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Han, Harris Hold Early Second Round Lead At Junior Amateur

San Francisco - Seung-Su Han, 17, of Bradenton, Fla., was the only golfer to break par Tuesday morning at The Olympic Club. He shot a 2-under-par 69 for a two-day total of 4-over 144 and shared the early push for medalist honors after two rounds of stroke play at the U.S. Junior Amateur with Charlie Harris, 16, of Fresno, Calif.

Harris shot 74-144 to share the early 36-hole lead, with half of the field still to finish later in the day.

Among those still on the course is defending champion Brian Harman, 17, of Savannah, Ga., who led everyone with his 3-under 67 after the first round.

The top 64 scorers over this par 70, 6,790-yard layout that has hosted four U.S. Opens, advance to match play, beginning Wednesday. The Championship, for qualified golfers age 17 and younger, runs through Saturday.

"I actually was kind of disappointed in not finishing lower," said Han, who posted the lowest morning score by two strokes. "It was playing pretty easy, and I missed about five close putts that I should have made."

A native of Korea who has been in the United States for less than four years, Han was the 2002 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Player of the Year, the title Harman won last year.

Among the other notable early finishers was Tom Glissmeyer, 17, of Colorado Springs, Colo., who qualified for the 2003 U.S. Open. He finished at 11-over 151, but appears safe to advance to match play.

"I expect myself to play better and I'm getting ahead of myself, said Glissmeyer. "This wasn't any barometer of how I can play."

Among the local favorites to safely advance were Chris Jensen, 16, of Los Altos, Calif., and 14-year-old Steve An of Daly City, Calif. Jensen, who shot 75-146, lives 30 minutes south of The Olympic Club. An, who shot 76-147, l ives even closer.

"Both days should have been lower," said Jensen. "I had a lot of putts, like 35 and 32 over two days. But it feels like I shot level par today," a telling comment since only five players in the morning wave finished lower than 73.

Olympic Club junior member Jordan Cox, 16, of Redwood City, Calif., wasn't so fortunate, as he shot 17-over 157. Cox just won the Junior Open Championship in Scotland last week. But, he didn't use being too tired from travel as his excuse.

"It was more just poor play than being tired," said Cox. "It just wasn't my week. I'm obviously disappointed. I was really looking forward to playing in this tournament."

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 from the second round of stroke play at the 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, played Tuesday at the par 35-35--70, 6,790-yard Olympic Club (Lakeside Course):

