LIVE REPORT FROM THE USGA SENIOR AMATEUR
CHAMPIONSHIP AT BEVERLY COUNTRY CLUB
Report #2
Saturday, September 12, 2009
1:20 p.m.
Jeff Burda, of Modesto, California, became the first player to post an under-par round in this year’s USGA Senior Amateur Chamionship at Beverly CC., shooting a two-under round of 69. Burda’s round began at the 10th hole, where he sunk a birdie putt. He went on to birdie the 15th, 16th and 18th holes to record a remarkable 33 on his first nine of the day. He shot even par on the other nine and is currently the leader in the clubhouse by three shots.
Early reports from the course indicate that the principal difficulty encountered by the players is negotiating the tricky putting surfaces. Even though the greens are not necessarily “fast” at 10.5 on the Stimpmeter, the setup crew from the USGA did a good job of placing holes in benign-looking, but deceptive locations. The result is a lot of missed birdie and par putts and a field of competitors that is overwhelmingly over par in the early going.
Our fellow member Paul Richards is caddying this week for George Zahringer, who was runner-up in last year’s Senior Amateur. Zahringer shot a two-over par 73 on his opening round, which has him well positioned to advance to match play should he shoot a similar number tomorrow.
Terry Lavin
Co-Chair
USGA Senior Amateur Committee
CHAMPIONSHIP AT BEVERLY COUNTRY CLUB
Report #2
Saturday, September 12, 2009
1:20 p.m.
Jeff Burda, of Modesto, California, became the first player to post an under-par round in this year’s USGA Senior Amateur Chamionship at Beverly CC., shooting a two-under round of 69. Burda’s round began at the 10th hole, where he sunk a birdie putt. He went on to birdie the 15th, 16th and 18th holes to record a remarkable 33 on his first nine of the day. He shot even par on the other nine and is currently the leader in the clubhouse by three shots.
Early reports from the course indicate that the principal difficulty encountered by the players is negotiating the tricky putting surfaces. Even though the greens are not necessarily “fast” at 10.5 on the Stimpmeter, the setup crew from the USGA did a good job of placing holes in benign-looking, but deceptive locations. The result is a lot of missed birdie and par putts and a field of competitors that is overwhelmingly over par in the early going.
Our fellow member Paul Richards is caddying this week for George Zahringer, who was runner-up in last year’s Senior Amateur. Zahringer shot a two-over par 73 on his opening round, which has him well positioned to advance to match play should he shoot a similar number tomorrow.
Terry Lavin
Co-Chair
USGA Senior Amateur Committee
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