Goya Holds Lead After Completion Of First Round At 2007 U.S. Amateur

San Francisco – Argentina’s Estanislao Goya shot a 4-under 66 to hold a two-stroke lead after the completion of the 2007 U.S. Amateur Championship’s first round Tuesday.

More than half the field, 159 players, needed to finish their first round Tuesday due to a four-hour fog delay Monday. Although there was fog in the area again Tuesday morning, it was not enough to delay play.

Arnie Cutrell of Greensburg, Pa., plays out of a greenside bunker on the second hole Tuesday. Cutrell shot 3-over 73. (John Mummert/USGA)

The 19-year-old Goya played the par-70, 6,786-yard Ocean course of The Olympic Club. After opening with a bogey on the 498-yard, par-5 first hole, he recorded six birdies and just one bogey over 17 holes. After a short break, Goya, who is playing in his first USGA championship, headed to the Lake course to play his second round, which started two hours later than originally planned.

Four others who also played the Ocean course, Kyle Dickey, 22, of Summerville, S.C.; Kyle Ellis, 23, of Senatobia, Miss.; Andy Mickelson, 26, of Minooka, Ill.; and Nathan Tyler, 25, of Tucson, Ariz., were two strokes back after 2-under 68s. All four finished their first round Monday.

Eight players, led by 2007 U.S. Amateur Public Links champion Colt Knost, 22, of Dallas, Texas, were three strokes back after 1-under 69s. Knost was one of four golfers at 69 who played the par-70, 6,948-yard Lakeside course. Among those to record a 69 on the Ocean course was Danny Green, 50, of Jackson, Tenn., the 1999 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion who tied for low-amateur honors at the 2007 U.S. Senior Open.

For the first round, 27 players finished at even par or better, including 2007 U.S. Junior Amateur champion Cory Whitsett, 15, of Houston, Texas, who recorded a 70 on the Lake course.

The championship continues with the second round of stroke play Tuesday. Following the completion of stroke play, the field will be cut to the low 64 players who will advance to match play. The championship concludes with the 36-hole championship final Sunday.

The U.S. Amateur is one of 13 championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.

San Francisco – Results following the first round of stroke play at the 2007 U.S. Amateur Championship, which concluded Tuesday at the 6,948-yard, par-70 Lakeside Course and the 6,786-yard, par-70 Ocean Course at The Olympic Club (L = Lake Course, O = Ocean Course)

