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Daniel D. Sikes

Daniel D. Sikes, Jr., 27, of Jacksonville, Fla., a senior at the University of Florida Law School, defeated Bob Ludlow, of Indianapolis, Ind. 3 and 2 , at Silver Lake Golf Club, Orland Park, Ill.

Sikes previously eliminated Don Essig, III, of Indianapolis, the defending Champion, in the third round, 5 and 4, after Essig had won the qualifying medal with 71-71-144, two under par. Essig was the first defending Champion to take the medal since Carl F. Kauffmann, of Pittsburgh, in 1929.

Sikes was in the playoff for the last qualifying places at 155, and is the second Champion to have won his place in match play through a playoff. Willam M Welch, Jr. did it in 1941. The sectional team Championship was won by ST. Paul with a three-man score of 447 for 36 holes; it was the first victory for either of the Twin Cities.

The Silver Lake Golf Club was privately owned by John R. Coghill and was the third such course to be used, the Salisbury Plains Golf Club, on Long Island, site of the 1925 Championship, was owned by John J. Lannin, and the Ridgewood Golf Links, Cleveland, where the 1927 Championship was held was also a privately owned fee course.

 
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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