2011 u.s. amateur championship program

U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPErin Hills, Erin, WisconsinBlue Mound Golf and Country Club, Wauwatosa, WisconsinAugust 22-28, 2011

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12 USGA Maintains its Focus

14 U.S. Amateur Conditions of Play

16 History of the U.S. Amateur

18 U.S. Amateur Champions

24 Uihlein Wins 2010 U.S. Amateur

26 History of Erin Hills

30 Hole-by-Hole Look at Erin Hills

48 History of Blue Mound G&CC

50 Hole-by-Hole Look at Blue Mound

60 Rules Officials Never Stop Learning

64 Rethinking Turfgrass Water Needs

ON THE COVER: The par-3 ninth hole at Erin Hills inErin, Wis. (By Paul Hundley).

All Erin Hills and Blue Mound G&CC photography byPaul Hundley.

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he U.S. Amateur Championship, which was first conducted in 1895, isthe oldest golf championship in the country – one day older than the

U.S. Open. Throughout its history, the Amateur has been the most coveted ofall amateur titles.Among the great names on the Havemeyer Trophy are Gene Littler, Arnold

Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lanny Wadkins, Hal Sutton, Phil Mickelson and TigerWoods, all of whom went on to become professionals. It was, however, long-time amateur Robert T. Jones Jr. who first attracted widespread attention tothis championship. He won the U.S. Amateur five times (1924, ’25, ’27, ’28and ’30), and his 1930 victory rounded out the Grand Slam, in which he wonthe four major American and British championships in one year. Sixty-sixyears later, in 1996, Tiger Woods attracted similar interest when he won arecord third consecutive U.S. Amateur. On behalf of the volunteers and staff of the United States Golf Association,

we welcome you to the 111th U.S. Amateur. We are particularly pleased tobring this championship to Erin Hills, which has also been selected to host the2017 U.S. Open. The course was designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fryand Ron Whitten and opened in 2006. Erin Hills was created in harmony withthe land. Although it is a relatively young course, it is set on glacial terrain thatis centuries old. Natural features include signature oaks, maples, tamaracks andhickories, and seas of fescue surround each hole, adding to the dramatic settingand the challenge.We are grateful to owner Andy Ziegler, along with the staff and volunteers

at Erin Hills, for their hospitality and hard work. We also thank the membersand staff at Blue Mound Golf & Country Club in nearby Wauwatosa, the companion course for the championship, for welcoming the players to theircourse. And we salute the players who have qualified to compete for one ofthe game’s most coveted titles. May this gathering at Erin Hills foster lastingfriendships and memories.

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SCOTT WALKER l GOVERNORSTATE OF WISCONSIN

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P.O. Box 14439Madison, Wisconsin 53708(800) 685-0036Web site: www.wisgolfer.comE-mail: [email protected]

n behalf of the people of the state of Wisconsin, I wish to officiallywelcome competitors, spectators and supporters of the 2011 U.S.

Amateur Championship at Erin Hills and Blue Mound Golf & Country Club.This event represents a great opportunity for people of all ages throughout

the United States and beyond to get together and experience the oldestUnited States Golf Association championship in existence. Erin Hills and BlueMound Golf & Country Club will showcase Wisconsin’s natural beauty whileproviding exciting challenges to the players.Wisconsin is proud to host the U.S. Amateur Championship for the first

time in the state’s history.Thanks to the supporters, staff and volunteers for organizing the event, and

best of luck to all who have qualified for this prestigious championship. I hopeyou truly enjoy your time at Erin Hills and Blue Mound Golf & Country Club.

Sincerely,

Scott Walker

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n behalf of Erin Hills and Blue Mound Golf & Country Club, congratulations to the 312 competitors who have qualified for the

111th U.S. Amateur Championship. Also, a special thank you to the 800-plusvolunteers and staff members at both venues whose hard work has made thischampionship possible. And, welcome to the many spectators who will witness the world’s best amateur golfers compete for the prestigious right to be forever known as a U.S. Amateur champion.In co-hosting the U.S. Amateur, Blue Mound continues its tradition of

hosting major golf championships, most notably the 1933 PGA Championshipwon by Gene Sarazen. Erin Hills is hosting its second United States Golf Association championship, as it previously hosted the 2008 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship and eagerly awaits the 2017 U.S. Open.Erin Hills is proud to be a part of the USGA’s decision to take the U.S. Amateurand U.S. Open to more public golf courses and to Wisconsin for the first time.We are especially excited about the quality of the two courses which will

challenge the players. They provide a distinct contrast in styles. Blue Mound, aclassic Seth Raynor design, emphasizes accuracy and creativity to navigate theundulating green complexes and fast greens. Erin Hills, only five years old anddesigned by Dr. Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry and Ron Whitten, combines thelinks characteristics of firm fescue fairways and an open, windswept landscapethat will test the players both off the tee and around the challenging greens.With its many risk-reward options, Erin Hills will provide fascinating excite-ment and drama during the match-play portion of the championship.We are extremely proud to announce that for the first time since 1997,

there is no admission fee to attend the U.S. Amateur Championship. This admission policy has been made possible by the collective support of the“Friends of Erin Hills,” a small group of local companies, including Baird, M&IBank and Artisan Partners.Good luck to all the competitors. We hope that you all play your best and

have a memorable experience during the 2011 U.S. Amateur Championship.

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Jim Reinhart

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JIM REINHART l GENERAL CHAIRMAN 111TH U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

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Entries Open to amateurs who have USGA Handicap Indexes not exceeding 2.4.Entries closed July 6.

Starting Field 312 players

Schedule of Play

U.S. Amateur Conditions of Play

Monday, Aug. 22 First round, stroke play (18 holes; 312 players)

Tuesday, Aug. 23 Second round, stroke play (18 holes; 312 players)After 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low 64scorers, who will advance to match play

Wednesday, Aug. 24 First round, match play (18 holes; 64 players)

Thursday, Aug. 25 Second round, match play (18 holes; 32 players)Third round, match play (18 holes; 16 players)

Friday, Aug. 26 Quarterfinals, match play (18 holes, eight players)

Saturday, Aug. 27 Semifinals, match play (18 holes; four players)

Sunday, Aug. 28 Championship match (36 holes; two players)

CONDITIONS OF PLAY


Sectional Qualifying36 holes of stroke play, scheduled at 97 sites, between July 18 and Aug. 10

Exemptions from Sectional Qualifying4 Winners of the U.S. Amateur Championship the last 10 years (2001-2010)

4 Runners-up of the U.S. Amateur Championship the last three years (2008-2010)

4 Semifinalists of the U.S. Amateur Championship the last two years (2009-2010)

4 Quarterfinalists from the 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship

4 Any player who qualified for the 2011 U.S. Open Championship

4 From the 2010 U.S. Open Championship, those returning scores for 72 holes

4 From the 2011 U.S. Senior Open Championship, the amateur returningthe lowest 72-hole score

4 From the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, winners in 2009 and 2010 and the runner-up in 2010

4 From the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, winners in 2010 and2011 and the runner-up in 2011

4 From the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, winners in 2010 and 2011and the runner-up in 2011

4 From the USGA Senior Amateur Championship, winners in 2009 and2010 and the runner-up in 2010

4 Playing members of the two most current USA and Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup Teams (2009 and 2011)

4 Playing members of the two most current USA Men’s World AmateurTeams (2008 and 2010)

4 Winner of the 2011 individual NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship

4 Winners of the British Amateur Championship the last five years (2007-2011)

4 Winners of the most current Asian Amateur, Mexican Amateur and Canadian Men’s Amateur Championships

4 From the current Men’s World Amateur Golf Ranking, the top 50 points leaders and anyone tying for 50th place as of the close of entries(must have filed an entry by July 6, 2011)

4 Low eight finishers and ties from the 2010 World Amateur Team Championship

4 Special exemptions as selected by the USGA

he U.S. AmateurChampionship was

born in 1895 because of a controversy. In 1894,two clubs — Newport(R.I.) Golf Club and NewYork’s St. Andrew’s GolfClub — had conductedinvitational tournamentsto attract the nation’s topamateur players.

