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Randyn Barenaba

Randyn Barenaba, 18, whose brother Charles won the Public Links Amateur Championship in 1974, kept the title in the family by defeating Allan Yamamoto on the 37th hole of the final match at the Wailua Golf Crouse on the island of Kauai.

Both finalists were from Hawaii, and the Team representing Honolulu won the Warren G. Harding Trophy Cup in three-man-team competition. Yamamoto, from Honolulu and David Ishii of Lihue, were co-medalists with 144, even par. In the final match, Barenaba was 1-up after the morning round.

He was 1-down, however, after nine holes of the afternoon round when Yamamoto, 40, scored four birdies for a medal 32 to Barenaba's 34. The next seven holes were halved, but Yamamoto was bunkered on the par-3 17th hole and bogied while Barenaba birdied.

The match was square after the scheduled 36 holes. On the extra hole, a 520-yard par 5, Barenaba pitched to within three feet of the cup and Yamamoto was 35 feet away.

He putted six feet past the hole and when he missed coming back, he conceded the birdie and the match to Barenaba. A field of 4,601 players filed entries, a record for any Championship conducted by the USGA.

 
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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