APL Records
Age
Oldest Champion
48 — Verne Callison, 1967
Youngest Champion
18 — Les Bolstad, 1926
Youngest Finalist
15 — Joe Nichols, 1931
Champions
Most Championships Won
3 — Carl F. Kauffmann (1927, 1928, 1929)
Most Consecutive Championships Won
3 — Carl F. Kauffmann (1927, 1928, 1929)
Most Times in Final
4 — Carl F. Kauffmann (1926, 1927, 1928, 1929)
Most Times Runner-Up
2 — William F. Serrick (1925, 1927)
2 — Dayton Rose (2003, 2004)
Winners of U.S. Amateur Public Links and U.S. Amateur (3)
Billy Mayfair (1987 Amateur Public Links; 1986 Amateur)
*Ryan Moore (2002, 2004 Amateur Public Links; 2004 Amateur)
*Colt Knost (2007 Amateur Public Links; 2007 Amateur)
* won both in same year
Longest Span Between Victories
7 years — Verne Callison (1960, 1967)
Course
Longest Courses
7,551 yards — Murphy Creek G.C., Aurora, Colo., 2008
7,132 yards — Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004
Shortest Course
6,055 yards — Hershey Park G.C., Hershey, Pa., 1957
Most Times Host Club of Championship
3 — Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind. (1935, 1955, 1972)
3 — Brown Deer Park G.C., Milwaukee, Wis. (1951, 1966, 1977)
3 — Wailua (Hawaii) G.C. (1975, 1985, 1996)
Entries
Largest
6,300 (1998)
Smallest
103 (1925)
Match Play
Largest Winning Margin, 18-Hole Match
10 and 8 — Charles W. Thurn d. Robert W. Lichtenwalter, fourth round, Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1955
9 and 8 — Rodney Funseth d. Donald Hess, second round, Cedar Crest G.C., Dallas, Texas, 1954
9 and 8 — Trevor Immelman d. Andrew Komor, third round, Torrey Pines G.C., La Jolla, Calif., 1998
Largest Winning Margin, 36-Hole Match
12 and 11 — Irving A. Cooper d. Edward J. Hart, semifinals, West Seattle Municipal G.C., Seattle, Wash., 1953
12 and 11 — Jim Sorenson d. Jay Cooper, final, Wailua G.C., Lihue, Hawaii, 1985
Largest Winning Margin, Final
12 and 11 — Jim Sorenson d. Jay Cooper, Wailua G.C., Lihue, Hawaii, 1985
10 and 9 — Arne Dokka d. Leo Zampedro, North Park G.C., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1965
10 and 9 — Kevin Johnson d. Jimmy England, Glenview G.C., Cincinnati, Ohio, 1987
10 and 9 — Ryan Moore d. Lee Williamson, The Orchards G.C., Washington, Mich., 2002
10 and 9 — Brandt Snedeker d. Dayton Rose, Blue Heron Pines G.C. (East Course), Galloway Township, N.J., 2003
Longest 18-Hole Match
26 holes — Will Claxton d. Danny Green, third round, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004
25 holes — Clyde E. Sniffen d. Hung Soo Ahn, first round, Haggin Oaks Municipal G.C., Sacramento, Calif., 1963
Longest 36-Hole Match
38 holes — Robert C. Clark d. Edward J. Furgol, semifinals, Rackham G.C., Detroit, Mich., 1940
38 holes — Avery Beck d. Benjamin J. Hughes, semifinals, Meadowbrook G.C., Minneapolis, Minn., 1947
38 holes — Dave Stanley d. Ralph Vranesic, final, Brown Deer Park G.C., Milwaukee, Wis., 1951
38 holes — Dean Wilson Jr. d. Arne Dokka, semifinals, Francis A. Gross G.C., Minneapolis, Minn., 1964
38 holes — Chez Reavie d. Danny Green, final, Pecan Valley G.C., San Antonio, Texas, 2001
Longest Final Match
38 holes — Dave Stanley d. Ralph Vranesic, Brown Deer Park G.C., Milwaukee, Wis., 1951
38 holes — Chez Reavie d. Danny Green, Pecan Valley G.C., San Antonio, Texas, 2001
37 holes — Carl F. Kauffmann d. William F. Serrick, Ridgewood G.L., Cleveland, Ohio, 1927
37 holes — Frank Strafaci d. Joe Coria, Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1955
37 holes — Randy Barenaba d. Alan Yamamoto, Wailua G.C., Kauai, Hawaii, 1975
37 holes — Eddie Mudd d. Archie Dadian, Bunker Hills G.C., Coon Rapids, Minn., 1976
37 holes — Ralph Howe d. Kevin Johnson, Jackson Hole G. & T.C., Jackson, Wyo., 1988
37 holes — Guy Yamamoto d. Chris Riley, Eagle Bend G.C., Bigfork, Mont., 1994
37 holes — D.J. Trahan d. Ben Bubba Dickerson, Heron Lakes (Great Blue), Portland, Ore., 2000
Final Match Between Foreign-Born Players
1997 — Tim Clark (South Africa) d. Ryuji Imada (Japan), Kearney Hill G.L., Lexington, Ky., 7 and 6, 1997
Stroke Play
Lowest Score, 9 Holes
30 — Claude B. Rippy, first nine, second round, Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, N.Y., 1936
30 — Robert Gamez, Cog Hill G. & C.C. (No. 4 Course), Lemont, Ill., 1989
30 — Justin Smith, second nine, second round, The Orchards G.C., Washington, Mich., 2002