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Newport’s stroke-play tournamentwas won by club member W.G.Lawrence, who triumphed over a field of 20 competitors. The match-play competition at St. Andrews at-tracted 27 golfers and was won byLaurence Stoddart of the host club. Both clubs proclaimed their winners

as the national champion. Clearly,golf needed a national governing bodyto conduct national championships,develop a single set of rules for allgolfers to follow and promote thebest interests of the game. With that,representatives from five clubsfounded the United States Golf Association on Dec. 22, 1894.As a result, in 1895, its first full

year of operation, the USGA con-ducted Amateur, Open and Women’sAmateur Championships. The Ama-teur and Open Championships wereconducted at Newport Golf Clubduring the same week of October andCharles B. Macdonald became thefirst U.S. Amateur champion.The Amateur Championship is the

oldest golf championship in thiscountry – one day older than the U.S.Open. Except for an eight-year pe-riod from 1965 to 1972, when it wasstroke play, the Amateur has been amatch-play championship. Over the years, as interest in the

game grew and the number of qualityplayers increased, it became necessaryto establish a national handicappingsystem to determine who was eligibleto compete in the Amateur. The USGA’sfirst national handicap list, which waspublished for the 1912 championship,

was the forerunner of the present-dayUSGA Handicap System.Throughout its history, the U.S.

Amateur has been the most covetedof all amateur titles. Many of thegreat names of professional golf, suchas Gene Littler, Arnold Palmer, JackNicklaus, Lanny Wadkins, CraigStadler, Jerry Pate, Mark O’Meara,Hal Sutton, Phil Mickelson and TigerWoods, grace the Havemeyer Trophy.It was, however, longtime amateur

Robert T. Jones Jr. who first attractedmedia coverage and spectator atten-dance at the Amateur Championship.Jones captured the championship fivetimes (1924, ’25, ’27, ’28 and ’30).His 1930 victory was a stunning mo-ment in golf history, when, at MerionCricket Club in Ardmore, Pa., Jonesrounded out the Grand Slam, win-ning the four major American andBritish championships in one year.Sixty-six years later, in 1996,

Woods attracted similar interest andenthusiasm when he won a recordthird consecutive U.S. Amateur atPumpkin Ridge Golf Club in NorthPlains, Ore. In 1994, Woods, at 18,entered the record book as theyoungest ever to win the AmateurChampionship. In 1996, he broke another record when he won, havingregistered 18 consecutive match-playvictories. In 2008, Danny Lee of NewZealand became the youngest winnerat 18 years and one month; therecord was again broken in 2009 byByeong-Hun An of Korea, who wonthe title at 17 years, 11 months and13 days.


1895: Charles B. Macdonald d. Charles E. Sands, 12 and 11; Newport (R.I.) G.C.; All matchplay; Entries: 32

1896: H.J. Whigham d. J.G. Thorp, 8 and 7; Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, N.Y.; Medalist – 163, H.J. Whigham; Entries: 58

1897: H.J. Whigham d. W. Rossiter Betts, 8 and 6; Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill.; Medalist –174, Charles B. Macdonald; Entries: 58

1898: Findlay S. Douglas d. Walter B. Smith, 5 and 3; Morris County G.C., Morristown, N.J.;Medalist – 175, J.H. Choate Jr.; Entries: 120

1899: H.M. Harriman d. Findlay S. Douglas, 3 and 2; Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, Ill.;Medalist – 168, Charles B. Macdonald; Entries: 112

1900: Walter J. Travis d. Findlay S. Douglas, 2 up; Garden City (N.Y.) G.C.; Medalist – 166,Walter J. Travis; Entries: 120

1901: Walter J. Travis d. Walter E. Egan, 5 and 4; Country Club of Atlantic City (N.J.);Medalist – 157, Walter J. Travis; Entries: 142

1902: Louis N. James d. Eben M. Byers, 4 and 2; Glen View Club, Golf, Ill.; Medalist – 79(18), Walter J. Travis; Entries: 157

1903: Walter J. Travis d. Eben M. Byers, 5 and 4; Nassau C.C., Glen Cove, N.Y.; All matchplay; Entries: 140

1904: H. Chandler Egan d. Fred Herreshoff, 8 and 6; Baltusrol G.C. (Original Course), Springfield, N.J.; Medalist – 242 (54), H. Chandler Egan; Entries: 142

1905: H. Chandler Egan d. D.E. Sawyer, 6 and 5; Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill.; Medalist –155 (36), Dr. D.P. Fredericks; Entries: 146

1906: Eben M. Byers d. George S. Lyon, 2 up; Englewood (N.J.) G.C.; Medalist – 152, Walter J. Travis; Entries: 141

1907: Jerome D. Travers d. Archibald Graham, 6 and 5; Euclid Club, Cleveland, Ohio; Medalist – 146, Walter J. Travis; Entries: 118

1908: Jerome D. Travers d. Max H. Behr, 8 and 7; Garden City (N.Y.) G.C.; Medalist – 153,Walter J. Travis; Entries: 145

U.S. Amateur Champions (1895-2010)

U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONS

Five-time U.S. Amateur champion Bob Jones.

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1909: Robert A. Gardner d. H. Chandler Egan, 4 and 3; Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill.; Medal-ists – 151, Robert A. Gardner, Charles Evans Jr., Thomas M. Sherman; Entries: 120

1910: William C. Fownes Jr. d. Warren K. Wood, 4 and 3; The Country Club, Brookline,Mass.; Medalist – 152, Fred Herreshoff; Entries: 217

1911: Harold H. Hilton d. Fred Herreshoff, 37holes; The Apawamis Club, Rye, N.Y.;Medalist – 150, Harold H. Hilton; Entries:186

1912: Jerome D. Travers d. Charles Evans Jr., 7and 6; Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill.; Medal-ists – 152, Charles Evans Jr., Harold H.Hilton; Entries: 86

1913: Jerome D. Travers d. John G. Anderson, 5and 4; Garden City (N.Y.) G.C.; Medalist –148, Charles Evans Jr.; Entries: 149

1914: Francis Ouimet d. Jerome D. Travers, 6 and 5; Ekwanok C.C., Manchester, Vt.;Medalists – 144, R.R. Gorton, W.C. Fownes Jr.; Entries: 115

1915: Robert A. Gardner d. John G. Anderson, 5and 4; Country Club of Detroit, GrossePointe Farms, Mich.; Medalist – 152, Dudley Mudge; Entries: 142

1916: Charles Evans Jr. d. Robert A. Gardner, 4and 3; Merion Cricket Club (East Course),Ardmore, Pa.; Medalist – 153, W.C. FownesJr.; Entries: 160

1917-18: No Championships, World War I 1919: S. Davidson Herron d. Robert T. Jones Jr., 5

and 4; Oakmont (Pa.) C.C.; Medalists – 158, S. Davidson Herron, J.B. Manion, PaulTewkesbury; Entries: 150

1920: Charles Evans Jr. d. Francis Ouimet, 7 and 6; Engineers C.C., Roslyn Harbor, N.Y.; Medalists – 154, Robert T. Jones Jr., Fred J. Wright Jr.; Entries: 235

1921: Jesse P. Guilford d. Robert A. Gardner, 7 and 6; St. Louis C.C., Clayton, Mo.; Medal-ist – 144, Francis Ouimet; Entries: 159

