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| 1987 Bill Mayfair Bill Mayfair, 21 of Scottsdale, Arizona, defeated Eric Rebmann of Plantation, Florida, 4 and 3, in the final at the Jupiter Hills Club in Jupiter, Florida. Mayfair became the first player ever to win the U.S. Amateur and Amateur Public Links Championships. He won the APL in 1986. Scott Gump of Rockledge, Florida, earned the qualifying medal at three-under-par 141, two strokes better than fellow Floridians Miles McConnell and Nolan Henke. Gump was eliminated in the semifinal round by Rebmann, who defeated two-time champion Jay Sigel in a quarterfinal match. Mayfair twice was extended to extra holes on his way to the final. He defeated Scott Mayne of Warwick, Bermuda, on the 19th hole in the first round and eliminated McConnell in the quarterfinals. He defeated Stephen Ford of Melbourne, Florida, 3 and 2, to reach the final against Rebmann. Mayfair won the fourth hole with a birdie, then lost the advantage when Rebmann birdied the fifth. Mayfair regained the lead at the seventh and increased to 2 up with a par at the eighth. Rebmann pulled even by winning the ninth and 11th with pars. Mayfair held a 1-up lead after the morning round, but Rebmann squared the match with a birdie at the 20th. Mayfair took the lead for good when Rebmann three-putted at the 22nd hole. Mayfair built his lead to 2 up at the 26th and 3 up at the 29th. He held that edge at the 33rd hole, where he closed Rebmann out with a par. Buddy Alexander, the 1986 champion, failed to qualify for match play. He was eliminated in a playoff in which 25 players battled for nine spots in match play. The USGA accepted a record 4,085 entries for the championship. |
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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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