USGA

TEXAN ED BROOKS TAKES
MEDALIST HONORS AT U.S. MID-AMATEUR

St. Louis, Mo. - Ed Brooks, 50, of Georgetown, Texas, shot a 2-under-par 69 at Bellerive Country Club Sunday for a 36-total total of 3-under 139 to earn medalist honors by one stroke over Duke Delcher, 44, of Bluffton, S.C., at the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship.

Brooks, winner of the 1997 Texas Amateur, was one of two golfers on the day to break par of 71 over Bellerive or Old Warson Country Clubs, the courses used for stroke play.

"It's an honor to be medalist, but tomorrow it won't mean a lot," said Brooks, who has been putting cross-handed for the last four months and has won four top-level state amateur tournaments since.

"I feel so good about how I'm playing," said Brooks, who 3-putted only once Sunday. "I've been putting really well the past two days and putting is where I was struggling. I just hope my putter and I can hang in there a little while longer."

Play continues Monday in this age 25-and-older championship with the first round of match play at Old Warson. Matches continue through Thursday's 18-hole final.

Delcher, a member of the victorious 1997 U.S. Walker Cup team, also shot 1-under 69 for a 140 total. Bert Atkinson of Charleston, S.C., the medalist in 1997, was next at 143.

Sean Knapp, 37, of Oakmont, Pa., who had led with a 5-under 66 on Saturday, was one of five golfers at 2-over 144. The others were 1995 Mid-Amatteur champion Jerry Courville of Wilford, Conn., Tommy Brennen of Covington, La.,

Randy Haag of San Francisco, Calif., and Jim Skinner of Los Angeles, Calif. The cut for the low 64 scorers who advanced to match play came at 9-over 151, with a 22-man playoff to decide the final 12 places scheduled for Monday morning.

Defending champion John "Spider" Miller, 49, of Bloomington, Ind., safely advanced at 148. John Harris of Minneapolis, Minn., the 1993 U.S. Amateur champion, was in at 146. Trip Kuehne of Dallas, Texas, the 1994 U.S. Amateur runner-up, was one stroke higher at 147.

Ken Bakst, the 1998 Mid-Amateur champion, advanced with a 149. Steve Sheehan of Reno, Nev., one of last year's quarterfinalists and the older brother of LPGA player Patty Sheehan, narrowly advanced with a 150.

The U.S. Mid-Amateur is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.

St. Louis, Mo. - Results of second day of stroke play at the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, played Sunday at the par 35-36-71, 7,047-yard Old Warson Country Club and the par 35-36-71, 7,047-yard Bellerive Country Club (*-- denotes 22-man playoff Monday for the final 12 spots for match play):

