Three Players Qualify for 2008 U.S. Amateur

Parker, Colo. – Stanford player Steve Ziegler of Broomfield, Colo. shot 69 in the final round for a four-under par total of 140 to earn the USGA low qualifying medal in the U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifier at Colorado Golf Club. This will be Ziegler’s second trip to the U.S. Amateur as he also qualified in 2006, the same year he qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur and won the Colorado State High School 5A title. Qualifying second at perfect par (72-72—144)  was Jim Doidge of Pueblo, Colo. who won the 2005 CGA Four-Ball Championship and is a four-time Colorado Cup Team selection. In a playoff at 146, CU player and current CGA Public Links champion Derek Tolan of Highlands Ranch, Colo. earned the final spot on the first extra hole over current CGA Junior Stroke Play champion Kory Harrell of Colorado Springs. Tolan has played in numerous USGA championships including the 2002 U.S. Open and most recently the 2007 U.S. Amateur Public Links. 

Harrell will be the first alternate, and Dean Clapp of Aurora earned the second alternate position in a playoff at 148 over Michael Harrington of Colorado Springs. Clapp fired the qualifier’s low round, a four-under 68, to the playoff with Harrington for the final alternate position.

The three qualifiers will play in the 2008 U.S. Amateur Championship which will be held in North Carolina at Pinehurst (No. 2 and No. 4) on August 18-24. 

 

QUALIFIERS

Steve Ziegler, Broomfield, Colo., 71-69--140

James Doidge, Pueblo, Colo., 72-72--144

Derek Tolan, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 73-73--146

 

ALTERNATES IN ORDER

Kory Harrell, Colorado Springs, Colo., 75-71--146

Dean Clapp, Aurora, Colo., 80-68--148

 

OTHERS

Michael Harrington, Colorado Springs, Colo., 72-76--148

Darrin Hall, Evergreen, Colo., 72-77--149

Mark Hubbard, Denver, Colo., 76-73--149

Scott Mendelsohn, Parker, Colo., 75-74--149

Steven Moore, Greenwood Village, Colo., 75-74--149

Paul Zimmerman, Parker, Colo., 75-75--150

Patrick Grady, Broomfield, Colo., 74-77--151

Tom Glissmeyer, Colorado Springs, Colo., 77-74--151

David Stewart, Golden, Colo., 78-74--152

Michael Love, Castle Rock, Colo., 74-78--152

Bryan Olshock, Lakewood, Colo., 75-78--153

Craig Mazzini, Parker, Colo., 80-74--154

Mike Rockouski, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 77-77--154

Riley Andrews, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 80-74--154

Tom Krystyn, Denver, Colo., 76-78--154

Martin Prazak, Denver, Colo., 78-77--155

Michael Tilghman, Greenwood Village, Colo., 79-76--155

Perry Rickel, Castle Rock, Colo., 78-77--155

Steven Irwin, Golden, Colo., 79-76--155

Thomas Gempel, Parker, Colo., 77-78--155

Danny Hahn, Denver, Colo., 77-79--156

Zachary Zaremba, Pueblo West, Colo., 80-76--156

Chris Bacon, Troy, Ohio, 81-76--157

Chris Carlson, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 75-82--157

James Lundstrom, Chatsworth, Calif., 74-83--157

Philip Nelson, Xenia, Ohio, 79-80--159

Adam Joiner, Carbondale, Colo., 82-79--161

Jim Knous, Basalt, Colo., 81-80--161

Michael McCormick, Oak Park, Ill., 82-79--161

Nicholas Tarasiewicz, Colorado Springs, Colo., 78-83--161

Riche Moore, Aurora, Colo., 81-80--161

Walter Koelbel, Cherry Hills, Colo., 81-80--161

Edward Kerr, Windsor, Colo., 83-79--162

Taylor Stamp, Colorado Springs, Colo., 82-80--162

Dale Chavez, Lone Tree, Colo., 82-81--163

Josh Cumming, Wilton, Conn., 80-83--163

Patrick Kent, Tukwila, Wash., 86-77--163

Jamie Burroughs, Littleton, Colo., 82-83--165

Stephen Bell, Denver, Colo., 78-88--166

Brian Gott, Aurora, Colo., 85-82--167

Jeffrey Bullock, Greenwood Village, Colo., 88-80--168

Sean Thomas, Arvada, Colo., 81-87--168

Jon Lopez, Aurora, Colo., 89-80--169

Clint Miller, Englewood, Colo., 83-87--170

John Sanderson, Littleton, Colo., 86-84--170

Jordan Jones, Houston, Texas, 83-87--170

Daniel Maurer, Longmont, Colo., 86-85--171

James Spierings, Lone Tree, Colo., 89-82--171

Logan Wagner, Parker, Colo., 85-87--172

Michael Garramone, Denver, Colo., 84-88--172

Thomas Livingston, Denver, Colo., 87-85--172

Chris Wilson, Denver, Colo., 87-87--174

Steve Creekmore, Fort Smith, Ark., 90-87--177

Scott Brozena, Littleton, Colo., 93-85--178

Austin Blake, Fort Morgan, Colo., 84-WD--WD

Ben Sorenson, Aurora, Colo., 86-NC--NC

Joshua Creel, Cheyenne, Wyo., NC-NC--NC

Robert Cloud, Denver, Colo., 85-NC--NC

Stephen Summers, Dallas, Texas, 81-NC--NC

William Beau Schoolcraft, Englewood, Colo., 79-NC--NC

Zane Covey, Pueblo West, Colo., 101-WD--WD