Mankulish Advances to Round of 32 at U.S. Amateur
8/19/1999 8:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Aug. 19, 1999
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - Maryland senior Gary Mankulish has blasted his way deep into the third round of the U.S. Amateur Golf Championships this week at Pebble Beach.
Mankulish, one of three top players to lead the Terrapins to their first NCAA Regional appearance in five seasons last spring, qualified for the U.S. Amateur on July 27 by besting Maryland teammate Keith Unikel as part of a 3-for-2, one hole playoff. Regarded as the Terps' best long ball hitter, Mankulish shot 150 (+7) in Tuesday's stroke-play qualifying at Spyglass Hill Golf Club (par 72, 6,828 yards) and Pebble Beach Golf Links (par 71, 6,828 yards), as the field was reduced from 312. He qualified in 33rd place, filling one of 64 positions for match play which began on Wednesday.
Wednesday, the U.S. Amateur was marked by upsets galore as the top three-seeded players were eliminated, including 1997 U.S. Amateur champion Matt Kuchar of ACC rival Georgia Tech. Another Tech star, Bryce Molder, looms as Mankulish's chief opponent on Thursday, after the Laurel, Md., native downed Charles Howell of Augusta, Ga., on Wednesday.
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Flags line the 18th green of the Pebble Beach Golf Links at the U.S. Amateur Championship in Pebble Beach, Calif.
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Results Wednesday in the first round of match play at the 99th U.S.Amateur Championship, being conducted by the U.S. Golf Association at the par-71, 6,828-yard Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links:
UPPER BRACKET -- FIRST ROUND
No. 64. Jason Martin, Lenoir, N.C. (152) def. No. 1. Gene Elliott, West Des Moines, Iowa (143), 2-up
No. 32. Michael Kirk, Johannesburg, South Africa (149) def. No. 33. Jerry Courville, Milford, Conn. (150), 2 and 1
No. 16. James Driscoll, Brookline, Mass. (148) def. No. 49. Jeff Keck, Martinez, Ga. (151), 2 and 1
No. 48. Scott Lander, Kingman, Ariz. (150) def. No. 17. Russell Surber, Flintridge, Calif. (148), 3 and 2
No. 57. David Gossett, Germantown, Tenn. (151) def. No. 8. Chad Collins, Cloverdale, Ind. (147), 2 and 1
No. 33. Robert Gerwin II, Cincinnati (150) def. No. 25. Christo Greyling, Orlando, Fla. (149), 6 and 5
No. 56. Rich Morris, El Dorado, Kan. (151) def. No. 9. Eddy Lee, Corona, Calif. (147), 19 holes
No. 41. Richard Smith, Dresden, Tenn. (150) def. No. 24. Jim Salinetti, Lee, Mass. (149), 19 holes
No. 4. Ben Curtis, Kent, Ohio (145) def. No. 61. Frank Vana Jr., Marlboro, Mass. (152), 4 and 3
No. 29. John Merrick, Long Beach, Calif. (149) def. No. 36. Danny Paniccia, Fresno, Calif. (150), 4 and 3
No. 52. Justin Bolli, Roswell, Ga. (151) def. No. 13. Chris Morris, Tyler, Texas (148), 2 and 1
No. 45. Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C. (150) def. No. 20. Mitch Voges, Simi Valley, Calif. (148), 4 and 2
No. 5. Andrew Sanders, Merritt Island, Fla. (145) def. No. 60. Bert Atkinson, Charleston, S.C. (152), 2 and 1
No. 28. Sean Pacetti, St. Augustine, Fla. (149) def.. No. 37. Andrew McKay, Collingwood, Canada (150), 1-up
No. 53. Josh McCumber, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (151) def. No. 12. Nick Rousey, Pensacola, Fla. (147), 3 and 1
No. 21. Nicholas Loar, Rockwall, Texas (148) def. No. 44. Jonathan Byrd, Columbia, S.C. (150), 1-up
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LOWER BRACKET -- FIRST ROUND
No. 63. David Hearn, Holstein, Canada (152) def. No. 2. Matthew Jones, Tempe, Ariz. (144), 19 holes
No. 31. Scott Weatherly, Fort Payne, Ala. (149) def.. No. 34. John Harris, Minneapolis (150), 19 holes