30 — Danny Green, first nine, first round, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004
30 — Daryl Fathauer, second nine, second round, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004
30 — Anthony Kim, first nine, second round, Shaker Run G.C., Lebanon, Ohio, 2005
30 — Corey Nagy, second nine, second round, Murphy Creek G.C., Aurora, Colo., 2008
30 — Aaron Goldberg, second nine, first round, Murphy Creek G.C., Aurora, Colo., 2008
Lowest Round
63 — Danny Green, first round, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004
64 — Robert Gamez, second round, Cog Hill G. & C.C. (No. 4 Course), Lemont, Ill., 1989
64 — Albert Ochoa, first round, Kearney Hill G.L., Lexington, Ky., 1997
64 — Jeff Overton, first round, Blue Heron Pines G.C. (East Course), Galloway Township, N.J., 2003
64 — Chris Stoud, first round, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004
Lowest First Round
63 — Danny Green, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004
64 — Albert Ochoa, Kearney Hill G.L., Lexington, Ky., 1997
64 — Jeff Overton, Blue Heron Pines G.C. (East Course), Galloway Township, N.J., 2003
64 — Chris Stoud, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004
65 — Alan Baxter, Stow Acres C.C., Stow, Mass., 1995
65 — Trip Kuehne, Kearney Hill G.L., Lexington, Ky., 1997
65 — Ryan Moore, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004
65 — Luke List, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004
65 — Sunghoon Kang, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004
65 — Aaron Goldberg, Murphy Creek G.C., Aurora, Colo., 2008
Lowest Second Round
64 — Robert Gamez, Cog Hill G. & C.C. (No. 4 Course), Lemont, Ill., 1989
65 — Erik Labitzke, Spencer T. Olin Community G.C., Alton, Ill., 1999
65 — Isaac Jimison, The Orchards G.C., Washington, Mich., 2002
Lowest Score, 36 Holes
131 — Danny Green, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004
132 — Jim Carter, Indian Canyon G.C., Spokane, Wash., 1984
132 — Erik Labitzke, Spencer T. Olin Community G.C., Alton, Ill., 1999
132 — Jeff Overton, Blue Heron Pines G.C. (East Course), Galloway Township, N.J., 2003
132 — Ryan Moore, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004
132 — Aaron Goldberg, Murphy Creek G.C., Aurora, Colo., 2008
133 — Edward Fryatt, Eagle Bend G.C., Big Fork, Mont., 1994
133 — Chris Stroud, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004
133 — Rickie Fowler, Murphy Creek G.C., Aurora, Colo., 2008
Most Times Medalist
3 — David Berganio (1991, 1992, 1993)
Lowest Third Round (No Longer Contested)
68 — Al B. Souza Jr., Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1972
Lowest Fourth Round (No Longer Contested)
66 — Richard Ehrmanntraut, Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1972
Miscellaneous
Holes-In-One (8)
(Note: hole-in-one records were not kept before 1982)
Galen Cole, 204-yard 4th hole, Eagle Creek G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1982
Aaron Barber, 185-yard 7th hole, Eagle Bend G.C., Big Fork, Mont., 1994
Matthew Bryant, first round, stroke play, 185-yard 13th hole, Stow Acres C.C., Stow, Mass., 1995
Adrian Quintela, second round, stroke play, 170-yard 3rd hole, Torrey Pines G.C., La Jolla, Calif., 1998
John Thornton, 182-yard 13th hole, Blue Heron Pines G.C. (East Course), Galloway Township, N.J., 2003
Duke Butler IV, second round, match play, 184-yard 14th hole, Shaker Run G.C., Lebanon, Ohio, 2005
Roy Holdeman, first round, stroke play, 202-yard 8th hole, Gold Mountain G.C., Bremerton, Wash., 2006
Jonathan Pauli, first round, stroke play, 202-yard 8th hole, Gold Mountain G.C., Bremerton, Wash., 2006
Zack Fisher, second round, stroke play, 208-yard 8th hole, Murphy Creek G.C., Aurora, Colo., 2008
Double Eagle
James Sosinski, 538-yard, par-5 14th hole, Eagle Creek G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1982 (he used a 6-iron for his second shot.)
Chris Rivard, 523-yard, par-5 15th hole, The Orchards G.C., Washington, Mich., 2002 (he holed a 2-iron from 229 yards.)
Teams
Most Entries
55 (1938)
Fewest Entries
15 (1925)
Lowest Score (Three Players, 36 Holes)
418 — Phoenix, Indian Canyon G.C., Spokane, Wash., 1984
Most Team Victories
11 — Los Angeles (1933, 1934, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1950, 1960, 1964, 1980, 1983, 1992)