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Tom Hart – Colorado Golf Archives https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf Tue, 24 May 2022 17:29:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cga-favicon-150x150.png Tom Hart – Colorado Golf Archives https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf 32 32 Florida-Bound https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2017/10/05/florida-bound/ Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2017/10/05/florida-bound/

Qualifying for the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship is now in its fourth year, and on Thursday, three two-man teams went where no one had gone before in Colorado.

The three squads each posted best-ball scores of 61, the lowest rounds in the history of Colorado-based qualifying for the event, though relative to par, two other teams likewise fired 9-under-par totals — in their case for 62s — last year at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora.

Tom Hart of Denver and Jonathan Marsico of Cherry Hills Village, Nick Engen of Denver and John Jarmul of Greenwood Village, and Ben Klaus of Oklahoma City and Riley Pumphrey of Austin, Texas shared medalist honors out of a field of 56 twosomes by carding 9-under-par 61s at Lake Valley Golf Club in Niwot.

All three teams thereby landed berths in the U.S. Four-Ball, set for May 19-23 at Jupiter Hills Club in Tequesta, Fla. (The qualifiers are pictured: back row from left, Jarmul and Engen, Hart and Marsico, and kneeling Klaus and Pumphrey.)

It will be the second national U.S. Four-Ball for Hart and Marsico, who advanced to the round of 32 in match play in the 2016 championship, as well as for Pumphrey. It’ll be the first for Engen and Jarmul, and for Klaus. In fact, it’ll be the first USGA national championship of any sort for Jarmul.

Hart, who won the Trans-Mississippi Four-Ball championship with John Elway at Cherry Hills Country Club in 2009, shot a 6-under 64 on his own ball on Thursday. He pitched in for eagle from 45 yards on the par-5 ninth and added six birdies. Overall, Hart and Marsico (left) as a team finished with an eagle and seven birdies.

“We’re thrilled with the score, and we both played solidly, but Tommy played phenomenal,” said Marsico, the 2008 CGA Amateur champion who will depart on Friday for the U.S. Mid-Amateur in Atlanta. “He hits it to 2 feet on No. 1 and misses it, and subsequently shoots 30 on his own ball on the front. He pitches in for eagle on 9 and comes back and makes a nice birdie on 10.”

Hart finished the round with an eagle, six birdies and two bogeys, while Marsico had two birdies and three bogeys.

“We play so good together all the time and have a lot of fun,” Hart said. “Neither one of us is much for quitting, so we’ve always got a good chance in these events.”

After making match play in the 2016 U.S. Four-Ball, Marsico and Hart were in a two-team playoff at the qualifier last year, but finished as the odd team out.

“There’s nothing better (than going back this time),” Marsico said. “Going to play a USGA championship with one of your best buddies at a great venue … It’s nice to have a good friend and a great player next to you.”

Like Hart and Marsico, Engen and Jarmul went bogey-free on Thursday, in their case with nine birdies. It was quite a performance for two players from Colorado Golf Club who were attempting to qualify for this event for the first time, and who hadn’t seen Lake Valley in 20 years (in the case of Jarmul) or ever (in the case of Engen).

“Nick came out of the gate firing,” said Jarmul, who grew up in nearby Boulder. “He had four birdies in a row on 2, 3, 4 and 5. Then I birdied four of nine. And we made a gnarly little par putt on 18 (from 5 feet) to go bogey-free. It was a good round. We both played solid.

“I thought we had a pretty good handle on the greens for as much undulation as they have. We did a pretty good job figuring out where the putts were going. Most of the putts, we were burning edges. But probably half our birdies were from inside of 5 feet.”

Engen has played in one USGA championship before — the now-defunct U.S. Amateur Public Links — and he knows how big a deal it is.

“It’s huge,” said the 31-year-old. “Anytime you qualify for a USGA event, that’s pretty special. They’re hard to do. That’s kind of the cream of the crop there.”

Klaus and Pumphrey, former University of Oklahoma teammates, posted an eagle, eight birdies and a bogey on Thursday, with Klaus rolling in a 30-foot putt on No. 9 for the eagle.

“We had one hot streak in the middle of the round (going 8 under in nine holes) that got us through a lot of it,” said Klaus, a former professional who regained his amateur status in 2015. “We didn’t finish like we’d like to, but we’d had done enough earlier that it worked out.”

