Meet Sammy Schmitz
Hometown: Farmington, Minn.
Resides: River Falls, Wis.
Employment: Regional director for Healthcare Services Group
Family: Wife, Natalie, daughters Aubree, 3, and Allie, 1
Swing coach: Joe Greupner of Braemar
Age: 35
Credentials: Won the U.S. Mid Amateur (national tournament for amateurs 25 or older) last summer to earn an automatic bid to the Masters. Two-time MIAC player of the year at St. John's and a four-time Minnesota Golf Association Player of the Year. First Minnesotan to win the Mid-Amateur since Jim Stuart, formerly of Duluth, in 1990 and 1991.
