University of Richmond Athletics
Men's Golf's Kyle Hess Wins New York State Amateurs
07/22/2002 | Men's Golf
July 22, 2002
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - University of Richmond rising senior Kyle Hess (Buffalo, N.Y.) won the 80th annual New York State Men's Amateur championship with a 4 and 2 victory against Chris Damiano, a rising senior at Manhatten College, on Saturday, July 20 at Transit Valley in East Amherst, N.Y.
Hess shot one-under par through 36 holes of qualifying to capture the individual medal. He then defeated Damiano in the 36-hole final. Hess used long drives, accurate approaches and efficient putting to go seven-up with seven holes to play. He ended the match by drilling a 96-yard wedge within two feet of the hole on the 16th.
During his first collegiate season of golf, Hess led the Spiders with a 75.19 scoring average. He fired the team's lowest round of the season, a 66 at the James Madison Invitational on Sept. 22, where he tied for fourth.
The Spiders begin the 2002-03 season at the Mid-Pines Intercollegiate in Southern Pines, N.C. from Sept. 9-10.
