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| 1976 Bill Sander Bill Sander, of Kenmore, Wash., defeated C. Parker Moore, Jr., from Laurens, S.C., 8 and 6, in their scheduled 36-hole final match at the Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif. It was the greatest margin of victory in the Championship since 1961, when Jack Nicklaus beat Dudley Wysong by the same score. Fred Ridley, of Winter Haven, Fla., the 1975 Champion, was eliminated in the fourth round by Jim Mason, from Kirkwood, Mo., in 20 holes. William C. Campbell, of Huntington, W.Va., played in his 33rd Amateur Championship. He lost in the fourth round. In advancing to the final round, Sander defeated Mason in the semifinals, 8 and 7, and Skeeter Heath, of Hampton, Va., 1 up, in the quarterfinals. In the fifth round Sander defeated Jim Blair, of Logan, Utah, in 19 holes. Moore defeated Richard L. Siderowf, 1976 British Amateur Champion, from Westport, Conn., 2 and 1, in the fourth round and Mike Reid, Pacific Coast Amateur Champion, of Seattle, Wash., 1 up, in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals he defeated Stan Souza of Honolulu, in 19 holes, winning the 19th with a birdie. Sander played the first nine holes of the final match in 34, two under par, and stood 5-up. Moore won holes 12 through 15 to stand just one down, but lost the last three holes of the morning round and went to lunch 4 down. Sander started the afternoon round by winning the first hole with a birdie and was 7 up after the seventh hole. He lost the eighth hole--the only one he lost in the afternoon-but then birdied 11 and 12 to close out the match, 8 and 6. Entries reached 2,681, exceeding the record of 2,528 set in 1975 by 153. |
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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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