2004 U.S. Amateur Championship
August 16 - 22, 2004
Winged Foot Golf Club
Mamaroneck, NY

PAR AND YARDAGE - Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course) will play at 7,266 yards and par 35-35-70. The Club's East Course, which will be used for the first two days of stroke play, will play at 6,775 yards and par 35-35- 70.

WINGED FOOT GOLF CLUB - The West and East Courses at Winged Foot Golf Club were designed by A. W. Tillinghast and opened in 1923. The West Course has undergone a series of restorations by famous golf course architects since it opened. Interestingly, Tillinghast competed in a couple of U.S. Amateurs between 1905 and 1915.

TICKETS AVAILABLE - Tickets can be purchased by calling the U.S. Amateur office at (877) 757-4653. Tickets are $15 (Mon.-Thurs) and $20 (Fri.-Sun.) for a daily ticket, or $60 for a weekly pass. Children 16 and under are admitted free if accompanied by a paying adult.

USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT WINGED FOOT - Winged Foot has hosted nine USGA championships. It hosted the U.S. Open in 1929, 1959, 1974 and 1984. The U.S. Women's Open was played at Winged Foot in 1957 and 1972. The Senior Open was played here in 1980. U.S. Amateur was previously played at Winged Foot in 1940, and the Walker Cup Match was held here in 1949.

A WINGED FOOT MEMBER AND CHAMPION - Dick Chapman was a host club member in his late 20s when he won the 1940 U.S. Amateur title at Winged Foot Golf Club. Now current club champion Andrew Svoboda, 24, of Mamaroneck, N.Y. will get his chance to duplicate the feat. He qualified for the Amateur field as medalist at Woodbridge (Conn.) Country Club on Aug. 3.

2003 CHAMPION NICK FLANAGAN - Nick Flanagan of Australian built a 4-up lead, but needed to win the first extra hole (37^th) to earn his victory in the final match over Casey Wittenberg of Memphis, Tenn. He became the second Australian to win the Amateur and the first in the last 100 years. A quick study, Flanagan had begun playing golf seriously just six years earlier. A former junior soccer player in Eleebara (near Sydney) in New South Wales, Flanagan spent the rest of 2003 playing for his national amateur team at home. He also was invited to play in the Australian Open in November 2003. Note: Nick Flanagan turned professional following the British Open in July and will not defend his U.S. Amateur title. Casey Wittenberg turned professional after the U.S. Open in June.

WWW.USGA.ORG/CHAMPIONSHIPS - Log on to the USGA Internet site at www.usga.org/championships/ for the latest and most complete U.S. Amateur Championship information.

TOP RETURNING PLAYERS - Quarterfinalists from 2003 are fully exempt from having to qualify for the 2004 championship. Those exempt and entered (3) are Patrick Carter of Lesage, W.Va., Lee Williams of Alexander City, Ala., and George Zahringer of New York, N.Y.

PAST CHAMPIONS - No past champion who is fully exempt for this year's U.S. Amateur championship has entered. Each of the winners over the past 10 years, who would have been exempt, has turned professional, forfeiting their eligibility for the Championship.

USGA CHAMPIONS - Six USGA champions who were fully exempt for the 2004 U.S. Amateur are listed below.

• Danny Green, Jackson, Tenn. - 1999 U.S. Mid-Amateur
• Brian Harman, Savannah, Ga. - 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur
• Sihwan Kim, Fullerton, Calif. - 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur
• Ryan Moore, Puyallup, Wash. - 2002 and 2004 U.S. Amateur Public Links
• Kemp Richardson, Laguna Niguel, Calif. - 2001 and 2003 USGA Senior Amateurs
• George Zahringer, New York, N.Y. - 2002 U.S. Mid-Amateur

Two more past USGA champions earned their place in the field through qualifying: Tim Hogarth of Northridge, Calif., the 1996 Amateur Public Links champion, and Greg Reynolds of Grand Blanc, Mich., the 2003 Senior Amateur champion.

