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Kang Earns Medalist Honors At 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur
Chevy Chase, Md. – Sung Hoon Kang, 16, of Korea, the only player in the field to record two rounds under par, shot a 3-under-par 137 to earn medalist honors at the 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at the 6,575-yard, par-70 Columbia Country Club.
The two par-5 holes on the course, the 534-yard 5th and the 503-yard 12th , were the key for Kang – he birdied both each day. Kang is playing in his first tournament in the United States and has never before played match play.
“He was trying to make pars today to prepare for match play,” said his coach, Young Lim, who serves as Kang’s translator. “The key is to keep making pars.”
First-round leader Patton Kizzire, 17, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., finished a stroke back after an even-par 70 gave him a two-day total of 2-under-par 138.
Brian Harman, 16, of Savannah, Ga., had five birdies and three bogeys in his round to shoot a second-round 2-under 68, and finished two strokes behind Kang at 1-under-par 139.
At the 2002 Junior Amateur at Atlanta (Ga.) Athletic Club, Harman was leading eventual champion Charlie Beljan by two holes with three to play in the match-play quarterfinals, but eventually lost in 21 holes. He came to this year’s championship focused.
“I had my heart broken last year,” said Harman. “I want to win.”
The day’s low round was shot by Matt Savage, 16, of Louisville, Ky., who came back from an opening-round 83 to shoot a 4-under-par 66. The highlight of Savage’s round was on the par-4, 325-yard 7th hole, where he holed out from 100 yards with a sand wedge for eagle.
Savage’s 66 tied Columbia Country Club’s competitive course record, held by five people, including former PGA Tour Commissioner Deane Beman.
“I knew I could play this course, and I really didn’t have much to lose,” said Savage .
Greg Carlin, 17, of Kensington, Md., a member at Columbia Country Club, shot an opening-round 75 but had an even-par 70 in the second round to easily qualify.
The two players in the field who have played in a U.S. Open – Tom Glissmeyer, 16, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Derek Tolan, 17, of Highlands Ranch, Colo. – missed the cut. Tolan was one of nine players vying for five spots in the playoff to advance to match play.
The
first round of match play is scheduled for Wednesday, starting at
7:30 a.m. The second
and third rounds will be played Thursday, the quarterfinal and semifinal
matches on Friday, and the 18-hole championship final is scheduled
for Saturday, July 26.
Chevy Chase, Md. – Results after the first round of stroke play Monday at the 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at the 6,575-yard, par-70 Columbia Country Club:
