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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 to take a one-stroke lead after the
first round of stroke play at the 2004 USGA Senior Amateur
Championship, being conducted at the par-70, 6,491-yard Bel-Air
Country Club.
A
total of 75 players finished their first round Sunday morning
after play was suspended at 6:28
p.m. Saturday due to
darkness.
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., Mark Bemowski, 58, of Mukwonago, Wis.,
and Kent Christopher, 58, of Farmington, Utah.
"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."
Johnny
Stevens, 62, of Wichita, Kan., and Steven Hakes, 55,
of San Diego,
Calif.,
both of whom finished their second rounds Sunday morning,
each recorded 1-over-par 71s.
Clagett, the stroke-play medalist
at the 2002 Senior Amateur, finished three shots back, as
did Jerry Cundari, 64, of Portland, Ore., and Chip Stewart,
57, of Dallas, Texas. Also in the hunt after 2-over-par 73s
are 1998 and 2000 champion Bill Shean Jr. of Hinsdale, Ill.,
Ronald Vanelli, 56, of Edison, N.J., and Jack Vardaman,
64, of Washington, D.C.
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 18th fairway, and
I still made birdie. I thought, 'well, I stole one there.'
"
Other
notables included two-time USA Walker Cupper Marty West, 56,
of Rockville, Md., who is five shots back at 4-over-par 74;
2002 USGA Senior Amateur champion Greg Reynolds, 57, of Grand
Blanc, Mich., (5-over-par 75); four-time USA Walker Cupper
Bob Lewis Jr., 60, of Pepper Pike, Ohio, (7-over-par 77);
1972 U.S. Amateur champion Vinny Giles, 61, of Richmond, Va.,
who finished at 8-over 78, and 1999 Senior Amateur winner
Bill Ploeger, 64, of Columbus, Ga. (9-over 79).
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
conclusion of the first round of stroke play Sunday at the
USGA Senior Amateur Championship, being played at the par-70,
6,491-yard Bel-Air Country Club.
Kemp
Richardson, Laguna
Niguel, Calif., 33-36--69
Fred
Cox, North
Palm Beach, Fla., 34-36--70
Kent
Christopher, Farmington, Utah, 34-36--70
Mark
Bemowski, Mukwonago, Wis., 34-36--70
Johnny
Stevens, Wichita, Kan., 35-36--71
Steven
Hakes, San
Diego, Calif., 33-38--71
Billy
Clagett, Austin, Texas, 38-34--72
Chip
Stewart,
Dallas,
Texas,
36-36--72
Jerry
Cundari, Portland, Ore., 37-35--72
Bill
Shean
Jr, Hinsdale, Ill., 34-39--73
Jack
Vardaman, Washington, D.C., 35-38--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
Jim
Dines, Albuquerque, N.M., 37-37--74
Martin
West, Rockville, Md., 37-37--74
O
D Gardner,
Yorktown,
Va.,
37-37--74
R
Scott Carnes, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, 36-38--74
Sam
Williams, Salt
Lake City, Utah, 38-36--74
Bob
Hullender, San
Antonio, Texas, 36-39--75
Edward
Fletcher, Mashpee, Mass., 38-37--75
Gary
Hardin, Fort
Worth, Texas, 37-38--75
Gene
Ryzewicz, Westport, Conn., 37-38--75
Greg
Reynolds, Grand Blanc, Mich., 36-39--75
Jim
Mc
Murtrey, Fair
Oaks, Calif., 39-36--75
John
Baldwin, Palm
Beach, Fla., 37-38--75
John
Seehausen, Palatine, Ill., 40-35--75
Steve
Bogan, Placentia, Calif., 37-38--75
Bob
Heaton, Oakley, Calif., 37-39--76
Brian
Sachs, Gainesville, Fla., 37-39--76
Michael
Rose, Huntingdon
Valley, Pa., 37-39--76
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
Cannon
Randall,
Mesa,
Ariz.,
38-39--77
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
Leaf, Excelsior, Minn., 37-40--77
Robert
Lewis
Jr, Pepper
Pike, Ohio, 39-38--77
Ronnie
Tumlin, Saint
Augustine, Fla., 38-39--77
Roy
Holloway, Monroe, La., 39-38--77
Roy
Vomastek, Cadillac, Mich., 38-39--77
Spencer
Sappington, Alpharetta, Ga., 39-38--77
Stephen
Yavorsky, Capistrano
Beach, Calif., 41-36--77
Steven
Hoffman, Savannah, Ga., 37-40--77
Tim
Thompson, Memphis, Tenn., 38-39--77
Tom
Grady, Marshall, Va., 38-39--77
