2003 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship

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Records

Age

Oldest Champion
48 - Verne Callison, 1967
Youngest Champion
18 - Les Bolstad, 1926
Youngest Finalist
15 - Joe Nichols, 1931
Champions
Most Championships Won
3 - Carl F. Kauffmann (1927, 1928, 1929)
Most Consecutive Championships Won
3 - Carl F. Kauffmann (1927, 1928, 1929)
Most Times in Final
4 - Carl F. Kauffmann (1926, 1927, 1928, 1929)
Most Times Runner-Up
2 - William F. Serrick (1925, 1927)
Course
Longest Course
7,127 yards - Edgewood Tahoe G.C., Stateline, Nev., 1980
Shortest Course
6,055 yards - Hershey Park G.C., Hershey, Pa., 1957
Most Times Host Club of Championship
3 - Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind. (1935, 1955, 1972)
3 - Brown Deer Park G.C., Milwaukee, Wis. (1951, 1966, 1977)
3 - Wailua G.C., Lihue, Hawaii (1975, 1988, 1996) Entries
Largest
6,300 (1998)
Smallest
103 (1925)
Match Play
Largest Winning Margin, 18-Hole Match
10 and 8 - Charles W. Thurn d. Robert W. Lichtenwalter, fourth round, Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1955
9 and 8 - Trevor Immelman d. Andrew Komor, third round, Torrey Pines G.C., La Jolla, Calif., 1998
9 and 8 - Rodney Funseth d. Donald Hess, second round, Cedar Crest G.C., Dallas, Texas, 1954
Largest Winning Margin, 36-Hole Match
12 and 11 - Jim Sorenson d. Jay Cooper, final, Wailua G.C., Lihue, Hawaii, 1985
12 and 11 - Irving A. Cooper d. Edward J. Hart, semifinals, West Seattle Municipal G.C., Seattle, Wash., 1953
Largest Winning Margin, Final
12 and 11 - Jim Sorenson d. Jay Cooper, Wailua G.C., Lihue, Hawaii, 1985
10 and 9 - Kevin Johnson d. Jimmy England, Glenview G.C., Cincinnati, Ohio, 1987
10 and 9 - Arne Dokka d. Leo Zampedro, North Park G.C., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1965
Longest 18-Hole Match
25 holes - Clyde E Sniffen d. Hung Soo Ahn, first round, Haggin Oaks Municipal G.C., Sacramento, Calif., 1963
Longest 36-Hole Match
38 holes - Chez Reavie, d. Danny Green, finals, Pecan Valley G.C., San Antonio, Texas, 2001
38 holes - Dean Wilson, Jr., d. Arne Dokka, semifinals, Francis A. Gross G.C., Minneapolis, Minn., 1964
38 holes - Avery Beck d. Benjamin J. Hughes, semifinals, Meadowbrook G.C., Minneapolis, Minn., 1947
38 holes - Robert C. Clark d. Edward J. Furgol, semifinals, Rackham G.C., Detroit, Mich., 1940
38 holes - Chez Reavie, d. Danny Green, Pecan Valley G.C., San Antonio, Texas, 2001
37 holes - D.J. Trahan d. Ben Dickerson, Heron Lakes, Portland, Ore., 2000
37 holes - Guy Yamamoto d. Chris Riley, Eagle Bend G.C., Bigfork, Mont., 1994
37 holes - Ralph Howe d. Kevin Johnson, Jackson Hole G. & T.C., Jackson, Wyo., 1988
37 holes - Eddie Mudd d. Archie Dadian, Bunker Hills G.C., Coon Rapids, Minn., 1976
37 holes - Randy Barenaba d. Alan Yamamoto, Wailua G.C., Lihue, Hawaii, 1975
37 holes - Frank Strafaci d. Joe Coria, Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1955
37 holes - Carl F. Kauffmann d. William F. Serrick, Ridgewood G.L., Cleveland, Ohio, 1927
Final Match Between Foreign-Born Players
1997 - Tim Clark (South Africa) def. Ryuji Imada (Japan), Kearney Hill Golf Links, Lexington, Ky., 7 and 6
Stroke Play
Lowest Score, 9 holes
30 - Robert Gamez, Cog Hill G. & C.C. (Dubsdread Course), Lemont, Ill., 1989
30 - Claude B. Rippy, Bethpage State Park Course (Black Course), Farmingdale, N.Y., 1936
30 - Justin Smith, The Orchards G.C.; Washington, Mich., 2002
Lowest Round
64 - Albert Ochoa, first round, Kearney Hill Golf Links, Lexington, Ky., 1997
64 - Robert Gamez, second round Cog Hill G. & C.C. (Dubsdread Course), Lemont, Ill., 1989
65 - Trip Kuehne, first round, Kearney Hill Golf Links, Lexington, Ky., 1997
65 - Alan Baxter, first round, Stow Acres C.C., Stow, Mass., 1995
Lowest First Round
64 - Albert Ochoa, Kearney Hill Golf Links, Lexington, Ky., 1997
65 - Trip Kuehne, first round, Kearney Hill Golf Links, Lexington, Ky., 1997
65 - Alan Baxter, Stow Acres C.C., Stow, Mass., 1995
66 - Edward Fryatt, Eagle Bend G.C., Bigfork, Mont., 1994
66 - Michael Doud, Riverdale Dunes G.C., Brighton, Colo., 1993 66 - Hunter Mahan, The Orchards G.C., Washington, Mich., 2002
Lowest Second Round
64 - Robert Gamez, Cog Hill G. & C.C. (Dubsdread Course), Lemont, Ill., 1989
65 - Erik Labitzke, Spencer T. Olin G.C., Alton, Ill., 1999 65 - Isaac Jimison, The Orchards G.C., Washington, Mich., 2002
Most Times Medalist
3 - David Berganio (1991, 1992, 1993)
Lowest Medalist Score, 36 Holes
132 - Jim Carter, Indian Canyon G.C., Spokane, Wash., 1984
132 - Erik Labitzke, Spencer T. Olin Comm. G.C., Alton, Ill., 1999
133 - Edward Fryatt, Eagle Bend G.C., Big Fork, Mont., 1994
Lowest Third Round (No Longer Contested)
68 - Al B. Souza Jr., Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1972
Lowest Fourth Round (No Longer Contested)
66 - Richard Ehrmanntraut, Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1972 Miscellaneous
Holes-In-One(Note: hole-in-one records were not kept before 1982.)
Adrian Quintela, 170-yard 3rd hole, Torrey Pines G.C., La Jolla, Calif. (second round of stroke play), 1998
Matthew Bryant, 185-yard 13th hole, Stow Acres C.C., Stow, Mass. (first round of stroke play), 1995
Aaron Barber, 185-yard seventh hole, Eagle Bend G.C., Big Fork, Mont., 1994
Galen Cole, 204-yard fourth hole, Eagle Creek G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1982.
Double Eagle
Chris Rivard, of Manchester, N.H, at the 523-yard, par 5 15th hole at The Orchards G.C., Washington Mich. 2002 (Rivard holed a 2-iron from 229 yards) James Sosinski, at the 538-yard, par-5, 14th hole at Eagle Creek G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1982. (He used a 6-iron for his second shot.)
Teams

Most Entries
55 (1938)
Fewest Entries
15 (1925)
Lowest Score (Three Players, 36 Holes)
418 - Phoenix, at Indian Canyon Golf Course, Spokane, Wash., 1984
Most Team Victories
11 - Los Angeles (1933, '34, '38, '39, '46, '50, '60, '64, '80, '83, '92)