Estanislao Goya, Argentina 34-32—66 O
Kyle Ellis, Senatobia,Miss. 34-34—68 O
Kyle Dickey, Summerville,S.C. 33-35—68 O
Andy Mickelson, Minooka,Ill. 34-34—68 O
Nathan Tyler, Tucson,Ariz. 36-32—68 O
Derek Ernst, Clovis,Calif. 34-34—68 O
Kevin Schultz, Richardson,Texas 32-37—69 L
Colt Knost, Dallas,Texas 34-35—69 L
David Merkow, Hartland,Wis. 33-36—69 L
Jason Kokrak, Warren,Ohio 36-33—69 L
Danny Lee, New Zealand 34-35—69 O
Derek Fathauer, Jensen Beach,Fla. 34-35—69 O
Kyle Stanley, Gig Harbor,Wash. 36-33—69 O
Danny Green, Jackson,Tenn. 34-35—69 O
Nick Taylor, Canada 34-36—70 L
Cory Whitsett, Houston,Texas 33-37—70 L
Ricky Jones, Thomaston,Maine 37-33—70 L
Derek Sipe, Yorba Linda,Calif. 35-35—70 L
Taylor Travis, Fremont,Calif. 33-37—70 O
Daniel Kefale, Woodbridge,Va. 32-38—70 O
Michael Baird, Castle Rock,Colo. 39-31—70 O
Clifford Blanchard, Tiverton,R.I. 35-35—70 O
Chase Cooper, Guymon,Okla. 34-36—70 O
Jonathan Hodge, Strawberry Plains,Tenn. 31-39—70 O
Josh Dupont, Poway,Calif. 35-35—70 O
Joseph Bramlett, Saratoga,Calif. 35-35—70 O
Mu Hu, Ppls Rep. of China 35-35—70 O
Morgan Hoffmann, Saddlebrook,N.J. 35-36—71 L
Brent Long, Carthage,Tenn. 36-35—71 L
Matthew Rippy, Boise,Idaho 33-38—71 L
David McDaniel, Tucson,Ariz. 37-34—71 L
Eddie Olson, Aptos,Calif. 36-35—71 L
A.J. Oleksak, Agawam,Mass. 35-36—71 O
Chris Kennedy, Sarasota,Fla. 36-35—71 O
Rick Reinsberg, Lafayette,Calif. 36-35—71 O
Chris Kirk, St. Simons Island, Ga. 35-36—71 O
George Zahringer, New York,N.Y. 34-37—71 O
Drew Stoltz, Fort Collins,Colo. 36-35—71 O
Cameron Tringale, Laguna Niguel,Calif. 36-35—71 O
Trevor Murphy, St Johnsbury,Vt. 35-36—71 O
David Johnson, Palm Bay,Fla. 35-36—71 O
Jhonattan Vegas, Venezuela 35-37—72 L
Jon Bettencourt, Fresno,Calif. 36-36—72 L
Dustin Johnson, Myrtle Beach,S.C. 38-34—72 L
Travis Howe, Osceola,Pa. 38-34—72 L
Phil Hendrickson, Danville,Ky. 34-38—72 L
Alex Prugh, Spokane,Wash. 37-35—72 L
Harris English, Thomasville,Ga. 37-35—72 L
Alan Hill, Spring Branch,Texas 35-37—72 L
Adam Hagen, Scappoose,Ore. 36-36—72 L
Mark Silvers, Savannah,Ga. 38-34—72 O
Philip Pettitt Jr., Murfreesboro,Tenn. 36-36—72 O
Hyun Seok Lim, Korea 36-36—72 O
Jay Moseley, Bainbridge,Ga. 36-36—72 O
Bud Cauley, Jacksonville,Fla. 36-36—72 O
Drew Weaver, High Point,N.C. 36-36—72 O
Rickie Fowler, Murrieta,Calif. 37-35—72 O
Trey McNeill, Spring,Texas 36-36—72 O
Gary Wolstenholme, England 40-32—72 O
Michael Knight, Canada 35-37—72 O
Michael Drake, Riverside,Calif. 37-36—73 L
Sihwan Kim, Buena Park,Calif. 35-38—73 L
Gene Elliott, West Des Moines,Iowa 36-37—73 L
