BANDON, Ore.—Corbin Mills says he doesn't have a particularly good track
record in match-play events and his putting has held him back from
breaking out in college golf. You wouldn't know either of these to be
the case, however, by the way the rising Clemson junior has played at
the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship.
After claiming medalist honors and advancing out of stroke-play
qualifying for the first time in three USGA events, the 21-year-old from
Easley, S.C., has found a comfort zone around the links courses at
Bandon Dunes Resort. During Thursday's play at Old Macdonald GC, Mills
knocked off recent NCAA champion John Peterson, 1 up, then beat Oklahoma
State's Talor Gooch, 4 and 2, to reach Friday's quarterfinal round.
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Results for June 2011
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Wake's Woods continues winning ways at WAPL
BANDON, Ore.—In women's college golf, there's the SEC/Pac-10 Challenge. At the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship, it appears we've got an ACC/Pac-10 showcase.
Seven of the eight players who advanced to the quarterfinals Thursday after the second and third rounds were contested on Bandon Trails GC play college golf at schools in one of these two conferences.
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Seven of the eight players who advanced to the quarterfinals Thursday after the second and third rounds were contested on Bandon Trails GC play college golf at schools in one of these two conferences.
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Despite rocky APL start, no give up from Hoadley
BANDON, Ore.—That Robert Hoadley would be preparing to tee it up in the
third round of the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship Thursday
afternoon probably comes as a surprise to those who watched him during
his first few holes of stroke-play qualifying.
Playing in the wind and rain that fell last Monday along the Oregon coast, the rising junior at UNC Greensboro stumbled early and often at Bandon Trails GC. It began with a double-bogey 5 on the second hole, followed by a double-bogey 6 on the third hole and a triple-bogey 7 on the fourth hole. Three more bogeys later, Hoadley turned in 10-over 45.
"That front nine was kind of a welcome to Bandon Dunes," Hoadley said. "A lot of people at home were texting my mom saying, 'Is this really true? Did he really shoot 10 over?' " Read more
Playing in the wind and rain that fell last Monday along the Oregon coast, the rising junior at UNC Greensboro stumbled early and often at Bandon Trails GC. It began with a double-bogey 5 on the second hole, followed by a double-bogey 6 on the third hole and a triple-bogey 7 on the fourth hole. Three more bogeys later, Hoadley turned in 10-over 45.
"That front nine was kind of a welcome to Bandon Dunes," Hoadley said. "A lot of people at home were texting my mom saying, 'Is this really true? Did he really shoot 10 over?' " Read more
Something Bruin at the WAPL
BANDON, Ore.—National championships are something the players on the
UCLA women's golf team are familiar with of late, the squad having
claimed the NCAA team title last month at The Traditions Club in College
Station, Texas. Perhaps then it's no surprise to see a few Bruins
advancing into the match-play portion of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public
Links Championship, among the 13 national championships the USGA
conducts.
But five players from the same school?
"We were laughing about it," said Tiffany Lua. "It almost feels like a team tournament."
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But five players from the same school?
"We were laughing about it," said Tiffany Lua. "It almost feels like a team tournament."
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Is that an ace or an albatross?
UNLV's Derek Ernst has made one hole-in-one in his career, at a
U.S. Amateur qualifier in 2007. But he went one better Wednesday during
his first-round match with Joe David at the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship.
On the eighth hole at Bandon Trails GC, a drivable par 4 that was playing 299 yards, albeit downwind, Ernst took out a 3-wood and went for the green. With the hole location in the back left, Ernst thought his drive was heading to the right bunker. A nice kick to the left, however, sent it toward the cup, where it proceeded to disappear, according to Ernst.
"I was thinking there's no way it went over the green," Ernst said. "There were two marshals on the side of the green and one guy ran out and put his hands in the air. That's when I knew it was in."
The double eagle was the first on a par 4 in the APL since the USGA began tracking such stats in 1982. It is just the third double eagle ever recorded at the APL.
"It gave me a big boost of momentum for the rest of day," said Ernst, who eventually won the match in 19 holes.
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Form held in most first-round matches at Bandon Trails. Medalist Corbin Mills knocked off Greg O'Connor, 4 and 2, and faces John Peterson, the recent NCAA champion, in the second round Thursday. Peterson was a 3-and-2 winner over Peter Williamson.
Oklahoma State's Talor Gooch, recent college grads Harris English (Georgia) and Jonathan Randolph (Mississippi), Palmer Cup participant Daniel Miernicki (Oregon) all advanced to the second round as well, as did local Bandon caddie Kevin Rei, who defeated Kevin Fitzgerald 7 and 6.