        Ed Brooks, Georgetown, Texas  70-69--139
        Duke Delcher, Bluffton, S.C.  71-69--140
        Bert Atkinson, Charleston, S.C.  73-70--143
        James Skinner, Los Angeles, Calif.  69-75--144
        Jerry Courville, Wilford, Conn.  73-71--144
        Sean Knapp, Oakmont, Pa.  66-78--144
        Randy Haag, San Francisco, Calif.  74-70--144
        Tommy Brennan, Covington, La.  71-73--144
        Randy Nichols, Connersville, Ind.  72-73--145
        Robert Godfrey, Central, S.C.  74-71--145
        Steve Slayden, Charlotte, N.C.  69-77--146
        Keith Bratton, Evansville, Ind.  71-75--146
        Peter Wood, Starkville, Miss.  74-72--146
        John Harris, Minneapolis, Minn.  75-71--146
        John Pate, Santa Barbara, Calif.  70-77--147
        Trip Kuehne, Dallas, Texas  74-73--147
        Robert Gerwin II, Cincinnati, Ohio  76-71--147
        Mark Farrell, Westport, Conn.  75-72--147
        Wright Waddell, Columbus, Ga.  70-77--147
        Gene Elliott, West Des Moines, Iowa  72-75--147
        Chris Beto, Rockford, Ill.  76-72--148
        Jeff Knox, Augusta, Ga.  75-73--148
        Danny Green, Jackson, Tenn.  72-76--148
        Ricky Lutz, Oklahoma City, Okla.  77-71--148
        Robby McWilliams, Houston, Texas  76-72--148
        Spider Miller, Bloomington, Ind.  76-72--148
        Matt Mankin, Daleville, Va.  71-77--148
        Jerry Chang, Manhattan Beach, Calif.  74-74--148
        Mike Hughett, Owasso, Okla.  74-74--148
        Tom McKnight, Galax, Va.  75-73--148
        Coleman Tidwell Jr, Macon, Ga.  75-73--148
        Alex Moore, Winnetka, Ill.  76-72--148
        Raymond Sovik, Dublin, Ohio  73-75--148
        Kemp Richardson, Laguna Niguel, Calif.  71-77--148
        David Nelson, Reno, Nev.  78-71--149
        Rich Dukelow, Orland Park, Ill.  75-74--149
        Tim Hogarth, Northridge, Calif.  73-76--149
        Kenneth Bakst, New York, N.Y.  75-74--149
        Craig Steinberg, Van Nuys, Calif.  77-73--150
        Carl Tuke Jr, Cincinnati, Ohio  76-74--150
        Joe Stansberry, Minneapolis, Minn.  74-76--150
        Lynn Barnett, Cummings, Ga.  74-76-150
        Matt Clarke, Troy, N.Y.  75-75--150
        Alan Hill, Springs Branch, Texas  75-75--150
        Steve Sheehan, Reno, Nev.  76-74--150
        Brent Albertson, Columbus, Ohio  74-76--150
        Michael Rowley, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  74-76--150
        Chip Carter, Dallas, Texas  71-79--150
        Jim Plotkin, Carlsbad, Calif.  74-76--150
        Randy Reifers, Dublin, Ohio  70-80--150
        Randy Lewis, Alma, Mich.  74-76--150
        Shaw Pritchett, Montgomery, Ala.  74-76--150
        *Greg Rohlf, White Plains, N.Y.  70-81--151
        *Clayton Uselton, Tullahoma, Tenn.  75-76--151
        *Howard Logan Jr, Shelbyville, Ky.  76-75--151
        *Tim Jackson, Germantown, Tenn.  77-74--151
        *Marvin Morris, Nashville, Tenn.  76-75--151
        *Buddy Marucci, Berwyn, Pa.  75-76--151
        *Taylor Hough, Spartanburg, S.C.  75-76--151
        *David Eger, Ponte Vedre Beach, Fla.  79-72--151
        *Mitch Voges, Simi Valley, Calif.  75-76--151
        *Steve Golliher, Knoxville, Tenn.  72-79--151
        *Bob Clark, Murrieta, Calif.  74-77--151
        *Chris Lange, Bryn Mawr, Pa.  73-78--151
        *Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C.  76-75--151
        *Ken Weixel, New York, N.Y.  76-75--151
        *Skip Runnels, Richmond, Ind.  71-80--151
        *Cameron Broumand, Los Angeles, Calif.  75-76--151
        *Scott Thomas, St Louis, Mo.  75-76--151
        *Jack Larkin, Atlanta, Ga.  77-74--151
        *Tim Sacheck, Zionsville, Ind.  75-76--151
        *Patrick Carter, Lesage, W.Va.  75-76--151
        *Josh Mondry, Franklin, Mich.  77-74--151
        *Chip Lutz, Reading, Pa.  74-77--151
        