No. 50. Sung Yoon Kim, Seoul, South Korea (151) def. No. 15. Sean Knapp, Oakmont, Pa. (148), 4 and 2
No. 47. Christopher Brock, Marshfield, Wis. (150) def. No. 18. James McLean, Melbourne, Australia (148), 2 and 1
No. 7. James Oh, Lakewood, Calif. (146) def. No. 58. Sam O'Dell, Hurricane, W.Va. (152), 1-up
No. 26. Terry O'Loughlin, Whitefair Lake, Minn. (149) def.. No. 39. John Bloomfield, Kingston, Jamaica (150), 3 and 1
No. 55. Bryce Molder, Conway, Ark. (151) def. No. 10. Tim Jackson, Germantown, Tenn. (147), 2-up
No. 42. Gary Mankulish Jr., Laurel, Md. (150) def. No. 23. Charles Howell, Augusta, Ga. (149), 2-up
No. 62. John Pate, Santa Barbara, Calif. (152) def. No. 3. Adam Scott, Hope Island, Australia (145), 2 and 1
No. 30. Bob Kearney, Houston (149) def. No. 35. Steve Sheehan, Reno, Nev. (150), 3 and 2
No. 14. Hunter Haas, Norman, Okla. (148) def. No. 51. Jesse Daley, Kent, Wash. (151), 2-up
No. 46. Rob Long, Clarksville, Tenn. (150) def. No. 19. Charley Hoffman, Poway, Calif. (148), 3 and 2
No. 59. Charlie Woerner, Los Altos, Calif. (152) def. No. 6. Matthew Saglio, Clearwater, Fla. (146), 1-up
No. 38. Olivier David, La Chapelle sur Erde, France (150) def. No. 27. Patrick Carter, Lesage, W.Va. (149), 1-up
No. 54. Gary Vanier, Pleasant Hill, Calif. (151) def. No. 11. Todd Miller, Napa, Calif. (147), 1-up
No. 22. Robert Oppenheim, Andover, Mass. (148) def. No. 43. Ryan Vermeer, Omaha, Neb. (150), 2-up
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Pairings and starting times Thursday in the second round of match play at the 99th U.S. Amateur Championship, being conducted by the U.S. Golf Association at the par-71, 6,828-yard Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links (all times PDT):
UPPER BRACKET -- SECOND ROUND
No. 64. Jason Martin, Lenoir, N.C. (152) vs. No. 32. Michael Kirk, Johannesburg, South Africa (149), 7:00 a.m.
No. 16. James Driscoll, Brookline, Mass. (148) vs. No. 48. Scott Lander, Kingman, Ariz. (150), 7:10 a.m.
No. 57. David Gossett, Germantown, Tenn. (151) vs. No. 33. Robert Gerwin II, Cincinnati (150), 7:20 a.m.
No. 56. Rich Morris, El Dorado, Kan. (151) vs. No. 41. Richard Smith, Dresden, Tenn. (150), 7:30 a.m.
No. 4. Ben Curtis, Kent, Ohio (145) vs. No. 29. John Merrick, Long Beach, Calif. (149), 7:40 a.m.
No. 52. Justin Bolli, Roswell, Ga. (151) vs. No. 45. Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C. (150), 7:50 a.m.
No. 5. Andrew Sanders, Merritt Island, Fla. (145) vs. No. 28. Sean Pacetti, St. Augustine, Fla. (149), 8:00 a.m.
No. 53. Josh McCumber, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (151) vs. No. 21. Nicholas Loar, Rockwall, Texas (148), 8:10 a.m.
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LOWER BRACKET -- SECOND ROUND
No. 63. David Hearn, Holstein, Canada (152) vs. No. 31. Scott Weatherly, Fort Payne, Ala. (149), 8:20 a.m.
No. 50. Sung Yoon Kim, Seoul, South Korea (151) vs. No. 47. Christopher Brock, Marshfield, Wis. (150), 8:30 a.m.
No. 7. James Oh, Lakewood, Calif. (146) vs. No. 26. Terry O'Loughlin, Whitefair Lake, Minn. (149), 8:40 a.m.
No. 55. Bryce Molder, Conway, Ark. (151) vs. No. 42. Gary Mankulish Jr., Laurel, Md. (150), 8:50 a.m.
No. 62. John Pate, Santa Barbara, Calif. (152) vs. No. 30. Bob Kearney, Houston (149), 9:00 a.m.
No. 14. Hunter Haas, Norman, Okla. (148) vs. No. 46. Rob Long, Clarksville, Tenn. (150), 9:10 a.m.
No. 59. Charlie Woerner, Los Altos, Calif. (152) vs. No. 38. Olivier David, La Chapelle sur Erde, France (150), 9:20 a.m.
No. 54. Gary Vanier, Pleasant Hill, Calif. (151) vs. No. 22. Robert Oppenheim, Andover, Mass. (148), 9:30 a.m.
Date Posted: 8/18/1999