It will be the first USGA championship for Klaus, who qualified for the 2008 U.S. Amateur but didn’t get to compete as he suffered a pre-tournament injury.

For Pumphrey, it will be his fifth USGA championship.

Five teams finished at 64 on Thursday and played off as the sun set for the two alternate spots. Earning the first alternate position were Ryan Burke of Longmont and Dylan Wonnacott of Fort Collins — two former teammates who won a state high school team title together at Silver Creek — who birdied the third extra hole.

The other teams to shoot 64 were Colorado State University golfers Jake Staiano and Colton Yates, Nick Burns of Denver and Chris Strouse of Greenwood Village, Jeff Chapman of Centennial and Michael Harrington of Colorado Springs, and Marcus Tait and Michael Tait of Littleton.
 

U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying
At Par-70 Lake Valley GC in Niwot
ADVANCE TO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Nick Engen, Denver/John Jarmul, Greenwood Village 29-32–61
Jonathan Marsico, Cherry Hills Village/Tom Hart, Denver 29-32–61
Ben Klaus, Oklahoma City/Riley Pumphrey, Austin, Texas 31-30–61

ALTERNATES (In Order)
Ryan Burke, Longmont/Dylan Wonnacott, Fort Collins 32-32–64
Jeff Chapman, Centennial/Michael Harrington, Colorado Springs 33-31–64

OTHERS WHO SHARED FOURTH PLACE
Jake Staiano, Cherry Hills Village/Colton Yates, Scottsdale, Ariz. 31-33–64
Nick Burns, Denver/Chris Strouse, Greenwood Village 34-30–64
Marcus Tait/Michael Tait, Littleton 34-30–64

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

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USGA Qualifying at CommonGround https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2016/08/26/usga-qualifying-at-commonground/ Fri, 26 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2016/08/26/usga-qualifying-at-commonground/ In May, the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship was held for just the second time, but already many competitors — and potential competitors — have taken a significant liking to the event.

That attraction is likely primarily twofold — it’s a two-person team event, which has proven a popular format; and so far it’s been scheduled at some great venues. It’s already been held at the Olympic Club (2015) and Winged Foot (2016), and upcoming are Pinehurst (2017), Jupiter Hills (2018), Chambers Bay (2019) and Philadelphia Cricket Club (2020).

Given the spring dates for the national championship, qualifying is currently taking place for the 2017 tournament, which will be held May 27-31 at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina.

In Colorado, qualifying for the event will occur Tuesday (Aug. 30) at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora. There, 60 two-man teams will compete for three berths in the national championship.

Four intact teams that have already competed in the U.S. Four-Ball will be in the field at CommonGround: Jonathan Marsico and Tom Hart (2016), Zach Fowlds and Ben Sherlund (2016), Bill Fowler and Robert Polk (2015), and Jeff Chapman and Andrew Tapia (2015). In addition, Alex Kephart (2015) and Alex Buecking (2016) are qualifiers who are competing with different teammates this time around (Kephart with Kurtis Lucas, and Buecking with Jon Lindstrom). In fact, Buecking went to the quarterfinals of the national championship in May while pairing up with Jason Enloe of Dallas.

Also competing at CommonGround will be Chris Korte and Nick Nosewicz, who each won major CGA championships in 2015 at CommonGround — Korte the CGA Amateur and Nosewicz the CGA Match Play.

For Tuesday’s pairings, CLICK HERE.
 

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U.S. Amateur Four-Ball https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2016/05/22/u-s-amateur-four-ball/ Sun, 22 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2016/05/22/u-s-amateur-four-ball/ Three teams with Colorado players finished in the top 32 Sunday in the stroke-play portion of the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship, and thus advanced to match play at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y.

Alex Buecking of Columbine Valley and Jason Enloe of Dallas — former SMU teammates — placed seventh out of 128 teams. Their 8-under-par 132 total (64-68) was six strokes behind medalists Brandon Matthews and Patrick Ross of Pennsylvania.

Others Coloradans making match play were Tom Hart of Jonathan Marsico of Denver (70-66-136, 22nd place) and Braden Baer of Westminster and Cole Nygren of Longmont (64-72–136, 22nd place).

The round-of-32 matches will take place on Monday.