        Failed to Qualify:
        Gene Gizzarelli, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.  75-77--152
        Rick Dewitt, Arvada, Colo.  77-75--152
        Jean-Paul Aube Jr, Rockwall, Texas  76-76--152
        Tom Olson, Omaha, Neb.  75-77--152
        Terry O'Loughlin, White Bear Lake, Minn.  77-75--152
        Chuck Tickle, Cary, N.C.  74-78--152
        Pat Youngs, League City, Texas  77-75--152
        Buddy Alexander, Gainesville, Fla.  77-75--152
        Clay Long, Carlsbad, Calif.  76-76--152
        Federico Ortiz, Mexico,   79-73--152
        Alan Wong, Sacramento, Calif.  76-76--152
        David Estes, Florissant, Mo.  77-75--152
        Robbie Dew, Marietta, Ga.  76-76--152
        Chris Keim, Conneaut, Ohio  76-76--152
        Alex Stamey, Mill Creek, Wash.  77-75-152
        Kevin Purcell, Bloomfield, N.J.  75-77--152
        John Hadges, South Easton, Mass.  81-72--153
        John Smith, Brighton, Mich.  79-74--153
        Jim Stuart, Macon, Ga.  76-77--153
        Danny Yates, Atlanta, Ga.  75-78--153
        Roger Marcincuk, Irving, Texas  79-74--153
        Dan Jennings, Arcadia, Calif.  73-80--153
        Doug Pool, Las Vegas, Nev.  80-73--153
        Jim Ruschioni, Leominster, Mass.  80-73--153
        John Kemp, England,   75-78--153
        David Hall, Royal Oak, Mich.  79-74--153
        Win Bruning, Dallas, Texas  74-80--154
        Drew Butler, Hilton Head Island, S.C.  76-78--154
        Patrick Lockwood, Brookings, S.D.  78-76--154
        Matt Sughrue, Alexandria, Va.  79-75--154
        Greg Lambert, Tucson, Ariz.  77-77--154
        Steve Rogers, Bowling Green, Ky.  79-75--154
        Rick Woulfe, Ft Lauderdale, Fla.  74-80--154
        Bill McGuinness, Woodbury, N.J.  76-78--154
        Cliff Harris, Carmel, Ind.  73-81--154
        Kevin Goalby, Belleville, Ill.  75-79--154
        Alan Bouchard, Falmouth, Maine  76-78--154
        Tom Yellin, New York, N.Y.  74-80--154
        Dean Channell, Cary, N.C.  78-76--154
        Richard Smith, Dresden, Tenn.  72-82--154
        Larry Dupree, Collierville, Tenn.  78-76--154
        Mike Butler, San Francisco, Calif.  76-78--154
        Steve Groom, Raytown, Mo.  79-75--154
        Antonio Serrano, Springfield, Mo.  76-78--154
        Doug Fischesser, Connersville, Ind.  74-81--155
        Chick Valley, Fresno, Calif.  75-80--155
        Kevin Buntrock, Rapid City, S.D.  78-77--155
        Brendan Hester, Worcester, Mass.  75-80--155
        Dennis Konczyk, Philadelphia, Pa.  73-82--155
        Greg Reynolds, Grand Blanc, Mich.  71-84--155
        Danny Nelson, Savannah, Ga.  77-78--155
        David Ciacchini, Erie, Pa.  76-79--155
        Chris Jenkins, Little Rock, Ark.  77-78--155
        Art Diaz, Scottsdale, Ariz.  79-76--155
        Chris Aliaga, Foster City, Calif.  74-82--156
        Tony McBroom, Stockton, Calif.  81-75--156
        Brian Kopet, Chattanooga, Tenn.  77-79--156
        Eddie Hargett, Blythewood, S.C.  79-77--156
        James Reid, Oklahoma City, Okla.  78-78--156
        Steve Daly, Wheaton, Ill.  74-82--156
        M Wharton-Palmer, Ashdown, Ark.  77-79--156
        Bob Munoz, Phoenix, Ariz.  77-79-156
        John Zebroski, Brookfield, Ohio  78-78--156
