Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Two St. Louis Golfers Win ESPN National Golf Challenge | Sports ...

ST. LOUIS, MO? Two members from The Country Club of St. Albans won the ESPN National Golf Challenge.? The national amateur finals were held October 18-20 at the Paiute Golf Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.? ?Raj Bhuyan and Mark Allenspach teamed to shoot a 66 and 69 for a total score of 135, winning the national finals by one stroke.

The ESPN National Golf Challenge is an amateur golf competition played in twosomes.? The competition began earlier this year with approximately 12,000 golfers playing local qualifying rounds at more than 300 courses across the country.? The Challenge is a best ball format where each golfer in the twosome plays their own ball and the best score on the team is counted for each hole.? The top twosomes advanced to regional sites over the summer.? The Country Club of St. Albans hosted the regional qualifying for Missouri, Illinois and surrounding states in late August.

??St. Louis is one of the top areas in the country for amateur golfers,? said The Country Club of St. Albans General Manager David Derfel. ?We are honored that two of our members won the ESPN National Golf Challenge.???

St. Albans had a total of three total teams qualify for the challenge.? Dr. James Schneider and Rick Randazzo qualified in the senior division.? Jim Morton and Curt Albrecht qualified in the Net division.

Bhuyan and Allenspach had six birdies and an eagle to win their division.? An ESPN camera crew followed the twosome throughout the final round.? The team took home a trophy and the title of best two-man amateur golf team in America.

Source: http://fox2now.com/2012/10/24/two-st-louis-golfers-win-espn-national-golf-challenge/

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