Overton’s 10-Under-Par 132 Ties USGA Mark, Earns Stroke Play Medal
Galloway Township , N.J. – Jeff Overton, 20, of Evansville , Ind., tied a USGA 36-hole record at 10-under-par 132 and earned medalist honors by seven strokes after the second round of stroke play at the 2003 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship at Blue Heron Pines Golf Club’s East Course.
With a 3-under 68 Tuesday, Overton, a junior at Indiana University , tied a USGA standard, which he shares with two prior Public Links medalists -- Jim Carter (1984) and Eric Labitzke (1999) and four medalists from other USGA competitions. In his first round, he shot 64 to tie for lowest round in 77 years of Public Links history.
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“Too bad I didn’t make that 12-footer on the last hole,” Overton said with a smile when he learned of his record. He is playing in his first Public Links and his second USGA championship, the other being the 1999 Junior Amateur.
“It’s great. It’s awesome,” he said of winning the stroke play medal. “At least I can leave here with one great thing to say. But, records are there and then they are broken.”
Tuesday, Overton logged six birdies and three bogeys en route to his 68. He refuses, however, to become overconfident because of his play.
“I just want to capitalize when I possibly can,” Overton said. “And, there’s a lot of golf left. Hopefully, it will be awesome to win.”
Seven strokes behind Overton are Chris Wheeler , 20, of Pilot Point , Texas , and Brandt Snedeker , 22, of Nashville , Tenn. , at 3-under 139.
Just five players broke par during stroke play including 2001 U.S. Junior Amateur champion Henry Liaw , 17, of Rowland Heights , Calif. , and 47-year-old Joey Stansberry of Bloomington , Minn. , at 2-under 140.
Entering Wednesday’s first round of match play, Overton would have preferred to safely make the field of 64 and not play as the No.1 seed, saying: “Of course, you want to come in without anybody hearing about you. That way you can go out without pressure or nerves.”
He plays Marc Hocking , of Colorado Springs , Colo. , at 7:30 a.m. , the first match of the day.
Overton’s record-tying score accentuates a stretch of play over the past six weeks that includes a final-round 64 en route to a 12-stroke victory in the Indiana State Amateur, a second-place finish at the venerable North and South Amateur in Pinehurst, N.C. and birdieing three of his last five holes in APL qualifying to earn the lone berth to the championship at that site.
Chez Reavie, 21, of Mesa , Ariz. , who won the 2001 Public Links championship, came in at 3-over 145. Defending champion Ryan Moore , 20, of Puyallup , Wash. , finished at 6-over-par 148 and 1999 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Danny Green , of Jackson , Tenn. , was at 8-over-par 150.
The 36-hole cut came at 10-over 152 and six players participated in a one hole playoff for the final berth in the match play field of 64.
The second and third rounds will be contested on Thursday with the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds on Friday. The 36-hole final is scheduled for Saturday.
John Thornton , 18, of Memphis , Tenn. , scored the fifth known hole-in-one in the championship, on the par-3, 182-yard 13 th hole with a 5-iron. It was his first career ace.
The U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, for bona fide public course players, is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.
The winner of the Amateur Public Links Team Championship is Norman , Okla. , represented by Chris Wheeler , of Pilot Point , Texas and Dayton Rose of Stillwater, Okla. The winning team receives custody of the Warren G. Harding Cup for the ensuing year and members of the team receive silver medals.