Here are the stroke-play scores for all the teams with major Colorado ties who were in the field:

Advance to Match Play
7. Alex Buecking (Columbine Valley)/Jason Enloe (Dallas) 64-68–132
22. Braden Baer (Westminster)/Cole Nygren (Longmont) 64-72–136
22. Tom Hart (Denver)/Jonathan Marsico (Denver) 70-66–136

Failed to Qualify for Match Play
65. Former CSU golfer Jeff Fujimoto/Patrick Moore (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 72-69–141
89. Kyle Danford (Fort Collins) /David Johnson (Fort Collins) 73-70–143
118. Benjamin Sherlund (Denver)/Zach Fowlds (Lone Tree) 72-76–148

Meanwhile, at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball in Streamsong, Fla., the only Coloradan in the field, Tiffany Maurycy of Denver, who teamed up with Amy Ellertson of Charlottesville, Va., failed to advance to match play on Sunday.

With stroke-play scores of 74-80 for a 10-over-par 154 total, the two tied for 57th place. The top 32 teams made it to match play.
 

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Formidable Test at Hiwan https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2015/09/21/formidable-test-at-hiwan/ Mon, 21 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2015/09/21/formidable-test-at-hiwan/

Denver residents Jonathan Marsico, Tom Hart and Ben Sherlund are fortunate enough to have played at historic Winged Foot Golf Club, which only whet their appetite all the more to earn a return trip.

Kyle Danford, David Johnson and Zach Fowlds haven’t had the pleasure, but they’ve certainly heard and seen enough to eagerly await what’s in store in Mamaroneck, N.Y.

And if Winged Foot is good enough to have hosted five U.S. Opens, two U.S. Women’s Opens and two U.S. Amateurs, that’s a pretty good indication it isn’t just your run of the mill track.

All six of the Coloradans assured themselves of the treat of competing at Winged Foot thanks to their performances Monday at a U.S. Amateur Four-Ball qualifying tournament held at Hiwan Golf Club in Evergreen. The 2016 Four-Ball is set for May 21-25 at Winged Foot.

“It’s everything you’ve read about,” Marsico, the 2008 CGA Stroke Play champion, said of Winged Foot. “We had a great experience on the golf course. It’s a great club with great people.”

Indeed, Marsico and Hart were stroke-play medalists at Winged Foot in 2011 at the Anderson Memorial, a prominent amateur four-ball tournament the club hosts yearly. And the fact that the two lost in the first round of match play didn’t diminish the experience any.

Sherlund likewise has played Winged Food, and won’t soon forget it.

“It means a lot” to qualify to play there, he said. “I think Winged Foot is probably my favorite golf club in America. I’ve always wanted to play in a USGA event. I grew up in New Jersey (home of the USGA). I love that place (Winged Foot) with its history. It’s just an incredible golf club.”

Added Danford: “Winged Foot is one of the courses that shaped the game.”

On Monday — a day when no team finished better than 2 under par at formidable Hiwan — three Colorado twosomes qualified for the second U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship: Marsico and Hart; Danford and Johnson, both of Fort Collins; and teammates Fowlds of Lone Tree and Sherlund. (Those who advanced are pictured above, from left: Fowlds, Sherlund, Johnson, Danford, Marsico and Hart.)

The three twosomes shared medalist honors by shooting 2-under-par 68 at Hiwan, the home of the Colorado Open from 1964-91. To put the scores into perspective, the three teams which qualified in Colorado last year for the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball posted rounds of either 7 under par or 6 under at Colorado Golf Club, which has hosted the 2010 Senior PGA Championship and the 2013 Solheim Cup.

It will be the third USGA championship for Danford (two U.S. Amateurs) and Marsico (2009 U.S. Mid-Amateur and USGA Men’s State Team), the second for Hart (2012 U.S. Mid-Amateur) and the first for Johnson, Sherlund and Fowlds.

“It means everything” to qualify for a USGA championship, said the 45-year-old Johnson, like Danford a member at Fort Collins Country Club. “I’m getting up there in age. I got to thinking my first USGA event might be a senior thing.”

And while this won’t be the first rodeo for Hart and Marsico, they relish another opportunity to compete on a big stage.