1922: Jess W. Sweetser d. Charles Evans Jr., 3 and 2; The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.;Medalist – 144, Jesse P. Guilford; Entries: 161

1923: Max R. Marston d. Jess W. Sweetser, 38 holes; Flossmoor (Ill.) C.C.; Medalists – 149,Charles Evans Jr., Robert T. Jones Jr.; Entries: 143

1924: Robert T. Jones Jr. d. George Von Elm, 9 and 8; Merion Cricket Club (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.; Medalist – 142, D. Clarke Corkran; Entries: 154

1925: Robert T. Jones Jr. d. Watts Gunn, 8 and 7; Oakmont (Pa.) C.C.; Medalist – 145,Roland R. MacKenzie; Entries: 141

1926: George Von Elm d. Robert T. Jones Jr., 2 and 1; Baltusrol G.C. (Lower Course), Springfield, N.J.; Medalist – 143, Robert T. Jones Jr.; Entries: 157

1927: Robert T. Jones Jr. d. Charles Evans Jr., 8 and 7; Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, Minn.;Medalist – 142, Robert T. Jones Jr.; Entries: 174

1928: Robert T. Jones Jr. d. T. Phillip Perkins, 10 and 9; Brae Burn C.C., West Newton, Mass.;Medalist – 143, George J. Voigt; Entries: 158

1929: Harrison R. Johnston d. Dr. O.F. Willing, 4 and 3; Del Monte G. & C.C., Pebble Beach,Calif.; Medalists – 145, Robert T. Jones Jr., Eugene V. Homans; Entries: 162

1930: Robert T. Jones Jr. d. Eugene V. Homans, 8 and 7; Merion Cricket Club (East Course),Ardmore, Pa.; Medalist – 142, Robert T. Jones Jr.; Entries: 175

Arnold Palmer won his U.S. Amateur titlein 1954.


First Year of Sectional Qualifying (1931) 1931: Francis Ouimet d. Jack Westland, 6 and 5; Beverly C.C., Chicago, Ill.; Medalists – 148,

Arthur Yates, Charles H. Seaver, John E. Lehman; Entries: 5831932: C. Ross Somerville d. John Goodman, 2 and 1; Baltimore C.C. (Five Farms, East

Course), Timonium, Md.; Medalist – 142, John W. Fischer; Entries: 6001933: George T. Dunlap Jr. d. Max R. Marston, 6 and 5; Kenwood C.C., Cincinnati, Ohio;

Medalist – 141, John W. Fischer; Entries: 6011934: W. Lawson Little Jr. d. David Goldman, 8 and 7; The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.;

All match play; Entries: 7581935: W. Lawson Little Jr. d. Walter Emery, 4 and 2; The Country Club, Cleveland, Ohio; All

match play; Entries: 9451936: John W. Fischer d. Jack McLean, 37 holes; Garden City (N.Y.) G.C.; All match play;

Entries: 1,1181937: John Goodman d. Raymond E. Billows, 2 up; Alderwood C.C., Portland, Ore.; Medal-

ist – 142, Roger Kelly; Entries: 6191938: William P. Turnesa d. B. Patrick Abbott, 8 and 7; Oakmont (Pa.) C.C.; Medalist – 146,

Gus T. Moreland; Entries: 8711939: Marvin H. Ward d. Raymond E. Billows, 7 and 5; North Shore C.C., Glenview, Ill.;

Medalist – 139, Thomas Sheehan Jr.; Entries: 8261940: Richard D. Chapman d. W.B. McCullough Jr., 11 and 9; Winged Foot G.C. (West

Course), Mamaroneck, N.Y.; Medalist – 140, Richard D. Chapman; Entries: 7551941: Marvin H. Ward d. B. Patrick Abbott, 4 and 3; Omaha (Neb.) Field Club; Medalist –

144, Stewart M. Alexander Jr.; Entries: 6371942-45: No Championships, World War II 1946: Stanley E. “Ted” Bishop d. Smiley L. Quick, 37 holes; Baltusrol G.C. (Lower Course),

Springfield, N.J.; Medalist – 136, Robert H. “Skee” Riegel; Entries: 899

All Match Play (1947-63) 1947: Robert H. “Skee” Riegel d. John W. Dawson, 2 and 1; Del Monte G. & C.C., Pebble

Beach, Calif.; Entries: 1,0481948: William P. Turnesa d. Raymond E. Billows, 2 and 1; Memphis (Tenn.) C.C.; Entries:

1,2201949: Charles R. Coe d. Rufus King, 11 and 10; Oak Hill C.C. (East Course), Rochester, N.Y.;

Entries: 1,0601950: Sam Urzetta d. Frank Stranahan, 39 holes; Minneapolis (Minn.) G.C.; Entries: 1,0251951: Billy Maxwell d. Joseph F. Gagliardi, 4 and 3; Saucon Valley C.C. (Old Course),

Bethlehem, Pa.; Entries: 1,4161952: Jack Westland d. Al Mengert, 3 and 2; Seattle (Wash.) G.C.; Entries: 1,0291953: Gene Littler d. Dale Morey, 1 up; Oklahoma City (Okla.) G. & C.C.; Entries: 1,2841954: Arnold Palmer d. Robert Sweeny, 1 up; Country Club of Detroit, Grosse Pointe Farms,

Mich.; Entries: 1,2781955: E. Harvie Ward Jr. d. William Hyndman Jr., 9 and 8; Country Club of Virginia (James

River Course), Richmond, Va.; Entries: 1,4931956: E. Harvie Ward Jr. d. Charles Kocsis, 5 and 4; Knollwood Club, Lake Forest, Ill.; Entries:

1,6001957: Hillman Robbins Jr. d. Dr. Frank M. Taylor, 5 and 4; The Country Club (Anniversary

Course), Brookline, Mass.; Entries: 1,5781958: Charles R. Coe d. Thomas D. Aaron, 5 and 4; The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San

Francisco, Calif.; Entries: 1,4721959: Jack Nicklaus d. Charles R. Coe, 1 up; Broadmoor G.C. (East Course), Colorado

Springs, Colo.; Entries: 1,696



1960: Deane Beman d. Robert W. Gardner, 6 and 4; St. Louis C.C., Clayton, Mo.; Entries: 1,7371961: Jack Nicklaus d. H. Dudley Wysong Jr., 8 and 6; Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L.; Entries: 1,9951962: Labron E. Harris Jr. d. Downing Gray, 1 up; Pinehurst (N.C.) C.C. (No. 2 Course);

Entries: 2,0441963: Deane Beman d. Richard H. Sikes, 2 and 1; Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa; Entries: 1,7681964: William C. Campbell d. Edgar M. Tutwiler Jr., 1 up; Canterbury G.C., Cleveland, Ohio;

Medalists – 143, Marvin “Vinny” Giles III, Robert Greenwood Jr.; Entries: 1,562

All Stroke Play (1965-72) 1965: Robert J. Murphy Jr., 291; Robert B.

