Aug. 22, 2006
CHASKA, Minn. - Billy Horschel, 19, of Grant, Fla., made nine birdies and an eagle on his way to a USGA championship record 11-under-par 60 and a six-stroke lead on the rest of the 312-player field after the first day of stroke play Monday at the U.S. Amateur, being played at Hazeltine National Golf Club and the Chaska Town Course.
Horschel, a University of Florida sophomore who qualified for the U.S. Open earlier this summer, registered his low round at the par-71 Chaska Town Course, the easier of the two courses, where six of the low seven scores on the day were turned in.
Horschel's score was two strokes lower than the previous USGA record of 62, set by Loren Roberts at this year's U.S. Senior Open and Christina Kim at the 2001 U.S. Girls' Junior.
"When that last putt went in, I just ducked my head with a big smile," said Horschel, one of four players in the field who qualified for the 2006 Open. "It was just was my day.
"When I made eagle on the 15th, I started thinking about getting to 59, but I forgot it was a par 71," added Horschel, whose previous low was a non-competitive 61 on a Lakeland, Fla., course.
The long-hitting Horschel played wedges to six greens, a 7-iron for his second shot to the par-5 15th and drove the 316-yard par-4 16th. He shared his memorable round with his father, Bill, a construction superintendent, who was his caddie.
"Pops is even happier than I am," said Horschel.
Eddie Olson of Aptos, Calif., and Mark Harrell of Hazelhurst, Ga., finished with 66s at Chaska Town, as well as did three of the four who were in with 68s. One of those 68s was by Dustin Johnson of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., which was the lowest score for the day at the par-72 Hazeltine National, site of the 1991 Open and the 2002 PGA Championship.
There were only two scores under par at 7,473-yard Hazeltine course, which played to an average of nearly 79, five strokes more than the 6,843-yard Chaska Town Course. The other under-par score at Hazeltine was a 71 by Northwestern senior and Big Ten Player of the Year David Merkow of Hartland, Wis.
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Play continues Tuesday with the second round of stroke play before the field will be trimmed to the low 64 scorers, who will advance to match play.
The Championship continues through Sunday, when a champion is crowned following a 36-hole final.
The Amateur is the oldest of the 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.
Tiger Woods was a three-time winner of the Amateur from 1994-96. Other winners include Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Bob Jones.
Chaska, Minn. - Results from Monday's first round of stroke play at the 2006 U.S. Amateur, conducted by the United States Golf Association, played at Hazeltine National Golf Club (7,473 yards, par 72) and Chaska Town Course (6,843 yards, par 71) (key: h-Hazeltine; c-Chaska):
Billy Horschel, Grant, Fla., 30-30--60c
Mark Harrell, Hazlehurst, Ga., 31-35--66c
Eddie Olson, Aptos, Calif., 33-33--66c
Dustin Johnson, Columbia, SC, 33-35--68h
Kyle Davis, Kennett Square, Pa., 34-34--68c
Mark Sommerfeld, Canada,, 34-34--68c
Shane Prante, Olympia, Wash., 32-36--68c
