August 22, 2005
Texas A&M senior Andrew Parr fired a two-under-par 68 on Monday at Philadelphia Country Club and is tied for second place after the first round of stroke play at the U.S. Amateur Championship.
Charlie Beljan of Mesa, Ariz., made nine birdies and shot a 6-under-par 64 to lead the field of 312 golfers by four strokes. Parr is tied for second with Ryan Yip of Canada, Ryan Blaum of Coral Gables, Fla., Jay Choi of Cerritos, Calif., and Chandler Cocco of Bend, Ore. Beljan's 64 ties for the second-lowest stroke play score in Amateur history.
Parr will play Tuesday's second round at Merion Golf Club. The top 64 players after the second round will advance to match play, which will be played Wednesday through Sunday at Merion.
Incoming A&M freshman Bronson Burgoon opened with a four-over-par 74.
The USGA conducts 13 national championships annually, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs. The U.S. Amateur is the oldest USGA championship.
Ardmore, Pa. - Results following the first day of stroke play at the U.S. Amateur, played Monday at the par 35-35-70, 6,846-yard Merion Golf Club and the par 35-35-70, 6,967-yard Philadelphia Country Club:
Charlie Beljan, Mesa, Ariz., 34-30--64p
Ryan Blaum, Coral Gables, Fla., 33-35--68p
Andrew Parr, Canada, 35-33--68p
Chandler Cocco, Bend, Ore., 34-34--68p
Ryan Yip, Canada, 33-35--68p
Jay Choi, Cerritos, Calif., 34-34--68p
John Holmes, Campbellsville, Ky., 35-34--69p
Seth Cotter, Sparks, Nev., 35-34--69p
Todd Mitchell, Bloomington, Ill., 34-35--69m
Jesse Barnsley, Albuquerque, N.M., 35-34--69p
Matt Savage, Scottsdale, Ariz., 35-34--69p
Kyle Stanley, Gig Harbor, Wash., 33-36--69p
Mark Strickland, Woodstock, Ga., 35-34--69m
Blake Sattler, New Philadelphia, Ohio, 33-36--69p
Joseph Sykora, Daphne, Ala., 35-34--69p
Brad Tilley, Chappaqua, N.Y., 36-33--69p
Jake Ellison, St. George, Utah, 36-34--70p
Alex Knoll, Bethlehem, Pa., 35-35--70p
Sihwan Kim, Fullerton, Calif., 34-36--70m
James Lepp, Canada, 38-32--70m
Tom Davis, Australia, 34-36--70p
Chris Wilson, Dublin, Ohio, 36-34--70p
Emilio Dominguez, Argentina, 35-35--70p
Gary Woodland, Topeka, Kan., 34-36--70p
Oliver Fisher, England, 36-34--70p
Lloyd Saltman, Scotland, 35-35--70p
Dawie Van Der Walt, South Africa, 35-36--71p
Matthew Every, Daytona Beach, Fla., 38-33--71p
Webb Simpson, Raleigh, N.C., 34-37--71p
David Lutterus, Australia, 35-36--71p
David Denham, Tifton, Ga., 37-34--71m
Mark Leon, Canada, 37-34--71p
Richard Ramsay, Scotland, 37-34--71p
Trip Kuehne, Dallas, Texas, 35-36--71p
Arnond Vongvanij, Bradenton, Fla., 38-33--71m
Jesse Speirs, Bangor, Maine, 37-34--71p
Dillon Dougherty, Woodland, Calif., 37-34--71m
Austin Eaton III, North Sutton, N.H., 36-35--71p
Brian Harman, Savannah, Ga., 35-36--71m
Larry Lis, Avella, Pa., 35-36--71p
Eddie Olson, Aptos, Calif., 36-35--71m
Alan Hampton, Brunswick, Ga., 36-35--71p
Richard Lee, Canada, 36-35--71p
