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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Newman Wins 2008 APL Championship

Jack Newman, 20, of Des Moines, Iowa, has completed a spectacular week of golf by capturing the 2008 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship 5 and 3 over John Chin. On the final hole of the match, the 603-yard par-5 No. 15, Newman recorded a four and Chin received a seven. Newman's drive hit the fairway while Chin's first ball landed in the water hazard on the right side of the fairway. Chin received a one-stroke penalty and his second shot from the tee landed in the left rough. Newman laid up short of the green on his second shot. Then Chin's fourth shot landed in the bunker. He chipped out to the front fringe 30 feet from the flagstick. Newman's third shot landed 27 feet above hole. Chin tried his bogey putt from 31 feet and missed. He then conceded the hole. A big THANKS goes out from Pete Kowalski and myself for following the final match on the blog. I hope we were able to give you a little insight on what goes on during an USGA Championship. Stay tuned as the website will be updated with stories, photos, interviews and more from all of today's action.

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Newman Now Dormie

After halving the 32nd hole of the match, the 424-yard par 4 No. 14, Newman stands at dormie-4. An odd situation occured on the 32nd hole. Both golfers hit their drives into the fairway and they both hit their second shot into the right greenside bunker. Usually that is not a big deal, right? However, the balls landed virtually on top of each other in the bunker. After a careful measurement, it was determined Chin was way by six inches. Newman had to mark his ball.  Chin was able to work around the ball marker and hit out to 14 feet. After the bunker was raked, Newman hit out to 12 feet. Both made their sand-save putts.

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A Bogey Halve

On the 31st hole of the match at the par-4 528 yard No. 13: Newman landed in the bunker off the tee and Chin ended up in the rough. Newman chipped out of the bunker to the fairway where the ball was 80-yards away from the hole. He chipped onto the green and had a 25-foot putt for par, but missed. Chin's second shot found the front right bunker near the green. He then chipped out and missed a 13-foot putt for par. Both players recorded bogey-5.

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30th Hole: A Halve

Both players hit the fairway on the long par-4 506-yard No. 12. Newman's second shot landed 21 feet from the hole while Chin's second ended up 31 feet away in the left fringe. Chin's birdie putt burned past the left edge by three feet, but made par coming back. Newman's birdie attempt also went by the left edge to a foot. He was conceded the par.
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Newman On A Role!

Jack Newman, the Michigan State Spartan, is on a tear. He has won three consecutive holes to take a commanding 4-up advantage with seven holes to play. On the 196-yard par 3 No. 11: Newman hit the green 25 feet above the flagstick. He left his birdie putt three feet short, but was able to sink it for par.   Chin's tee shot landed 10 yards past the hole in the chipping area. He chipped short of the green and his par putt stopped three feet from the hole.   Newman 3, Chin 4, Newman 4-up.

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Two-In-A-Row For Newman

Chin seems to be a little bit rattled after hitting a ball into the hazard on two consecutive holes. On the 406-yard par 4 No. 10: Both players hit the fairway, but Chin’s second shot found the left hazard while Newman's second landed five feet from hole. Then Chin played his third shot to eight feet and conceded the birdie putt to Newman.   Newman 3, Chin 5, Newman is now 3-up.
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Newman Capitalizes On Chin's Mistake

The ninth (348-yard par 4) green at Murphy Creek is reachable from the tee box by long hitters. Chin's power may have cost him a hole this afternoon. He hit a 2-iron that ended up in the hazard. Chin took a one-stroke penalty and went back to the tee box to try again. His third shot landed above the right hand bunker protecting the green. Newman laid up in the fairway on his first shot and his second shot landed in the fringe 19 feet away from the flagstick. Newman then putted to a foot and was conceded the par to take a 2-up advantage.

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Still The Same...

Newman owns a one hole lead over Chin after the 26th hole of the final match. Chin and Newman both missed birdie putts on the 208-yard par 3 No. 8. Chin's attempt missed from 16 feet while Newman was no better missing from 27 feet.
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Newman Remains 1-Up

The match remains in Newman's favor at 1-up after the 25th hole on the 412-yard par-4 No. 7.   Chin's tee shot found the left rough and his second shot landed in the fringe 13 feet from the flagstick. The birdie putt finished an inch off the left-hand side.   Newman found the fairway and stuck his second shot nine feet from the hole, but his birdie attempt lipped off the left edge.    Both players earned even-par 4s.

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Match Remains With Newman 1-Up

The 24th hole of the match on the 566-yard par-5 No. 6: Newman landed in the fairway, but his second shot found it's way into the left bunker. He then blasted out of the bunker to 22 feet. However, his birdie putt came up short. Chin's first shot ended up in the left rough. His second shot was a blast that went over the green. His chip back was to within 10 feet of the hole and the birdie attempt was left just four inches short. Both players conceded pars.

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