The Steam Room by MidamgolfHQ

June 2024

What we are steaming on this month:

Mid-am golf is in full swing, and May did not disappoint. Welcome back to another edition of the newsletter, where we will recap last month’s action across the world of mid-am golf.

We witnessed a mid-am team win the USGA 4-Ball! Congrats to Brian Blanchard and Sam Engel! We also had exciting finishes at both the Travis and the Lupton tournaments.

Looking ahead, June promises to be another busy month as everyone rounds their games into form and prepares for an exciting summer.

We hope you enjoy this edition. Cheers!

2024 May Major Mid-Am Tournament Results

John T. Lupton Memorial

May 24-26, 2024

The Honors Course

Champion: Joe Deraney

Recap: It was another exciting Lupton, with Joe Deraney claiming his third title at the Honors Club. Joe captured this year’s title in extra holes, holing a 6-footer to take the win over Tucker Jenkins.

Originally scheduled to play in the USGA 4-ball, Joe's partner had to withdraw from the event because of the NCAA National Championship. A last-minute call from the Lupton tournament committee had Joe on his way to Tennessee. Never a dull moment in the life of a mid-am golfer. Joe has likely secured his place for the East-West Cup Matches this fall and is trending well as we head into a busy summer of USGA events and top amateur championships.

Leaderboard
-5 | Joe Deraney | 69-75-67=211 * won playoff
-5 | Tucker Jenkins | 74-70-67=211
-4 | Mitchell Ford | 71-71-70=212
-2 | Chris Wheeler | 69-70-75=214
-2 | Steven Fox | 72-69-73=214

Full Results

Walter J. Travis Invitational

May 17-19, 2024

Garden City Golf Club

Champion: Ben Greve

Recap: The Walter J. Travis is truly one of the most special golf events of the year. Once again, it lived up to its stature and delivered another incredible competition. Ultimately, former college teammates Ben Greve and David Morgan squared off in the final, with Ben taking home the title by a slim 1-up margin. It was a back-and-forth battle featuring incredible shots on the esteemed Devereux Emmet layout.

The event starts with an 18-hole qualifier on Friday, with the top 56 players getting flighted into match-play brackets. The 16-man championship flight was decided by a compelling 11-for-6 playoff late Friday, leaving some players on the outside looking in.

Other flight winners included Jonathan Keane, who won the other 16-man Devereux Emmet flight in 21 holes over Jesse Bull. John Patterson captured the MacDonald flight, defeating last year’s Travis champion Chris DeJohn 1-up. Alan Coshatt won the Jones flight, besting Stephen Walsh 3&2. Finally, Andrew Lane captured the Taft flight with a 2&1 victory over Kevin Miller.

Full Results

USGA 4-Ball

May 25-29, 2024

Philadelphia Cricket Club

Champions: Brian Blanchard and Sam Engel

Your 2024 USGA 4-Ball champions are Brian Blanchard and Sam Engel. The Arizona-based mid-ams took down the formidable mid-am team of Will Davenport and Mike Smith in the semi-finals to create a showdown with the young team of Brown & Herrington.

The mid-ams controlled the final match from the start and never looked back. The final birdie on 18 sealed the deal for a 2-up victory. Truly a testament to how well Blanchard and Engel played all week. It's awesome to see two working mid-ams take down the high schoolers and win one for the old guys!

Full Results

Up next

The Huddleston Cup

June 6-8, 2024

Maridoe Golf Club

Defending Champion: Scott Harvey

Maridoe Golf Club will once again play host to the Huddleston Cup. The tournament is named after Maridoe's founder, Albert Huddleston, and features a small curated field of roughly 40 top mid-am and senior players from around the country.

Scott Harvey returns as the defending champion, giving him another opportunity to get familiar with Maridoe ahead of the East-West Cup Matches, which will return to the club in the fall.

A fun footnote: the club also has a fully stocked fishing pond, which has become a favorite spot for competitors to cast a line post-round.

Anderson Memorial 4-Ball

June 6-8, 2024

Winged Foot Golf Club

Defending Champion: Trevor Randolph & Chris DeJohn

The Anderson Memorial truly is the pinnacle of mid-am 4-ball invitationals. Hosted at the famed Winged Foot Golf Club the event features a 36-hole qualifier to determine the top 16 teams that head into match play. The event alternates hosting the match play between its east and west golf courses.

Chris DeJohn and Trevor Randolph will look to defend their title from 2023 and we look forward to following all the action next week.

Carlton Woods Invitational

June 6-8, 2024

Carlton Woods Golf Club

Defending Champion (2022): John Hunter

The Carlton Woods Invitational returns after taking a year off. The club shut down the famed Nicklaus course for a full restoration shortly after the 2022 event. The product of the restoration has lengthened the course and will present a stern challenge to this year's competitors.

John Hunter is the defending champion. Hunter who is a member at the club will likely be one of the favorites in what is always one of the best fields in mid-am golf.

The George C. Thomas Invitational

June 6-8, 2024

Los Angeles Country Club

Defending Champion (2022): Evan Beck

The George C. Thomas will return after taking a year off due to the U.S Open. LACC is truly one of the best venues in all of golf and will present another strong test this year. Evan Beck returns as your defending champion.

2024 “Major” Mid-Am Events

Gasparilla Invitational - February 2024 - Charles Fitzsimmons

The Snedeker Memorial - March 2024 - Jordan Russell

George Coleman Invitational - April 2024 - Evan Beck

The Walter J. Travis Invitational - May 2024 - Ben Greve

John T. Lupton Memorial - May 2024 - Joe Deraney

USGA 4-Ball - May 2024 - Brian Blanchard & Sam Engel

The Huddleston Cup - June 2024

Anderson Memorial 4-ball - June 2024

Carlton Woods Invitational - June 2024

George C Thomas Invitational - June 2024

The Picard Cup - August 2024

The Valentine Invitational - August 2024

U.S Men’s and Women’s Mid-Ams - September 2024

Trans-Miss Mid-Master Championship - September 2024

The Crump Cup - September 2024

John R. Williams 4-ball - September 2024

The Berkeley Cup - October 2024

Stocker Cup - October 2024

Devils Elbow - November 2024

National Invitational Tournament - November 2024

The Road to Maridoe & The East-West Cup

East-West Matches Standings updated as of May 7th, 2024:
November 1-3, 2024 | Maridoe Golf Club

1. Stewart Hagestad | 1,214
2. Evan Beck | 952
3. Jeronimo Esteve | 828.5
4. Scott Harvey | 825
5. Jonathan Bale | 771
6. Stephen Behr | 747
7. Joe Deraney | 717.5
8. Nick Maccario | 598.5
9. Sam Jackson | 504
10. Brett Patterson | 393.5
11. Brad Nurski | 366
12. Hayes Brown | 346
13. Mark Costanza | 335
14. Blake Watts | 328.5
15. Kevin Grady | 318
16. Jimmy Castles | 315
17. Chris Wheeler | 313
18. Andy Sajevic | 300
19. Brendon Wilson | 282.5
20. Colby Harwell | 281
21. Brad Tilley | 280
22. Scott Turner | 272.5
23. Andrew Baily | 263
24. Keith Guest | 261
25. Bobby Massa | 252
25. Parker Edens | 252

The Ice Bath

Summer’s here and unfortunately, the extreme temperatures melted the ice on this month’s edition. See you next month!

Cheers

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