Aug. 17, 2006

Far Hills, N.J. - Groupings and starting times for the first two rounds of the U.S. Amateur Championship, Monday (Aug. 21) and Tuesday (Aug. 22), at the par 36-36--72, 7,473-yard Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., and the par-35-36--71, 6,616-yard Chaska (Minn.) Town Course.

All Times Central Daylight Time

Monday (Aug. 21), hole #1 Hazeltine; Tuesday (Aug. 22), hole #10 Chaska Town Course

7 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Michael Podolak, Oxbow, N.D.; Graham Hill, Canada; Peter Uihlein, Bradenton, Fla.

7:10 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. - Andrew Dibitetto, Rochester, N.Y.; Daniel Osorio, Spain; Ryan Posey, Dallas, Texas

7:20 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. - Steven Tiley, England; John Hahn, Hudson, Ohio; Andrew Yun, Tacoma, Wash.

7:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Daryl Fathauer, Jensen Beach, Fla.; Andrew Gabelman, Barrington, Ill; Matthew Bryant, Columbia, S.C.

7:40 a.m. - 12:55 p.m. - Matthew Stauch, Dublin, Ohio; Chris Condello, Longwood, Fla.; Tyler Docking, Overland Park, Kan.

7:50 a.m. - 1:05 p.m. - Brian Krusoe, Northfield, Ohio; Randy Nichols, Connersville, Ind.; Sebastian Pinzon, Colombia.

8 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. - Craig Smith, Springfield, Tenn.; Eric Spencer, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; Kevin Marsh, Las Vegas, Nev.

8:10 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. - James Vargas, Miami, Fla.; Alex Prugh, Spokane, Wash.; Luke List, Ringgold, Ga.

8:20 a.m. - 1:35 p.m. - Danny Allen, Innisbrook, Fla.; David Merkow, Hartland, Wis.; Austin Schauer, Spring, Texas

8:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Ji Moon, Lake Mary, Fla.; Drew Weaver, High Point, N.C.; Danny Lee, New Zealand

8:40 a.m. - 1:55 p.m. - Jonathan Lenz, San Antonio, Texas; Jeff Belk, Marietta, Ga.; Connor Arendell, Cape Coral, Fla.

8:50 a.m. - 2:05 p.m. - Richard Ramsey, Scotland; Randal Lewis, Alma, Mich.; Bradley Shigezawa, Honolulu, Hawaii

9 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. - Josh Taylor, Overland Park, Kan.; Darryl Donovan, Gilroy, Calif.; Hudson Swafford, Tallahassee, Fla.

Monday (Aug. 21), hole #10 Hazeltine; Tuesday (Aug. 22), hole #1 Chaska Town Course

7 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Jason Gerken, Logan, Ohio; Jon Peterson, Granite Bay, Calif.; Josh Esler, Wauconda, Ill.

7:10 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. - Kurtis Sroka, McHenry, Ill.; Michael Thompson, Tucson, Ariz.; Jason Kang, Valencia, Calif.

7:20 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. - Arnold Cutrell, Greensburg, Pa.; Richard Berkmeyer, St. Louis, Mo.; Philip Francis, Scottsdale, Ariz.

7:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Oliver Fisher, England; Lucas Miller, Clive, Iowa; Jarred Texter, Lancaster, Pa.

7:40 a.m. - 12:55 p.m. - J.D. Anderson, West Des Moines, Iowa; Dan Sullivan, Pasadena, Calif.; Brian Harman, Savannah, Ga.

7:50 a.m. - 1:05 p.m. - Matthew Williams, Las Cruces, N.M.; Greg Carlin, Kensington, Md.; Sergio Franky, Colombia

8 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. - Luke Bakke, Little Rock, Ark.; Kevin Tway, Edmond, Okla.; Jason Pridmore, Ventura, Calif.

8:10 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. - Todd Mitchell, Bloomington, Ill.; Daniel Kefale, Woodbridge, Va.; Matthew Harvey, Georgetown, Texas

8:20 a.m. - 1:35 p.m. - Bronson La'Cassie, Australia; Cam Burke, Canada; Jesse Barnsley, Albuquerque, N.M.

8:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Chris Collins, Lead, S.D.; Cameron Tringale, Laguna Niguel, Calif.; Kyle Stanley, Gig Harbor, Wash.

8:40 a.m. - 1:55 p.m. - Josh Sandman, Greensboro, N.C.; Raymond Sheedy, Keymar, Md.; Patrick Carter, Lesage, W.Va.

8:50 a.m. - 2:05 p.m. - Donnie Troy, Pittsfield, Mass.; Charles Del Priore, New Rochelle, N.Y., Richie Taylor, Snellville, Ga.

9 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. - Ryan Blaum, Coral Gables, Fla.; Alex Volpenhein, Edgewood, Ky.; Derek Berg, Duvall, Wash.

Monday (Aug. 21 hole #1 Hazeltine; Tuesday (Aug. 22), hole #10 Chaska Town Course

12:15 p.m. - 7 a.m. - Justin Fraley, Rowlett, Texas; David Chung, Fayetteville, N.C.; Richard Lee, Chandler, Ariz.

12:25 p.m. - 7:10 a.m. - Greg Machtaler, Canada; Tyler Neal, Tucson, Ariz.; Matthew Lapham, Brighton, Mich.

12:35 p.m. - 7:20 a.m. - Jeff Bell, Plano, Texas; Mark Farrell, Westport, Conn.; Doug Hanzel, Savannah, Ga.

12:45 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. - Jeffrey Castle, Towson, Md.; Anthony Kim, Traverse City, Mich., Okla.; Kevin Aylwin, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

12:55 p.m. - 7:40 a.m. - Alan Bratton, Stillwater, Okla.; Patrick Nagle, Pacifica, Calif.; Tyler Cummins, Olathe, Kan.

1:05 p.m. - 7:50 a.m. - Dean Rodgers, Lake Jackson, Texas; Lion Kim, Lake Mary, Fla.; Julien Guerrier, France

1:15 p.m. - 8 a.m. - Ryan Keeney, Redmond, Wash.; Frank Fairman, Punxsutawney, Pa.; Jason Wellings, Canada

1:25 p.m. - 8:10 a.m. - Jeff Golden, Winter Park, Fla.; Michael Green, Augusta, Ga.; Joe Cermak, Chicago, Ill.

1:35 p.m. - 8:20 a.m. - Ryan Kornmann, Kingwood, Texas; John Hurley, O'Neill, Neb.; Eric Shriver, Cary, N.C.

1:45 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Winston Walker, Huntsville, Ala.; Jordan Johnstun, Evans, Ga.; Kaz Hoffman, Tiburon, Calif.

1:55 p.m. - 8:40 a.m. - Matt Savage, Louisville, Ky.; Shane Mason, San Diego, Calif.; Dustin Johnson, North Myrtle Beach, S.C.

2:05 p.m. - 8:50 a.m. - Brian Prouty, Tucson, Ariz.; Douglas Clapp, Walpole, Mass.; Kenny Adams, San Diego, Calif.

2:15 p.m. - 9 a.m. - Ty Capps, Highlands Ranch, Colo.; Chris Kilkenny, Arcata, Calif.; Michael Quagliano, Glen Arbor, N.Y.

Monday (Aug. 21), hole #10 Hazeltine; Tuesday (Aug. 22), hole #1 Chaska Town Course

12:15 p.m. - 7 a.m. - Vincent Dumouchel, Canada; Trip Kuehne, Dallas, Texas; Ben Fox, Studio City, Calif.

12:25 p.m. - 7:10 a.m. - Benjamin Spitz, Norwell, Mass.; Billy Stewart, Devon, Pa.; Scott Ainsworth, Eden Prairie, Minn.

12:35 p.m. - 7:20 a.m. - James Lee, Korea; Ashley Hall, Australia; John Bishop, Upper Arlington, Ohio

12:45 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. - Trey Treadwell, Haymarket, Va.; Andrew Kay, Pittsford, N.Y.; Andres Echavarria, Colombia

12:55 p.m. - 7:40 a.m. - David Vallina, Langeloth, Pa.; James Sacheck, Zionsville, Ind.; Jim Renner, Plainville, Mass.

