Meet The 2007 Amateur Public Links Quarterfinalists

Derek Fathauer, 21, Jensen Beach, Fla. – Just completed his junior season at the University of Louisville, where he earned third-team All-America honors by the Golf Coaches Association of America…Competing in third APL and fifth USGA championship overall…Only missed cut in a USGA championship came at the 2003 U.S. Amateur at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club…Lost in the first round at the 2006 U.S. Amateur and 2005 APL. Reached the third round of the 2006 APL…Played 45 holes of match play on Wednesday, defeating Michael Wog II of Tucson, Ariz., 4 and 2, 2005 APL quarterfinalist Rory Hie of Los Angeles, Calif., 2 and 1, and 2006 APL quarterfinalist Daniel Im of Fullerton, Calif., 4 and 3…Has a twin brother Daryl who has also previously qualified for USGA championships…Won 2006 Big East Conference Championship…Won 2006 Central Preview…Most memorable golf moment is getting a set of clubs from his grandmother…Loves to be outdoors, whether it is fishing, boating, wakeboarding or surfing…Lowest competitive score is a 64 shot in 2000 at Eagle Marsh club championship…Owns three holes-in-one, including one in a tournament in Tennessee…Birdied the third playoff hole at his sectional qualifier in Eustis, Fla., to get the third and final spot. Father is Jay and mother is Barbara. Also has a younger brother Devon…Born Jan. 20, 1986 in Stuart, Fla.

Aaron Goldberg, 21, Encinitas, Calif. – Competing in his second APL…Will be a senior at San Diego State in the fall…Reached the round of 32 at the 2007 California State Amateur at Monterey Peninsula C.C…Finished sixth at the 2007 Mountain West Conference Championship…Named to the All-Mountain West team in 2006 and 2007…Honorable-mention All-America by the Golf Coaches Association of America...Won the 2005 Memorial Amateur…Has won two other college tournaments…Opened match play with a 2-and-1 win over Andy Winings of Brownsburg, Ind., and then beat Chase Cooper of Guymon, Okla., 8 and 7, in the round of 32. He followed that with a 2-and-1 win over Kevin Foley…Lowest competitive score is a 64 shot at Mission Hills in 2003…Enjoys baseball, football, surfing, snowboarding and going to church…Parents are Bruce and Tanya and has a 19-year-old sister Lauren…Born July 19, 1985 in San Diego, Calif.

Colt Knost, 22, Dallas, Texas – Just completed his senior season at Southern Methodist University, where he was named a third-team All-America by the Golf Coaches Association of America…Won three collegiate events in senior season…Shot a second-round 64 at the PGA Tour’s EDS Byron Nelson Championship this past spring and finished in a tie for 67th…Competing in his third USGA championship, but first APL…Qualified for the U.S. Amateur  in 2005 and ’06, but missed the match-play cut…Through 46 holes of match play at the 2007 APL, has made just two bogeys, with the usual concessions for match play…Defeated Michael Bielawski of West Allis, Wis., 7 and 6, in the third round to reach the quarterfinals…Also defeated Troy Merritt of Fridley, Minn., 2 and 1, in the first round, and Andrew Rauscher of River Falls, Wis., 3 and 1, in the round of 32…Lowest competitive score is a 61 shot at Dornick Hills at the 2007 Perry Maxwell in May…Finished eighth at the 2007 Northeast Amateur (67-74-70-68) and 12th at the Sunnehanna (67-74-71-71)…Also placed 21st at the Dogwood…Won 2205 Dixie Amateur and was runner-up at the 2004 Dixie Amateur and 2007 Perry Maxwell…Semifinalist for the 2007 Ben Hogan Award, given annually to the best collegiate golfer…Named 2007 Conference USA Player of the Year…Enjoys playing poker and watching sports…Using a local caddie this week (Ben Bartel)…Born June 26, 1985.

Lucas Lee, 19, Brazil – Just completed his sophomore season at UCLA, where he was named third-team All-America by the Golf Coaches Association of America...Competing in his second APL. Reached the first round of match play in 2006...Also qualified for the 2004 U.S. Junior at The Olympic Club, where he was the No. 4 qualifier in stroke play but lost in the first round...Opened match play here with a 2-up win over Justin Fraley of Rowlett, Texas. Then defeated Jeff Dennis of Jacksonville, Fla., 2 and 1, and he rallied to beat Carlos Estanislao Goya of Argentina in the round of 16, 2 up...Is the first cousin to LPGA Tour rookie Angela Park, the runner-up at the 2007 U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles...This summer he tied for 45th at the Northeast Amateur in Rhode Island, shooting plus-13...Tied for 23rd at the NCAA Division I Championship...Named second-team All-Pacific-10 Conference...Lowest competitive round is a 65 shot at Twin Oaks in the 2007 Bakersfield Invitational, which he won...Born in Brazil of Korean parents...Father sold clothing business in Brazil and moved to the U.S. to open a Japanese restaurant. Mother runs a coffee shop...Also has three other sisters...Born Aug. 1, 1987 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Corey Nagy, 18, Charlotte, N.C. – Just completed his freshman season at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, where he was named to the All-Freshman Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America…Also an honorable-mention GCAA All-American…Competing in first APL, but qualified for the 2004 and 2006 U.S. Juniors. Missed the cut in 2004 and advanced to the second round of match play last year…Father Steve Nagy is serving as his caddie this week…Defeated 16-year-old Seung Yul Noh of Korea, the youngest player in the field, in the third round, 1 up. Also eliminated 2005 APL semifinalist Garrett Jones of Rewey, Wis., 1 up, in the first round and Samuel Cyr of Makawao, Hawaii, 2 and 1, in round two…Once made four holes-in-one in less than eight months…His lowest competitive score is a 66, which he shot at Bryan Park in qualifying for the 2007 APL…Finished 30th at 2007 NCAA Division I Championship, shooting 70-69-69-76…Has two older sisters, Lauren (22) and Lindsay (25). Mother’s name is Debra…Born Sept. 20, 1988 in Charlotte, N.C.

