Former Bartlesville star Hughes wins U.S. Mid-Amateur qualifier; Vitali prevails at Sunnehanna

Former Bartlesville Bruin Nathan Hughes of Prairie Village, Kan., shot 4-under par to lead the field at a national qualifier for the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship held at Indian Springs Country Club in Broken Arrow Monday.

Hughes is a former Class 6A state champion at Bartlesville and a standout collegian for UMKC. He defeated Talor Gooch 3 and 2 in the finals of the 2013 OGA State Amateur.

Also qualifying for the national event were Rob Couture of Dallas with a 3-under 69 and Scott Fawcett of Frisco, Texas, with a 2-under 70. Alternates are David Schultz of Dallas and Joby Dutcher of Tulsa. Complete results are here.

The U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship is Sept 13-18 at Troon Country Club and Troon North Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.

In a lightly-attended women’s qualifier, Caitlyn Stanley of Ponca City shot 78 to earn the lone spot available. Complete results are here. 

The U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur is Oct. 4-9 at Monterey Peninsula C.C. (Dunes Course) at Pebble Beach, Calif.

One of the contestants in the men’s field was Peter Vitali of Oklahoma City, who shot a 1-over 73. Vitali, who won the Oklahoma Golf Association Senior Stroke Play Championship in both 2023 and 2024, last week won the Sunnehanna Senior Amateur 40-55 age division held at prestigious Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnston, Pa.

Vitali shot rounds of 70-73-72 to win his division. Complete results here.