“Going to represent Colorado is a big deal,” said Hart, who won the 2009 Trans-Mississippi Four-Ball with John Elway at Cherry Hills Country Club. “We were talking today about how good the history of Colorado golf is. Traveling with the Colorado guys is a lot of fun.”

Added Marsico (left): “Anytime you can qualify for a USGA event, especially the second annual USGA Four-Ball, it’s special.”

On Monday, when birdies weren’t very easy to come by, Danford and Johnson played their last seven holes in 4 under par after making a double bogey on No. 11.

“It didn’t look like people were going to be making a lot of birdies, and bogeys and doubles were in play pretty easily with where the pin placements were,” Danford reported.

As for Marsico and Hart, they birdied three of their last five holes and Hart got up and down for par from a precarious position over the green on their final hole.

“Tough pins and firms greens; you just couldn’t get the ball close,” Marsico said. “Not only couldn’t you hit it close, you had a lot of long lag putts and you had a whole lot of 4- and 5-footers for par. Even hitting good shots in there you couldn’t get it close. It was just a challenge.”

Meanwhile, Sherlund drained a 30-foot downhill birdie putt on his 17th hole for the third “2” on the team’s scorecard. Earlier in the day, he holed a 50-foot downhill birdie putt.

“We played two practice rounds,” noted Fowlds, a former Regis Jesuit High School golfer. “It helped a lot, but it’s one of those golf courses that you can play it a lot of times and still not know where to hit it.”

Sherlund is just happy to have the opportunity he has after what he went through this summer. Near the end of July, Sherlund was involved in a bad golf-cart accident which resulted in a fractured skull and an epidural hematoma. He was hospitalized for about five days and didn’t touch a club for a month.

“I’m fine now — very, very lucky to be alive and able to still walk and talk and play golf,” the 26-year-old from Colorado Golf Club reported. “I’m happy to be here.”

And going to Winged Foot for his first USGA championship is icing on the cake.

In all, 52 teams teed it up at Hiwan, where there was no shortage of wildlife (left).

And for the second time in a month, Boulder Country Club general manager Michael Larson finished as the first alternate in a USGA championship qualifier. It happened last month in U.S. Mid-Am qualifying at Valley Country Club, where he lost out in a playoff. And Monday, he and fellow Longmont resident Guy Mertz won a playoff to earn the first alternate spot after posting a 69 in regulation.

 

U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying
At Par-70 Hiwan GC in Evergreen

QUALIFIED FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Benjamin Sherlund, Denver, CO /Zach Fowlds, Lone Tree, CO 33-35–68
Tom Hart, Denver, CO /Jonathan Marsico, Denver, CO 34-34–68
Kyle Danford, Fort Collins, CO /David Johnson, Fort Collins, CO 35-33–68

ALTERNATES (in order)
Michael Larson, Longmont, CO /Guy Mertz, Longmont, CO 33-36–69
Chase Chaldekas, Lakewood, CO /Will Logsdon, Denver, CO 35-34–69

