U.S. Open Championship Local Qualifying

Oak Valley Golf Club, Advance, NC

May 14, 2007

Tee Times and Alpha List

Competitors: 98     Qualifiers: 7     Alternates: 2

 

Player Information Listed at Bottom

 

Alpha List

 

Adams III, Frank, Laurinburg, NC - 8:40  #10

 

Lemons, Rick, Conover, NC - 8:40  #1

Andrews, Spence, Glen Allen, VA - 8:50  #10

 

Lester, Eric, Fayetteville, NC - 9:10  #1

Barrow, Robert, Cary, NC - 8:30  #1

 

Manning, Rocky, Greensboro, NC - 1:00  #10

Bartell, James, Lake Mary, FL - 8:30  #1

 

Martin, Jason, Lenoir, NC - 9:10  #10

Bethea, Kenny, Lincolnton, NC - 8:00  #10

 

McCallister, Kevin, Oak Ridge, NC - 12:40  #10

Bevins II, Bruce, Charlotte, NC - 9:10  #10

 

McCandless, Cam, Graham, NC - 8:30  #10

Bowman, William, Greensboro, NC - 9:40  #10

 

McCartin, Chris, Arlington, VA - 8:50  #1

Burnett, Alan, Charlotte, NC - 8:50  #10

 

McLean, Matt, Weston, FL - 12:30  #1

Bush, Bryan, Wilson, NC - 8:40  #1

 

McMullen, Jimmy, Winston-Salem, NC - 9:10  #10

Cappuzzo, Kristopher, Hamburg, NY - 9:20  #10

 

Mechereffe, Fernando, Brazil - 12:50  #10

Causby, Scott, Winchester, VA - 8:30  #10

 

Morgan Jr, Johnny, Kernersville, NC - 8:10  #1

Chambers, Brad, Fries, VA - 9:00  #10

 

Neveu, Daniel, Pinehurst, NC - 12:40  #10

Copeland, Kent, Hickory, NC - 8:10  #10

 

Nixon, Stephen, Winston-Salem, NC - 8:00  #10

Covar, Bryan, North Augusta, SC - 12:30  #10

 

O'Connell, Kevin, Fort Worth, TX - 1:00  #10

Dannenbring, Ty, Yankton, SD - 9:10  #1

 

Osteen, Timmy, Union Mills, NC - 8:30  #1

Davidson, Matt, West Windsor, NJ - 12:50  #10

 

Pemberton, Timothy, Charlottesville, VA - 1:20  #1

Davis, Joseph, Huntersville, NC - 8:00  #10

 

Percy, Spencer, Statesville, NC - 9:30  #1

Dawson, Tom, Rutherfordton, NC - 9:20  #1

 

Pesola, Jeff, Spring Grove, IL - 1:00  #1

Duncan, Ben, Greenville, SC - 9:20  #1

 

Petty, Mayson, Tuscaloosa, AL - 1:10  #10

Duncan, Brian, Greenville, SC - 9:40  #1

 

Pillow, Corbin, Phenix, VA - 12:30  #1

Eckstein, Aaron, Salem, VA - 9:30  #1

 

Poole Jr, Stephen, Aiken, SC - 9:10  #1

Elliott, Rob, Asheboro, NC - 12:50  #1

 

Powers, Greg, Alpharetta, GA - 12:40  #1

Fayssoux, Johnathan, Gastonia, NC - 1:10  #1

 

Powers, Rick, Sparta, NC - 9:00  #1

Flippen Jr, Jimmy, Danville, VA - 12:30  #1

 

Reale, Philip, Glenville, WV - 8:50  #10

Gallagher, Rob, Morganton, NC - 8:00  #1

 

Richards, Josh, Allentown, PA - 8:10  #10

Gamber III, Clayton, Doral, FL - 8:30  #10

 

Roach, Jody, Huntersville, NC - 9:30  #10

Gioffre, Ryan, Greensboro, NC - 12:40  #10

 

Russing, Michael, Charlotte, NC - 9:40  #10

Goodes, Michael, Reidsville, NC - 12:50  #1

 

