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Defending
Champion Richardson
Takes
First-Round Lead
At
2004 USGA
Senior
Amateur
Los
Angeles, Calif. - Defending champion Kemp Richardson recorded
the only sub-par round of the day to take a one-stroke lead
during the weather-shortened first round of stroke play Saturday
at the 2004 USGA Senior Amateur, being conducted at the par-70,
6,491-yard Bel-Air Country Club.
Due
to a two-hour delay Saturday morning caused by heavy fog in
the area, 75 players were unable to complete their first round
when play was suspended at 6:28 p.m. PDT due to darkness.
The first round will resume at 7:30
a.m. Sunday.
Richardson,
58, of Laguna Niguel,
Calif.,
recorded four birdies and three bogeys en route to a 1-under-par
69. After getting off to a good start with a three-foot birdie
putt on the second hole, he made long birdie putts on the
fifth and seventh holes. After three bogeys on the back nine,
at the 10th, 14th and 15th holes, he made a five-footer for
birdie on the par-3 16th hole.
"I'm
driving pretty well and putting pretty well," said Richardson,
who also won the 2001 Senior Amateur. "It's always good anytime
you can come out and shoot 69."
The
back nine holes at Bel-Air proved treacherous for many players.
No one finished under par and just one, Billy
Clagett, 58, of Austin, Texas, finished at even par
on the back nine.
"It's
a good nine holes," Richardson
said. "If you hit it
well, you'll be fine."
Finishing
one shot back with even-par 70s were Fred
Cox, 63, of North
Palm Beach, Fla., and Mark
Bemowski, 58, of Mukwonago, Wis.
"This
is a wonderful shot-makers' course," said Bemowski, the 2002
USGA Senior Amateur runner-up. "But the greens are perplexing.
It's sometimes hard to tell whether you're uphill or downhill."
Clagett,
the stroke-play medalist at the 2002 Senior Amateur, finished
three shots back, as did Jerry
Cundari, 64, of Portland, Ore.
Also in the hunt after
matching 2-over-par 73s are 1998 and 2000 champion Bill Shean
Jr. of Hinsdale, Ill., and Ronald Vanelli, 56, of Edison,
N.J., who is playing in his first USGA Senior Amateur.
For
Shean, who is playing in his final USGA Senior Amateur before
retiring from the national golf scene, the round got off to
an interesting start. After hitting his tee shot on the par-5,
482-yard first hole far right, he hit a 7-wood into a bunker
short of the green. He then hit to within two feet and made
his birdie putt.
"I
was as nervous as a little bird on the first tee," Shean said.
"I hit it so far right I was almost in the 18 th fairway,
and I still made birdie. I thought, 'well, I stole one there.'
"
Other
notables to finish their first round included 2002 USGA Senior
Amateur champion Greg Reynolds, 57, of Grand Blanc, Mich.,
who is six shots back at 5-over-par 75; four-time USA Walker
Cupper Bob Lewis Jr., 60, of Pepper Pike, Ohio, (7-over-par
77); and 1972 U.S. Amateur champion Vinny Giles, 61, of Richmond,
Va., who finished at 8-over 78.
After
the conclusion of the first round, the second round of stroke
play will be played Sunday before the field is trimmed to
the low 64 scorers who will advance to match play. The championship
runs through Thursday's 18-hole final match.
The USGA Senior Amateur is one of 13 national championships
conducted annually by the United States Golf Association,
10 of which are strictly for amateurs.
Results
Los
Angeles, Calif.
- Scores following the
first round of stroke play at the USGA Senior Amateur Championship,
being played at the par-70, 6,491-yard Bel-Air Country Club.
(Note: 75 players have
yet to complete the first found.)
