Foley solo fourth after opening 66 in weather-delayed US Mid-Amateur
Hugh Foley. Picture: Niall O’Shea
Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley is just two shots off the lead after finishing with four birdies in his last five holes with a four-under 66 in the US Mid-Amateur Championship in Wisconsin.
The reigning North and South of Ireland champion (25) turned in level par at Blue Mound Golf & Country Club as he mixed three birdies with a bogey and a double bogey.
He was still level par with five holes to go but birdied the 14th, 15th, 16th and 18th to card a four-under 66 that left him solo fourth, just two shots behind defending champion Stewart Hagestad as he bids for a win that traditionally comes with an invitation to the Masters.
A three-time USA Walker Cup competitor, Hagestad carded a six-under-par 64 at Blue Mound for a one-shot lead over two players who shot 65: Melnyk posted a bogey-free, six-under 65 at 7,309-yard, par-71 Erin Hills, and 2022 Arizona State graduate James Leow had a 65 at 6,766-yard, par-70 Blue Mound.
Competitors play one round at each venue before the field is trimmed to the low 64 scorers for match play, which was scheduled to begin on Monday. before the courses were declared unplayable conditions after heavy rain.
Play is slated to resume on Monday though a storm was expected to dump between a half-inch and 2 inches of rain on the courses over the next 24 to 48 hours.
Malone’s Matthew McClean was tied 72nd after a two-over 72 at Erin Hills, where Brooks Koepka won the 2017 US Open.
Hagestad, 31, of Newport Beach, Calif., who is bidding to become just the third player in championship history to win three or more titles, posted a seven-birdie, one-bogey effort at Blue Mound.
Water pools up on the practice range next to the clubhouse before the second round of stroke play at the 2022 U.S. Mid-Amateur at Blue Mound Golf & Country Club in Wauwatosa, Wis. on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. (Steven Gibbons/USGA)
It’s the second time Hagestad has posted a 64 in a USGA championship, the first coming in the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur on Capital City Club’s Crabapple Course in Atlanta, Ga. Jim Wilson owns the championship record of 63, shot in 2000 on the Lower Course at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va.
“I thought about [the record] on 18 after I hit the [par-5] green in two,” said Hagestad, who starts a new job with Chicago-based BDT Capital Partners on Oct. 3. “But I did a nice job of staying in the present.”
Leow, 25, of Singapore, is not a typical mid-amateur competitor. Four months ago, he was completing his college eligibility for the Sun Devils. Because Singapore requires all males to serve in the military upon reaching their 18th birthday, Leow spent nearly two years as a platoon sergeant By the time he entered ASU as a freshman, he was 21, the age of many seniors. A torn labrum also curtailed his junior year.
Back to full health, Leow has enjoyed a solid summer, playing on the victorious International Team at the Palmer Cup in Switzerland in early July, then winning the Pacific Coast Amateur a few weeks later at Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Ore.
What’s Next
Round 2 of stroke play is scheduled for Sunday. Once stroke play is completed, the field will be trimmed to the low 64 scorers for match play, which is scheduled to begin on Monday at Erin Hills. Any playoff required for the final spots would take place at Erin Hills, starting Monday morning on No. 10, if the weather cooperates.
2022 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, 7,309-yard, par-71 Erin Hills, in Erin, Wis., and 6,766-yard, par-70 Blue Mound Golf & Country Club, in Wauwatosa, Wis.