Craig Smith, Springfield,Tenn. 37-36—73 L
Jamie Lovemark, Rancho Santa Fe,Calif. 36-37—73 L
Ji Moon, Severna Park,Md. 34-39—73 L
Robert Rohanna, Waynesburg,Pa. 36-37—73 L
Brad Wilder, Florence,Ky. 40-33—73 O
Michael Quagliano, White Plains,N.Y. 39-34—73 O
Marius Thorp, Norway 37-36—73 O
Jonathan Moore, Vancouver,Wash. 38-35—73 O
Alex Wagner, St Charles,Ill. 37-36—73 O
Nick Little, Crozet,Va. 36-37—73 O
Jonathon Schram, Buffalo Grove,Ill. 36-37—73 O
Zack Reeves, Arlington,Texas 37-36—73 O
Doug Kleeschulte, Kingston,N.Y. 34-39—73 O
Daniel Lim, Cupertino,Calif. 33-40—73 O
Casey Clendenon, Houston,Texas 36-37—73 O
Lindsay Renolds, Canada 37-36—73 O
Webb Simpson, Raleigh,N.C. 36-37—73 O
Jon Curran, Hopkinton,Mass. 35-38—73 O
Matthew Marshall, Saratoga,Calif. 38-35—73 O
Timothy Beranek, Minneapolis,Minn. 36-37—73 O
Arnold Cutrell, Greensburg,Pa. 38-35—73 O
Jon McLean, Weston,Fla. 37-36—73 O
Scott Harvey, Greensboro,N.C. 36-37—73 O
Cheng Tsung Pan, Chinese Taipei 36-37—73 O
Jeffrey Castle, Ellicott City,Md. 37-36—73 O
J.C. Horne, Daytona Beach,Fla. 35-39—74 L
Mark Harrell, Hazlehurst,Ga. 37-37—74 L
Clayton Rotz, Chambersburg,Pa. 37-37—74 L
Aaron Weston, Lone Tree,Colo. 34-40—74 L
Trip Kuehne, Dallas,Texas 37-37—74 L
A-Shun Wu, Ppls Rep. of China 37-37—74 L
Glenn Northcutt, Dothan,Ala. 35-39—74 L
Brian Locke, Los Angeles,Calif. 36-38—74 L
Sam Saunders, Orlando,Fla. 35-39—74 L
Robbie Fillmore, Salt Lake City,Utah 37-37—74 L
Josh Anderson, Murrieta,Calif. 33-41—74 L
Blake Trimble, Rancho Santa Fe,Calif. 37-37—74 O
Darren Wallace, Canada 34-40—74 O
Alex Martin, Middletown,Ohio 38-36—74 O
Steve White, Jackson,Wyo. 37-37—74 O
Blake Bowman, Muskogee,Okla. 36-38—74 O
Robin Smith, Grifton,N.C. 39-35—74 O
Scott Kelly, Kingwood,Texas 37-37—74 O
Martin Ureta, Chile 33-41—74 O
Lion Kim, Lake Mary,Fla. 36-38—74 O
Carl Smith IV, Laguna Beach,Calif. 39-35—74 O
Jeff Belk, Marietta,Ga. 38-36—74 O
Brendan Gielow, Muskegon,Mich. 37-37—74 O
John Bernatovicz, Akron,Ohio 38-36—74 O
Dean Merrill, Kansas City,Mo. 35-39—74 O
Zachary Zaremba, Pueblo West,Colo. 36-38—74 O
Manuel Villegas, Colombia 34-40—74 O
Preston Yates, Winston-Salem,N.C. 38-36—74 O
Farren Keenan, England 35-39—74 O
Rick Kulacz, Australia 36-39—75 L
Kevin Marsh, Las Vegas,Nev. 39-36—75 L
Eric Onesi, Bear,Del. 38-37—75 L
Vincent Johnson, Portland,Ore. 38-37—75 L
Bryce Ledford, Ooltewah,Tenn. 37-38—75 L
Michael Muehr, Potomac Falls,Va. 38-37—75 L
Raymond Floyd Jr., Old Greenwich,Conn. 38-37—75 L
James Sacheck, Zionsville,Ind. 38-37—75 L
Troy Merritt, Fridley,Minn. 36-39—75 L