        Craig McDonnell, Palos Park, Ill.  80-76--156
        Bob Jordan, La Habra, Calif.  78-78--156
        Raymond Deal, Toms River, N.J.  73-83--156
        Bruce Chalas, Dover, Mass.  77-79--156
        Chip Travis, Hinsdale, Ill.  76-80--156
        William Blalock, Atlanta, Ga.  75-81--156
        Doug Hauenstein, Aurora, Ohio  77-79--156
        Drew Lindsey, Chesapeake, Va.  79-77--156
        Bill Anderson, Covington, La.  81-75--156
        Rick Sanders, La Mirada, Calif.  78-78--156
        Steve Carter, Pacific Grove, Calif.  76-80--156
        Jeff Lytten, Arlington, Texas  78-78--156
        Raleigh Shoemaker, Charlotte, N.C.  78-78--156
        Ron Brown, Cumberland Fores, Maine  76-80--156
        Michael Rose, Huntingdon Valle, Pa.  79-78--157
        Chuck Wenning, Franklin, Ind.  79-78--157
        Mark Czerniakowski, Doylestown, Pa.  80-77--157
        Jack Allara II, Vinton, Va.  80-77--157
        Matt Avril, Orlando, Fla.  77-80--157
        Mark Sear, Manhattan Beach, Calif.  76-81--157
        Jim Hillard, Greenville, N.C.  79-78--157
        Bill Moor, Birmingham, Ala.  79-79--158
        Joe Sommers, Stamford, Conn.  86-72--158
        John Lindholm, Flint, Mich.  79-79--158
        Gordon O'Neil, Ft Lauderdale, Fla.  79-79--158
        Kevin Benesh, Fort Worth, Texas  81-77--158
        Leif Carlson, Bloomington, Minn.  74-84--158
        Mark Baldree, Austin, Texas  81-77--158
        Jerry Van Houten, Danville, Calif.  79-79--158
        Kevin Becker, Quincy, Ill.  81-77--158
        Brett Atkinson, Carlsbad, Calif.  77-82--159
        Blair Subry, Wadsworth, Ill.  77-82--159
        Don Bliss, Chesterfield, Mo.  78-81--159
        Edward Parnell, Altamonte Spring, Fla.  81-78--159
        Tim Rypien, Spokane, Wash.  78-81--159
        Gary Hardin, Ft Worth, Texas  78-81--159
        Richard Blooston, Edina, Minn.  76-83--159
        J P Sale, Alpharetta, Ga.  76-83--159
        Ray Byrne, Albuquerque, N.M.  80-79--159
        David Mills, Rye, N.Y.  87-73--160
        John Coles III, Birmingham, Ala.  80-80--160
        Martin Gallagher, Sylvania, Ohio  81-79--160
        Tom Jones, Terre Haute, Ind.  81-79--160
        Mike Stone, Chicago, Ill.  85-75--160
        Dick Vanleuvan, Roswell, Ga.  82-78--160
        Tom Parker, Scottsdale, Ariz.  79-81-160
        Jason Arledge, Greenville, S.C.  81-79--160
        Bobby Blount Jr, Weston, Conn.  79-81--160
        David Sutton, Maitland, Fla.  76-84--160
        Cole Kelly Jr, Keswick, Va.  80-80--160
        Mark Zanolla, Hobart, Ind.  80-80--160
        Gary Daniels, Berwyn, Pa.  81-79--160
        Steve Watts, Orem, Utah  80-80--160
        Patrick Pierson, Central Nyack, N.Y.  78-82--160
        Mark Norman, Chesterfield, Mo.  78-82--160
        Glenn McIlraith, Livonia, Mich.  79-81--160
        Lynn Parker, The Woodlands, Texas  76-85--161
        Tom Offutt, Arlington, Va.  80-81--161
        Andrew Fabrikant, New York, N.Y.  76-85--161
        Bill Hadden, North Haven, Conn.  81-80--161
        Brad Burris, High Point, N.C.  79-82--161
        Scott Edwards, St Louis, Mo.  80-81--161
        John Sherman, Dayton, Ohio  79-82--161
        Riley Cranston, Bend, Ore.  82-79--161