1:05 p.m. - 7:50 a.m. - Tadd Fujikawa, Honolulu, Hawaii; Ben Moser, Canada; Kory Storer, San Mateo, Calif.

1:15 p.m. - 8 a.m. - Casey Watabu, Kapaa, Hawaii; Antti Ahokas, Finland; Trevor Murphy, St. Johnsbury, Vt.

1:25 p.m. - 8:10 a.m. - John Cassidy, Yelm, Wash.; Andrew Giuliani, New York, N.Y.; Josh Dupont, Poway, Calif.

1:35 p.m. - 8:20 a.m. - Andrew Byrd, Henderson, N.C.; Adam Cohan, Wayne, Pa.; Erik Olson, Newcastle, Wash.

1:45 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Pablo Martin, Spain; Cole Isban, South Bend, Ind.; Matthew Swan, Montgomery, Ala.

1:55 p.m. - 8:40 a.m. - Nicklaus Newcomb, Benton, Ky.; Wes Homan, Cincinnati, Ohio; Brent Paladino, Kensington, Conn.

2:05 p.m. - 8:50 a.m. - Patrick Rada, Anderson, S.C.; Jason Kokrak, Warren, Ohio; Jake Grodzinsky, Cornville, Ariz.

2:15 p.m. - 9 a.m. - Taylor Coffman, San Diego, Calif.; Troy Merritt, Fridley, Minn.; Jonathan Moore, Vancouver, Wash.

Monday (Aug. 21), hole #1 Chaska Town Course; Tuesday (Aug. 22), hole #10 Hazeltine

7 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Shane Prante, Olympia, Wash.; Kyle Davis, Kennett Square, Pa.; Billy Thompson, Great Falls, Mont.

7:10 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. - Matt Parziale, Brockton, Mass.; Eamonn McLoughlin, Amityville, N.Y.; Mark Strickland, Woodstock, Ga.

7:20 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. - Matthew Finger, Woolwich Township, N.J.; Robert Gerwin, Cincinatti, Ohio; Henry Zaytoun III, Raleigh, N.C.

7:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Tom Carlson, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Roberto Galletti Jr., Clayton, Calif.; David Ludlow, Burton, Ohio

7:40 a.m. - 12:55 p.m. - Charles Etienne Boucher, Canada; Tarik Can, Augusta, Ga.; Matt Boyd, Sugar Land, Texas

7:50 a.m. - 1:05 p.m. - Brian Whitman, Blairstown, N.J.; Judd Cornell, Omaha, Neb.; Richard Stark, Canton, Ga.

8 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. - Tyrone Mordt, St. Kitts and Nevis; Billy Olsen, Fountain Valley, Calif.; Beck C. Troutman, Fernwood, Miss.

8:10 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. - Mark Sommerfeld, Canada; Gregory Huxman, Pinecrest, Fla.; Eddie Olson, Aptos, Calif.

8:20 a.m. - 1:35 p.m. - Michael Kinkopf, Columbus, Ohio; Ben Leong, Malaysia; George Zahringer, New York, N.Y.

8:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Greg Flanagan, Texarkana, Texas; James Love, Canada; Justin Metzger, Lenoir City, Tenn.

8:40 a.m. - 1:55 p.m. - Matthew Rosen, Tucson, Ariz.; Joseph Saladino, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.; John Bearrie, Arlington, Texas

8:50 a.m. - 2:05 p.m. - Justin Schlau, Trinity, Fla.; Steve Ziegler, Broomfield, Colo.; Bobby Hudson, Memphis, Tenn.

9 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. - Raymond Vigeant, Arnold, Md.; Brad Doster, Orlando, Fla.; Daniel Summerhays, Provo, Utah

Monday (Aug. 21), hole #10 Chaska Town Course; Tuesday (Aug. 8), hole #1 Hazeltine

7 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Bronson Burgoon, The Woodlands, Texas; Reed Darsie, Durham, N.C.; Tom Miles, Dublin, Ohio

7:10 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. - T.J. Brudzinski, Columbus, Ohio; Brian Noonan, Austin, Texas; Joseph Yoo, Orange Park, Fla.