FAILED TO QUALIFY

Richard Bradsby, Denver, CO /Brian Dorfman, Denver, CO 35-34–69
Ken Cosper, Fort Collins, CO /Dean Siskowski, Johnstown, CO 36-34–70
Christopher Thayer, Denver, CO /Jadon Wiens, Denver, CO 34-36–70
Jeff Chapman, Centennial, CO /Andrew Tapia, Castle Rock, NM 37-33–70
Rocky Ariano, Denver, CO /Jason Coffin, Denver, CO 36-35–71
Seth Berliner, Kalamazoo, MI /Tom Krystyn, Denver, CO 33-38–71
Alex Kephart, Colo. Springs, CO /Nicholas Tarasiewicz, Colo. Springs, CO 36-35–71
Brad Dinkel, Lone Tree, CO /Arnold Hoy, Castle Rock, CO 34-37–71
Chris Holway, Portland, OR /Greg Kirkpatrick, Aurora, CO 35-36–71
Brandon Davison, Casper, WY /Jeff Tyrrell, Casper, WY 36-36–72
Steven Irwin, Arvada, CO /Jon Lindstrom, Broomfield, CO 35-37–72
Matt Call, Castle Rock, CO /Norton Rainey, Parker, CO 34-38–72
James Richardson, Centennial, CO /Matt Livingston, Littleton, CO 35-37–72
Brian McCloy, Castle Rock, CO /Nick Vanetten, Colorado Springs, CO 35-37–72
Mark Zbrzeznj, Edwards, CO /David Harris, Avon, CO 36-36–72
Ryan Barauskas, Olathe, KS /Michael Greene, Overland Park, KS 37-36–73
Trent Isgrig, Denver, CO /Christopher Ellis, Denver, CO 36-37–73
Chris Carlson, Highlands Ranch, CO /Michael Love, Castle Rock, AR 37-36–73
Ryan Burke, Longmont, CO /Dylan Wonnacott, Longmont, CO 37-36–73
Brad Delman, Eagle, CO /Kevin Denton, Vail, CO 35-38–73
Zack Neiditz, Snowmass Village, CO /Josh Whitney, Aspen, CO 37-36–73
Brad Rowe, Berthoud, CO /Kyle Moore, Lavista, NE 35-38–73
Brad Moody, Lewisville, TX /Chuck Moore, Overland Park, MO 36-37–73
Lamar Carlile, Denver, CO /Randy Ray, Littleton, CO 38-36–74
Ryan Aweida, Scottsdale, AZ /Erik Helton, Brighton, CO 37-37–74
Jarrod Deloach, Denver, CO /Brent Modak, Denver, CO 40-35–75
Tom Abell, Oregon, WI /Keith Humerickhouse, Eagle, CO 36-39–75
Pete Mangold, Denver, CO /Danny Riskam, Broomfield, CO 34-41–75
Kyle Koelbel, Centennial, CO /Kevin Koelbel, Centennial, CO 37-38–75
Tim Long, Fountain, CO /Frank Vigil, Colorado Springs, CO 38-37–75
Brodie Hullinger, Denver, SD /Tristan Sanders, Denver, CO 37-38–75
James Sisneros, Colorado Springs, CO /Greg Turner, Colorado Springs, CO 39-37–76
John Ingram, Evergreen, CO /Donnie Elliott, San Jose, CA 36-40–76
Jake Saliba, Colorado Springs, CO /Joe Saliba, Colorado Springs, CO 37-40–77
Andy Brooks, Denver, CO /Sam Solomon, Brighton, CO 38-39–77
Jeff Oneth, Greenwood Village, CO /Charlie Post, Castle Rock, CO 38-39–77
Jay Orris, Boulder, CO /Bryan Pieper, Louisville, CO 35-42–77
Trey Kidd, Honolulu, HI /Pierce Trumper, Fort Collins, CO 38-39–77
Tim Kratz, Denver, CO /Wesley Martin, Denver, CO 40-37–77
Mark Flisek, Denver, CO /Adam Nelson, Denver 40-38–78
Nick Burns, Denver, CO /Chris Strouse, Greenwood Village, CO 39-40–79
Robert Korosec, Golden, CO /John McLain, Golden, CO 38-41–79
Robert Beiersdorf, Castle Pines, CO /Richard Kelly, Golden, CO 37-43–80
Joel Michor, Aurora, CO /Jeremy Michor, Western Springs, IL 39-42–81
Colin Fatti, Denver, CO /Dan Costello, Denver, CO 40-44–84
Sean Keefe, Denver, CO /Ryan Keefe, Denver, CO WD
David Delich, Colorado Springs, CO /Bruce Hogg, Colorado Springs, CO WD

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Chapman Hits USGA Pay-Dirt Again https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2012/08/06/chapman-hits-usga-pay-dirt-again/ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2012/08/06/chapman-hits-usga-pay-dirt-again/ Jeff Chapman dressed head to toe with the idea of carrying forward the good mojo he generated two weeks ago.

The Denver resident qualified for the U.S. Amateur on July 23 — earning a spot in a USGA championship for the first time in the new millennium — so he figured it only made sense to go with a similar look for Monday’s U.S. Mid-Amateur Sectional Qualifying.

Chapman therefore sported the same colors for his shirt and shorts that he did two weeks earlier. And, for good measure, he wore an orange U.S. Amateur cap his girlfriend gave him after he qualified. Actually, it was one of nine such caps that she gave him.

Whether it was the wardrobe or simply more good golf, Chapman was able to add a second USGA championship to his 2012 schedule by earning a berth in the U.S. Mid-Amateur on Monday.