        Joe Cantrell, Louisville, Ky.  78-83--161
        Scott Stahr, Barrington, Ill.  81-80--161
        Chris Weyand, Boise, Idaho  82-79--161
        Larry Vaughan, Naperville, Ill.  85-76--161
        Denny Taylor, Gladstone, Ore.  77-84--161
        Jim Cocca, Latham, N.Y.  79-83--162
        Terry Brunken, Sioux Falls, S.D.  80-82--162
        Jeff Kiley, Los Angeles, Calif.  80-82--162
        David Delich, Colorado Springs, Colo.  81-81--162
        Edward Gibstein, Roslyn, N.Y.  77-85--162
        Roscoe Staples IV, Jacksonville, Fla.  79-83--162
        Paul Spadafora, Charlotte, N.C.  84-78--162
        Richard Glasgow Jr, Washington, D.C.  80-82--162
        Todd Seidenschwarz, Albuquerque, N.M.  80-82--162
        John Pate, Canada,   81-81--162
        Alex Antonio, Glendale, Wis.  84-78--162
        Alan Deichler, Carrollton, Texas  80-83--163
        Jeff Jones, Nashville, Tenn.  81-82--163
        Jim Ebel, Cincinnati, Ohio  82-81--163
        Les Devitt, Austin, Texas  84-79--163
        Gus Kozina, Beach Park, Ill.  87-76--163
        Jeff Wells, Bloomington, Ill.  85-79--164
        John Oyster, Sagamore Hills, Ohio  86-78--164
        Brian Opal, Longwood, Fla.  79-85--164
        Dan Bock, Olathe, Kan.  81-83--164
        Kelly Crone, Littleton, Colo.  86-79--165
        Bradley Seybert, Westlake, Ohio  84-81--165
        Craig Schnupp, Houston, Texas  80-85--165
        James Gavaghan, Newtown, Pa.  83-82-165
        John Miller, Sterling, Va.  83-83--166
        Mitch Hantman, Boca Raton, Fla.  87-79--166
        Tim Collins, Germantown, Tenn.  85-81--166
        Mark Yates, Wichita, Kan.  83-84--167
        Jim McNelis, Gig Harbor, Wash.  80-87--167
        George Logan, Springfield, Ill.  83-84--167
        James Rollefson, New Berlin, Wis.  85-82--167
        Alan Wharton, Dublin, Ohio  88-79--167
        Eric McPhail, Waltham, Mass.  81-86--167
        Chris Cuttone, Merced, Calif.  84-83--167
        Rich Ozols, Naperville, Ill.  83-84--167
        Christopher Prince, Andover, Mass.  81-86--167
        Bob Brewer, Longview, Texas  88-80--168
        John Bracken, West Hartford, Conn.  84-85--169
        Kevin Cullinane, San Mateo, Calif.  84-85--169
        Richard Harris Jr, San Francisco, Calif.  85-84--169
        Russ Stampler, Weston, Fla.  83-87--170
        Ray Makloski, Pueblo, Colo.  85-85--170
        Trevor Nelko, Plymouth, Minn.  83-87--170
        Ray Schuler, Lakewood, Wash.  85-86--171
        Brad Smith, Maple Plain, Minn.  87-84--171
        Jim Jerulle Jr, Altoona, Wis.  81-90--171
        John Gaffney, Williamsville, N.Y.  89-83--172
        John Luoma, Laurel, Md.  90-82--172
        Jim Taggard, Seattle, Wash.  90-84--174
        Dan Deichert, Dallas, Texas  84-90--174
        Mike Mayo, Richardson, Texas  87-87--174
        Phil White, Dallas, Texas  86-90--176
        Steve Barber, Millis, Mass.  91-86--177
        Tom Craffey, Park Ridge, N.J.  91-86--177
        Perry Rende, Library, Pa.  82-95--177
        Scott Gilgallon, Washington, D.C.  92-89--181
        Steve Savor, Pittsburgh, Pa.  75-WD--WD
        Chip Holcombe, Casselberry, Fla.  76-WD--WD

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