Minisink Valley graduate John Stoltz is 36 holes away from playing in his first U.S. Open. Stoltz fired a 2-under-par 69 to tie for medalist honors at the Open local qualifier at Mount Kisco Country Club Tuesday. Only five golfers in the field of 80 advances to the 36-hole section qualifying phase. Stoltz birdied three [...]
Washingtonville’s Matt Dickson, Kingston’s Scott Kleeschulte and Monroe-Woodbury graduate Tom McHugh are among the local golfers competing at the Met Amateur qualifier Thursday at Powelton Club in Newburgh. Dickson, who will be a senior at Washingtonville, qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur last month. Kleeschulte, a rising senior at Kingston, won the Orange County Interscholastic [...]
David Powers, a 2016 Eldred graduate, qualified for his first Met Amateur, firing a 1-under-par 71 Wednesday at Black Oak Golf Club in Long Valley, N.J. Powers finished fourth in a field of 59 golfers. The top four golfers advanced to the Met Amateur on August 3-6 at Laurel Links Country Club in Laurel. Powers, [...]
Cottekill’s Ethan DeForest, a 2014 Rondout Valley graduate, fired a 1-over-par 73 Tuesday at West Hills Country Club in Middletown to advance to the Met Amateur. DeForest, who tied for third place, made a 10-foot putt for eagle on the par-5, second hole. The top four plus ties advanced to the Met Amateur on August [...]
June 21: Westchester Golf Association qualifier, Powelton Club, Newburgh: Qualified – T2 Pat Mainey (Powelton Club) 2-over 72; T4 Nick Yaun (Brae Burn, Liberty graduate) 73; T8 John Schmoll (Burning Tree, Valley Central graduate) 4-over 74; T12 Jeff Schaller (Twaalfskill, Kingston graduate) 75; T23 Thomas Lucas (Powelton Club) 77. Missed the cut (77) – [...]
Woodstock’s Justin Lane, 16, birdied two of the last three holes to hold off Kingston’s John Garcia and captured his first Ulster County Men’s Amateur (The Herdegen) title by three strokes at Apple Greens Golf Course in Highland. Lane shot a final-round, 2-over 73 for a 54-hole score of 8-over 223. Garcia had a 4-over [...]
Woodstock’s Justin Lane holds a one-shot lead over John Garcia heading into the final round of the Ulster County Men’s Amateur (The Herdegen) Sunday. Lane shot a 3-over-par 75 Saturday at Wiltwyck Golf Club and has a 36-hole score of 6-over 150. Garcia, the first-round leader, carded a 78 at Wiltwyck and is 7-over for [...]
Kingston’s John Garcia shot a 1-over 73 and holds a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Ulster County Men’s Amateur (The Herdegen) at Rondout Golf Club in Accord. Garcia shot an even-par 35 on the front nine and was 1-over (38) on the back nine. Woodstock’s Justin Lane fired a 3-under-par 34 on [...]
Doug Kleeschulte seeks his fourth Ulster County Men’s Amateur (Herdegen) title when the 2016 tournament begins Friday morning at Rondout Golf Course in Accord. Among the golfers expected to compete for the 54-hole championship include 2014 Rondout Valley graduate Ethan DeForest, Jake Hommel, who completed his sophomore year at Kingston High, and Justin Lane, who [...]
The road to Oakmont and the 2016 U.S. Open started today for four local golfers. Jeff Schaller, a three-time Ulster County Amateur champion, was the low local finisher, shooting a 5-over-par 76 at Mohawk Golf Club in Niskayuna. Schaller tied for 17th. The top four golfers advanced to section qualifying. Monroe’s Colby Lewis carded a 13-over [...]
