Chris DeForest, a senior at Division I Illinois, is headed to his second U.S. Amateur in three years after qualifying at Whippoorwill Country Club in Armonk Tuesday
DeForest, a 2007 Rondout Valley graduate, shot rounds of 1-over-par 72 and 2-under 69 for a total of 1-under 141, tying for second place.
The U.S. Amateur will be held on Aug. 23-29 at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash.
DeForest missed the cut at the 2008 U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst.
Results o’ plenty here.
U.S. Junior Amateur
Second round
(Egypt Valley CC, Ada, Mich., par 72)
T105 Cody Cox, Millford, Pa. 74-79-143
Note: Cox missed the cut for match play in his first USGA event.
New York State Open
(Bethpage Black, Farmingdale, par 71)
First round
T15 Mike Tulacz, Connelly, Twaalfskill Club 33-38-71
T32 Mike O’Donnell Goshen, Orange County GC 36-39-73
T95 Jeff Schaller Kingston, Twaalfskill Club 38-41-79
T118 Sean Curtin, 2005 Monroe-Woodbury graduate 41-40-81
T118 John Stoltz, Kiamesha Lake, Orange County GC 42-39-81
Metropolitian Golf Association Junior Amateur
(at Ardsley CC, Ardsley-on-Hudson, match play)
Round of 32
Brian Starker, Purchase d. Nick Marotta, Monroe 2-up
Doug Walters, Blairstown, N.J. d. Ben DeForest, Cottekill 6 and 4
First round
Marotta, Monroe d. Matthew Quartner 3 and 1
DeForest, Cottekill d. Ian Palfrey, Bronxville 4 and 3
Walters, Blairstown, N.J. d. Cole Meitner, Tuxedo 2 and 1
New York State Golf Association Men’s Amateur
(at Albany Country Club, par 72)
First round
T14 Doug Kleeschulte, Kingston 35-38-73
T96 Andrew DeForest, Cottekill 41-39-80
T114 Hans Schulte, Rondout GC 41-41-82
Mike Tulacz, a 2004 Kingston graduate, and John Stoltz, a 2002 Minisink Valley graduate, are among the local golfers competing at the New York State Open, which starts Tuesday at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale.
Sean Curtin, a 2005 Monroe-Woodbury graduate, Goshen’s Mike O’Donnell, Jeff Schaller, a 2009 Kingston graduate, are also in the field.
The top 60 golfers plus ties and any golfer within 10 strokes of the leader after Wednesday’s second round will advance to final round Thursday.
The last local golfer to win the tournament was Bobby Heins, formerly of Monticello, in 1990.
Don’t think I’m setting my cell phone alarm clock for 4 a.m. Thursday morning. Tiger Woods tees off at 4:09 a.m. in his first round of The (British) Open Championship.
I might consider it if this was Tiger Woods in his prime before all the drama started last November. I’m choosing to sleep in despite Tiger’s history at St. Andrew’s (he’s won the last two British Opens played there in 2000 and 2005). Don’t think I will tape it either. I’ll see enough highlights, or in these days lowlights from Tiger, on SportsCenter. I can’t see him contending this time with the way he’s been playing.
Will you be waking up a few hours before work to watch Tiger? Feel free to comment below and let me know.
The mid-Hudson is filled with nine-hole golf courses. Which one is the best? Check out a poll on our golf landing page . I narrowed it down to five choices. If you have a favorite that’s not in the five, email me at sinterdonato@th-record or feel free to post a comment below.
Flashback to June 2, Hurley’s Chris Ferraro was nervously checking the scoreboard at the Metropolitan Golf Association Ike qualifier at Grossingers in Liberty.
Ferraro didn’t leave until the final score was recorded and his 76 has advanced him to the Ike Championship.
Ferraro, a 2008 Kingston graduate, isn’t worrying too much anymore.
Coming off a win at the Junior College Division III national championships on June 14, Ferraro continued his hot streak Monday.
Ferraro fired a 2-under-par 69 and and shares the first-round lead at the Ike at Metropolis Country Club in White Plains. Ferraro’s in good company. Defending champion Mike Ballo of Woodway, Joe Saladino of Huntington, the 2008 MGA player of the year and Russ Giglio of Orange County Golf Club also shot a 69.
Forty-three golfers made the first-round cut (76) including Tuxedo Club’s Mark Costanza (74); Mansion Ridge’s Scott Miller (75); 2005 Monroe-Woodbury graduate Sean Curtin (76) and Liberty’s Josh Goldstein (76).
The tournament concludes with 36 holes of stroke play Tuesday.
