| | | U.S. Amateur Public Links Records | | From The Sports Network | | | AGE | | Oldest Champion (years/months/days) | | 48 - Verne Callison, 1967 | | Youngest Champion | | 18 - Les Bolstad, 1926 | | Youngest Finalist | | 15 - Joe Nichols, 1931 | | | CHAMPIONS | | Most Championships Won | | 3 - Carl F. Kauffmann (1927, 1928, 1929) | | Most Consecutive Championships Won | | 3 - Carl F. Kauffmann (1927, 1928, 1929) | | Most Times in Final Match | | 4 - Carl F. Kauffmann (1926, 1927, 1928, 1929) | | Most Times Runner-Up | | 2 - William F. Serrick (1925, 1927) | | 2 - Dayton Rose (2003, 2004) | | Winner of both the U.S. Amateur Public Links and the U.S. Amateur | | Billy Mayfair - U.S. Amateur Public Links (1986); U.S. Amateur (1987) | | Ryan Moore - U.S. Amateur Public Links (2002, 2004); U.S. Amateur (2004) | | Colt Knost - U.S. Amateur Public Links (2007); U.S. Amateur (2007) | | | COURSE INFORMATION | | Longest Course | | 7,670 yards - Soldier Hollow Golf Course (Gold Course), Midway, Utah, 2012 | | 7,551 yards - Mruphy Creek G.C., Aurora, Col., 2008 | | Shortest Course | | 6,055 yards - Hershey Park G.C., Hershey, Pa., 1957 | | Most Times Host Club of Championship | | 3 - Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind. (1935, 1955, 1972) | | 3 - Brown Deer Park G.C., Milwaukee, Wis. (1951, 1966, 1977) | | 3 - Wailua G.C., Lihue, Hawaii (1975, 1988, 1996) | | | ENTRIES | | Largest | | 6,300 (1998) | | Smallest | | 103 (1925) | | | MATCH PLAY | | Largest Winning Margin, 18-Hole Match | | 10 and 8 - Charles W. Thurn d. Robert W. Lichtenwalter, fourth round, Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1955 | | 9 and 8 - Trevor Immelman d. Andrew Komor, third round, Torrey Pines G.C., LaJolla, Calif., 1998 | | 9 and 8 - Rodney Funseth d. Donald Hess, second round, Cedar Crest G.C., Dallas, Texas, 1954 | | Largest Winning Margin, Final (36 Holes) | | 12 and 11 - Jim Sorenson d. Jay Cooper, final, Wailua GC, Lihue, Hawaii, 1985 | | 12 and 11 - Irving A. Cooper d. Edward J. Hart, semifinals, West Seattle Municipal G.C., Seattle, Wash., 1953 | | Largest Winning Margin, Final | | 12 and 11 - Jim Sorenson d. Jay Cooper, Wailua G.C., Lihue, Hawaii, 1985 | | 10 and 9 - Kevin Johnson d. Jimmy England, Glenview GC, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1987 | | | 10 and 9 - Arne Dokka d. Leo Zampedro, North Park G.C., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1965 | | 10 and 9 - Ryan Moore d. Lee Williamson, The Orchards G.C., Washington, Mich., 2002 | | | 10 and 9 - Brandt Snedeker d. Dayton Rose, Blue Heron Pines GC (East Course), Galloway Township, N.J., 2003 | | Longest 18-Hole Match | | 26 holes - Will Claxton d. Danny Green, third round, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004 | | 25 holes - Clyde E Sniffen d. Hung Soo Ahn, first round, Haggin Oaks Municipal G.C., Sacramento, Calif., 1963 | | Longest 36-Hole Match | | 38 holes - Chez Reavie, d. Danny Green, finals, Pecan Valley G.C., San Antonio, Texas, 2001 | | 38 holes - Dean Wilson, Jr., d. Arne Dokka, semifinals, Francis A. Gross G.C., Minneapolis, Minn., 1964 | | 38 holes - Dave Stanley d. Ralph Vranesic, final, Brown Deer Park G.C., Milwaukee, Wis., 1951 | | 38 holes - Avery Beck d. Benjamin J. Hughes, semifinals, Meadowbrook G.C., Minneapolis, Minn., 1947 | | 38 holes - Robert C. Clark d. Edward J. Furgol, semifinals, Rackham G.C., Detroit, Mich., 1940 | | Longest Final Match | | 38 holes - Chez Reavie, d. Danny Green, Pecan Valley GC, San Antonio, Tx, 2001 | | 38 holes - Dave Stanley d. Ralph Vranesic, Brown Deer Park G.C., Milwaukee, Wis., 1951 | | 37 holes - Corbin Mills d. Derek Ernst, Bandon Dunes G.R., Bandon, Ore., 2011 | | 37 holes - D.J. Trahan d. Ben Dickerson, Heron Lakes, Portland, Ore., 2000 | | 37 holes - Guy Yamamoto d. Chris Riley, Eagle Bend G.C., Bigfork, Mont., 1994 | | 37 holes - Ralph Howe d. Kevin Johnson, Jackson Hole G&TC, Jackson, Wyo., 1988 | | 37 holes - Eddie Mudd d. Archie Dadian, Bunker Hills GC, Coon Rapids, MN, 1976 | | 37 holes - Randy Barenaba d. Alan Yamamoto, Wailua G.C., Lihue, Hawaii, 1975 | | 37 holes - Frank Strafaci d. Joe Coria, Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1955 | | 37 holes - Carl F. Kauffmann d. William F. Serrick, Ridgewood G.L., Cleveland, Ohio, 