Charlie Harris, Fresno, Calif., 70-74--144

  Seung-Su Han, Korea, 75-69--144

Alex Martin, Middletown, Ohio, 75-71--146

Chris Jensen, Los Altos, Calif., 71-75--146

Jake Yount, Danville, Calif., 70-77--147

Steve An, Daly City, Calif., 71-76--147

Kent Copeland, Hickory, N.C., 74-74--148

Kyle Takesue, Cerritos, Calif., 74-74--148

Seann Harlingten, Rancho Mirage, Calif., 77-71--148

Timothy McKenney, Scottsdale, Ariz., 74-74--148

Ben Tewes, Lincoln, Neb., 77-72--149

Daniel Kefale, Woodbridge, Va., 74-75--149

Drew Weaver, High Point, N.C., 75-74--149

James Lee, Korea, 74-75--149

Juan Pablo Candela, Colombia, 76-73--149

Kyle Stanley, Gig Harbor, Wash., 73-76--149

Michael Soowal, Phil adelphia, Pa., 75-74--149

  Robby Ormand, Austin, Texas, 71-78--149

  Ji Moon, Ellicott City, Md., 77-73--150

Mark Silvers, Savannah, Ga., 78-72--150

Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif., 74-76--150

Ryan Blue, Athens, Ga., 76-74--150

Brad Blakley, Mead, Wash., 76-75--151

Chris Rockwell, Owings Mills, Md., 77-74--151

Craig Smith, Springfield, Tenn., 76-75--151

Joe Kubick, Lincoln, Neb., 72-79--151

Lance Lopez, Missouri City, Texas, 72-79--151

Phil ip Chauncey, Durham, N.C., 75-76--151

Tom Glissmeyer, Colorado Springs, Colo., 72-79--151

Zach Barlow, Percy, Ill., 76-75--151

Alex Wagner, St Charles, Ill., 77-75--152

Brad Valois, Warwick, R.I., 75-77--152

Erik Flores, Grass Valley, Calif., 76-76--152

Jon Curran, Hopkinton, Mass., 73-79--152

Kevin Schultz, Richardson, Texas, 77-75--152

Tyler Obermueller, River Falls, Wis., 72-80--152

Arnond Vongvanij, Bradenton, Fla., 79-74--153

Clayton Rotz, Chambersburg, Pa., 77-76--153

Geoff Gonzalez, Diablo, Calif., 77-76--153

George DeHuff IV, Coto De Caza, Calif., 76-77--153

Hunter Townsend, Glen Allen, Va., 77-76--153

Michael Beausejour, Cincinnati, Ohio, 74-79--153

Michael Pinjuv, Las Vegas, Nev., 81-73--154

George Bryan IV, Columbia, S.C., 81-74--155

Hunter Hamrick, Montgomery, Ala., 79-76--155

Jeffrey Zimmerman, Excelsior Springs, Mo., 77-78--155

Rui Takamatsu, Japan, 81-74--155

Ben Martin, Greenwood, S.C., 78-78--156

John Popeck, Washington, Pa., 80-76--156

Josh Thompson, Indianapolis, Ind., 77-79--156

Landon Banks, Portland, Ore., 77-79--156

Larry Blatt, Orland Park, Ill., 75-81--156

Matt Boyd, Sugar Land, Texas, 77-79--156

Travis Reid, Clovis, N.M., 81-75--156

Zen Brown, Arvada, Colo., 80-76--156

Jordan Cox, Redwood City, Calif., 78-79--157

Warren West, Chestertown, Md., 76-81--157

Andrew Freeman, Jensen Beach, Fla., 81-77--158

Bryan Blake, Westerville, Ohio, 80-78--158

Drew Younts, Stokesdale, N.C., 82-76--158

Hector Arias, Colombia, 74-84--158

Kyle Parsons, Wethersfield, Conn., 79-79--158

Spencer Rives, Lafayette, La., 79-79--158

Tyler Tarney, Galena, Ohio, 78-80--158

Brett Kanda, Los Angeles, Calif., 76-83--159

Sang Yi, Carrollton, Texas, 78-81--159

Matt Hill, Canada, 81-79--160

  Nick Kirsch, Steubenville, Ohio, 79-81--160

  Nick Shimon, Peoria, Ariz., 81-79--160

Jonathon Krick, Peoria Heights, Ill., 81-80--161

Michael Basinski, East Grand Rapids, Mich., 79-82--161

Benjamin Kishigian, Warner Robin s, Ga., 83-80--163

Sean Maekawa, Paauilo, Hawaii, 88-78--166

Ben Ziemann, Eau Claire, Wis., 85-82--167

Billy Horschel, Grant, Fla., 84-84--168

  Zack Hicks, Pittsford, N.Y., 86-83--169

   Michael McComb, Egg Harbor Twsp, N.J., 94-81--175


	Han, Harris Hold Early Second Round Lead At Junior Amateur San Francisco - Seung-Su Han, 17, of Bradenton, Fla., was the only golfer to break par Tuesday morning at The Olympic Club. He shot a 2-under-par 69 for a two-day total of 4-over 144 and shared the early push for medalist honors after two rounds of stroke play at the U.S. Junior Amateur with Charlie Harris, 16, of Fresno, Calif. Harris shot 74-144 to share the early 36-hole lead, with half of the field still to finish later in the day. Among those still on the course is defending champion Brian Harman, 17, of Savannah, Ga., who led everyone with his 3-under 67 after the first round. The top 64 scorers over this par 70, 6,790-yard layout that has hosted four U.S. Opens, advance to match play, beginning Wednesday. The Championship, for qualified golfers age 17 and younger, runs through Saturday. "I actually was kind of disappointed in not finishing lower," said Han, who posted the lowest morning score by two strokes. "It was playing pretty easy, and I missed about five close putts that I should have made." A native of Korea who has been in the United States for less than four years, Han was the 2002 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Player of the Year, the title Harman won last year. Among the other notable early finishers