Round 1
EH – Erin Hills, BM – Blue Mound Golf & Country Club
Stewart Hagestad, Newport Beach, Calif. 32-32--64 BM
Dalton Melnyk, Atlanta, Ga. 31-34--65 EH
James Leow, Singapore 32-33--65 BM
Hugh Foley, Republic of Ireland 35-31--66 BM
Ben Cooley, Phoenixville, Pa. 34-33--67 BM
Davis Womble, Winston-Salem, N.C. 33-34--67 BM
Joseph Deraney, Tupelo, Miss. 33-34--67 BM
Matthew Naumec, Wilbraham, Mass. 33-34--67 BM
Sam Foust, Edina, Minn. 35-32--67 BM
Sam Jones, New Zealand 34-33--67 BM
Torey Edwards, Long Beach, Calif. 33-34--67 BM
Bradford Tilley, Easton, Conn. 32-36--68 BM
Harry Bolton, Australia 34-34--68 EH
Jake Shuman, Boston, Mass. 34-34--68 EH
John Barone, Dunmore, Pa. 34-34--68 BM
John Humphries, Woodworth, La. 32-36--68 BM
Preston Dembowiak, Kernersville, N.C. 33-35--68 BM
Thad Hudgens, Longwood, Fla. 32-36--68 EH
Andrew Paysse, Temple, Texas 36-33--69 EH
Austin Spicer, Portland, Ore. 35-34--69 BM
Christopher Wheeler, Addison, Texas 35-34--69 EH
Connor Lyon, Canada 35-34--69 BM
Evan Beck, Virginia Beach, Va. 34-35--69 BM
Jimmy Ellis, Venetia, Pa. 35-34--69 BM
Joe Panzeri, Boise, Idaho 34-35--69 BM
Mark Costanza, Morristown, N.J. 35-34--69 EH
Michael McCoy, Des Moines, Iowa 34-35--69 EH
Nicholas Maccario, Haverhill, Mass. 37-32--69 BM
Rhett Pooley, Babson Park, Fla. 31-38--69 EH
Ryan Gutowski, Akron, Ohio 37-32--69 EH
Stephen Hale, Bakersfield, Calif. 34-35--69 BM
Andrew Bailey, Cleveland, Ohio 35-35--70 EH
Bryce Hanstad, Edina, Minn. 33-37--70 BM
Chad Wilfong, Charlotte, N.C. 36-34--70 EH
Jack Schultz, Milwaukee, Wis. 35-35--70 BM
Joey Jordan, Richmond, Va. 32-38--70 BM
John Spellerberg, Bennington, Neb. 34-36--70 EH
Matthew Cowgill, Weston, Mass. 33-37--70 BM
Stephen Behr Jr., Atlanta, Ga. 35-35--70 EH
Bill Williamson, Cincinnati, Ohio 34-37--71 BM
Broc Haymon, League City, Texas 35-36--71 BM
Chadd Slutzky, Deer Park, Ill. 36-35--71 EH
Christian Raynor, Kennesaw, Ga. 36-35--71 BM
Colby Harwell, San Antonio, Texas 34-37--71 BM
Ian Davis, Edmond, Okla. 37-34--71 EH
Jason Longo, Fairfield, Conn. 35-36--71 BM
Jason Schultz, Allen, Texas 38-33--71 BM
Jason Steiner, Fort Mill, S.C. 37-34--71 EH
Jeff Hamm, Walnut Creek, Calif. 34-37--71 EH
Jeffrey Boyan, Westfield, N.C. 34-37--71 BM
John Quigley, Sterling Heights, Mich. 35-36--71 BM
Kyle Downey, Fairport, N.Y. 36-35--71 BM
Landon Banks, Tualatin, Ore. 36-35--71 BM
Mitchell Ford, Little Rock, Ark. 35-36--71 BM
Nate McCoy, Ankeny, Iowa 38-33--71 BM
Nathan Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa. 35-36--71 BM
Ryan Plitz, Phoenix, Ariz. 35-36--71 EH
Sam Jackson, West Columbia, S.C. 35-36--71 EH
Trent Leon, Fort Worth, Texas 36-35--71 BM
Tyler Hitchner, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 36-35--71 BM
Yaroslav Merkulov, Rochester, N.Y. 37-34--71 EH
Andrew Sajevic, Omaha, Neb. 35-37--72 BM
Brad Nurski, St. Joseph, Mo. 36-36--72 EH
Cameron Crawford, Cedar Hills, Utah 37-35--72 EH
Chip Brooke, Altamonte Springs, Fla. 36-36--72 BM
