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Defending Champ Harman Leads Finishers At U.S. Junior Amateur

San Francisco - Defending champion Brian Harman, 17, of Savannah, Ga., gave notice Monday that his win at the 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur a year ago was no fluke. He finished with a 3-under-par 67 at The Olympic Club to lead the 95 players who finished their first round of stroke play at the 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship.

Play was suspended due to darkness at 8:25 p.m. (PDT) after the day began with a three-hour delay due to heavy fog. Play will resume for the completion of the first round at 7:30 a.m. (PDT) Tuesday. The second round is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. (PDT).

One stroke behind Harman is Matt Savage, 17, of Louisville, Ky., who turned his opening day fortunes around from a year ago when he shot 83. His 2-under 68 was a 15-stroke improvement. Daniel Lim, 17, of Gilroy, Calif., was the next best finisher at 1-over-par.

Among those who failed to finish, three players were at 1-under and four more were at even par. Daniel Kefale, 17, of Woodbridge, Va. and 14-year-old Steve An of Daly City, Calif., were one under through eight holes. Chris Jensen, 16, of Los Altos, Calif., was one under after 12 holes.

"It was tough to give that trophy back, said Harman, who became only the third lefty to win a USGA title. "That's mine. I want it back."

Harman beat local favorite Jordan Cox, 16, of Redwood City, Calif., in the 2003 final, 5 and 4. He also reached the quarterfinals of the 2002 Junior Amateur, at age 15.

"This course has a lot of right-to-left tee shots that set up well for me," said Harman, the 2003 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Player of the Year and Georgia High School champion. "I made some bombs out there on the back side - a 30-footer on 13 and a 20-footer on hole 12. Now I can just chill out tomorrow and have a good time."

Following 36 holes of stroke play over the 6,790-yard, par-70 layout that has been host to four U.S. Opens, the top 64 scorers in this age 17-and-under Championship will advance to match play beginning on Wednesday. Play runs through Saturday's 18-hole final match.

"I've made things a lot easier for tomorrow," said Savage, remembering his first round score from a year ago. "I just hope I don't go the other way. I feel like I belong here."

Among the other notable finishers was Marshall Pickett, 17, of Wilmington, N.C., who was 3 under par after eight holes but slipped to finish at 72. Fourteen-year-old David Chang of Fayetteville, N.C., who stands 5 feet, 5 inches and weighs just 105 pounds, also finished with a 72. Cox, a junior member at The Olympic Club, posted a 78.

Tom Glissmeyer, 17, of Colorado Springs, Colo., who qualified for the 2003 U.S. Open, was two over through 15 holes.

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

Story written by Craig Smith, director of media relations at the USGA. E-mail him with questions or comments at csmith@usga.org.

San Francisco, Calif. - Partial results following from the first day of stroke play at the 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, played Monday at the par 35-35--70, 6,790-yard Olympic Club (Lakeside Course). Note: Sixty-one golfers failed to complete their first round:

