It was an ideal day for golf on Thursday at Oberlin Golf Club, where the Northern Ohio Golf Association hosted the 2025 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship Qualifier. Seventy-four players made the trip to compete for the three qualifying spots and a chance to move on to Troon North Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Brian Smith, who is a member at Oberlin Golf Club, took the lead early on in the day and did not let go. Smith had a scorching start to the round, making birdie on three of the first five holes. He would end up with seven total birdies on the day en route to a 67 and the Medalist honors.
Casey Schrader had a very similar start to Smith, also making birdie on three of his first five holes. Schrader would also match Smith with seven total birdies on the day, but would finish one back of Smith with back-to-back bogeys on the front nine. Schrader will be just fine with the 68, as he will have a tee time in Scottsdale next month.
Nicolas Paxson played a near flawless round on Thursday, making his only bogey of the day on the 18th Hole. Paxson cruised through the first seventeen holes of the day, making three birdies and an eagle to put him right in the mix for medalist. The bogey on 18 did not come back to bite Paxson, as he would tie Schrader at 68 and secure a spot in the field at Troon North.
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FINAL RESULTS: United States Golf Association
2025 U.S. Mid-Amateur Local Qualifying – Cleveland
Oberlin Golf Club, Oberlin, Ohio
Thursday, August 7, 2025
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Qualifiers:
1 Brian Smith 67
T2 Casey Schrader 68
T2 Nicolas Paxson 68
Alternates:
T4 Bailey Means 69 – 1st Alternate
T4 Howard Clendenin 69 – 2nd Alternate
Did Not Qualify:
T6 Josh Clay 70
T6 Paul Ostby 70
T6 Andy Bernatovicz 70
T6 Kazuki Osawa 70
T6 Rick Stimmel 70
T11 Mike Stackus 71
T11 David Lang 71
T11 Tom Ballinger 71
T14 Bryan Yeo 72
T14 Connor Yakubov 72
T14 Lucas Murray 72
T14 Ben Hogan 72
T14 Greg Davies 72
T14 Ryan Johnson 72
T14 Kent Monas 72
T21 Vaughn Snyder 73
T21 Mitchell McElfresh 73
T21 Brent Klomparens 73
T21 Ricky Shilts 73
T21 John Angelo 73
T21 Anthony Briggs 73
T21 Timothy Moore 73
T28 Brian Poe 74
T28 Evan Ferrara 74
T28 Colin Burns 74
T28 Ky Horn 74
T28 Luke Liberatore 74
T33 Ben Foltz 75
T33 Maxwell Lavisky 75
T33 John Bernatovicz 75
T33 Matthew Considine 75
T37 Kyle Carile 76
T37 Rick Areddy Iii 76
T37 Cody Miller 76
T37 Chester Vandenberg 76
T37 Ryan Brennan 76
T37 Zack Weiss 76
T37 John Brown 76
T44 Michael Earls 77
T44 Steve Kline 77
T44 David Snacki 77
T44 Greg Reece 77
T48 Matthew Gregory 78
T48 Joe Mitchell 78
T48 Jeffrey Blechschmidt 78
T48 Robert Stoops 78
T52 Dylan Todd 79
T52 Bradley Paskievitch 79
T52 Devon Goldberg 79
T52 Andrew Grayson 79
T52 Andrew Malkus 79
T57 Rich Mastcko 80
T57 Jack Garswood 80
T57 Chris Okeson 80
T57 Rick Deichert 80
T57 Sam Buddenbaum 80
T57 Chris Horne 80
T57 Stephen Hiltebrant 80
T64 David Hilditch 81
T64 Evan Jenkins 81
T64 Matthew Roth 81
T64 Frederick Paul Kasper 81
68 Ricky Olasz 82
T69 David Young 83
T69 Barry Rice 83
T69 Eric Busa 83
T69 Ryan Polk 83
73 Will Hyde 84
74 Kevin Burns 88