For complete first-round results, click here.
On the eighth hole at Bandon Trails GC, a drivable par 4 that was playing 299 yards, albeit downwind, Ernst took out a 3-wood and went for the green. With the hole location in the back left, Ernst thought his drive was heading to the right bunker. A nice kick to the left, however, sent it toward the cup, where it proceeded to disappear, according to Ernst.
"I was thinking there's no way it went over the green," Ernst said. "There were two marshals on the side of the green and one guy ran out and put his hands in the air. That's when I knew it was in."
The double eagle was the first on a par 4 in the APL since the USGA began tracking such stats in 1982. It is just the third double eagle ever recorded at the APL.
"It gave me a big boost of momentum for the rest of day," said Ernst, who eventually won the match in 19 holes.
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Form held in most first-round matches at Bandon Trails. Medalist Corbin Mills knocked off Greg O'Connor, 4 and 2, and faces John Peterson, the recent NCAA champion, in the second round Thursday. Peterson was a 3-and-2 winner over Peter Williamson.
Oklahoma State's Talor Gooch, recent college grads Harris English (Georgia) and Jonathan Randolph (Mississippi), Palmer Cup participant Daniel Miernicki (Oregon) all advanced to the second round as well, as did local Bandon caddie Kevin Rei, who defeated Kevin Fitzgerald 7 and 6.
For complete first-round results, click here.
Are they liking the links at the APL/WAPL?
BANDON, Ore.—"The courses are amazing. They're like nothing I've ever played before."
Ask the golfers competing this week at the U.S. Amateur Public Links and Women's Amateur Public Links championships about the Bandon Trails and Old Macdonald courses at Bandon Dunes Resort and that's essential what you hear, the players impressed with this oasis by the Oregon coast.
And yet that's the rub. In most cases, these links courses, quite literally, like nothing they've ever played before, adding a variable that will make the next few days of match-play competition particular intriguing.
How to you adjust to a style of play with which you're not familiar … and when a national championship is on the line? Read more
Ask the golfers competing this week at the U.S. Amateur Public Links and Women's Amateur Public Links championships about the Bandon Trails and Old Macdonald courses at Bandon Dunes Resort and that's essential what you hear, the players impressed with this oasis by the Oregon coast.
And yet that's the rub. In most cases, these links courses, quite literally, like nothing they've ever played before, adding a variable that will make the next few days of match-play competition particular intriguing.
How to you adjust to a style of play with which you're not familiar … and when a national championship is on the line? Read more
Rounding out Ping/GCAA D-I All-American teams
The GCAA finally released the remaining Division I Ping All-American teams, having announced the first-team honorees at the NCAA Championship earlier this month. Here is a look at the second-team, third-team and honorable mention winners.
Second-Team
Blayne Barber, Auburn
Phillip Choi, Florida
Harris English, Georgia
J.T. Griffin, Georgia Tech
Jeff Karlsson, Kennesaw State
Henrik Norlander, Augusta State
Jordan Russell, Texas A&M
Kyle Scott, Georgia Tech
Cory Whitsett, Alabama
Chris Williams, Washington
Third-Team
Andres Echavarria , Florida
Ignacio Elvira, Texas A&M
Nils Floren, Texas Tech
Dylan Frittelli, Texas
Vince India, Iowa
Lion Kim, Michigan
Ben Kohles, Virginia
Gregor Main, UCLA
Jason Millard, Middle Tennessee
J.J. Spaun, San Diego State
Honorable Mention
Abraham Ancer, Oklahoma
Todd Baek, San Diego State
Evan Beck, Wake Forest
Lee Bedford, Wake Forest
Chris Brant, Iowa
Sebastian Cappelen, Arkansas
Albin Choi, NC State
Austin Cook, Arkansas
Chris DeForest, Illinois
John Hahn, Kent State
Matt Hansen, UC Davis
Russell Henley, Georgia
Kelly Kraft, SMU
Scott Langley, Missouri
David Lipsky, Northwestern
Jace Long, Missouri
Andrew Loupe, LSU
Alex Moore, Oregon State
Brinson Paolini, Duke
Cameron Peck, Texas A&M
Andrew Putnam, Pepperdine
Mitchell Sutton, NC State
Hudson Swafford, Georgia
Michael Weaver, California
Pontus Widegren, UCLA
Robin Wingardh, Tennessee
Second-Team
Blayne Barber, Auburn
Phillip Choi, Florida
Harris English, Georgia
