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How the Porter Cup shapes up for Round One

By Bob DiCesare | Buffalo News Sports Reporter

Local players will take the stage early and late as the first round of the Porter Cup commences at 8 a.m. Wednesday at Niagara Falls Country Club. The “feature group” of Jared du Toit, Gavin Hall and Derek Bard puts a peg in the ground at 11 a.m. There is no admission charge for the tournament, one of the main events on the national (and in some cases international) amateur golf circuit.

Michael Boss of Lewiston will be in the lead threesome at 8 a.m. He’ll be followed by BDGA champ Desmond Stoll (Lockport) and International Junior Masters winner David Hanes (Elma) at 8:10, Billy Hanes (Williamsville) at 8:20, Bill Gaffney (Williamsville) and Marc Holzhauer (Clarence Center native) at 8:30, Jake Kreuz (Amherst) at 8:40, Chris Yustin (East Amherst) at 8:50 and Jake Katz (Williamsville) at 9:15.

Later in the day, Josh Stauffer (Bradford, Pa.) and Nick Morreale (Tonawanda, NFCC club champion) head out at noon, Ben Reichert (East Amherst) at 12:10 and Jamie Miller (Orchard Park) at 12:20.

Jared du Toit heads to the Porter Cup after an eye-opening showing at the Canadian Open (Getty Images)

Jared du Toit heads to the Porter Cup after an eye-opening showing at the Canadian Open (Getty Images)


du Toit, Hall and Bard comprise the threesome likely to attract the biggest following.

du Toit, a British Columbia native who attends Arizona State, contended into the final round of last weekend’s Canadian Open before placing ninth. He’s up to sixth in the world amateur rankings.

Hall, a Pittsford native, is going into his senior year at Texas. He’s a perennial Porter Cup contender, having finished top 10 in four previous appearances.

Bard was runner-up in last year’s U.S. Amateur. He plays at Virginia.

email: bdicesare@buffnews.com

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