Sung Hoon Kang, Korea, 69-68--137 Patton Kizzire, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 68-70--138 Brian Harman, Savannah, Ga., 71-68--139 Jon Curran, Hopkinton, Mass., 71-69--140 Juan Candela, Colombia, 70-72--142 Zechariah Potter, Cheney, Kan., 71-71--142 Will Osborne, Wichita Falls, Texas, 72-71--143 Scott Barton, Dallas, Texas, 72-71--143 Kevin Chappell, Fresno, Calif., 70-74--144 Chris Smith, Alpharetta, Ga., 75-69--144 Peter Ahn, Canada, 74-70--144 Jordan Cox, Redwood City, Calif., 71-73--144 James Sacheck, Zionsville, Ind., 70-74--144 Seann Harlingten, Rancho Mirage, Calif., 72-73--145 Greg Carlin, Kensington, Md., 75-70--145 Will Wilcox, Pell City, Ala., 74-71--145 Jarred Texter, Lancaster, Pa., 75-70--145 Tom Miles, Dublin, Ohio, 71-74--145 Bud Reynolds, Knoxville, Tenn., 74-71--145 Trey Denton, Canton, Miss., 74-72--146 Michael Randle, Austin, Texas, 73-73--146 Andrew DiBitetto, Rochester, N.Y., 73-73--146 Jon McLean, Weston, Fla., 71-75--146 Webb Simpson, Raleigh, N.C., 69-77--146 Adam Cohan, Wayne, Pa., 70-76--146 Matthew Kinsinger, Reno, Nev., 75-71--146 Steve Saunders, Albuquerque, N.M., 74-72--146 Robert Gates Jr., Gainesville, Fla., 73-74--147 Taylor Hall, La Grange, Ga., 74-73--147 Jimmy Lytle, Ocean Ridge, Fla., 76-72--148 Zach Bixler, Richland, Wash., 73-75--148 Philip Chauncey, Durham, N.C., 75-73--148 Matthew Leon, Canada, 75-73--148 Brandon Lawson, Elburn, Ill., 74-74--148 Philip Francis, Scottsdale, Ariz., 77-71--148 Chase MacFarland, Savannah, Ga., 75-73--148 Ryan Solan, Charlotte, N.C., 78-70--148 Dustin Groves, Keswick, Va., 75-73--148 Blake Trimble, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., 72-76--148 Tyler Hitchcock, Orlando, Fla., 77-71--148 Dan Doyle, Rochester, Mich., 70-78--148 Ryan Lidkea, Canada, 76-72--148 Nicholas Park, Ithaca, N.Y., 74-75--149 Matt Savage, Louisville, Ky., 83-66--149 Randy Lowry, Spring, Texas, 76-73--149 Charlie Harris, Fresno, Calif., 76-73--149 Christopher Ross, Canada, 77-72--149 Kevin Grabeman, Springboro, Ohio, 76-73--149 Kevin Lozares, Mountain View, Calif., 82-67--149 Joe Panzeri, Boise, Idaho, 73-76--149 Tyler Hurst, Bakersfield, Calif., 73-76--149 Jonathan Khan, Tucson, Ariz., 74-75--149 Robert Riesen, Pinehurst, N.C., 72-77--149 Stephen Walton, West Chester, Pa., 73-76--149 Brandon Burris, White House, Tenn., 75-75--150 Todd Obergoenner, Cape Girardeau, Mo., 76-74--150 Jarrod Page, Pylesville, Md., 78-72--150 Clark Klaasen, Grand Rapids, Mich., 73-77--150 James Lee, Indio, Calif., 74-76--150 Jesse Speirs, Bangor, Maine, 75-76--151 (2) Charlie Hendrickson, Columbus, Ohio, 76-75--151 (3) Justin Hull, Royal Oak, Mich., 77-74--151 (3) David Dragoo, Scottsdale, Ariz., 75-76--151 (3) Kyle Davis, Kennett Square, Pa., 74-77--151 (3)
Failed to Qualify Brian Ottenweller, Grand Rapids, Mich., 78-73--151 (4) Brett Lange, Atlanta, Ga., 74-77--151 (4) Song Jeon, Ocala, Fla., 81-70--151 (5) Derek Tolan, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 75-76--151 (6) Steven Bain, Bahamas, 77-75--152 Chad Bricker, Waynesboro, Pa., 75-77--152 Michael Quagliano, White Plains, N.Y., 77-75--152 Robbie Fillmore, Salt Lake City, Utah, 73-79--152 Joseph Bramlett, Saratoga, Calif., 77-75--152 Nathan Kinker, Barboursville, W.Va., 72-80--152 Tyler Obermueller, River Falls, Wis., 77-75--152 Nick Carter, Salt Lake, Utah, 77-76--153 Stephen Cox, Jonesboro, Ark., 75-78--153 Will Haydon, Palo Alto, Calif., 76-77--153 Travis Esway, Granite Bay, Calif., 75-78--153 Ben Leong, Malaysia, 74-79--153 Chanin Puntawong, Bradenton, Fla., 75-78--153 Kyle Stanley, Gig Harbor, Wash., 76-77--153 Jonathan Pepe, McKeesport, Pa., 74-79--153 