Lloyd Saltman, Scotland,, 33-36--69c
Jordan Cox, Redwood City, Calif., 32-37--69c
Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif., 33-36--69c
Beck Troutman, Fernwood, Miss., 35-34--69c
Mark Strickland, Woodstock, Ga., 37-33--70c
Jon McLean, Weston, Fla., 35-35--70c
Joshua Wooding, Riverside, Calif., 32-38--70c
Tarik Can, Augusta, Ga., 35-35--70c
Derek Fathauer, Jensen Beach, Fla., 35-35--70c
Niall Turner, Minneapolis, Minn., 36-34--70c
David Merkow, Hartland, Wis., 35-36--71h
Chris Rogers, Franklin, Tenn., 35-36--71c
Justin St Clair, Springfield, Ore., 34-37--71c
Peter Badawy, McLean, Va., 36-35--71c
John Kelly, Saint Louis, Mo., 36-35--71c
Ryan Yip, Canada,, 34-37--71c
Jake Younan-Wise, Australia,, 36-35--71c
Robby Ormand, Austin, Texas, 34-37--71c
Bob Niger, El Dorado Hills, Calif., 37-34--71c
Thomas Hagler, Ringgold, Ga., 35-36--71c
Kenny Ebalo, Las Vegas, Nev., 32-39--71c
James Love, Canada,, 36-35--71c
Shawn Warren, Windham, Maine, 34-37--71c
Jon Sauer, St Cloud, Minn., 34-37--71c
Carlton Forrester, Birmingham, Ala., 35-36--71c
Jong Yoon, San Ramon, Calif., 35-36--71c
Daniel Summerhays, Provo, Utah, 35-36--71c
Robbie Greenwell, Canada,, 36-35--71c
Ben Leong, Malaysia,, 38-33--71c
Andrew Ross, Canada,, 33-38--71c
Garrett Jones, Rewey, Wis., 34-37--71c
Rory Hie, Lakewood, Calif., 34-37--71c
Charlie Stevens, Ft Worth, Texas, 36-35--71c
Justin Fraley, Rowlett, Texas, 36-36--72h
Pablo Martin, Spain,, 36-36--72h
Oliver Fisher, England,, 33-39--72h
Jeff Bell, Plano, Texas, 35-37--72h
Jeffrey Castle, Towson, Md., 34-38--72h
Robert Dinwiddie, England,, 34-38--72c
Michael McGowan, Southern Pines, N.C., 35-37--72c
Mark Leon, Canada,, 35-37--72c
Mike McRae, Salt Lake City, Utah, 34-38--72c
Kevin Chappell, Fresno, Calif., 35-37--72c
Charles Boucher, Canada,, 33-39--72c
Tyrone Mordt, South Africa,, 33-39--72c
Zack Robinson, Fort Worth, Texas, 34-38--72c
Ryan Paulson, Minneapolis, Minn., 34-38--72c
Michael Schachner, Libertyville, Ill., 35-37--72c
Scott Watson, Vacaville, Calif., 35-37--72c
Chris Kirk, Woodstock, Ga., 34-38--72c
Steve Ziegler, Broomfield, Colo., 36-36--72c
Webb Simpson, Raleigh, N.C., 35-37--72c
Joseph Bramlett, Saratoga, Calif., 37-35--72c
Wes Homan, Cincinnati, Ohio, 36-37--73h
Skip Berkmeyer, St Louis, Mo., 36-37--73h
Michael Green, Augusta, Ga., 37-36--73h
Antti Ahokas, Finland,, 35-38--73h
Casey Watabu, Kapaa, Hawaii, 39-34--73h
Tyler Cummins, Olathe, Kan., 37-36--73h
Jonathan Hodge, Jefferson City, Tenn., 36-37--73c
John Bearrie, Arlington, Texas, 37-36--73c
Matt Harmon, Grand Rapids, Mich., 35-38--73c
Darren Lundgren, St Louis, Mo., 36-37--73c
Tom Miles, Dublin, Ohio, 36-37--73c
Conrad Shindler, Coppell, Texas, 34-39--73c
Will Swift, Hoover, Ala., 36-37--73c
Brian Noonan, Austin, Texas, 34-39--73c
Roberto Castro, Alpharetta, Ga., 34-39--73c
Rhys Davies, Wales,, 36-37--73c
Jordan Irwin, Canada,, 33-40--73c
Eamonn McLoughlin, Amityville, N.Y., 35-38--73c
Henry Zaytoun III, Raleigh, N.C., 38-35--73c
Greg Machtaler, Canada,, 38-36--74h
Bronson La'Cassie, Australia,, 35-39--74h
Jason Kang, Valencia, Calif., 38-36--74h
Andres Echavarria, Colombia,, 40-34--74h
Ben Moser, Canada,, 34-40--74h
Alex Prugh, Spokane, Wash., 36-38--74h
C J Gatto, Columbus, Ohio, 38-36--74c
