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| 1989 Chris Patton Chris Patton, a 21-year old senior at Clemson University, defeated Danny Green, 3 and 1, at the Merion Golf Club, in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Playing in his first Amateur, Patton went ahead by three holes at the end of the first 18, and held his lead through the afternoon round. At the time the match had ended, Patton stood at even par. Patton had played well all week. He reached match play with a two-round score of 142, five strokes off Eoghan O'Connell's medalist total of 137. He won his first two matches by scores of 2 and 1, and 5 and 4. He cleared his biggest hurdle in the quarterfinal round, against Michael Podolak, of Ox bow, North Dakota. Patton and Podolak were all square after 18 holes and then halved the first extra hole with double bogeys. Patton, however, won the 20th with a par. He went on to defeat Mike Brannan, in the semifinals, 2 and 1. Walker Cup players were, for the most part, eliminated early in match play. O'Connell, who had played for Great Britain and Ireland a week earlier, was eliminated in the second round by Brannan. Phil Mickelson, from the United States Walker Cup team, who qualified at 138, was defeated in the first round of match play by Ted Himka, of Reston, Washington. Jay Sigel, playing in his home area, was the last survivor among the Walker Cup players. Twice the Amateur champion, Sigel, 45, lost an extra hole match to Green in the quarterfinals. |
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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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