Chris Dukeminier, Portland, Ore. 34-38--72 EH
Craig McCoy, McKinney, Texas 33-39--72 BM
David Combs, West Des Moines, Iowa 37-35--72 EH
David Keenan, Catlin, Ill. 34-38--72 EH
Dillon Humphrey, Lynn Haven, Fla. 36-36--72 BM
Garett Wagner, Brentwood, Calif. 34-38--72 EH
Gregor Orlando, Haverford, Pa. 35-37--72 EH
Jack Minnick, Lincoln, Neb. 37-35--72 BM
Jared Mactas, Woodcliff Lake, N.J. 34-38--72 BM
Lance Goodson, Birmingham, Ala. 36-36--72 BM
Matthew Lowe, Farmingdale, N.Y. 37-35--72 BM
Matthew McClean, Republic of Ireland 33-39--72 BM
Michael Becker, Clayton, Mo. 35-37--72 EH
Scott Lamb, Chicago, Ill. 37-35--72 EH
Scott Turner, Stuart, Fla. 34-38--72 BM
Taylor Durham, Canada 35-37--72 EH
Taylor Wallner, Oklahoma City, Okla. 36-36--72 BM
Bobby Massa, Dallas, Texas 35-38--73 BM
Brett Boner, Charlotte, N.C. 34-39--73 EH
Casey Schrader, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 37-36--73 EH
Freddie Janneck, Fort Worth, Texas 36-37--73 EH
Hayes Brown, Charlotte, N.C. 36-37--73 EH
Jack Dukeminier, Beaverton, Ore. 33-40--73 EH
Jeronimo Esteve, Puerto Rico 38-35--73 EH
Joel Alexander, Florence, Ala. 36-37--73 BM
Josh Persons, Fargo, N.D. 35-38--73 BM
Mark Daniel, Cincinnati, Ohio 36-37--73 BM
Maxwell Scodro, Lake Forest, Ill. 37-36--73 BM
Michael Anderson, Northville, Mich. 37-36--73 EH
Michael Castleforte, Hinsdale, Ill. 38-35--73 BM
Mike O'Donnell, Chico, Calif. 34-39--73 BM
Nelson Dickson, Simpsonville, S.C. 37-36--73 BM
Osborn Theam, Jacksonville, Fla. 37-36--73 EH
Pat Wilson, Andover, N.J. 38-35--73 BM
Robert Mitchell, Salt Lake City, Utah 38-35--73 EH
Ryan Eibner, San Diego, Calif. 36-37--73 BM
Scotland Schmidt, San Diego, Calif. 37-36--73 BM
Thomas DeMarco, Canada 35-38--73 BM
Alex Turner, Louisville, Ky. 37-37--74 BM
Andrew Jankowski, El Segundo, Calif. 36-38--74 BM
Austin Gutgsell, Mandeville, La. 38-36--74 BM
Benjamin Day, Cheshire, Conn. 35-39--74 EH
Blake Barribeau, Brighton, Mich. 38-36--74 BM
Brandon Cloete, South Africa 37-37--74 EH
Brian Atkinson, Wilmette, Ill. 36-38--74 BM
Brian Prouty, Tucson, Ariz. 36-38--74 BM
Casey Carnes, San Antonio, Texas 39-35--74 EH
Charles Castellano, Miami, Fla. 34-40--74 BM
Chase Blaich, Defuniak Springs, Fla. 36-38--74 EH
Christian Sease, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 39-35--74 EH
Cody Paladino, West Hartford, Conn. 37-37--74 EH
Creighton Honeck, Bee Cave, Texas 36-38--74 EH
Daniel Wittlinger, Truckee, Calif. 34-40--74 BM
Diego Munoz de Cote Artigas, Mexico 36-38--74 BM
Drew Evans, Dallas, Texas 36-38--74 EH
Evan Cocke, Hunt Valley, Md. 39-35--74 BM
James Milam, Bethesda, Md. 37-37--74 EH
Jeff Frazier, Mechanicsburg, Pa. 37-37--74 BM
John Wright, Oswego, Ill. 34-40--74 BM
Joseph Gullion, The Woodlands, Texas 37-37--74 BM
Kenny Cook, Noblesville, Ind. 38-36--74 EH
Marshall Tinsley, Forest, Va. 35-39--74 EH
Matt Nicholas, Lake Charles, La. 37-37--74 BM
Matt Parziale, Brockton, Mass. 39-35--74 EH