Savic, Nemanja, Zambia - 9:00  #10

Graham, Rhett, Myrtle Beach, SC - 1:00  #10

 

Schmidt, David, Wytheville, VA - 9:20  #10

Gray, Austin, Midlothian, VA - 8:20  #1

 

Sharpe, Ryan, Greensboro, NC - 1:00  #1

Griffin, John-Tyler, Wilson, NC - 9:20  #1

 

Skipper Jr, Stevie, Lexington, NC - 1:10  #10

Groves, Dustin, Keswick, VA - 12:40  #1

 

Smith, Mark, Thomasville, NC - 12:50  #1

Hanson, Ryan, Indian Trail, NC - 9:20  #10

 

Smock, Brian, Coronado, CA - 8:00  #1

Harbaugh, Dwayne, Green Castle, PA - 8:20  #10

 

Spielmann, Scott, Huntington, NY - 9:40  #1

Hewat, Brian, Charlotte, NC - 12:40  #1

 

Stamey, Nathan, Canton, NC - 8:20  #10

Heyen, David, New London, NC - 8:40  #10

 

Sutterfield, Brad, St George, UT - 9:40  #10

Hill, Jonathan, Winston-Salem, NC - 8:20  #10

 

Sypniewski, Ryan, Pulaski, VA - 12:50  #10

Hoag, Patrick, Winston-Salem, NC - 9:00  #10

 

Taylor, Kevin, Mocksville, NC - 8:20  #1

Holland, Chase, Dysartsville, NC - 9:30  #10

 

Thatcher, Roland, The Woodlands, TX - 9:30  #10

Johnson, Terry, Duncan, SC - 9:30  #1

 

Thomas, Rodney, Lexington, NC - 1:10  #10

Johnson, Zach, Greensboro, NC - 1:00  #1

 

Totten, Donny, Pittsburgh, PA - 9:00  #1

Jorgensen, Eric, Big Rapids, MI - 1:10  #1

 

Tsiolkas, Anthony, Winston Salem, NC - 8:50  #1

Keepers, Trey, North Augusta, SC - 8:10  #1

 

Volturno, Joel, Charlotte, NC - 12:30  #10

Kisner, Kevin, Aiken, SC - 9:00  #1

 

Walls, Michael, Warsaw, IN - 8:10  #10

Knoll, Alex, Bethlehem, PA - 12:30  #10

 

Way, Weston, Liberty, NC - 8:40  #1

Kochekian, K Michael, High Point, NC - 9:40  #1

 

Weaver, Drew, High Point, NC - 1:10  #1

Kriston, Mark, Clemmons, NC - 8:40  #10

 

Wilson, Chris, Winston-Salem, NC - 1:20  #1

Lammi, Ben, Australia - 8:10  #1

 

Wood, Banks, Raleigh, NC - 8:50  #1

Lane, David, Huntersville, NC - 8:20  #1

 

Younts, Drew, Stokesdale, NC - 1:20  #1

 

 

 

 

Tee Times and Pairings

 

#1

8:00     Rob Gallagher, Morganton, NC; Brian Smock, Coronado, CA

8:10     Ben Lammi, Australia, ; Johnny Morgan Jr, Kernersville, NC; Trey Keepers, North Augusta, SC

8:20     David Lane, Huntersville, NC; Kevin Taylor, Mocksville, NC; Austin Gray, Midlothian, VA

8:30     Robert Barrow, Cary, NC; James Bartell, Lake Mary, FL; Timmy Osteen, Union Mills, NC

8:40     Rick Lemons, Conover, NC; Bryan Bush, Wilson, NC; Weston Way, Liberty, NC

8:50     Chris McCartin, Arlington, VA; Banks Wood, Raleigh, NC; Anthony Tsiolkas, Winston Salem, NC

9:00     Donny Totten, Pittsburgh, PA; Kevin Kisner, Aiken, SC; Rick Powers, Sparta, NC

9:10     Eric Lester, Fayetteville, NC; Stephen Poole Jr, Aiken, SC; Ty Dannenbring, Yankton, SD

