardPonte Vedra Inn & Club team of (L-R) Ken Moody Steve

Brad Quiri, 2004 State Amateur Champion

FSGA ENTRY CLOSE DATES

Parent-Child July 7Match Play July 7Public Links July 14Mid-Senior July 21Mid-Amateur August 11Mid-Senior Four-Ball (North & South) August 18Northwest Club Challenge September 29Senior Four-Ball September 29

Brad Quiri, Tampa, 71-73-67-70--281Joe Lamielle, Sarasota, 71-69-75-68--283Jack Lander, Juno Beach, 70-67-75-71--283Peter Dachisen, Wesley Chapel, 68-78-71-67--284Stefan Wistorf, Bradenton, 70-72-70-72--284R J Nakashian, Palm Beach Gardens, 70-71-70-74--285Rick Woulfe, Fort Lauderdale, 70-71-73-72--286Kelly Gosse, Inverness, 73-69-75-70--287Ty Harris, Tampa, 81-69-70-70--290Jacob Davis, Deland, 70-72-74-74--290Ian Ross, Ocala, 71-75-69-75--290Steven Bain, Orlando, 73-73-75-70--291David Steele, Bonita Springs, 73-73-72-73--291Andy Purnell, Jacksonville, 76-70-72-73--291Kevin Coghlan, West Palm Beach, 71-73-73-74--291Paul Melson, Plantation, 69-75-71-76--291Garrett Runion, Orlando, 69-74-73-75--291Len Lasinsky, Sarasota, 74-74-73-71--292Robert Lynch, Lighthouse Point, 72-75-73-72--292Chris Condello, Longwood, 74-72-72-74--292John Bessette, Ocoee, 72-78-71-72--293Adam Scrimenti, Dania Beach, 75-70-75-73--293Chris Colli, Tampa, 70-76-72-75--293Doug Snoap, Apopka, 74-71-75-74--294Ty Callahan, Tampa, 76-71-72-75--294Joshua Anderson, Lake Alfred, 69-72-75-78--294Doug Bevan, Jacksonville, 74-72-76-73--295Santiago Escobar, Rockedge, 76-71-71-77--295Steve Carter, Jacksonville, 76-72-69-78--295Jason Elliott, Palm Harbor, 74-73-77-72--296T J Shuart, Coral Springs, 72-74-76-75--297Judson Eustaquio, Lake Worth, 76-71-74-76--297Scott Brassard, Hollywood, 73-74-76-74--297David Sutton, Maitland, 74-71-74-78--297Randy Elliott, Winter Park, 75-75-74-73--297Ben Hartman, Palm Beach Gardens, 72-75-78-72--297Brian Sardelich, Weston, 74-73-75-76--298Jimmy Lytle, Ocean Ridge, 76-68-78-76--298Mark Sestilio, Punta Gorda, 74-75-74-75—298Greg O’Mahony, Tequesta, 73-72-75-78--298Kyle McCarthy, South Pasadena, 73-73-74-78--298Bobby Dyer, Valrico, 74-75-78-71--298Ken Dawson, Fort Lauderdale, 72-76-74-77--299James Dickey, Davie, 76-71-76-76--299Eddie Peckels, Delray Beach, 71-74-78-76--299David Anthony, Jacksonville, 75-75-75-74--299William Bradshaw, Sarasota, 73-74-77-76--300Ryan Shears, Tampa, 73-75-80-72--300Mike Ellison, Jacksonville, 74-72-75-80--301Dave Patterson, Fort Pierce, 73-74-77-78--302Samuel Martinez, Miami, 73-75-76-78--302Chris Black, Zephyrhills, 73-77-74-78--302C J Holder, Saint Petersburg, 75-75-75-77--302Jeremy Hobson, Thonotosassa, 73-75-81-73--302Jason Overton, Palm Harbor, 72-78-79-73--302Tim Sunyog, Naples, 74-76-78-75--303Brandon White, Coral Springs, 77-71-79-77--304