Dickson, 292; Southern Hills C.C.,Tulsa, Okla.; Entries: 1,476

1966: Gary Cowan 285-75; Deane Beman,285-76; Merion G.C. (East Course),Ardmore, Pa.; Entries: 1,902

1967: Robert B. Dickson, 285; Marvin “Vinny”Giles III, 286; Broadmoor G.C. (WestCourse), Colorado Springs, Colo.; En-tries: 1,784

1968: Bruce Fleisher, 284; Marvin “Vinny”Giles III, 285; Scioto C.C., Columbus,Ohio; Entries: 2,057

1969: Steven Melnyk, 286; Marvin “Vinny”Giles III, 291; Oakmont (Pa.) C.C.; En-tries: 2,142

1970: Lanny Wadkins, *279; Thomas O. KiteJr., 280; Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore.;Entries: 1,853

1971: Gary Cowan, 280; Eddie Pearce, 283;Wilmington (Del.) C.C. (SouthCourse); Entries: 2,327

1972: Marvin “Vinny” Giles III, 285; Mark S.Hayes, Ben Crenshaw, 288; Charlotte(N.C.) C.C.; Entries: 2,295

All Match Play (1973-1978) 1973: Craig Stadler d. David Strawn, 6 and 5; Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio; Entries: 2,1101974: Jerry Pate d. John P. Grace, 2 and 1; Ridgewood (N.J.) C.C.; Entries: 2,4201975: Fred Ridley d. Keith Fergus, 2 up; Country Club of Virginia (James River Course),

Richmond, Va.; Entries: 2,5281976: Bill Sander d. C. Parker Moore Jr., 8 and 6; Bel-Air C.C., Los Angeles, Calif.; Entries: 2,6811977: John Fought d. Doug Fischesser, 9 and 8; Aronimink G.C., Newtown Square, Pa.; En-

tries: 2,9501978: John Cook d. Scott Hoch, 5 and 4; Plainfield (N.J.) C.C.; Entries: 3,035

36-Hole Stroke Play Qualifying Before Match Play (1979-Present) 1979: Mark O’Meara d. John Cook, 8 and 7; Canterbury G.C., Cleveland, Ohio; Medalist –

134, Bob Clampett; Entries: 3,9161980: Hal Sutton d. Bob Lewis, 9 and 8; Country Club of North Carolina, Pinehurst, N.C.;

Medalist – 139, Fred Couples; Entries: 4,0081981: Nathaniel Crosby d. Brian Lindley, 37 holes; The Olympic Club (Lake Course),

San Francisco, Calif.; Medalist – 145, Joe Rassett; Entries: 3,525

Tiger Woods won his third consecutive U.S.Amateur Championship in 1996.



1982: Jay Sigel d. David Tolley, 8 and 7; The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.; Medalists —141, Bob Lewis Jr., Robert Stanger Jr.; Entries: 3,685

1983: Jay Sigel d. Chris Perry, 8 and 7; North Shore C.C., Glenview, Ill.; Medalist – 139,Clark Burroughs; Entries: 3,553

1984: Scott Verplank d. Sam Randolph, 4 and 3; Oak Tree G.C., Edmond, Okla.; Medalist –137, Scott Verplank; Entries: 3,679

1985: Sam Randolph d. Peter Persons, 1 up; Montclair G.C., West Orange, N.J.; Medalist –134, Sam Randolph; Entries: 3,816

1986: Stewart “Buddy” Alexander d. Chris Kite, 5 and 3; Shoal Creek, Shoal Creek, Ala.;Medalist – 137, Leonard Mattiace; Entries: 4,071

1987: Bill Mayfair d. Eric Rebmann, 4 and 3; Jupiter Hills Club (Hills Course), Jupiter, Fla.;Medalist – 141, Scott Gump; Entries: 4,084

1988: Eric Meeks d. Danny Yates, 7 and 6; Virginia Hot Springs G. & C.C. (Cascades Course),Hot Springs, Va.; Medalist – 137, Tom McKnight; Entries: 4,320

1989: Chris Patton d. Danny Green, 3 and 1; Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.; Medalist – 137, Eoghan O’Connell; Entries: 4,603

1990: Phil Mickelson d. Manny Zerman, 5 and 4; Cherry Hills C.C., Englewood, Colo.; Medalist – 135, Phil Mickelson; Entries: 4,765

1991: Mitch Voges d. Manny Zerman, 7 and 6; The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn.; Medalists – 136, Allen Doyle, John Harris; Entries: 4,985

1992: Justin Leonard d. Tom Scherrer, 8 and 7; Muirfield Village G.C., Dublin, Ohio; Medalist – 136, David Duval; Entries: 5,758

1993: John Harris d. Danny Ellis, 5 and 3; Champions G.C. (Cypress Creek Course), Houston, Texas; Medalist – 139, Brian Gay; Entries: 5,614

1994: Tiger Woods d. Trip Kuehne, 2 up; TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte VedraBeach, Fla.; Medalist – •132, Hank Kim; Entries: 5,128

1995: Tiger Woods d. George “Buddy” Marucci Jr., 2 up; Newport (R.I.) C.C.; Medalist –137, Jerry Courville Jr.; Entries: 5,248

1996: Tiger Woods d. Steve Scott, 38 holes; Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course),North Plains, Ore.; Medalist – 136, Tiger Woods; Entries: 5,538

1997: Matthew Kuchar d. Joel Kribel, 2 and 1; Cog Hill G. & C.C. (No. 4 Course), Lemont,Ill.; Medalist – 136, Roger Tambellini; Entries: 6,666

Jay Sigel won consecutive U.S. Amateurs in 1982 and ‘83.


1998: Hank Kuehne d. Tom McKnight, 2 and1; Oak Hill C.C. (East Course),Rochester, N.Y.; Medalist – 136, JoelKribel; Entries: 6,627

1999: David Gossett d. Sung Yoon Kim, 9 and8; Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L.; Medal-ist – 143, Gene Elliott; Entries: 7,920

2000: Jeff Quinney d. James Driscoll, 39holes; Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J.;Medalists – 137, Jim Salinetti, Jeff Wilson; Entries: 7,124

2001: Ben “Bubba” Dickerson d. RobertHamilton, 1 up; East Lake G.C., Atlanta, Ga.; Medalist – 134, ChrisMundorf; Entries: 7,762

2002: Ricky Barnes d. Hunter Mahan, 2 and1; Oakland Hills C.C. (South Course),Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; Medalist – 135,Bill Haas; Entries: 7,585

2003: Nick Flanagan d. Casey Wittenberg, 37holes; Oakmont (Pa.) C.C.; Medalist –138, John Holmes; Entries: 7,541

2004: Ryan Moore d. Luke List, 2 up; WingedFoot G.C. (West Course), Mamaroneck,N.Y.; Medalist – 139, Ryan Moore; Entries: 7,356

2005: Edoardo Molinari d. Dillon Dougherty,4 and 3; Merion G.C. (East Course),Ardmore, Pa.; Medalist – 135, JamesLepp; Entries: 7,320

2006: Richie Ramsay d. John Kelly, 4 and 2;Hazeltine National G.C., Chaska,Minn.; Medalist – 138, Billy Horschel,Entries: 7,182

2007: Colt Knost d. Michael Thompson, 2and 1; The Olympic Club (LakeCourse), San Francisco, Calif.; Medal-ist – 137, Jason Kokrak; Entries: 7,398

2008: Danny Lee d. Drew Kittleson, 5 and 4;Pinehurst R. & C.C. (No. 2), Village ofPinehurst, N.C.; Medalist – 134, RobbieFillmore; Entries: 7,298

2009: Byeong-Hun An d. Ben Martin, 7 and 5;Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla.;Medalist – 140, Tim Jackson; Entries:6,948

2010: Peter Uihlein d. David Chung, 4 and 2;Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash.;Medalist – 136, Jeff Wilson; Entries:6,485

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• Record qualifying score in championship proper (1994)* Record score for stroke play (1970) § Record entry (1999)

Jack Nicklaus, top photo, won his second U.S. Amateur Championship in 1961 at Pebble Beach. Phil Mickelson, above, wonthe 1990 title.

Oklahoma State player PeterUihlein wore his school colorsfor the championship matchof the 2010 U.S. Amateur at Chambers Bay in UniversityPlace, Wash.