Kemp
Richardson, Laguna
Niguel, Calif., 33-36--69
Fred
Cox, North
Palm Beach, Fla., 34-36--70
Mark
Bemowski, Mukwonago, Wis., 34-36--70
Billy
Clagett, Austin, Texas, 38-34--72
Jerry
Cundari, Portland, Ore., 37-35--72
Bill
Shean
Jr, Hinsdale, Ill., 34-39--73
Ronald
Vannelli, Edison, N.J., 38-35--73
David
Boesel, Winter
Park, Fla., 39-35--74
Ernie
Newton, High
Point, N.C., 37-37--74
Gary
Koprivica, Missoula, Mont., 34-40--74
R
Scott Carnes, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, 36-38--74
Bob
Hullender, San
Antonio, Texas, 36-39--75
Gary
Hardin, Fort
Worth, Texas, 37-38--75
Greg
Reynolds, Grand Blanc, Mich., 36-39--75
John
Seehausen, Palatine, Ill., 40-35--75
Michael
Walters, Tampa, Fla., 37-39--76
Rick
Weihe, Bellingham, Wash., 37-39--76
Ted
Lyford, Redlands, Calif., 39-37--76
Ted
Smith, Wilkinson, Ind., 37-39--76
Van
Salmans, Chicago, Ill., 35-41--76
Dick
Van
Leuvan, Roswell, Ga., 42-35--77
Jerry
Kidney, Littleton, Colo., 41-36--77
Joe
Malay, Boise, Idaho, 42-35--77
Mike
Hale, Pine
Bluff, Ark., 40-37--77
Mike
Pharr, Hernando, Miss., 41-36--77
Rick
Bauch, Delafield, Wis., 36-41--77
Robert
Lewis
Jr, Pepper
Pike, Ohio, 39-38--77
Roy
Holloway, Monroe, La., 39-38--77
Stephen
Yavorsky, Capistrano
Beach, Calif., 41-36--77
Tim
Thompson, Memphis, Tenn., 38-39--77
Tom
Grady, Marshall, Va., 38-39--77
Wayne
Harris, Missouri
City, Texas, 40-37--77
Bob
Blomberg, Alameda, Calif., 40-38--78
Dave
Houghton, Orleans, Mass., 37-41--78
Gregory
Scurlock, Augusta, Ga., 35-43--78
Jamie
Gough, Fairfax, Va., 40-38--78
Norman
Swenson, Charlotte, N.C., 38-40--78
Vinny
Giles, Richmond, Va., 38-40--78
Bill
Ploeger, Columbus, Ga., 41-38--79
David
Brookreson, Huntingdon
Valley, Pa., 41-38--79
David
Lind, Burr
Ridge, Ill., 39-40--79
Dick
Iverson, Lake
Oswego, Ore., 40-39--79
Edward
Craig, Orlando, Fla., 36-43--79
Fred
Lukasik, Rock
Island, Ill., 40-39--79
Gary
Daniels, Center
Valley, Pa., 37-42--79
Henry
Hodde, Santa
Fe, N.M., 37-42--79
Jamie
Kirkebo, Tacoma, Wash., 40-39--79
Jim
Taggard, Blaine, Wash., 38-41--79
Joseph
Cristillo, Crystal
River, Fla., 41-38--79
Joseph
Schmidt, Mchenry, Ill., 41-38--79
Robert
Mielcarz, Concord, N.H., 43-36--79
Thomas
Olson, Omaha, Neb., 38-41--79
Alex
Tarumianz, Lookout
Mountain, Tenn., 40-40--80
Jim
Arnold, Tulsa, Okla., 42-38--80
John
Cearnal, Fort
Worth, Texas, 43-37--80
Arnold
Edwards, Charlotte, N.C., 44-37--81
Curtis
Madson, Mount
Dora, Fla., 36-45--81
Edward
Pascoe, Birmingham, Ala., 42-39--81
Frank
Reaume, Pinckney, Mich., 39-42--81
Greg
Shaw, Little
Rock, Ark., 39-42--81
John
Betonte, Cleveland, Ohio, 40-41--81
John
H
Pickerel, Cashiers, N.C., 40-41--81
Keith
Paterson, Rockford, Mich., 37-44--81
Larry
Walsh, Buda, Texas, 41-40--81
Skip
Juris, Dublin, Ohio, 40-41--81
William
Dober, Fairfield, Conn., 39-42--81
Jim
Lipe, Shreveport, La., 42-40--82
Jerry
Greer, Tulsa, Okla., 43-40--83
John
Hendricks, Mountain
Lakes, N.J., 42-41--83
Ron
Brewer, Leawood, Kan., 39-44--83
Dave
Bates, Newburgh, Ind., 40-44--84
Robert
Carver, Fullerton, Calif., 39-45--84
Tom
Perry, Indianapolis, Ind., 41-43--84
Kerry
Lewis, Pittsburgh, Pa., 40-45--85
Roger
Null, Wentzville, Mo., 41-44--85
Warren
Shafer, San
Diego, Calif., 40-45--85
Pete
Mc
Dade, San
Diego, Calif., 44-42--86
Terry
Chercourt, Jacksonville, Fla., 43-43--86
Daniel
Gregg, Ann
Arbor, Mich., 44-44--88
Douglas
Baker,
Incline Village,
Nev.,
43-46--89
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