Tony
Lehman, Santa
Barbara, Calif., 40-37--77
Wayne
Harris, Missouri
City, Texas, 40-37--77
Woody
Thames, Dallas, Texas, 37-40--77
Bob
Blomberg, Alameda, Calif., 40-38--78
Carey
Schulten, Dallas, Texas, 38-40--78
Charlie
Post, Denver, Colo., 39-39--78
Dave
Houghton, Orleans, Mass., 37-41--78
David
Carrera, Latrobe, Pa., 37-41--78
Gregory
Scurlock, Augusta, Ga., 35-43--78
Jamie
Gough, Fairfax, Va., 40-38--78
Jim
Ruschioni, Leominster, Mass., 38-40--78
Joseph
Keller, Osterville, Mass., 42-36--78
Karl
Stewart
Sr, Chino
Hills, Calif., 37-41--78
Merton
Goode, San
Francisco, Calif., 38-40--78
Norman
Swenson, Charlotte, N.C., 38-40--78
Roy
Smethurst, England, 40-38--78
Thomas
Danluck, Miami, Fla., 37-41--78
Vinny
Giles, Richmond, Va., 38-40--78
Alan
Foster, Manlius, N.Y., 39-40--79
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
James
Smith, Orchard
Park, N.Y., 38-41--79
Jamie
Kirkebo, Tacoma, Wash., 40-39--79
Jim
Jensen, Park
City, Utah, 38-41--79
Jim
Taggard, Blaine, Wash., 38-41--79
Joseph
Cristillo, Crystal
River, Fla., 41-38--79
Joseph
Schmidt, Mchenry, Ill., 41-38--79
Pat
Vincelli, Burnsville, Minn., 40-39--79
Robert
Mielcarz, Concord, N.H., 43-36--79
Roger
Gunderson, Aurora, Colo., 40-39--79
Sam
Farlow, Birmingham, Ala., 35-44--79
Stephen
Smith, Palo
Alto, Calif., 41-38--79
Thomas
Olson, Omaha, Neb., 38-41--79
Timothy
Miller, Kokomo, Ind., 39-40--79
Al
Sharpe, Carmel, Calif., 39-41--80
Alex
Tarumianz, Lookout
Mountain, Tenn., 40-40--80
Bruce
Richards, Bellevue, Wash., 39-41--80
Jerry
Gruidl, Plymouth, Minn., 40-40--80
Jim
Arnold, Tulsa, Okla., 42-38--80
John
Cearnal, Fort
Worth, Texas, 43-37--80
Lee
Brandt, Sioux
Falls, S.D., 39-41--80
Tom
Hadley, Hendersonville, N.C., 37-43--80
Arnold
Edwards, Charlotte, N.C., 44-37--81
Curtis
Madson, Mount
Dora, Fla., 36-45--81
Edward
Pascoe, Birmingham, Ala., 42-39--81
Elvin
Gonzalez, Dorado, PR, 41-40--81
Frank
Abbott, Napa, Calif., 45-36--81
Frank
Reaume, Pinckney, Mich., 39-42--81
Greg
Shaw, Little
Rock, Ark., 39-42--81
James
Wallis
Jr, Biloxi, Miss., 43-38--81
Jim
Brown, Loudon, Tenn., 40-41--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
Douglas
Vergith, Setauket, N.Y., 41-41--82
Frank
Brame, Alexandria, La., 42-40--82
Frank
Perry, Fayetteville, Ga., 44-38--82
Jerry
Greenbaum, Atlanta, Ga., 38-44--82
Jim
Lipe, Shreveport, La., 42-40--82
Merritt
Cook, Lombard, Ill., 44-38--82
Roberto
Duran, Panama, 41-41--82
Bert
Rogers, The Woodlands, Texas, 46-37--83
Guy
Smith, Lexington, N.C., 43-40--83
Jerry
Greer, Tulsa, Okla., 43-40--83
John
Hendricks, Mountain
Lakes, N.J., 42-41--83
Matthew
Bellis, Ambler, Pa., 47-36--83
Ron
Brewer, Leawood, Kan., 39-44--83
Viviano
Villarreal,
Mexico,
39-44--83
Dave
Bates, Newburgh, Ind., 40-44--84
Gary
Verble, Ponte
Vedra Beach, Fla., 39-45--84
Grant
Renne, Prairie Villiage, Kan., 39-45--84
Robert
Carver, Fullerton, Calif., 39-45--84
Shigeru
Matsui, Honolulu, Hawaii, 42-42--84
Tom
Bergeron, Gill, Mass., 41-43--84
Tom
Perry, Indianapolis, Ind., 41-43--84
Edward
Smith, Mesa, Ariz., 44-41--85
James
Smith
Jr, Wilmington, N.C., 43-42--85
Kerry
Lewis, Pittsburgh, Pa., 40-45--85
Robert
Ferrel, Linville, N.C., 42-43--85
Roger
Null, Wentzville, Mo., 41-44--85
Ronald
Moore, Pinehurst, N.C., 47-38--85
Warren
Shafer, San
Diego, Calif., 40-45--85
Doug
Tambara, Huntington
Beach, Calif., 43-43--86
Pete
Mc
Dade, San
Diego, Calif., 44-42--86
Terry
Chercourt, Jacksonville, Fla., 43-43--86
Daniel
Gregg, Ann
Arbor, Mich., 44-44--88
Francis
Spadola, Napa, Calif., 41-47--88
Gordon
Willins, West
Chester, Ohio, 44-44--88
David
Cox, Mission, Texas, 46-43--89
Douglas
Baker, Incline
Village, Nev., 43-46--89
George
Van
Kirk, Grand
Forks, N.D., 42-48--90
Bruce
Rotte, Cincinnati, Ohio, WD-WD--WD
G
M Bingman, Wadsworth,
Ohio,
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