The final eight golfers to make it to the Friday quarterfinals included a cast that had been here before last year - Charlie Holland – those who just moved to the United States from Korea a mere three years ago – Byeong-Hun An. Each of the eight brought their top game to the quarters, knowing but [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘putt it in…’
August 27, 2009
U.S. Amateur Match Play – Peter Uihlein vs. Connor Arendell
Introducing guest contributor John Morris. I met Mr. Morris at the U.S. Amateur on Tuesday while he was caddying for Brian Whittle of Golden City, Missouri. John attended the U.S. Amateur today, Thursday, and followed the match play round of Peter Uihlein and Connor Arendell and was gracious enough to submit his synopsis of the [...]
August 27, 2009
U.S. Amateur – Round of 32 – three Okies enter, but only two remain
Oklahoma State sophomore Peter Uihlein only needed 17 holes in the Thursday morning round to take care of his opponent, Connor Driscoll, an move to the afternoon’s “Sweet 16″ matches. The front nine saw both Uihlein and Driscoll in a back and forth battle to gain position. Driscoll was 1-up at the turn, but birdies [...]
August 27, 2009
U.S. Amateur match play -day one hard on Oklahoma contingent
When the field of 312 amateur golfers was reduced to just 64, there were seven with Oklahoma connections to advance to the match play rounds at Southern Hills Country Club. And, after this round of 32 matches concluded on Wednesday, only three of the seven survived to see the second round. Oklahoma State sophomore Morgan [...]
August 26, 2009
Oklahoma well represented in match play at U.S. Amateurs
Spectators to the Match Play rounds of the 109th U.S. Amateur golf tournament being held in Tulsa, Oklahoma will have some golfers with local connections to follow. Seven players from the state made the cut to 64 and begin match play on Wednesday at Southern Hills Country Club. All five of the entrants that play [...]
August 24, 2009
109th U.S. Amateur – Tulsa, OK
The 109th annual U.S. Amateur boasts a field of 312 young men from 44 states, ranging in age from a mere 14 year old from California, Beau Hossler Jr., to a man that is 43 years his senior, 57 year old George “Buddy” Marucci, from Villanova, Pennsylvania. These men, both young and old, who come to [...]
