University Place, Wash. – Jeff Wilson, a 47-year-old car dealer from Fairfield, Calif., shot a 10-under-par 62 to gain a seven-stroke lead over nine players after the first day of stroke play at the 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship.
Wilson, who was the low amateur at the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links, registered seven birdies and two eagles with one bogey on The Home Course in Dupont, Wash. (7,240 yards, par 72), to notch the second-lowest stroke-play score in U.S. Amateur history. The lowest score is 60 by Billy Horschel at Chaska (Minn.) Town Course at the 2006 U.S. Amateur.
I was a little jittery on my first hole (No.10), Wilson said. But, I made three pretty nice putts right in the center on 10, 11 and 12 and that helped me calm down there.
Wilson, who has been the stroke-play medalist at four USGA championships (2000 U.S. Amateur and 2000, 2001 and 2004 U.S. Mid-Amateur) finished with two consecutive eagles to post a second-nine score of 29, which tied a USGA record for amateur championships. Previously, four other players (three males, one female) had shot 29 for nine holes.
On the par-5 eighth hole, he hit a 3-wood from 262 yards to 8 feet and made the putt and then holed a 134-yard wedge on the par-4 ninth.
I’m still trying to figure out what happened, Wilson said. Finishing eagle-eagle didn’t hurt. I made a lot of putts. I made all the putts I should have made and a few that I shouldn’t have.
Wilson is playing in his ninth U.S. Amateur and is a two-time semifinalist at the U.S. Mid-Amateur (2001 and 2002).
Patrick Reed, a member of Augusta State’s NCAA Division I Men’s national championship team, led the group of eight others who trailed Wilson.
Reed, a semifinalist at the 2008 U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst (N.C.) No. 2, carded a 3-under-par 68 at Chambers Bay, the lowest score on the fescue-grass links that borders Puget Sound near Tacoma. At 7,742 yards and par 71, Chambers Bay is the longest course in USGA history.
Reed, 20, of Augusta, Ga., who posted three birdies and an eagle against two bogeys,holed an 8-iron shot on the par-4 14th from 180 yards.
I had pretty good momentum after (the eagle), Reed said. I only had one or two bad swings today and only one of them hurt me. If you play solid, you can shoot pretty low. Sixty-eight out here is pretty low. There are not a lot of birdie holes out here. I was able to take advantage of the par 5s, which is a big key.
University of Washington player Nick Taylor, 22, of Canada, who was the low amateur at the 2009 U.S. Open and won the 2010 Ben Hogan Award as the nation’s top golfer, and seven others shot 3-under-par 69 at The Home Course (7,420-yards, par 72). Those players are: Max Homa, 19, of Valencia, Calif.; Richard Werenski, 18, of South Hadley, Mass.; John Hahn, 21, of Las Vegas, Nev.; John Duke Hudson, 19, of Sonora, Texas; Harris English, 21, of Athens, Ga.; Daniel Berger, 17, of Jupiter, Fla.; and Michael Morrison, 32, of Atlanta, Ga.
Byeong-Hun ‘Ben’ An, the 2009 U.S. Amateur champion, shot 2-under-par 70 at The Home Course.
Play was suspended due to darkness at 8:17 p.m. PDT with 15 players still on the course. The first round of stroke play will resume at 7 a.m. Tuesday.
The U.S. Amateur is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, which include the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Senior Open and 10 strictly for amateurs.
Story written by Pete Kowalski, manager of championship communications for the USGA. E-mail him with questions or comments at pkowalski@usga.org.
Results
University Place, Wash. -- Results of Monday’s first round of stroke play at the 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship, played at 7,742-yard, par-71 Chambers Bay and 7,420-yard, par-72 The Home Course.
