August 20, 2005
Texas A&M senior Andrew Parr and incoming freshman Bronson Burgoon are among the 312 golfers who will begin play in the 105th United States Amateur Golf Championships on Monday at Philadelphia Country Club and storied Merion Golf Club.
The first two rounds on Monday and Tuesday will have a stroke play format, with the top 64 players advancing to match play, which begins on Wednesday and culminates with Sunday's 36-hole final. All matches will be played at Merion.
Parr tees off at 7:26 a.m. on Monday with Burgoon going off at 7:37 a.m. Live scoring is available at www.usaamateur.org.
The Golf Channel will televise the first three rounds of match play and the weekend matches will be televised nationally by NBC.
Marion Golf Club has hosted 16 USGA championships, the most of any club, including four U.S. Opens and five previous U.S. Amateurs. Legendary Bob Jones won national amateur titles there in 1924 and 1930, the latter as part of his historic Grand Slam. Hall of Famer Ben Hogan captured the 1950 U.S. Open at Merion to cap his inspiring comeback from a near-fatal automobile accident.
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