University of Richmond Athletics
Kyle Hess Wins NY State Amateur
07/24/2003 | Men's Golf
July 24, 2003
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND -- Senior Kyle Hess drained a six-foot, par-saving putt to secure his second consecutive New York State Amateur title by defeating his opponent, Matt Thomas, 1-up in the New York State Golf Association men's championship on July 19.
Hess, a senior on the Richmond golf team, was the first New Yorker to repeat as champion since Tim Straub in 1987-88. The Buffalo, N.Y. native won four dual matches before advancing to the championship match that was a 36-hole event.
Hess and Thomas battled to a deadlock in the first 18, before Hess held on after gaining a one-hole advantage at the turn.
In the final event of last spring, Hess finished tied for fifth at the Atlantic 10 Championships. He carded a 77.0 scoring average in 26 rounds for the Spiders last year.