Jeff Wilson, Fairfield, Calif. 29-33--62 HC
Patrick Reed, Augusta, Ga. 35-33--68 CB
Patrick Rodgers, Avon, Ind. 34-35--69 CB
Max Homa, Valencia, Calif. 37-32--69 HC
Nick Taylor, Canada 35-34--69 HC
Richard Werenski, South Hadley, Mass. 32-37--69 HC
Harris English, Athens, Ga. 35-34--69 HC
Daniel Berger, Jupiter, Fla. 34-35--69 HC
John Hahn, Las Vegas, Nev. 33-36--69 HC
John Duke Hudson, Sonora, Texas 35-34--69 HC
Michael Morrison, Atlanta, Ga. 35-34--69 HC
Patrick Cantlay, Los Alamitos, Calif. 36-34--70 CB
Amory Davis, Chadds Ford, Pa. 34-36--70 HC
Byeong-Hun An, Berkeley, Calif. 36-34--70 HC
Gunner Wiebe, Denver, Colo. 35-35--70 HC
Tommy McDonagh, Norwalk, Conn. 36-35--71 CB
Tim Jackson, Germantown, Tenn. 34-37--71 CB
Drew Kittleson, Scottsdale, Ariz. 36-35--71 CB
Hudson Swafford, Tallahassee, Fla. 37-34--71 CB
Conrad Shindler, Westlake, Texas 37-34--71 HC
Robert F. Gerwin II, Cincinnati, Ohio 34-37--71 HC
Joe Saladino, Huntington, N.Y. 34-37--71 HC
Denny McCarthy, Burtonsville, Md. 35-36--71 HC
Justin Thomas, Goshen, Ky. 36-35--71 HC
Mackenzie Hughes, Canada 35-36--71 HC
Kevin Tway, Edmond, Okla. 37-34--71 HC
Scott Congdon, Foxboro, Mass. 36-35--71 HC
Brent Martin, LaPlata, Md. 36-36--72 CB
Joseph Bramlett, Saratoga, Calif. 37-35--72 CB
Andres Echavarria, Colombia 37-35--72 CB
Arnond Vongvanij, Gainesville, Fla. 37-35--72 CB
Brian Belden, Emmaus, Pa. 37-35--72 HC
Brad Shaw, Los Angeles, Calif. 36-36--72 HC
Cameron Wilson, Rowayton, Conn. 35-37--72 HC
Albin Choi, Canada 36-36--72 HC
Cameron Peck, Olympia, Wash. 34-38--72 HC
Russell Henley, Macon, Ga. 36-36--72 HC
Brooks Koepka, Wellington, Fla. 36-36--72 HC
Jordan Spieth, Dallas, Texas 36-36--72 HC
Tom Muto Jr, Wolcott, N.Y. 35-37--72 HC
Alex Shi Yup Kim, Fullerton, Calif. 38-34--72 HC
David Dannelly, Clemson, S.C. 35-37--72 HC
Thomas Buran, Scottsdale, Ariz. 37-35--72 HC
Will Hogan, Ozark, Mo. 35-37--72 HC
Ryan Peterson, Eagan, Minn. 37-36--73 CB
Morgan Hoffmann, Wyckoff, N.J. 37-36--73 CB
Skip Berkmeyer, St Louis, Mo. 35-38--73 CB
Matt Miller, Eldon, Mo. 36-37--73 CB
Stewart Hagestad, Newport Beach, Calif. 36-37--73 CB
Eric Chun, Korea 37-36--73 CB
Blayne Barber, Lake City, Fla. 36-37--73 CB
Scott Harvey, Greensboro, N.C. 39-34--73 CB
Christopher Burger, Cincinnati, Ohio 38-35--73 CB
Alex Ching, Honolulu, Hawaii 35-38--73 CB
T. J. Bordeaux, Tacoma, Wash. 39-34--73 CB
Cheng Tsung Pan, Chinese Taipei 38-35--73 CB
Jacob Burger, Orangeburg, S.C. 37-36--73 HC
Preston Dembowiak, Summerfield, N.C. 35-38--73 HC
Josh Eure, Crofton, Md. 38-35--73 HC
Alex Carpenter, Little Rock, Ark. 35-38--73 HC
Josh Anderson, Murrieta, Calif. 35-38--73 HC
Eric Mina, Fremont, Calif. 38-35--73 HC
Sam Chavez, Hillsborough, Calif. 35-38--73 HC