Robert Gerwin, Cincinnati, Ohio, 34-40--74c
David White, Little Rock, Ark., 36-38--74c
Jordan Byrd, Clemson, SC, 38-36--74c
T J Brudzinski, Columbus, Ohio, 35-39--74c
Brady Schnell, Davenport, Iowa, 33-41--74c
Matt Parziale, Brockton, Mass., 36-38--74c
Kyle Murphy, Eau Claire, Wis., 36-38--74c
Clay Ogden, West Point, Utah, 38-36--74c
Ryan Anderson, Greeley, Colo., 37-37--74c
Chris Rockwell, Owings Mills, Md., 37-37--74c
Pete Toole, Lancaster, Pa., 34-40--74c
Jon Curran, Hopkinton, Mass., 39-35--74c
Bronson Burgoon, The Woodlands, Texas, 37-37--74c
Dawie Van Der Walt, South Africa,, 34-40--74c
Nathan Gunthorpe, Ovid, Mich., 35-39--74c
Ryan Posey, Dallas, Texas, 40-35--75h
Danny Lee, New Zealand,, 37-38--75h
Jonathan Moore, Vancouver, Wash., 35-40--75h
Patrick Nagle, Pacifica, Calif., 37-38--75h (WD)
Kevin Tway, Edmond, Okla., 36-39--75h
Lion Kim, Lake Mary, Fla., 38-37--75h
Randy Lewis, Alma, Mich., 38-37--75h
Matt Williams, Las Cruces, N.M., 36-39--75h
John Hahn, Hudson, Ohio, 39-36--75h
Andrew DiBitetto, Rochester, N.Y., 41-34--75h
Richie Ramsay, Scotland,, 37-38--75h
Anthony Kim, Dallas, Texas, 38-37--75h
Colt Knost, Dallas, Texas, 36-39--75c
Ryan Sperry, Ukiah, Calif., 36-39--75c
Frank Vana Jr., Boylston, Mass., 38-37--75c
Joe Panzeri, Meridian, Idaho, 37-38--75c
Andy Purnell, Jacksonville, Fla., 36-39--75c
Drew Kittleson, Scottsdale, Ariz., 37-38--75c
Rhein Gibson, Australia,, 37-38--75c
Chris McCartin, Arlington, Va., 36-39--75c
Larry Blatt, Orland Park, Ill., 36-39--75c
Matt Miller, Bloomington, Ill., 37-38--75c
Michael Kinkopf, Columbus, Ohio, 37-38--75c
Matt Rosen, Tucson, Ariz., 35-40--75c
Tyler Ley, Santa Barbara, Calif., 39-36--75c
Andrew Georgiou, South Africa,, 36-39--75c
Greg Huxman, Pinecrest, Fla., 36-39--75c
Tim Sundseth, Redmond, Ore., 36-39--75c
Arvo Voip, Magalia, Calif., 35-40--75c
Tim Schaetzel, Atlanta, Ga., 36-39--75c
Blake Stark, Canton, Ga., 37-38--75c
Jesse Barnsley, Albuquerque, N.M., 36-40--76h
Nick Gillaspy, Spencer, Ind., 38-38--76h
Alex Volpenhein, Edgewood, Ky., 39-37--76h
Shane Mason, San Diego, Calif., 39-37--76h
Matthew Harvey, Georgetown, Texas, 36-40--76h
John Cassidy, Yelm, Wash., 39-37--76h
Julien Guerrier, France,, 37-39--76h
Trip Kuehne, Dallas, Texas, 36-40--76h
Ray Sheedy, Keymar, Md., 39-37--76h
Todd Mitchell, Bloomington, Ill., 36-40--76h
Jim Renner, Plainville, Mass., 37-39--76h
Joe Cermak, Chicago, Ill., 39-37--76h
Jason Wellings, Canada,, 38-38--76h
Frank Fairman, Punxsutawney, Pa., 39-37--76h
Greg Carlin, Kensington, Md., 38-38--76h
Andrew Yun, Tacoma, Wash., 40-36--76h
Hudson Swafford, Tallahassee, Fla., 39-37--76h
Brian Prouty, Tucson, Ariz., 40-36--76h
Trey Treadwell, Haymarket, Va., 38-38--76h
Cale Barr, Versailles, Ky., 36-40--76c
Ryan Panichpakdee, Long Beach, Calif., 37-39--76c
Jeff Champine, Rochester Hills, Mich., 40-36--76c
Kyle Cobb, Tallahassee, Fla., 36-40--76c
Dan Woltman, Beaver Dam, Wis., 37-39--76c
Brad Doster, Orlando, Fla., 40-36--76c
Chris Kessler, Scottsdale, Ariz., 34-42--76c
Jason Christy, Plymouth, Ind., 38-38--76c
Peter Malnati, Dandridge, Tenn., 38-38--76c
Justin Metzger, Knoxville, Tenn, 36-40--76c
Troy Logan, Chicago, Ill., 37-39--76c
Donnie Troy, Pittsfield, Mass., 40-37--77h
