Aaron Goldberg Claims Medalist Honors at U.S. Amateur Public Links

Aurora, Colo. – Aaron Goldberg, 22, of Carlsbad, Calif., held off a late challenge Tuesday to claim medalist honors after two days of stroke play at the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship being played at Murphy Creek Golf Course. Goldberg shot a 4-under-par 67 for a 36-hole total of 132, edging Rickie Fowler, 19, of Murrieta, Calif., by a stroke.
 
Fowler shot the low round of the day, with a 5-under-par 66, but missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the last hole that would have tied him with Goldberg. Zachary Zaremba, 20, of Pueblo West, Colo., was three back at 135. Brian Locke, 21, of Los Angeles, Calif.; Corey Nagy, 19, of Charlotte, N.C.; and Brandon Crick, 20, of McCook, Neb., finished at 137
 
The low 64 scorers advance to match play Wednesday through Saturday. The 36-hole championship final is scheduled for Saturday, with the winner receiving an invitation to play in the 2009 Masters Tournament.
 
Nineteen players finished under par for the 36 holes. The cut for match play came at 5-over-par 147, with 10 players in a playoff to determine the final one spot for match play.
 
Goldberg’s round was highlighted with an eagle 2 with a 5-iron on the 528-yard par 4 13th hole. He also had three birdies on his last nine holes to shoot a 5-under-par 30.
 
“I hit a really good shot, but anytime the ball goes in from that far away there’s a bit of luck involved,” said the 2007 quarterfinalist who is a recent graduate of San Diego State University.
 
Fowler, a sophomore at Oklahoma State University and a member of the winning 2007 USA Walker Cup team, used an eagle 2 on the 10th hole to lift his spirits.
 
“It was pretty cool,” said Fowler. “I was trying to give Aaron a run for his money. When I tee it up, I’m always trying to be the low man.”
 
Fowler’s Walker Cup teammate Billy Horschel of Gainesville, Fla., and last year’s Public Links runner-up Cody Paladino of Kensington, Conn., were also among those who advanced to match play. Horschel finished at 2-under-par 140 and Paladino was at 1-over-par 143.
 
Brothers Pat and Jim Grady of Bloomfield, Colo., each advanced to match play as well, with totals of 143 and 145 respectively. Pat, the younger of the two brothers who is a senior at the University of Colorado, joked that he caught up his brother after years of playing in his shadow.
 
“He was recruited out of high school and I wasn’t,” said Pat. “But I’ve been smoking him pretty good the last three years.”
 
The Amateur Public Links Championship is one of 13 championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.
 
 
 
Aurora, Colo. – Results of Tuesday’s second round of stroke play at the 2008 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, played at the 7,551-yard, par-71 Murphy Creek Golf Course (Ten players at 147 in a playoff to determine the final one spot for match play):
            Aaron Goldberg, Carlsbad, Calif. - 65-67--132

            Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif. - 67-66--133

            Zachary Zaremba, Pueblo West, Colo. - 66-69--135

            Brandon Crick, McCook, Neb. - 69-68--137

            Brian Locke, Los Angeles, Calif. - 69-68--137

            Corey Nagy, Charlotte, N.C. - 67-70--137

            Jon McLean, Weston, Fla. - 69-69--138

            Travis Reid, Clovis, N.M. - 66-72--138

            Andy Winings, Brownsburg, Ind. - 68-71--139

            Kevin Aylwin, New Smyrna Beach, Fla. - 70-69--139

            Greg Pool, Canada - 70-70--140

            Jeff Dennis, Jacksonville, Fla. - 72-68--140

            Nakarintra Ratanakul, West Lafayette, Ind. - 70-70--140

            Riley Arp, Fort Collins, Colo. - 73-67--140

            Scott Langley, St Louis, Mo. - 72-68--140

            William Horschel, Gainesville, Fla. - 70-70--140

            Ji Moon, Las Vegas, Nev. - 74-67--141

            Kyle Leach, Louisville, Ky. - 71-70--141

            Trey Bowling, Manchester, Ky. - 72-69--141

            Andrew Paulson, White Bear Lake, Minn. - 70-72--142

            J C Horne, Daytona Beach, Fla. - 72-70--142

            Jack Newman, Des Moines, Iowa - 71-71--142

            James Dalthorp III, Houston, Texas - 73-69--142

            Philip Arouca, Wilmette, Ill. - 72-70--142

            Wesley Bryan, Chapin, S.C. - 72-70--142

            Cason Hammock, Columbus, Ga. - 74-69--143

            Cody Paladino, Kensington, Conn. - 72-71--143

            Daniel Sorgini III, Pickerington, Ohio - 70-73--143

            David Johnson, Palm Bay, Fla. - 68-75--143

            Kelly Kretz, Antigo, Wis. - 69-74--143

            Les Teuteberg, Watsonville, Calif. - 72-71--143

            Luke Morgan, Muldrow, Okla. - 68-75--143

            Pat Grady, Broomfield, Colo. - 72-71--143

            Brandon Berry, Lagrange, Ky. - 74-70--144

            Chan Kim, Chandler, Ariz. - 73-71--144

            Craig Voorhees, Burton, Ohio - 69-75--144

            Lucas Lee, Brazil - 69-75--144

            Matthew Lapham, Brighton, Mich. - 75-69--144

            Patrick Lundy, Little River, S.C. - 75-69--144

            Phillip Choi, Orlando, Fla. - 72-72--144

            Randall Hutchison, Traverse City, Mich. - 74-70--144

            Robert Rohanna, Waynesburg, Pa. - 70-74--144

            Austin Love, Redding, Calif. - 74-71--145

            Ben Bastel, Upper Sandusky, Ohio - 72-73--145

            Brad Nicholson, Chandler, Ariz. - 74-71--145

            Grant Leaver, Centerville, Tenn. - 72-73--145

            Jim Grady, Broomfield, Colo. - 77-68--145

            Kevin Foley, Somerville, N.J. - 74-71--145
            Lion An, Duluth, Ga. - 76-69--145

            Nicholas Macdonald, Zimbabwe - 72-73--145

            Nicklaus Newcomb, Benton, Ky. - 70-75--145

            Peter Fallon, Grapevine, Texas - 70-75--145

            Ricky Montanez, Helendale, Calif. - 69-76--145

            Ryan McDonald, Rocklin, Calif. - 73-72--145

            Dan Whitaker, Cle Elum, Wash. - 77-69--146

            David Ludlow, Burton, Ohio - 76-70--146

            John Chin, Temecula, Calif. - 71-75--146

            Kent Wiese, Los Angeles, Calif. - 77-69--146

            Michael Knott, Buffalo, N.Y. - 74-72--146

            Peter Malnati, Dandridge, Tenn. - 75-71--146

            Rod Butler, Carson City, Nev. - 74-72--146

            Sterling Clark, Salt Lake City, Utah - 75-71--146

            Zach Sebert, Grove City, Ohio - 73-73--146

            *Brady Johnson, Canada - 75-72--147 (3)

            *Casey Carnes, New Braunfels, Texas - 73-74--147 (3)

            *Danny Anderson, Willmar, Minn. - 76-71—147 (3)

            *Drew Lethem, Camdenton, Mo. - 74-73--147 (3)

 

            Failed to Qualify

            *Minghao Wang, Peoples Rep. of China - 74-73--147(NS)

            *A J Gerlach, Fairfax, Va. - 77-70--147 (NS)

            *Rob Garland, Nashville, Tenn. - 68-79--147 (NS)

            *Jonathan Hodge, Strawberry Plains, Tenn. - 73-74--147 (NS)

            *Troy Johnson, Maple Grove, Minn. - 74-73--147 (NS)

            *Seth Girouard, Keene, N.H. - 74-73--147 (NS)