Tyler Sheppard, Midland, Texas 37-36--73 HC
Hunter Bronson, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 35-38--73 HC
Brad Benjamin, Rockford, Ill. 36-37--73 HC
Bud Cauley, Jacksonville, Fla. 37-36--73 HC
Mark Knecht, Paducah, Ky. 37-36--73 HC
Joseph Juszczyk, Dearborn Hts, Mich. 37-36--73 HC
Daniel Bowden, Easley, S.C. 37-36--73 HC
Alex Edfort, Somerset, N.J. 38-35--73 HC
Mike Miller, Brewster, N.Y. 36-37--73 HC
Eugene Wong, Canada 39-35--74 CB
Ryan McCarthy, Australia 37-37--74 CB
Mike McCoy, West Des Moines, Iowa 37-37--74 CB
Matthew Hansen, Los Osos, Calif. 38-36--74 CB
Matthew Smith, Australia 36-38--74 CB
Spencer Lawson, Raleigh, N.C. 38-36--74 HC
Andrew Widmar, El Paso, Texas 36-38--74 HC
Vince India, Deerfield, Ill. 36-38--74 HC
Carl Jonson, Bainbridge Island, Wash. 36-38--74 HC
Antonio Grillo, Martha's Vineyard, Mass. 38-36--74 HC
Jin Jeong, South Korea 37-37--74 HC
Jarred Bossio, Olympia, Wash. 36-38--74 HC
Kenneth McCready, San Diego, Calif. 38-36--74 HC
David McDaniel, Tucson, Ariz. 40-34--74 HC
Peter Uihlein, Orlando, Fla. 38-36--74 HC
Zac Blair, Ogden, Utah 38-36--74 HC
Kevin Penner, Sammamish, Wash. 37-37--74 HC
Todd White, Spartanburg, S.C. 36-38--74 HC
Chase Blaich, Defuniak Springs, Fla. 37-37--74 HC
Bobby Hudson, Memphis, Tenn. 38-36--74 HC
Andrew Noto, New Orleans, La. 39-35--74 HC
William Coe, San Diego, Calif. 35-39--74 HC
Cory Renfrew, Canada 37-37--74 HC
Jim Liu, Smithtown, N.Y. 37-37--74 HC
Scott Langley, St Louis, Mo. 37-37--74 HC
Matt Crawford, Redwood City, Calif. 36-38--74 HC
Jason Higton, Fresno, Calif. 38-37--75 CB
Amit Chopra, Costa Mesa, Calif. 36-39--75 CB
Bhavik Patel, Bakersfield, Calif. 38-37--75 CB
David Chung, Fayetteville, N.C. 38-37--75 CB
Ricky Stockton, Salinas, Calif. 39-36--75 HC
Eric Steger, Noblesville, Ind. 37-38--75 HC
Ricky Stout, New Bern, N.C. 36-39--75 HC
Michael Brown, Cheltenham, Pa. 34-41--75 HC
Clarke Kincaid, Trophy Club, Texas 37-38--75 HC
Brad Brunner, Tampa, Fla. 39-36--75 HC
Ryan Indovina, Costa Mesa, Calif. 39-36--75 HC
Nick Mullhaupt, Bradenton, Fla. 38-37--75 HC
Tim Hogarth, Northridge, Calif. 40-35--75 HC
Nick MacDonald, Lebanon, N.H. 38-37--75 HC
Stiggy Hodgson, England 37-38--75 HC
Francesco Ruffino, Bloomfield Village, Mich. 36-39--75 HC
Jordan McLaurin, Ironton, Mo. 37-38--75 HC
Brandon Detweiler, Akron, Pa. 40-35--75 HC
Michael Hebert, Orlando, Fla. 41-34--75 HC
Nathan Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa. 38-37--75 HC
Harry Rudolph III, La Jolla, Calif. 39-36--75 HC
Jack Dukeminier, Eugene, Ore. 37-38--75 HC
Timothy Madigan, Rio Rancho, N.M. 37-39--76 CB
Joe Epperson, Plano, Texas 37-39--76 CB
Austin Cook, Jonesboro, Ark. 38-38--76 CB
Scott Strohmeyer, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 41-35--76 CB