Mike Walters, Tampa, 79-70-79-76--304Kyle Christman, Madeira Beach, 75-73-78-79--305Jim Kiely, Weston, 73-77-78-77--305Todd Elliott, Bradenton, 78-72-81-75--306Brent Bush, Palm Beach Gardens, 75-75-76-81--307Chad Pereira, Saint Augustine, 77-72-80-78--307Matt Brown, Tallahassee, 76-74-77-81--308Chris Okeson, Tallahassee, 75-73-82-78--308Mark Spencer, Jacksonville, 77-71-79-84--311Damien Daly, Sorrento, 74-76-84-77--311Ryan Hillstrom, Fort Lauderdale, 78-72-81-83--314Jose Novo, Miami, 73-73-84-85--315Michael Frederick, Homestead, 78-Cut 77Tino Rugerio, Palm Beach Gardens, 83-Cut 77Brian Frye, Sarasota, 73-Cut 81Mark Borden, Zephyrhills, 76-WD--WDBlake Blair, Heathrow, 81-Cut 80Michael Giammaresi, Tampa, 74-Cut 81Sean Cleary, Punta Gorda, 76-Cut 83Joel Benes, North Miami Beach, 87-Cut 81Jeff Fish, Wesley Chapel, 76-Cut 80John Hall, Sarasota, 80-Cut 75Brian Ball, Orlando, 83-Cut 83Tommy Balderston, Boca Raton, 76-Cut 77Peter Hartmann, Fort Myers, 74-73-81-WD--WDBlake Hayward, Tallahassee, 79-Cut 79Bill Tompkins, Orlando, 76-Cut 76Michael Abrams, Saint Petersburg, 77-Cut 80Ken Godwin, Ocala, 77-Cut 76Lindsay Dolamore, Pompano Beach, 85-Cut 84Brandon Davis, Port Saint Lucie, 77-Cut 82Steven Crolic, Plantation, 78-Cut 79Michael Myles, Key Biscayne, 76-Cut 77Douglas Dvorak, Tampa, 80-Cut 74Joseph Cristillo, Crystal River, 77-Cut 76Chris Cowell, Lake Worth, 77-Cut 77Brett Burton, Stuart, 79-Cut 84Bruce Bird, Tampa, 77-Cut 77Chad Frank, Sanford, 77-Cut 76Hilton Chancellor, Bradenton, 80-Cut 73Ben Schmidt, Windermere, 88-Cut 78Michael Erickson, Orlando, 81-Cut 75Joshua Carr, Orlando, 74-Cut 80Cap Caponi, Orlando, 77-WD--WDRyan Davis, Lakeland, 80-NC--NCFletcher Coonan, Maitland, 78-Cut 80Chad Plothow, Orlando, 78-Cut 75Harry Stadelmayer, Apopka, 85-Cut 85Bruce Scamehorn, Winter Haven, 79-Cut 77Steve Savor, Fort Lauderdale, 82-Cut 83Bruce Sands, West Palm Beach, 80-Cut 79Brandon Roseth, Pembroke Pines, 77-WD--WDVince Cherrix, Pompano Beach, 78-Cut 74Tim Reed, Lakeland, 74-Cut 77Kelley Slay, Weston, 78-Cut 79Michael Payne, Orlando, 78-Cut 75Wade Oney, Orlando, 85-Cut 85

Scott Newell, Lakeland, 80-Cut 78Adam Neville, Niceville, 76-Cut 77Bill Nelson, Lakeland, 78-Cut 78Michael Nealy, Boca Raton, 80-Cut 77George Roat, Windermere, 75-Cut 76Wil Torres, Heathrow, 73-Cut 83Robbie Wight, West Palm Beach, 75-Cut 81James Weick, Fort Lauderdale, 75-Cut 77Steven Rufino, Boynton Beach, 83-NC--NCAdam Wallace, Ponte Vedra Beach, 77-Cut 76Bret Voisin, Orlando, 76-Cut 75Jeremy Silber, Port Saint Lucie, 81-Cut 83Neil Vanleeuwen, Tarpon Springs, 83-Cut 80Vic Morelli, Oldsmar, 82-Cut 81Andrew Tomasi, Orlando, 79-NC--NCJeff Sunday, Orlando, 83-Cut 74B K Suhr, Windermere, 75-Cut 79Frank Strafaci, Davie, 73-76-81-WD--WDKevin Steakin, Wellington, 85-Cut 81Scott Smith, Ponte Vedra Beach, 79-Cut 73Thomas Villani, Sarasota, 80-Cut 73Edward Kenny, Lake Worth, 75-Cut 77Mark Leetzow, Sarasota, 73-Cut 78Ryan Lee, Tampa, 78-Cut 76Jaime Zabala, Naples, 77-Cut 81Ted Williams, Vero Beach, 76-Cut 80Matt Aber, Windermere, 80-Cut 79Scott Murray, Jacksonville, 79-Cut 75Spencer King, Sarasota, 77-Cut 78Braden List, Delray Beach, 82-Cut 72Larry Lee, Tamarac, 79-Cut 82Andrew Kane, Miami, 72-Cut 83Brian Johnson, Coral Springs, 81-Cut 73Joong Jo, Winter Springs, 79-NC--NCRobert Jamieson, Orlando, 77-Cut 74Scott Jacobs, Cooper City, 75-Cut 77Joowon Ko, Melbourne, 72-76-NC--NCJustin May, Clearwater, 78-Cut 78Derek Hurwitch, Royal Palm Beach, 76-Cut 76Ken Moody, Ponte Vedra Beach, 76-Cut 77Mike Moody, Tallahassee, 80-Cut 75Philip Meng, Orlando, 84-Cut 74Roy McMillin, Fort Myers, 81-Cut 77William McCaughan, Key Biscayne, 73-Cut 78Michael Leonard, Naples, 73-Cut 78Bob Mayer, Tallahassee, 89-Cut 83Kyle Lepore, Ponte Vedra Beach, 81-Cut 81Curtis Madson, Mount Dora, 78-Cut 79Richard Maddox, Panama City, 73-Cut 79Kevin Macy, Tampa, 78-Cut 79Larry Lunsford, Jacksonville, 78-Cut 78Lenny Loyd, Port Saint Lucie, 77-Cut 81Michael Muller, Vero Beach, 75-Cut 80Justin McCarraher, Fort Myers, 78-Cut 77

