Kizzire Leads After First-Round Action

At 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur

Chevy Chase, Md. – Patton Kizzire, 17, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., shot a 2-under-par 68 to lead after the first day of stroke play at the 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at the 6,575-yard, par-70 Columbia Country Club.

Kizzire, playing in his first Junior Amateur, changed his strategy early after a bogey on the par-4, 430-yard 10th hole, the first in his round.

“I went out there, trying to make par and just trying to play steady golf,” said Kizzire. “But then I bogeyed the first hole, and I said this is not my game – I need to shoot as low as I can. I just wanted to play my game and make birdies.”

He went on to birdie his next two holes, the par-4, 431-yard 11th and the par-5 503-yard 12th, and ended his round with five birdies and three bogeys.

Webb Simpson, 17, of Raleigh, N.C., and Sung Hoon Kang, 16, of Korea, are both one shot off the pace. Both players benefited from three consecutive birdies. Simpson birdied the 11th , 12th, and the par-3, 168-yard 13th hole. Kang also birdied the 12th and 13th holes, as well as the par-4, 423-yard 14th hole.

Simpson, playing in his third Junior Amateur, wasn’t hindered by the fact that he was the last player in the 156-man field to register and had time to play just 15 holes in his only practice round.

“Experience just helps a lot, on when to hit certain shots, and when to hold back, and when to go for something,” Simpson said.

Kang is playing in his first event in the United States . He has played in two qualifiers – for the U.S. Junior Amateur and the U.S. Amateur Public Links.

Five players are two shots off the lead, with an even-par 70.

Andrew DiBitetto, 17, of Rochester, N.Y., had a hole-in-one on the par-3, 212-yard fourth hole, using a 5-wood. DiBitetto finished at three over par.

After a second day of stroke play Tuesday, the U.S. Junior Amateur field will be reduced to 64 players for match play. The first round of match play is scheduled for Wednesday, the second and third rounds will be played Thursday, the quarterfinal and semifinal matches are on Friday, and the 18-hole championship final is scheduled for Saturday, July 26.

The Junior Amateur is one of 13 championships conducted by the United States Golf Association each year, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.

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:

