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Crump Cup: Michael Muehr wins prestigious amateur title again

Michael Muehr claimed the Crump Cup at Pine Valley for the fourth time.

Michael Muehr defeated Stewart Hagestad, 3 and 2, to win the 96th annual Crump Memorial Tournament at exclusive Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey.

Muehr, of McLean, Virginia, was the No. 8 seed after shooting 6-over 150 for 36 holes in stroke-play qualifying, but then dominated his opponents to win the prestigious mid-amateur invitational for the fourth time.

Muehr, who won the Crump Cup Open Division in 2008, 2014 and 2019, the last time the competition was held due to COVID-19, beat John Sawin of Pebble Beach, California, 3 and 2, in a morning semifinal match. Hagestad, of Newport Beach, California, and a member of the victorious U.S. Walker Cup team earlier this year, edged Jason Anthony of Fairfield, California, in the other semifinal.

Mike McCoy of Norwalk, Iowa, edged Matthew Sughrue of Arlington, Virginia, 2 and 1, to win the Senior Crump Cup. McCoy became the sixth player to win both the tournament’s Open and Senior divisions.

2021 Crump Cup Brackets

Crump Cup: Michael Muehr-John Sawin; Jason Anthony-Stewart Hagestad to meet in semis at Pine Valley

The semifinal matches are set for the 96th annual George Arthur Crump Memorial Tournament at Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey.

Three-time champion Michael Muehr of McLean, Virginia, beat tournament medalist Jeronimo Esteve of Windermere, Florida, in his morning match and Kris Mikkelsen of Atlanta in the afternoon. The 2019 champion will take on 2016 runner-up John Sawin of Pebble Beach, California, in Sunday morning’s semifinal match of the 96th annual George Arthur Crump Memorial Tournament at Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey. Jason Anthony of Fairfield, California, will play 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion Stewart Hagestad of Newport Beach, California, in the final four.

Defending senior champion Gene Elliott of West Des Moines, Iowa, will face his fellow Hawkeye and longtime pal Michael McCoy of Norwalk, Iowa, in a Sunday morning semifinal match of past tournament champions. Michael Kelley of Westerville, Ohio will play against Matthew Sughrue of Arlington, Virginia on the other side of the bracket.

Pine Valley Golf Club, the No. 1-ranked classic course on Golfweek’s Best list, is a private club that traditionally opens its doors on the final day of the competition. However, it will not be open to the public for Sunday’s final match of the 2021 Crump Memorial Tournament.

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