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| In 1951, Ben Hogan brought a monster that was Oakland Hills to its knees when he won the U.S. Open. If true, how pray tell, does one describe what 18-year-old Danny Lee did to Pinehurst No. 2 Sunday? He shredded it like mincemeat in silencing Drew Kittleson, 5 and 4. So much so that even Kittleson, a 19-year-old sophomore from Florida State University, had to give him his props. |
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| Eighteen-year-old Danny Lee of New Zealand became the youngest winner in U.S. Amateur Championship history Sunday when he put on a birdie clinic in defeating Drew Kittleson, 19, of Scottsdale, Ariz., 5 and 4, in the scheduled 36-hole final match at Pinehurst No. 2. |
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| New Zealand’s Danny Lee started slowly but went on a mid-round birdie barrage Sunday to hold a 5-up lead over Drew Kittleson of Scottsdale, Ariz., after the first 18 holes of the 36-hole championship final at the U.S. Amateur on Pinehurst No. 2. |
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| An aching shoulder couldn’t slow Danny Lee’s three-week golf barnstorm and Patrick Reed couldn’t halt Lee from barreling into the final of the 108th U.S. Amateur Saturday at Pinehurst Resort’s No. 2 course. |
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| When he was 13 years old, Drew Kittleson was thrown into the throes of tragedy, unfair for any child. "We don’t talk about that much anymore," said his father, 56-year-old Kurt Kittleson, after "Drew-Drew" advanced to the U.S. Amateur final with a 4-and-2 victory over Adam Mitchell Saturday at Pinehurst No. 2. "When you’re 13 years old and you lose your mother, that’s tough on any kid. It helped him grow up fast."
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| Danny Lee, 18, of New Zealand, who can become the youngest winner in U.S. Amateur history, and Drew Kittleson, 19, of Scottsdale, Ariz., each won their semifinal match Saturday to advance to Sunday’s 36-hole final at Pinehurst No. 2. |
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| Drew Kittleson, a sophomore at Florida State University, is playing in his third U.S. Amateur. Prior to making the semifinals, his best finish in a USGA event was the quarterfinals at the 2006 U.S. Junior Amateur where he lost to fellow FSU teammate Wesley Graham. |
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| At 18, Danny Lee is a performer. Ever hear a Korean who lives in New Zealand imitate a Texan? The punchline is that this space can’t do the comedic effect justice. But Lee pulls it off with aplomb. |
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| The week prior to the U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst Resort’s No. 2 course, Drew Kittleson joined his Florida State teammates on a trip to Scotland. Among the stops was an obligatory, if not an opportune, round at the Old Course at St. Andrews. |
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| Top-ranked Danny Lee, 18, of New Zealand, took a step closer to becoming the youngest U.S. Amateur champion Friday after winning his quarterfinal match at Pinehurst No. 2. Lee will face 18-year-old Patrick Reed of Augusta, Ga., in one semifinal match Saturday while Adam Mitchell, 21, of Chattanooga, Tenn., will meet Drew Kittleson, 19, of Scottsdale, Ariz., in the second semifinal match. The 36-hole final is set for Sunday. |
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| On the way to winning a U.S. Amateur Championship, a little luck can sometimes go a long way. On Friday, Adam Mitchell parlayed good fortune into a semifinal berth at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s No. 2 course. Mitchell chipped in for birdie at the seventh hole to slow a surging Charlie Holland and later eagled the par-4 11th en route to a 2-and-1 victory. Mitchell will face Drew Kittleson in the first semifinal match on Saturday. |
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| Amanda Henry is a senior at the University of Louisville, plays golf there and also serves as Derek Fathauer’s girlfriend and caddie. We caught up with her after Fathauer advanced to the quarterfinals. |
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| Top-ranked amateur Danny Lee, 18, of New Zealand, continued his impressive summer hot streak by defeating Wichita State’s Connor McHenry, 20, of Jefferson City, Mo., Thursday afternoon, 7 and 6, to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2008 U.S. Amateur Championship at Pinehurst No. 2. |
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| For all of the frustrations that golf levels on willing practitioners, epiphanies are a prime source for counterbalance, bringing welcome solace and small satisfactions that soothe the psyche. Morgan Hoffmann is feeling better about his golf game, not only because he has advanced to the quarterfinals of the 108th U.S. Amateur, but also because he is rounding into form thanks to a few little light bulbs that have gone off in his head to sharpen key skill sets. |
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| Derek Fathauer was ecstatic to have reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur Championship. But his enthusiasm was masked by sheer exhaustion. |
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| You could understand if Kevin Tway felt a little bit of extra pressure Wednesday in the second round of match play at the 108th U.S. Amateur. The 2005 U.S. Junior Amateur champion had to face medalist Robbie Filmore in the first of 16 morning matches at Pinehurst Resort’s No. 2 course. He also felt like he wanted to make the day more worthwhile for his father, PGA Tour pro Bob Tway, who withdrew from The Barclays, the opening event in the FedEx Cup playoffs, so that he could continue to caddie for his son. |
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| Derek Fathauer certainly is getting a workout around Pinehurst Resort and Country Club’s No. 2 course this week. For the second straight day, Fathauer, 22, of Jensen Beach, Fla., saw his 108th U.S. Amateur Championship match extend to the 18th hole. And, in the case of Thursday’s second-round match against Peter Uihlein, he needed a couple of more before winning in 20 holes. |
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| Village of Pinehurst, N.C. – Top-ranked amateur Danny Lee, 18, of New Zealand, and second-ranked Rickie Fowler, 19, of Murrieta, Calif., each cruised to victories in the second round of match play Thursday morning on the famed Pinehurst No. 2 course at the 2008 U.S. Amateur Championship. |
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| Robbie Fillmore always had it in his heart to play collegiate golf. But he also had a more passionate calling to fill. So prior to Fillmore’s freshman year at Brigham Young University, where he was to play golf on scholarship, he decided to serve a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Chile. |
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| Three members of the winning 2007 USA Walker Cup team were among the 32 who advanced in first-round matches Wednesday at the U.S. Amateur on the No. 2 course at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club. |
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| After two days of stroke play, 315 players were whittled down to 64. At least that was the plan. But after Tuesday’s second round of stroke play there were still two spots available with 26 golfers left to battle it out in a playoff at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. |
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| Sam Saunders put on the kind of late charge Wednesday afternoon that would have made his grandfather proud. The rally staggered his opponent, Sihwan Kim, but it didn’t knock him down. Kim, a first-team All-American from Stanford University, eventually prevailed in extra holes in a first-round match at the 108th U.S. Amateur. |
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| Derek Fathauer stood still as a sentry, seething at the scene before him. He digested it the way a snake chokes down its prey: slow and deliberate. His opponent, Jhonattan Vegas, had just dropped in a 30-foot bomb on the Pinehurst No. 2 16th green — an upturned special by Donald Ross, no less — to even the match. Vegas shrieked "Come on!" so loud that it could have awakened Rip Van Winkle. |
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| Robbie Fillmore, 22, of Provo, Utah, shot a 5-under-par 65 on the No. 4 course Tuesday to win medalist honors by two strokes on the second day of stroke play at the U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club. |
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| Toting a new putter in his bag, Horschel got around Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s Nos. 2 and 4 courses in even-par 140 and with just one three-putt. "One three-putt is pretty good on these greens," he said. "But I like [the new putter]. I’ve only had it less than two weeks, and I got a little putting advice that’s helped me out, but it’s still all in the head." |
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| Danny Lee is a fast learner. Fatigued and fighting his golf swing, Lee, the reigning Western Amateur champion, found a way to dig down and navigate Pinehurst No. 2 in level-par 70 Tuesday afternoon to qualify for match play in the 108th U.S. Amateur. |
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| About 130 miles, 40 years and one leap of faith separate this famous golfing destination from the relatively unknown and uncelebrated town of Mount Airy, N.C., a real place that Reed Howard has never seen, yet to which he might feel a slight twinge of allegiance, even if it’s all in his head. |
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| Father-son tandems are far from a novelty in golf, but Gary and Mike Van Sickle can lay claim to a special niche worth writing about. It might be more appropriate for Gary to undertake reporting duties here, being one of the world’s best and most decorated golf writers as well as a fine player in his own right. But writing wasn’t on Van Sickle’s agenda; he was busy at this week’s 108th U.S. Amateur serving as caddie for his son, one of America’s top amateur golfers. |
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| Robbie Fillmore, 22, of Provo, Utah, shot a 5-under-par 65 on the No. 4 course Tuesday to take a three-stroke lead after the morning wave of play on the second day of stroke play at the U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club. Fillmore is vying for medalist honors. |
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| Peter Uihlein squatted to line up the putt on his 18th hole Monday at the U.S. Amateur Championship and then backed off. He walked around the line and then sought sage advice. |
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| Wesley Bryan, 18, of Chapin, S.C., and Andrew Putnam, 19, of University Place, Wash., each finished with 3-under-par 67s to share the lead by one stroke after the first round of the U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club. Bryan posted his score on the famed No. 2 course while Putnam played his first round on the No. 4 course. |
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| Wesley Bryan, 18, of Chapin, S.C., made four birdies on his way to a three-under-par 67 on the No. 2 course to lead the early finishers by a stroke in the first round of the U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club. Four of the finishers at 68 played the No. 4 course, the second course being used for the two days of stroke play. |
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| General raves about the virtues of No. 2 when August daylight begins to diminish might emanate most distinctly from a pencil factory. Sharpen the focus to golf and the reference is unmistakable. The No. 2 Course at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, the host course of this week's 108th U.S. Amateur, is arguably one of the most renowned in the world and one of the most complete examinations in championship golf. It represents the signature design of prolific course architect Donald Ross, who first created the links course in 1903 and nurtured it until his death in 1948. |
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| Hmmm, the choice of playing Pinehurst Resort & Country Club's fabled Donald Ross-designed No. 2 course or the revamped No. 4 course? For Jamie Lovemark and Kevin O’Connell the choice was made simple early Monday afternoon at the 108th U.S. Amateur Championship. After shooting 4-over-par 74 and 2-over 72, respectively, on the No. 4 course, they each were chomping for a piece of No. 2. |
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| As Douglas Parigian navigated his way around the Pinehurst properties the past two days, the same refrain permeated the air. "They all stopped me. ‘You're playing?'" chuckled Parigian. "They all mistake me for a parent." |
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| The murky clouds gave the indication that daybreak decided to hit the snooze button. Lampposts still cascaded light as though nighttime were its visitor. Such was life at Pinehurst shortly after 8 a.m. Sunday, only because a storm ruined players' attempts to get practice time in on the No. 2 and No. 4 courses. |
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| It would be silly to think that a 50-something golfer could hang with the top collegiate amateurs who are half his age, right? Don't tell that to Paul Simson, a 57-year-old insurance broker from Raleigh, N.C., who is playing his best golf in the twilight of an amateur career. |
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| Standing in the main hallway of the Pinehurst (N.C.) Country Club, you can look up at the wall and read what seems to be a roster of most of the men and women who created American golf history. The names are stamped into two heavy bronze plaques, and they make an impressive list. |
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| When the 2005 U.S. Open was played, it visited the home of one of America's purest golfing experiences. That's because there are no dramatic seaside vistas; no old-money urban club experience. Pinehurst exists because of the game of golf. Period. |
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| Jamie Lovemark could have easily stayed at home. Taken the week off, maybe done some surfing. Or if he really wanted to stay sharp, he could have just gone up the left coast to Washington and played the prestigious Sahalee Players Championship. |
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| James W. Barber, president of Barber Steamship Lines, known in ports the world over as 'the Dean of American Shipping,' came to Pinehurst Village in 1917 with an idea. With the help of Edward Wiswell, described by contemporaries as "an amateur architect of fiendish ingenuity," Barber brought his idea to life in the garden behind his Pinehurst estate. |
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| Information on the 2008 U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club |
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| Sectional qualifying results per date and location. |
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