Florida State Amateur Championship, The Club at TwinEaglesJune 17-20, 2004

Joe Lamielle, of Sarasota, jumped into a tie for second place after shooting a 68 in the final round. Lamielle, a ju-nior at Florida Gulf Coast University, recorded a 71-69-75-68—283. Also finishing the Championship at 283 was the second round leader, Jack Lander, of Juno Beach, who had scores of 70-67-75-71. Wistorf went on to bogey the 18th hole for an even par 72 and finish at 284 tying with the first round leader, Peter Dachisen, of Wesley Chapel, who shot the low round of the final day, 67. The third round co-leader, RJ Nakashian, of Palm Beach Gardens, shot a 74 in the final round to fall to sixth place with a 285. Competitors played 18 holes each at The Club at TwinEagles and Bonita Bay East Cypress courses in Naples on June 17-18. After two rounds, 72 players at a two-round total of 150 or better advance to the final 36 holes of the Championship at TwinEagles. Designed by Jack Nicklaus and his son Jack, TwinEagles is host to the Champions Tour ACE Group Classic as well as last year’s State Four-Ball Championship and this year’s Southeast Challenge Cup Matches.

State Amateur Continued from page 1

Ty Harris, Kelly Gosse, Brad Quiri, Rick Woulfe, Peter Dachisen and Jack Lander

Director of Golf at TwinEagles Paul Cela-no and FSGA President Tracy Allen

B r a d Q u i r i

1 Andy Purnell 1180 2 Michael Nealy 1013 3 Peter Dachisen 870 4 Curt Madson (S) 865 5 Paul Melson 840 6 Rick Woulfe 815 6 Ty Harris 815 8 Joe Lamielle 765 9 Jack Lander 730 10 David Anthony 720 11 Bruce Scamehorn (S) 708 12 David Sutton 705 13 Joseph Cristillo (S) 695 14 Jacob Davis, 675 15 Doug Snoap 630 16 Brian Johnson 628 17 Steve Carter 625 18 Jeff Sunday 608 19 Brent Bush 600 20 Mark Leetzow 578 21 John Limanti 575 22 David Boesel (S) 570 23 Bret Voisin 563 24 Scott Brassard 560 25 Ron Cleland (S) 555 26 Richard Maddox 538

27 Ryan Konkus 533 28 Brad Quiri 525 29 Ken Godwin 518 30 John Bessette 513 31 AB Sisco (S) 503 32 James Vargas 500 33 Aaron Tallman 485 34 Stefan Wistor 480 34 Todd Elliott 480 36 Russ Berkoben (S) 475 36 Matthew Every 475 38 Kelly Gosse 465 39 Robert Keller (S) 460 40 Don Lucas (S) 453 40 Adam Scrimenti 453 42 RJ Nakashian 445 43 Cap Caponi 438 44 Frank Strafaci 425 45 David Steele 420 45 Edward Craig (S) 420 47 Kyle McCarthy 410 48 Mark Donaldson 403 49 Ty Callahan 390 50 Ian Ross 375 50 Robert Lynch 375 50 Ken Dawson 375

