The West Virginia Mid-Amateur Championship, for golfers over 25, saw 66 golfers tee off on the first of three days of competition, hosted by the West Virginia Golf Association (WVGA), at The Pines Country Club in Morgantown.
The stroke play round saw Christian Brand of Hurricane finish first at six under par 65. The remainder of the top finishers were:
Josh Arbaugh, Morgantown, (-3) 68;
Davey Jude, Kermit, (-3) 68;
Woody Woodward, Bridgeport, (-3) 68;
David Schwinler, Morgantown, (-2) 69;
Ian Patrick, Huntington, (-2) 69;
Brian Anania, Scott Depot, (-1) 70;
Trenton Roush, New Haven, (E) 71;
Noah Mullens, Milton, (E) 71;
Doug Wallace, Morgantown, (E) 71; and
Ryan Bashour, Morgantown, (E) 71.
In the Round of 32:
- Christian Brand of Hurricane defeated Wes Duncan of Daniels, 6 and 5;
- Christian Casingal of Morgantown defeated Mike Veres of Logan, 2 and 1;
- Ryan Mason of Morgantown defeated Brian Anania of Scott Depot, 4 and 3;
- Mason Weese of Charleston defeated Trenton Roush of New Haven, 4 and 2;
- Davey Jude of Kermit defeated Sean Covich of Morgantown, 6 and 4;
- Cam Roam of Huntington defeated Daniel Morgret of Buckhannon, 6 and 5;
- Woody Woodward of Bridgeport defeated Chris Bohach of Ona, 4 and 2;
- Jess Ferrell of Fairmont defeated Ryan Bashour of Morgantown, 2 and 1;
- Sam O’Dell of Hurricane defeated Duncan Waugaman of Huntington, 4 and 2;
- Jeff McGraw of Princeton defeated Nick Dent of White Sulphur Spring, 1 up;
- Mike Keiffer of Scott Depot defeated Ian Patrick of Huntington, 2 and 1;
- Noah Mullens of Milton defeated Chuck Workman of Marlinton, 6 and 5;
- Josh Arbaugh of Morgantown defeated Rico Simonetti of Wheeling in 19 holes;
- Bryan Myers of Wheeling defeated Philip Reale of Ona, 2 and 1;
- Kyle Wensel of Wheeling defeated David Schwinler of Morgantown, 1 up; and
- Tad Tomblin of Alum Creek defeated Doug Wallace of Morgantown, 2 and 1.
“The Pines is honored to host this prestigious event, and we think the players are in for a real treat,” said The Pines’ Head Golf Professional Russell Reid. “The greens are spectacular, and we have a large field vying for the 32-player match play rounds.”
Click here for today’s leaderboard. Match Play Round of 16 and quarterfinals are featured on Thursday, with tee off times starting at 8:00 a.m.
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