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eter Uihlein, of Orlando, Fla.,celebrated his 21st birthday by

defeating David Chung, of Fayetteville,N.C., 4 and 2, in the scheduled 36-holefinal match of the 2010 U.S. AmateurChampionship at 7,742-yard, par-71Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash.“It’s definitely the best birthday

present I’ve ever had in my life,” Uihlein said. “It’s pretty sweet. To addmy name to that list on the trophy ispretty special.”Uihlein, a member of the winning

2009 USA Walker Cup Team, was theequivalent of 8 under par with theusual match-play concessions throughthe match’s 34 holes. Chung was 2under par.“I got off to a good start,” said Uihlein,

a junior at Oklahoma State. “But evenwhen I was a couple up early, I knewthere was a lot of golf left.”Uihlein was 3-up through the first

five holes and finished the morning18 with a 2-up lead. He countered awinning birdie by Chung on the par-317th with a chip-in eagle from 40feet on 18 to regain his 2-up edge.Uihlein increased his margin to 4-

up through 26 holes with a birdie onthe par-5 eighth, despite a holed shotfrom 118 yards by Chung, whichsaved par.Chung, who won the 2010 Western

Amateur and Porter Cup and overcamea three-hole deficit in the semifinalsto defeat defending championByeong-Hun An, had been impressivein match-play comebacks throughoutthe championship.“I almost all the time put myself in

a hole and I somehow bring myselfout of it,” said Chung, 20, a junior atStanford University.“I didn’t want to get ahead of

myself,” Uihlein said. “I knew he wasgoing to make a run. You know he’sgoing to, you just have to be ready.”As expected by Uihlein, Chung reduced his deficit to just 2-down, winning two consecutive holes with apar on the 10th hole and a birdie atthe par-4 11th in the afternoon 18.On 12, both players drove the

green. Uihlein’s eagle putt from 20feet slid by the hole leaving Chungthe chance to win the hole from 12feet. However, he could not convert.“If I made that putt on 12 for eagle,

I think I could have made a run at it,”said Chung, who has known Uihleinsince the beginning of their competi-tive junior golf careers. “I would havehad a huge momentum swing there. Iwas counting on that putt. I read itand I thought I hit a good putt, but itbroke a lot more. It just wasn’t mytime to make it.”

Uihlein Wins2010 U.S. Amateur

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rin Hills is a relative newcomeron America’s championship

golf scene, but the course northwestof Milwaukee in the town of Erin hasalready established itself as one ofAmerica’s finest tournament venues.Despite its quiet, bucolic surround-

ings in the shadow of the Holy HillBasilica, Erin Hills has rapidly made aname for itself as a must-play destina-tion for traveling golfers. Built onrolling terrain shaped by receding gla-ciers 10,000 years ago, Erin Hills wascreated in harmony with the land.Although golf course architects Dr.

Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry and RonWhitten have left their collective markon the property, Erin Hills’ fairwayswere already there when the designteam made its first visit.The 652-acre site was assembled

through two purchases in 1999 and2000 by local developer Bob Lang.Soon after he bought those parcels,Lang began mowing the grass where heimagined fairways might eventually lay.“The land is the way we found it,”

Lang said at the time. “Without exag-gerating, we didn’t have to move dirt.”The United States Golf Association

took note of the rolling hills, eskers,moraines and the routing created byHurdzan, Fry and Whitten, and ErinHills was awarded the 2008 U.S.Women’s Amateur Public LinksChampionship before the course was

even seeded.The general public got its first

look at Erin Hills when the course officially opened in August 2006.The 2008 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Public Links was a supreme success,with UCLA player Tiffany Joh win-ning the title for the second time, 2and 1, in come-from-behind fashionover Jennifer Song.Events at Erin Hills continue to

transpire rapidly. The course wasawarded the 111th U.S. AmateurChampionship in February 2008, several months before its first USGAevent was held.In the fall of 2009, Erin Hills was

purchased by Milwaukee-area business-man and avid golfer Andrew Ziegler,co-founder of the investment firm Arti-san Partners. Under Ziegler’s direction,the course underwent an extensive ren-ovation project in which 10 of the 18holes were altered. A new maintenancefacility was also added, as well as a sec-ond clubhouse, guest cottages and up-graded irrigation and drainage systems.In June 2010, Ziegler got the news

he and Wisconsin golf fans had beenhoping to hear. The USGA awarded ErinHills the 2017 U.S. Open Championship.Par-72 Erin Hills, which can be

stretched to more than 8,000 yards,will be set up at 7,760 yards for theU.S. Amateur, making it the longestcourse in USGA championship history.

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1PAR 5___________563 YARDS

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The opening hole skirts a wetland,with the fairway tilted from right toleft toward it. This hole features theone green that is best approachedalong the ground. The cluster ofbunkers dug into the right hillsidesome 50 yards from the green function, in effect, as greensidebunkers for those trying to reach the green in two.

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The second is a classic strategic hole where the player who is confident enough to venture towardthe unseen can be rewarded with achance for an eagle. However, thelarge bunkers the player must carry,a small bunker right of the green, a sprawling bunker on the left thatis not visible from the tee, and thenarrowest green on the course ensure that there is plenty of risk associated with an attempt to drivethe green.

2PAR 4___________341 YARDS

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3PAR 4___________498 YARDS

Hole The first long par 4 on the course,the third hole, completes a variedopening trio of holes. The diagonalcarry over the wetlands and bunkerson the left threaten the tee shot,while the uphill approach to a two-level green dares the player tochallenge the hazards on the left.Consider the different backdrops for the first three greens: the firstgreen jutting out into a wetland, thesecond green with the openness ofthe third hole beyond and the thirdgreen set into a hillside.

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The fourth could be the most demandinghole on the course. The fairway is flankedby a hillside of healthy rough on the leftand a menacing bunker on the right thatjuts into the fairway. The large centralbunker will force many players who missthe fairway to leave themselves a long thirdshot. With the shallow green, the frontbunker and the wetlands just beyond thegreen, the approach is the most demandingiron a player will be asked to play all day.

4PAR 4___________450 YARDS

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With its fairway flowing over thenatural contours and the surroundingopenness, the fifth hole perhaps bestcaptures the character of Erin Hills.In preparation for the U.S. Amateur,the rough left of the front-left greenside bunker has been reducedto fairway height to allow a player to bounce in his approach shot fromthe left.

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With its large green and apparentlack of defenses surrounding it,the sixth at first seems to be abreather. While it is true that ascore of worse than 4 is unlikely,a 3 is well-earned. With the westerly prevailing wind from behind and a false front followedby a green sloping away from theplayer, getting close to a hole location on the front half of thegreen is especially challenging.

6PAR 3___________236 YARDS

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8PAR 4___________487 YARDS

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With its right-to-left dogleg and left-to-right slope of the fairway, the eighth isthe tee shot where a player who has theability to shape his shots at will (in thiscase, from right to left) holds the biggestadvantage at Erin Hills. With the frontbunkers and shallow green, the approachfavors the player who can bring the ballin with a high trajectory, although therise at the back of the left half of thegreen provides a helpful backstop.

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HoleThis rolling three-shotter plays past thebell that was used to give the all-clearfor the former Dell Hole. Three bunkersin front and on the left visually dominatethe approach, but the false front on theright is perhaps the bigger challenge. Aswith several greens at Erin Hills (thethird, 10th and 14th), the seventh greensteps down from side-to-side, a changefrom many two-level greens that havefront and back levels.


9PAR 3___________134 YARDS

Hole After a series of big holes, theshort and precise ninth comes as a jolt to the player. With theelevated tee and exposure to the wind, club selection is a challenge. The green is a bit of amirror-image Redan, with itsangle and slope from left toright. The treacherous back-leftbunker is key as it is not visiblefrom the tee and many playerswhose tee shots looked good inthe air walk away with 5 orworse after finding this bunker.