Matthew Kilgo, Charlotte, N.C. 38-36--74 EH
Matthew Murphy, Winnetka, Ill. 36-38--74 BM
Matthew Rison, Edmond, Okla. 36-38--74 BM
Michael Canfield, Coralville, Iowa 38-36--74 EH
Michael Cress, Columbus, Ohio 37-37--74 BM
Nathan Bertsch, Bradenton, Fla. 37-37--74 BM
Nick Ellis, Palm Desert, Calif. 35-39--74 BM
Philip Reale, Hurricane, W.Va. 38-36--74 BM
PJ Acierno, Flourtown, Pa. 37-37--74 BM
Ryan Greer, Knoxville, Tenn. 37-37--74 BM
Shaun Helmle, Seabrook, Texas 36-38--74 EH
Toby Ragland, Jacksonville, Fla. 38-36--74 EH
Tom Carlson, Sioux Falls, S.D. 38-36--74 EH
Travis Woolf, Fort Worth, Texas 38-36--74 EH
Weston Bell, Piedmont, S.C. 34-40--74 BM
Zack Miller, Towson, Md. 37-37--74 BM
Andrew Romano, Buffalo, N.Y. 36-39--75 EH
Andrew Slattery, Minot, Maine 34-41--75 EH
Chris Kamin, Phoenix, Ariz. 36-39--75 BM
Chris Thayer, Golden, Colo. 37-38--75 EH
Christopher Anderson, Maitland, Fla. 37-38--75 EH
Daniel Connolly, San Francisco, Calif. 37-38--75 EH
Derek Dalziel, Canada 37-38--75 BM
Derrek Klimek, Ada, Mich. 38-37--75 BM
Harvin Groft, Berwick, Maine 35-40--75 BM
Herving Sanchez, Austin, Texas 38-37--75 BM
Jeremy Gearhart, Atascadero, Calif. 35-40--75 BM
John Reid, Orem, Utah 36-39--75 EH
John Sawin, Pebble Beach, Calif. 35-40--75 EH
Jon Weiss Jr., Florence, S.C. 36-39--75 EH
Joseph Kinney, Leawood, Kan. 39-36--75 EH
Josh Dupont, Chicago, Ill. 37-38--75 EH
Kevin Fitzgerald, Riverside, Calif. 40-35--75 BM
Matt Cooper, Memphis, Tenn. 38-37--75 BM
Max Tylke, Rosemount, Minn. 35-40--75 EH
Nathan Colson, Mequon, Wis. 40-35--75 EH
Omar Tejeira, Panama 37-38--75 BM
Ryan Coughlin, Rye, N.Y. 35-40--75 EH
Sam Marley, Centennial, Colo. 36-39--75 EH
Sammy Schmitz, Farmington, Minn. 38-37--75 BM
Sandy Vaughan, Seattle, Wash. 38-37--75 BM
Scott Harvey, Greensboro, N.C. 42-33--75 EH
Taylor Thompson, Louisville, Ky. 35-40--75 BM
Thomas McCarthy, New York, N.Y. 37-38--75 EH
Thomas Provost-Blais, Canada 38-37--75 BM
Timothy Gregg, Bethesda, Md. 36-39--75 BM
Chester Vandenberg, Martin, Mich. 39-37--76 EH
Christophe de Grancey, France 37-39--76 BM
Chuck Spears, Alexandria, La. 36-40--76 EH
Cole Isban, Charlotte, N.C. 38-38--76 EH
Cullen Brasfield, La Quinta, Calif. 38-38--76 BM
David Easley, Lincoln, Neb. 35-41--76 BM
Derek Barribeau, Royal Oak, Mich. 38-38--76 EH
Derek Rende, Chattanooga, Tenn. 35-41--76 BM
Jason Bataille, Bridgewater, N.J. 38-38--76 EH
Jeffrey Osberg, Bryn Mawr, Pa. 37-39--76 EH
Miguel Ordonez, Panama 39-37--76 EH
Nick Sharp, Denver, Colo. 36-40--76 BM
Raymond Floyd, Tunbridge, Vt. 38-38--76 EH
Scott Shingler, Haymarket, Va. 38-38--76 EH
Shaun Payne, Albuquerque, N.M. 39-37--76 EH
Toby Zeringue, Katy, Texas 35-41--76 BM
Alex Ellis, Austin, Texas 38-39--77 EH
Brad Knight, Sarasota, Fla. 38-39--77 EH
Brandon Cissom, Cleveland, Tenn. 37-40--77 EH
David Lebowitz, Santa Monica, Calif. 39-38--77 EH
Doug Clapp, Manomet, Mass. 37-40--77 EH
Esan Geroux, Novato, Calif. 39-38--77 EH
