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Sam D. Kocsis

The run of California victories came to an end in the second playing of the event at the Coffin Municipal Golf Course, Indianapolis, Ind. Sam D. Kocsis, 35, of Detroit, defeated Tommy Bean, of Summervill, Ga., 2 up. The course had been considerably changed since the Amateur Public Links Championship was first played there in 1935.

The key club in Kocsis' bag was his blade putter, a hand-me-down from his older brother Chuck, a member of the 1938 and 1949 Walker Cup Teams and later runnerup in the 1956 Amateur Championship. With it, Kocsis eliminated the Champion, Gene Andrews, 1 up, in the semi-final round. Andrews progressed further in defense of his title than any Champion since R.L. Miller, of Jacksonville, Fla., who won in 1932 and was runnerup in 1933.

The team Championship was won by Miami for the first time with a score of 224. The entry, which had been declining since World War II, turned upward once again to 2,007. Following the Championship the Amateur Public Links Committee indicated a reference for a shorter Championship, a smaller number of qualifiers, and the restoration of a 36-hole qualifying round to determine 64 qualifiers for match play and the Team Championship.

 
Championship Facts

Amateur Public Links

PAR AND YARDAGE – Jimmie Austin/OU Golf Club will play at 7,289 yards and a par of 35-36—71. Holes 1-9 will play at 3,582 yards and par 35. Holes 10-18 will play at 3,707 yards and par 36.

ARCHITECT – Jimmie Austin/OU Golf Club was designed by Perry Maxwell and opened in 1951. A course renovation by Bob Cupp was completed in 1996.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY:
Monday and Tuesday, July 13-14 – Stroke-play qualifying, 18 holes (field reduced to the lowest 64 players, who advance to match play).

Wednesday, July 15 — First round, match play (18 holes)

Thursday, July 16 — Second round, match play (18 holes), Third round, match play (18 holes)

Friday, July 17 — Quarterfinals, match play (18 holes), Semifinals, match play (18 holes)

Saturday, July 18 — Final, match play (36 holes)

ADMISSION – Admission is free. Tickets are not needed for this USGA championship and spectators are encouraged to attend.

COURSE SETUP – The USGA Course Rating® for the APL championship at Jimmie Austin/OU Golf Club is 75.5 and the USGA Slope Rating® is 130.

Tees, approaches and collars, height of grass – just below 0.5 inch
Fairways, height of grass – 0.5 inch
Putting greens, height of grass – 0.120 inch with a speed of 11 feet on USGA Stimpmeter
Primary Rough – 2.5 inches
Intermediate Rough – 1.5 inches (6-foot width)

 

 
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