The first qualifier for the 106th WV Amateur Championship, presented by Astorg Motor Company and conducted by the West Virginia Golf Association (WVGA), took place on May 5 at Bridgeport Country Club. Carson Higginbotham of Clarksburg and Jess Ferrell of Fairmont were the Medalists of Monday’s qualifier with scores of (-2) 70.
Other major sponsors include United Bank and The Greenbrier.
Over 400 golfers from West Virginia have registered to qualify for this year’s Amateur Championship. There were 75 players competing on May 5 for 22 qualifying spots and two alternates in the Championship. The other qualifying players from today were:
- Cameron Fallon, Parkersburg, (-1) 71;
- Todd Williams, Grafton, (E) 72;
- Jace Lancaster, Clarksburg, (+1) 73;
- Ryan Bashour, Morgantown, (+1) 73;
- John Kingora, Morgantown, (+2) 74;
- Matt Gissy, Weston, (+2) 74;
- Colby Dalton, Morgantown, (+2) 74;
- Ryan Mason, Morgantown, (+3) 75;
- Ben Palmer, Parkersburg, (+3) 75;
- Will Koegler, Wheeling, (+3) 75;
- Alexander Randolph, (+3) 75;
- Corey Jackson, Martinsburg, (+4) 76;
- Drew Green, Beaver, (+4) 76;
- Michael Rogers, Follansbee, (+4) 76;
- Matthew Allen, Newburg, (+5) 77;
- Ryan Cool, Albright, (+5) 77;
- Nick Alex, Bridgeport, (+5) 77;
- Joseph Ranieri, Fairmont, (+5) 77;
- Jude Smith, Weirton, (+6) 78; and
- Brian Bailey, Bridgeport, (+6) 78.
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The alternates are Zach Musgrove and Buck Gower, both of Grafton.
“We’re happy to host the first West Virginia Amateur Qualifier of the season and to host all WVGA events, including Amateur and Open qualifiers,” said Bridgeport’s Assistant Golf Professional Randy Hernley. “We are still working on some bunkers, but the course is in great shape.”
“We’re very happy to be at Bridgeport Country Club to help determine our field for the West Virginia Amateur Championship, presented by Astorg Auto and Mercedes-Benz,” said WVGA Executive Director Chris Slack. “With today’s field of players, we’re pleased these seven premier courses in West Virginia are hosting our qualifiers.”
The remaining qualifying dates and locations are:
May 13 at Locust Hill Golf Course, Charles Town;
May 16 at Pipestem Resort State Park, Pipestem;
May 20 at Edgewood Country Club, Sissonville;
May 22 at Esquire Golf Course, Barboursville; and
May 29 “Last Chance Qualifier” at Stonewall Resort, Roanoke.
The 106th Amateur Championship will take place June 1-4 at The Greenbrier, which has hosted the event 98 of the past 106 years.
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