One of the year’s deepest and strongest fields will compete for the 3^rd Annual Metropolitan Open title, July 10-12 at The Country Club of St. Albans.

The event features nearly all of the region’s top amateurs and club professionals as well as mini-tour professionals from the Midwest. A full field of 135 golfers will begin play at 7 a.m. Thursday and Friday. The field will be cut to the low 40 and ties for Saturday’s final round. We hope you can join us for this event at one of the country’s top golf courses – the Lewis and Clark Course at St. Albans, selected as site of the 2009 USGA State Team Championship.

Top amateurs include:
Skip Berkmeyer, Norwood Hills             2008 Metropolitan Match Play Champion, 2008 St. Louis District Champion, 2007 U.S. Mid-Am quarterfinalist

Darren Lundgren, Fox Run                     2008 East Side Amateur Champion

Justin Bardgett, Meadowbrook               2008 Missouri Amateur Champion
Scott Langley, Pevely Farms                 2008 USGA Amateur Public Links Qualifier                     

Ross Millman, Old Warson                     2008 U.S. Open Local Qualifier

Brian Kennedy, Persimmon Woods        2008 Metropolitan Match Play Runner-Up

Ryan Franks, Quincy Westview               2007 Metropolitan Amateur Champion

Justin Bryant, Bellerive                          2007 U.S. Amateur Qualifier

Top club professionals include:

Bob Gaus, Tower Tee                            2008 U.S. Open Qualifier, 2008 PGA National Championship qualifier

JC Anderson, Old Hickory                      2008 PGA National Championship qualifier

Mike Tucker, Bellerive                            PGA Match Play semifinalist and finalist

Brett Moomey, Bellerive                         2006 Gateway Match Play Champion                 

Ryan Roy, Norwood Hills                       2008 PGA National Championship qualifier

Mini-tour professionals include:

Parker LaBarge, Meadowbrook  

Chris Naegel, Meadowbrook     

Jay Story, Crescent Farms        

Collin Neeman, Old Hickory

View Round 1 and Round 2 Tee Times

http://metga.org/TPPLIVESCORING/08MAGAOPEN/Pairing1.html

http://metga.org/TPPLIVESCORING/08MAGAOPEN/Pairing2.html

Click on Link to follow Real-Time Tournament Scoring

http://metga.org/TPPLIVESCORING/08MAGAOPEN/Stroke.html

Tournament History
2006 Metropolitan Open

Champion: Skip Berkmeyer *      Runner-up: Bob Gaus (won in four-hole playoff)

2007 Metropolitan Open
Champion: Darren Fletcher         Runner-up: Bob Gaus

View Results from 2007 Metropolitan Open

http://metga.org/TPPLIVESCORING/OPEN/Stroke.html

http://metga.org/GausfinishesonebackwhileBerkmeyerNaegelsharethird.htm