            Andy Roberts, Owensboro, Ky. - 73-75--148

            Chris Brant, Edwardsville, Ill. - 76-72--148

            Matthew Hicks, Charleston, W.Va. - 74-74--148

            Peter Lansburgh, Woodland, Calif. - 75-73--148

            Ravi Patel, Chicago, Ill. - 75-73--148

            Steve Galko, Dallas, Texas - 75-73--148

            Terrence Miskell, New Braunfels, Texas - 75-73--148

            Travis Ross, Crookston, Minn. - 74-74--148

            Tyler Obermueller, River Falls, Wis. - 73-75--148

            Casey Calmi, Douglaston, N.Y. - 74-75--149

            Gerard Connolly, Ireland - 75-74--149

            Ian McConnell, Riverview, Fla. - 75-74--149

            James Allenby, Canada - 76-73--149

            Lance Lopez, Missouri City, Texas - 74-75--149

            Matthew Stephens, Mont Belvieu, Texas - 74-75--149

            Michael Brown, Cheltenham, Pa. - 77-72--149

            Ricky Jones, Thomaston, Maine - 72-77--149

            Robert Godfrey, Seneca, S.C. - 75-74--149

            Tim Kay, Bartlett, Ill. - 73-76--149

            Zack Fischer, Texarkana, Texas - 80-69--149

            Alex Williams, Vancouver, Wash. - 74-76--150

            Brent Martin, Laplata, Md. - 74-76--150

            Chandler Smith-Stetson, Albuquerque, N.M. - 74-76--150

            Chris Freeman, San Diego, Calif. - 74-76--150

            Jimmy Henderson, Lebanon, Ohio - 77-73--150

            John Moheyer, Lima, Ohio - 77-73--150

            Josh Brock, Wilmington, N.C. - 75-75--150
            Kenny Kim, Cerritos, Calif. - 75-75--150
            Michael Beausejour, Cincinnati, Ohio - 77-73--150

            Sean Maekawa, Paauilo, Hawaii - 76-74--150

            Andy Latowski, Plainsboro, N.J. - 74-77--151

            Benjamin Sumulong, Anchorage, Alaska - 74-77--151

            Chris Gilman, Yorba Linda, Calif. - 73-78--151

            Craig Cyr, Concord, N.H. - 77-74--151

            Danny Behm, Jackson, Wis. - 77-74--151

            Jared Sawada, Mililani, Hawaii - 75-76--151

            Kyle Prolo, Benicia, Calif. - 74-77--151

            Marais Lombard, South Africa - 76-75--151

            Nathan Schenz-Davis, San Diego, Calif. - 77-74--151

            Paco Saracho, Mexico - 77-74--151

            Chad Horner, Essexville, Mich. - 75-77--152

            David Sampson, Warren, R.I. - 79-73--152

            Derek Fathauer, Jensen Beach, Fla. - 75-77--152

            Josh Bevell, Southaven, Miss. - 77-75--152

            Michael Dominici, Norwalk, Conn. - 75-77--152

            Christopher Cappella, New Haven, Conn. - 77-76--153

            Dan Hosek, Alexandria, Va. - 75-78--153

            Danny Green, Jackson, Tenn. - 77-76--153

            Gene Webster Jr, San Bernardino, Calif. - 76-77--153

            John Huh, Montrose, Calif. - 74-79--153

            Michael Wog, Sumner, Wash. - 79-74--153

            Peter Gibbs, Granite Bay, Calif. - 76-77--153

            Phil Henzlik, Rapid City, S.D. - 74-79--153

            Tyson McFarland, Rexburg, Idaho - 77-76--153

            Christopher Okeefe, Brooklyn, N.Y. - 77-77--154

            Gabriel Maier, Cody, Wyo. - 75-79--154

            Kurt Lorenzen, Olathe, Kan. - 77-77--154

            Michael Brown, Fairfield, Ohio - 76-78--154

            Mike Gillis, Churchton, Md. - 79-75--154

            Tyler Weir, San Marcos, Calif. - 76-78--154

            Vincent Johnson, Portland, Ore. - 80-74--154

            Will Cullen, Bloomington, Ill. - 76-78--154

            Adam Tebbs, Henderson, Nev. - 74-81--155

            Nathan Chambers, Purcell, Okla. - 80-75--155

            Ryan Castanet, Mcdonald, Pa. - 83-72--155

            Brendan Borst, Pittsburgh, Pa. - 76-80--156

            D J Harries, Temecula, Calif. - 82-74--156

            Jeremy Franklin, St Louis, Mo. - 75-81--156

            Seve Gonzales, La Mesa, Calif. - 76-80--156

            David McKendrick, Australia - 78-79--157

            Douglas Snoap, Apopka, Fla. - 80-77--157

            Jordan Mitchell, Atlanta, Ga. - 81-76--157

            Lee Levine, Hewlett, N.Y. - 81-76--157

            Taeksoo Kim, Wailuku, Hawaii - 82-75--157

            Thomas Timby, Doylestown, Pa. - 84-73--157

            James Jones, Montgomery, Ala. - 78-80--158

            John Baranco, Boise, Idaho - 82-76--158

            Brad Arrington, Augusta, Ga. - 77-83--160

            Kellen Watabu, Kapaa, Hawaii - 82-78--160

            Jay Betchan, Garber, Okla. - 81-80--161
            Zach Sommers, Southbury, Conn. - 80-81--161
            Burke Nagle, Canada - 82-80--162

