Wisconsin Golfer - July/August 2011

Competitive season heats up

Amateur golf takes center stage
he championship golf season is off
to an exciting start in Wisconsin. The
The State Amateur Championship, July
18-21 at Maple Bluff CC in Madison, has
its share of exciting news as well. Total
entries for the event surpassed 700 for the
first time since 2004. Clifton Gunderson,
ranked as one of the nation’s largest
certified public accounting and consulting
firms, has signed on as the sponsor of
the event. This partnership can only help
continue to raise the profile of the event
throughout the state.

State Bestball Championship came down to the 18th hole before Rob Jacobson and John Gullberg sealed victory. Jack Schultz needed a birdie on the first extra hole to defeat Ricky Hearden for the State Match Play title. Not to be outdone, Todd Westrich won the Governor’s Cup after he birdied his final three holes to force a playoff with Bob Gregorski.

under his belt before he attempts to repeat as U.S. Amateur Champion. I first saw Uihlein play as a 13-year-old competing in his first American Junior Golf Association event in Hagerstown, Md. I have a feeling a lot more people will watch him at Erin Hills.

While Uihlein was shattering the tournament record at the prestigious Northeast Amateur in Rhode Island by four strokes in late June, Patrick Cantlay was busy setting his own records. Coming off a low-amateur finish at the U.S. Open (T- 21), Cantlay shot a 10-under-par 60 at the Travelers Championship to set a record for the lowest PGA Tour round by an amateur.

These are just two of what will be many great storylines for the U.S. Amateur. Admission is free for both the U.S. Amateur Championship and the Wisconsin State Amateur Championship. Don’t miss out on your chance to see some great players and some great golf.

I would also like to congratulate Tom Schmidt and Arnold Walker on their recent election to the WSGA Hall of Fame. (See story on Page 20.) Both have made the game of golf in Wisconsin better through their tireless efforts.