Colt Knost, Dallas, Texas, 36-36--72p
Mike McCoy, West Des Moines, Iowa, 36-36--72p
Alex Yates, Winston-Salem, N.C., 36-36--72p
Chen-Chih Chiang, Chinese Taipei, 35-37--72p
Jon Peterson, Granite Bay, Calif., 37-35--72p
Korey Mahoney, East Lansing, Mich., 35-37--72m
Ricky Romano, Murrieta, Calif., 36-36--72p
J.J. Killeen, Lubbock, Texas, 35-37--72p
Gary Wolstenholme, England, 36-36--72p
Stephen Poole, Spartanburg, S.C., 37-35--72m
Greg Reynolds, Grand Blanc, Mich., 39-33--72p
Robert Dinwiddie, England, 36-36--72p
Bill Allcorn, Abilene, Texas, 36-36--72p
Nicholas Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla., 36-36--72m
Lee Williams, Alexander City, Ala., 37-35--72m
Keven Fortin Simard, Canada, 35-37--72p
Ryan Baca, Richmond, Texas, 39-33--72p
Joe Scheffres, Rockville, Md., 38-34--72p
Chris Kirk, Woodstock, Ga., 37-35--72p
Billy Stewart, Devon, Pa., 39-33--72m
Matt Giftos, Nashua, N.H., 35-37--72p
Mike McCabe, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 37-36--73p
Clay Ogden, West Point, Utah, 36-37--73p
Robert Riesen, Pinehurst, N.C., 38-35--73p
Nathan Smith, Brookville, Pa., 37-36--73m
Scott Hval, Portland, Ore., 36-37--73p
Kevin Kim, Jamul, Calif., 37-36--73m
Adam Cohan, Wayne, Pa., 37-36--73p
Kevin Chappell, Fresno, Calif., 36-37--73p
Tanner Ervin, Charleston, S.C., 37-36--73p
Pat Boyle, South Milwaukee, Wis., 38-35--73p
Rhys Davies, Wales, 38-35--73p
Adam Scrimenti, Dania Beach, Fla., 36-37--73p
Ryan Tendall, Gaithersburg, Md., 36-37--73p
Luke Bakke, Little Rock, Ark., 38-35--73p
Marc Peterson, Modesto, Calif., 37-36--73p
Mitch Boles, Marlow, Okla., 38-35--73m
Ryan Abbate, Weston, Fla., 35-38--73p
Clay Homan, Fulton, Miss., 35-38--73p
Ron Harvey Jr., Canada, 37-36--73p
Chris Okeson, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, 37-36--73p
Dayton Rose, Midwest City, Okla., 37-36--73p
Jordan Payne, West Memphis, Ark., 35-38--73p
Ryan Keeney, Redmond, Wash., 41-32--73p
Eric Lillibridge, Napa, Calif., 36-37--73p
Ryan Brehm, Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 35-38--73p
Kevin Tway, Edmond, Okla., 41-32--73p
George Zahringer, New York, N.Y., 37-36--73p
Edoardo Molinari, Italy, 37-36--73p
George Bryan, Columbia, S.C., 36-37--73m
Pat Carter, Huntington, W. Va., 37-36--73p
Andrew Dodt, Australia, 38-35--73m
Patrick Duncan Jr., Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., 36-37--73p
Brady Schnell, Bettendorf, Iowa, 37-36--73m
Brendan Gielow, Muskegon, Mich., 38-36--74m
Jeremy Frye, Palestine, Texas, 38-36--74p
Patrick Sullivan, Maumelle, Ark., 39-35--74p
Ben Kishigian, Warner Robins, Ga., 37-37--74m
Michael Sim, Australia, 35-39--74p
David Brown, Pittsburgh, Pa., 35-39--74p
Nick Becker, Boise, Idaho, 41-33--74p
Jonathan Moore, Vancouver, Wash., 38-36--74m
Bronson Burgoon, The Woodlands, Texas, 40-34--74p
Chris Mabry, Leawood, Kan., 35-39--74p
Clayton Ellis, Memphis, Tenn., 38-36--74m
Matt Johnston, Canada, 39-35--74p