J.T. Griffin, Georgia Tech
Jeff Karlsson, Kennesaw State
Henrik Norlander, Augusta State
Jordan Russell, Texas A&M
Kyle Scott, Georgia Tech
Cory Whitsett, Alabama
Chris Williams, Washington
Third-Team
Andres Echavarria , Florida
Ignacio Elvira, Texas A&M
Nils Floren, Texas Tech
Dylan Frittelli, Texas
Vince India, Iowa
Lion Kim, Michigan
Ben Kohles, Virginia
Gregor Main, UCLA
Jason Millard, Middle Tennessee
J.J. Spaun, San Diego State
Honorable Mention
Abraham Ancer, Oklahoma
Todd Baek, San Diego State
Evan Beck, Wake Forest
Lee Bedford, Wake Forest
Chris Brant, Iowa
Sebastian Cappelen, Arkansas
Albin Choi, NC State
Austin Cook, Arkansas
Chris DeForest, Illinois
John Hahn, Kent State
Matt Hansen, UC Davis
Russell Henley, Georgia
Kelly Kraft, SMU
Scott Langley, Missouri
David Lipsky, Northwestern
Jace Long, Missouri
Andrew Loupe, LSU
Alex Moore, Oregon State
Brinson Paolini, Duke
Cameron Peck, Texas A&M
Andrew Putnam, Pepperdine
Mitchell Sutton, NC State
Hudson Swafford, Georgia
Michael Weaver, California
Pontus Widegren, UCLA
Robin Wingardh, Tennessee
Americans rally to claim Palmer Cup
GREENWICH, Conn.—The Palmer Cup annually pits college golf's elite from
the United States and Europe, but the 15th edition of the competition at
The Stanwich Club came down to a match-up of Pac-10 rivals. The U.S.'s
Andrew Yun, who just wrapped up his sophomore year at Stanford, and
Europe's Pontus Widegren, a junior-to-be at UCLA, were slated in
Saturday's eighth and final singles match. Both had a hunch the overall
result might rest with them, given Europe's narrow 8 1/2-7 1/2 lead
entering the final day of the three-day affair.
"I've known him for a while," Yun said. "Pontus is a great golfer, and a great guy, but with our ties, this was a little personal."
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"I've known him for a while," Yun said. "Pontus is a great golfer, and a great guy, but with our ties, this was a little personal."
Final thoughts from men's nationals
For the third straight year I leave the NCAA men's championship
emboldened by the excitement of the final day of competition, the
mano-a-mano tussle this time between Augusta State and Georgia. It
wasn't the match-up that the folks in Stillwater had hoped for—not
enough orange—nor frankly was it exactly how the NCAA folks wanted it to
turn out. Photos of 5,000-plus spectators walking Karsten Creek Sunday
following OSU were something that the men's committee would have showed
off relentlessly in hopes of helping them find a partner to help
pay to have the event televised.
Still, the drama between the Jaguars, trying to become the first team since 1985 to repeat as NCAA champions, and the Bulldogs, trying to redeem a season that didn't go quite as planned with three senior All-Americans in the lineup, was real and compelling to watch. Say what you will about match play as a method to determine the "best" team. It creates a much more exciting finish to the championship.
Photo by J.D. Cuban
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Still, the drama between the Jaguars, trying to become the first team since 1985 to repeat as NCAA champions, and the Bulldogs, trying to redeem a season that didn't go quite as planned with three senior All-Americans in the lineup, was real and compelling to watch. Say what you will about match play as a method to determine the "best" team. It creates a much more exciting finish to the championship.
Photo by J.D. CubanAmateurs teeing it up at U.S. Open
With all the sectional qualifiers in the books, here is a look at the amateurs who have tee times at next week's U.S. Open (college affiliations in parenthesis where appropriate)
Michael Barbosa, 28
Brad Benjamin, 24
Patrick Cantlay (UCLA)
Bud Cauley (Alabama)
David Chung (Stanford)
Russell Henley (Georgia)
Beau Hossler, 16
Steven Irwin, 36
Cheng-Tsung Pan (Washingtion)
Brett Patterson (Middle Tennessee State)
Scott Pinckney (Arizona State)
Peter Uihlein (Oklahoma State)
Chris Williams (Washington)
Michael Barbosa, 28
Brad Benjamin, 24
Patrick Cantlay (UCLA)
Bud Cauley (Alabama)
David Chung (Stanford)
Russell Henley (Georgia)
Beau Hossler, 16
Steven Irwin, 36
Cheng-Tsung Pan (Washingtion)
Brett Patterson (Middle Tennessee State)
Scott Pinckney (Arizona State)
Peter Uihlein (Oklahoma State)
Chris Williams (Washington)
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