Chapman shot a 3-under-par 69 in Mid-Amateur qualifying at Buffalo Run Golf Course in Commerce City, sharing medalist honors with Tom Hart of Denver and Andrew Tapia of Raton, N.M. (The co-medalists are pictured, from left: Chapman, Hart and Tapia.) Also advancing to the national tournament were Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield and Brian Richmeier of Aurora, who carded 70s and prevailed in a six-man playoff for the final two berths.

The U.S. Mid-Amateur, which is limited to players 25 and older, will be contested Sept. 8-13 at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Ill.

“I’m pleased,” the 36-year-old Chapman said. “After having qualified for the Amateur two weeks, that’s been all that I could think about. I’m ready for it to get here, but I’m pleasantly surprised with how I played today.

“It’s a pretty special summer. In 1999 I qualified for the U.S. Publinks, played in Pacific Coast Amateur and got invited to play in the USGA State Team. That was a special summer, but 13 years later at 36 years old and still competing with young kids that play every day, that’s fun.”

Chapman, who works in sales, eagled the 532-yard second hole — his 11th — from 3 feet, and added three birdies on Monday. It was just his third round in the 60s this year, but two of them have come in USGA qualifiers; he had a 67 in the U.S. Amateur Sectional at Inverness.

“We had a sales conference and went to San Diego for New Year’s,” Chapman said. “I played Torrey Pines and La Costa, and after walking off Torrey Pines I said, ‘I’m going to rededicate myself to my game this summer. I’m going to work on my game and try to play and see if I can be competitive.’ And I’m almost there.”

Lindstrom will be competing in his fourth U.S. Mid-Am, and roughly his 14th USGA championship. He made it to the round of 16 at the 2008 U.S. Mid-Amateur.

“It’s awesome,” said the 44-year-old, the CGA’s Mid-Amateur Player of the Year in 2008. “I feel like I play in all of the other state events just as a warmup to try to qualify for these things (USGA championships).”

Meanwhile, the other four qualifiers will be making their national Mid-Am debuts. In fact, Hart, Tapia and Richmeier will be playing in their first USGA championship of any sort.

Monday’s qualifier, which originally featured a field of 80 golfers, saw its final two berths decided in a playoff. Lindstrom advanced with a 4-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole, a par-4. And Richmeier earned the final spot when his punch 7-iron rode the wind and finished 2 1/2 feet from the cup on the par-3 second playoff hole, and he drained the putt.

“I’ve been waiting for this moment for a very very long time,” said the 38-year-old Richmeier. “I’ve tried for a while. I’m super ecstatic. I knew that I had it in me and that eventually it would come through. Today it just worked out. This by far is my biggest accomplishment yet in golf, no doubt about it.”

Hart is a former University of Denver golfer whose family owns Cherry Creek Country Club, Plum Creek Golf Club and Deer Creek Golf Club. He teamed up with former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway to win the 2009 Trans-Mississippi Four-Ball, a tournament that draws a national field.

But this will be Hart’s first time competing at a USGA championship. In fact, he’d never before tried to qualify for any USGA events other than the U.S. Open.

“I just told myself to do it,” said Hart, who was 4 under par through six holes on Monday. “The past few years I got busy. I was playing good, but bailed on it. I just wanted to make sure I showed up today. That was the win for me — showing up.

“Playing in this will be awesome.”

Falling short in Monday’s playoff were Alex Kephart of Colorado Springs, Pete Mangold of Denver, Rob Clever of Firestone and Alex Buecking of Littleton, all of whom shot 70. Kephart and Mangold are the first and second alternates, respectively.

Buecking also was one of the odd men out in the U.S. Amateur qualifying playoff two weeks ago. As was the case then, he three-putted the first playoff hole to lose out.
 