Two-Man Shoot-Out, The Forest CCMay 15-16, 2004Gross Division201 - William Bradshaw, Kenneth Chapman, 57-74-70 201 - Brian Johnson, Scott Brassard, 63-70-68202 - Samuel Martinez, Jose Novo, 65-68-69202 - Len Lasinsky, Charles Walters, 60-71-71202 - Matthew Anderson, Scott Kennedy, 62-68-72203 - Marc Rosenbaum, Bill Griffi th, 62-69-72204 - Ed Trinidad, Brent Mook Sang, 66-69-69205 - Jacques Legere, Howard Palen, 63-72-70205 - Lee Booker, Marc St Martin, 63-72-70206 - Milko Brito, George Heider, 66-74-66207 - James Dailey, Jeff Grossman, 65-77-65207 - Bob Ethridge, Steve Sponder, 67-74-66207 - Randy Elliott, Jim Byington, 65-75-67208 - James Rowe, Ron Jolley, 66-70-72208 - Doug Snoap, Byron Walden, 64-74-70210 - Brannon Rue, Jamie Ricks, 67-69-74210 - Dann Merrell, Craig Branson, 67-74-69211 - Kelley Slay, Kevin Aubuchon, 70-73-68211 - Paul Caveny, Todd Wall, 66-75-70213 - Steven Rufi no, Jeremy Silber, 64-77-72214 - Gary Onorati, Peter Onorati, 69-74-71215 - Duffy House, Michael Frederick, 66-76-73215 - Chris Wilson, Jason Camp, 63-76-76215 - Tom Hendrick, Charles Hendrick, 67-73-75216 - Steve Yatsko, Bob Wilsey, 70-78-68216 - Howard Vaughn, Carl Sullivan, 64-84-68216 - Bruce Fitzpatrick, David Shopay, 70-75-71216 - David Watson, Paul Watson, 66-76-74216 - Jim Oetter, Peter Saputo, 65-76-75216 - Tom Bauer, Greg Isom, 67-75-74216 - David Brown, Fred Alter, 66-74-76217 - Dave Peterson, Robert Meador, 70-78-69218 - David Garratt, Michael Mandich, 68-75-75220 - Pete Prygelski, Sergio Echeverria, 67-78-75220 - Dax Olsher, Michael Olsher, 66-77-77222 - Bruce Sands, Doug Dills, 71-76-75223 - Tom Keeley, Jay Keeley, 71-78-74223 - Christopher Lewis, Keith Pursell, 68-79-76224 - Michael Hastings, Steven Lavely, 70-80-74226 - Javier Diaz, Matthew Billings, 65-86-75227 - Scott Austin, Rick Treder, 70-82-75227 - Scott Woolam, Jason Walden, 70-77-80228 - Ricardo Lara, Orlando Chiossone, 68-80-80228 - Joe Connors, Kris Barnhart, 69-83-76240 - J Powers, Vito Laudicina, 74-84-82242 - Ronald Tyre, Donald Tyre, 73-85-84245 - Philip Verzosa, Lonnie Johns, 76-87-82261 - Ted Hayduk, Teddy Hayduk, 77-93-91

Net Division199 - Milko Brito, George Heider, 65-71-63201 - Howard Vaughn, Carl Sullivan, 61-77-63201 - Kelley Slay, Kevin Aubuchon, 68-69-64201 - Brian Johnson, Scott Brassard,, 63-70-68201 - Marc Rosenbaum, Bill Griffi th, 62-68-71201 - William Bradshaw, Kenneth Chapman, 57-74-70201 - Brannon Rue, Jamie Ricks, 65-66-70202 - Samuel Martinez, Jose Novo, 65-69-68202 - Len Lasinsky, Charles Walters, 60-71-71202 - Tom Hendrick, Charles Hendrick, 65-68-69203 - Doug Snoap, Byron Walden, 63-72-68203 - Ed Trinidad, Brent Mook Sang, 66-68-69203 - David Brown, Fred Alter, 64-69-70204 - Javier Diaz, Matthew Billings, 61-77-66204 - Jacques Legere, Howard Palen, 63-72-69204 - Dann Merrell, Craig Branson, 66-72-66205 - Tom Keeley, Jay Keeley, 68-70-67205 - David Garratt, Michael Mandich, 66-70-69205 - J Powers, Vito Laudicina, 67-69-69205 - James Rowe, Ron Jolley, 66-69-70205 - Tom Bauer, Greg Isom, 65-71-69205 - Lee Booker, Marc St Martin, 63-72-70205 - Matthew Anderson, Scott Kennedy, 63-70-72206 - Bruce Fitzpatrick, David Shopay, 69-71-66206 - David Watson, Paul Watson, 64-72-70206 - Jim Oetter, Peter Saputo, 63-73-70206 - Randy Elliott, Jim Byington, 65-75-66206 - Paul Caveny, Todd Wall, 65-73-68207 - Steve Yatsko, Bob Wilsey, 68-75-64207 - Michael Hastings, Steven Lavely, 67-73-67207 - Christopher Lewis, Keith Pursell, 65-72-70207 - Dax Olsher, Michael Olsher, 63-72-72207 - Bob Ethridge, Steve Sponder, 67-74-66207 - Dave Peterson, Robert Meador, 68-74-65208 - Ronald Tyre, Donald Tyre, 66-69-73208 - Philip Verzosa, Lonnie Johns, 69-73-66208 - James Dailey, Jeff Grossman, 65-78-65210 - Ricardo Lara, Orlando Chiossone, 65-72-73210 - Pete Prygelski, Sergio Echeverria, 65-73-72210 - Steven Rufi no, Jeremy Silber, 64-76-70211 - Scott Austin, Rick Treder, 67-75-69211 - Duffy House, Michael Frederick, 66-74-71214 - Bruce Sands, Doug Dills, 69-73-72214 - Scott Woolam, Jason Walden, 67-72-75214 - Gary Onorati, Peter Onorati, 69-74-71215 - Chris Wilson, Jason Camp, 63-76-76218 - Ted Hayduk, Teddy Hayduk, 68-75-75221 - Joe Connors, Kris Barnhart, 68-81-72

Two-Man Shoot-Out ResultsWilliam Bradshaw and Kenneth Chapman won the Florida State Two-Man Shoot-Out gross division as George Heider and Milko Brito prevailed as the Champions of the net division at The Forest Country Club in Fort Myers.

Bradshaw and Chapman, from Sarasota, and the team of Brian Johnson, of Coral Springs, and Scott Brassard, from Hollywood, were all tied at 201 after three rounds of play. In the playoff, both teams made par on the first two holes then each birdied the par 5, 3rd hole. They continued to each make par on the 4th and 5th playoff holes then Bradshaw and Chapman clinched the gross division after making birdie on the 6th playoff hole. The winning pair led both the gross and net divisions after their first round score of 57. In the second round, they recorded a gross score of 74 in the alternate shot format and finished with a gross score of 70 in best ball.

George Heider, of Miami Springs, and Milko Brito, from Miami, won the net division shooting a three round total of 199. In the two-man scramble, the pair recorded a 65 then a 71 in the alternate shot. They came out in the final round and fired a 63 in the final 18 holes of best ball. Heider and Brito placed second in last year’s net division of the Two-Man Shoot-Out.

The Championship consists of 48 teams of two, who each must have a handicap index not exceeding 22.0. Competitors play three competitive rounds consisting of a two-man scramble, alternate shot format and the final 18 holes of best ball. Participants compete in both a gross and net division.

Kenneth Chapman and William Brad-shaw, gross winners

Milko Brito and George Heider, net winners

Southeast Challenge Cup Points(standings as of June 21, 2004)

“We had to wait on every shot! What took so long?”

How many times have you wondered what was taking that

group ahead of you so long to play? Were they slow? Was it the group in front of them or the one in front of them? How come they didn’t invite your group to play through? Were they lining up every putt from both sides? Did they think they were playing for a million bucks?

The biggest problem in golf to-day is pace of play. Many organiza-tions and clubs have addressed this problem by instituting policies for pace of play ranging from player timing checkpoints to actually hav-ing a group punch a time clock after each nine holes. Many have had success while others have not been so fortunate.

The Florida State Golf Asso-ciation has revised its Pace of Play

Policy for competitions conducted in 2004, aligning itself more closing with the policy used by the USGA. We will continue to use officials to monitor groups without using color coded flags or cards and you will not see a time clock next to the ninth or eighteenth green for each group to punch.

The two main factors in pace of play are the size of the groups and the interval between starting times. Have you ever noticed how traffic slows to a crawl on a busy interstate? If you put a thousand cars bumper to bumper on the in-terstate, it’s going to be slow going. If you were to let those same thou-sand cars get started with a quarter of a mile in between each of them, there would be no traffic!

In a theoretical world, if you could play as a onesome, there would be no time wasted waiting for the other player or players to search for their ball, go through their routine, line up a putt or hit a shot. It might not be too enjoyable

but it would be fast! The next best thing for pace of play is a twosome. Generally, twosomes are utilized in the major championship events and tours of the world over the final rounds. Dollars and cents usu-ally prohibit a public or private club from using this grouping size. You just can not get as many players on the golf course in a day and thus the revenue stream diminishes.

The FSGA currently uses groups of three at nine minute intervals for individual events and groups of four with ten minute intervals in four-ball or team events. Using smaller groups helps, but if the in-terval is not large enough between groups, you are starting players in that traffic jam instead of allowing the quarter mile gap!

