2014 Team Texas winners Aaron Hickman (L), Colby Harwell (C) and Zach Atkinson (R)
(USGA Photo)
BIRMINGHAM, AL (September 28, 2016) --
Beginning
Wednesday and continuing through Friday, 52 teams
will
descend upon the Country Club of Birmingham for
the 12th playing of the USGA Men's State Team
Championship. The field is comprised of three-man
teams from all 50 states, plus the District of
Columbia
and Puerto Rico.
Play for the 54-hole stroke-play event will take
place on the Country Club of Birmingham's West
Course, a Donald Ross design that was opened in
1926.
The course, which hosted the 2013 U.S. Mid-
Amateur
won by Mike McCoy, is a par-71 layout that plays at
7,122 yards.
The USGA Men's State Team Championship was
last
played in 2014 on the Pete Dye Course at French
Lick
Resort and it was the Texas team of Zach Atkinson,
Colby Harwell and Aaron Hickman claiming the title.
Florida finished three-strokes behind as Texas won
its
record fourth title.
2016 Teams
-Two lowest of three scores count for the team’s
daily total
*For teams without a non-playing team captain,
the player with a * next to his name will serve as
captain
ALABAMA
Woodie Eubanks, 40, of Trussville
Steven Groover, 31, of Birmingham
Matt Johnson, 36, of Dothan
Non-Playing Captain: Steve Hudson
ALASKA
Adam Baxter, 35, of Anchorage
Jordan Miller, 33, of Anchorage
*Greg Sanders, 53, of Anchorage
ARIZONA
Cory Bacon, 26, of Cave Creek
Bryan Hoops, 47, of Chandler
Ken Tanigawa, 48, of Paradise Valley
Non-Playing Captain: Alex Tsakiris
ARKANSAS
Stephen Cox, 30, of Jonesboro
Wes McNulty, 47, of White Hall
*Trey Schaap, 40, of Little Rock
CALIFORNIA
Ashwin Arasu, of San Diego
Dan Erickson, 17, of Wittier
Thomas Hutchison, 17, of San Jose
Non-Playing Captain: Keenan Barber
COLORADO
Keith Humerickhouse, 40, of Eagle
Jon Lindstrom, 49, of Broomfield
Nick Nosewicz, 33, of Aurora
Non-Playing Captain: Alex Crall
CONNECTICUT
John Flaherty, 22, of Glastonbury
Chet Hrostek, 46, of New Milford
Geoff Vartelas, 22, of Cromwell
Non-Playing Captain: Mike Moraghan
DELAWARE
*Jeffrey Allen, 59, of Wyoming
Jay Whitby, 29, of Wyoming
Greg Wolfe, 44, of Newark
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Endel Liias, 35
*Ryan Tendall, 34
Thomas Wharton, 38
FLORIDA
Joe Alfieri, 47, of Lutz
Marc Dull, 30, of Winter Haven
Jake Kevorkian, 21, of Saint Petersburg
Non-Playing Captain: Jack Pultorak
GEORGIA
Colin Bowles, 17, of Albany
John Engler Jr., 37, of Augusta
*Jack Hall, 59, of Savannah
HAWAII
Andrew Chin, 17, of Honolulu
Tyler Ota, 22, of Aiea
Jun Ho Won, 17, Honolulu
Non-Playing Captain: Paul Ogawa
IDAHO
Jesse Hibler, 38, of Meridian
Darren Kuhn, 49, of Pocatello
Justin McAfee, 23, of Boise
Non-Playing Captain: Vanessa Sinclair
ILLINOIS
Tee-K Kelly, 22, of Wheaton
Todd Mitchell, 38, of Bloomington
*Kyle Nathan, 32, of Glenview
INDIANA
Kenny Cook, 36, of Noblesville
*Sean Rowen, 42, of Greenwood
Brett Widner, 35, of Avon
IOWA
*Gene Elliott, 54, of West Des Moines
Mike McCoy, 53, of Des Moines
Jon Olson, 36, of Ankeny
KANSAS
Spencer Christian, 30, of Wichita
*Bradley Lane, 36, of Lawrence
Tim McKinnis, 51, of Lyons
KENTUCKY
Joe Deraney, 33, of Lexington
Denver Haddix, 36, of Lexington
Andy Roberts, 36, of Owensboro
Non-Playing Captain: Steve Humphrey
LOUISIANA
Brandon Aydlett, 34, of Metairie
*Patrick Christovich, 38, of New Orleans
Robby McWilliams, 48, of Benton
MAINE
Ricky Jones, 44, of Thomaston
Andrew Slattery, 27, of Auburn
*Jack Wyman, 25, of South Freeport
MARYLAND
Mark Cusic, 41, of California
Dan Falls, 40, of Gaithersburg
Ben Warnquist, 23, of Olney
Non-Playing Captain: Kelly Newland
