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Defending
champion Nathan Smith, Pittsburgh, the 2003 USGA Mid-Amateur
Champion leads a field of 144 players into the 2008 West Penn
Amateur to be played June 23-24, at the Bedford Springs Resort
in Bedford.
The starting
field of 78 will be identified through exemptions and qualifying
rounds at four sites
June 3—Cedarbrook (Gold Course), Belle Vernon—62 players for 24
spots
June 4—Iron Masters, Roaring Spring—14 players for 5 spots
June 12—Seven Oaks, Beaver—30 players for 12 spots
June 12—Lake View, Erie—11 players for 4 spots
Joining Smith,
who won the Tournament of Champions, Mid-Amateur and Amateur in
2007, are Sean Knapp, Oakmont, who won six straight Amateurs,
1998-2003, and this year’s West Penn Mid-Amateur, 2006 Amateur
champion William Miller, Venetia, and Sean Brannan,
Hollidaysburg, a semi-finalist in the 2007 USGA Junior Amateur
Championship.
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