Green Fires Lowest Stroke Play Score in APL History
Maple Grove, Minn. — Danny Green, 47, of Jackson, Tenn., fired the lowest stroke play score in U.S. Amateur Public Links history Monday, a 9-under-par 63, for a one-stroke lead at the 2004 championship at Rush Creek Golf Club.
“Pretty good for an old man,” said Green, the second-oldest player in the field. “I
hit every fairway and every green, which doesn't hurt. I'm in the books again but I'd just as soon be the last man standing, though. They can have all the 63s.”
Green, the 1999 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion, who is playing in his 12th Public Links, broke by one stroke the championship's previous 18-hole stroke play record of 64, which was shared by three players. He also tied the championship record by shooting a 6-under-par 30 in his first nine holes. In addition, Green's total of nine strokes under par tied the USGA amateur competitions mark for an 18-hole score. Chris Mundorf shot 63 in the second round of stroke play at the 2001 U.S. Amateur.
The USGA single-round record is a 62 (8 under) by Christina Kim at the 2001 U.S. Girls' Junior.
In his nearly flawless round, Green, who was the runner-up at the Public Links in 2001 and was a member of the 2001 USA Walker Cup squad, logged seven birdies and an eagle.
“I didn't think it would be a birdie fest, but I'm about to change my mind,” said Green.
A total of 45 players broke par on the 7,132-yard, par-72 course.
Chris Stroud, 22, of Groves, Texas, who was the semifinalist in both 2002 and 2003, was a stroke behind Green at 8-under-par 64.
“He's a great golfer,” said Stroud, a first-team All-American at Lamar University, of Green. “People can mistake him but he's a lethal weapon out there.”
Three players shot 7-under-par 65 and trailed Green by two strokes: Ryan Moore, 21, of Puyallup, Wash., the 2002 APL champion and 2004 NCAA Division I individual champion; Sunghoon Kang, 17, of Korea, who was the medalist at the 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur; and 2003 APL quarterfinalist Luke List, 19, of Ringgold, Ga.
Anthony Kim, 18, of Norman, Okla., who earned national Freshman of the Year honors at the University of Oklahoma this year, was three strokes back at 66.
Matt Every, 20, a first-team All-American from the University of Florida, who lives in Dayton Beach, was among three players who followed with a 5-under-67. Every was a quarterfinalist at the 2003 APL.
Dayton Rose, 21, of Midwest City, Okla., the 2003 APL runner-up, finished at 3-under-par 69.
After two days of stroke play, the field is cut to the lowest scoring 64 players. That will be followed by five rounds of 18-hole match play. The 36-hole championship match is scheduled for July 17.
The U.S. Amateur Public Links is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs. Story written by Pete Kowalski of the USGA. E-mail him with questions or comments at pkowalski@usga.org.