Patton Kizzire, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 34-34--68

Webb Simpson, Raleigh, N.C., 36-33--69

Sung Hoon Kang, Korea, 35-34--69

James Sacheck, Zionsville, Ind., 35-35--70

Juan Candela, Colombia, 35-35--70

Adam Cohan, Wayne, Pa., 36-34--70

Dan Doyle, Rochester, Mich., 33-37--70

Kevin Chappell, Fresno, Calif., 34-36--70

Jon Curran, Hopkinton, Mass., 34-37--71

Tom Miles, Dublin, Ohio, 35-36--71

Jon McLean, Weston, Fla., 38-33--71

Zechariah Potter, Cheney, Kan., 37-34--71

Jordan Cox, Redwood City, Calif., 37-34--71

Brian Harman, Savannah, Ga., 35-36--71

Nathan Kinker, Barboursville, W.Va., 36-36--72

Scott Barton, Dallas, Texas, 36-36--72

Blake Trimble, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., 36-36--72

Robert Riesen, Pinehurst, N.C., 33-39--72

Seann Harlingten, Rancho Mirage, Calif., 38-34--72

Will Osborne, Wichita Falls, Texas, 35-37--72

Robbie Fillmore, Salt Lake City, Utah, 38-35--73

Andrew DiBitetto, Rochester, N.Y., 38-35--73

Joe Panzeri, Boise, Idaho, 38-35--73

Tyler Hurst, Bakersfield, Calif., 36-37--73

Clark Klaasen, Grand Rapids, Mich., 35-38--73

Stephen Walton, West Chester, Pa., 40-33--73

Zach Bixler, Richland, Wash., 38-35--73

Michael Randle, Austin, Texas, 36-37--73

Robert Gates Jr., Gainesville, Fla., 36-37--73

Taylor Hall, La Grange, Ga., 35-39--74

Tom Glissmeyer, Colorado Springs, Colo., 39-35--74

Ben Leong, Malaysia, 38-36--74

Jonathan Khan, Tucson, Ariz., 38-36--74

Bud Reynolds, Knoxville, Tenn., 39-35--74

Jonathan Pepe, McKeesport, Pa., 38-36--74

Kyle Davis, Kennett Square, Pa., 36-38--74

James Lee, Indio, Calif., 37-37--74

Steve Saunders, Albuquerque, N.M., 37-37--74

Trey Denton, Canton, Miss., 39-35--74

Brandon Lawson, Elburn, Ill., 36-38--74

Nicholas Park, Ithaca, N.Y., 34-40--74

Brett Lange, Atlanta, Ga., 35-39--74

Will Wilcox, Pell City, Ala., 39-35--74

Peter Ahn, Canada, 37-37--74

Ryan Younger, Madison, Wis., 37-38--75

Ryan Blue, Athens, Ga., 35-40--75

Matthew Kinsinger, Reno, Nev., 36-39--75

Chanin Puntawong, Bradenton, Fla., 38-37--75

Dustin Groves, Keswick, Va., 36-39--75

David Dragoo, Scottsdale, Ariz., 38-37--75

Jesse Speirs, Bangor, Maine, 38-37--75

Brandon Burris, White House, Tenn., 37-38--75

Philip Chauncey, Durham, N.C., 39-36--75

Chris Smith, Alpharetta, Ga., 37-38--75

Greg Carlin, Kensington, Md., 39-36--75

Matthew Leon, Canada, 38-37--75

Stephen Cox, Jonesboro, Ark., 35-40--75

Derek Tolan, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 38-37--75

Chad Bricker, Waynesboro, Pa., 36-39--75

Chase MacFarland, Savannah, Ga., 38-37--75

Jarred Texter, Lancaster, Pa., 36-39--75

Travis Esway, Granite Bay, Calif., 36-39--75

Todd Obergoenner, Cape Girardeau, Mo., 37-39--76

Andrew Donaldson, Cincinnati, Ohio, 37-39--76

Kyle Stanley, Gig Harbor, Wash., 37-39--76

Nick Olivarri, San Antonio, Texas, 36-40--76

George Zolotas, Peabody, Mass., 42-34--76

Ty Sanders, Tulsa, Okla., 36-40--76

Ryan Lidkea, Canada, 40-36--76

Jimmy Lytle, Ocean Ridge, Fla., 39-37--76

Tim Donovan, Canada, 39-37--76

Randy Lowry, Spring, Texas, 37-39--76

Charlie Harris, Fresno, Calif., 36-40--76

Kevin Grabeman, Springboro, Ohio, 38-38--76

Charlie Hendrickson, Columbus, Ohio, 39-37--76

Will Haydon, Palo Alto, Calif., 41-35--76

J.F. Sorbella, Port Chester, N.Y., 39-38--77

Joseph Bramlett, Saratoga, Calif., 39-38--77