Will Griffin, San Antonio,Texas 37-38—75 L
Robert Gerwin, Cincinnati,Ohio 38-37—75 L
Clayton Parkhill, Champaign,Ill. 38-37—75 O
Nick Delio, Valencia,Calif. 35-40—75 O
Bill Rankin, Cedar,Mich. 36-39—75 O
Andres Echavarria, Colombia 38-37—75 O
Greg Doherty, Canada 42-33—75 O
Robby Bigley, Rotterdam,N.Y. 37-38—75 O
Matt Miller, Bloomington,Ill. 39-36—75 O
Brandon Huffman, Little Rock,Ark. 37-38—75 O
Jeff Wilson, Fairfield,Calif. 36-39—75 O
Michael Thompson, Tucson,Ariz. 37-38—75 O
Jonathon Krick, Peoria Heights,Ill. 35-40—75 O
Andrew Putnam, University Place,Wash. 38-37—75 O
Jimmy Lytle, Ocean Ridge,Fla. 36-39—75 O
John Hurley, O'Neill,Neb. 37-38—75 O
Dave Womack, McDonough,Ga. 38-38—76 L
Justin Fraley, Rowlett,Texas 39-37—76 L
Scotty Jones, East Palestine,Ohio 39-37—76 L
Beau Glover, North Little Rock,Ark. 38-38—76 L
Tyler Hitchcock, Orlando,Fla. 36-40—76 L
William Moore, Pacific Grove,Calif. 38-38—76 L
Randy Haag, Burlingame,Calif. 36-40—76 L
Blake West, Montgomery,Ala. 38-38—76 L
Ramsey Sahyoun, Reseda,Calif. 35-41—76 L
Trey Denton, Canton,Miss. 36-40—76 L
Cody Paladino, Kensington,Conn. 39-37—76 L
Austin Eaton III, North Sutton,N.H. 35-41—76 L
Michael Beausejour, Cincinnati,Ohio 38-38—76 L
Michael Tulacz, Kingston,N.Y. 38-38—76 L
J.P. Van Der Walt, South Africa 40-36—76 O
Daryl Fathauer, Jensen Beach,Fla. 38-38—76 O
Dominic Bozzelli, Pittsford,N.Y. 37-39—76 O
Matthew Sughrue, Alexandria,Va. 36-40—76 O
Evan Harmeling, North Reading,Mass. 37-39—76 O
Jon Platz, Olathe,Kan. 37-39—76 O
Tony Behrstock, Los Angeles,Calif. 40-36—76 O
Jordan Smith, Olathe,Kan. 36-40—76 O
Michael Bell, Indianapolis,Ind. 41-35—76 O
William Smith, Newville,Pa. 39-37—76 O
Billy Horschel, Grant,Fla. 35-41—76 O
Brent Paladino, Kensington,Conn. 38-38—76 O
Kyle English, Bloomington,Ill. 36-40—76 O
Fu Chiang Pan, Chinese Taipei 36-41—77 L
Jakin Fox, Statesville,N.C. 38-39—77 L
Philip Arouca, Wilmette,Ill. 38-39—77 L
Cole Willcox, Berwyn,Pa. 36-41—77 L
Jeff Golden, Winter Park,Fla. 39-38—77 L
Jason Gerken, Logan,Ohio 37-40—77 L
Jamie Arnold, Australia 38-39—77 L
Brian Harman, Savannah,Ga. 39-38—77 L
Chris Rockwell, Owings Mills,Md. 40-37—77 L
Michael O'Neal, Jacksonville,Fla. 38-39—77 L
John-Tyler Griffin, Wilson,N.C. 37-40—77 L
John Pierce, San Antonio,Texas 35-42—77 L
Danny Sorgini, Pickerington,Ohio 38-39—77 L
Tyson Alexander, Gainesville,Fla. 34-43—77 L
Jim Dunlap, Tigard,Ore. 39-38—77 L
Scott Travers, Trabuco Canyon,Calif. 39-38—77 L
David Markle, Canada 36-41—77 L
Carlton Forrester, Birmingham,Ala. 39-38—77 O
Bill Drohen, Haverhill,Mass. 41-36—77 O
