2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur Fast FactsColorado Golf Club, Parker, Colo./CommonGround Golf Course, Aurora, Colo.
| Championship Venue | Colorado Golf Club, Parker, Colo. |
| Stroke-Play Co-Host Venue | CommonGround Golf Course, Aurora, Colo. |
| Opened | 2007 (Colorado Golf Club) 2009 (CommonGround Golf Course) |
| Architects | Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw (Colorado Golf Club) Tom Doak (CommonGround Golf Course) |
| Dates of Championship | September 14-19 |
| Yardages/Par | Colorado Golf Club: 7,561 yards/par 72 CommonGround: 7,470 yards/par 70 |
| Slope/Course Rating | Colorado Golf Club: 76.0/150 CommonGround: 74.9/134 |
| Field | 264 competitors |
| Entries Accepted | 4,751 |
| Sectional Qualifying | August 5-22 at 65 sites around the country |
| Eligibility | Open to any amateur golfer who has reached their 25th birthday as of Sept. 14 and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 3.4. |
| Exempt Players (35) | Max Alverio (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Brett Boner (2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur runner-up) Jack Brooks (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Derek Busby (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Joseph Deraney (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Ryan Eibner (2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur quarterfinalist) Gene Elliott (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Jeronimo Esteve (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Darin Goldstein (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Stewart Hagestad (2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion; 2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur semifinalist; 2019 U.S. Open qualifier; Playing member of 2017 and 2019 USA Walker Cup Teams; Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Scott Harvey (2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion; 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur runner-up; Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Reid Hatley (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Randy Lewis (2011 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion) Matthew Mattare (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Michael McCoy (2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion) Lukas Michel (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Rusty Mosley (2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur quarterfinalist) Josh Nichols (2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur runner-up) Brad Nurski (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Kevin O'Connell (2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion; Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Sam O'Dell (2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur quarterfinalist) Tyler Ota (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Laurie Owen (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Matt Parziale (2017 U.S Mid-Amateur champion; 2019 U.S. Open qualifier; Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Patrick Pelletier (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Garrett Rank (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Kyler Sauer (2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur semifinalist) Joey Savoie (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Sammy Schmitz (2015 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion) Andres Schonbaum (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Nathan Smith (2009, 2010 and 2012 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion) Dan Sullivan (2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur semifinalist) German Tagle (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Alejandro Villavicencio (Top 30 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Jeff Wilson (2018 U.S. Senior Amateur champion) |
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COLORADO GOLF CLUB COMMONGROUND GOLF COURSE |
| 2018 Championship | In a battle of North Carolina residents, Kevin O'Connell, 30, of Cary, defeated local favorite Brett Boner, 44, of Charlotte, 4 and 3, in the 36-hole championship match at Charlotte (N.C.) Country Club. To read more, click here. |
| Quotable | “You will be hard-pressed to find a bigger fan of the game than me and I certainly understand the importance of the USGA, and how great their championships are. To be the champion right now is probably what I am most proud of and focused on. Just simply being a champion. All the stuff that comes along with it, I think that will hit me a little big later on.” -- Kevin O'Connell |
| Notable Events Held at Colorado Golf Club | 2010 Senior PGA Championship (Tom Lehman) 2013 Solheim Cup (Europe) 2015 Colorado Golf Association Senior Amateur (Bill Fowler) |
| Notable Events Held at CommonGround Golf Course | 2010 Colorado Golf Association Match Play (Gunnar Wiebe) 2011 Colorado Golf Association Amateur (Zahkai Brown) 2013 Colorado Golf Association Boys Junior (Ross Macdonald) 2015 Colorado Golf Association Match Play (Nick Nosewicz) 2015 Colorado Golf Association Amateur (Chris Korte) 2018 Colorado Golf Association Mid-Amateur (Jared Reid) |
| Did You Know? | This will be the second U.S. Mid-Amateur conducted in the state of Colorado. In 1983, Jay Sigel claimed the first of his three championships at Cherry Hills Country Club. He also won the U.S. Amateur earlier that year. |
| Notable U.S. Mid-Amateur Champions | Jim Holtgrieve (1981); Jay Sigel (1983, 1985, 1987); David Eger (1988); Tim Jackson (1994, 2001); Danny Green (1999); Nathan Smith (2003, 2009, 2010, 2012); Trip Kuehne (2007); Mike McCoy (2013); Scott Harvey (2014), Stewart Hagestad (2016); Matt Parziale (2017) |
| Notable U.S. Mid-Amateur Runners-Up | Bob Lewis Jr. (1981, 1984); O. Gordon Brewer (1985); Bryan Norton (2003); Todd Mitchell (2008); Tim Hogarth (2010); Garrett Rank (2012); Scott Harvey (2016) |
| Schedule of Play | Saturday, Sept. 14 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Sunday, Sept. 15 (Stroke Play, Round 2, 18 holes) Monday, Sept. 16 (Round of 64, match play) Tuesday, Sept. 17 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play) Wednesday, Sept. 18 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play) Thursday, Sept. 19 (Championship Match, 36 holes) |
| Match-Play Cut | The low 64 scorers following stroke play will qualify for match play. If necessary, a playoff will be conducted to determine the last qualifiers for the draw. |
| Future Sites | 2020: Kinloch Golf Club, Manakin-Sabot, Va./Sept. 12-17 2021: Sankaty Head Golf Club, Siasconset, Mass./Sept. 25-30 2022: Erin Hills, Erin, Wis./Sept. 10-15 |