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Despite the blind tee shot, the expan-sive fairway encourages the player toopen his shoulders off the tee. To givehimself a reasonable approach to this shallow green that is heavily bunkered on theright, the player needs to hit his tee shot downthe hill that starts some 320 yards from thegreen. However, the closely mown area rightand behind the green can be used to work theball with a longer club toward the hole.

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The 11th has perhaps the mostvisually intimidating tee shot on the course, as the playercannot see the sunken landingarea. Interestingly, the 11th isthe last stout par 4 until the17th, as the inward nine presents a variety of unique challenges.


12PAR 4___________432 YARDS

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With its wild topography and partially hidden green, the 12th hole showcasesthe minimalist approach the architectstook to build Erin Hills. The tee shotmust reach the plateau to afford a reasonable approach to the green set in a hollow. With a rare wind from the eastor for the especially long players, the teeshot that flirts with the right side can godown the hill and leave just a pitch.


The 13th is a rendition ofthe classic hill-to-hill par 3. In this case, theplayer’s eyes are drawn tothe expansive bunker leftof the green, to which aswale in the left side ofthe green directs balls.However, the fall-awaysshort right and behind thegreen cannot be ignoredor looked at as safe placesto miss the green.

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The 14th is a gambling par 5 wherefortune does in fact favor the bold.Here the player who lays up faces anawkward third, where the pitch is anearly blind approach to a green thatruns away from that angle. The playerwho goes for the green with his secondshot certainly faces his share of trouble,such as the thick rough short of thegreen, the severe false front of thegreen, a cavernous front-right bunkerand a river right of the green.


15PAR 4___________370 YARDS

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The 15th presents several options – layup short of all the bunkers, place the teeshot in the middle of the bunkers or havea go at the green itself. The sharp drop-offright of the green encourages the playerto favor the center or left of the greenwith his pitch, but the spine that extendsfrom the hillside into the green provides achallenging two-putt for a player on thewrong side of the green.

This narrow, angled green is nestledagainst the hillside on its left. At firstglance, one might think that left is agood place to miss the green, in that thehill should kick balls down toward thegreen. However, there are bunkers at thebase of that hill that the golfer cannotsee from the tee that will catch a balltrying to find the green off the hillside.

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With the green tucked behind a hillon the left, a tee shot down the rightprovides a clear view of the greenwhile one down the left leaves a blindor partially blind approach. Like thefirst hole, the 17th does not needgreenside bunkering, as the naturalterrain provides plenty of challenge.

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Erin Hills closes with a long par 5 thatlines up with Holy Hill in the distance.The player must fight his natural tendencyto play directly toward the green and must force himself to play his second shotwell to the right. The cluster of bunkersshort of the green visually dominates theapproach, but the player needs to takecare not to miss the green to the left,where the closely mown area will propelthe ball well away from the green.

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lue Mound Golf & CountryClub was formed in 1903 by a

group of Milwaukee businessmenwho had become enamored with thefledgling game of golf. In 1926, theclub moved to its current property inWauwatosa.From day one, the new facility of-

fered two exceptional amenities: achallenging championship golf coursedesigned by renowned architect SethRaynor, a protege of C.B. Macdonald,who has been called “the father ofAmerican golf course architecture,”and a sprawling clubhouse reminis-cent of an English Cotswold-stylemanor house. The course and club-house opened on Memorial Day1926, and they remain largely un-changed, except the outward and in-ward nines have since been switched.The new Blue Mound was quickly

recognized as one of America’s finestgolf facilities. It hosted Wisconsin’sfirst major championship, the 1933PGA Championship, won by GeneSarazen. “The Squire,” as Sarazen wasknown, beat Willie Goggin, 5 and 4,in the match-play final and won thehefty sum of $1,000. (Spectatorswere charged 55 cents for daily ad-mission to the tournament.)Blue Mound, which is a private club,

has held an array of major golf eventsin the decades since, including the 1940Women’s Western Open, in whichMildred “Babe” Didrikson defeated BlueMound member Lucille Mann in thetitle match. And one of Milwaukee’searly professional tournaments, the1955 Miller High Life Open, was heldat the club. The tournament, recognizedas a PGA Tour sanctioned event, waswon by Dr. Cary Middlecoff over thelikes of Sam Snead, Julius Boros,Tommy Bolt and Doug Ford.Blue Mound Golf & Country Club

also has hosted the Wisconsin StateAmateur Championship on 10 occasions, including five times at itscurrent location. The last of those was played in 2003.More recently, Blue Mound hosted

the 2010 Western Junior Championship,won by Indiana native Patrick Rodgers.The 2011 U.S. Amateur Champi-

onship will be the first United StatesGolf Association championship heldat Blue Mound. The par-70, 6,622-yard course will host stroke-playqualifying along with Erin Hills inErin, with all contestants playing one18-hole round on each course. Oncethe 64-player match-play field is set,all matches to determine the championwill be held at Erin Hills.

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PAR 4__________398 YARDS

All Raynor holes have design elements from famous golf holesthroughout the world.The Plateau hole featuresa green with multiplelevels, rewarding theplayer for placing the approach shot on the appropriate plateau.

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Blue Mound is a classic golf course that challengesplayers with strategicallyplaced bunkers and a diverse set of greens. Thedesign of the architect, SethRaynor, invites the playerto develop a plan for eachshot and rewards preciseiron play. The flat-bottomedbunkers with steep grassfaces are characteristic ofRaynor courses.

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PAR 4__________387 YARDS

The original Alpshole at PrestwickLinks in Scotland featured a high hill inthe fairway resultingin a blind shot to thegreen. At Blue Mound,cross bunkers in frontof the green have beensubstituted for the hill.

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The Biarritz hole is modeled after a long par 3at the famous Biarritz spa in France. It features avalley in the fairway in front of the green thatcan influence the shot from the tee. At someRaynor courses, this valley is part of the green.

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PAR 5__________492 YARDS

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Strategy on the tee is required on this short par 4 to avoid the fairway bunkers. Long hittersmay be tempted to try to drive the green whileavoiding the front greenside bunker. Putting canbe challenging on the two-level green.

PAR 4__________309 YARDS

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Blue Mound’s fifth holeis Raynor’s tribute to theRoad hole at St. Andrewsin Scotland. Gene Sarazenclosed out Willie Gogginto win the 1933 PGAChampionship at BlueMound on this hole.

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PAR 3__________167 YARDS

All Raynor courses have a short par 3. Mostare downhill to an island green surroundedby bunkers. Blue Mound’s hole descendsinto the Menomonee River valley.

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On this long, uphill par4, a player is rewardedfor hitting a shot into the punch bowl that surrounds the green byhaving the ball funnelonto the putting surface.

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PAR 4__________374 YARDS

The finishing hole of the first nine crossesthe creek that meanders through the courseand returns to the clubhouse. It offers thebest view of Blue Mound’s Cotswold-styleclubhouse, built in 1926, with its Lannonstone exterior and slate roof.

PAR 4__________443 YARDS

In the early part of the20th century, a designcontest was publishedin British Country Life.Raynor selected one ofthe prize winners forthis long par 4. Thehole’s challenginggreen is distinguishedby its multiple tiersand undulations.

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10The drive is over a pondand onto a crowned fair-way. Stepped bunkers inthe hillside left of the fair-way frame the vista fromthe tee. The hole demandsa straight drive and a longsecond shot.

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11Hole The original Cape hole at the National GolfLinks of America on Long Island, N.Y., features a green that juts out into a body ofwater. The Blue Mound Cape is built on aterrace which appears to be jutting out intomidair with bunkers substituting for water.


