Meet The Players In The Round of 32

Nick Taylor, 21, Abbotsford, B.C

Low amateur (T-36) at 2009 U.S. Open … 2009 PING First-Team All-America selection … Winner at 2009 Sahalee Players Championship … T-9 at 2009 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships … Pac-10 Co-Player of the Year … T-2 in stroke play at 2008 World Amateur Team Championship ... Entering senior year at Washington.

Brett Munson, 22, Louisville, Ky.

Competing in first USGA championship … PING Division II Second-Team All-America selection … First-Team All-Gulf South Conference … Qualified for 2009 APL by making 10-foot birdie on second playoff hole … Entering senior year at North Alabama … UNA teammate Jake Greer is his caddie.

Todd Obergoenner, 23, Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Competing in second USGA championship (2003 U.S. Junior) … Two-time ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American … Shot the low round of his qualifier in the second round to win his APL qualifier by one shot … Recent graduate of Southern Illinois-Carbondale.

Sam Chien, 19, San Diego, Calif.

Competing in second USGA championship (2007 U.S. Junior) … Two-time AJGA honorable mention All-American … Entering sophomore year at Northwestern.

Chris Polski, 22, Eugene, Ore.

Competing in first USGA championship … Led College of the Desert to two Foothills Conference Championships … Graduated from College of the Desert in 2007.

Tom Whitney, 20, La Quinta, Calif.

Competing in first USGA championship … All-Mountain West Conference … Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar … Won two events in 2008-09 collegiate season ... Entering senior year at the Air Force Academy.

Wesley Bryan, 19, Chapin, S.C.

Competing in sixth USGA championship, having advanced to match play each time (U.S. Junior – 2005-07, U.S Amateur - 2008, APL – 2008-09) … Runner-up at 2009 North and South Amateur … T-2 at 2009 Northeast Amateur … Entering sophomore year at South Carolina … Father, George Bryan III, is his caddie.

Hank Frame, 18, Spokane, Wash.

Competing in first USGA championship … Two-time league player of the year in high school … 2008 Washington Junior Golf Association state champion … Incoming freshman at Washington State … Father, Michael Frame, is his caddie.

Rickie Fowler, 20, Murrieta, Calif.

Competing in ninth USGA Championship (two U.S. Opens, three U.S. Amateurs, third APL, three U.S. Juniors) … Made cut at 2008 U.S. Open … Helped lead 2007 Walker Cup team to victory over GB&I … Finished as the lowest individual scorer at 2008 World Amateur Team Championship … Made cut at the 2009 FBR Open … Two-time PING First-Team All-America selection at Oklahoma State … Winner of 2008 Ben Hogan Award and 2008 Phil Mickelson Award.

Alton Anderson Jr., 20, Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Competing in first USGA championship … Birdied two of his last four holes to qualify for APL by one shot … Tied for medalist at the California JC State Championship … Earned Western States Conference All-Conference Honors … Entering junior season at Ventura College.

Josh Gregory, 34, Augusta, Ga.

Competing in second USGA championship (2008 U.S. Mid-Amateur – advanced to round of 16) … Made two eagles his first APL qualifying round … Was reinstated as an amateur in 2004 … Coached United States at 2003 Junior World Team Championship … Head Men’s Golf Coach at Augusta State.

Sam Lyons, 20 Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Competing in first USGA championship … Earned All-Big South Honors … Runner-up at the 2009 Big South Conference Championships … Entering Senior season at Coastal Carolina.

Gene Webster Jr, 20, San Bernardino, Calif.

Competing in his second APL … Three-time PING Division II All-America selection … Finished third at 2009 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships … Entering senior season at Cal State San Bernardino … a Native American, and member of the Navajo nation, who has recorded songbird music on a CD.

Phillip Byran, 23, Norman, Okla.

Competing in third APL (2006, 07) … Assistant Men’s Golf Coach at Oklahoma … Made 40-foot putt in playoff to clinch last qualifier spot, knocking out one of his incoming recruits … Caddie is older brother, Josh Bryan …. Competed collegiately at Oklahoma, earning Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar honors … Made only hole-in one this fall on #12 at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club.

Cameron Peck, 18, Olympia, Wash.

2008 U.S. Junior Amateur Champion … Also competed in 2008 U.S. Amateur … 2008 Rolex Junior Player of the Year … 2008 Washington Golf Association Player of the Year … Competed in PGA TOUR St. Jude Classic … Winner of four major junior events in 2008 … Incoming freshman at Texas A&M.

Jake An, 19, Jeonju, Korea

Competing in first USGA championship … Made 40-foot putt to get in playoff at APL qualifier.