Galloway, N.J. – Results of Tuesday’s second round of stroke play at the 2003 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship played at the 7,127-yard, par-71 Blue Heron Pines Golf Club’s East Course:
Jeffrey Overton, Evansville, Ind., 64-68--132
Chris Wheeler , Allen, Texas, 66-73--139
Brandt Snedeker , Nashville, Tenn., 69-70--139
Joey Stansberry , Bloomington, Minn., 69-71--140
Henry Liaw , Rowland Heights, Calif., 71-69--140
Nathan Colson , Plymouth, Wis., 72-70--142
John Ellis , San Jose, Calif., 69-74--143
Brady Stockton , San Ramon, Calif., 70-73--143
Dayton Rose , Stillwater, Okla., 72-71--143
Aaron Black , Aiken, S.C., 70-73--143
Luke List , Ringgold, Ga., 70-74--144
Jay Reynolds , Austin, Texas, 72-72--144
Adam Cohan , Wayne, Pa., 75-70--145
Brendan Steele , Idyllwild, Calif., 72-73--145
Matthew Every, Daytona Beach, Fla., 73-72--145
John Limanti , Jacksonville, Fla., 71-74--145
Chez Reavie, Mesa, Ariz., 74-71--145
Parker McLachlin, Honolulu, Hawaii, 74-71--145
Travis Johnson , Bellflower, Calif., 74-71--145
Matthew Johnson , Fairfax, Va., 68-77--145
Casey Lubahn , East Lansing, Mich., 71-75--146
Jeff Gilchrist , Sacramento, Calif., 72-74--146
Jon Antunes , Belton, Texas, 75-71--146
Lloyd Fisher , Grand Rapids, Mich., 73-73--146
Shawn Pattison , Spokane, Wash., 72-75--147
Michael Welch , Quincy, Mass., 74-73--147
Jeffrey Castle , Hampstead, N.H., 74-73--147
Zack King, Ventura, Calif., 75-72--147
Roger Fine , Carrollton, Texas, 74-73--147
Kevin Messer , Missouri City, Texas, 72-75--147
Matt Van Cleave, Maryville, Mo., 76-71--147
Alan Hill , Spring Branch, Texas, 73-74--147
Isaac Weintraub , Santa Cruz, Calif., 76-71--147
Nolan Martin , Colorado Springs, Colo., 74-74--148
Adam Fuchs , Plainview, N.Y., 72-76--148
Joe Kunz , Webster, N.Y., 73-75--148
Ryan Moore , Puyallup, Wash., 77-71--148
Scott Seibert , Chesterfield, Mo., 74-74--148
Lenny Park , Tempe, Ariz., 74-75--149
Jason Bataille , South Plainfield, N.J., 68-81--149
Derek O'Neill , Littleton, Colo., 74-75--149
Chris Morrow , Edmonds, Wash., 73-76--149
John Larson , Springfield, Minn., 75-74--149
Eric Riehle , Hemet, Calif., 74-75--149
Chris Stroud , Groves, Texas, 73-76--149
Billy Whalen , Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., 73-76--149
Joseph Deraney , Statesboro, Ga., 73-77--150
Jay Woodson , Powhatan, Va., 77-73--150
Pete Stone , Bountiful, Utah, 74-76--150
Danny Green , Jackson, Tenn., 77-73--150
Tim Kunick , Bismarck, N.D., 76-74--150
Miles Maillet , Bishop, Calif., 79-71--150
Timothy Kane , Simsbury, Conn., 75-76--151
Timothy Murphy , Greensburg, Pa., 76-75--151
Kevin Hall , Cincinnati, Ohio, 73-78--151
Jason Harris , Clemmons, N.C., 79-72--151
John Cassidy , Yelm, Wash., 74-77--151
Benjamin Kern , Tucson, Ariz., 76-75--151
Nick Desai, Zambia, 75-76--151
Jim Renner , Plainville, Mass., 76-75--151
Matthew Berzovich , Longwood, Fla., 76-75--151
Aloysius Falussy , Dix Hills, N.Y., 74-77--151
Greg Douglas , Cooper, Texas, 75-76--151
* Marc Hocking, Colorado Springs, Colo., 74-78—152 (3)
Failed to Qualify
* Eric Wang , Cypress, Calif., 76-76—152 (4)
* Kenny Wilson , Murfreesboro, Tenn., 79-73—152 (5)
* Scott Henderson , Dove Canyon, Calif., 74-78—152 (4)
* Mark Christensen , Elk River, Minn., 76-76—152 (4)
* Andrew Lewis , Winston-Salem, N.C., 81-71—152 (4)
* = In playoff for final berth in match play
John Thornton , Memphis, Tenn., 77-76--153
Armen Dirtadian , Tucson, Ariz., 75-78--153
Matt Harmon , Grand Rapids, Mich., 74-79--153
Jeff Scohy , Mt. Gilead, Ohio, 78-75--153
Robert Parker , Sanford, Fla., 76-77--153
