Four Players Qualify for USGA Senior Amateur

Firestone, Colo. – Five players finished in a tie at 70 (-2) for four available spots in the 2008 USGA Senior Amateur sectional qualifier at Saddleback Golf Course in Firestone, Colo. In the playoff, Kelly Crone of Littleton, Colo., Larry Netherton of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Fred Steffers of Colorado Springs and Bert Walker of Indian Wells, Calif. all qualified the USGA Senior Amateur Championship this September.
 
Crone has won both the CGA Senior Match Play (2005) and CGA Senior Stroke Play (2003) championships, and will be playing in the USGA Senior Amateur for the second straight year. This will be Netherton’s second USGA championship appearance as he qualified as medalist in 2003 for the U.S. Senior Open Championship. For the 62-year-old Steffers, this was only his first attempt at qualifying.
 
Sean Forey of Morrison, Colo. lost in the five-way playoff at 70 to become the first alternate. In a playoff at 72, James Pierce of Oro Valley, Ariz. earned the second alternate position.
 
The four qualifiers will play in the USGA Senior Amateur Championship to be held September 20-25, 2008 at Shady Oaks Country Club, Fort Worth, Tex.
 
QUALIFIERS
Kelly Crone, Littleton, Colo., 36-34--70
Larry Netherton, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 36-34--70
Fredrick Steffers, Colorado Springs, Colo., 34-36--70
Bert Walker, Indian Wells, Calif., 35-35—70
 
ALTERNATES (IN ORDER)
Sean Forey, Morrison, Colo., 33-37--70
James Pierce, Oro Valley, Ariz., 35-37--72
 
OTHERS
Mike Brummer, Rapid City, S.D., 37-35--72
Rick George, Greenwood Village, Colo., 37-35--72
Scott Radcliffe, Golden, Colo., 37-35--72
Jack Clevenger, Castle Rock, Colo., 33-40--73
Robert Heiny, Greeley, Colo., 36-37--73
Charlie Post, Denver, Colo., 40-34--74
Dan Grigsby, Thornton, Colo., 36-38--74
David Farabaugh, Thornton, Colo., 36-38--74
Fred Cannataro, Castle Rock, Colo., 35-39--74
Stephen J Summers, Dallas, Texas, 38-36--74
Art Cudworth, Denver, Colo., 37-38--75
Bill Boyd, Greeley, Colo., 37-38--75
Bruce Hayes, Niwot, Colo., 36-39--75
Chuck Fisher, Westminster, Colo., 37-38--75
Donald Berthiaume, Littleton, Colo., 38-37--75
Jerry Kidney, Littleton, Colo., 37-38--75
John Boyles, Parker, Colo., 36-39--75
Mark Runyan, Centennial, Colo., 36-39--75
Roger Gunderson, Aurora, Colo., 38-37--75
Steven Coyer, Avon, Colo., 35-40--75
Christopher King, Centennial, Colo., 41-35--76
John South, Longmont, Colo., 39-37--76
Kary Kaltenbacher, Englewood, Colo., 37-39--76
Randy Miller, Boulder, Colo., 40-36--76
Tom Kundinger, Denver, Colo., 37-39--76
Tom Turner, Ft Collins, Colo., 39-37--76
William Sumner, Tomball, Texas, 36-40--76
James English, Boulder, Colo., 37-40--77
Jim Reynolds, Denver, Colo., 39-38--77
Robert Cloud, Denver, Colo., 40-37--77
Mark Achziger, Greeley, Colo., 39-39--78
Robert Bulthaup, Centennial, Colo., 38-40--78
Stan Smazal, Denver, Colo., 37-41--78
John Latowski, Port Saint Lucie, Fla., 39-40--79
Ken Schweitzer, Colorado Springs, Colo., 38-41--79
Jack Manzi, Lakewood, Colo., 41-39--80
Ken Mesloh, Vail, Colo., 41-39--80
Kronin Kelley, Arvada, Colo., 39-41--80
Doug Jones, Grand Junction, Colo., 40-41--81
Gary Potter, Denver, Colo., 40-41--81
Harry Johnson, Vail, Colo., 36-46--82
Jim Collins, Castle Rock, Colo., 36-46--82
Larry Pate, Lakewood, Colo., 44-38--82
Terry Kunz, Lakewood, Colo., 43-39--82
Tom Keltner, Santa Monica, Calif., 41-41--82
Tim McAdam, Scottsdale, Ariz., 41-42--83
James Spittler, Colorado Springs, Colo., 41-43--84
Frank Wagner, Boulder, Colo., 40-45--85
Kirk Miller, Estes Park, Colo., 38-47--85
Richard Barg, Aurora, Colo., 42-44--86
Danny Wyrick, Denver, Colo., 43-44--87
John Chely, Boulder, Colo., 43-47--90
Bert McCauley, Littleton, Colo., NC-NC--NC
Duwayne Lewis, Cheyenne, Wyo., WD-WD--WD
John Olive, Phoenix, Ariz., WD-WD--WD