MGA Ike Championship
(at Metropolis Country Club, White Plains, par 71)
First round
(Local golfers in bold)
Chris Ferraro, Twaalfskill 34-35-69
Russell Giglio, Orange County 36-33-69
Michael John Ballo Jr., Woodway 33-36-69
Joe Saladino, Huntington 33-36-69
Mike Stamberger, Spring Lake 36-34-70
Robert Cronheim, Twin Brooks 34-36-70
Bradley Rock Jr., Wheatley Hills 35-36-71
Brian Komline, High Bridge Hills 37-35-72
Jonathan Renza, Mohansic 35-37-72
Conor Casey, Rock Spring 33-39-72
Greg Rohlf, Winged Foot 34-38-72
Chris Scialo, Dellwood 37-35-72
Brian Murphy, Brooklawn 36-36-72
Hunter Semels, North Hempstead 36-37-73
Matthew Demeo, Hamlet Wind Watch 35-38-73
John Ervasti, Sleepy Hollow 37-36-73
Doug Saidenberg, Metropolis 34-39-73
Cameron Wilson, Shorehaven 33-40-73
Mark Costanza, Tuxedo 33-41-74
Zach Oyer, Fairmount 38-36-74
Steven Zychowski, Mendham 38-36-74
Max Buckley, Westchester Hills 36-38-74
Andrew Graham, Links at Union Vale 36-38-74
Stephen Scialo, Dellwood 36-38-74
Chris Sanger, Red Hook 39-35-74
Brian Viola, McCann 36-38-74
Mark Thompson, Garden City GC 37-37-74
Alex Edfort, Neshanic Valley 39-36-75
Ross Feldman, Edgewood 38-37-75
Marc Grinberg, Battleground 37-38-75
Dave Segot, Nassau Players 39-36-75
Scott Miller, Mansion Ridge 35-40-75
Evan Beirne, Bethpage 39-36-75
Robert J. Cerabone, Smithtown Landing 39-36-75
Dylan Crowley, Glen Cove 37-38-75
Trevor Sahn, Saint Andrew’s 35-41-76
Mike Midgette, Bethpage 38-38-76
John Crowley, Round Hill 39-37-76
Sean Curtin, Wykagyl 39-37-76
Josh Goldstein, Grossingers 38-38-76
Bryan Pendrick, Oyster Bay 39-37-76
Gerard Connolly, Nassau Players 39-37-76
John Reali, North Hills 36-40-76
Missed the cut
Sean Keller, Bellport 38-39-77
Tom Trakoval, Port Jefferson 37-40-77
Ken Bakst, Friar’s Head 39-38-77
Max Bichsel, Neshanic Valley 38-39-77
Colin Dolph, Nissequogue 37-40-77
Allan Small, Fairmount 37-40-77
Ron Vannelli, Metuchen 38-39-77
Matthew Lowe, Colonial Springs 41-36-77
Nelson Debow, Newton 39-39-78
Niall Handley, High Bridge Hills 36-42-78
Adam Karnish, Moggy Brook 39-39-78
Mike Paduano, Monmouth Golfing 42-36-78
Jon Cross, Rockland 39-39-78
Luke Feehan, Mahopac 39-39-78
Goran Hagegard, Griff Harris Men 38-40-78
Mike Miller, Knollwood 37-41-78
Brian Hwang, Hamlet Willow Creek 38-40-78
Matthew Smith, First Tee Eisenhower Park 40-38-78
Chris Connell, Osiris 40-38-78
Lawrence Lessing, Meadow Brook 35-43-78
Rand Potter, Innis Arden 41-37-78
Phil Auerbach, Brae Burn 43-36-79
Mike Marotta, South Shore 43-36-79
Bill Snouffer, Skyview 38-41-79
Rodney Stilwell, Silver Lake Men 39-40-79
Chris Connolly, Scarsdale 38-41-79
Daniel Gabel, Dutchess 40-39-79
Nick Delango, Met PGA Junior 38-41-79
Peter Scialabba, Meadow Brook 40-39-79
William Portfolio, Hackensack 41-39-80
Dylan Newman, Bonnie Briar 39-41-80
Dylan Robbins, Century 40-40-80
Jim Dufficy, Links at Union Vale 38-42-80
Michael Karger, Century 41-39-80
Amit Sharma, Bethpage 42-38-80
Alan Specht, Nassau Players 41-39-80
Preston Combs, Royce Brook 37-44-81
Clark Holle, Essex County 43-38-81
Wes Koorbusch, Greenwich 41-40-81
Sean Lally, Hudson Hills 40-41-81
Roger Hoit, Baltusrol 39-42-81
David Weisfeld, Fenway 40-41-81
Jay Blumenfeld, Mountain Ridge 39-42-81
Greg Stebbins, Essex County 40-42-82
Hans Albertsson, Bethpage 43-39-82
Dennis Lynch, Nassau Players 40-42-82
Michael Birmingham, Nassau Players 39-43-82
Albert Oh, Deepdale 37-45-82
David Prowler, Hamlet Wind Watch 41-42-83
John McCreary, Islands End 43-40-83
Steve Rose, Fresh Meadow 39-44–83
Ken Cohen, Villa Roma 42-41-83
Jason Doppelt, Fresh Meadow 44-40-84
Peter Van Ingen, Deepdale 43-41-84
Gary Spector, Woodmere 42-42-84
Ryan Harpster, Glen Ridge 40-45-85
Scott Vassalluzzo, Tamarack 44-44—88
Chris DeForest, Rondout WD
Monroe-Woodbury’s Nick Marotta fired a 4-under-par 68 and was the low golfer at the Metropolitan Golf Association Junior qualifier at New Paltz Golf Course Wednesday.