Luke Bakke, Little Rock, Ark., 38-39--77h
Richard Lee, Chandler, Ariz., 35-42--77h
Matthew Swan, Montgomery, Ala., 38-39--77h
Patrick Carter, Huntington, W. Va., 38-39--77h
Jonathan Lenz, San Antonio, Texas, 39-38--77h
Tom Hoge, Fargo, N.D., 39-38--77h
Daniel Kefale, Woodbridge, Va., 39-38--77h
Troy Merritt, Fridley, Minn., 40-37--77h
Austin Schauer, Spring, Texas, 40-37--77h
Eric Shriver, Cary, N.C., 37-40--77h
Ryan Keeney, Redmond, Wash., 38-39--77h
Randy Hutchison, Traverse City, Mich., 36-41--77c
Conor McMahon, Portsmouth, R.I., 41-36--77c
Brian Whitman, Blairstown, N.J., 37-40--77c
Adam Hart, Blythewood, S.C., 36-41--77c
Jeff Daniels, Harrisburg, Pa., 35-42--77c
Patrick Olive, Tarpon Springs, Fla., 40-37--77c
Billy Thompson, Great Falls, Mont., 37-40--77c
Roberto Galletti Jr., Clayton, Calif., 38-39--77c
Tom Glissmeyer, Colorado Springs, Colo., 39-38--77c
Joe Saladino, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 35-42--77c
John Gilmartin, Andover, Mass., 37-40--77c
Wesley Graham, Port Orange, Fla., 37-40--77c
Joseph Yoo, Orange Park, Fla., 38-39--77c
Tom Carlson, Sioux Falls, S.D., 35-42--77c
J D Anderson, West Des Moines, Iowa, 39-39--78h
Matt Savage, Louisville, Ky., 41-37--78h
Luke List, Ringgold, Ga., 40-38--78h
Daryl Fathauer, Jensen Beach, Fla., 38-40--78h
Darryl Donovan, Morgan Hill, CA, 37-41--78h
Michael Quagliano, Glen Arbor, N.Y., 40-38--78h
David Chung, Fayetteville, N.C., 38-40--78h
Andrew Kay, Pittsford, N.Y., 37-41--78h
Ben Fox, Studio City, Calif., 37-41--78h
Drew Weaver, High Point, N.C., 38-40--78h
Ryan Kornmann, Kingwood, Texas, 38-40--78h
David Vallina, Langeloth, Pa., 39-39--78h
John Hurley, O'Neill, Neb., 39-39--78h
Ty Capps, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 36-42--78h
Cam Burke, Canada,, 39-39--78h
Sergio Franky, Colombia,, 41-37--78h
Josh Esler, Wauconda, Ill., 39-39--78h
James Sacheck, Zionsville, Ind., 38-40--78h
Tyler Docking, Overland Park, Kan., 40-38--78h
Brent Paladino, Kensington, Conn., 40-38--78h
Colin Wilcox, Camarillo, Calif., 36-42--78c
Billy Olsen, Fountain Valley, Calif., 39-39--78c
Terrence Miskell, New Braunfels, Texas, 40-38--78c
Brad Schneider, Tampa, Fla., 38-40--78c
Blake Moore, Monrovia, Calif., 39-39--78c
Judd Cornell, Omaha, Neb., 37-41--78c
Austin Eaton III, North Sutton, N.H., 36-42--78c
Spencer Christian, Wichita, Kan., 42-36--78c
Alan Hill, Spring Branch, Texas, 39-39--78c
Robert Gwin, Houston, Texas, 39-39--78c
Andrew Byrd, Henderson, N.C., 40-39--79h
Matt Stauch, Dublin, Ohio, 40-39--79h
Erik Olson, Newcastle, Wash., 40-39--79h
Kevin Aylwin, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., 42-37--79h
Cameron Tringale, Laguna Niguel, Calif., 38-41--79h
Doug Hanzel, Savannah, Ga., 41-38--79h
John Bishop, Upper Arlington, Ohio, 38-41--79h
Jon Peterson, Granite Bay, Calif., 39-40--79h
Scott Ainsworth, Eden Prairie, Minn., 39-40--79h
Jason Kokrak, Warren, Ohio, 38-41--79h
Patrick Rada, Anderson, S.C., 42-37--79h
Alan Bratton, Stillwater, Okla., 40-39--79h
Ben Spitz, Norwell, Mass., 38-41--79h
Tadd Fujikawa, Honolulu, Hawaii, 39-40--79h
Matthew Finger, Woolwich Township, N.J., 40-39--79c
Nick Geyer, Malibu, Calif., 40-39--79c
Ki Moon, Ellicott, Md., 38-41--79c