Danny Green, Jackson, Tenn., 37-37--74m
Brian Carroll, Crystal Lake, Ill., 38-36--74m
J.T. Johnson, Woodbury, Minn., 39-35--74m
Tim Katanski, Monroe, Mich., 40-34--74p
Robert Gerwin, Cincinnati, Ohio, 37-37--74p
Jeffrey Freund, Fresno, Calif., 36-38--74p
Sean Barrett, Pacific Palisades, Calif., 37-37--74p
Jordan Hasbrouck, Spring, Texas, 39-35--74p
Brett Stegmaier, Hamden, Conn., 36-38--74m
Tyler Hitchcock, Orlando, Fla., 38-36--74m
Greg Koch, Orlando, Fla., 37-37--74p
Jason Turner, Little Rock, Ark., 39-35--74p
Scott Ross, Cincinnati, Ohio, 36-38--74p
Clayton Rotz, Chambersburg, Pa., 36-38--74p
Joey McLister, Leesburg, Va., 39-35--74m
Matt Van Cleave, Maryville, Mo., 37-38--75m
Eamonn McLoughlin, Amityville, N.Y., 39-36--75p
Jack Ferguson, High Point, N.C., 38-37--75p
Bryant Hare, St. Simons Island, Ga., 41-34--75p
Cody Wolfenbarger, Boise, Idaho, 40-35--75p
Chris Wells, Valley Head, Ala., 39-36--75m
Emmett Turner, Greenwood, S.C., 36-39--75m
Pablo Martin, Spain, 36-39--75m
Cole Willcox, Berwyn, Pa., 36-39--75p
Patrick Pierson, Central Nyack, N.Y., 36-39--75p
Derek Pirkl, Stoughton, Wis., 41-34--75m
Carter Henderson, Nashville, Tenn., 41-34--75m
Tim Hogarth, Northridge, Calif., 35-40--75p
Ben Taylor, England, 36-39--75m
Marshall Pickett, Wilmington, N.C., 38-37--75m
John Poucher, Santa Barbara, Calif., 37-38--75p
Jon-Michael Socaris, Voorheesville, N.Y., 39-36--75m
Dane Burkhart, Aiken, S.C., 36-39--75p
Chris Heintz, Brea, Calif., 42-34--76p
Shawn Jasper, Marthasville, Mo., 38-38--76m
Jason Wellings, Canada, 39-37--76p
Morgan Hoffmann, Wyckoff, N.J., 40-36--76m
Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Spain, 37-39--76p
Adam Darrow, Granger, Ind., 37-39--76p
Bryant Reyes, West Chester, Pa., 37-39--76m
Brent Paladino, Kensington, Conn., 40-36--76p
J.C. Deacon, Canada, 37-39--76p
Nate Lashley, Scottsbluff, Neb., 36-40--76m
Justin Fraley, Rowlett, Texas, 40-36--76m
Eric Deutsch, Rochester, Minn., 38-38--76p
Dan Buell, San Carlos, Calif., 36-40--76m
Kevin Reiber, Waynesboro, Pa., 38-38--76p
Seung-Su Han, Las Vegas, Nev., 39-37--76m
Drew Younts, Stokesdale, N.C., 40-36--76m
Gregg LaVoie, Pasco, Wash., 37-39--76m
Bryan Jones, Atlanta, Ga., 37-39--76m
Zack Reeves, Arlington, Texas, 40-36--76p
Ben Leong, Malaysia, 39-37--76p
Shawn McCaskey, Denver, Colo., 39-37--76m
Matthew Swan, Montgomery, Ala., 41-35--76m
Kyle Reifers, Columbus, Ohio, 36-40--76p
John Eades, Charlotte, N.C., 38-38--76m
Jim Roy, Syracuse, N.Y., 37-39--76p
Andy Mack, Itasca, Ill., 39-37--76p
Eric Nilsson, St. George, Utah, 39-37--76m
Pat Youngs, League City, Texas, 39-37--76m
George Gandranata, Indonesia, 39-37--76m
Dustin Pimm, Sandy, Utah, 40-36--76p
Andrew DiBitetto, Rochester, N.Y., 36-40--76p
Judd Easterling, Dixon, Mo., 37-39--76p
Chris Lange, Bryn Mawr, Pa., 39-37--76m
Jonathan Jackson, Chapel Hill, N.C., 41-36--77m
Andrew Dresser, Carrollton, Texas, 41-36--77m
