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| The victorious Texas team of (left to right) Jonathan Mathias, Trip Kuehne and Terrence Miskell kneel with the trophy after winning the 2007 USGA Men's State Team Championship. (Fred Vuich/USGA) |
Kuehne's 67 Leads Texas To
2007 USGA Men's State Team Title
The Woodlands, Texas – Trip Kuehne shot a 5-under 67 to lead Texas to a one-stroke victory at the 2007 USGA Men’s State Team Championship, which concluded Thursday at the par-72, 7,190-yard Fazio Course at the Club at Carlton Woods.
Terrence Miskell added an even-par 72 to give the home team a final-round total of 139. The team’s three day total of 422 was enough to best Georgia by one shot and give Texas its second consecutive Men’s State Team title. Texas, which also won in 1999, becomes the first team to win three championships.
“Any time you win a USGA championship, that’s the pinnacle of golf,” said Miskell, the lone holdover from the Lone Star State’s 2005 title team. “This is as good as it gets. We did not want someone taking the trophy from us on our own turf.”
Bigger And Better In Texas?
Lone Star State Boasts USGA Champions
You could easily say it’s been a banner year for Texas with regard to USGA championships.
It started with Colt Knost of Dallas, who became just the second player to win the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Amateur Public Links titles in the same year (sixth overall individual to win two USGA events in the same year). The 2007 Southern Methodist University graduate produced a 2-0-2 record to help the USA post a one-point win at the Walker Cup Match held Sept. 8-9 at Royal County Down in Northern Ireland.
Never had Texas had two finalists in a USGA event until the 2007 U.S. Junior Amateur at Boone Valley Golf Club in Augusta, Mo., where 15-year-old lefty Cory Whitsett of Houston beat Anthony Paolucci, 14, of Dallas.
Third State A Charm For Cloninger?
The Woodlands, Texas - More than half the players in the field at the USGA Men’s State Team Championship this week at The Club at Carlton Woods’ Fazio course are representing their state for the first time.
For Rick Cloninger, that’s only partially true. True in that it’s the first time he’s representing South Carolina. But it’s not his first appearance.
At the inaugural USGA State Team Championship in 1995, Cloninger was a member of the Florida team that finished second.
2007 State Team Fact Sheet
| Championship Facts |
PARS AND YARDAGES – The Nicklaus Course at Carlton Woods, for the USGA Women’s State Team Championship, will be set at 6,133 yards and play to par 36-36—72. The Fazio Course, for the USGA Men’s State Team Championship, will be set at 7,184 yards and play to a par of 36-36—72. CARLTON WOODS – The two golf courses at Carlton Woods were designed by Tom Fazio and Jack Nicklaus. The original Nicklaus Course was opened in 2001, while the newer Fazio Course opened in 2005. SCHEDULE OF PLAY – The field of golfers will play 18 holes on each of three stroke play rounds Sept. 18-20 (Tuesday-Thursday). The two lowest scores from each three-person team constitute the team score for each round. The three-day total is the team’s score for the championship. ADMISSION IS FREE – The general public is invited to attend the championship. Both admission and parking are free of charge. ELIGIBILITY – The championships are open to female and male amateur golfers as selected by each state golf association or administrative body. At present, collegiate players are not eligible to compete in this championship. The NCAA rules state that a player may only play in an international team competition when that team is sponsored by the national governing body, such as the Curtis Cup Match (female), Walker Cup Match (male) or the World Amateur Team Championships. Any infraction of that rule means the collegiate player may be declared ineligible for the remainder of the season and the following season. |
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