The Maryland State Golf Association will host the 102nd Maryland State Amateur from Thursday, June 8th to Sunday, June 11th, at Chartwell Golf & Country Club. Chartwell Golf and Country Club was founded in 1961, and Ed Ault designed the course. In 2019 Andrew Greene completed the renovation of the course by expanding greens, moving/reshaping bunkers, adding/moving tees, and replacing the fairways with zoysia grass.
The club has hosted the Maryland State Amateur twice, the last being in 2012, when Josh Eure was crowned champion. Chartwell G&CC has four members playing in this year’s championship: Blair Kennedy, Luke Lombardo, David Nocar, and Addison Wells. The most recent MSGA Championship at Chartwell G&CC was the 97th Maryland State Junior Amateur. Bryan Kim (Argyle Country Club) won his second title in a playoff.
This tournament is open to male amateur members of MSGA member Clubs with and up to date USGA Index of 7.1 or less; they also must be a member of an MSGA member club. Four qualifying rounds have narrowed to a final field of 131, including 45 exempt players. Of these 131 golfers, six past champions are participating in this year’s championship: Jake Griffin (2022), Michael Mitchell (2005), Jay Mulieri (2009), David Nocar (2002), William Peel IV. (2019,2020) and Billy Wingerd (2004).
The first qualifier was held at Holly Hills Country Club on Wednesday, April 26, where Carson Looney (Bethesda Country Club) and Mike O’Neil (Baltimore Country Club) led the way with rounds of 71 (-1). On Tuesday, May 2, Mountain Branch Golf Club hosted the second qualifier, with Ethan Crabb (Worthington Manor GC) finishing with the low round of the day at 69 (-1). The third qualifier, held at Country Club at Woodmore on Tuesday, May 9, was led by Gary Carpenter Jr. (Crofton Country Club) and Aiden Tudor with a round of 70 (-2). At the final qualifier on Tuesday, May 16, at Queenstown Harbor River Course, Brendan Kelly (Baltimore Country Club) led the way after firing a 67(-5) and the low round in all four qualifiers.
Inside the Field
- Oldest Competitors: Lee Flemister (63), Tom Winegardner (62), and David Nocar (61)
- Youngest Competitors: Ryan Hoffner (15), Aidan Tudor (15), Reed Krosse (16), Carson Looney (16), Owen Newberry (16), James Spallone (16)
- Average Age of Field (as of May 31): 29.7
- Lowest Handicap Index (as of May 31): Kevin Grady (+4.7), Lou Baker (+4.5), Bennett Espenshade (+4.5)
- Average Handicap Index (as of May 31): +1.4
- 49 MSGA Member Clubs Represented: MSGA eClub (13), Argyle Country Club (10), Baltimore Country Club (9), Congressional Country Club (6), Hayfields Country Club (6), Bethesda Country Club (5), Columbia Country Club (5), Chartwell Golf & Country Club (4), Chesapeake Bay Golf Club (4), Hobbits Glen Golf Club (4), Norbeck Country Club (4), Rolling Road Golf Club (4), The Cannon Club (4), Worthington Manor Golf Club (4), Breton Bay Golf & Country Club (3), Crofton Country Club (3), Mountain Branch Golf Club (3), Piney Branch Golf Club (3), University of Maryland Golf Club (3), Chevy Chase Club (2), Elkridge Club (2), Prospect Bay Country Club (2), USGA/Maryland-DC Golf Club (2), Woodmont Country Club (2), Blue Mash Golf Club (1), Bowie Golf Club (1), Bretton Woods Recreation Center (1), Bulle Rock Golf Course (1), Cattail Creek Country Club (1), Compass Pointe Golf Club (1), Eagle’s Nest Country Club (1), Gibson Island Club (1), Green Spring Valley Hunt Club (1), Hillendale Country Club (1), Hog Neck Golf Club (1), Holly Hills Country Club (1), Hunt Valley Country Club (1), Kenwood Golf & Country Club (1), Lakewood Country Club (1), Manor Country Club (1), Montgomery Country Club (1), Swan Point Yacht & Country Club (1), The Club at P.B. Dye (1), The Country Club at Woodmore (1), The Suburban Club (1), TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm (1), Turf Valley (1), U.S. Naval Academy Golf Club (1), Woodholme Country Club (1)
- 2022-2023 College Golfers (28): Lou Baker (University of Richmond), Austin Barbin (Liberty University), Evan Barbin (Liberty University), Ford Bennett (Brown University), E. Alexander Brooks (University of Maryland Eastern Shore), Charlie Bundy (William & Mary), Edward Coffren (University of Lynchburg), Ethan Crabb (McDaniel College), Michael Crowley (Loyola University Maryland), Bennett Elgin (York College), Dell Grieser (McDaniel College), Jake Griffin (Penn State University), Jack Halleron (University of Delaware), Ronnie Kim (University of Maryland), Will Koras (University of Maryland), Dugan McCabe (Colgate University), Marshall Meisel (Wake Forest University), Ryan Moylan (Georgetown University), Carlo Pizzano (Loyola University Maryland) Liam Powderly (University of Virginia), Brad Riley (Towson University), Nikita Romanov (La Salle University), Lorenzo Sanz (Loyola University Maryland), Henry Schaefer (Mount St. Mary’s University), Caleb Taylor (Drexel University), Toby Webb (Saint Francis University), Aaron Williams (Grand Canyon University), and Brandon Wilson (Dickinson College)
