Bio Information On Quarterfinalists

Anthony Kim (La Quinta, Calif., 20): First-team NCAA Division I All-American from the University of Oklahoma…Won the Big 12 Conference individual title in 2005…Big 12 Freshman of the Year in 2004…Second-team All-American in 2004…Playing in his sixth USGA championship, but had never advanced past the second round…Last year lost to Chris Nallen at the U.S. Amateur in round two, 7 and 6…2004 Northeastern Amateur champion…Enjoys basketball…Shot 71-65 in the stroke-play portion of the championship…Made 13 birdies in his second- and third-round matches combined.

Ryan Keeney (Redmond, Wash., 22): Will be a senior at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, the same school that has produced past APL champions Ryan Moore (2002 and 2004) and Warren Schutte (1992) along with 1994 runner-up Chris Riley. … This is his third USGA event. … He competed at the 2003 and ’04 U.S. Amateur. Lost in the first round to 1994 U.S. Amateur runner-up Trip Kuehne. … Finished 29th at the 2005 NCAA Championships at Caves Valley…Finished fifth at the Mountain West Conference Championship…Won the 2001 American Junior Golf Association Mission Hills (Calif.) tournament…Runner-up at 2001 AJGA Las Vegas event…Won 2000 Junior America’s Cup. Won 1998 Washington State Junior…Honorable-mention NCAA Division I All-American in 2004 and ’05…Lowest competitive score is a 64 in a Washington State high school district tournament.

Rory Hie (Cerritos, Calif., 16): Born in Indonesia…Moved to the United States in 1999…Will be a senior at Cerritos High in the fall. Turns 17 on Sept. 1…Competing in first USGA event, but has qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur at Longmeadow (Mass.) Country Club July 18-23…Shot a 67 in sectional qualifying to tie the course record at Eagle Ridge Golf Course in Gilroy, Calif. … As a 13-year-old, he won The Golf Channel’s Drive Chip and Putt Championship for his age group…Lowest competitive score is a 61 at El Dorado Golf Club…Recorded his first hole-in-one as a 10-year-old at Heartwell Golf Course from 121 yards out with an 8-iron. It is the same course that Tiger Woods grew up playing…Won the 2004 AJGA Heather Farr Classic…Won 2004 AJGA Mission Hills Desert event…Won 2004 SCPGA Tournament of Champions…Runner-up at 2005 AJGA Heather Farr Classic…Was an AJGA Polo First-Team All-American for 2004…Member of the West team for the AJGA’s Canon Cup…Likes to eat roast beef sandwiches from a fast-food chain before a competitive round.

Martin Ureta (Chile, 19): Will be a junior at the University of North Carolina…Turns 20 on July 23…Competing in first APL…Competed in the 2003 and 2004 U.S. Amateur…Born in Santiago, Chile…Goes by the nickname of Chaneta…Earned honorable-mention NCAA Division I All-American honors.

Clay Ogden (West Point, Utah, 20): Will be a junior at Brigham Young University in the fall…Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2004 APL and lost to eventual champion Ryan Moore, 2 and 1…Enjoys skiing and snowmobiling…Two-time AJGA All-American.

Michelle Wie (Honolulu, Hawaii, 15): First female to qualify for a USGA men’s championship…Winner of the 2003 Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship; runner-up at 2004 WAPL…Low amateur at the 2004 U.S. Women’s Open (T-13)…Shared 54-hole lead at the 2005 U.S. Women’s Open, but a final-round 82 pushed her back to a tie for 23rd…Finished second at the 2005 McDonald’s LPGA Championship…Competed in three PGA Tour events (2 Sony Opens and the 2005 John Deere Classic)…Competed in two U.S. Women’s Amateurs, losing in first round in 2003 and the second round in 2004…Competed in two U.S. Girls’ Juniors, losing in first round in 2002 and third round to Morgan Pressel (4 and 3) in 2003.

Garrett Jones (Rewey, Wis., 20): Will be a junior at the University of Wisconsin in fall…Competing in first USGA championship…Caddie is former high school teammate Michael Dellerich…Won 2002 Wisconsin State Junior by saving par from 90 yards out on the final hole…Lowest competitive round is 65 at Xavier Invitational in fall of 2004…Owns one hole-in-one…2003 Wisconsin High School Player of the Year…Always marks his ball with dimes issued prior to 1970…Tied for 21st at the Big Ten Championship in 2005.

Brad Marek (Arlington Heights, Ill., 21): Will be a senior at Indiana University in the fall, where he was a teammate of 2004 U.S. Amateur semifinalist Jeff Overton…Birdied last two holes of his APL sectional qualifier to tie for medalist honors at 138 (70-68)…Played in the U.S. Junior in 2000 and 2001. Lost in the first round of match play of the ’01 Junior…Competing in first APL…Stands at 6 feet, 6 inches…Lists shooting 66 in the first round of the 2004 Western Amateur as his most memorable golf moment. That round at Point O’ Woods C.C. is his lowest competitive round…Won 2002 Illinois State Junior Amateur…Earned 2005 NCAA Academic All-American honors…Is a huge NFL fan, especially of Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre.