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| Charles Rymer Charles Rymer, 17, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, defeated Gregory Lesher of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on the 19th hole at Brookfield Country Club in Clarence, New York. Michael Watson of Rockville, Maryland and John Tighe, Jr., of Lake Worth, Florida, were co-medalists at two-over-par 146. Both lost their first-round matches. Rymer held a three-hole lead after eight holes of the final match, but lost the ninth through the 12th to Lesher and trailed by one. Lesher won the 16th with a par to go dormie, but Rymer won the 17th with a birdie and the 18th with a par to force the match to an extra hole. On the 19th, after Rymer missed a seven-foot putt for par, Lesher conceded Rymer's short bogey putt, then Lesher missed his own putt for bogey. The USGA accepted 2,068 entries for the Championship. |
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Junior Amateur PAR AND YARDAGE – For the U.S. Junior Amateur, Trump National Golf Club’s Old Course will play at 7,100 yards and a par of 35-36—71. The New Course will play at 6,998/7,159 yards and a par of 36-36—72. COURSE SETUP – The USGA Course Rating® and USGA Slope Rating® for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Trump National Golf Club are 75.8/146 (Old Course) and 74.3/144 (New Course). ADMISSION – Admission is free. Tickets are not needed for this USGA championship and spectators are encouraged to attend. ARCHITECT – Trump National Golf Club’s Old Course was designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 2004. The New Course was designed by Tom Fazio II (Tom’s nephew) and opened in 2008. SCHEDULE OF PLAY: ENTRIES – A total of 2,916 contestants entered the 2009 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. The record of 4,508 entrants was set in 1999.
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