Round 2
Defending champion, Kevin Grady (Rolling Road GC), carded a 67 on Tuesday to take home his 4th Mid-Amateur Championship in the last five years. Grady has won in 2018, 2019, 2021, and now 2022.
Grady shot a 34-33-67 to finish six strokes ahead of second place Ryan Crabtree. His front nine consisted of a birdie on the par-5 3rd, as well as another birdie on the par-4 7th. However, he would follow up that birdie with a bogey on the par-4 8th hole, rounding his front nine score to a 1-under-par, 34.
His back nine consisted of 2 birdies and no bogeys. Grady birdied the drivable par-4 11th and the par-5 17th to bring his back nine scores to 2-under-par, 33.
Connor Flach of Turf Valley sat at 2-under-par and one back of Grady going into the second round but was unable to gain any ground. After making eagle on the par-5 3rd, Flach bogeyed the next two holes and bogeyed three more holes after that. Flach finished his round at two-over-par, 72, and finished even for the week.
When Grady hoisted the championship trophy, he became the only four-time champion of the Maryland Mid-Amateur Championship. Grady surprised Terry Burke, who has won the championship three times.
Round 1
Kevin Grady and Andrew Mlynarski turned in their scorecards at the end of the opening round tied for the lead at 3-under-par 67 at the 37th Mid-Amateur Championship of the Maryland State Golf Association by one stroke at Fountain Head Country Club.
Grady started his day off on No. 1 and returned with a 33-34, 3-under-par 67, which included an eagle, five birdies, and four bogeys. Mlynarski also started on No. 1 but didn’t tee off until the afternoon. He returned with a 33-34, 3-under-par 67, which included an eagle, four birdies, and three bogeys.
Connor Flach (Turf Valley) and Keegan Boone (Bethesda CC) followed at 2-under-par 68, while Ben Wright (TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm) trailed at 1-under-par 69, and Charlie Winegardner (The Cannon Club) trailed at even-par 70. Flach made three birdies on the front, and an eagle to shoot a 31 on the front but had two bogeys on the back to finish at 68. Boone, shot an even front nine after three bogeys, a birdie, and an eagle but made two birdies on the back to bring him to 2-under-par. Wright was able to make four birdies in the opening round, but three consecutive bogeys on holes No. 13-15, cost him a chance of the first-round lead. Winegardner was able to match his three bogeys on the day with three birdies on No. 9, 14, and 17 to head into the second round three shots back. 95 cards were returned, with the field cut to the low 40 and ties for the second round.
The tournament also included a one-day net division event, won by Charles Terrel, who registered from the MSGA eClub, 76-6-70, trailed by Mark Ellenbogen, Woodmont CC, 78-5-73, Wayne Trivette, Big Fore Golf Association, 81-8-73, and Robert Ingram, MSGA eClub, 81-7-74.