Cody Paladino, 18, Kensington, Conn. – Will be a freshman at Baylor University in the fall. Older brother, Brent, also qualified for match play here and was eliminated in the second round…Second time he has qualified for the APL…Also advanced to the round of 32 at 2005 U.S. Junior at Longmeadow (Mass.) Country Club and lost in the first round of match play at the 2006 U.S. Junior at Rancho Santa Fe (Calif.) C.C…Opened match play with a 2-and-1 win over Phill Bryan of Mustang, Okla…Then defeated Nicholas Becker of Boise, Idaho, 3 and 1, and defeated Jesse Speirs of Bangor, Maine, 1 up, in the round of 16…Has a deep interest in quantum and theoretical physics and is currently reading “Time Travel in Einstein’s Universe.”…Most memorable golf moment was advancing to the second round at the 2005 U.S. Junior because many of his friends came to watch…Lowest competitive round is a 65, which he shot three times in a 12-day stretch in August of 2005. One of those rounds set the course record at Triggs Memorial…Had a hole-in-one during 2004 U.S. Junior qualifying and he double-eagled the first hole at Doral’s Blue Monster Course in final round of Doral Publix Junior…Won Connecticut State Golf Association Public Links in 2006 and was runner-up in 2005…Runner-up in 2006 Connecticut State Amateur…Named 2006 CSGA Player of the Year and was New England Junior Player of the Year in 2006…Can play golf left-handed and does so with friends in annual Lefty-Righty Tournament…Born Jan. 7, 1989 in New Britain, Conn.

Andy Roberts, 27, Owensboro, Ky. – Works as an accountant for the Schwartz CPA Group…Competing in second APL. Qualified in 2000 in Portland, Ore., and advanced to second round before losing a 20-holer to Adrian Quintela…Qualified for 2007 APL in a playoff in Evansville, Ind., shooting 70-70—140…Graduated from NAIA Brescia University in 2002. School is located in Owensboro…Most memorable golf moment came when he won the now-defunct Kentucky Tournament of Champions in 1999…Also a member of the 1995 Kentucky state champion high school golf team…Earned final spot in match-play field in a 19-for-16 playoff…Then defeated stroke-play medalist and 2007 U.S. Open qualifier Mark Harrell, 3 and 2, in the first round…Chipped in for birdie at 18 to force extra holes in his second-round, 20-hole victory over Nathan Pistacchio of Fresno, Calif…Defeated 43-year-old William Mitchell of Roswell, Ga., 4 and 3, in the round of 16. Key moment came when he holed a 30-foot par putt to eventually win the third hole…Lowest competitive score is a 64 shot at Owensboro’s Gold Rush course in 2003 and again in ’06…Had a hole-in-one on his birthday in 2003 (June 3)…Has won the Owensboro City Championship three times (2003, ’06 and ’07)…Says he must always put his right shoe on first…Big Miami Dolphins fan…NAIA All-American in 2002…Larry Maxwell has served as his caddie. Maxwell is a former high school and college teammate…Married wife Manda last year…Born June 3, 1980.

Robert Rohanna, 21, Waynesburg, Pa. – Just completed his junior season at Penn State…Competing in first USGA championship…Qualified for APL at Donegal Highlands with 135 total (66-69)…Family owns a golf course and restaurant in Waynesburg…Lowest competitive score is a 63 (nine under) shot in the Western Pennsylvania Public Links in 2006…Was the only player in the top half of the 2007 APL draw not to complete his first-round match on Wednesday. Defeated Conor McMahon of Portsmouth, R.I., 1 up, then beat Cameron Knight of Tampa, Fla., 6 and 5, before eliminating Christian Raynor of Atlanta, Ga., 2 up…Tied for 11 th at the Northeast Amateur (72-67-68-73) and tied for fourth at 2007 Big Ten Championship…Won two college events in 2007 (Marshall Invitational and Rutherford Intercollegiate)…2007 first-team All-Big Ten and 2007 Academic All-American…Always putts with three golf balls before every round and the ball he makes the most putts with is the one he puts into play first in the round…Works as a bartender during the summer at his parents’ course…Has five older sisters. Father Bob and mother Trish…Born May 31, 1986 in Waynesburg.

Bios compiled by USGA staff writer David Shefter.