Try it if you can. If you can in-crease the interval between groups and reduce the size of the groups while staying out of bankruptcy, you will find that the pace of play will improve and you will enjoy the game of golf much more!

Improve the Pace of Playby Jack Pultorak, FSGA Director of Rules and Competitions

“We had to wait on every shot! What took so long?”

times have you wondered what was taking that

group ahead of you so long to play?

FSGA Conducts Open Qualifi ersAfter 17 local and one sectional qualifying sites in Florida, three players advanced to the 104th U.S. Open Cham-pionship. Six-time major champion Nick Faldo shared medalist honors with Camilo Villegas and Tripp Isen-hour at sectional qualifying at Lake Nona Golf Club in Orlando to continue on to the Open.

Faldo, who sank a 6-foot putt for birdie on his 36th hole at Lake Nona to secure his spot in the 2004 U.S. Open, recorded an 81 in the first round of the Open and came back to fire a 70 in the second round. Faldo, the winner of three British Opens and three Masters, said of playing in the sectional qualifying, “I wanted to play and my goal was to get to Shinnecock and I’m proud of this accomplish-ment.” Also advancing after shooting 139 at Lake Nona were Camilo Villegas, of Colombia, and PGA Tour player Tripp Isenhour, from Orlando. Villegas, who was re-cently named first team All-American at the University of Florida, shot 9-over at Shinnecock while Isenhour finished the Championship at 7-over.

The sectional qualifier at Lake Nona featured 61 play-ers hoping to reach the Championship. This was one of 13 sectional qualifiers across the country. The FSGA also administered 17 local qualifiers across the state, more than any other state.

USGA Championships Closing DatesU.S. Mid-Amateur.........................entries close August 4U.S. Senior Amateur..................entries close August 11

6-foot putt for birdie on his 36th hole at Lake Nona to secure his spot in the 2004 U.S. Open, recorded an 81 in the first round of the Open and came back to fire a 70 in the second round. Faldo, the winner of three British Opens and three Masters, said of playing in the sectional qualifying, “I wanted to play and my goal was to get to Shinnecock and I’m proud of this accomplish-ment.” Also advancing after shooting 139 at Lake Nona were Camilo Villegas, of Colombia, and PGA Tour player Tripp Isenhour, from Orlando. Villegas, who was re-cently named first team All-American at the University of Florida, shot 9-over at Shinnecock while Isenhour finished the Championship at 7-over.

ers hoping to reach the Championship. This was one of 13 sectional qualifiers across the country. The FSGA also

Nick Faldo and his caddie line up a putt at Lake Nona GC.

Qualifi er Tripp Isenhour

Mid-Am Four-Ball North & SouthKen Godwin and Kelly Gosse won the Florida State Mid-Amateur Four-Ball North Championship as the South Florida team of Bill Griffith and Marc Rosen-baum captured the South Championship. The North Championship was played at Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club and Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club hosted the South Championship on May 29-30.

Ken Godwin, from Ocala, and Kelly Gosse, from Inverness, won the North Championship shooting a 68-67—135. In a tie for second place firing a two-day total 137 was the team from Tampa, John Gabler and Frank Griffin, and first round leaders, Andy Higgins and Mike Stevens, both of Ponte Vedra Beach. Curtis Madson, of Mount Dora, and Doug Snoap, of Apopka, finished three strokes back from the leaders shooting a 70-68—138. In the South Championship, Bill Griffith, of Mi-ami Shores, and Marc Rosenbaum, from Hollywood, claimed the top spot after shooting 68-63—131. Last year in the South Championship, they tied for fourth place. Tom Fiocchi, of Palm Beach Gardens, and Mi-chael Nealy, from Boca Raton, beat their performance last year as they fired a pair of 66’s to place second in this year’s Championship. Last year, Fiocchi and Nealy placed third in the South Championship. The Mid-Amateur Four-Ball North Championship featured 52 teams while the South had 38 teams. Both North and South sites are 36 holes of four-ball stroke play. In four-ball stroke play, two competitors play as partners, each playing his own ball. The lower score of the partners is the score for the hole. Amelia Island Plantation will host the 2005 Mid-Am Four-Ball North while the South will be played at Inverrary Country Club in Lauderhill.

North winners, Kelly Gosse and Ken Godwin with Board member Mark Leetzow

South champions, Bill Griffi th and Marc Rosenbaum with Board member Bob Ethridge

Save 10 Bucks! Enter tournaments online at www.fsga.org and save $10.