9:20     Tom Dawson, Rutherfordton, NC; Ben Duncan, Greenville, SC; John-Tyler Griffin, Wilson, NC

9:30     Aaron Eckstein, Salem, VA; Terry Johnson, Duncan, SC; Spencer Percy, Statesville, NC

9:40     Scott Spielmann, Huntington, NY; Brian Duncan, Greenville, SC; K Michael Kochekian, High Point, NC

 

12:30     Matt McLean, Weston, FL; Jimmy Flippen Jr, Danville, VA; Corbin Pillow, Phenix, VA

12:40     Dustin Groves, Keswick, VA; Greg Powers, Alpharetta, GA; Brian Hewat, Charlotte, NC

12:50     Rob Elliott, Asheboro, NC; Michael Goodes, Reidsville, NC; Mark Smith, Thomasville, NC

1:00     Zach Johnson, Greensboro, NC; Ryan Sharpe, Greensboro, NC; Jeff Pesola, Spring Grove, IL

1:10     Drew Weaver, High Point, NC; Eric Jorgensen, Big Rapids, MI; Johnathan Fayssoux, Gastonia, NC

1:20     Drew Younts, Stokesdale, NC; Timothy Pemberton, Charlottesville, VA; Chris Wilson, Winston-Salem, NC


#10

8:00     Kenny Bethea, Lincolnton, NC; Stephen Nixon, Winston-Salem, NC; Joseph Davis, Huntersville, NC

8:10     Michael Walls, Warsaw, IN; Josh Richards, Allentown, PA; Kent Copeland, Hickory, NC

8:20     Dwayne Harbaugh, Green Castle, PA; Jonathan Hill, Winston-Salem, NC; Nathan Stamey, Canton, NC

8:30     Scott Causby, Winchester, VA; Clayton Gamber III, Doral, FL; Cam McCandless, Graham, NC

8:40     Mark Kriston, Clemmons, NC; Frank Adams III, Laurinburg, NC; David Heyen, New London, NC

8:50     Spence Andrews, Glen Allen, VA; Alan Burnett, Charlotte, NC; Philip Reale, Glenville, WV

9:00     Patrick Hoag, Winston-Salem, NC; Nemanja Savic, Zambia, ; Brad Chambers, Fries, VA

9:10     Jason Martin, Lenoir, NC; Jimmy McMullen, Winston-Salem, NC; Bruce Bevins II, Charlotte, NC

9:20     Kristopher Cappuzzo, Hamburg, NY; Ryan Hanson, Indian Trail, NC; David Schmidt, Wytheville, VA

9:30     Chase Holland, Dysartsville, NC; Roland Thatcher, The Woodlands, TX; Jody Roach, Huntersville, NC

9:40     Brad Sutterfield, St George, UT; Michael Russing, Charlotte, NC; William Bowman, Greensboro, NC

 

12:30     Bryan Covar, North Augusta, SC; Alex Knoll, Bethlehem, PA; Joel Volturno, Charlotte, NC

12:40     Kevin McCallister, Oak Ridge, NC; Ryan Gioffre, Greensboro, NC; Daniel Neveu, Pinehurst, NC

12:50     Ryan Sypniewski, Pulaski, VA; Fernando Mechereffe, Brazil, ; Matt Davidson, West Windsor, NJ

1:00     Rhett Graham, Myrtle Beach, SC; Kevin O'Connell, Fort Worth, TX; Rocky Manning, Greensboro, NC

1:10     Rodney Thomas, Lexington, NC; Stevie Skipper Jr, Lexington, NC; Mayson Petty, Tuscaloosa, AL

 

Player Information

TO:          2007 U.S. Open Championship Local Qualifying Contestants at Advance, NC

FROM:    Andy Priest, Carolinas Golf Association

DATE:    April 27, 2007

TOPIC:   Oak Valley Golf Club, Advance, NC Qualifying Contestant Information

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Starting Time

Please check the enclosed pairing sheet for your starting time on Monday, May 14th.  Play will begin from the 1st and 10th tees. Remember that local qualifying is 18 holes, that you must walk in all phases of the championship and that you are responsible for providing your own caddie/cart driver.  Caddies will NOT be available at Oak Valley GC. Players may carry their own bag during the qualifying round. Caddies will be allowed to rent a cart for the qualifying round at this site. However, caddies may have to share carts during the qualifying round.

