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Vannelli
Takes
Second-Round Lead
At
2004 USGA
Senior
Amateur
Los
Angeles, Calif.
- Ronald
Vannelli,
56, of Edison,
N.J.,
recorded a 1-over-par 71 during the second round of stroke
play for a 36-hole total of 144 and a two-stroke lead in the
hunt for medalist honors at the 2004 USGA Senior Amateur Championship,
being conducted at the par-70, 6,491-yard Bel-Air Country
Club.
After
a double bogey on the par-4, 390-yard 12th hole (the third
of his round), Vannelli recorded six consecutive pars before
a bogey on the par-5, 482-yard first hole. He finished with
birdies on the par-4 seventh and ninth holes.
Vannelli
will have to wait to
learn whether he will earn medalist honors. Play was suspended
at 6:30 p.m.
due to darkness with 44 players still on the course. The second
round will resume at 7:30
a.m. Monday.
"I'd
be thrilled beyond belief if I were medalist," said Vannelli.
"If I'm not, I'm going to be a little upset because I played
the par 5s horrendously. I was four over, and didn't make
a birdie."
Since
turning 50 years old, Vannelli has played in five USGA championships
- two Senior Opens, two Mid-Amateurs, and this Senior Amateur.
"I
seem to be getting better for some reason," said Vannelli.
Two
shots back is Steve Bogan,
56, of Placentia,
Calif.,
who had the shot of the day with a hole-in-one on Bel-Air's
stunning 10th hole, a 195-yard par 3 featuring an uphill shot
over a canyon to a two-tiered green. Bogan,
using a 3-wood, couldn't see the ball go in the hole.
"Anytime
it goes in, it's a surprise," Bogan
said. "I knew it was
right on the line, but I certainly wasn't thinking about it
going in. I thought I hit it too hard."
From
there, Bogan
had a double bogey and two bogeys for a second-round 71. Bogan
has been playing well
lately, with a victory in the Southern California Senior Amateur
last week.
"I
think I've got a good chance to do well," said Bogan, whose late father Pete
won the 1952 U.S. Amateur
Public Links Championship. "In the first two days, you're
just trying to make a par or better on every hole and add
them up at the end."
Four-time
USA Walker Cupper Bob Lewis Jr., 60, of Pepper Pike, Ohio,
followed up an opening-round 77 with a 2-over 72 and is in
good position to advance to match play. Among those who should
also safely advance to match play are 1998 and 2000 champion
Bill Shean Jr. of Hinsdale, Ill. (73-77-150) and two-time
USA Walker Cupper Marty West, 56, of Rockville, Md. (74-78-152).
First-round
leader and defending champion Kemp
Richardson, 58, of Laguna
Niguel, Calif., had a late tee time
Sunday and did not complete his second round. Also due to
complete his second round Monday is 2002 USGA Senior Amateur
champion Greg Reynolds, 57, of Grand Blanc, Mich., who had
an opening-round 75.
After
the conclusion of the second round of stroke play Monday,
the field will be trimmed to the low 64 scorers who 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.
Story
written by Beth Murrison of USGA media relations. You
can reach her at bmurrison@usga.org.
Results
Los
Angeles, Calif.
- Scores after the second
round of stroke play Sunday at the 2004 USGA Senior Amateur
Championship, being played at the par-70, 6,491-yard Bel-Air
Country Club. (Note: 44 players have yet to complete their
second round.)
Ronald
Vannelli, Edison, N.J., 73-71--144
Steve
Bogan, Placentia, Calif.,
75-71--146
Billy
Clagett, Austin, Texas, 72-75--147
Steven
Hakes, San Diego, Calif.,
71-76--147
Chip
Stewart,
Dallas, Texas, 72-77--149
Kent
Christopher, Farmington, Utah, 70-79--149
Michael
Walters, Tampa, Fla., 76-73--149
Robert
Lewis
Jr, Pepper Pike, Ohio,
77-72--149
Ronnie
Tumlin, Saint Augustine, Fla.,
77-72--149
Bill
Shean
Jr, Hinsdale, Ill., 73-77--150
Dick
Van
Leuvan, Roswell, Ga.,
77-73--150
Edward
Fletcher, Mashpee, Mass., 75-75--150
John
Baldwin, Palm Beach, Fla., 75-76--151
Rick
Weihe, Bellingham, Wash.,
76-75--151
Roy
Holloway, Monroe, La., 77-74--151
Spencer