Mid-Amateur PreviewThe Florida State Mid-Amateur Championship heads north to the renowned Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach on September 23-26, 2004. Entries close Au-gust 11, 2004 so reserve your spot now!

The first two days are 18 holes of stroke play and then the low 16 will advance for match play. First, competitors must attempt to qualify at nine sites across the state. To be eligible, participants must be 25 years of age or older and an FSGA member. Register online at www.fsga.org .

MID-AMATEUR QUALIFYING SITES

DATE LOCATION

Sept. 3 Wildcat Run CC, EsteroSept. 3 Ravines Golf Resort, MiddleburgSept. 8 Capital City CC, TallahasseeSept. 8 Abacoa GC, JupiterSept. 9 Feather Sound CC, ClearwaterSept. 10 Lone Palm GC, LakelandSept. 10 Celebration GC, CelebrationSept. 13 Lago Mar CC, PlantationSept. 13 Sandestin Resort & Club, Destin

New GHIN ClubsThe FSGA welcomes the following clubs who recently joined the GHIN Handicap System.

Thank you for your support.

Bartow Golf Course, BartowBroken Woods CC, Boca Raton

The Forest Country Club, Fort MyersHideout Golf Club, Naples

Inverrary Country Club, LauderhillPinecrest Golf Club on Lotela, Avon Park

Tarpon Springs Golf Course, Tarpon Springs

Golf Turf of JacksonvilleSynthetic Turf Products

Golf Courses Practice Areas Tee Boxes

Target Greens Home Putting Greens

We would like to thank the FSGA members and staff for their support in our fi rst year association with the FSGA. We at Golf Turf of Jacksonville and Play-ers Turf of Jacksonville look forward to supporting the FSGA for many years to come. Please give us a call for any of your synthetic turf needs.

Thank You

Bo Baumeister Landscape Phone (904) 307-8148Golf Turf of Jacksonville, FL Fax (904) 280-3902113 Shelby’s Cove Court Email bogolfturfjax@aol.com

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

Director’s Council MembersThank you to the following members who have

joined as Director’s Council members since May. We appreciate all your help and support.

Christopher AdkisonBob ArmbrusterMatthew AvrilSkip CoburgerLeonardo CruzDavid Disney

James Gallagher

Chip HittMoe Kent

Daniel MahoneyTodd Osgood

Kenneth PurcellDavid Sandstrom

Paul Whitfield

December 8 & 9, 2004 PGA Golf ClubPort St. Lucie

January 10 & 11, 2005Venetian Golf Club

North Venice

January 24 & 25, 2005 Hernando Oaks CC

Brooksville

February 7 & 8, 2005 Timacuan G & CC

Lake Mary

February 21 & 22, 2005 Hammock Creek GC

Palm City

March 7 & 8, 2005Walkabout Golf Club

Mims

March 21 & 22, 2005Bloomingdale GC

Valrico

April 4 & 5, 2005ChampionsGate Resort

ChampionsGate

2004-2005 Winter Series Start planning for next season! The 2004-2005 Winter Series schedule is set and includes some great sites. An additional tournament was added to next season’s schedule making eight Winter Series events.

Register soon at www.fsga.org

Jr ChampionshipThe Golden Bear Club at Keene’s Pointe in Windermere will host the 50th Florida State Junior Champi-onship on August 2-3. Entries closed on June 9 with more than 250 en-tries received. For the first time, the FSGA is holding qualifiers for the State Ju-nior Championship. Competitors will attempt to qualify at eight sites across the state in 18 holes of stroke play. The Championship will be 36 holes of stroke play over the two-days. The Championship field will feature 90 of the top male amateur golfers in the state including quali-fiers and exempt players. The field is divided into two age divisions; 13-15 junior division and 16-18 regular di-vision. Working closely with the AJGA, the Champion of the Regular divi-sion receives three exemptions into AJGA events. The top five from the Regular division receive two exemp-tions and the top ten finishers will receive one exemption. Additionally, the top finishers will be invited to compete in the Florida State Junior Match Play Invitational at Lake Nona Golf Club.

