2002 Champion Moore Ties 36-Hole Stroke Play Mark, Leads Stroke Play
Maple Grove, Minn. – Ryan Moore, 21, of Puyallup, Wash., the 2002 champion, tied the U.S. Amateur Public Links 36-hole record of 132 Tuesday to lead the second day of stroke play at the 2004 Championship at Rush Creek Golf Club.
Moore, who won the 2004 NCAA Division I individual title while playing for Nevada-Las Vegas and was a member of the 2003 USA Walker Cup squad, posted five birdies in shooting a 67 to go along with his 7-under-par 65 in the first round to earn the "clubhouse" lead for medalist honors after the first wave of play.
"It'd be nice," Moore said of the possibility of winning medalist honors. "It wasn't what I exactly set out here to do. I wasn't going for trying to take it real low but obviously, I'm not going to step up to two-footers and try to miss them. I was hitting the ball well and I was controlling it. I gave myself a lot of short putts and was able to make them. I'll carry the confidence of playing well into match play. The tournament really starts (Wednesday)."
The 36-hole total of 132 is shared by three other players, the most recent being Jeff Overton in 2003.
Moore, who won the Sahalee Players Championship in Seattle, Wash., on Saturday and arrived in the Minneapolis area early Sunday morning after a "red-eye" flight, has scored at par or better in 33 of his last 34 competitive rounds since last October.
First-round leader Danny Green, 47, of Jackson, Tenn., who fired the lowest stroke play score in Public Links history Monday, a 9-under-par 63, had a 12:33 p.m. starting time off the 10th tee.
Chris Stroud, 22, of Groves, Texas, and a first-team All-American at Lamar University, who was the APL semifinalist in both 2002 and 2003, added a 69 to his first day's 64 and trailed Moore by one stroke.
In a positive turnaround, Daryl Fathauer, 18, of Jensen Beach, Fla., began his Tuesday round on the 10th tee and shot 42 for his first nine holes. He followed with a 30 on his second nine to tie the Public Links mark and finish with a 72. His 36-hole total of 2-over-par 146 is likely to make the cut into match play.
The Warren G. Harding Trophy for the Team Championship, for the lowest score of two 18-hole rounds from two individuals, will be awarded at the completion of stroke play. After today's second round of stroke play, the field is cut to the lowest scoring 64 players. Then, five rounds of 18-hole match play are contested before the 36-hole championships match on 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.
Maple Grove, Minn. – Results following the halfway point of Tuesday's second day of stroke play Monday at the U.S. Amateur Public Links at the 7,132-yard, par-72 Rush Creek Golf Club: Ryan Moore, Puyallup, Wash., 65-67--132 Chris Stroud, Groves, Texas, 64-69--133 Terrence Miskell, New Braunfels, Texas, 68-68--136 Derek Berg, Dovall, Wash., 67-71--138 Josh Williams, Davis, Calif., 70-69--139 Jay Reynolds, Austin, Texas, 70-70--140 Jason Harris, Clemmons, N.C., 70-71--141 Zack Reeves, Arlington, Texas, 69-72--141 Jeff Gilchrist, Sacramento, Calif., 71-71--142 Aaron Choi, San Diego, Calif., 72-71--143 Brian Atkinson, Palatine, Ill., 70-73--143 Neal Grusczynski, West Allis, Wis., 70-73--143 Adam Scrimenti, Sarasota, Fla., 71-73--144 Blake Moore, Monrovia, Calif., 72-72--144 Christopher Davidson, Woodstock, Md., 71-73--144 Dirk Fennie, Greensboro, N.C., 70-74--144 Madalitso Muthiya, Zambia, 73-71--144 Matthew Hicks, Sissonville, W.Va., 68-76--144 Sam Hulsey, Gainesville, Ga., 72-72--144 Adam Delawyer, Deer River, Minn., 72-73--145 Anthony Bedient, York, Neb., 69-76--145 Brian O'Flaherty, Westlake Village, Calif., 72-73--145 Clayton Ellis, Memphis, Tenn., 71-74--145 Evan Frederick, Destin, Fla., 73-72--145 Josh Ketter, Parker, Colo., 72-73--145 Matthew Williams, Holton, Kan., 74-71--145 Neil Johnson, River Falls, Wis., 73-72--145 Alex Knoll, Bethlehem, Pa., 72-74--146 Brett Swedberg, Alexandria, Minn., 73-73--146 Daryl Fathauer, Stuart, Fla., 74-72--146 Jay Choe, Yorba Linda, Calif., 70-76--146 William Moore, Pacific Grove, Calif., 72-74--146 Brad Gibson, Denton, Texas, 72-75--147 David Bradshaw, Harpers Ferry, W.Va., 73-74--147 Steven Harvey, Salisbury, N.C., 71-76--147 Charles Soule, Longmont, Colo., 72-76--148 Jay Poletiek, Portland, Ore., 75-73--148 Martin Catalioto, Ramsey, N.J., 74-74--148 Matthew Hilton, Muskego, Wis., 72-76--148 Ryan Conn, Alexandria, Minn., 73-75--148 Tim Kunick, Bismarck, N.D., 72-76--148 James Vargas, Miami, Fla., 73-76--149 Michael Cavanagh, Perham, Minn., 76-73--149 Morgan Brown, Tucson, Ariz., 72-77--149 Royden Heirakuji, Makawao, Hawaii, 75-74--149 Wayne Severud, Maple Grove, Minn., 77-72--149 Brian Grossman, Mansfield, Texas, 69-81--150 Jerry Chen, Union, N.J., 78-72--150 Marc Rhoades, McCall, Idaho, 76-74--150 Matt Harmon, Grand Rapids, Mich., 74-76--150 Robert Keller, Temecula, Calif., 78-72--150 D J Fernando, Bakersfield, Calif., 74-77--151 Bobby Sobieski, Springfield, Ill., 71-81--152 Derek Abel, Frisco, Texas, 77-75--152 Sean Dove, Bulger, Pa., 74-78--152 Sean McNemar, Culpeper, Va., 74-78--152 Brian Krusoe, Northfield, Ohio, 78-75--153 Casey Watabu, Kapaa, Hawaii, 75-78--153 Chris Straley, Cincinnati, Ohio, 75-78--153 Don Farnen, New Haven, Conn., 75-78--153 James Augustine, Pittsburgh, Pa., 76-77--153 Charles Haines, Hamilton, N.J., 77-77--154 Kyle Sapp, Gardendale, Ala., 77-77--154 Neal Valera, San Jose, Calif., 77-77--154 Robert Gwin, Houston, Texas, 70-84--154 Roger Welch, Benedict, Md., 73-83--156 Brad Kerfoot, Canada, 80-77--157 Chris Igawa, Hilo, Hawaii, 78-79--157 Gary Wing, Irvine, Calif., 82-75--157 Ryan McClintock, Monmouth, Ill., 76-81--157 Barry Conatser, Jamestown, Tenn., 83-75--158 Ben Bryson, Reno, Nev., 76-82--158 Benjamin Spitz, Norwell, Mass., 82-76--158 Scott Jacobs, Hollywood, Fla., 79-80--159 Patrick Garrison, Folsom, Pa., 83-79--162 Tim Moody, Chisago Lakes, Minn., 82-82--164 Ben Karns, Gaffney, S.C., 80-86--166 Yoonhwan Kim, Middle Village, N.Y., 88-79--167
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