TOWN AND COUNTRY -- Jefferson City's Alex Gentry had to work hard to make the cut for the 115th annual Missouri Amateur Championship at Bellerive Country Club.
Gentry was one of five players tied at 9-over 153 through Tuesday's second day of stroke play in the Missouri Amateur. A total of 63 players shot 8-over 152 or better, leaving one spot for the final qualifier to advance to the match-play portion of the championship.
In the end, after playing 36 holes Monday and Tuesday, Gentry won the playoff for that 64th and final spot against Columbia's Tommy Boone, Webb City's David Eddy, Battlefield's Ben Tummons and Tyler Comerford of Glen Carbon, Ill.
After opening with a 3-over 75, Gentry shot a 78 in Tuesday's second round. He posted 14 pars to go with two bogeys and two double-bogeys.
Also making the cut for match play was Ashland's Walker Kesterson, who shot a 2-over 74 in his second round to finish tied for 26th with a 4-over 148.
Kesterson won the Missouri Amateur in 2019.
Gentry, the No. 64 seed, will play against top-seeded Brad Nurski of St. Joseph at 8 a.m. today. Nurski, a two-time winner of the Missouri Amateur in 2018 and 2010 and a runner-up in 2019, shot a 7-under 65 on Tuesday to finish atop the leaderboard in stroke play with a 9-under 135.
Kesterson, the No. 31 seed, will play No. 34 seed Tradgon McCrae of Plainville, Ill., in the first round of match play. They tee off at 10:33 a.m. today.
Jefferson City's Archer Schnieders missed the cut for match play by five strokes, shooting a 5-over 77 on Tuesday with one birdie, 13 pars, two bogeys and two double-bogeys. Schnieders tied for 102nd with a 14-over 158.
Jefferson City's Gabe Trowbridge shot an 86 on Tuesday with one birdie, seven pars, six bogeys, three double-bogeys and one triple-bogey. Trowbridge tied for 121st with a 20-over 164 in stroke play.
Jefferson City's Tanner Elder withdrew from the championship in the middle of his second round. He was 5 over through nine holes in his second round after shooting a 3-over 75 on Monday.
Nurski was one of nine golfers to shoot under par through 36 holes of stroke play. Mount Vernon's Presten Richarson, the 2019 Junior Match Play champion, was second behind Nurski with a 7-under 137. They were the only two golfers in the field to break par in each round.
Chesterfield's Maxwell Kreikemeier, the 2020 Missouri Amateur runner-up, earned the No. 3 seed in match play after shooting a 4-under 140 in stroke play.
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115th Missouri Amateur
At Bellerive Country Club
Town and Country
Par: 72
Tuesday
Stroke Play
Second Round
Brad Nurski, St. Joseph 70-65--135 -9
Presten Richardson, Mount Vernon 66-71--137 -7
Maxwell Kreikemeier, Chesterfield 66-74--140 -4
Cameron VanLeer, Beaufort 72-69--141 -3
Addison White, Nixa 74-67--141 -3
Sam Migdal, St. Louis 74-68--142 -2
Zachary Vandolah, Kansas City 74-68--142 -2
Thomas Henson, Hermann 70-72--142 -2
Chad Niezing, Manchester 71-72--143 -1
Peter Weaver, St. Louis 71-73--144 E
Ryan Schuenke, Palmyra 72-72--144 E
Curtis Brokenbrow, St. Louis 76-68--144 E
Joel Sylven, St. Louis 72-72--144 E
Justin Bryant, St. Louis 76-68--144 E
Ryan Sullivan, Arnold 70-74--144 E
Tom Barry, St. Louis 76-70--146 +2
Elliot Soyez, Goddard, Kan. 76-70--146 +2
Gage Brauns, Columbia 72-74--146 +2
Brooks Jungbluth, St. Joseph 73-73--146 +2
Hudson Dubinski, Columbia 73-73--146 +2
Zach Shirley, High Ridge 70-77--147 +3
Warren Crow, Kansas City 73-74--147 +3
Nicholas Sheppard, Springfield 71-76--147 +3
Chris Martin, Rolla 70-77--147 +3
Nicklaus Mason, Shawnee, Kan. 72-75--147 +3
Wayne Fredrick, Springfield 75-73--148 +4
Richard Berkmeyer, Town and Country 73-75--148 +4
Yuta Tsai, Columbia 75-73--148 +4
Alex Locke, Springfield 76-72--148 +4
Buddy Allen, Pevely 75-73--148 +4
Walker Kesterson, Ashland 74-74--148 +4
Calvin Dillon, Louisburg 73-75--148 +4
Christopher Ferris, St. Louis 72-76--148 +4
Tradgon McCrae, Plainville, Ill. 76-73--149 +5
Kaden Macha, Iola, Kan. 72-77--149 +5
Kory Bowman, Springfield 72-77--149 +5
Carsen Silliman, Jackson 75-75--150 +6
Tony Gumper, St. Charles 74-76--150 +6
Blake Heimburger, Wentzville 75-75--150 +6
Kanon Kendrick, Shelbina 77-73--150 +6