Future of Golf Foundation EstablishedThe Florida State Golf Association has formed the Future of Golf Foun-dation to benefit junior golfers and the future of golf in Florida. The FSGA has committed $250,000 over five years for the Future of Golf Foun-dation. The Future of Golf Foundation will provide college scholarships to junior golfers and assist juniors with entry and travel expenses to USGA National tournaments. The Founda-tion will also provide support to ju-nior programs and other golf related causes. The FSGA scholarship program benefits member clubs, their employ-ees and dependents. In the past year, the FSGA has awarded more than $20,000 in scholarships and provided an additional $20,000 in grants. The Foundation will be funded by contributions and fundraising pro-grams including FSGA membership initiatives. All membership dollars above the Regular $45 membership will go to the Foundation. In addition, FSGA competitors and visitors to the website www.fsga.org will soon have the opportunity to donate through their tournament entry or purchases on the website. The FSGA is now accepting donations to the Future of Golf Foundation to be distributed to deserving juniors this fall. To contribute, please call the FSGA office at (813) 632-3742. The FSGA is also accepting applicants for the Future of Golf Foundation. To apply, please log on to www.fsga.org or call the FSGA for an applica-tion.

Future of Golf Foundation Supporters

Thank you to the following who have donated to the Future of

Golf Foundation.

Country Club of OcalaRoger Harvie

The Club at TwinEagles

16 - 18 Boys

1 Cameron Knight 23502 Robert Gates Jr 2000 3 Greg Forest 1400 4 Mike Stern 1100 5 Michael Sedacca 700 5 Judson Eustaquio 700 7 Cornelius Carroll 690 8 Kyle Henderson 675 9 Seath Lauer 600 10 Michael Berger 580 11 David Johnson 530 12 Michael O’Neal 485 13 Jarrod Barsamian 477 14 Bradley Stone 450 15 Jacob Davidson 440 16 Joshua Kinsey 410 17 Kyle Hammond 375 18 Nicolas Donaldson 350 19 Joong Jo 335 20 Jeff Dennis 325

16 - 18 Girls

1 Hannah Brabb 2117 2 Mindy Fricton 1850 3 Alexandra Andersen 1250 4 Gennifer Mendez 1200 5 Jacqui Concolino 1000 5 Lauren Uzelatz 1000 7 Sara Young 870 8 Lauren Davis 800 9 Natalia Godoy 700 9 Yu Lee 70011 Lauren Atcheson 687 12 Cindy LaCrosse 495 13 Jena Reed 485 14 Brittany Nelson 450 15 Marissa Sprick 417 16 Megan Nicol 375 17 Kelly Hurst 300 18 Renee Ryals 285 19 Holly Goodman 230 19 Colleen Rice 230

13 - 15 Boys

1 Michael Sedacca 1700 2 Eric Black 1595 3 Kevin Lim 1307 4 Kyle Cobb 1207 5 Jhared Hack 1007 6 Oliver Farr 1000 7 Andrew Colvin 945 8 Michael Lee 940 9 Kyle Lepore 820 10 James Byrd 75611 Louis Amira 732 12 Ming-Hao Wang 677 13 Joseph Yoo 665 14 Julian Suri 525 15 Ryan Black 490 16 Johnny Del 450 16 Jackson Beindorf 450 18 Tyson Alexander 417 19 Doug Gordon 390 20 Lion Kim 325

13 - 15 Girls

1 Sandra Changkija 2300 2 Vicky Hurst 1500 2 Lindy Duncan 1500 4 Courtney Figueroa 1400 5 Courtney Harter 1240 6 Paige Lausier 1000 6 Kristen Hill 1000 8 Jaime Brabb 970 9 Whitney Wenglasz 700 9 Brighid Hourihan 700 9 Alina Lee 700 12 Maria Ronderos 650 13 In-Ah Park 520 14 Victoria Gonzalez 480 15 Emily Flanigan 450 16 Jordyn Hage 400 17 Kris Boettcher 320 17 Diana Davis 320 19 Stefanie Kenoyer 250 19 Anne Sprick 250

2004 Florida Junior Tour Points Standings

After her work with the Florida Women’s State Golf As-sociation is complete, Megan Cushman will also be joining the FSGA as the Club Representative Manager. Megan is currently the USGA PJ Boatwright Intern for the FWSGA where she is helping with all areas of golf admin-istration, membership and communications. Megan recently graduated from University of South Florida with a major in Interper-sonal and Organizational Communications and was a member of the USF golf team. In her new position, Megan will help the GHIN Managers get their foot in the door to make GHIN presentations. She will be calling on existing custom-ers as well as establishing new relationships with clubs.

Darin Green re-cently joined the FSGA as the USGA PJ Boatwright In-tern. Darin returns to Tampa after play-ing golf profession-ally in Houston on the Tight Lies Tour and other mini tours. He grew up in Tampa, graduat-ing from Land O’ Lakes High School and then attending University of South Florida. Before leaving for Houston, he was an assistant golf professional at two clubs in the Tampa area. Darin is now going back to USF to complete his degree in busi-ness and graduate next fall. Darin will be helping a lot in the tournament and competitions area as well as junior golf.

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