Brian Harman, Savannah, Ga., 36-31--67

Matt Savage, Louisville, Ky., 36-32--68

Daniel Lim, Gilroy, Calif., 36-35--71

David Chung, Fayetteville, N.C., 35-37--72

Marshall Pickett, Wilmington, N.C., 33-39--72

Matthew Swan, Montgomery, Ala., 37-35--72

Tyler Obermueller, River Falls, Wis., 36-36--72

Bradley Johnson, Birmingham, Ala., 37-36--73

Daniel Woltman, Beaver Dam, Wis., 35-38--73

David May, Auburn, N.Y., 37-36--73

Andrew Carroll, Little Rock, Ark., 38-36--74

Dave Poggi, Salt Lake City, Utah, 35-39--74

Lucas Lee, Los Angeles, Calif., 36-38--74

Michael Beausejour, Cincinnati, Ohio, 37-37--74

Roberto Galletti Jr, Clayton, Calif., 36-38--74

Cashel Rosier, Grand Ledge, Mich., 37-38--75

Drew Weaver, High Point, N.C., 37-38--75

Greg Forest, Palm City, Fla., 35-40--75

Parker Ferren, Tallahassee, Fla., 37-38--75

Seath Lauer, Bradenton, Fla., 34-41--75

Sung Hoon Kang, Korea, 35-40--75

Toby Ragland, Jacksonville, Fla., 39-36--75

Andrew Nottenkamper, Boynton Beach, Fla., 38-38--76

Blake Trimble, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., 37-39--76

Glenn Northcutt, Dothan, Ala., 38-38--76

Marc Gladson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 36-40--76

Randy Lowry, Spring, Texas, 38-38--76

Robert Riesen, Pinehurst, N.C., 38-38--76

Robert Streb, Edmond, Okla., 37-39--76

Sihwan Kim, Fullerton, Calif., 38-38--76

Tim Cha, Chino Hills, Calif., 38-38--76

Tom Miles, Dublin, Ohio, 37-39--76

Tyler Morris, San Diego, Calif., 39-37--76

Warren West, Chestertown, Md., 36-40--76

Will Haydon, Palo Alto, Calif., 40-36--76

Zach Barlow, Percy, Ill., 38-38--76

Alex Wagner, St Charles, Ill., 40-37--77

Andy Winings, Franklin, Ind., 38-39--77

Ben Fox, Studio City, Calif., 40-37--77

Chris Rockwell, Owings Mills, Md., 38-39--77

Jeffrey Zimmerman, Excelsior Springs, Mo., 38-39--77

Ji Moon, Ellicott City, Md., 39-38--77

Josh Thompson, Indianapolis, Ind., 38-39--77

Kevin O'Connell, Cary, N.C., 40-37--77

Mark Volk Jr, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 39-38--77

Matt Boyd, Sugar Land, Texas, 38-39--77

Thomas Greene, Roselle, Ill., 41-36--77

Henry Zaytoun, Raleigh, N.C., 37-41--78

Jordan Cox, Redwood City, Calif., 41-37--78

Mark Silvers, Savannah, Ga., 39-39--78

Tim Courtney, Midlothian, Va., 38-40--78

Zechariah Potter, Cheney, Kan., 39-39--78

Alex Volpenhein, Edgewood, Ky., 37-42--79

Andrew Putnam, University Place, Wash., 41-38--79

Bobby Hudson, Memphis, Tenn., 38-41--79

Kyle Parsons, Wethersfield, Conn., 40-39--79

Kyle Peterman, Sherman, Ill., 41-38--79

Spencer Rives, Lafayette, La., 39-40--79

Ben Bastel, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, 39-41--80

Corey Nagy, Charlotte, N.C., 41-39--80

Damian Telles, The Dalles, Ore., 41-39--80

Jeffrey Griest, Glen Mills, Pa., 42-38--80

Justin Hueber, Fort Wayne, Ind., 42-38--80

Michael Mulieri, Silver Spring, Md., 38-42--80

Sun Ho Kim, Flushing, N.Y., 39-41--80

Alex Eby, Boise, Idaho, 43-38--81

Brian Sparks, Shelby Twp, Mich., 39-42--81

Cole Turner, Marion, Ind., 41-40--81

Dalton Owens, Mt Vernon, Mo., 38-43--81

David Byrne, Canada, 41-40--81

James Dalthorp III, Los Angeles, Calif., 40-41--81

Nick Shimon, Peoria, Ariz., 39-42--81

Shungwoo Lee, Artesia, Calif., 42-39--81

Tyler Rucarean, Gainesville, Fla., 40-41--81

Ben Barr, Hot Springs, Ark., 42-40--82

Branden Barron, Centennial, Colo., 41-41--82

Chris Hoffman, Solon, Ohio, 41-41--82

Justin Hare, Charleston, S.C., 40-42--82

Nicholas Grigsby, Veradale, Wash., 42-40--82

Riley O'Neill, Aberdeen, S.D., 40-42--82

Steve Hocker, Suwanee, Ga., 40-42--82

Steve Saunders, Albuquerque, N.M., 44-38--82

Andrew Mahnke, Laguna Niguel, Calif., 38-45--83

Austin Weathington, Alpharetta, Ga., 40-43--83

Blake Stark, Atlanta, Ga., 40-43--83

J F Sorbella, Port Chester, N.Y., 42-41--83

Kyle Henderson, Clermont, Fla., 44-39--83