MASSACHUSETTS
*Herbie Aikens, 34, of Kingston
John Kelly, 27, of East Longmeadow
Matt Parziale, 29, of Brockton
MICHIGAN
Evan Bowser, 21, of Dearborn
Anthony Sorentino, 38, of Shelby Township
Tom Werkmeister, 48, of Grandville
Non-Playing Captain: Ken Hartmann
MINNESOTA
Jesse Bull, 41, of Hopkins
Andrew McCain, 22, of Minneapolis
Trent Peterson, 29, of Eagan
Non-Playing Captain: Kip Colwell
MISSISSIPPI
Clay Homan, 44, of Starkville
Josh Lampley, 33, of Gulfport
Ben Snow, 35, of Hattiesburg
Non-Playing Captain: Margo Coleman
MISSOURI
Richard Berkmeyer, 42, of Wildwood
Joe Migdal, 24, of Ballwin
*Brad Nurski, 37, of St. Joseph
MONTANA
Jim Coleman, 42, of Billings
*Craig Hurlbert, 54, of Hamilton
Mark Mance, 48, of Whitefish
NEBRASKA
Brian Csipkes, 45, of Gretna
*Ryan Nietfeldt, 40, of Elkhorn
Greg Stanek, 21, of Bellevue
NEVADA
Edward Fryatt, 45, of Las Vegas
*David Nelson, 60, of Reno
Jacob Wilner, 38, of Reno
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Jamie Ferullo, 26, of Rochester
*Ryan Kohler, 32, of Chesterfield
Cameron Salo, 23, of New Ipswich
NEW JERSEY
Brian Komline, 42, of Bridgewater
Trevor Randolph, 43, of Franklin Lakes
Michael Stamberger, 44, of Brielle
Non-Playing Captain: Kevin Purcell
NEW MEXICO
James Lee, 22, of Albuquerque
Marty Sanchez, 22, of Santa Fe
*Kevin Sivage, 53, of Albuquerque
NEW YORK
Stewart Hagestad, 25, of New York
*Luke Hobika, 48, of Dewitt
Tyler McArdell, 26, of Baldwinsville
NORTH CAROLINA
David Gies II, 27, of Charlotte
*Scott Harvey, 38, of Kernersville
Justin Tereshko, 26, of Greensboro
NORTH DAKOTA
Bill Carlson, 23, of Fargo
*Rick Kuhn, 46, of Bismarck
Justin Redding, 26, of Minot
OHIO
Brandon Pluchinsky, 22, of North Lima
Jeff Scohy, 39, of Bellbrook
*Bill Williamson, 39, of Cincinnati
OKLAHOMA
Michael Hughett, 58, of Owasso
Draegen Majors, 28, of Tulsa
*Heath Myers, 32, of Kingfisher
OREGON
Conner Barr, 23, of Beaverton
Jesse Heinly, 24, of Bend
*Justin Kadin, 27, of Corvallis
PENNSYLVANIA
Christopher Crawford, 22, of Bensalem
Chip Lutz, 61, of Reading
*Nathan Smith, 38, of Pittsburgh
PUERTO RICO
Daniel Caban, 19, of Cabo Rojo
Erick Morales, 33, of Sabena Seca
Melvin Morales, 15, of Humacao
Non-Playing Captain: John Allen
RHODE ISLAND
Kyle Hoffman, 27, of Lincoln
Bobby Leopold, 31, of Coventry
Brad Valois, 28, of Warwick
Non-Playing Captain: Bob Ward
SOUTH CAROLINA
Robert Dargan, 47, of Columbia
Todd Hendley, 58, of Greer
*Todd White, 48, of Spartanburg
SOUTH DAKOTA
*Michael Keeton, 33, of Pierre
Julean Michels, 28, of Sioux Falls
Jesse Talcott, 34, of Harrisburg
TENNESSEE
Tim Jackson, 57, of Germantown
Philip Lee, 31, of White Bluff
Craig Smith, 29, of Nashville
Non-Playing Captain: Matt Vanderpool
TEXAS
Scott Abbott, 34, of Dallas
Zach Atkinson, 34, of Colleyville
Josh Irving, 29, of Dallas
Non-Playing Captain: Jim Brown
UTAH
*Ryan Brimley, 27, of Herriman
Cameron Crawford, 28, of Bluffdale
Dan Horner, 38, of Sandy
VERMONT
Eric Lajeunesse, 28, of Barre
*Garren Poirier, 36, of Killington
Bryan Smith, 31, of Jay
VIRGINIA
Keith Decker, 56, of Martinsville
*Scott Shingler, 44, of Haymarket
Justin Young, 38, of Salem
WASHINGTON
Tom Brandes, 60, of Bellevue
Erik Hanson, 51, of Kirkland
Reid Hatley, 35, of Spokane
Non-Playing Captain: Nate Schroeder
WEST VIRGINIA
Pat Carter, 48, of Huntington
Sam O’Dell, 38, of Hurricane
Philip Reale II, 32, of South Charleston
Non-Playing Captain: Dave Pope
WISCONSIN
*Kevin Cahill, 56, of Waukesha
Kyle Driscoll, 23, of Pewaukee
Bob Gregorski, 55, of Menasha
WYOMING
Dave Balling, 57, of Cody
John Hornbeck, 58, of Saratoga
*Mark Isakson, 59, of Sheridan