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| 1956 E. Harvie Ward, Jr. E. Harvie Ward, Jr. successfully defended his Championship by defeating Charles (Chuck) Kocsis, 43, of Detroit, 5 and 4, at the Knollwood Club, Lake Forest, Ill. He was the sixth Champion to win in successive years, but it had been 21 years since Lawson Little's successive victories. One down at noon and 2 down after 19 holes in the final, Ward went five under par for the last 13 holes. He was three under for the 35 holes of the final, and 11 under for the 142 holes required to win his seven matches. Now 30, he continued to represent the San Francisco Golf Club. In the semi-finals, Joe E. Campbell, 20, Purdue University senior, played the last eight holes in five under par, including a hole-in-one on the 13th hole, and still lost to Ward, 2 and 1. Kocsis defeated Gerald J. Magee, of Toronto, Canada, 4 and 2, in the other semi-final; Magee was the second Canadian semi-finalist in four years. The entry of 1,600 set a new record. |
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U.S. Amateur PAR AND YARDAGE – The Lakeside Course at The Olympic Club will play at 6,948 yards and par 35-35—70. The Ocean Course at The Olympic Club, which will be used for the first two days of stroke play only, will play at 6,786 yards and par 35-35—70. THE OLYMPIC CLUB – Sam Whiting, a former English professor at the University of California at Berkley, designed the Lakeside Course, which opened in 1927. Whiting also supervised construction on the Ocean Course. Following completion of the jobs, Whiting stayed on as golf course superintendent until 1954. Tom Weiskopf worked on the recently completed re-design of the Ocean Course. TICKETS AVAILABLE – Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.ticketweb.com. Daily tickets are $15 and a weekly pass is $60. Other ticket options are also available. Children 12 and under are admitted free if accompanied by a paying adult. COURSE SETUP – The Lakeside Course at the Olympic Club will be set for green speeds of approximately 11 feet, 6 inches on the Stimpmeter. The primary rough will be grown to 4 inches, with a strip of intermediate rough cut to 1½ inches in height. Poa annua grass covers the greens. The fairways are a rye and poa annual grass combination. The roughs also have a bit of bluegrass mixed in. USGA SLOPE RATING® AND COURSE RATING™ – The Lakeside Course at the Olympic Club will carry a USGA Course Rating™ of 74.8 and a USGA Slope Rating® of 143. The Ocean Course will carry a USGA Course Rating™ of 74.0 and a USGA Slope Rating® of 136. An "average" Slope Rating in the U.S. is about 113. TOTAL ENTRIES – The USGA accepted 7,398 entries for the 2007 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 a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 2.4.
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