Brandon Crick, 21, McCook, Neb.

Competing in second APL, advancing to match play both times … Won the 2007 Nebraska State Amateur and 2008 Nebraska Match Amateur … West Coast Conference Player of the Year while competing at Gonzaga… Entering senior year at Nebraska … Caddie is dad, Jeff Crick.

Andrew Frame, 21, Monteno, Ill.

Competing in first USGA Championship … 2007 Mid-America Conference Freshman of the year … Redshirting the 2009-2010 season to student teach fourth grade to fulfill requirements for Elementary Education degree … Entering his senior year at  Northern Illinois … Caddie is his father, Charles Frame.

Mitch Krywulycz, 21,Sylvania, Australia

Won the Australian Schoolboys Championship … Entering junior season at Augusta State.

Julian Suri, 18, Saint Augustin, Fla.

Competing in third USGA championship (U.S. Junior 2006, 2008) … Runner-up at 2009 Florida Azalea … T-5 at 2009 Florida State Amateur … Incoming freshman at Duke.

Eddie Olson, 21, Aptos, Calif.

Competing in sixth USGA championship (four U.S. Amateurs, second APL), qualifying for match play each time … Birdied second playoff hole to advance to APL … Entering senior year at UNLV.

Matt Nagy, 20, Buena Vista, Ga.

Qualified for 2009 U.S. Open, missed the cut … Posted a course record round of 63 at Hawks Ridge to qualify for U.S. Open … T-9 at 2009 Dogwood Invitational … 2008 Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshmen Team … Entering junior year at Kennesaw State … caddie is college teammate Chad Wilson.

Lion Kim, 20, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Competing in sixth USGA championship (2006-08 U.S. Amateur, 2008-09 APL, 2007 U.S. Junior) … 2009 PING Honorable Mention All-America selection … Converted an eight-foot putt to advance Michigan to match play at the NCAA Championships … Entering junior year at Michigan.

Sean Maekawa, 20, Pa’auilo, Hawaii

Playing in seventh USGA championship (2004, 06 U.S Junior, 2005-2009 APL) … Former Hawaii State High School Champion … 2008-09 Oregon Scholar Athlete … Entering junior year at Oregon … Caddie is father, Schoen Maekawa.

Jace Long, 19, Dixon, Mo.

Competing in first USGA championship … Medalist at Missouri Amateur … Two-time AJGA Rolex All-American … Youngest boy to win an AJGA event … Entering a redshirt-freshman season at Missouri.

Liam Logan, 20, Fort Worth, Texas

Competing in first USGA championship … Entering junior year at Oklahoma … One of two players with University of Oklahoma (Phillip Bryan) connections to advance to second round of match play … Caddie is longtime friend Luis Lemus.

Sang Yi, 19, Carrollton, Texas

Competing in third USGA championship (2004, 06 U.S. Junior) … Made a birdie on the last hole to win the Gateway Tour event at Castle Hills in June … Won the 2009 Spirit of America … Entering sophomore year at LSU.

Federico Damus, 23, Posadas-Misiones, Argentina

Competing in third APL championship (2007 U.S. Amateur and APL) … Birdied first playoff at qualifier to advance to APL … Member of 2008 NCAA Division II National Championship West Florida team … Graduated from West Florida in 2009 … Caddie is former college teammate and first round match play opponent Kyle Scott.

Brad Benjamin, 22, Rockford, Ill.

Competing in first USGA championship … Shot course record 65 in second round to qualify for APL … 2008 and 2009 Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year … Graduated from Memphis in 2009 … Caddie is former college teammate Jeff Hall

Jesse Massie, 21, Louisville, Ky.

Competing in sixth USGA championship (2008 U.S. Amateur, 2005-7, 09 APL, 2003 U.S. Junior) … Two-time first-team Ohio Valley Conference … Graduated from Eastern Kentucky in 2009.

Luke Guthrie, 19, Quincy, Ill.

Competing in second USGA championship (2007 U.S. Junior) … 2007 AJGA Rolex First-Team All-American … Made business school Dean’s List at Illinois … Entering sophomore year at Illinois.

Dan Sullivan, 42, Pasadena, Calif.

Competing in fourth USGA championship (2006 U.S. Amateur, 2005-06 Mid-Amateur) … Qualified for first APL after more than 10 attempts … Works at Union Bank … Graduated from Southern California.

Compiled by Dustin Roberts, GCAA, and David Normoyle, USGA. Contact David Normoyle with questions or comments at dnormoyle@usga.org.