Official Website Of The 2009 USGA Men's State Team Championship | Records

Historical Notes

Records

Championship
Most Victories
3 - Texas (1999, 2005, 2007)
2 - Minnesota (1997, 2001)

Entries
Most Teams Entered
52 (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)

Lowest Team Total
Single Round
135 (9 under) - South Carolina, second round, Berkeley Hall, Bluffton, S.C., 2005 135 (7 under) - Iowa, third round, SunRidge Canyon G.C., Fountain Hills, Ariz., 1997 135 (7 under) - Nevada, second round, SunRidge Canyon G.C., Fountain Hills, Ariz., 1997 135 (5 under) - California, first round, Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003 136 (4 under) - Maine, first round, Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003
136 (4 under) - Massachusetts, first round, Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003
136 (4 under) - Georgia, first round, Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003
136 (4 under) - Tennessee, first round, Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003

Through 36 Holes
273 (7 under) - Massachusetts, Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003 276 (4 under) - California, Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003 276 (4 under) - North Carolina, Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003
276 (4 under) - Tennessee, Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003
278 (6 under) - Minnesota, SunRidge Canyon G.C., Fountain Hills, Ariz., 1997

Through 54 Holes
413 (7 under) - Tennessee, Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003 416 (10 under) - Minnesota, SunRidge Canyon G.C., Fountain Hills, Ariz., 1997
422 (10 under) - Texas, Berkeley Hall (South Course), Bluffton, S.C., 2005
422 (10 under) - Texas, Club at Carlton Woods (Fazio Course), The Woodlands, Texas, 2007

Lowest Individual Total
18 Holes
64 (7 under) - Steve Sheehan (Nev.), second round, SunRidge Canyon G.C., Fountain Hills, Ariz., 1997
64 (6 under) - Ricky Jones (Maine), first round, Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003 65 (5 under) - Carlos Concha Jr. (Nev.), first round, Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003
66 (6 under) - Charlie Blanchard (R.I.), second round, Hazeltine National G.C., Chaska, Minn., 2001
66 (5 under) - Tommy Brennan (La.), first round, SunRidge Canyon G.C., Fountain Hills, Ariz., 1997
66 (5 under) - Clint Jensen (Wash.), third round, SunRidge Canyon G.C., Fountain Hills, Ariz., 1997
66 (6 under) - Alex Hamilton (S.C.), second round, Berkeley Hall (South Course), Bluffton, S.C., 2005
66 (6 under) - Steve Hudson (Ala.), third round, Berkeley Hall (South Course), Bluffton, S.C., 2005
66 (6 under) - Todd Mitchell (Ill.), second round, The Club at Carlton Woods (Fazio Course), 2007
66 (6 under) - Mark Strickland (Ga.), third round, The Club at Carlton Woods (Fazio Course), 2007

Through 36 Holes
136 (6 under) - Steve Sheehan (Nev.), SunRidge Canyon G.C., Fountain Hills, Ariz., 1997
136 (6 under) - Bob Kearney (Texas), Golden Horseshoe G.C. (Gold Course), Williamsburg, Va., 1999
136 (4 under) - Kevin Quinn (Mass.), Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003
137 (3 under) - Frank Vana Jr., (Mass.), Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003
137 (3 under) - Chris Botsford (Calif.), Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003
137 (7 under) - Will Swift (Ala.), The Club at Carlton Woods (Fazio Course), 2007

Through 54 Holes
205 (5 under) - Adam Walicki (Mich.), Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003
206 (4 under) - Chris Botsford (Calif.), Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003
207 (6 under) - Terry O’Loughlin (Minn.), SunRidge Canyon G.C., Fountain Hills, Ariz., 1997
207 (9 under) - Alan Bratton (Okla.), The Club at Carlton Woods (Fazio Course), 2007

Miscellaneous

Holes-in-one (5)
Tom Johnson (Utah), sixth hole, second round, SunRidge Canyon G.C., Fountain Hills, Ariz., 1997 Roger Null (Mo.), 12th hole, second round, SunRidge Canyon G.C., Fountain Hills, Ariz., 1997 Steve DeWitt (Maine), 12th hole, third round, SunRidge Canyon G.C., Fountain Hills, Ariz., 1997 Mike Brummer (S.D.), eighth hole, first round, Hazeltine National G.C., Chaska, Minn., 2001 Bill Hermanson (Conn.), ninth hole, third round, Club at Carlton Woods (Fazio Course), The Woodlands, Texas, 2007
Family Participation
Danny Arvanitis (father) and Matt Arvanitis (son) - N.H., Charles River C.C., Newton Centre, Mass., 2003 Bill, Andy (Mass.) and John Drohen (R.I.) (brothers) - Berkeley Hall (South Course), Bluffton, S.C., 2005 Bill (Mass.) and John Drohen (R.I.) (brothers) - Club at Carlton Woods (Fazio Course), The Woodlands, Texas, 2007

Championship Facts

PAR AND YARDAGE – The Lewis and Clark Course at The Country Club of St. Albans will be set up at 7,150 yards and will play to a par of 35-36—71.

THE COUNTRY CLUB OF ST. ALBANS (LEWIS AND CLARK COURSE) – Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish designed the course, which opened in November 1992. A second course, Tavern Creek, opened in May 1998.

HOLE BY HOLE – 7,150 yards, par 35-36—71

COURSE RATING AND SLOPE – Based on the course setup for the championship, the Lewis and Clark USGA Course Rating® is 74.3. Its USGA Slope Rating® is 137.

COURSE CHARACTERISTICS – Fairways will be cut to 1/2 of an inch, while the teeing grounds, putting-green approaches, aprons and collars around the green will be cut to 3/8 of an inch.

The intermediate cut (5-foot width) of rough will be mowed at 1ľ inches, with the primary rough cut to 3 to 3˝ inches.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY – The field of golfers will play 18 holes on each of three stroke-play rounds Sept. 23-25 (Wednesday-Friday). 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. Any first-place ties will be broken by the final-round score from the team’s non-scoring player. If the teams are still tied, the tiebreaker will be the second-round score from the team’s non-scoring player.

ADMISSION IS FREE – The general public is invited to attend the championship. Admission and parking are free of charge.