The odds were in Chris Thayer’s favor on Monday, but two straight bogeys at an inopportune time proved his downfall.
The two-time CGA Mid-Amateur champion from Golden was involved in a playoff on Monday morning in Charlotte, N.C., to determine the final players to make match play at the U.S. Mid-Amateur.
And, with 16 golfers going for 12 spots, the chances appeared good for Thayer. After six players punched their tickets to match play with either birdies or pars on the first extra hole — and two golfers were eliminated with first-hole double bogeys — it was down to eight for two spots.
But Thayer sealed his fate with a second straight bogey in the playoff as six of the remaining golfers made par and advanced to match play.
Thayer had shot rounds of 73-74 over the weekend to tie for 53rd place out of 264 in the stroke-play portion of the event.
Thayer will now return to Colorado to defend his title Friday through Sunday at the CGA Mid-Amateur at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora.
The Mid-Amateur is limited to players 25 and older.
Here are the round-by-round scores for the Coloradans who competed at the U.S. Mid-Amateur:
Failed to Advance to Match Play
Chris Thayer, Golden 73-74–147
Michael Harrington, Colorado Springs 74-76–150
Matt Evelyn, Denver 75-79–154
Brian Dorfman, Denver 84-76–160
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