7:20 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. - Niall Turner, Minneapolis, Minn.; Adam Hart, Blythewood, S.C.; Dawie van der Walt, South Africa

7:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Will Swift, Hoover, Ala.; Zack Robinson, Fort Worth, Texas; Jordan Cox, Redwood City, Calif.

7:40 a.m. - 12:55 p.m. - Kyle Cobb, Tallahassee, Fla.; Jeff Champine, Rochester Hills, Minn.; Rhys Davies, Wales

7:50 a.m. - 1:05 p.m. - Tim Schaetzel, Atlanta, Ga.; Andrew Purnell, Jacksonville, Fla.; Shawn Warren, Windham, Maine

8 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. - Garrett Jones, Rewey, Wis.; C.J. Gatto, Columbus, Ohio; Wesley Graham, Port Orange, Fla.

8:10 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. - Jordan Irwin, Canada; Tyler Ley, Santa Barbara, Calif.; Chris McCartin, Arlington, Va.

8:20 a.m. - 1:35 p.m. - John Gilmartin, Andover, Mass.; Peter Toole, Lancaster, Pa.; Darren Lundgren, St. Louis, Mo.

8:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Justin St. Clair, Springfield, Ore.; Colin Wilcox, Camarillo, Calif.; Nathan Gunthorpe, Ovid, Mich.

8:40 a.m. - 1:55 p.m. - Scott Watson, Vacaville, Calif.; Thomas Hagler, Ringgold, Ga.; Carlton Forrester, Birmingham, Ala.

8:50 a.m. - 2:05 p.m. - Peter Badawy, McLean, Va.; Robert Gwin, Houston, Texas; Bob Niger, El Dorado Hills, Calif.

9 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. - Chris Rockwell, Owings Mills, Md.; Larry Blatt, Orland Park, Ill.; Tom Glissmeyer, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Monday (Aug. 21), hole #1 Chaska Town Course; Tuesday (Aug. 22), hole #10 Hazeltine

12:15 p.m. - 7 a.m. - David White, Little Rock, Ark.; Joshua Wooding, Riverside, Calif.; Matt Miller, Bloomington, Ill.

12:25 p.m. - 7:10 a.m. - Joe Panzeri, Meridian, Idaho; Kyle P. Murphy, Eau Claire, Wis.; Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif.

12:35 p.m. - 7:20 a.m. - Charles Stevens, Fort Worth, Texas; Chris Kirk, Woodstock, Ga.; Jong Yoon, San Ramon, Calif.

12:45 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. - Drew Kittleson, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Mark Leon, Canada; Jake Younan-Wise, Australia

12:55 p.m. - 7:40 a.m. - John Kelly, St. Louis, Mo.; Conrad Shindler, Coppell, Texas; Webb Simpson, Raleigh, N.C.

1:05 p.m. - 7:50 a.m. - Alan Hill, Spring Branch, Texas; Michael Schachner, Libertyville, Ill.; Giwon Suh, Orlando, Fla.

1:15 p.m. - 8 a.m. - Jerry Michals, Carlsbad, Calif.; Cale Barr, Versailles, Ky.; Terrence Miskell, New Braunfels, Texas

1:25 p.m. - 8:10 a.m. - Billy Horschel, Grant, Fla.; Robby Ormand, Austin, Texas; Matthew Ma, Aiea, Hawaii

1:35 p.m. - 8:20 a.m. - Lloyd Saltman, Scotland; Tim Sundseth, Redmond, Ore.; Joseph Bramlett, Saratoga, Calif.

1:45 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Andrew Georgiou, South Africa; Austin Eaton III, North Sutton, N.H.; Rory Hie, Lakewood, Calif.

1:55 p.m. - 8:40 a.m. - Colt Knost, Dallas, Texas; Patrick Olive, Tarpon Springs, Fla.; Kevin Chappell, Fresno, Calif.