Kevin Quinn, Needham,Mass. 40-37—77 O
Derek Rende, Chattanooga,Tenn. 37-40—77 O
Mark Sommerfeld, Canada 38-39—77 O
Ryan Spears, Del City,Okla. 38-39—77 O
Scott Sikes, Dallas,Texas 36-41—77 O
Matt Robertson, Decatur,Tenn. 37-40—77 O
Cody Upham, Vancouver,Wash. 42-35—77 O
David Lipsky, La Canada,Calif. 37-40—77 O
Douglas Clapp, Walpole,Mass. 41-36—77 O
Philippe-Andre Bannon, Canada 38-39—77 O
Chris Condello, Heathrow,Fla. 41-36—77 O
Scott McGihon, Bermuda Dunes,Calif. 38-40—78 L
Baker Elmore, Cheraw,S.C. 37-41—78 L
Patrick Reed, Baton Rouge,La. 38-40—78 L
Adrien Bernadet, France 38-40—78 L
Eric Spencer, Bloomfield Hills,Mich. 37-41—78 L
Tanner Ervin, Mount Pleasant,S.C. 36-42—78 L
Jarred Texter, Millersville,Pa. 36-42—78 L
Ki Moon, Ellicott,Md. 37-41—78 L
Tyler Brewington, Orangeville,Pa. 39-39—78 L
Warren Thomas, Columbia,S.C. 39-39—78 L
Connor Arendell, Cape Coral,Fla. 39-39—78 L
Amory Davis, Chadds Ford,Pa. 42-36—78 L
Justin Gray, Westminster,Calif. 39-39—78 L
Niall Turner, Minneapolis,Minn. 37-41—78 L
Stuart Gold, West Haven,Utah 36-42—78 L
Ryan O'Rear, Salado,Texas 40-38—78 L
David McAndrew, Barrington,R.I. 45-33—78 L
David Keepler, Lindenhurst,N.Y. 39-39—78 O
Mark Telerico, Aurora,Ohio 40-38—78 O
William Cullen, Bloomington,Ill. 38-40—78 O
Blake Seabaugh, Tigard,Ore. 38-40—78 O
Jake Scott, Strongsville,Ohio 40-38—78 O
Clark Holle, South Orange,N.J. 39-39—78 O
Taylor Hall, Lagrange,Ga. 37-41—78 O
Tim Schaetzel, Atlanta,Ga. 39-39—78 O
William McGuinness, Woodbury,N.J. 37-42—79 L
Ben Wood, St Louis,Mo. 40-39—79 L
Tripp Kuhlke, Augusta,Ga. 37-42—79 L
Nathan Smith, Pittsburgh,Pa. 40-39—79 L
Robert Streb, Edmond,Okla. 39-40—79 L
Richard Berkmeyer, St Louis,Mo. 38-41—79 L
Michael McGowan, Southern Pines,N.C. 39-40—79 L
Matthew Hicks, Charleston,W.Va. 39-40—79 L
Patrick Datz, Bluffton,S.C. 34-45—79 L
Jeff Burda, Modesto,Calif. 39-40—79 L
Henry Zaytoun III, Raleigh,N.C. 41-38—79 L
Ricky Romano, Hemet,Calif. 40-39—79 L
Zach Sebert, Grove City,Ohio 38-41—79 L
Erik Barnes, Marion,Ind. 36-43—79 L
Martin Trainer, Palo Alto,Calif. 39-40—79 L
Casey Watabu, Kapaa,Hawaii 38-41—79 O
Estanislao Guerrero, Mecico 42-37—79 O
Ryan Anderson, Greeley,Colo. 39-40—79 O
Brad Wright, Cambridge,Ohio 40-39—79 O
Lance Lopez, Missouri City,Texas 41-38—79 O
Cory Blenkush, Maple Grove,Minn. 40-39—79 O
Jeff New, The Woodlands,Texas 39-40—79 O
Joe Schoolmeesters, Litchfield,Minn. 37-42—79 O
Cameron Hooper, Jacksonville,Fla. 39-40—79 O
Erik Flores, Grass Valley,Calif. 42-37—79 O
Packard Dewitt, Germantown,Tenn. 36-43—79 O
