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URI Golf Roundup: July 12-29

Stevens wins N.H. Amateur title; Larson shines at N.E. Amateur; Rhody duo earns trip to U.S. Amateur

July 13, 2008
Mark Stevens Wins New Hampshire State Amateur Championship

Mark Stevens, a native of Concord, N.H., won the 2008 New Hampshire State Amateur Championship.

Stevens, who had advanced to the finals in 2006 and 2007, downed Ryan Friel, 2-and-1. He became the sixth different golfer to win the N.H. Amateur title in as many years.

In the final match, Stevens never trailed. After halving the first three holes, Stevens took a one up advantage with a birdie at the 375-yard par 4 fourth, but lost that lead two holes later to a Friel birdie at No. 6.

The URI golf standout bounced back with an eagle on the par 5 seventh, then ran his lead to 3-up after winning holes 8 and 9.

After the match evened up after 15, Stevens finished off with birdie-par-eagle to go 3-up after the first 18 holes.

The players tied their 19th hole and Stevens dropped to 2-up after the 20th. The next eight holes were halved between the two golfers, before Friel got it to 1-down with a birdie on their 29th hole. Stevens went back to 2-up on the 13th and, after four more halved pars, he closed out the match, 2 & 1.

Patrick Pelletier also played well during the NH Amateur. He and Stevens were tied after the first two rounds (stroke play), with each golfer carding a two-day total of 143. Pelletier shot a 74 on day one, before firing off a 69 on day two. Stevens went 72-71 for his stroke play rounds.

Pelletier advanced to the quarterfinal rounds of match play, dropping a 1-up match to Stephen Kozlowski on July 11.

July 15, 2008
Pelletier Top Amateur Finisher at N.H. Open
Patrick Pelletier was the top amateur finisher at the 2008 New Hampshire Open, held from July 14-15 at the North Conway Golf Club in North Conway, N.H.

 

 

The junior golfer fired off a two-day total of 140, thanks to an opening round 68, followed by a second-day 72.

In that opening round, Pelletier played the back nine in a remarkable 30.

July 24, 2008
Larson, Valois Shine at New England Amateur
URI golfers Cody Larson and Brad Valois each finished in the top 10 at the 2008 New England Amateur Championship, held at the Charles River Country Club in Newton Centre, Mass.

The New England Amateur Championship is normally a three-day, 72-hole event, with a final day 36-hole round to determine the medalist. However, torrential rain forced the tournament to be shortened to just 36 holes.

Larsen, a native of Castleton, Vt., finished in a three-way tie for fourth place overall. He shot a one-under total of 139. Valois tied for seventh overall, firing a one-over total of 141.

July 29, 2008
Valois Qualifies for U.S. Amateur Championship
Brad Valois tied for medalist honors at the U.S. Amateur qualifier at Wannamoisett Country Club in East Providence. He fired off rounds of 66 and 68 to tie former Rhode Island golf standout Ben Spitz for the top spot on the leaderboard.

By virtue of their finishes, Valois and Spitz earned a spot in the field of the 2008 U.S. Amateur Championship, held Aug. 18-24 at the famed Pinehurst Resort courses No. 2 and No. 4 in Pinehurst, N.C.

Valois carded nine birdies and an eagle in his two rounds of play. Spitz recorded back-to-back rounds of 67, as another former URI golfer - Devon Quigley - caddied for him. Spitz solidified his finish with three consecutive birdies on 14, 15, and 16 in second round play.