Tyler Obermueller, River Falls, Wis., 37-40--77

Justin Hull, Royal Oak, Mich., 40-37--77

Tyler Hitchcock, Orlando, Fla., 38-39--77

Michael Tulacz, Connelly, N.Y., 37-40--77

Nick Carter, Salt Lake, Utah, 40-37--77

Steven Bain, Bahamas, 41-36--77

Philip Francis, Scottsdale, Ariz., 39-38--77

Christopher Ross, Canada, 38-39--77

John Lin, Canada, 42-35--77

John Hurley, O'Neill, Neb., 37-40--77

Michael Quagliano, White Plains, N.Y., 36-41--77

Jarrod Page, Pylesville, Md., 39-39--78

Juan Cardona, Colombia, 39-39--78

Ryan Solan, Charlotte, N.C., 38-40--78

Matthew Okutsu, Bellflower, Calif., 41-37--78

Daniel Woltman, Beaver Dam, Wis., 40-38--78

Mark Jones, Odessa, Texas, 39-39--78

Tim Cha, Chino Hills, Calif., 36-42--78

Brian Ottenweller, Grand Rapids, Mich., 38-40--78

Vincent Nadeau, Oklahoma City, Okla., 42-36--78

Christopher Anderson, Lake Mary, Fla., 42-36--78

Martin Piller, Duncanville, Texas, 40-38--78

Travis Toyama, Kaneohe, Hawaii , 37-41--78

Kyle Marcolla, Chillicothe, Mo., 40-39--79

Bobby Hudson, Memphis, Tenn., 37-42--79

Matthew Harvey, Monroe, La., 39-40--79

Matthew Van Zandt, Missouri City, Texas, 38-41--79

Dustin Pimm, Sandy, Utah, 43-36--79

Ji Ho Moon, Ellicott City, Md., 38-41--79

Joseph Gross Jr., Laplata, Md., 39-40--79

Eric Lindquist, Sioux Falls, S.D., 38-41--79

Tommy Flaminio, Hudson, Ohio, 42-38--80

Jesse Massie, Louisville, Ky., 39-41--80

Steven Holtgrieve, St Louis, Mo., 39-41--80

Jake Skinner, Boise, Idaho, 40-40--80

Teddy Collins, Louisville, Ky., 40-40--80

Kwang Soo Yoon, Irvine, Calif., 43-38--81

Ryan Linton, Lake Forest, Ill., 41-40--81

Jeff Corner, Canada, 40-41--81

Zack Byrd, Calabash, N.C., 40-41--81

Joong Jo, Winter Springs, Fla., 43-38--81

Marc Gladson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 42-39--81

Trent Price, Lincoln, Neb., 39-42--81

Christopher Ault, Levittown, Pa., 42-39--81

Song Jeon, Ocala, Fla., 41-40--81

Tyler Tarney, Galena, Ohio, 41-41--82

August Quartararo, West Palm Beach, Fla., 40-42--82

Nicholas Beale, Pass Christian, Miss, 40-42--82

Paul Sjoberg, Thief River Falls , Minn., 43-39--82

Kevin Lozares, Mountain View, Calif., 41-41--82

Hunter Creekmore, Ft Smith, Ark., 43-40--83

Guillermo Chavez, Clovis, N.M., 44-39--83

Joey Schalk, Albuquerque, N.M., 40-43--83

Landon Banks, Portland, Ore., 46-37--83

Matt Savage, Louisville, Ky., 44-39--83

Drew Harker, Barrington, R.I., 44-39--83

Drew Younts, Stokesdale, N.C., 40-43--83

Josh Anderson, Murrieta, Calif., 42-41--83

Tom Ballinger, Mansfield, Ohio, 42-42--84

Skip Murphy, Kiawah Island, S.C., 44-40--84

Isaiah Telles, Tualatin, Ore., 44-40--84

Carmine Mediate, Southlake, Texas, 41-43--84

Ben Herrera, Waukee, Iowa, 40-44--84

Warren Thomas III, Columbia, S.C., 44-40--84

Jeff Heisler, Shaker Heights, Ohio, 41-43--84

Chris Baker, Brownstown, Ind., 44-40--84

Chip Knuckey, Springfield, Ohio, 42-42--84

James Minahan III, Spring, Texas, 43-42--85

Brandon Detweiler, Lancaster, Pa., 43-43--86

Brandon Holloway, Midlothian, Va., 45-41--86

Roberto Galletti Jr., Vallejo, Calif., 43-44--87

Andy Connell, Lima, Ohio, 47-40--87

Nicklaus Kelley, Purcellville, Va., 42-45--87

Erick Mick, Colombia, 46-42--88

Nicholas Grigsby, Veradale, Wash., 47-42--89

Mike Pehler, Rochester, Minn., 44-45--89

Jarryd Wood, Wantagh, N.Y., 45-47--92

David Poggi, Layton, Utah, 48-47--95

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