George Cestia, Lake Charles,La. 41-39—80 L
Clay Poff, Mio,Mich. 37-43—80 L
Anthony Paolucci, Dallas,Texas 40-40—80 L
Cliff Benson III, Raleigh,N.C. 38-42—80 L
Andrew Bowdish, San Jose,Calif. 39-41—80 L
Ricky McDonald, Shoreline,Wash. 40-40—80 L
Patrick Mainey, Newburgh,N.Y. 40-40—80 L
Eric Shriver, Cary,N.C. 40-40—80 L
Spencer Fletcher, Los Altos,Calif. 37-43—80 L
Tyler Neal, Tucson,Ariz. 40-40—80 L
Matthew Pierce Jr., San Juan Capistrano,Calif. 41-39—80 L
Mark Modglin, Simi Valley,Calif. 40-40—80 O
Sandro Piaget, Jupiter,Fla. 38-42—80 O
Michael Smith, Lafayette,La. 41-39—80 O
John Talley, Saint Martinville,La. 41-39—80 O
John Kelly, Saint Louis,Mo. 39-41—80 O
Daniel Mitchell, Oklahoma City,Okla. 38-42—80 O
Hunter Semels, Manhasset,N.Y. 41-40—81 L
Alexandre Kaleka, France 40-41—81 L
Richard Lee, Issaquah,Wash. 40-41—81 L
Billy McKay, Grand Blanc,Mich. 39-42—81 L
James Byrd, Windermere,Fla. 41-40—81 L
Min Wook Woo, Korea 37-44—81 O
Daniel Abbondandolo, Oyster Bay Cove,N.Y. 42-39—81 O
E.J. Wholey, Chepachet,R.I. 41-40—81 O
Jamie Miller, Buffalo,N.Y. 42-39—81 O
John Moon, Korea 41-40—81 O
Kent Bulle, Glasgow,Ky. 39-42—81 O
Zack Sucher, Mobile,Ala. 42-39—81 O
Jonathan Orchin, Washington,D.C. 36-45—81 O
Reed Davis, Cordova,Tenn. 38-43—81 O
Travis Reid, Clovis,N.M. 44-37—81 O
Brian Scherer, Midland,Texas 39-43—82 L
Freddy Esparza, El Paso,Texas 41-41—82 L
Chappell Brown, West Palm Beach,Fla. 40-42—82 L
Nick Desimone, Sykesville,Md. 39-43—82 L
Victor Ciesielski, Canada 43-39—82 L
Raymond Sheedy, Keymar,Md. 44-38—82 O
Mike Moffat, Warrington,Pa. 44-38—82 O
Michael Buttacavoli, Miami Beach,Fla. 39-43—82 O
Wes Homan, Cincinnati,Ohio 39-44—83 L
Chad Frank, Sanford,Fla. 38-45—83 L
J.J. Wood, Yuma,Ariz. 40-43—83 L
Sean Rowen, Fishers,Ind. 41-42—83 L
Dusty Roberts, Reidsville,N.C. 39-44—83 L
Matt Hughes, Dalton,Ga. 40-43—83 L
Aaron Hickman, Tyler,Texas 44-40—84 L
Christian Blanchet, Gainesville,Fla. 43-41—84 L
Phillip Mollica, Anderson,S.C. 41-43—84 L
Kelly Kraft, Denton,Texas 43-41—84 O
Marshall Bailey, Fincastle,Va. 43-42—85 L
Eric Williams, Honesdale,Pa. 44-41—85 L
Justin Bryant, St Louis,Mo. 45-41—86 L
Chase Wright, Muncie,Ind. 45-41—86 L
James Godwin, Poplar Bluff,Mo. 42-44—86 L
Matt Hammond, Clayton,N.C. 45-41—86 O
Federico Damus, Argentina 41-46—87 L
Tommy McDonagh, Wilton,Conn. 46-42—88 L
Nate Dunn, Manchester,Iowa 39-49—88 L
Troy Anderson, Paradise Valley,Ariz. 44-45—89 L
Brant Peaper, Tequesta,Fla. 46-43—89 O
David Easley, Lincoln,Neb. 46-44—90 L
Ryan Hitt, Allen,Texas 46-46—92 L
Tyson Ketchum, Kansas City,Mo. 48-46—94 O
Tom Madden DQ