U.S. Mid-Amateur Sectional Qualifying
At Par-72 Buffalo Run GC in Commerce City

ADVANCE TO U.S. MID-AMATEUR
Jeff Chapman, Denver, Colo., 33-36–69
Tom Hart, Denver, Colo., 33-36–69
Andrew Tapia, Raton, N.M., 35-34–69
Jon Lindstrom, Broomfield, Colo., 35-35–70
Brian Richmeier, Aurora, Colo., 33-37–70

ALTERNATES (In order)
Alex Kephart, Colorado Springs, Colo., 35-35–70
Pete Mangold, Denver, Colo., 36-34–70

FAILED TO QUALIFY
Rob Clever, Firestone, Colo., 35-35–70
Alex Buecking, Littleton, Colo., 35-35–70
Andrew Moore, Loveland, Colo., 35-36–71
Stephen Summers, Dallas, Texas, 36-35–71
Michael Harrington, Colorado Springs, Colo., 36-35–71
Wesley Martin, Denver, Colo., 34-38–72
Richard Bradsby, Denver, Colo., 35-37–72
Chad Hess, Colorado Springs, Colo., 38-35–73
Dean Clapp, Centennial, Colo., 36-37–73
Jonathan Marsico, Denver, Colo., 38-35–73
Gary Driber, Castle Pines, Colo., 35-38–73
Paul Mohr, Scottsbluff, Neb., 37-37–74
Thomas Roos, Englewood, Colo., 37-37–74
Clint Miller, Englewood, Colo., 38-37–75
Kristofer Anderson, Chandler, Ariz., 36-39–75
Robert Bedan, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 35-40–75
Justin Borzych, Castle Rock, Colo., 38-37–75
Billy Day, Pueblo West, Colo., 36-39–75
David Lysaught, Denver, Colo., 38-37–75
Michael Slutzky, Littleton, Colo., 39-36–75
Grant Javernick, Aurora, Colo., 37-38–75
Steve Sullivan, Castle Rock, Colo., 36-39–75
Dewey Burke, Denver, Colo., 35-40–75
Adam Thoutt, Westminster, Colo., 36-40–76
Danny Riskam, Broomfield, Colo., 38-38–76
Michael Love, Castle Rock, Colo., 37-39–76
Mark Zbrzeznj, Avon, Colo., 39-37–76
Daniel Honer, Denver, Colo., 39-37–76
E. Stephen Holstein Jr, Basalt, Colo., 39-37–76
Michael Glaesel, Arvada, Colo., 38-38–76
Danny Hahn, Denver, Colo., 39-37–76
Kent Moore, Littleton, Colo., 38-39–77
Henry Bissell, Littleton, Colo., 39-38–77
Davin Sjoberg, Crested Butte, Colo., 38-39–77
Jason Coffin, Denver, Colo., 38-39–77
Tristan Sanders, Denver, Colo., 40-37–77
John Luoma, Parker, Colo., 39-38–77
Andrew Rapp, Denver, Colo., 38-39–77
Reginald Kellum, Windsot, Colo., 38-39–77
Stephen Reister, Littleton, Colo., 39-38–77
Troy Duerr, Colorado Springs, Colo., 40-37–77
Ben Haselbauer, Minneapolis, Minn., 39-38–77
Bryan Doyea, Peyton, Colo., 41-36–77
Craig Kirscht, Thornton, Colo., 41-36–77
Shane Unfred, Windsor, Colo., 38-40–78
Chad Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 40-38–78
Colby Anderson, Rapid City, S.D., 42-36–78
Jason Eagan, Castle Rock, Colo., 41-38–79
Stephen Fernandes, Denver, Colo., 39-40–79
David Ramsden-Wood, Denver, Colo., 37-42–79
Benjamin Burke, Denver, Colo., 40-39–79
Chris Longfellow, Castle Rock, Colo., 39-41–80
Bill Parker, Aurora, Colo., 37-43–80
Arnold Hoy, Castle Rock, Colo., 42-38–80
Owen Ellis, Boulder, Colo., 40-41–81
Daniel Tripp, Bloomfield, N.J., 39-42–81
Jeff Weiss, Boulder, Colo., 39-42–81
Greg Bollefer, Centennial, Colo., 42-39–81
Andrew Rathbun, Westminster, Colo., 40-41–81
Russell Branzell, Fort Collins, Colo., 44-37–81
Steve Summers, Dallas, Texas, 39-43–82
James Hillary, Cherry Hills Village, Colo., 43-39–82
Wlad Colmenares, Aurora, Colo., 42-40–82
Rick Kelly, Golden, Colo., NS
Chris Melcher, Colorado Springs, Colo., NS
Tom Krystyn, Denver, Colo., NS
Mark Matthews, Colorado Springs, Colo., NC

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