Billy Horschel, Grant, Fla., 36-41--77p
Mark Harrell, Hazlehurst, Ga., 41-36--77m
Daniel Osorio, Spain, 38-39--77m
Clint Provost, Gulf Breeze, Fla., 40-37--77m
Anthony Kim, Norman, Okla., 40-37--77m
Tyler Veysey, San Diego, Calif., 39-38--77p
Michael Kirby, Virginia Beach, Va., 38-39--77p
Charles Girvin, Orlando, Fla., 39-38--77p
Steven Bain, Bahamas, 42-35--77m
Mark Farrell, Westport, Conn., 42-35--77m
Billy Hurley, Leesburg, Va., 40-37--77m
James Sacheck, Zionsville, Ind., 37-40--77p
Ryan Johnson, New Boston, Mich., 41-36--77m
Willard Richart, Ann Arbor, Mich., 37-40--77p
Jeff Coffman, Oklahoma City, Okla., 38-40--78p
James Love, Canada, 42-36--78m
Pierre-Henri Soero, New Caledonia, 42-36--78m
Trey Treadwell, Haymarket, Va., 39-39--78m
Justin Hull, Royal Oak, Mich., 37-41--78m
Will Dottley, Madison, Miss., 40-38--78p
Tim Dahlberg, Clio, Mich., 40-38--78p
Tim Hager, Ivyland, Pa., 39-39--78m
Martin Ureta, Chile, 42-36--78m
Sean Knapp, Oakmont, Pa., 40-38--78m
Robert Mink Jr., Moreno Valley, Calif., 42-36--78m
Kane Hanson, Detroit Lakes, Minn., 42-36--78m
Bennett Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa., 38-40--78m
Jarod Trammell, Jasper, Ga., 40-38--78m
Jay Reynolds, Austin, Texas, 37-41--78m
Keith Kinsel, Glendale, Calif., 40-38--78m
Ty Cline, Wichita, Kan., 42-36--78m
Darryl Taylor, Orange, Calif., 38-40--78p
Jeff Stewart, Sacramento, Calif., 40-38--78p
Graham Banister, Australia, 39-39--78p
Danny Bowen, Las Cruces, N.M., 42-36--78m
Ken Whalley, Topsfield, Mass., 39-39--78p
Jordan Cox, Redwood City, Calif., 41-37--78m
Bradley Johnson, Birmingham, Ala., 37-41--78m
Trent Tessler, Redwood City, Calif., 42-36--78m
Bobby Bennett, Greenwich, Conn., 40-38--78m
James Vargas, Miami, Fla., 39-39--78p
Jon McLean, Weston, Fla., 41-37--78m
Tommy Murray, Orange Park, Fla., 39-39--78p
Arnie Cutrell, Greensburg, Pa., 39-40--79m
Andy Drohen, Granville, Mass., 42-37--79p
Matt Pierce Jr., San Juan Capistrano, Calif., 37-42--79m
John Crowley, Greenwich, Conn., 41-38--79m
Jackson Beindorf, Vero Beach, Fla., 40-39--79m
Jeff Scohy, Dayton, Ohio, 41-38--79m
Sam Korbe, Springdale, Ark., 39-40--79m
Andrew Douglas, Franklin, Mass., 43-36--79p
Andy Paulson, White Bear Lake, Minn., 41-38--79p
Anthony Verna, Orinda, Calif., 39-40--79p
Mark Thompson, Manhasset, N.Y., 40-39--79m
Edward McGlasson, Orange, Calif., 38-41--79m
Ryan Barnett, Syosset, N.Y., 39-40--79p
Eric Fiskum, Salem, Ore., 38-41--79m
Terrence Miskell, New Braunfels, Texas, 42-37--79p
Seth Sargent, Birmingham, Ala., 40-39--79p
Ed Cuff, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., 41-38--79p
Will Dodson, Dallas, Texas, 39-40--79m
Greg Kennedy, Duluth, Ga., 45-35--80m
Saumil Jhaveri, Westlake, Ohio, 43-37--80p
Clark Brown, Navarre, Fla., 43-37--80m
Jon Sauer, St. Cloud, Minn., 42-38--80m
John Dowdall, Houston, Texas, 41-39--80m
Nicholas Smith, Ocala, Fla., 44-36--80m
Grady Brame, Hammond, La., 43-37--80m
