Forty-five senior amateurs started the day with hopes of being one of two players to qualify for the 2025 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship at Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio, Texas.
All players were able to make the turn without issue at the Catawba Island Club in Port Clinton. But not long after the final group made the turn, the weather rolled in.
Northern Ohio Golf Association Tournament Director Sean Croell had to suspend play two separate times on Monday afternoon. The length of the second delay caused a number of players to withdraw without finishing.
Silver Lake’s Jim Durr, who played in the final group of the day, was one of the players in the mix throughout the long day. Durr would par his final seven holes of the day, including a clutch 60-foot lag on 18 to claim medalist honors late Monday afternoon. Durr finished at 1-over par 73.
Tom Laubacher was able to avoid the rain delays as part of an early 8:10 a.m. group. Laubacher and his playing partner finished their round just minutes before the first horn blew signaling suspension of play, posting a 2-over par 74.
Although their rounds would end about five hours apart, Laubacher would finish in the same fashion as Jim Durr, with seven straight pars. This would be good enough for the Club Walden member to find his way into a playoff with Rob Schustrich and Patrick Rollins for the final qualifying spot.
Laubacher made par at both playoff holes, the 17th and 18th, to earn a spot in the U.S. Senior Amateur field at Oak Hills on August 23-28.
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FINAL RESULTS: United States Golf Association
2025 U.S. Senior Open Local Qualifying – Toledo
in association with the Northern Ohio Golf Association
Catawba Island Club, Port Clinton, Ohio
Monday, July 7, 2025
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QUALIFIERS:
1 Jim Durr 73
T2 Tom Laubacher 74
ALTERNATES:
T2 Robert Schustrich 74 – First Alternate
T2 Patrick Rollins 74 – Second Alternate
DID NOT QUALIFY:
T5 Mark Borlin 75
T5 Thomas Kelly 75
T7 Randal Lewis 76
T7 Tom Baugh 76
T7 Joe Podolski 76
T7 Marc Fried 76
T7 Chris Brooks 76
T7 Kurt Peterson 76
T7 Curt Coulter 76
T14 Phil Kelly 77
T14 John Marous 77
T14 Donald Miller 77
T14 Ken Kinkopf 77
T18 Alan Fadel 78
T18 Mark Guadagni 78
T18 Paul Bangor 78
T18 Michael Murphy 78
T18 Jeff Pawlowski 78
23 Brian Schubert 79
T24 Michael Harris 80
T24 David Belden 80
T24 Todd Larson 80
T24 Jeff Semple 80
T24 Richard Bryson 80
T24 Craig Soule 80
30 Joseph Weisenburger 81
31 Scott Taylor 82
32 Brian Vincelette 83
T33 Bj Claus 84
T33 Greg Howson 84
35 Dean Cutlip 85
36 Mike Raymond 86
37 Rodney Bordman 87
38 Thomas Zulick 91
Buck Baumann NS
Craig Deering DNF
John Burchfield DNF
Dave McKee DNF
David Stover DNF
Barry Cohn DNF
Greg Hazlett DNF
Charles Chokenea DNF
Sean McCally DNF