PAR 3__________181 YARDS

The drive on the 14this uphill out of theriver valley and is BlueMound’s only blind teeshot. Bunkers right andleft of the green pro-tect a variety of holelocations.

PAR 4__________416 YARDS

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The most copied par 3worldwide is the Redan,based on the 15th atNorth Berwick in Scotland. The Redanrefers to the largemound on the right side of the green thathides the largest bunkeron the course and thatinfluences the slope ofthe green.

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The Leven hole is modeled after the seventh hole of theLeven Links course inScotland. The best approach shot is fromthe left to avoid thebunker which protectsthe right side of thefront of the green.

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The finishing hole is thelongest on the course. Thefairway features cross bunkersand additional bunkers leftand right short of the green.The green includes two ridgesrunning from back to frontthat can deflect approachshots and putts.

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The Eden hole is modeled after the 11that St. Andrews. The green is protected bya bunker in the front, by the “Hill” bunkeron the left (named for its steep face) andby the “Eden” bunker in the rear.

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n 2010, the Rules of Golf re-ceived an unusual amount of

attention. Several on-course incidentsat professional tournaments involvinghigh-profile players such as DustinJohnson, Juli Inkster and Ian Poultermade national headlines and spawnedongoing discussion and debate amongplayers, fans and commentators.While these rules incidents in-

volved professional players, they were

no more important to the player involved than the thousands of on-course Rules situations that arise overthe course of a year in other formalgolf competitions. In each case, thedecision can affect the outcome ofthe competition as well as the future

There’s Always Something New to Learn

IT TAKES A SPECIAL SKILL SET AND DRIVE TO BECOME A PROFICIENT USGA RULES OFFICIAL

IBY DANIEL HUBBARD, USGA

Above, Martha Lang and USGA President JimHyler, both USGA Rules officials, walk thecourse at the 2010 U.S. Women’s AmateurChampionship.

USGA/STEVEN GIBBONS


success of a player – one who has ofteninvested significant time and effort inpursuing the path of golf success.With the exception of Local Rules

and Conditions of Competition, allon-course rulings in the United Statesare drawn from the Rules of Golf –the regulatory foundation of compet-itive golf and indeed of all play. TheUnited States Golf Association, inconjunction with the Royal & An-cient in St. Andrews, Scotland, writes,interprets and maintains the Rules ofGolf in order to uphold the traditionand integrity of the game.The two organizations are joint au-

thors and owners of two well-knownpublications: the Rules of Golf andDecisions on the Rules of Golf. Thelatest version of the Rules of Golfwent into effect Jan. 1, 2008, withthe next revision scheduled to takeeffect Jan. 1, 2012.In USGA championship play, the

Rules of Golf are administered by ateam of on-site officials, most ofwhom are highly-trained volunteerswho have served the game for years.The configuration of officials variesdepending on the size of the champi-onship field, but typically one official– known as a referee – accompanieseach playing group on the course.Referees are supported by two rovingofficials and a pace of play official.The on-course team works in concertwith scoring officials in the club-house, and the entire operation isoverseen by one or more senior offi-cials who also act as roving officials tohelp render rulings if needed.It’s hard to get to a more senior

position in the world of golf officiating

than Clyde Luther. At 81, the formerUnited Airlines pilot from Burke, Va.,has worked at more than 115 USGAchampionships, beginning with theU.S. Junior Amateur in 1982.“Education and on-course experi-

ence are the keys to being a goodRules official,” says Luther, who estimates that he has attended morethan 50 USGA/PGA of America Rulesof Golf workshops as either a studentor instructor. “There is always some-thing new to learn.”Gail Rogers agrees. Like Luther,

Rogers is a veteran Rules official, hav-ing worked dozens of USGA champi-onships since 1992. As the formerdirector of education for the North-ern California Golf Association, shewas responsible for supervising ruleseducation efforts for the organization’s200 volunteers. Now a member ofthe association’s board of directors,she chairs the Education Committee. “Officiating is a big responsibility,

and strong knowledge of the Rules ofGolf is absolutely critical,” she says.“Your rulings can impact the futuresuccess of a player who has workedvery hard to be in a position to succeed.”Like all Rules officials, Sarah Haas

takes her education responsibilitiesquite seriously. A member of theUSGA’s Women’s Committee and di-rector of junior golf programs at CrabOrchard Golf Club in her hometownof Carterville, Ill., she keeps extracopies of the Decisions of the Rulesof Golf on hand for reference purposes.“I’ve even got one in my car,” she

says with a laugh. “I check on specificdecisions in my spare time becausewhen you are in the middle of offici-

BY DANIEL HUBBARD, USGA


ating a championship there’s no timeto do so. There are intricacies in-volved and you need to know whatyou are talking about.”Most USGA Rules of Golf officials

attend at least one rules workshop ayear – often more – to stay currentwith both general knowledge and recent rulings. They travel frequently,often working long hours to completetheir officiating duties. A variety ofchallenges go with the job, and eachofficial weighed in on one underlyingaspect of the task.“Having a high level of confidence

is one of them,” says Luther. “You’vegot to be sure of your abilities andunafraid to convey what you knowregarding a rule to a player or caddie.I had to tell Tiger Woods at one of hislast amateur championships that hewas going to incur a penalty becausehis ball was lying directly on top of amarked hazard line defined as an environmentally sensitive area, whichmeant he was required to take reliefin the form of a one-stroke penalty.“It was not the answer he wanted

to hear and I remember the look hegave me. But I knew I was right and Ihad the confidence to handle the situation correctly.” “Weather!” chimes in John Reis,

executive director of the GreaterCincinnati Golf Association and avolunteer at more than 45 USGAchampionships. “At the 1994 U.S.Junior Amateur, the Rules volunteerswere enlisted to squeegee greens andpump out flooded bunkers. I had noidea that was part of the job descrip-tion. When it’s raining sideways at 30miles an hour you wonder what the

heck you are doing out there, butsomehow you get through it.”“Demeanor and clarity,” says Haas.

“As an official you have to establish agood rapport with players while atthe same time being very precisewhen explaining a rule or a player’soptions to them. There are oftenyounger players and internationalplayers at championships who are notwell versed in the rules or have a lan-guage barrier that prevents them fromfully understanding what’s going on.It’s your responsibility as an official tohave an open dialog and to be ex-tremely clear in your communica-tions, so player and caddie both knowthe implications of their choices in agiven situation.”“Officiating is also a balancing act,”

adds Rogers. “I call it visible invisibil-ity. You want to be visible and helpfulto players and caddies when theyneed your assistance, but invisible tothem at most other times during theirround. You don’t want players feelinglike you are in their back pocket. Youneed to evaluate and base your actions on what player needs may ormay not be at any given moment.”While challenges are part of any

job – and perhaps there are more ofthem when officiating an importantchampionship – these Rules officialsagree that the benefits are many.“Without a doubt, the friendships

I’ve formed have been the best partof volunteering as a Rules official,” saysReis. “We all check our egos at thefront gate, work together as a team toproduce a professionally run champi-onship, and we have a lot of fun alongthe way. These are my best friends


out here on the course with me.”Luther agrees.“The camaraderie between officials

helps form a team that communicateswell with each other and ultimatelyproduces a well-run championship,”he says.Haas finds special satisfaction in

helping young golfers.“When I spend time helping junior

players to understand the Rules,whether it’s at my club or at the localhigh school where I coach, I reallyfeel like I am making them betterplayers. We do situational teaching tohelp players understand that theRules aren’t just there to penalize. Byknowing them, you can save strokesand elevate your overall game. Andwhen I see that knowledge reflectedin a young player at a USGA champi-onship – whether it’s somebody I

taught or not – it’s pretty gratifying.”For Rogers, the opportunity to be

up close in a competition interactingwith great players is both excitingand rewarding. “I love what I do andtell others that the satisfaction I getfrom volunteering in this manner istremendous. I encourage anyone withinterest in officiating to go for it.Start at the local or state level, workhard, and you’ll be surprised at howfar you can go.”“And don’t forget the courses,” says

Haas. “We get to work at some of themost beautiful and challenging golfcourses in the country. It’s hard not tostand out there at the end of a longday and realize how fortunate you are.”Fortunate, indeed, as are the players

and all the others who benefit from theenthusiasm and dedication shown bythis special group of USGA volunteers.