EXEMPT PLAYERS - There are 18 golfers who are exempt from having to qualify for the 2004 U.S. Amateur, including the five USGA champions listed above, and three who qualified for the 2004 U.S. Open. Here is the current list of fully exempt golfers and their exemption categories:

• Frank Abbott, Napa, Calif. - 2003 USGA Senior Amateur runner-up
• Oscar Alvarez, Provo, Utah - 2004 U.S. Open qualifier
• Patrick Carter, Lesage, W.Va. - 2003 U.S. Amateur quarterfinalist
• David Chang, Fayetteville, N.C. - 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur runner-up
• Danny Green, Jackson, Tenn. - 2001 USA Walker Cup team member
• Brian Harman, Savannah, Ga. - 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur champion
• Sihwan Kim, Fullerton, Calif., -- 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur champion
• Trip Kuehne, Irving, Texas - 2003 USA Walker Cup team member
• Spencer Levin, Rancho Murieta, Calif. - 2004 U.S. Open qualifier
• Ryan Moore, Puyallup, Wash. - 2003 USA Walker Cup, 2004 APL champion
• Chris Nallen, Hackettstwon, N.J. - 2003 USA Walker Cup team member
• Bryan Norton, Mission Hills, Kan. - 2003 U.S. Mid-Amateur runner-up
• Kemp Richardson, Laguna Niguel, Calif. - 2003 USGA Senior Amateur champion
• Dayton Rose, Midwest City, Okla. - 2004 U.S. Amateur Public Links runner-up
• Nathan Smith, Soquel, Calif. - 2004 U.S. Open qualifier
• Lee Williams, Alexander City, Ala. - 2003 Amateur quarterfinalist and 2003 USA Walker Cup
• Gary Wolstenholme, England - 2003 GB&I Walker Cup and 2003 British Amateur champion
• George Zahringer, New York, N.Y. - 2003 USA Walker Cup team member

LOCAL AREA QUALIFIERS - Here are the regional area qualifiers:

• Gary Blados, Shelter Island, N.Y.
• Nick Cook, Shelton, Conn.
• John Crowley, Greenwich, Conn.
• Tyler Hall, Wayne, N.J.
• John Keller, Bayside, N.Y.
• Timothy Schmitt, Garden City, N.Y.
• Andrew Svoboda, Mamaroneck, N.Y.
• Abbie Valentine, Bayville, N.Y.
• Brian Williams, Skaneateles, N.Y.

TOTAL ENTRIES - The USGA accepted 7,356 entries for the 2004 U.S. Amateur. The most entries ever received for an Amateur championship was 7,920 in 1999 when the U.S. Amateur was played at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links.

WHO CAN ENTER - The U.S. Amateur Championship is open to amateur golfers who have USGA Handicap Indexes not exceeding 2.4. The Handicap limit was lowered from 3.4 in 1999.

SECTIONAL QUALIFYING - Sectional qualifying was conducted over 36 holes at 100 sites from July 21-August 3.

THE WINNER RECEIVES - The champion receives an exemption into the 2005 U.S. Open and a probable invitation to play in the 2005 Masters Tournament, if he remains an amateur. He also receives a 10-year exemption into the U.S. Amateur field so long as he remains an amateur.

FORMAT - Following two days of stroke play (Monday, Aug. 16, and Tuesday, Aug. 17), the field of 312 golfers will be reduced to the lowest 64 scorers, who will advance to match play. All matches are 18 holes except the final match. The 36-hole championship final match is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 22.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY - The first and second rounds of stroke play are set for Monday and Tuesday (Aug. 16-17) on the East and West Courses at Winged Foot Golf Club. All match play rounds will be played on the West Course. A single round of match play is scheduled on Wednesday (Aug. 18), followed by the second and third rounds on Thursday (Aug. 19), and single rounds again from Friday-Sunday (Aug. 20-22).

TELEVISION COVERAGE - The U.S. Amateur will have 10 hours of live national coverage on ESPN2 over the last five days of the Championship.

ESPN2

First Round Matches - Wed. (Aug. 18), 1-3 p.m. (EDT)
Second Round Matches - Thurs. (Aug. 19), 1-3 p.m. (EDT)
Quarterfinal Matches - Fri. (Aug. 20), 2-4 p.m. (EDT)
Semifinal Matches - Sat. (Aug. 21), 4-6 p.m. (EDT)
Championship Match - Sun. (Aug. 22), 3-5 p.m. (EDT)

COURSE SET-UPS -

Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course):
HOLE BY HOLE - 7,266 yards, par 35-35-70;

Winged Foot Golf Club (East Course)
HOLE BY HOLE - 6,775 yards, par 35-35-70;

FUTURE U.S. AMATEUR SITES - After 2004, the U.S. Amateur will be played at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., from Aug. 22-28, 2005; and at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., from Aug. 21-27, 2006.

MEDIA CENTER AT WINGED FOOT - The Media Center will be located on the pool compound area, adjacent to the main clubhouse. Use your one-day gate pass to gain admission to the pool house parking lot. USGA staff members on site will be Craig Smith, Pete Kowalski and Suzanne Colson. The Media Center phone will be (914) 777-7445; the fax number will be (914) 777-7464. The Media Center will be operational as of Aug. 15 (Sunday).