Henry Smart, Charlottesville, Va. 38-38--76 CB
Andrea Pavan, Italy 37-39--76 CB
Peter Jensen, Boyne City, Mich. 36-40--76 HC
Ethan Tracy, Hilliard, Ohio 36-40--76 HC
Robert Savarese, Lafayette Hill, Pa. 39-37--76 HC
Nick Ellis, East Wenatchee, Wash. 38-38--76 HC
Wesley Bryan, Chapin, S.C. 38-38--76 HC
Michael Drobnick, Hilliard, Ohio 40-36--76 HC
Sihwan Kim, Buena Park, Calif. 36-40--76 HC
John Peterson, Fort Worth, Texas 39-37--76 HC
Alexander Moore, Richland, Wash. 38-38--76 HC
Kevin Marsh, Henderson, Nev. 41-35--76 HC
Jason Buffone, Lockport, Ill. 38-38--76 HC
Matt Ewald, Leawood, Kan. 38-38--76 HC
Steven Zychowski, Mendham, N.J. 37-39--76 HC
Colby Smith, Auburn, Calif. 39-38--77 CB
Daniel Zuluaga, Colombia 38-39--77 CB
Michael Moyers, Stanardsville, Va. 39-38--77 CB
Keegan Drugan, Holmen, Wis. 39-38--77 CB
Marc Mandel, Conshohocken, Pa. 39-38--77 CB
Randy Haag, Burlingame, Calif. 40-37--77 CB
Estanislao Guerrero, Mexico 41-36--77 CB
Andrew Vijarro, Bend, Ore. 38-39--77 CB
Kevin Phelan, Ireland 41-36--77 CB
Derek Ernst, Clovis, Calif. 39-38--77 CB
Kevin Aylwin, New Smyrna Beach, Fla. 41-36--77 HC
Jean-Philippe Paiement, Canada 38-39--77 HC
Brad Larente, Canada 37-40--77 HC
Ryan O'Rear, Belton, Texas 38-39--77 HC
C. J. Kim, Chandler, Ariz. 39-38--77 HC
Adam Stephenson, Greenville, N.C. 39-38--77 HC
Sam Chien, San Diego, Calif. 38-39--77 HC
David Jones, Norwich, Conn. 39-38--77 HC
Matt Schneider, Grand Rapids, Minn. 37-40--77 HC
Emiliano Grillo, Argentina 37-40--77 HC
Jeff Hedden, Old Lyme, Conn. 43-34--77 HC
Zac Pool, Poteau, Okla. 41-36--77 HC
Sean Kelly, Staten Island, N.Y. 38-39--77 HC
Clayton Rotz, Chambersburg, Pa. 38-39--77 HC
Andrew Patipaksiri, Cypress, Calif. 40-38--78 CB
Robert Leopold, England 39-39--78 CB
Glenn Northcutt, Dothan, Ala. 39-39--78 CB
Will Bowman, Greensboro, N.C. 39-39--78 CB
Travis Ross, Crookston, Minn. 39-39--78 CB
Daniel Chian, Covina, Calif. 40-38--78 CB
Jay Linquist, Canada 37-41--78 CB
Lion Kim, Lake Mary, Fla. 40-38--78 CB
Tyler Foxx, Port St Lucie, Fla. 39-39--78 CB
Andrew Presley, Fort Worth, Texas 39-39--78 CB
Carter Newman, Augusta, Ga. 39-39--78 CB
Steve Ziegler, Broomfield, Colo. 39-39--78 CB
Danny Lewis, Morrow, Ohio 40-38--78 CB
Darren Wallace, Canada 40-38--78 CB
Sean Dale, Jacksonville, Fla. 40-38--78 CB
Jamie Core, Canada 39-39--78 HC
Craig Groenendaal, Centreville, Va. 39-39--78 HC
Ravi Patel, Naperville, Ill. 40-38--78 HC
Woo Kim, Korea 38-40--78 HC
Brian Higgins, Bellingham, Mass. 39-39--78 HC
Billy Kennerly, Alpharetta, Ga. 38-40--78 HC
Paul Haley, Dallas, Texas 40-38--78 HC
Matt Younts, Stokesdale, N.C. 39-39--78 HC
Carr Vernon, Poplar Bluff, Mo. 40-38--78 HC
Hunter Hamrick, Montgomery, Ala. 38-40--78 HC
Frank Vana, Shrewsbury, Mass. 36-42--78 HC
