USGA Mid Amateur Qualifier
Country Club at Woodcreek Farms
Elgin, SC
August 14, 2008
Palms Claims Medalist Position
Lee Palms of Greenville, SC continues his hot streak and claims the medalist
position in the US Mid Amateur Qualifier after a round of six under par 66. In a
seventeen day span, Palms has qualified for the US Amateur, won the SCGA Amateur
Championship & now has qualified and medaled in the US Mid Amateur qualifier.
Josh Gregory of Augusta, GA, Chris Mitchell of Prosperity, SC and Jarrett Grimes
from Columbia, SC claimed the next three qualifying spots.
The last two spots were determined in a nine man playoff which Chris Kuhlke of
Augusta, GA and Richard Burgess of Roebuck, SC claimed with birdies on the
second and fifth playoff hole respectively.
The U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship will be played at Milwaukee Country Club in
River Hills, WI, September 6-11.
| Qualifiers | ||||
| Lee Palms (Greenville, SC) | 33 | 33 | 66 | |
| Josh Gregory (Augusta, GA) | 31 | 36 | 67 | |
| Chris Mitchell (Prosperity, SC) | 36 | 32 | 68 | |
| Jarrett Grimes (Columbia, SC) | 31 | 38 | 69 | |
| Chris Kuhlke (Augusta, GA) | 36 | 35 | 71 | |
| Richard Burgess Jr (Roebuck, SC) | 37 | 34 | 71 | |
| Alternates | ||||
| Brent Roof (Columbia, SC) | 36 | 35 | 71 | |
| Steve Peterson (Columbia, SC) | 35 | 36 | 71 | |
| Failed to Qualify | ||||
| Bert Atkinson (Charleston, SC) | 35 | 36 | 71 | |
| Michael Sims (Clemson, SC) | 34 | 37 | 71 | |
| James Murray (Orange Park, FL) | 35 | 36 | 71 | |
| Doug Edwards (Easley, SC) | 34 | 37 | 71 | |
| Dave Cunningham (Scottsdale, AZ) | 34 | 37 | 71 | |
| Lon Eskind (Weddington, NC) | 38 | 34 | 72 | |
| Robert Dargan (Columbia, SC) | 37 | 35 | 72 | |
| Steve Harwell (Mooresville, NC) | 36 | 36 | 72 | |
| Bryan Covar (Florence, SC) | 35 | 37 | 72 | |
| Victor Ruotolo (Stallings, NC) | 38 | 34 | 72 | |
| Justin Livonius (Charlotte, NC) | 38 | 34 | 72 | |
| Benjamin Miller (Spartanburg, SC) | 35 | 37 | 72 | |
| Walter Todd (Laurens, SC) | 38 | 34 | 72 | |
| Scott Helms (Charlotte, NC) | 37 | 36 | 73 | |
| Joe Fairey (St Matthews, SC) | 37 | 36 | 73 | |
| Bob Varn (Orangeburg, SC) | 34 | 39 | 73 | |
| Steven Liebler (Irmo, SC) | 35 | 38 | 73 | |
| Robert Thompson III (Greenville, SC) | 34 | 39 | 73 | |
| Jamie Glasscock (Sumter, SC) | 36 | 37 | 73 | |
| Herbie Sargent (Williamston, SC) | 35 | 38 | 73 | |
| Brad Jones (Augusta, GA) | 38 | 36 | 74 | |
| Chris Chamberlin (Rock Hill, SC) | 36 | 38 | 74 | |
| Taylor Hough (Spartanburg, SC) | 38 | 36 | 74 | |
| Bill Hyder (Charlotte, NC) | 36 | 38 | 74 | |
| Cliff Benson (Raleigh, NC) | 35 | 39 | 74 | |
| Doug Weiss (Alpharetta, GA) | 36 | 38 | 74 | |
| Frank Opperman (Pawleys Island, SC) | 35 | 39 | 74 | |
| Joseph Davis (Huntersville, NC) | 38 | 36 | 74 | |
| Terry Willis (Taylors, SC) | 40 | 34 | 74 | |
| Hal Hayes (Savannah, GA) | 38 | 37 | 75 | |
| Yancey Johnson (Simpsonville, SC) | 37 | 38 | 75 | |
| Pratt Reed (Bluffton, SC) | 34 | 41 | 75 | |
| Ken Taylor (Columbia, SC) | 39 | 36 | 75 | |
| Jeremy Roderick (Myrtle Beach, SC) | 37 | 38 | 75 | |
| Todd Hendley (Simpsonville, SC) | 39 | 36 | 75 | |
| Gus Sylvan (Columbia, SC) | 39 | 36 | 75 | |
| Mark Hedberg (Biltmore Forest, NC) | 37 | 38 | 75 | |
| Tre Sheppard (Mount Pleasant, SC) | 34 | 41 | 75 | |
| Tim Ganley (Boone, NC) | 37 | 38 | 75 | |
| Casey Smith (Abbeville, SC) | 36 | 39 | 75 | |
| Rhett Baker (Martinez, GA) | 39 | 37 | 76 | |
| Samuel Carrington (Charlotte, NC) | 37 | 39 | 76 | |
| Michael Infante (Spartanburg, SC) | 42 | 34 | 76 | |
| Holley Wallace (Columbia, SC) | 38 | 38 | 76 | |
| James Banyas (Beaufort, SC) | 37 | 39 | 76 | |
| Matt Metz (Summerville, SC) | 40 | 36 | 76 | |
| Randall Teegardin (Charleston, SC) | 38 | 38 | 76 | |
| Rush Shull IV (Charlotte, NC) | 40 | 36 | 76 | |
| Scott Weeks (Savannah, GA) | 36 | 40 | 76 | |
| Thomas Sack (Mount Pleasant, SC) | 38 | 38 | 76 | |
| Jeff Burkett (Lexington, SC) | 40 | 36 | 76 | |
| Jamie Felder (Grovetown, GA) | 37 | 39 | 76 | |
| Christopher Fitting (Clemson, SC) | 38 | 38 | 76 | |
| Jake Thompson (Greenville, SC) | 40 | 37 | 77 | |
| Todd Mercer (Augusta, GA) | 37 | 40 | 77 | |
| Chris Corn (Rock Hill, SC) | 38 | 39 | 77 | |
| Jeff Wong (Bluffton, SC) | 35 | 42 | 77 | |
| Mac Cannon (Mt Pleasant, SC) | 41 | 37 | 78 | |
| Joe Maher (Lake Wylie, SC) | 37 | 41 | 78 | |
| Roy Hunter (Charlotte, NC) | 38 | 40 | 78 | |
| Matthew Raines (Florence, SC) | 40 | 39 | 79 | |
| Robert Hayes (Anderson, SC) | 40 | 39 | 79 | |
| John Belicka (Mount Pleasant, SC) | 40 | 39 | 79 | |
| Matthew Booker (Bluffton, SC) | 41 | 38 | 79 | |
| Eric Mauntel (Charlotte, NC) | 37 | 42 | 79 | |
| Mike O'Grady (Augusta, GA) | 39 | 40 | 79 | |
| Ray Blackston (Greenville, SC) | 40 | 40 | 80 | |
| Jefferson Murray (Augusta, GA) | 41 | 39 | 80 | |
| Keith Sellers (Charlotte, NC) | 38 | 42 | 80 | |
| Todd Whitehead (Spartanburg, SC) | 39 | 42 | 81 | |