            Eric Burch, Rockford, Ill. - 77-WD--WD

Aurora, Colo. – Pairings for Wednesday’s first round of match play at the 2008 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, being played at the 7,551-yard, par-71 Murphy Creek Golf Course (Times are MDT):       

Upper Bracket

8:00 am -- Aaron Goldberg, Carlsbad, Calif. (132) vs. To Be Determined

8:09 am -- Cason Hammock, Columbus, Ga. (143) vs. Daniel Sorgini III, Pickerington, Ohio (143)

8:18 am -- Riley Arp, Fort Collins, Colo. (140) vs. Jim Grady, Broomfield, Colo. (145)

8:27 am -- Trey Bowling, Manchester, Ky. (141) vs. Lion An, Duluth, Ga. (145)

8:36 am -- Travis Reid, Clovis, N.M. (138) vs. Dan Whitaker, Cle Elum, Wash. (146)

8:45 am -- James Dalthorp III, Houston, Texas (142) vs. Randall Hutchison, Traverse City, Mich. (144)

8:54 am -- Kevin Aylwin, New Smyrna Beach, Fla. (139) vs. Peter Malnati, Dandridge, Tenn.  (146)

9:03 am -- Andrew Paulson, White Bear Lake, Minn. (142) vs. Chan Kim, Chandler, Ariz. (144)

9:12 am -- Brian Locke, Los Angeles, Calif. (137) vs. Kent Wiese, Los Angeles, Calif. (146)

9:21 am -- Kelly Kretz, Antigo, Wis. (143) vs. Lucas Lee, Brazil (144)

9:30 am -- William Horschel, Gainesville, Fla. (140) vs. Nicholas Macdonald, Zimbabwe (145)

9:39 am -- Jack Newman, Des Moines, Iowa (142) vs. Ryan McDonald, Rocklin, Calif. (145)

9:48 am -- Corey Nagy, Charlotte, N.C. (137) vs. David Ludlow, Burton, Ohio (146)

9:57 am -- Les Teuteberg, Watsonville, Calif. (143) vs. Patrick Lundy, Little River, S.C. (144)

10:06 am -- Nakarintra Ratanakul, West Lafayette, Ind. (140) vs. Austin Love, Redding, Calif. (145)

10:15 am – J.C. Horne, Daytona Beach, Fla. (142) vs. Grant Leaver, Centerville, Tenn. (145)

 

Lower Bracket

10:24 am -- Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif. (133) vs. Michael Knott, Buffalo, N.Y. (146)

10:33 am -- Cody Paladino, Kensington, Conn. (143) vs. Phillip Choi, Orlando, Fla. (144)

10:42 am -- Scott Langley, St Louis, Mo. (140) vs. Peter Fallon, Grapevine, Texas (145)

10:51 am -- Kyle Leach, Louisville, Ky. (141) vs. Nicklaus Newcomb, Benton, Ky. (145)

11:00 am -- Jon McLean, Weston, Fla. (138) vs. Rod Butler, Carson City, Nev. (146)

11:09 am -- David Johnson, Palm Bay, Fla. (143) vs. Matthew Lapham, Brighton, Mich. (144)

11:18 am -- Andy Winings, Brownsburg, Ind. (139) vs. Sterling Clark, Salt Lake City, Utah (146)

11:27 am -- Philip Arouca, Wilmette, Ill. (142) vs. Robert Rohanna, Waynesburg, Pa. (144)

11:36 am -- Zachary Zaremba, Pueblo West, Colo. (135) vs. Zach Sebert, Grove City, Ohio (146)

11:45 am -- Pat Grady, Broomfield, Colo. (143) vs. Brandon Berry, Lagrange, Ky. (144)

11:54 am -- Jeff Dennis, Jacksonville, Fla. (140) vs. Ricky Montanez, Helendale, Calif. (145)

12:03 pm -- Ji Moon, Las Vegas, Nev. (141) vs. Ben Bastel, Upper Sandusky, Ohio (145)

12:12 pm -- Brandon Crick, McCook, Neb. (137) vs. John Chin, Temecula, Calif. (146)

12:21 pm -- Luke Morgan, Muldrow, Okla. (143) vs. Craig Voorhees, Burton, Ohio (144)

12:30 pm -- Greg Pool, Canada (140) vs. Kevin Foley, Somerville, N.J. (145)

12:39 pm -- Wesley Bryan, Chapin, S.C. (142) vs. Brad Nicholson, Chandler, Ariz. (145)