Eyeing ‘Nationals’

Four golfers who competed in last year’s U.S. Mid-Amateur will be seeking back-to-back trips to the national championship when qualifying for the event is held Tuesday (Aug. 9) at Eisenhower Golf Club’s Blue Course (pictured) at the Air Force Academy.

A total of 82 players — all age 25 and older — will be going for five spots in the national Mid-Am, which this year is scheduled for Sept. 10-15 at Stonewall Links in Elverson, Pa. 

Among those in the qualifying field at Eisenhower is David Delich of Colorado Springs, who last year competed in his fourth U.S. Mid-Am. Others entered this week who qualified last year for the national championship at the Colorado site are Andrew Tapia of Castle Rock, Alan Boyko of Greenwood Village and Barry Erwin of Aurora.

Also in the field at Eisenhower are Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kent Moore of Cherry Hills Village, 2015 CGA Match Play champion Nick Nosewicz of Aurora, 2011 U.S. Open qualifier Steve Irwin of Arvada, 2015 and 2008 CGA Mid-Amateur champion Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield, 2014 CGA Mid-Am winner Chris Thayer of Denver, and 2016 CoBank Colorado Senior Open low-amateur Tom Krystyn of Denver.