Thanks to the 88 players who participated in the 16th Annual Rosedale Amateur Championships. I was very proud of the effort expended by almost everybody, especially during the first round when the winds were steady from 12 to 24 mph, with at least four of five gusts that pushed 35 mph. For the many first timers, nearly half of the field, it was definitely a baptism of wind. As the scores show, even experience players found the wind to be troubling.
Other thank yous go the Bob Ward for getting the course set before the tournament and then moving it shorter for the second round. Thanks also to John "JP3" Park for helping with the scorecards. In addition, thanks to the many people who helped in other ways such as checking scorecards, helping to get us going in the morning, and closing things down in the afternoon. Thanks to Fred Smith, CD Steiner, Dick Parker, and Cooper Arnold for coming out during the second round to offer advice, which I was glad to hear helped some of our players. And finally, a big shout-out to our sponsors, Duffy Carduff of Eagle Products, Peter Engelman of the West Plaza Tomato Company, the Kansas City Flying Disc Club, and Innova Disc Golf. Your help enhanced the tournament experience for all.
It took four extra holes before Steve Thimmesch became the Am 1 race was decided. After the 36 holes of the tourney, Steve and Lee Killian were tied at 104. After the first round, Steve, buoyed by the only ace of the day on number 3 (short right) led by two over Lee and Jeff Campbell. Lee's was the medalist in the second round with a 47. Jeff ended up third, three down.
Brandon Deerr took the first round lead in Am 2 with a 62, one better than eventual champion Ben Patterson. Ben, the Am 3 champion at the 2011 RAC, shot 55 during the second round to edge Joe Pavlecich and Brandon by one throw.
In the huge Am 3 division of 33 players, 18-year-old Tyler Mattoon, playing in his first tournament, shot both rounds under 60 (59-53) to win decisively by six throws over Andy Portwood. Four throws further down was Corey Owens, who edged Jed Baughman and Chris Blevins by one and two throws, respectively. All these men won trophies.
Jason Hern was eight throws better than Joe Teater in the Am 4 division. RAC veteran Bob Slonka got hot during the second round, shooting 51, to erase a two throw deficit to win by two over defending champion Eric Garberg. In the battle of the grand masters (old guys), Bob Ward, brokered his "volunteer karma" to win convincingly by six over Dennis Smith.
In the Junior division for boys under 16, Caleb Bell fashioned an impressive 18-throw win over twin brother, Cameron, and three other players. This was the largest junior field ever in RAC history. In the ring of fire prize giveaway, Eddie Colbert won the Innova DISCatcher Sport Model. Besides winning his division, Steve Thimmesch also took home $132 for his ace.
On a somber note, best wishes go out to Bill Hecht for a speedy recovery. Bill was feeling slightly ill and very weak during the first round, causing him to withdraw. He eventually visited his doctor, and found out he had suffered a mild heart attack.
The full scores are below. Look for RAC 17 in the fall of 2013.
16th Annual Rosedale Amateur Championships
Rosedale Park • Kansas City, Kansas • October 14, 2012[/b]
Amateur 1 (Advanced) - 14
Steve Thimmesch 55 49 104 T
Lee Killian 57 47 104 T
Jeff Campbell 57 50 107
Peter Bures 61 51 112
Kevin Manning 58 55 113
Edwin Hart 62 54 116
Eric Kolkmeier 61 55 116
William Mersman 60 57 117
Tony Dutiel 62 57 119
Ryan Keck 64 56 120
Chris Buckley 64 57 121
Mike Fenton 68 58 126
Zeke Henry 68 58 126
Kyle Lander 71 60 131
Average score 62.2 54.57 116.57
Median score 61.5 55.5 116.5
Amateur 2 (Intermediate) - 13
Ben Patterson 63 55 118 T
Joe Pavlecich 65 54 119 T
Brandon Deerr 62 57 119 T
Nathan Fishback 64 56 120
Corey Frank 65 58 123
Bill Shinoski 66 57 123
Jordan Ramey 67 58 125
Drue Allison 66 60 126
Rob Hoesly 66 60 126
Michael Quiroga 68 58 126
Derrick Holt 70 57 127
Eddie Colbert Jr 64 67 131
Brian Van Biber 66 65 131
Average score 65.54 58.62 124.15
Median score 66 58 125
Amateur 3 (Recreational) - 33
Tyler Mattoon 59 53 112 T
Andy Portwood 64 54 118 T
Corey Owens 64 58 122 T
Jed Baughman 64 59 123 T
Chris Blevins 71 53 124 T
Caleb Laird 68 58 126
Shawn York 64 63 127
Jared Finley 70 58 128
Carl Pledger 69 59 128
Lloyd Edwards IV 64 65 129
Jim Ramey 70 60 130
Duane Waldman 71 59 130
Bob Walker 69 61 130
Kyle Alumbaugh 73 58 131
Matt Dixon 72 59 131
David Steeby 73 58 131
Brent Cakebread 71 62 133
Brent Cady 66 68 134
Daniel Starr 73 62 135
Chris Behrens 73 64 137
Pat McCavana 72 65 137
Eric Gallup 79 61 140
Bryan Hardin 77 64 141
David Jenkins 79 64 143
JJ Miller 74 69 143
Jake Peterson 78 65 143
April Jenkins 80 64 144
Preston Frasch 78 69 147
Luke McCall 81 68 149
Chris Portwood 83 70 153
Robert Lawson Jr 85 70 155
Kevin McAdam 81 WD WD
Justin Trent WD WD WD
Average score 72.34 61.94 134.00
Median score 72 62 131
Amateur 4 (Novice) - 11
Jason Hern 64 56 120 T
Joe Teater 67 61 128 T
Greg Mattoon 72 61 133
Michael Petrin 72 61 133
Wyatt King 72 65 137
Vann Nicholson 76 64 140
Robert Fite 79 74 153
Bobby Dietzel 85 73 158
Aric Anderson 93 83 176
Justin Ellison 85 WD WD
Suzie Zell 86 WD WD
Average score 77.36 66.44 142.00
Median score 76 64 137
Masters - 5
Bob Slonka 60 51 111 T
Eric Garberg 58 55 113
Marty Graham 69 55 124
John Hauk 72 74 146
Bert Boettcher 75 WD WD
Average score 66.80 58.75 123.50
Median score 69 55 118.5
Grandmasters - 7
Bob Ward 60 53 113 T
Dennis Smith 63 56 119
Tony Todd 66 56 122
Steve Carnegie 63 61 124
Ed Gonzales 68 63 131
John "P-3" Park 89 70 159
Bill Hecht 61 WD WD
Average score 67.14 59.83 128.00
Median score 66 62 127.5
Juniors <16 - 5
Caleb Beil 87 72 159
Cameron Beil 90 77 167
Brandon Christensen 99 77 176
Jack Rebel 102 77 179
Tanner Webb 115 78 193
Average score 98.60 76.20 174.80
Median score 99 77 176
Hole in one: #3, Steve Themmisch: $132