 

USGA Policies

The USGA prohibits the use of cellular phones during qualifying and championship rounds.  Also, the USGA does not allow spectator carts during qualifying rounds or the championship proper. Traditional metal spikes are not allowed at Oak Valley GC.  The penalty for non-compliance is disqualification. The "One-Ball" rule will be in effect. USGA Hard Card rules sheet is available online at www.carolinasgolf.org/rules/rulessheetsusgaqualifier.pdf.

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Oak Valley Golf Club Information

Director of Golf: Randall James; Head Golf Professional: David Watts; Superintendent: Ken Fishback

Golf Shop Phone: 336-940-2000

Web Site: www.oakvalleygolfclub.com

Golf Shop Hours: 7:00am-Dark; Practice Facility Hours: 7:00am-Dark

Course Rating from Black Tees: 74.5/141 (7,058 yards, par 72)

Locker Room: Players will have access to the men's locker room.

Dress Code: Shirts must have collars, shorts are allowed but must be Bermuda length, and no denim. Policy is for both players and caddie/cart drivers.

 

Practice Round/Cart Fees/Food and Beverage

You are entitled to one practice round from May 7-11 when tee times are available and May 13 after 12:00pm. There is a mandatory $20.00 cart/range fee for the practice round. You must call the Oak Valley GC golf shop one week prior to schedule a practice round tee time. Make sure to identify yourself as a U.S. Open Championship qualifying participant. It would be helpful if you make your own game before calling. Play the Black tees during your practice round. Cart fee for caddies/cart drivers on May 14 is $20.00 and includes range fee. Players and caddies that walk must pay a $5.00 range fee on May 14. Make sure to check-in with the golf shop when you arrive and pay your appropriate fees! Any player failing to pay appropriate cart and range fees will be reported to the USGA. Oak Valley Golf Club accepts MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Cash for cart/range fees, golf shop purchases, and food and beverage.

 

Qualifying Spots

TBA qualifying spots and 4 alternate positions. The number of qualifying spots will be updated at www.carolinasgolf.org. There are 98 competitors in the field.

 

Course Yardage (Black Tee Course Rating: 74.5/141)

Hole

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Out

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

In

Total

Yardage

436

524

431

390

375

181

551

157

417

3463

370

199

436

437

419

574

176

434

550

3595

7058

Par

4

5

4

4

4

3

5

3

4

36

4

3

4

4

4

5

3

4

5

36

72

 

Lodging

Lodging is available at the Holiday Inn Express-Clemmons (336-778-1500). Hotel is approximately 10 minutes from Oak Valley Golf Club. The AAA rate of $77.40 plus tax per night is offered online at www.holidayinn.com.

 

Qualifying Schedule

Sunday, May 13   Practice round available after 12:00pm. Players must call golf shop in advance to schedule a tee time.

Monday, May 14  Qualifying round: 18 holes of stroke play. Playoffs for qualifying spots and alternates immediately following play.

 

Map to Oak Valley Golf Club, Holiday Inn Express-Clemmons

Map

 

Pace of Play Policy

A player who is discovered taking more than 40 seconds is subject to a warning and will be so advised.  The player will be notified that exceeding 40 seconds on one more occasion will result in a penalty of one stroke.  A third violation will result in a two-stroke penalty, followed by disqualification. A player’s time to play begins when he has had a reasonable opportunity to reach his ball and when it is the player’s turn to play and can do so without interference or distraction.  Penalties are applied individually, but more than one competitor in a group may be penalized.

 

Call me at the CGA office if you have any questions or e-mail me at apriest@carolinasgolf.org. Good luck!

 

Important Phone Numbers

United States Golf Association         908-234-2300                     

Oak Valley Golf Club                          336-940-2000

Carolinas Golf Association                910-673-1000                     

Holiday Inn Express-Clemmons      336-778-1500