Harold Varner III, Gastonia, N.C. 39-39--78 HC
Donald Constable, Deephaven, Minn. 40-38--78 HC
John Murphy, Wilton, Conn. 41-38--79 CB
Taylor Smith, Mansfield, Ga. 40-39--79 CB
Louis-Alexandre Pitre, Canada 38-41--79 CB
Jason Millard, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 41-38--79 CB
Erik Christopherson, St Paul, Minn. 41-38--79 CB
Evan Harmeling, North Reading, Mass. 40-39--79 CB
George Cunningham, Litchfield Park, Ariz. 42-37--79 CB
Tain Lee, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. 44-35--79 CB
Barrett Kelpin, Kalamazoo, Mich. 41-38--79 HC
Buddy Marucci, Villanova, Pa. 39-40--79 HC
Joe Leavitt, Atkinson, N.H. 40-39--79 HC
Eric Lilleboe, Okemos, Mich. 40-39--79 HC
Scott Barton, Dallas, Texas 39-40--79 HC
Yi Keun Chang, Diamond Bar, Calif. 38-41--79 HC
Peter Williamson, Hanover, N.H. 41-38--79 HC
Max McKay, St Augustine, Fla. 38-41--79 HC
Hank Lebioda, Winter Springs, Fla. 40-39--79 HC
Drew Chuipek, Gilberts, Ill. 42-37--79 HC
Kody Alexander, Jackson, Tenn. 39-40--79 HC
Nicolo Galletti, Clayton, Calif. 38-41--79 HC
Damian Telles, The Dalles, Ore. 41-39--80 CB
Greg Moss, Los Angeles, Calif. 38-42--80 CB
Matt Brown, Brookeville, Md. 39-41--80 CB
Chan Kim, Gilbert, Ariz. 37-43--80 CB
Riley Pumphrey, Georgetown, Texas 42-38--80 CB
Adam Ball, Richmond, Va. 40-40--80 CB
Jordan Walor, Wake Forest, N.C. 37-43--80 CB
Cody Kent, Castle Rock, Colo. 40-40--80 CB
Beau Schoolcraft, Englewood, Colo. 40-40--80 CB
Michael McGowan, Southern Pines, N.C. 42-38--80 CB
Bobby Wyatt, Mobile, Ala. 39-41--80 CB
Phillip Choi, Orlando, Fla. 38-42--80 CB
Brian Colbert, Palatine, Ill. 40-40--80 HC
Carl McCauley, Parkland, Fla. 40-40--80 HC
Tevis Upton, Acworth, Ga. 39-41--80 HC
Franco Castro, Alpharetta, Ga. 39-41--80 HC
Terence Daniels, Bermuda 42-38--80 HC
Tim Spitz, Rochester, N.Y. 44-36--80 HC
Sean Knapp, Oakmont, Pa. 44-37--81 CB
Christian Heavens, Fairview Heights, Ill. 39-42--81 CB
Dash Lindsell, San Francisco, Calif. 43-38--81 CB
Christian Brand, Charleston, W.Va. 41-40--81 CB
Brinson Paolini, Virginia Beach, Va. 39-42--81 CB
Michael Kim, Del Mar, Calif. 39-42--81 CB
Bennett Blakeman, Burr Ridge, Ill. 43-38--81 CB
John Young Kim, Walnut, Calif. 41-40--81 CB
Jeff Champine, Rochester Hills, Mich. 43-38--81 CB
Bowen Sargent, Charlottesville, Va. 39-42--81 CB
Ren Takeuchi, Japan 39-42--81 HC
Draegen Majors, Tulsa, Okla. 41-40--81 HC
Timmy Peterzen, Elk River, Minn. 41-40--81 HC
Michael Harrington, Colorado Springs, Colo. 39-42--81 HC
John Somers, Elon, N.C. 42-39--81 HC
Chris Baloga, Baltimore, Md. 43-39--82 CB
Herbert Day, El Salvador 41-41--82 CB
Steve Skurla, Wheaton, Ill. 39-43--82 CB
Brandon Parker, Auburn, Mass. 40-42--82 CB
Chris DeForest, Cottekill, N.Y. 42-40--82 CB