Andrew Ganey, St. Louis 71-79--150 +6
Dawson Meek, Ozark 76-74--150 +6
Adam Pfeiffer, Quincy, Ill. 73-77--150 +6
Alex McCulla, Quincy, Ill. 77-73--150 +6
Phil Caravia, St. Louis 74-76--150 +6
Brad Carpenter, Washington 72-78--150 +6
Tryn Titus, Springfield 70-80--150 +6
Kade Prentice, Overland Park, Kan. 73-77--150 +6
Chase Gafner, Springfield 76-74--150 +6
Hank Lierz, St. Joseph 78-73--151 +7
Zach Unnerstall, Washington 74-77--151 +7
Ryan Eckelkamp, Washington 79-72--151 +7
Ryan McNeil, Fenton 78-73--151 +7
Hunter Parrish, Columbia 73-78--151 +7
Zach Decker, Crystal City 78-73--151 +7
Michael Winslow, Overland Park, Kan. 76-75--151 +7
John Kelly, Wildwood 77-75--152 +8
Trey Burton, Huntsville 78-74--152 +8
Wade Thompson, Creve Coeur 75-77--152 +8
Max Harres, Kirkwood 77-75--152 +8
Jeffrey Johnston, St. Joseph 76-76--152 +8
Ian McCrary, Overland Park, Kan. 76-76--152 +8
Kal Kolar, St. Louis 77-75--152 +8
Alex Gentry, Jefferson City 75-78--153 +9
Failed to make the cut
Tommy Boone, Columbia 78-75--153 +9
Ben Tummons, Battlefield 73-80--153 +9
David Eddy, Webb City 79-74--153 +9
Tyler Comeford, Glen Carbon, Ill. 80-73--153 +9
Scott McClellan, O'Fallon 76-78--154 +10
Hunter Jowers, Bolivar 78-76--154 +10
Logan Greer, Joplin 74-80--154 +10
Andrew Pichee, St. Louis 79-75--154 +10
Reagan Streck, Tulsa, Okla. 74-80--154 +10
Owen Swearingen, Nevada 78-76--154 +10
Sean Minor, Columbia 79-75--154 +10
Ty Adkins, Hutchinson, Kan. 75-79--154 +10
Douglas Rios Ceballos, Olathe, Kan. 78-76--154 +10
Walker Tynes, Springfield 83-72--155 +11
Dan Kelley, Chesterfield 76-79--155 +11
Paul Neeman, St. Louis 77-78--155 +11
Alex Ciaramitaro, St. Peters 79-76--155 +11
Reilly Ahearn, St. Louis 77-78--155 +11
Corey Choate, Eureka 74-81--155 +11
Noah Anderson, Columbia 80-75--155 +11
Nathan McCutcheon, St. Louis 82-73--155 +11
Christian Rischer, Columbia 78-77--155 +11
Ted Moloney, St. Louis 75-80--155 +11
Blake Skornia, St. Louis 78-77--155 +11
Devin Reichard, Columbia 80-75--155 +11
Tod Rose, West Plains 79-76--155 +11
Alex Downing, Lee's Summit 77-78--155 +11
Cole Elling, Kansas City 77-79--156 +12
David Strickland, Fenton 77-79--156 +12
Lake Leroux, Columbia 79-77--156 +12
Quinn Thomas, Hannibal 77-79--156 +12
Patrick Britt, St. Louis 79-77--156 +12
Taylor Lansford, Joplin 76-81--157 +13
Drew Barclay, O'Fallon 78-79--157 +13
Dedrick Harris, Chesterfield 79-78--157 +13
James Anderson, St. Louis 81-76--157 +13
Blake Driskell, Jackson 80-77--157 +13
Archer Schnieders, Jefferson City 81-77--158 +14
Braden Hoisington, O'Fallon 82-76--158 +14
Ian Lambert, Jackson 79-79--158 +14
Josh Noblitt, St. Louis 79-80--159 +15
Adam Nashed, Sedalia 84-75--159 +15
Jim Holtgrieve, St. Louis 82-78--160 +16
Daniel Crawford, Shelbina 83-77--160 +16
Matthew Wickham, Manchester 80-80--160 +16
Steve Groom, Raytown 83-78--161 +17
Gaite Brauns, Fayette 82-79--161 +17
Alexander Wiseman, Poplar Bluff 79-82--161 +17
Jackson Von Behren, Springfield 83-78--161 +17
David Baldwin, Sedalia 83-79--162 +18
Cole Wright, O'Fallon 81-81--162 +18
Curtis Hastie, St. Louis 77-85--162 +18
Nick Winston, St. Charles 84-78--162 +18
Case Englehart, Jackson 79-83--162 +18
Jake Brown, Springfield 78-85--163 +19
Spencer Warren, Dexter 84-79--163 +19
Brian Hall, O'Fallon 83-81--164 +20
Jake Mikesch, St. Joseph 82-82--164 +20
Clayton Cissell, St. Charles 86-78--164 +20
Gabe Trowbridge, Jefferson City 78-86--164 +20
Logan Cox, Hallsville 86-78--164 +20
Justin Wingerter, Olathe, Kan. 82-82--164 +20
Cooper Stiles, Liberty 83-82--165 +21
Brett McCauley, Poplar Bluff 79-87--166 +22
Jeff Echelmeier, Columbia 80-88--168 +24
Ben Brumitt, Poplar Bluff 82-86--168 +24
Clayton Kaiser, Monett 84-84--168 +24
Sean Brennan, Creve Coeur 87-83--170 +26
Matthew Murray, Bolivar 86-86--172 +28
Tanner Collins, Kansas City 86-86--172 +28
Jeff Clay, O'Fallon 88-85--173 +29
Jordan Stapp, Union 84-91--175 +31
Manny Zorrilla, Springfield 87-92--179 +35
Alexander Curchin, Joplin 89-90--179 +35
Derek Reynolds, Springfield 93-87--180 +36
Chad Crawford, Wentzville 86-96--182 +38
Tanner Elder, Jefferson City 75--WD
Jordan Lewis, Columbia 83--WD
Jerrod Murphy, Poplar Bluff 84--WD
Brian Lovett, St. Louis WD