Mike Van Sickle, Wexford, Pa., 45-38--83

Billy Horschel, Grant, Fla., 44-40--84

Michael Quagliano, White Plains, N.Y., 43-41--84

Travis Allread, Fairfield, Ohio, 41-43--84

Cole Roblin, Canada, 41-44--85

Connor Smith, Cedar Park, Texas, 43-43--86

Matthew Scytkowski, South Hadley, Mass., 46-40--86

Jack Freeman, Garland, Texas, 43-44--87


	Defending Champ Harman Leads Finishers At U.S. Junior Amateur San Francisco - Defending champion Brian Harman, 17, of Savannah, Ga., gave notice Monday that his win at the 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur a year ago was no fluke. He finished with a 3-under-par 67 at The Olympic Club to lead the 95 players who finished their first round of stroke play at the 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. Play was suspended due to darkness at 8:25 p.m. (PDT) after the day began with a three-hour delay due to heavy fog. Play will resume for the completion of the first round at 7:30 a.m. (PDT) Tuesday. The second round is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. (PDT). One stroke behind Harman is Matt Savage, 17, of Louisville, Ky., who turned his opening day fortunes around from a year ago when he shot 83. His 2-under 68 was a 15-stroke improvement. Daniel Lim, 17, of Gilroy, Calif., was the next best finisher at 1-over-par. Among those who failed to finish, three players were at 1-under and four more were at even par. Daniel Kefale, 17, of Woodbridge, Va. and 14-year-old Steve An of Daly City, Calif., were one under through eight holes. Chris Jensen, 16, of Los Altos, Calif., was one under after 12 holes. "It was tough to give that trophy back, said Harman, who became only the third lefty to win a USGA title. "That's mine. I want it back." Harman beat local favorite Jordan Cox, 16, of Redwood City, Calif., in the 2003 final, 5 and 4. He also reached the quarterfinals of the 2002 Junior Amateur, at age 15. "This course has a lot of right-to-left tee shots that set up well for me," said Harman, the 2003 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Player of the Year and Georgia High School champion. "I made some bombs out there on the back side - a 30-footer on 13 and a 20-footer on hole 12. Now I can just chill out tomorrow and have a good time." Following 36 holes of stroke play over the 6,790-yard, par-70 layout that has been host to four U.S. Opens, the top 64 scorers in this age 17-and-under Championship will advance to match play beginning on Wednesday. Play runs through Saturday's 18-hole final match. "I've made things a lot easier for tomorrow," said Savage, remembering his first round score from a year ago. "I just hope I don't go the other way. I feel like I belong here." Among the other notable finishers was Marshall Pickett, 17, of Wilmington, N.C., who was 3 under par after eight holes but slipped to finish at 72. Fourteen-year-old David Chang of Fayetteville, N.C., who stands 5 feet, 5 inches and weighs just 105 pounds, also finished with a 72. Cox, a junior member at The Olympic Club, posted a 78. Tom Glissmeyer, 17, of Colorado Springs, Colo., who qualified for the 2003 U.S. Open, was two over through 15 holes. The Junior Amateur is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs. Story written by Craig Smith, director of media relations at the USGA. E-mail him with questions or comments at csmith@usga.org. San Francisco, Calif. - Partial results following from the first day of stroke play at the 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, played Monday at the par 35-35--70, 6,790-yard Olympic Club (Lakeside Course). Note: Sixty-one golfers failed to complete their first round: Brian Harman, Savannah, Ga., 36-31--67 Matt Savage, Louisville, Ky., 36-32--68 Daniel Lim, Gilroy, Calif., 36-35--71 David Chung, Fayetteville, N.C., 35-37--72 Marshall Pickett, Wilmington, N.C., 33-39--72 Matthew Swan, Montgomery, Ala., 