Steven Holtgrieve, St Louis, Mo., 80-74--154 Mark Jones, Odessa, Texas, 78-76--154 Martin Piller, Duncanville, Texas, 78-76--154 Tom Glissmeyer, Colorado Springs, Colo., 74-80--154 Bobby Hudson, Memphis, Tenn., 79-75--154 Tim Cha, Chino Hills, Calif., 78-77--155 Ben Herrera, Waukee, Iowa, 84-71--155 Christopher Anderson, Lake Mary, Fla., 78-77--155 Eric Lindquist, Sioux Falls, S.D., 79-76--155 Ty Sanders, Tulsa, Okla., 76-79--155 Michael Tulacz, Connelly, N.Y., 77-78--155 Daniel Woltman, Beaver Dam, Wis., 78-78--156 Ji Ho Moon, Ellicott City, Md., 79-77--156 Joseph Gross Jr., Laplata, Md., 79-77--156 Ryan Linton, Lake Forest, Ill., 81-75--156 George Zolotas, Peabody, Mass., 76-80--156 Dustin Pimm, Sandy, Utah, 79-77--156 Tim Donovan, Canada, 76-81--157 John Lin, Canada, 77-80--157 Warren Thomas III, Columbia, S.C., 84-73--157 Kwang Soo Yoon, Irvine, Calif., 81-76--157 Ryan Blue, Athens, Ga., 75-82--157 Zack Byrd, Calabash, N.C., 81-76--157 Skip Murphy, Kiawah Island, S.C., 84-73--157 Landon Banks, Portland, Ore., 83-75--158 Teddy Collins, Louisville, Ky., 80-78--158 Chris Baker, Brownstown, Ind., 84-74--158 Travis Toyama, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 78-80--158 Ryan Younger, Madison, Wis., 75-83--158 Andy Connell, Lima, Ohio, 87-71--158 Brandon Detweiler, Lancaster, Pa., 86-73--159 Marc Gladson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 81-78--159 Trent Price, Lincoln, Neb., 81-78--159 Vincent Nadeau, Oklahoma City, Okla., 78-81--159 John Hurley, O'Neill, Neb., 77-82--159 Chip Knuckey, Springfield, Ohio, 84-75--159 J.F. Sorbella, Port Chester, N.Y., 77-82--159 Jeff Corner, Canada, 81-78--159 Juan Cardona, Colombia, 78-81--159 Andrew Donaldson, Cincinnati, Ohio, 76-83--159 Tyler Tarney, Galena, Ohio, 82-77--159 Nick Olivarri, San Antonio, Texas, 76-83--159 Carmine Mediate, Southlake, Texas, 84-76--160 Brandon Holloway, Midlothian, Va., 86-74--160 Joong Jo, Winter Springs, Fla., 81-79--160 Isaiah Telles, Tualatin, Ore., 84-77--161 Christopher Ault, Levittown, Pa., 81-80--161 Josh Anderson, Murrieta, Calif., 83-78--161 Jeff Heisler, Shaker Heights, Ohio, 84-77--161 Hunter Creekmore, Ft Smith, Ark., 83-78--161 Kyle Marcolla, Chillicothe, Mo., 79-82--161 James Minahan III, Spring, Texas, 85-76--161 Jesse Massie, Louisville, Ky., 80-81--161 Tommy Flaminio, Hudson, Ohio, 80-82--162 Matthew Van Zandt, Missouri City, Texas, 79-83--162 Nicholas Beale, Pass Christian, Miss., 82-80--162 Tom Ballinger, Mansfield, Ohio, 84-79--163 Paul Sjoberg, Thief River Falls, Minn., 82-82--164 Jake Skinner, Boise, Idaho, 80-84--164 Drew Younts, Stokesdale, N.C., 83-81--164 Guillermo Chavez, Clovis, N.M., 83-81--164 Matthew Okutsu, Bellflower, Calif., 78-86--164 August Quartararo, West Palm Beach, Fla., 82-83--165 Joey Schalk, Albuquerque, N.M., 83-82--165 Nicklaus Kelley, Purcellville, Va., 87-80--167 Matthew Harvey, Monroe, La., 79-88--167 Drew Harker, Barrington, R.I., 83-85--168 Mike Pehler, Rochester, Minn., 89-81--170 Roberto Galletti Jr., Vallejo, Calif., 87-83--170 Erick Mick, Colombia, 88-83--171 David Poggi, Layton, Utah, 95-82--177 Nicholas Grigsby, Veradale, Wash., 89-89--178 Jarryd Wood, Wantagh, N.Y., 92-86--178 -30- |
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