Charlie Saxon, Tulsa, Okla. 43-39--82 CB
Jason Shano, Scottsdale, Ariz. 44-38--82 HC
Tom Wroblewski, Neenah, Wis. 42-40--82 HC
C. J. DeBerg, Edina, Minn. 40-43--83 CB
Brock Crosson, Canada 40-43--83 CB
Brian Hwang, Hauppauge, N.Y. 42-41--83 CB
Cody Thompson, Chico, Calif. 42-41--83 CB
Matt Nicholas, Lake Charles, La. 39-44--83 CB
Brandon Ng, Canada 43-40--83 CB
Sang Yi, Carrollton, Texas 43-41--84 CB
Michael Mulieri, Silver Spring, Md. 44-40--84 CB
Mac McClung, Fremont, Calif. 45-39--84 CB
Justin Martinson, Avondale, Pa. 42-42--84 CB
Mark Hubbard, Denver, Colo. 47-37--84 CB
Andrew Putnam, University Place, Wash. 43-41--84 CB
Andy Sajevic, Fremont, Neb. 41-43--84 CB
Shun Yat Hak, Hong Kong 39-45--84 CB
Rudy Cabalar Jr, Ewa Beach, Hawaii 44-40--84 HC
Daniel Sorgini III, Westerville, Ohio 45-39--84 HC
Ricky DeSantis, Carlsbad, Calif. 45-40--85 CB
David Haley Jr, Hilliard, Ohio 45-40--85 CB
Korey Ward, West Chester, Ohio 39-46--85 CB
Jeff Scohy, Bellbrook, Ohio 45-40--85 CB
Ernesto Marin, Miami, Fla. 44-41--85 CB
Hao-Sheng Hsu, Beaumont, Calif. 42-43--85 CB
Parker Edens, Greeley, Colo. 47-39--86 CB
Kevin Carrigan, Canada 43-43--86 CB
Jeff Coffman, Oklahoma City, Okla. 45-41--86 CB
Ben Smith, Carrollton, Ohio 45-41--86 CB
George Bryan, Chapin, S.C. 43-43--86 CB
Cameron Rappleye, Elk Grove, Calif. 43-44--87 CB
William Miller, Venetia, Pa. 43-44--87 CB
Matthew Harvey, Georgetown, Texas 43-44--87 CB
Tom Hoge, Fargo, N.D. 47-40--87 CB
Ben Polland, Bloomington, Minn. 43-44--87 CB
Brent Blaum, Coral Gables, Fla. 43-44--87 CB
Josh Goldstein, Liberty, N.Y. 46-41--87 HC
Michael Whitehead, Sugar Land, Texas 45-43--88 CB
Gavin Hall, Pittsford, N.Y. 47-41--88 CB
Cameron Crawford, Sandy, Utah 43-45--88 CB
Ryan Carter, Stockton, Calif. 43-45--88 CB
Ben Mangum, Montgomery, Ala. 46-43--89 CB
Joe Kastelic, Cincinnati, Ohio 43-46--89 CB
Matt Stephens, Mont Belvieu, Texas 46-44--90 CB
Max Cohen, Los Angeles, Calif. 48-42--90 CB
Camron Howell, Thatcher, Ariz. 45-46--91 CB
Garrett Simons, Grand Ledge, Mich. 45-48--93 CB
Robert De Biase, Venezuela 48-47--95 CB
Tom McCarthy, Tolland, Conn. 41-DNF CB
Jason Scrivener, Australia 39-DNF CB
George Downing, Santa Barbara, Calif. 43-DNF CB
Wyndham Clark, Greenwood Village, Colo. 37-DNF CB
Vaita Guillaume, Tahiti 39-DNF CB
Michael Muehr, Potomac Falls, Md. 40-DNF CB
Connor Arendell, Cape Coral, Fla. 37-DNF CB
Johan de Beer, South Africa 38-DNF CB
Jed Dirksen, Hampton, Iowa 40-DNF CB
Will Smith, Avon, Conn. DNF-44 CB
Boris Stantchev, Long Beach, Calif. DNF-40 CB
Matt Alessi, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. DNF-52 CB
Kalena Preus, Honolulu, Hawaii NC-44--NC CB
Bill Jones III, Conyers, Ga. DNF-38 CB
Mark Hicks, Bermuda Dunes, Calif. DNF-41 CB