Capsule Biographies of Semifinalists

Evan Frederick, 21, Destin, Fla. vs. Dayton Rose, 21, Midwest City, Okla.

Ryan Moore, 21, Puyallup, Wash. vs. Sunghoon Kang, 17, Korea

Evan Frederick, 21, Destin, Fla.

Playing in his first Public Links…entering senior year at St. Louis University…school record holder in career and season scoring averages…won 2003 Billiken Invitational, 2003 Ohio Valley Intercollegiate and 2003 SEMO Harris Invitational…runner-up at 2002 Conference USA Championship, 2002 Billiken Invitational…3rd team all-Conference USA in 2004, 2nd team in 2003…HS and junior golf All-American…working this summer as an intern for Morgan Stanley…has eyes on law or business school.. bears resemblance to actor Ashton Kuchar

Sunghoon Kang, 17, Korea

Playing in his first Public Links…medalist and quarterfinalist at 2003 Junior Amateur…youngest remaining player in the field…turned 17 in early June…won 2002 Korean Junior as well as six others events in Korea…will be a junior at Hamju HS in the fall…has been in the USA for parts of this summer and is based in Houston…enjoys TV, movies, and music…caddie is Anki Jeom …Kang's instructor is Hank Haney

Ryan Moore, 21, Puyallup, Wash.

Playing in his third Public Links…won the 2002 Public Links, 10 and 9,

over Lee Williamson…won 2004 NCAA individual title…won 2004 Mountain West Conference championship, 2004 Sahalee Players Championship and 2004 NIT…2004 Mountain West Conference Player of the Year…3x All-American...runner -up at the 2000 Junior Amateur…quarterfinalist at 2002 Amateur…2003 USA Walker Cup

squad member…qualified for 2002 U.S. Open…1st-team All-American at Nevada-Las Vegas…played first two rounds of 2003 Masters with Arnold Palmer…huge fan of Seattle Mariners…caddie is college roommate Kirk Brown

Dayton Rose, 21, Midwest City, Okla.

Playing in his second Public Links…runner-up to Brandt Snedeker in 2003…will be a senior at Oklahoma State in the fall…played in 1999 and 2000 Junior Amateur and advanced to match play both times…played at 2003 Amateur…All-Big 12 Academic selection…plays guitar and enjoys voice impressions…won 1998 Oklahoma Junior Stroke Play…won 2003 Public Links Team Championship with Chris Wheeler…2x HS state champion…HS valedictorian…caddie is Joe Rogers, family friend