Latimer, Metzendorf, Juszczyk Qualify for U.S. Am

Fresh off a record-setting victory in the Northeast Ohio Am, Nick Latimer of Brooklyn earned the medalist honors at the greater Cleveland area 36-hole qualifier for the United States Amateur Championship, posting a 2-under par total 142 that included a 4-under par 68 at Red Tail Golf Club in Avon.

Also qualifying was Dan Metzendorf of Strongsville with an even par score of 144 that included a second-round 69 at Avon Oaks. Joe Juszczyk of Dearborn Heights, MI grabbed the final qualifying spot by winning the first playoff hole in a four-player shoot-out after posting 1-over par 145.

The U.S. Amateur Championship will be played August 24 – 30 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, OK. Complete results for all players in the qualifier follows…

2009 US AMATEUR QUALIFIER FINAL RESULTS Red Tail Golf Club, Avon (RT); Avon Oaks Country Club, Avon (AO)
Name	City, State	R1		R2		Total
Nick Latimer	Brooklyn, OH	68	RT	74	AO	142
Daniel Metzendorf	Strongsville, OH	75	RT	69	AO	144
Joseph Juszczyk*	Dearborn Hts, MI	75	RT	70	AO	145
1st & 2nd Alternates
Blake Furgerson	Concord, OH	75	RT	70	AO	145
Drew Deimel	Erie, PA	74	RT	71	AO	145
Failed to Qualify
Anthony Yacovazzi	Hudson, OH	69	AO	76	RT	145
Craig Voorhees	Burton, OH	70	AO	77	RT	147
Lucas Murray	East Sparta, OH	79	RT	68	AO	147
Peter Skirpstas	Medina, OH	76	AO	71	RT	147
Chad Warmbein	McMurray, PA	74	RT	74	AO	148
Kent Monas	Perry, OH	73	AO	75	RT	148
Mark Telerico	Aurora, OH	75	RT	73	AO	148
Dan Rush	Avon Lake, OH	76	RT	73	AO	149
Brendan Barrack	Toronto, ON	72	AO	78	RT	150
Kyle Cobb	Strongsville, OH	80	RT	70	AO	150
Zach Glassman	Highland Heights, OH	73	AO	77	RT	150
David Ludlow	Burton, OH	75	AO	76	RT	151
Gregor Orlando	Erie, PA	74	AO	77	RT	151
Michael Witmer	Broadview Heights, OH	75	RT	76	AO	151
Mitch Levengood	New Philadelphia, OH	74	AO	77	RT	151
Billy Barbour	Mount Vernon, OH	74	AO	78	RT	152
Dan Arison	Fairlawn, OH	76	AO	76	RT	152
Kyle Kmiecik	Avon, OH	74	RT	78	AO	152
Ryne Toole	Pickerington, OH	81	RT	71	AO	152
Andrew Hanzel	Savannah, GA	80	RT	73	AO	153
Joseph Yezbak	Strongsville, OH	78	RT	75	AO	153
Nick Lambos	Canton, OH	79	RT	74	AO	153
Robert Cimarolli	Upper St Clair, PA	81	RT	73	AO	154
Tim Belden	Port Clinton, OH	79	RT	75	AO	154
Zachary Bates	Chagrin Falls, OH	75	RT	79	AO	154
Chet DeLong	Madison, OH	82	RT	73	AO	155
Frank Whites III	Wickliffe, OH	78	AO	77	RT	155
Joshua Zarlenga	Youngstown, OH	82	RT	73	AO	155
Kurt Peterson	Massillon, OH	79	RT	76	AO	155
Aaron Pontsler	Monclova, OH	80	RT	76	AO	156
Bill Chapman	Toledo, OH	72	AO	84	RT	156
Justin Scott	Monroeville, PA	78	AO	78	RT	156
Tristan Lewis	New York, NY	82	RT	74	AO	156
Bobby Plumer	Ottawa Lake, MI	82	RT	75	AO	157
John Burke	Bay Village, OH	72	AO	85	RT	157
Chris Okeson	Novelty, OH	81	RT	77	AO	158
Louis Lapos	Sheffield, OH	81	RT	77	AO	158
David Wien	Orange Village, OH	79	AO	80	RT	159
Jonathan Spelman	Wooster, OH	81	RT	78	AO	159
Paul Wells	Toronto, ON	82	RT	77	AO	159
Derrick Williams	Lorain, OH	83	RT	77	AO	160
Kevin Tournoux	Lakewood, OH	73	AO	87	RT	160
Mark Olbrych	Youngstown, OH	80	AO	80	RT	160
Chad Scott	Lexington, OH	76	AO	85	RT	161
Ian Weinberg	Moreland Hills, OH	79	AO	83	RT	162
Joe Zucker	Rocky River, OH	82	RT	80	AO	162
Michael Opsitnick	Avon, OH	83	AO	80	RT	163
Ryan Meade	Columbus, OH	76	AO	87	RT	163
Saumil Jhaveri	Westlake, OH	84	RT	79	AO	163
Brandon Tylka	New Philadelphia, OH	88	RT	76	AO	164
Dan Hopkins	Avon, OH	83	RT	81	AO	164
Patrick Duran	Westlake, OH	85	RT	80	AO	165
Rob Blaker	Newcastle, ON	88	RT	77	AO	165
Isaac Charette	Hudson, OH	86	RT	80	AO	166
Drew Haines	Kirtland, OH	83	RT	84	AO	167
Brian Poe	Chagrin Falls, OH	81	AO	87	RT	168
Jacob Detec	Girard, OH	87	RT	81	AO	168
Spenser Sulzener	New Philadelphia, OH	78	AO	90	RT	168
William Slife	Cleveland, OH	90	RT	82	AO	172
Ian Suszko	Vermilion, OH	89	RT	85	AO	174
Marcus Briscoe	Valencia, CA	87	AO	88	RT	175
Andrew Thompson	Avon Lake, OH	89	RT	89	AO	178
Trent Chamberlain	Columbus, OH	98	RT	100	AO	198
Bryan Barragate	Shaker Hts., OH	77	RT	WD	AO	WD
Eric Dowiatt	Ashland, OH	74	AO	WD	RT	WD
John O’Planick	Wooster, OH	88	RT	WD	AO	WD
Tommy Rohanna	Waynesburg, PA	80	AO	WD	RT	WD
Douglas Hanzel	Savannah, GA	DQ	RT		AO	DQ