Jonathan Ota , Lihue, Hawaii, 75-78--153
Brien Davis , Las Vegas, Nev., 79-74--153
Michael Belich , West Allis, Wis., 77-76--153
Clayton Moe , Longview, Wash., 75-78--153
Brian Van De Veere , Glendora, Calif., 76-78--154
Drew Shafer , Akron, Ind., 74-80--154
Billy Wingerd , Baltimore, Md., 74-80--154
Mike Ignasiak , Saline, Mich., 76-78--154
Chris Kuhlke , Augusta, Ga., 78-76--154
Lee Sanders, Dallas, Texas, 74-80--154
Michael Larkin, Gibsonia, Pa., 77-77--154
Nick Obie, Havre, Mont., 77-77--154
William Garner , Demopolis, Ala., 80-74--154
James Vargas , Miami, Fla., 75-80--155
Hector Diaz-Ceballos, Bradenton, Fla., 78-77--155
Derek Arnett , Detroit, Mich., 75-80--155
Daniel Metzendorf , Warren, Ohio, 76-79--155
Kyle Kokanovich , N. Tonawanda, N.Y., 77-78--155
Jason Williams , Meridian, Idaho, 73-83--156
Josh Anderson , Columbus, Ohio, 77-79--156
Jake Lowder , Huntersville, N.C., 77-79--156
Jason Zahradka , New Richmond, Wis., 80-76--156
Jeff Duncan , Carson City, Nev., 80-76--156
Kyle Weisenburger , Continental, Ohio, 75-81--156
Gregg Lavoie , Pasco, Wash., 82-74--156
Mark Esposito , Hoffman Estates, Ill., 79-77--156
Kevin Fetzer , Lockport, Ill., 79-78--157
Chris Sylvia , Atco, N.J., 79-78--157
Jonathan Jenkins , Jonesboro, Ga., 77-80--157
Troy Higashiyama, Aiea, Hawaii, 82-75--157
Wesley Byers, Cabot, Ark., 80-77--157
Edward Parnell , Maitland, Fla., 79-78--157
Justin Collins , Columbus, Ohio, 81-76--157
Gabriel Wilson , Hilo, Hawaii, 80-77--157
David Soltesz Jr. , Mesa, Ariz., 80-78--158
Shawn Warren , Windham, Maine, 80-78--158
Matthew Wernecke , Wharton, Texas, 78-80--158
Vertti Iso-Ahola , Upper Marlboro, Md., 79-79--158
Hal Wright , Shreveport, La., 80-78--158
Michael Goldwater , Austin, Texas, 77-81--158
Trent Roush , Mason, W.Va., 78-80--158
Bryan Kane , Raleigh, N.C., 79-79--158
Kyle Ritchie , Bedford, Iowa, 81-78--159
Rick Lehew , Brimfield, Ill., 82-77--159
Nicholas Quintela , El Paso, Texas, 79-80--159
Martin Catalioto , Ramsey, N.J., 81-78--159
Ryan Johnson , New Boston, Mich., 81-78--159
Brian Thornburg , Albuquerque, N.M., 84-75--159
Mark Lyons , Powder Springs, Ga., 82-77--159
John Wright , Elmhurst, Ill., 83-77--160
Michael Faterkowski , Bellville, Texas, 81-79--160
Dave Segot , Bethpage, N.Y., 81-79--160
Jay Kurisu , Wailuku Maui, Hawaii, 81-79--160
Steve White , Jackson, Wyo., 84-76--160
Matthew Esposito , Farmingdale, N.Y., 80-81--161
Torey Edwards , Long Beach, Calif., 78-83--161
Bill Bartell , Seaford, N.Y., 80-81--161
Andrew Lawson , Mobile, Ala., 81-80--161
Mickey Plyler , Greenville, S.C., 77-84--161
August Quartararo, West Palm Beach, Fla., 84-78--162
Tim Studdert , Houston, Texas, 82-80--162
Eric Daniel , Dorchester, Mass., 81-81--162
Corey Schultz , Ames, Iowa, 85-78--163
Joshua Werland , Columbus, Texas, 79-84--163
Mark Gardiner , Scott AFB , Ill. , 85-78--163
J D Morgan , Havana , Ill. , 86-77--163
Andrew Freeman , Jensen Beach, Fla., 84-79--163
Matthew Arvanitis , Manchester , N.H. , 86-78--164
Guy Yamamoto , Waipahu, Hawaii, 81-83--164
John Brooks , Frankfort, Ky., 78-87--165
Gregory Martin , Abilene, Texas, 83-83--166
Jim Krivanek , Mayfield Village , Ohio , 86-80--166
Kory Oslie , Medina, Ohio, 80-87--167
Scott Turner , Palm City, Fla., 84-84--168
Lyle Patton, Canada, 89-80--169
Frank Acker , Las Vegas, Nev., 83-87--170
Robert Andrejko , Jessup , Pa. , 86-85--171
Mike Payne , Terre Haute, Ind., 79-94--173
Ryan McClintock , Monmouth, Ill., 91-82--173
David Strickland , Anchorage, Alaska, 87-87--174
Wren Fowler, Thomson , Ga. , 88-WD--WD
Joseph Russo , Sewell , N.J. , 74-DQ--DQ