2:05 p.m. - 8:50 a.m. - Ryan Anderson, Greeley, Colo.; Blake Moore, Monrovia, Calif.; Peter Malnati, Dandridge, Tenn.

2:15 p.m. - 9 a.m. - Conor McMahon, Portsmouth, R.I.; Ben Fuqua, Danville, Ky.; Nick Geyer, Malibu, Calif.

Monday (Aug. 21), hole #10 Chaska Town Course; Tuesday (Aug. 8), hole #1 Hazeltine

12:15 p.m. - 7 a.m. - Brad Schneider, Tampa, Fla.; Scott Glaze, Sumter, S.C.; Kent Copeland, Hickory, N.C.

12:25 p.m. - 7:10 a.m. - Ryan Yip, Canada; Ki Moon, Ellicott, Md.; Robert Greenwell, Canada.

12:35 p.m. - 7:20 a.m. - Christopher Kessler, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Matt Harmon, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Ryan Panichpakdee, Long Beach, Calif.

12:45 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. - Roberto Castro, Alpharetta, Ga.; Ryan Paulson, Minneapolis, Minn.; Robert Dinwiddie, England

12:55 p.m. - 7:40 a.m. - Stewart M. Alexander III, Gainesville, Fla.; Daniel Woltman, Beaver Dam, Wis.; Brady Schnell, Davenport, Iowa

1:05 p.m. - 7:50 a.m. - Frank Vana, Boylson, Mass.; Chris Rogers, Franklin, Tenn.; Kenny Ebalo, Las Vegas, Nev.

1:15 p.m. - 8 a.m. - Derek Fathauer, Jensen Beach, Fla.; Randall Hutchison, Traverse City, Mich.; Jason Christy, Plymouth, Ind.

1:25 p.m. - 8:10 a.m. - Ryan Sperry, Ukiah, Calif.; Jon McLean, Weston, Fla.; Michael McRae, Salt Lake City, Utah

1:35 p.m. - 8:20 a.m. - Arvo Voip, San Jose, Calif.; Jordan Byrd, Pendleton, S.C.; Jon Curran, Hopkinton, Mass.

1:45 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Jonathan Murphy, North Las Vegas, Nev.; Michael McGowan, Southern Pines, N.C.; Troy Logan, Chicago, Ill.

1:55 p.m. - 8:40 a.m. - Brad Revell, Canada; Mark Harrell, Hazlehurst, Ga.; Jon Sauer, St. Cloud, Minn.

2:05 p.m. - 8:50 a.m. - Jonathan Hodge, Jefferson City, Tenn.; Jeff Daniels, Harrisburg, Pa.; Andrew Ross, Canada

2:15 p.m. - 9 a.m. - Rhein Gibson, Australia; Patrick Forbes, Canada; Clay Ogden, West Point, Utah

PAR AND YARDAGE - Hazeltine National Golf Club will play at 7,473 yards and par 36-36--72. The Chaska Town Course, which will be used for the first two days of stroke play, will play at 6,616 yards and par 35-36- 71.

HAZELTINE NATIONAL GOLF CLUB - Robert Trent Jones designed Hazeltine National, which opened in 1959. Arthur Hills designed the Chaska Town Course, which opened in 1997.

TICKETS AVAILABLE - Tickets can be purchased by calling the U.S. Amateur office at (952) 556-5441. Daily tickets are $15 and $60 for a weekly pass. More extensive ticket options are also available. Children 17 and under are admitted free if accompanied by a paying adult.

COURSE SET-UP - Hazeltine National will be set for green speeds of approximately 11-feet 6 inches on the Stimpmeter. The primary rough will be grown to four inches, with a strip of intermediate rough cut to 1½ inches in height. Bent grass covers both the fairways and greens.

SLOPE AND COURSE RATINGS - Hazeltine National will carry a course rating of 77.8 and a Slope Rating of 155. The Chaska Town Course will carry a course rating of 73.4 and a Slope Rating of 143. An "average" Slope Rating in the U.S. is about 113.