was Tom Glissmeyer, 17, of Colorado Springs, Colo., who qualified for the 2003 U.S. Open. He finished at 11-over 151, but appears safe to advance to match play. "I expect myself to play better and I'm getting ahead of myself, said Glissmeyer. "This wasn't any barometer of how I can play." Among the local favorites to safely advance were Chris Jensen, 16, of Los Altos, Calif., and 14-year-old Steve An of Daly City, Calif. Jensen, who shot 75-146, lives 30 minutes south of The Olympic Club. An, who shot 76-147, l ives even closer. "Both days should have been lower," said Jensen. "I had a lot of putts, like 35 and 32 over two days. But it feels like I shot level par today," a telling comment since only five players in the morning wave finished lower than 73. Olympic Club junior member Jordan Cox, 16, of Redwood City, Calif., wasn't so fortunate, as he shot 17-over 157. Cox just won the Junior Open Championship in Scotland last week. But, he didn't use being too tired from travel as his excuse. "It was more just poor play than being tired," said Cox. "It just wasn't my week. I'm obviously disappointed. I was really looking forward to playing in this tournament." 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 from the second round of stroke play at the 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, played Tuesday at the par 35-35--70, 6,790-yard Olympic Club (Lakeside Course): Charlie Harris, Fresno, Calif., 70-74--144 Seung-Su Han, Korea, 75-69--144 Alex Martin, Middletown, Ohio, 75-71--146 Chris Jensen, Los Altos, Calif., 71-75--146 Jake Yount, Danville, Calif., 70-77--147 Steve An, Daly City, Calif., 71-76--147 Kent Copeland, Hickory, N.C., 74-74--148 Kyle Takesue, Cerritos, Calif., 74-74--148 Seann Harlingten, Rancho Mirage, Calif., 77-71--148 Timothy McKenney, Scottsdale, Ariz., 74-74--148 Ben Tewes, Lincoln, Neb., 77-72--149 Daniel Kefale, Woodbridge, Va., 74-75--149 Drew Weaver, High Point, N.C., 75-74--149 James Lee, Korea, 74-75--149 Juan Pablo Candela, Colombia, 76-73--149 Kyle Stanley, Gig Harbor, Wash., 73-76--149 Michael Soowal, Phil adelphia, Pa., 75-74--149 Robby Ormand, Austin, Texas, 71-78--149 Ji Moon, Ellicott City, Md., 77-73--150 Mark Silvers, Savannah, Ga., 78-72--150 Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif., 74-76--150 Ryan Blue, Athens, Ga., 76-74--150 Brad Blakley, Mead, Wash., 76-75--151 Chris Rockwell, Owings Mills, Md., 77-74--151 Craig Smith, Springfield, Tenn., 76-75--151 Joe Kubick, Lincoln, Neb., 72-79--151 Lance Lopez, Missouri City, Texas, 72-79--151 Phil ip Chauncey, Durham, N.C., 75-76--151 Tom Glissmeyer, Colorado Springs, Colo., 72-79--151 Zach Barlow, Percy, Ill., 76-75--151 Alex Wagner, St Charles, Ill., 77-75--152 Brad Valois, Warwick, R.I., 75-77--152 Erik Flores, Grass Valley, Calif., 76-76--152 Jon Curran, Hopkinton, Mass., 73-79--152 Kevin Schultz, Richardson, Texas, 77-75--152 Tyler Obermueller, River Falls, Wis., 72-80--152 Arnond Vongvanij, Bradenton, Fla., 79-74--153 Clayton Rotz, Chambersburg, Pa., 77-76--153 Geoff Gonzalez, Diablo, Calif., 77-76--153 George DeHuff IV, Coto De Caza, Calif., 76-77--153 Hunter Townsend, Glen Allen, Va., 77-76--153 Michael Beausejour, Cincinnati, Ohio, 74-79--153 Michael Pinjuv, Las Vegas, Nev., 81-73--154 George Bryan IV, Columbia, S.C., 81-74--155 Hunter Hamrick, Montgomery, Ala., 79-76--155 Jeffrey Zimmerman, Excelsior Springs, Mo., 77-78--155 Rui Takamatsu, Japan, 81-74--155 Ben Martin, Greenwood, S.C., 78-78--156 John Popeck, Washington, Pa., 80-76--156 Josh Thompson, Indianapolis, Ind., 77-79--156 Landon Banks, Portland, Ore., 77-79--156 Larry Blatt, Orland Park, Ill., 75-81--156 Matt Boyd, Sugar Land, Texas, 77-79--156 Travis Reid, Clovis, N.M., 81-75--156 Zen Brown, Arvada, Colo., 80-76--156 Jordan Cox, Redwood City, Calif., 78-79--157 Warren West, Chestertown, Md., 76-81--157 Andrew Freeman, Jensen Beach, Fla., 81-77--158 Bryan Blake, Westerville, Ohio, 80-78--158 Drew Younts, Stokesdale, N.C., 82-76--158 Hector Arias, Colombia, 74-84--158 Kyle Parsons, Wethersfield, Conn., 79-79--158 Spencer Rives, Lafayette, La., 79-79--158 Tyler Tarney, Galena, Ohio, 78-80--158 Brett Kanda, Los Angeles, Calif., 76-83--159 Sang Yi, Carrollton, Texas, 78-81--159 Matt Hill, Canada, 81-79--160 Nick Kirsch, Steubenville, Ohio, 79-81--160 Nick Shimon, Peoria, Ariz., 81-79--160 Jonathon Krick, Peoria Heights, Ill., 81-80--161 Michael Basinski, East Grand Rapids, Mich., 79-82--161 Benjamin Kishigian, Warner Robin s, Ga., 83-80--163 Sean Maekawa, Paauilo, Hawaii, 88-78--166 Ben Ziemann, Eau Claire, Wis., 85-82--167 Billy Horschel, Grant, Fla., 84-84--168 Zack Hicks, Pittsford, N.Y., 86-83--169 Michael McComb, Egg Harbor Twsp, N.J., 94-81--175