Results Maple Grove, Minn. – Results following the first day of stroke play Monday at the U.S. Amateur Public Links at the 7,132-yard, par-72 Rush Creek Golf Club: Danny Green, Jackson, Tenn., 30-33--63 Chris Stroud, Groves, Texas, 32-32--64 Luke List, Ringgold, Ga., 33-32--65 Ryan Moore, Puyallup, Wash., 32-33--65 Sunghoon Kang, Korea, 33-32--65 Anthony Kim, Norman, Okla., 34-32--66 Derek Berg, Dovall, Wash., 32-35--67 Jason Kokrak, Warren, Ohio, 32-35--67 Matthew Every, Daytona Beach, Fla., 35-32--67 Andrew Price, Mission Viejo, Calif., 35-33--68 Matthew Hicks, Sissonville, W.Va., 35-33--68 Shane Prante, Olympia, Wash., 33-35--68 Terrence Miskell, New Braunfels, Texas, 34-34--68 Anthony Bedient, York, Neb., 38-31--69 Barry Schenk, Layton, Utah, 36-33--69 Brian Grossman, Mansfield, Texas, 35-34--69 Dayton Rose, Midwest City, Okla., 34-35--69 Nathan Smith, Soquel, Calif., 35-34--69 Will Claxton, Swainsboro, Ga., 35-34--69 Zack Reeves, Arlington, Texas, 34-35--69 Adam Hagen, Scappoose, Ore., 33-37--70 Brian Atkinson, Palatine, Ill., 35-35--70 Dirk Fennie, Greensboro, N.C., 36-34--70 Greg Koch, Orlando, Fla., 35-35--70 Jason Harris, Clemmons, N.C., 33-37--70 Jay Choe, Yorba Linda, Calif., 35-35--70 Jay Reynolds, Austin, Texas, 35-35--70 Jon Veneziano, Mt Dora, Fla., 35-35--70 Josh Williams, Davis, Calif., 36-34--70 Kevin Coghlan, West Palm Beach, Fla., 35-35--70 Neal Grusczynski, West Allis, Wis., 36-34--70 Robert Gwin, Houston, Texas, 36-34--70 Shawn Warren, Windham, Maine, 36-34--70 Adam Scrimenti, Sarasota, Fla., 34-37--71 Bobby Sobieski, Springfield, Ill., 35-36--71 Brendan Steele, Idyllwild, Calif., 35-36--71 Christopher Davidson, Woodstock, Md., 35-36--71 Clayton Ellis, Memphis, Tenn., 36-35--71 Dan Hosek, Alexandria, Va., 37-34--71 Jeff Gilchrist, Sacramento, Calif., 36-35--71 Jeff Nichols, Mesa, Ariz., 35-36--71 Joe D'Antoni, Grand Blanc, Mich., 36-35--71 Kyle Ritchie, Bedford, Iowa, 35-36--71 Seung -Su Han, Korea, 35-36--71 Steven Harvey, Salisbury, N.C., 37-34--71 Aaron Choi, San Diego, Calif., 36-36--72 Adam DeLawyer, Deer River, Minn., 35-37—72 Alex Knoll, Bethlehem, Pa., 35-37--72 Billy Wingerd, Baltimore, Md., 36-36--72 Blake Moore, Monrovia, Calif., 37-35--72 Brad Gibson, Denton, Texas, 34-38--72 Brian O'Flaherty, Westlake Village, Calif., 35-37--72 Charles Soule, Longmont, Colo., 36-36--72 Clay Ogden, West Point, Utah, 35-37--72 Douglas McCullough, Sleepy Hollow, Ill., 35-37--72 Josh Ketter, Parker, Colo., 34-38--72 Joshua Wooding, Riverside, Calif., 36-36--72 Luke Stephan, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 37-35--72 Matthew Hilton, Muskego, Wis., 36-36--72 Morgan Brown, Tucson, Ariz., 34-38--72 Sam Hulsey, Gainesville, Ga., 35-37--72 Tim Kunick, Bismarck, N.D., 36-36--72 William Moore, Pacific Grove, Calif., 36-36--72 Brett Ashmore, Sour Lake, Texas, 37-36--73 Brett Swedberg, Alexandria, Minn., 35-38--73 Charlie Woo, Canada, 33-40--73 David Bradshaw, Harpers Ferry, W.Va., 37-36--73 Evan Frederick, Destin, Fla., 36-37--73 Henry Liaw, Rowland Heights, Calif., 35-38--73 James Vargas, Miami, Fla., 36-37--73 Jamie Miller, Silver Creek, N.Y., 34-39--73 Jay Lindell, Lakewood, N.Y., 35-38--73 John Finnin, Crete, Ill., 37-36--73 Josh Allard, Portsmouth, N.H., 37-36--73 Kurt Watkins, Chandler, Ariz., 38-35--73 Lance Lopez, Missouri City, Texas, 38-35--73 Madalitso Muthiya, Zambia, 36-37--73 Neil Johnson, River Falls, Wis., 36-37--73 Roger Welch, Benedict, Md., 36-37--73 Ryan