Casey Murphy, North Las Vegas, Nev., 39-40--79c
Stewart Alexander, Gainesville, Fla., 42-37--79c
Kent Copeland, Hickory, N.C., 38-41--79c
Justin Schlau, Trinity, Fla., 38-41--79c
Greg Flanagan, Texarkana, Texas, 40-39--79c
Ben Fuqua, Danville, Ky., 36-43--79c
Brad Revell, Canada,, 38-41--79c
Brian Harman, Savannah, Ga., 40-40--80h
Cole Isban, South Bend, Ind., 39-41--80h
Brian Krusoe, Northfield, Ohio, 41-39--80h
Ashley Hall, Australia,, 38-42--80h
Kaz Hoffman, Tiburon, Calif., 40-40--80h
Dan Sullivan, Pasadena, Calif., 39-41--80h
Billy Stewart, Devon, Pa., 42-38--80h
Josh Sandman, Greensboro, N.C., 39-41--80h
Kevin Marsh, Las Vegas, Nev., 39-41--80h
Sebastian Pinzon, Colombia,, 39-41--80h
Arnie Cutrell, Greensburg, Pa., 38-42--80h
Derek Berg, Duvall, Wash., 40-40--80h
Jarred Texter, Lancaster, Pa., 41-39--80h
Josh Dupont, Poway, Calif., 42-38--80h
Patrick Forbes, Canada,, 37-43--80c
Philip Francis, Scottsdale, Ariz., 40-41--81h
Nicklaus Newcomb, Benton, Ky., 42-39--81h
Trevor Murphy, St Johnsbury, Vt., 40-41--81h
Matt Lapham, Brighton, Mich., 38-43--81h
Daniel Osorio, Spain,, 38-43--81h
Jeff Belk, Marietta, Ga., 39-42--81h
Richie Taylor, Snellville, Ga., 40-41--81h
Peter Uihlein, Bradenton, Fla., 42-39--81h
Jason Gerken, Logan, Ohio, 42-39--81h
Luke Miller, Clive, Iowa, 39-42--81h
Taylor Coffman, San Diego, Calif., 41-40--81h
Josh Taylor, Overland Park, Kan., 41-40--81h
Jeff Golden, Winter Park, Fla., 38-43--81h
Reed Darsie, Durham, N.C., 37-44--81c
Matthew Ma, Aiea, Hawaii, 37-44--81c
David Ludlow, Burton, Ohio, 36-45--81c
Bobby Hudson, Memphis, Tenn., 37-44--81c
Vincent Dumouchel, Canada,, 38-44--82h
Craig Smith, Springfield, Tenn., 39-43--82h
James Lee, Korea,, 40-42--82h
Adam Cohan, Wayne, Pa., 40-42--82h
Eric Spencer, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 39-43--82h
Graham Hill, Canada,, 41-41--82h
Jake Grodzinsky, Cornville, Ariz., 43-39--82h
Michael Podolak, Oxbow, N.D., 39-43--82h
Scott Glaze, Sumter, S.C., 39-43--82c
Matt Boyd, Sugar Land, Texas, 42-40--82c
Danny Allen, Innisbrook, Fla., 44-39--83h
Chris Collins, Lead, S.D., 42-41--83h
Chris Kilkenny, Arcata, Calif., 41-42--83h
Tyler Neal, Tucson, Ariz., 42-41--83h
Ryan Blaum, Coral Gables, Fla., 40-43--83h
Chris Condello, Longwood, Fla., 44-39--83h
Andrew Giuliani, New York, N.Y., 41-42--83h
Ray Vigeant, Arnold, Md., 44-39--83c
Kyle Stanley, Gig Harbor, Wash., 39-45--84h
Connor Arendell, Cape Coral, Fla., 39-45--84h
Kory Storer, San Mateo, Calif., 45-39--84h
James Vargas, Miami, Fla., 44-40--84h
Giwon Suh, Orlando, Fla., 39-45--84c
Steve Tiley, England,, 42-43--85h
Winston Walker, Huntsville, Ala., 43-42--85h
Michael Thompson, Tucson, Ariz., 39-46--85h
Doug Clapp, Walpole, Mass., 41-44--85h
Ji Moon, Lake Mary, Fla., 42-43--85h
Matt Bryant, Columbia, S.C., 44-42--86h
Jordan Johnstun, Evans, Ga., 42-44--86h
Kenny Adams, San Diego, Calif., 42-44--86h
Mark Farrell, Westport, Conn., 41-46--87h
Andy Gabelman, Barrington, Ill., 42-45--87h
Bradley Shigezawa, Honolulu, Hawaii, 45-43--88h
Kurt Sroka, McHenry, Ill., 43-45--88h
Dean Rodgers, Lake Jackson, Texas, 48-41--89h
Jerry Michals, Carlsbad, Calif., 45-46--91c
Charles Del Priore, New Rochelle, N.Y., 50-44--94h


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