U.S. Mid-Amateur & Women’s Mid-Amateur Qualifiers At Bonneville Golf Course

The U.S. Mid-Amateur qualifier was hosted by Bonneville Golf Course on August 19th. There were only 3 spots for the men and 2 spots for the women. With a bright sun and light breeze, Steele Dewald came to play finishing as the medalist of this event with an end score of -5 (67). Following Dewald, there was a 3 man playoff for the final 2 spots. Mark Gardiner secured the second spot and Daniel Griffiths secured the last spot after the playoff. For the women’s division, with close end scores, Jessica Mangrobang was able to come out on top as the medalist with +1 (73). Following Mangrobang, Cali Hipp ended with +8 (80) claiming the final spot. We are very excited to see all the players who qualified in the US Mid-Amateur Championship. 

For men’s division results: Men’s Results

For women’s division results:  Women’s Results

Field Set for 31st Utah Senior State Amateur Championship

By Bailey Bagley

Four qualifiers held at Glendale GC, The Oaks at Spanish Fork, Sunbrook GC and The Barn GC helped set the field for the 31st Utah Senior State Amateur Championship. 

Our first Qualifier kicked off at Glendale GC that saw David Fisher -1 (71) medal in the Legend division, Dan Hatch -6 (66) in the Super-Senior and our Senior medalist was Chuck O’Brien -7 (65). Our next qualifier at The Oaks at Spanish Fork brought us our next group of qualifiers as Todd Barker +5 (77) medaled in the Legend division, our Super-Seniors were co-medalists as Steven Borget and Mike Holm both shot +3 (75), finally we had our Senior medalist John Owen score the lowest of all players on the day with -4 (68). 

The Sunbrook qualifier in St. George saw us have our Legend medalist being Michael Hacker Even (72), our Super-Senior as James Renick +4 (76), and our senior medalist as Tim Golder -3 (69). Our last qualifier at The Barn in Ogden brought us our last group of qualifiers as we saw Robert Underwood medal in the Legend Division at Even (71), Super-Senior Brad Kooyman +2 (73) and our last Senior co-medalists Rich Bukovinsky and Jon Rhodes shot -5 (66). 

Exemptions include the likes of our previous two Senior State Amateur Champions Brigham Gibbs and Darren Kuhn and last year’s runner up Shane McMillan in the Senior Division.

The championship includes 84 players who will be battling it out as 12 compete in the Legend division, 24 in the Super-Senior and 48 in the Senior. The championship is set to be at Hubbard Golf Course at Hill Air Force Base on August 26-29. 

For the Championship webpage, Click Here.

U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifier at Wasatch Mountain

Wasatch Mountain Golf Course hosted a little over 40 players attempting to qualify for 2 spots and 2 alternates for the US Senior Amateur Championship. The tournament was held on the Lake Course with nothing but sunny skies and nice mountain breeze. The projected cut came in -5 (67) with the alternate positions going to Lee Porter and Randy Hicken. It was a good day to be named Shane today, as Shane McMillan and Shane Flowers both qualified for the Senior Amateur Championship which will be held at the Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tennessee. McMillan finished at -6 (66) and Flowers finished -5 (67). The tournament will be held August 24th-29th and make sure to follow our Utah players at the tournament.

Click Here for results.

USGA Amateur Qualifier at Valley View Golf Course

Valley View Golf Course hosted the US Amateur Local Qualifying tournament where only 8 spots were available. KJ Ofahengaue and Oscar Maxfield both had outstanding performances where they finished tied for first at -6 (66). The cut came in at -3 (69) which displays the level of skill we had at today’s event. Peter Kim, Max Brenchley, Cade Anderson, Daichi Molde, Austin Shelley, and Steele Dewald were able to claim the other 6 spots. Dewald secured his spot in a 3 person playoff that ended on the first hole after Dewald birdied.

Ofahengaue shared some insight into how he played today and what he thought of it, “This was the best round of my life, so much hard work and luck at the same time”. Ofahengaue eagled hole 3, a par 4, which gave him quite the boost for the rest of his round. He shared with us that he was on his second shot and had 172 yards in. It was a blind shot and he opted for his 8 iron. ” I heard someone say it went in, but you try not to listen to that and let it get to your head. It was Willard [Richards] who actually checked the hole and that’s how I found out it went in”.

The final qualifying round will be held at the Salt Lake Country Club on July 22nd. Players who qualify there will head onto the Championship which will be held at Hazeltine National Golf Club and Chaska Town Course in Minnesota, August 12th-18th.