37-35--72 Tyler Obermueller, River Falls, Wis., 36-36--72 Bradley Johnson, Birmingham, Ala., 37-36--73 Daniel Woltman, Beaver Dam, Wis., 35-38--73 David May, Auburn, N.Y., 37-36--73 Andrew Carroll, Little Rock, Ark., 38-36--74 Dave Poggi, Salt Lake City, Utah, 35-39--74 Lucas Lee, Los Angeles, Calif., 36-38--74 Michael Beausejour, Cincinnati, Ohio, 37-37--74 Roberto Galletti Jr, Clayton, Calif., 36-38--74 Cashel Rosier, Grand Ledge, Mich., 37-38--75 Drew Weaver, High Point, N.C., 37-38--75 Greg Forest, Palm City, Fla., 35-40--75 Parker Ferren, Tallahassee, Fla., 37-38--75 Seath Lauer, Bradenton, Fla., 34-41--75 Sung Hoon Kang, Korea, 35-40--75 Toby Ragland, Jacksonville, Fla., 39-36--75 Andrew Nottenkamper, Boynton Beach, Fla., 38-38--76 Blake Trimble, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., 37-39--76 Glenn Northcutt, Dothan, Ala., 38-38--76 Marc Gladson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 36-40--76 Randy Lowry, Spring, Texas, 38-38--76 Robert Riesen, Pinehurst, N.C., 38-38--76 Robert Streb, Edmond, Okla., 37-39--76 Sihwan Kim, Fullerton, Calif., 38-38--76 Tim Cha, Chino Hills, Calif., 38-38--76 Tom Miles, Dublin, Ohio, 37-39--76 Tyler Morris, San Diego, Calif., 39-37--76 Warren West, Chestertown, Md., 36-40--76 Will Haydon, Palo Alto, Calif., 40-36--76 Zach Barlow, Percy, Ill., 38-38--76 Alex Wagner, St Charles, Ill., 40-37--77 Andy Winings, Franklin, Ind., 38-39--77 Ben Fox, Studio City, Calif., 40-37--77 Chris Rockwell, Owings Mills, Md., 38-39--77 Jeffrey Zimmerman, Excelsior Springs, Mo., 38-39--77 Ji Moon, Ellicott City, Md., 39-38--77 Josh Thompson, Indianapolis, Ind., 38-39--77 Kevin O'Connell, Cary, N.C., 40-37--77 Mark Volk Jr, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 39-38--77 Matt Boyd, Sugar Land, Texas, 38-39--77 Thomas Greene, Roselle, Ill., 41-36--77 Henry Zaytoun, Raleigh, N.C., 37-41--78 Jordan Cox, Redwood City, Calif., 41-37--78 Mark Silvers, Savannah, Ga., 39-39--78 Tim Courtney, Midlothian, Va., 38-40--78 Zechariah Potter, Cheney, Kan., 39-39--78 Alex Volpenhein, Edgewood, Ky., 37-42--79 Andrew Putnam, University Place, Wash., 41-38--79 Bobby Hudson, Memphis, Tenn., 38-41--79 Kyle Parsons, Wethersfield, Conn., 40-39--79 Kyle Peterman, Sherman, Ill., 41-38--79 Spencer Rives, Lafayette, La., 39-40--79 Ben Bastel, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, 39-41--80 Corey Nagy, Charlotte, N.C., 41-39--80 Damian Telles, The Dalles, Ore., 41-39--80 Jeffrey Griest, Glen Mills, Pa., 42-38--80 Justin Hueber, Fort Wayne, Ind., 42-38--80 Michael Mulieri, Silver Spring, Md., 38-42--80 Sun Ho Kim, Flushing, N.Y., 39-41--80 Alex Eby, Boise, Idaho, 43-38--81 Brian Sparks, Shelby Twp, Mich., 39-42--81 Cole Turner, Marion, Ind., 41-40--81 Dalton Owens, Mt Vernon, Mo., 38-43--81 David Byrne, Canada, 41-40--81 James Dalthorp III, Los Angeles, Calif., 40-41--81 Nick Shimon, Peoria, Ariz., 39-42--81 Shungwoo Lee, Artesia, Calif., 42-39--81 Tyler Rucarean, Gainesville, Fla., 40-41--81 Ben Barr, Hot Springs, Ark., 42-40--82 Branden Barron, Centennial, Colo., 41-41--82 Chris Hoffman, Solon, Ohio, 41-41--82 Justin Hare, Charleston, S.C., 40-42--82 Nicholas Grigsby, Veradale, Wash., 42-40--82 Riley O'Neill, Aberdeen, S.D., 40-42--82 Steve Hocker, Suwanee, Ga., 40-42--82 Steve Saunders, Albuquerque, N.M., 44-38--82 Andrew Mahnke, Laguna Niguel, Calif., 38-45--83 Austin Weathington, Alpharetta, Ga., 40-43--83 Blake Stark, Atlanta, Ga., 40-43--83 J F Sorbella, Port Chester, N.Y., 42-41--83 Kyle Henderson, Clermont, Fla., 44-39--83 Mike Van Sickle, Wexford, Pa., 45-38--83 Billy Horschel, Grant, Fla., 44-40--84 Michael Quagliano, White Plains, N.Y., 43-41--84 Travis Allread, Fairfield, Ohio, 41-43--84 Cole Roblin, Canada, 41-44--85 Connor Smith, Cedar Park, Texas, 43-43--86 Matthew Scytkowski, South Hadley, Mass., 46-40--86 Jack Freeman, Garland, Texas, 43-44--87