STOUFFVILLE, Ont. – Garrett Rank, John Foster and Jake McNulty all qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship at Granite Golf Club on Monday. Rank captured medallist honours after he carded a course-record, 9-under-par 63 during his second round of the day, moving him to 10 under for the tournament.
The 29-year-old from Elmira, Ont., went bogey-free with nine birdies during his record-setting round. “Any time you set a course record it’s really neat,” he said, after his medallist victory. “But more so it means that the golf was really fun. It was just fun being out there, making lots of birdies, hitting a lot of quality shots and seeing the ball roll in the hole is always fun.
“These are the days where you have to sit back for 15, 20 minutes or maybe even an hour and actually soak it in and really enjoy it because these days are few and far between.” Rank, like the rest of the field of 72, played 36 holes in the qualifying event. During his first round, he stumbled on the final six holes of the back nine and notched three bogeys and a triple bogey – his only bogeys recorded during the entire competition. “It was just bad course strategy,” he said, of the stretch of six holes. “I was just a little too aggressive at certain parts trying to make birdies, but in the second round I just tried to make pars during those holes and it worked out.” Foster, a 24-year-old from Concord, Ont., finished five strokes behind Rank after he scored a 1-under-par 71 followed by a 68, both of which were highlighted by strong finishes. Heading down the final stretch, Foster, who started his final round from the tenth tee, made birdies on holes 5, 8 and 9 to secure him his second-place qualifying position.
Frank Benjamin Foster III (September 23, 1928 – July 26, 2011) was an American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer.
McNulty sat back in the standings as he started his second round in the afternoon. A triple bogey on 16th hole of his opening round lead to a 1-under par 73. But, in his second round he carded just one bogey while his six birdies resulted in a 5-under-par 67 to squeeze him into the final qualifying spot by one stroke, ending the tournament at 4 under. Matthew Ion Young and David French both earned alternate status after they finished 3 under in the qualifier. Ion Young defeated French in a one-hole playoff and will be the first alternate.
Amateur Championship will take place at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Aug. The tournament consists of 36 holes of stroke play before the top 64 move on to match play.
Contents • • • • • • • • • • Biography [ ] Foster was born in, and educated. In 1949, he moved to, where he joined the local jazz scene, playing with musicians such as. Drafted into the US Army in 1951, Foster served in Korea with the 7th Infantry Division.
Upon finishing his military service in 1953 he joined 's big band. Foster contributed both arrangements and original compositions to Count Basie's band including the standard 'Shiny Stockings', and other popular songs such as 'Down for the Count', 'Blues Backstage', 'Back to the Apple', 'Discommotion', and 'Blues in Hoss Flat', as well as arrangements for the entire Easin' It album. From 1970 to 1972 (and on occasional later dates) he played with, and in 1972 and 1975 with the – big band. Foster was an Artist in Residence at the in Boston in 1971.
That same year, he also started teaching for the New York City Public School System in District 5, Harlem, as part of a team of six professional musicians assigned to the Federal Government's Title I Program: Cultural Enrichment Through Music, Dance, and Song. From 1972 to 1976, Foster was full-time Assistant Professor in the Black Studies Program at the (SUNY). Foster also formed and lead several groups, most notably Living Color and The Loud Minority. He co-led a quintet with in 1983, and toured Europe as a member of 's quintet in 1985.
In June 1986 Foster succeeded Thad Jones as leader of the Count Basie Orchestra. While leading the Basie Orchestra, Foster received two Grammy Awards: first for his big-band arrangement of the Diane Schuur composition 'Deedles' Blues' (Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocal, Jazz category, 1987), and second for his arrangement of guitarist/vocalist George Benson's composition 'Basie's Bag' (Best Big Band Instrumental, Jazz category, 1988).
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After leaving the band in 1995, Foster resumed his leadership of three musical groups: The Non-Electric Company (a jazz quartet/quintet), Swing Plus (a 12-piece band), and The Loud Minority Big Band (an 18-piece concert jazz orchestra), each of which he had organized years prior to assuming leadership of the Basie unit in 1986. Frank Foster suffered a stroke in 2001 that impaired his left side to the extent that he could no longer play the saxophone. After continuing to lead the Loud Minority on limited engagements for much of the 2000s, he turned his leadership responsibilities for the band over to, a prominent New York City jazz musician. Until his death Foster continued composing and arranging at his home in, where he resided with his wife and personal manager of nearly 45 years, Cecilia Foster. He died of kidney failure on July 26, 2011. Awards and commissions [ ] • Foster received two: the first, for his big band arrangement of the composition 'Deedles' Blues' (Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocal, 1987), and the second for his arrangement of guitarist/vocalist 's composition 'Basie's Bag' (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band, 1990).
He also received two Grammy nominations: for his big band arrangement of 's composition ', and for an album with his fellow Basie alumnus entitled Frankly Speaking. • He composed and orchestrated material for The Carnegie Hall Jazz Ensemble, The Detroit Civic Symphony Orchestra, The Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble, The Jazzmobile Corporation of New York City, the, The Malaysia Symphony Orchestra, The of, the, and The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra.
In 1983 personally commissioned Frank Foster to orchestrate one of the jazz icon's compositions, ', for a scheduled performance and recording with directed. • In 1987, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by in Wilberforce. • In 2002, the presented Foster with its NEA Jazz Masters Award, the highest honor in jazz.
• Foster was commissioned by The Harpers Ferry Historical Association of West Virginia to compose a jazz suite of ten to fifteen minutes' duration in connection with the, relating to 's famous. The suite was performed by the Count Basie Orchestra at as part of the three-day Niagara Movement celebration in August 2006. • commissioned Foster to compose and arrange music for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, directed by, for performances on March 13–15, 2008, with 'A Man and a Woman' as the theme.
Foster wrote the words, music, and orchestrations for 'I Love You (Based on Your Availability)' and 'Romance Without Substance Is a Nuisance', both performed by vocalists and. • On March 20, 2009, the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, directed by, performed a three-part suite by Foster titled 'Chi-Town Is My Town and My Town's No Shy Town' at the. • In 2009, Foster selected The Jazz Archive at to be the home for his numerous compositions, arrangements, and personal papers. Humanitarian causes [ ] Foster became a great supporter of The in their mission to save the homes and the lives of America's elderly jazz and blues musicians including musicians who survived. After receiving help from the Jazz Foundation, he supported the cause by performing in their Annual Benefit Concert 'A Great Night in Harlem' in 2008.
He donated his gold-plated tenor sax to be auctioned by the, the proceeds of which went to support the foundation's non-profit programs, especially working gigs and educational programs for victims of hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Discography [ ] As leader [ ] • 1953: Here Comes Frank Foster: Frank Foster Quintet with Benny Powell () • 1955: () with • 1956: Two Franks Please! • ^, allmusic.com; accessed June 21, 2017. • ^ DeVeaux, Scott; Kernfeld, Barry, Oxford Music Online; accessed June 21, 2017.
• ^, Piadrum.com; accessed June 21, 2017. • 'Portrait of a musical giant' (Resume Pamphlet). Frank Foster Inc. The Jazz Archive at Duke University.
• Nate Chinen (July 26, 2011)... The Recording Academy. 30 April 2017. •, library.duke.edu; accessed June 21, 2017. •, blogspot.com (May 2008) • Pro-Music-News.com..
External links [ ] • • Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University • • •.