Round 2
Peter DeTemple, from Breton Bay Golf & Country Club, went on to capture the 93rd Senior Amateur Championship of the Maryland State Golf Association at Holly Hills Country Club in Ijamsville, September 14. He finished the two-day, 36-hole test with 73-74 and a 3-over-par–147.
Scores were a higher on the second day, which was the case for DeTemple, but he was able to tie for low round of the day at 74 while others struggled to post a low enough round to stay in contention.
As a result of the higher scores Bill Jenner, of Breton Bay G & CC, was able to vault into second place with the second lowest round of the day and scores of 74-75–149. Walter Jew, of Norbeck Country Club, who was the first-round leader at 2-under-par, still placed in the top 5, at a tie for third with 70-80–150. 2018 Senior Amateur Champion, Tom Winegardner, of The Cannon Club, who was in second place after day one, finished in group tied for third place with 71-79–150. Marc Ehudin, of Norbeck Country Club rounded out the top 5, finishing tied for third place with 76-74–150. Ehudin was able to tie for the lowest second round score of 74.
With temperatures in the low 80’s and no rain in the forecast, the course was played at 6,604 yards to a par of 36-36–72. A first-day cut to the low 24 and ties ended with 27 players at 79 and better advancing to the final round.
DeTemple, 59, a Callaway resident, had his only birdie at the 164-yard, par-3, 3rd hole. DeTemple was even-par going into his final nine holes. He made three bogeys on the back nine but was able to hang on to the lead. With the victory, DeTemple will be on the Four-State Senior Team for the MSGA.
Burke Hayes
Burke Hayes, a member at Chevy Chase Club, won the Super Senior title by a small margin, posting 73-73–146. His closest challengers were Paul Dillion, Congressional CC, at 148, and John Armstrong, Cumberland Country Club, at 149.
The victor was in second place heading into the second round, fell behind quickly with bogeys on the first and second hole. From there, he was solid, and two birdies on the 4th and 7th hole got him back to even on the day. He was unable to keep that momentum going and ended making back-to-back bogeys to close out the front nine. On the back nine he was able to shoot one-under-par, with his only birdie at the difficult 330-yard, par-4, 15th. The birdie on the 15th hole was able to give him a two-shot lead with three holes to play.
For the Super-Senior Championship. the course played at 6,056 yards par of 36-36—72. A first day cut of 1/3 of scores and ties, ended with eight players at 77 and better advancing to the final round.
Round 1
Walter Jew, from Norbeck Country Club, who was in the first group of the day, was able to shoot a two-under par 33-37—70 on September 13th, at Holly Hills Country Club in Ijamsville, when he fired a 4-under-par 33-35–68 to take a one-stroke lead in the first round of the 93rd Senior Amateur Championship of the Maryland State Golf Association.
Jew, started on off great by shooting a 3-under-par, 33 on the front nine of the first day. He was able to make birdies on Nos. 5, 6, and 9. He was able struggled on the back nine with two bogeys and a double bogey but managed to make enough birdies on the back nine to only shoot one-over par.
2018 Senior Amateur Champion, Tom Winegardner, was the only other player to finish under par after the first round on September 13th. The Cannon Club member finished the front nine one-under par after making a birdie on the challenging 519-yard, par-5, No. 9. On the back nine, Winegardner was able to make nine straight pars to finish 35-36–71.
With the field of 70 trimmed to the low 24 and ties, 27 players at 79 and better will play the final scheduled round, September 14th. Tee times, all from No. 1, will be between 7:30 a.m. and 8:50 a.m.
Henry Blue, Caves Valley Golf Club, and Ben Clements, Hobbits Glen Golf Club, joined Winegardner as former champions to make the cut.
John Armstrong, Cumberland Country Club, tops the Super Senior (65-over) division with 37-35-72, a tour that included four birdies and four bogeys. Burke Hayes, Chevy Chase Club, carded a 73, followed by Paul Dillon and George Mavrikes, both members at Congressional Country Club, at 74. The starting group of 24 was cut to eight and all played the course at 6,056 yards.
In the one-day net division, John Horan, from Clustered Spires Golf Club, was low with 88-8-80, backed by Damian Whitham, MSGA eClub, 90-9-81, and John Torre, from Queenstown Harbor Golf Links, 87-1-86. Among the Super Seniors (65-over), Donald Meyer, from Bretton Woods, was low with 81-10-71, followed by Johnathan Katz, Bretton Woods, and Richard Slatten, TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, at 88-14-74.