Gerod Black, Edmond, Okla. 39-38--77 EH
Harrison Vance, Blythewood, S.C. 40-37--77 BM
Jeff Lindo, Swansea, Mass. 40-37--77 EH
Jimmy Castles, Cupertino, Calif. 38-39--77 EH
John Ramsey, Glenview, Ill. 39-38--77 EH
Kevin Grady, Catonsville, Md. 40-37--77 BM
Kory Bowman, Springfield, Mo. 41-36--77 EH
Mark Scheibach, Bermuda Dunes, Calif. 39-38--77 BM
Nick Nosewicz, Aurora, Colo. 39-38--77 BM
Nicolas Donaldson, Argentina 36-41--77 EH
Rosario Falzone, Nashville, Tenn. 35-42--77 EH
Tom Glissmeyer, Denver, Colo. 38-39--77 BM
Tony Soerries, Montgomery, Texas 37-40--77 EH
Vince Kwon, Marlton, N.J. 38-39--77 EH
Alejandro Villavicencio, Guatemala 37-41--78 EH
Brett McIntosh, Canada 40-38--78 EH
Connor Campbell, Orange, Calif. 40-38--78 BM
Kevin O'Brien, Philadelphia, Pa. 40-38--78 EH
Olof Bengtsson, Sweden 39-39--78 BM
Ray Richards, Lake Oswego, Ore. 39-39--78 EH
Robert Newbold, Plymouth, Minn. 41-37--78 BM
Ryan Gabel, Beacon, N.Y. 37-41--78 BM
Ryan Sullivan, Arnold, Mo. 41-37--78 EH
Ryan Zikeli, Hartland, Wis. 39-39--78 EH
Thomas Birdsey, Jupiter, Fla. 37-41--78 BM
Todd Eaker, Lawrenceville, Ga. 42-36--78 BM
Wade Boteler, Burlington, N.C. 44-34--78 EH
Adam Baxter, Anchorage, Alaska 39-40--79 BM
Austin Schmidt, Tulsa, Okla. 39-40--79 EH
Ben Fuqua, Lexington, Ky. 43-36--79 EH
Devon Horne, Hendersonville, N.C. 40-39--79 EH
Franco Castro, Atlanta, Ga. 36-43--79 EH
Graham Nichols, Jacksonville, Fla. 38-41--79 BM
Jack Smith, Knoxville, Tenn. 43-36--79 BM
Jeffrey Butler, El Dorado Hills, Calif. 39-40--79 BM
Mark Acosta, Escondido, Calif. 37-42--79 EH
Matt Buse, Glenview, Ill. 42-37--79 BM
Michael Riechmann, Houston, Texas 39-40--79 EH
Patrick Jorgensen, Marina, Calif. 42-37--79 EH
Sam Van Galder, Janesville, Wis. 40-39--79 BM
Sam Weiss, New York, N.Y. 42-37--79 BM
Cesar Abis, Mexico 40-40--80 EH
Chris Smith, New Albany, Ind. 35-45--80 EH
Christian Quint, Loomis, Calif. 40-40--80 BM
Michael Barbosa, Vero Beach, Fla. 40-40--80 BM
Michael Eads, Long Beach, Calif. 38-42--80 BM
Michael Morrow, Oxford, Miss. 38-42--80 EH
Ty Zebrowski, Verona, N.J. 38-42--80 EH
Alexander Kim, Conshohocken, Pa. 41-40--81 BM
Chris Cassetta, High Point, N.C. 41-40--81 EH
David Gibson, Lexington, S.C. 40-41--81 EH
Geoffrey Cooper, Erdenheim, Pa. 42-39--81 BM
Jack Garswood, Canada 43-38--81 BM
James Salter, Auburn, Ala. 40-41--81 EH
KC Matkaitis, Oak Lawn, Ill. 37-44--81 EH
Tim Dillon, Charlotte, N.C. 39-42--81 EH
William Aycock, The Woodlands, Texas 40-41--81 EH
Kurt Watkins, Phoenix, Ariz. 41-41--82 EH
Sean Marks, Charlotte, N.C. 43-40--83 EH
Brady Eckard, Raleigh, N.C. 41-43--84 EH
Seth Jainchill, Wethersfield, Conn. 39-45--84 EH
Joseph Latowski, Port St. Lucie, Fla. 41-44--85 BM
Seiji Liu, Beverly Hills, Calif. 44-42--86 EH
Lukas Michel, Australia 44-43--87 EH
Max Rosenthal, Columbus, Ohio 47-40--87 EH
Tim Novic, Pittsburgh, Pa. 44-43--87 EH
Jesse Rhymes, Copperas Cove, Texas 45-44--89 EH
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