News Release

For Immediate Release: June 28, 2004

Headline: Matthew Scytkowski Earns Sole U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifying Spot at CC of Greenfield

Greenfield, MA – Matthew Scytkowski (South Hadley, MA) pieced together two solid rounds of golf today and as a result will set his sights on next month’s U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, CA. Scytkowski finished today’s sectional qualifying with a two-round score of 1-over par 145 to earn the one and only qualifying spot available at the Country Club of Greenfield in Greenfield, Mass. Scytkowski edged Peter Alminas (East Longmeadow, MA) by three strokes and home-course competitor Andy Lesenski (Greenfield, MA) by four strokes.

A second and final day of U.S. Junior Amateur sectional qualifying will be contested on Wednesday, June 30th at Allendale Country Club in North Dartmouth, Mass. The 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship will take place on July 19-24 at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, CA.

The MGA annually conducts qualifying rounds for major USGA Championships, including the U.S. Open, Senior Open, Amateur, Junior Amateur, Senior Amateur, Mid-Amateur and the Amateur Public Links. Prior to the conclusion of play at each qualifying site, the names and scores of all qualifiers and alternates will be posted on the MGA’s official web site at www.MGAlinks.org. Full-field results will not be made available.

About the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship:
The U.S. Junior Amateur Championship was inaugurated by the USGA in 1948 in order to determine the best junior golfer in the United States and also to help junior golfers learn how to realize the most from the game, win or lose. Entries for this year’s event were open to male amateur golfers who: (a) had reached their eighteenth birthday by midnight of July 24, 2004 and (b) had an up-to-date USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 6.4. Complete tournament information is available on the Championship’s official web site at www.usjunioram.org.