Luke List, Ringgold, Ga., 40-40--80m
Eddie Peckels, Pinehurst, N.C., 42-38--80m
Skip Clasper, College Park, Md., 43-37--80p
Matt Bortis, Springdale, Ark., 39-41--80m
Brendan Hester, Northbridge, Mass., 42-38--80m
Mike McRae, Salt Lake City, Utah, 42-39--81m
John Michael Pelet, Atglen, Pa., 43-38--81p
Michael Doetsch, New York, N.Y., 42-39--81p
Jay Ojibway, Bellville, Texas, 39-42--81m
Hunter Hamrick, Montgomery, Ala., 43-38--81m
Peter Samborsky II, Dayton, Ohio, 43-38--81m
Cole Isban, South Bend, Ind., 39-42--81m
Andrew Black, Chattanooga, Tenn., 42-39--81p
Richard Maddox, Panama City, Fla., 41-40--81p
Vance Welch, Cross Creek, Md., 40-41--81p
Chris Ault, Levittown, Pa., 42-39--81m
Dustin Sloat, Charleston, Ill., 42-39--81m
Darrin Hall, Golden, Colo., 39-42--81m
Kyler Murphy, Canada, 42-39--81m
Jay Livingston, Kennebunk, Maine, 40-41--81p
Brice Bailey, Memphis, Tenn., 38-43--81m
Kevin Schultz, Richardson, Texas, 40-42--82m
Jason Kokrak, Warren, Ohio, 43-39--82m
Frank Vana Jr., Boylston, Mass., 47-35--82p
John O'Donnell, Los Angeles, Calif., 45-37--82m
Roy Hunter, Charlotte, N.C., 40-42--82m
Matt Arvanitis, Manchester, N.H., 42-40--82p
Marty Miller, Middletown, Ohio, 41-41--82m
Chris Naegel, Chesterfield, Mo., 40-42--82m
Franklin Corpening, Fort Worth, Texas, 40-42--82m
Alan Scheer, San Diego, Calif., 39-43--82m
Roy Moon, Simi Valley, Calif., 36-46--82m
Dan Walters, Lancaster, Pa., 39-43--82m
Chip Knuckey, Springfield, Ohio, 39-43--82m
Carlos Velez, Miami, Fla., 42-40--82m
Dion Gonsalves, Trinidad and Tobago, 44-38--82m
Michael Morrison, Atlanta, Ga., 44-39--83m
Sean McTernan, Ireland, 44-39--83m
Will Grace, Pensacola, Fla., 45-38--83p
Chad Moscovic, San Diego, Calif., 42-41--83m
Kyle Litter, Chillicothe, Ohio, 39-45--84p
John Lobb, Jacksonville, Fla., 46-38--84m
Cole Nondorf, Hoxie, Kan., 43-41--84m
Christopher Gold, Haddonfield, N.J., 44-40--84m
Chris Ward, McKinney, Texas, 41-43--84p
Raul Lemus, Mission, Texas, 44-40--84m
Chris Killmer, Bellingham, Wash., 41-43--84m
Major Forbess, Jacksonville, Fla., 43-42--85p
Chris Jensen, Los Altos, Calif., 45-40--85m
Dave Steele, Bonita Springs, Fla., 42-43--85m
Chris Bouchard, Zion, Ill., 46-39--85m
Nick Chauvenet, Winston-Salem, N.C., 48-37--85m
Kurt Nino, Honolulu, Hawaii, 39-46--85m
Derek Sipe, Yorba Linda, Calif., 38-47--85m
Robert Caton, Huntington Beach, Calif., 44-42--86m
Jake Yount, Danville, Calif., 46-41--87m
John Hurley, O'Neill, Neb., 41-46--87m
Casey Russell, West Monroe, La., 48-39--87m
Josh Ray, New Braunfels, Texas, 45-42--87m
Chris Bagley, Charlotte, N.C., 46-42--88m
Ted Whitney, Eugene, Ore., 47-41--88m
Josh Dennis, Birmingham, Ala., 45-43--88m
John-Tyler Griffin, Wilson, N.C., 49-39--88m
Braxton Hunter, Rockford, Tenn., 48-43--91m
Joe Moulton, Citrus Heights, Calif., 46-46--92m
Tom Perry, Indianapolis, Ind., 48-46--94m
Alex Volpenhein, Edgewood, Ky., WD
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