Sappington, Alpharetta, Ga., 77-74--151
Steven
Hoffman, Savannah, Ga., 77-74--151
Woody
Thames, Dallas, Texas, 77-74--151
Gene
Ryzewicz, Westport, Conn., 75-77--152
Jim
Dines, Albuquerque, N.M.,
74-78--152
Jim
Ruschioni, Leominster, Mass.,
78-74--152
Martin
West, Rockville, Md., 74-78--152
Alan
Foster, Manlius, N.Y., 79-74--153
James
Smith, Orchard Park, N.Y.,
79-74--153
Johnny
Stevens, Wichita, Kan., 71-82--153
Joseph
Keller, Osterville, Mass.,
78-75--153
Tony
Lehman, Santa Barbara, Calif.,
77-76--153
Bob
Blomberg, Alameda, Calif., 78-76--154
Bob
Heaton, Oakley, Calif., 76-78--154
Gregory
Scurlock, Augusta, Ga., 78-76--154
Jack
Vardaman, Washington, D.C., 73-81--154
Jim
Mc
Murtrey, Fair Oaks,
Calif., 75-79--154
Roger
Gunderson, Aurora, Colo., 79-75--154
Tim
Thompson, Memphis, Tenn., 77-77--154
Brian
Sachs, Gainesville, Fla.,
76-79--155
Greg
Shaw, Little Rock, Ark.,
81-74--155
John
Seehausen, Palatine, Ill., 75-80--155
Joseph
Schmidt, Mchenry, Ill., 79-76--155
Roy
Smethurst, England,
78-77--155
Timothy
Miller, Kokomo, Ind., 79-76--155
Bruce
Richards, Bellevue, Wash., 80-76--156
David
Carrera, Latrobe, Pa., 78-78--156
Frank
Abbott, Napa, Calif., 81-75--156
O
D Gardner,
Yorktown, Va., 74-82--156
Roy
Vomastek, Cadillac, Mich., 77-79--156
Sam
Farlow, Birmingham, Ala., 79-77--156
Jerry
Greenbaum, Atlanta, Ga., 82-75--157
Jim
Brown, Loudon, Tenn., 81-76--157
Merton
Goode, San Francisco, Calif.,
78-79--157
Robert
Mielcarz, Concord, N.H., 79-78--157
Sam
Williams, Salt Lake City, Utah,
74-83--157
Stephen
Smith, Palo Alto, Calif.,
79-78--157
Thomas
Danluck, Miami, Fla., 78-79--157
Cannon
Randall,
Mesa, Ariz., 77-81--158
Frank
Reaume, Pinckney, Mich., 81-77--158
James
Wallis
Jr, Biloxi, Miss., 81-77--158
Jamie
Kirkebo, Tacoma, Wash., 79-79--158
Jerry
Gruidl, Plymouth, Minn., 80-78--158
Ronald
Moore, Pinehurst, N.C., 85-73--158
Ted
Smith, Wilkinson, Ind., 76-82--158
Tom
Hadley, Hendersonville, N.C.,
80-78--158
Bill
Ploeger, Columbus, Ga., 79-80--159
Jim
Jensen, Park City, Utah, 79-80--159
John
Hendricks, Mountain Lakes, N.J.,
83-76--159
Michael
Rose, Huntingdon Valley,
Pa., 76-83--159
Arnold
Edwards, Charlotte, N.C., 81-79--160
Charlie
Post, Denver, Colo., 78-82--160
Douglas
Vergith, Setauket, N.Y., 82-78--160
Edward
Smith, Mesa, Ariz., 85-75--160
Gordon
Willins, West Chester, Ohio,
88-72--160
Jim
Lipe, Shreveport, La., 82-78--160
Karl
Stewart
Sr, Chino Hills, Calif.,
78-82--160
Mike
Hale, Pine Bluff, Ark., 77-83--160
Pat
Vincelli, Burnsville, Minn.,
79-81--160
Viviano
Villarreal, Mexico,
83-77--160
Al
Sharpe, Carmel, Calif., 80-81--161
Douglas
Baker, Incline Village, Nev.,
89-72--161
Gary
Verble, Ponte Vedra Beach,
Fla., 84-77--161
Joe
Malay, Boise, Idaho, 77-84--161
Ron
Brewer, Leawood, Kan., 83-78--161
Thomas
Olson, Omaha, Neb., 79-82--161
Bert
Rogers, The Woodlands, Texas, 83-79--162
Carey
Schulten, Dallas, Texas, 78-84--162
Francis
Spadola, Napa, Calif., 88-74--162
Robert
Ferrel, Linville, N.C., 85-77--162
Robert
Leaf, Excelsior, Minn., 77-85--162
Roger
Null, Wentzville, Mo., 85-77--162
Frank
Perry, Fayetteville, Ga.,
82-81--163
Roberto
Duran, Panama, 82-81--163
Tom
Bergeron, Gill, Mass., 84-79--163
Warren
Shafer, San Diego, Calif.,
85-78--163
Frank
Brame, Alexandria, La., 82-82--164
Jim
Taggard, Blaine, Wash., 79-85--164
John
Cearnal, Fort Worth, Texas,
80-84--164
Lee
Brandt, Sioux Falls, S.D.,
80-84--164
Matthew
Bellis, Ambler, Pa., 83-81--164
James
Smith
Jr, Wilmington, N.C., 85-82--167
Dave
Bates, Newburgh, Ind., 84-84--168
Shigeru
Matsui, Honolulu, Hawaii, 84-84--168
Tom
Perry, Indianapolis, Ind.,
84-84--168
Elvin
Gonzalez, Dorado, PR, 81-88--169
Guy
Smith, Lexington, N.C., 83-86--169
John
Betonte, Cleveland, Ohio, 81-90--171
Skip
Juris, Dublin, Ohio, 81-90--171
Doug
Tambara, Huntington
Beach, Calif., 86-86--172
Grant
Renne, Prairie Villiage, Kan., 84-88--172
Merritt
Cook, Lombard, Ill., 82-91--173
David
Cox, Mission, Texas, 89-89--178
George
Van
Kirk, Grand Forks, N.D.,
90-93--183
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