Cooper Nelson Secures his Victory Today at Hobble Creek Golf Course

Today’s Qualifier was hosted at Hobble Creek Golf Course. Where you will not be disappointed by amazing views. The weather was great for some amazing golf.  We had 80 competitors today battling for 11 spots and 2 alternates. As our medalist for today, Cooper Nelson came in with a -3(68) score to have the lowest round of today. He only had one bogey for the day with one eagle and two birdies to seal the deal.

The 126th State Amateur will be hosted at Ogden Golf & Country Club on July 8-13. Cooper Nelson with a score of -3(68) secured his victory at Hobble Creek Golf Course as well as the 11 other competitors.

The cut came in at +1(72) as the 11 players qualified for the State Amateur this year will be preparing for the upcoming weeks to compete in the 126th State Amateur.

126th State Amateur Qualifier Co-Medalists Stun at Stonebridge

By Bailey Bagley

Oscar Maxfield and Elliot Bond were crowned as co-medalists at Stonebridge Golf Club both scoring a stunning -7(65) as they pushed through the heat of the day and came out on top. 

Oscar was able to score not only two eagles on par 5’s but also secured six birdies on his stellar performance. If it only weren’t for the three bogeys he had he would have been able to come away as the sole medalist with an even more incredible score but still he prevailed and rallied for the co-medalist title. 

Elliot on the other hand birdied almost every hole on the front 9 besides the one bogey he had on the day and the two pars. Elliot was able to keep a level head and the momentum carried him into the back 9 as he stayed on par and even birdied two holes to see him lock in the title of co-medalist. 

11 players made the cut(-1) and will advance to the 126th Utah State Amateur, which will be held at Ogden Golf and Country Club in just a few short weeks from July 8-13. 

To see the full results of this qualifier: Stonebridge Results

USGA Junior Amateur Qualifier

With only 4 spots available for the USGA Junior Amateur Qualifier at Stonebridge Golf Club, Rex Wilson was able to secure his spot at -4 (68) and the last three spots were fought for in a 5 person playoff. The five-person playoff came for scores of -3 (69) and ended with Parker Bunn, Carter Gaede, and Jackson Shelley solidifying their spots.  Rex Wilson had a great round with only one bogey and 5 birdies. This gave him the opportunity to pull away from his competitors and finished as the medalist.

The final spots were claimed by Parker Bunn, Carter Gaede, and Jackson Shelley. While the first alternate spot went to Lincoln Blake and the second alternate went to Andrew Hinson. You can follow these golfers at the championship tournament which will be at Oakland Hills Country Club in Michigan

USGA Junior Girls Amateur Qualifier

With a field consisting of 21 girls playing at Stonebridge Golf Club, and only 2 spots available, Remi Rawlings and  Xinzhu (Miya) Wu were able to secure their spots as co-medalists. Both recorded their scores of E (72) and the two alternate scores came in at +1 (73) and +2 (74). Both of the players were able to stay in control of their game despite the hot weather conditions and frequent gusts of winds.

Both players kept to a limited amount of bogeys, recording only 3. They were able to combat those with 3 birdies each to even themselves back out to pars. It was this strategy that allowed them to stay ahead of their competitors. You will be able to follow them during the championship at the El Caballero Country Club in California.

Wasatch Mountain Qualifier Ends with 2 Co-Medalists

Wasatch Mountain Golf Course hosted today’s State Amateur Qualifier where Eric Anderson and Devin Andrews shared the medalist title. Both performed phenomenally ending the day -6 (66)  and solidified their spot in the State Amateur Championship at Ogden Country Club.

Our team was able to get some insight from Eric Anderson as to what lead to his success today, “It was all great putting”. He recalled that he only putted 27 times across the 18 holes. As we know, puts can make all the difference in a tournament. We had 11 players secure their spots and the last spot was secured in a 3 person playoff. Derek Leetham claimed that last spot and will be at Ogden Country Club with our other 11 qualifiers.

For complete results of today’s tournament, please CLICK HERE.

Jordan Paulson Seals the Deal as Medalist at Fox Hollow

By Bailey Bagley

What a day for the medalist at Fox Hollow! One of the best weather days of the summer so far for playing golf no doubt contributed to how Jordan Paulson scored -3(69) and saw himself as the medalist of the day at the American Fork golf course. 

Jordan’s two eagles of the day on holes five and nine pushed him to secure the title as one of the medalists as well as limiting his bogeys to only the one on the day that saw him to the best finish at this qualifier. Jordan now advances as well as 11 others to the 126th Utah State Amateur, which will be held at Ogden Golf & Country Club July 8-13.

The cut came in at +1(73) as the 12 players qualified and will be preparing in the coming weeks to compete for the 2024 Utah State Amateur. 

To see the full results of this qualifier: Fox Hollow Results