First and Second Round of the Mid Am Soggy

The first round of the Mid Amateur championship was soggy, but the sun was shining and the temperatures reached 78 degrees. The wet conditions did not stop Ricky Sims from shooting 4 under par 68 on Friday. Sims turned 3 under par to lead the field for most of the day. Scott Rhodes shot two under par on the front nine and one under par on the back nine, by birdieing the 18th hole, to finish one back of Sims with 3 under 69. The 2008 Senior Player of the Year, Robert Willis, shot one under par 71 to round out the top three. Sims, Rhodes and Willis are paired in the final group for round two.

Colonial Country Club- Deerfield, received another .75" on Friday night to make the rain total approximately 4.5" for the week.

The weather conditions for the second round have improved dramatically from 7:30 am today. The temps at 7:30 were 50 with drizzle and heavy cloud cover. The temperatures are in the high 50s and the sun is shinning brightly. The 15-20 mph winds will make the course play even tougher, but hopefully dry out the course.

Steve Wilson, Mid Amateur Defending Champion

Mid Amateur Championship Kicks Off Friday

The 2009 Mid Amateur starts Friday at Colonial Deerfield. The pairings posted on the website. The weather outlook is not great, but I am optimistic, we will get the tournament in anyway. The Field is strong with four defending champions, Steve Wilson, Clay Homan, Scott Rhodes, and Ricky Sims. The field also has many current and former cup team members. Check out our live scoring on the website throughout the tournament.

Oller Wins Patrick Farms Invitational

With a soggy course and cool temperatures to start the final round, Josh Oller of Pearl, took no time in spacing himself from the field making four birdies in the front nine to turn at 4 under par. He finished up his final round at 6 under par 66. Oller finished the tournament at 7 under par 137 (71-66) and his round of 66 was the low round of the tournament. Runner up Ben Snow of Hattiesburg, shot 2 under par 70 on Sunday to finish three strokes back of Oller at 4 under par 140 (70-70) for the tournament . Finishing out the top five were David Sellers of Clinton finished in third place with a two under par 142 and Dane Christiansen, and Brian Haley tied for fourth place at one under par 143.

Joel Edwards, Michael Dowst, and Scott Anderson tied for first place in the first flight at 146. Donny Holman won the second flight at 147 , Richard Reed of Starkville, won the third flight a 149 and Joseph Presley and Dana Ellis tied for first place in the fourth flight at 158.

Bryan Morganti won the Net Division with a net score of four under par 140. Complete results are posted on the Patrick Farms Invitational Homepage

Patrick Farms Invitational Kicks Off the Season

The Patrick Farms Invitational kicks off the MGA Tournament seaon. The tournament is March 14-15. Pairings and tee times are posted on the MGA website http://www.missgolf.org/. Ricky Sims of Canton will be defending his title. The weather is forecasted to be cooler and cloudy. The chances of rain are slowy diminshing.