Historical Notes - Past Champions - Championship Records
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1990
Phil Mickelson, 20, of San Diego, California, won both the qualifying medal and the championship, defeating Manny Zerman by 5 and 4, at Cherry Hills Country Club, in Denver. A left-hander, Mickelson, a junior at Arizona State University, led the morning round by three holes. Zerman, also 20, and a former high school teammate of Mickelson's, closed to within one hole in the afternoon, but Mickelson regained a comfortable advantage by winning holes 10 and 11. Mickelson birdied five of the last 12 holes, and played the 32 holes of the match in five under par. He had defeated David Eger, 38, in his semifinal match, 4 and 3, but he had been extended to the 18th hole or beyond in three of his earlier matches. In his second and tightest match, he defeated Jeff Thomas, New Jersey state amateur champion, on the 20th hole. After opening the qualifying with 71, Mickelson shot a record score of 64 on the second day, and a 36-hole total of 135. |
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