USGA Rules officials FrankHannigan, center, andJoseph C. Dey Jr., right, helpeventual runner-up RichardSykes with a difficult situationat the 1963 U.S. Amateur.

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hat is the single most impor-tant element that golf course

turf needs? If you answered water,you are correct. Whether it falls fromthe sky or is applied via a sprinkler,turfgrass and all green plants needwater to survive and to thrive.In his address at the 2011 United

States Golf Association Annual Meet-

ing, President Jim Hyler said, “A long-standing USGA commitment,through its agronomy and turfgrassresearch efforts, is to make golf coursespartners in the environmental com-munity. Providing a blueprint for thesustainability of golf courses contin-ues to be a high priority for the USGA.”Chief among these priorities is the

W

Rethinking Turfgrass Water Requirements

USGA INITIATIVES HELP REDUCE USAGE, WITH RESULTING ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC BENEFITS

BY THE USGA GREEN SECTION STAFF

USGA/JOHN?MUMMERT


prudent and sustainable use of water,which is both good for the game andgood for the environment.Through its Green Section, the

USGA has long been concerned aboutturfgrass water requirements andtheir impact on golf courses and theenvironment. Several initiatives havebeen undertaken through the years tostudy the relationship between turf,water and the game of golf. These ef-forts include scientific research studiesand educational outreach to golfersand golf course superintendents,which have led to improved playingconditions and increased enjoyment.

Turfgrass water useSome people have long considered

turfgrass and golf courses in generalto be gluttons for water. Not so, saysDr. James B. Beard, chief scientist ofthe International Sports Turf Institute.“It is incorrect to assume that turf-

grasses use an excessive amount ofwater,” Beard said. “That is not whatwe find in nature. What type of plantmaterial do we find growing in thehigh-rainfall areas of the world? Trees,as in the rainforests of Asia and SouthAmerica. What kind of plants do wefind growing in semi-arid parts of theworld? Grasses – as in the savannaand veld regions of South Americaand Africa.”A 2009 survey of golf courses by

the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA)Environmental Institute for Golf estimated that golf courses consumeone-half of one percent of the totalfresh water used in the United States.

Although this is a low amount, irri-gating a golf course is a very visibleuse of water and draws significantscrutiny from communities, especiallythose facing water shortages. Onestrategy employed by superintendentsand supported by the USGA is reducing irrigation in out-of-play areas.“Approximately 60 percent of the

total golf course acreage is rough,”said Pat Gross, director of the GreenSection Southwest Region. “Thispresents a tremendous opportunity tofocus water applications on primaryplaying areas, such as greens, fairwaysand tees, while encouraging coursesto let the rough be rough.” There is also an obvious economic

incentive for courses to use less water.“In addition to the cost of the water

itself, there is an energy cost associatedwith every gallon that is pumped andapplied to the golf course,” said ChrisHartwiger, senior agronomist in theGreen Section Southeast Region.“There can be significant savings inboth water and electricity costs forcourses that use less water.”

Drought-tolerant grassesAnother strategy to conserve water

resources is planting grasses that require less water and are well-adapted to drought conditions. Since1983, the USGA has funded morethan 400 turfgrass and environmentalresearch projects, with nearly 40 percent of the studies devoted towater use and the development ofgrasses that require less water.“Some of the turfgrass breeding

projects have focused on expanding


the range of adaptation of naturallylow-water-use grasses, such asbermudagrass, so that they can beused successfully in cooler climates,”said Dr. Mike Kenna, director of theUSGA Turfgrass and EnvironmentalResearch Program. “Other projectshave focused on improving the heat-and drought-tolerance of commonlyused grasses, such as creeping bent-grass, tall fescue and Kentucky blue-grass. Seashore paspalum and inlandsaltgrass are examples of grass speciesthat can be irrigated with seawaterand have been developed through theUSGA research program.” The benefits of the research pro-

gram reach beyond the boundaries ofthe golf course. Although the focushas been to develop grasses that im-prove playing quality on the course,many of the grasses developed fromUSGA research are widely used forsports fields, parks, roadsides and resi-dential lawns.

Matching turf with recycled waterIrrigating with recycled water is a

prudent and sustainable practice usedon many golf courses today. To some,there may still be a “yuck factor” asso-ciated with using treated recycledwater; however, the extensive rootsystem and thatch layer found in turfhas the ability to filter contaminantsfrom the water and protect the un-derlying aquifer and adjoining bodiesof water. Two of the common contaminants

associated with recycled water aresodium and soluble salts, both of

which are detrimental to turf and difficult for superintendents to dealwith when managing plants. Success-fully manipulating this situation typically requires additional aerationmanagement to promote watermovement through the soil, and occasionally soaking the turf to dilutethe salts and flush the contaminantsbeyond the root zone. Another emerging issue is pharma-

ceutical and personal-care productsthat are often detected in recycledwater, causing harm to fish andwildlife when discharged directly intosurface waters. Preliminary studiesconducted in Arizona, Nevada andCalifornia, all of which were partiallyfunded by the USGA, indicate thatturf is very effective at filtering thesecontaminants and protecting wildlife.Is it possible to produce high-qualityplaying conditions at courses that use


recycled water? The answer is a resounding yes. Just ask Torrey PinesGolf Course, Pebble Beach GolfLinks and The Olympic Club – allU.S. Open venues – to name a few ofthe roughly 12 percent of golfcourses nationally that use recycledwater as a source for irrigation.

Smart irrigation practicesThe technology available for pre-

cise irrigation of golf courses has ad-vanced substantially over the past 25years. Tools commonly in use todayinclude computerized irrigation con-trol systems, on-site weather stations,moisture sensors and hand-held com-puters. There are even smartphonesthat allow superintendents to activateany sprinkler on the golf course andmake adjustments to the nightly wa-tering schedule.Modern golf course irrigation sys-

tems are powerful and sophisticated,and they provide the opportunity tosave thousands of gallons of watereach night if properly programmedand monitored. Even golf coursesthat don’t have the budget for thelatest irrigation system do have thecapability to carefully manage theirwater applications by hand-wateringcritical hot spots for more efficientwater use. A commonly used bestmanagement practice is irrigating in asite-specific manner rather than risk-ing over-irrigation of large areas ofthe property.“Carefully controlling water appli-

cations is a main focus of USGAchampionship preparation,” said Kim-berly Erusha, Ph.D., managing direc-tor of the Green Section. “GreenSection agronomists use a variety oftools, including hand-held moisturemeters and firmness testing devices,as they work with superintendents inthe months leading up to a champi-onship to achieve firm and fast condi-tions while protecting the turf.” Green Section agronomists fre-

quently share information about wisewater usage during on-site Turf Advi-sory Service visits across the country,which allow superintendents, courseofficials, and golf courses to benefitfrom their knowledge and experience.Factors such as proper positioning ofirrigation heads, nozzle selection,proper hand-watering techniques andthe perceptions of quality playingconditions versus color are all areasthat can be fine-tuned to help bettermanage water use.

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