Conn, Alexandria, Minn., 36-37--73 Tommy Wiegand, Avon Lake, Ohio, 37-36--73 Ben Greve, Annandale, Minn., 37-37--74 Brady Swedberg, Alexandria, Minn., 38-36--74 Chris Leake, Windermere, Fla., 37-37--74 D. J. Fernando, Bakersfield, Calif., 36-38--74 Daryl Fathauer, Stuart, Fla., 35-39--74 Martin Catalioto, Ramsey, N.J., 35-39--74 Matt Harmon, Grand Rapids, Mich., 37-37--74 Matthew Kodama, Las Vegas, Nev., 35-39--74 Matthew Williams, Holton, Kan., 38-36--74 Mike King, Sidney, Ohio, 38-36--74 Ricky Fox, Clinton Twp, Mich., 36-38--74 Sean Dove, Bulger, Pa., 36-38--74 Sean McNemar, Culpeper, Va., 35-39—74 Tim Johnson, Marblehead, Mass., 36-38--74 Brook Tully, Atlanta, Ga., 38-37--75 Casey Carnes, New Braunfels, Texas, 37-38--75 Casey Russell, West Monroe, La., 38-37--75 Casey Watabu, Kapaa, Hawaii, 35-40--75 Chris Eddy, Belleville, Ill., 39-36--75 Chris Straley, Cincinnati, Ohio, 34-41--75 Don Farnen, New Haven, Conn., 37-38--75 Drew Shafer, Akron, Ind., 36-39--75 Jay Poletiek, Portland, Ore., 38-37--75 Keith Hendrickson, Syosset, N.Y., 36-39--75 Kevin Sheriff, Anderson, S.C., 37-38--75 Matthew Ma, Aiea, Hawaii, 40-35--75 Pat Grady, Broomfield, Colo., 37-38--75 Royden Heirakuji, Makawao, Hawaii, 39-36--75 Ryan Spears, Del City, Okla., 39-36--75 Todd Chin, Marion, Ind., 40-35--75 Ben Bryson, Reno, Nev., 39-37--76 Bryan Haase, Interlochen, Mich., 37-39--76 Chip Holcombe, Ft. Walton Bch, Fla., 38-38--76 James Augustine, Pittsburgh, Pa., 38-38--76 Jerad Harklau, Rockwall, Texas, 36-40--76 Marc Rhoades, McCall, Idaho, 39-37--76 Michael Cavanagh, Perham, Minn., 38-38--76 Paul DeLucco, Cromwell, Conn., 40-36--76 Ryan McClintock, Monmouth, Ill., 38-38--76 Ben Minyard, Avondale, Ariz., 40-37--77 Bobby Bennett, Greenwich, Conn., 39-38--77 Charles Haines, Hamilton, N.J., 37-40--77 Derek Abel, Frisco, Texas, 40-37--77 Kelbi Lee, Billings, Mont., 37-40--77 Kyle Sapp, Gardendale, Ala., 39-38--77 Louie Patton, Canada, 36-41--77 Marck de Lautour, New Zealand, 36-41--77 Neal Valera, San Jose, Calif., 40-37--77 Timothy Kane, Simsbury, Conn., 39-38--77 Wayne Severud, Maple Grove, Minn., 39-38--77 Brent Kriegshauser, Leawood, Kan., 39-39--78 Brian Krusoe, Northfield, Ohio, 40-38--78 Chris Igawa, Hilo, Hawaii, 38-40--78 Jake Warneke, Stacy, Minn., 41-37--78 Jerry Chen, Union, N.J., 38-40--78 Jonathan Blauner, Forest Hills, N.Y., 40-38--78 Kyle Litter, Chillicothe, Ohio, 38-40--78 Robert Keller, Temecula, Calif., 37-41--78 Ryan Fery, Beaverton, Ore., 37-41--78 Scott Jacobs, Hollywood, Fla., 41-38—79 Ben Karns, Gaffney, S.C., 40-40--80 Brad Kerfoot, Canada, 39-41--80 Brandon Weaver, Nashville, Tenn., 39-41--80 Richard Church, Panguitch, Utah, 40-40--80 Arnell Garza, Kennewick, Wash., 41-40--81 Mike Calkin, St Charles, Ill., 39-42--81 Benjamin Spitz, Norwell, Mass., 38-44--82 Gary Wing, Irvine, Calif., 43-39--82 Matthew Brown, Panama City, Fla., 43-39--82 Tim Moody, Chisago Lakes, Minn., 39-43--82 Barry Conatser, Jamestown, Tenn., 44-39--83 Patrick Garrison, Folsom, Pa., 40-43--83 Gordon Willins, West Chester, Ohio, 40-44--84 Shawn Marshall, North Vernon, Ind., 44-42--86 Yoonhwan Kim, Middle Village, N.Y., 45-43--88 |
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