Marotta had seven birdies in the round. Cottekill’s Ben DeForest shot an even-par 72 including an eagle on the par-5, 15th hole to advance with Marotta to the MGA Junior on July 20-22 at Ardsley Country Club.
MGA Junior/Boys qualifier
(at New Paltz Golf Course)
Junior
1 Nick Marotta (Monroe) 68
4 Ben DeForest (Cottekill) 72
T9 Colby Lewis (Monroe) 76
T11 Brandon Waaland (Washingtonville) 77
T16 Tom McHugh (Highland Mills) 78
T 18 Chris Dziengiel (Pine Bush) 80
T27 Scott Clark (Monroe) 83
T31 Ross Corts (Central Valley) 84
37 Conor McKallen (Rock Tavern) 90
Boys
3 Ethan DeForest (Cottekill, first alternate) 77
9 Nick Hoffstatter (Kingston) 84
11 Justin Theilig (Hurley) 93
In other local golf news, Cottekill’s Chris DeForest, who will be a senior at Division I Illinois shot a 1-under 141 and missed the cut by one stroke at the U.S. Amateur Public Links qualifier at Bethpage Blue in Farmingdale Tuesday. DeForest,who finished was 1-under 70 after 18 holes. He is the first alternate from the qualifier.
Liberty’s Josh Goldstein’s 2-under 69 tied for a second-round low. Goldstein tied for ninth (4-over 146). Two-time Section 9 champion Andrew DeForest, who will graduate Rondout Valley High on Friday, tied for 16th (76-73-149).
Three local golfers came up short in their chance to qualify for the PGA Travelers Championship at Gillette Ridge Golf Club in Bloomfield, Conn. Monday. Connelly’s Mike Tulacz shot a 2-over 74, tying for 21st with Len Mattice, who placed second at the 2003 Masters. Westbrookville’s Noah Pilipski tied for 37 (79) and Goshen’s Mike O’Donnell tied for 45th (82).
Here’s a list of the mid-Hudson golfers will be competing in qualifiers this week
Tuesday June 22, United States Golf Association Public Links, Bethpage Blue, Farmingdale: Chris DeForest (Rondout Valley ‘07, University of Illinois); Andrew DeForest (Rondout Valley ‘10); Josh Goldstein (Liberty ‘08, Elon).
Wednesday, June 23, Metropolitan Golf Association Junior/Boys Championship, New Paltz Golf Course: Junior – Colby Lewis, Monroe; Chris Dziengiel, Pine Bush; Ross Corts, Central Valley; Tom McHugh, Highland Mills; Conor McKallen, Rock Tavern; Scott Clark, Monroe; Ben DeForest, Cottekill; Brandon Waaland, Washingtonville; Nick Marotta, Monroe. Boys – Justin Theilig, Hurley; Ethan DeForest, Cottekill; Nick Hoffstatter, Hurley.
Kingston’s Doug Kleeschulte won his second straight Ulster County Amateur title, shooting a final round 3-over-par 75 at Rondout Golf Club in Accord.
Kleeschulte, who recently completed his sophomore season at Division I Western Kentucky, had a three-round score of 5-over 219.
Rondout Valley senior Andrew DeForest, the two-time Section 9 champion who will attend Western Kentucky this fall, shot a 1-over 73 and finished four shots behind Kleeschulte (9-over 223).
Rondout Valley sophomore Ben DeForest finished third (11-over 225) after a final round of 76.
SUNY Ulster’s Chris Ferraro and Jeff Schaller weren’t in the field because they were playing in the junior college national championships when the Ulster County tournament started.
DeForest, Goldstein struggle at U.S. Amateur
Chris DeForest, a 2007 Rondout Valley graduate, and Josh Goldstein, a 2008 Liberty graduate, had rough first rounds at the U.S. Amateur at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash. Monday
DeForest, a senior at Illinois shot an 11-over-par 82 and is tied for 261st place. He was 6-over on the front nine and had a quadruple-bogey 8 on the par-4, seventh hole. DeForest had two birdie.
Goldstein shot a 15-over-par 87. He had nine pars and didn’t have a birdie. Goldstein is tied for 289th place.
The top 64 advanced to match play after Tuesday’s second round.