1927 | | Final Match Between Foreign-Born Players | | 1997 - Tim Clark (South Africa) def. Ryuji Imada (Japan), Kearney Hill Golf Links, Lexington, Ky., 7 and 6 | | | STROKE PLAY | | Lowest Score, 9 Holes | | 30 - Claude B. Rippy, Bethpage State Park Course (Black Course), Farmingdale, N.Y., 1936 (first nine, second round) | | 30 - Robert Gamez, Cog Hill G. & C.C. (Dubsdread Course), Lemont, Ill., 1989 | | 30 - Justin Smith, The Orchards G.C.; Washington, Mich., 2002 (second nine, second round) | | 30 - Danny Green, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004 (first nine, first round) | | 30 - Daryl Fathauer, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004 (second nine, second round) | | 30 - Anthony Kim, Shaker Run G.C., Lebanon, Ohio, 2005 (first nine, second round) | | 30 - Corey Nagy, Murphy Creek G.C., Aurora, Colo., 2008 (second nine, second round) | | 30 - Aaron Goldberg, Murphy Creek G.C., Aurora, Colo., 2008 (second nine, first round) | | Lowest Round | | 63 - Danny Green, first round, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004 | | 64 - Robert Gamez, second round, Cog Hill G. & C.C. (Dubsdread Course), Lemont, Ill., 1989 | | 64 - Albert Ochoa, first round, Kearney Hill Golf Links, Lexington, Ky., 1997 | | 64 - Jeff Overton, first round, Blue Heron Pines G.C. (East Course), Galloway Township, N.J., 2003 | | 64 - Chris Stoud, first round, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004 | | Lowest First Round | | 63 - Danny Green, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004 | | 64 - Albert Ochoa, Kearney Hill GL, Lexington, Ky., 1997 | | 64 - Jeff Overton, first round, Blue Heron Pines G.C. (East Course), Galloway Township, N.J., 2003 | | 64 - Chris Stoud, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004 | | 65 - Alan Baxter, Stow Acres C.C., Stow, Mass., 1995 | | 65 - Trip Kuehne, first round, Kearney Hill Golf Links, Lexington, Ky., 1997 | | 65 - Ryan Moore, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn. 2004 | | 65 - Luke List, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn. 2004 | | 65 - Sunghoon Kang, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn. 2004 | | 65 - Aaron Goldberg, Murphy Creek G.C., Aurora, Colo., 2008 | | 65 - Derek Ernst, Bryan Park G. & Conference Center (Champions Course), Greensboro, N.C., 2010 | | Lowest Second Round | | 64 - Robert Gamez, Cog Hill G. & C.C. (Dubsdread Course), Lemont, Ill., 1989 | | 65 - Erik Labitzke, Spencer T. Olin G.C., Alton, Ill., 1999 | | 65 - Isaac Jimison, The Orchards G.C., Washington, Mich., 2002 | | 65 - Bhavik Patel, Bryan G. & Conference Center (Champions Course), Greensboro, N.C., 2010 | | Most Times Medalist | | 3 - David Berganio (1991, 1992, 1993) | | Lowest Medalist Score, 36 Holes | | 131 - Danny Green, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn., 2004 | | 132 - Jim Carter, Indian Canyon G.C., Spokane, Wash., 1984 | | 132 - Erik Labitzke, Spencer T. Olin Comm. G.C., Alton, Ill., 1999 | | 132 - Jeff Overton, Blue Heron Pines G.C. (East Course), Galloway Township, N.J., 2003 | | 132 - Ryan Moore, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn. 2004 | | 132 - Aaron Goldberg, Murphy Creek G.C., Aurora, Colo., 2008 | | 133 - Edward Fryatt, Eagle Bend G.C., Big Fork, Mont., 1994 | | 133 - Chris Stound, Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn. 2004 | | 133 - Rickie Fowler, Murphy Creek G.C., Aurora, Colo., 2008 | | 133 - John-Tyler Griffin, Bryan Park G. & Conference Center (Champions Course), Greensboro, N.C., 2010 | | Lowest Third Round (No Longer Contested) | | 68 - Al B. Souza Jr., Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1972 | | Lowest Fourth Round (No Longer Contested) | | 66 - Richard Ehrmanntraut, Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1972 | | | MISCELLANEOUS | | Holes-In-One (Note: hole-in-one records were not kept before 1982) | | Derek Ernst, 299-yard 8th hole (first round match play), Bandon Dunes G.R. (Bandon Trails), Bandon, Ore., 2011 | | Keenan Nelson, 205-yard 4th hole (second round of stroke play), Bryan Park G. & Conference Center (Champions Course), Greensboro, N.C., 2010 | | Zack Fisher, 208-yard 8th hole (second round of stroke play), Murphy Creek G.C., Aurora, Colo., 2008 | | Jonathan Pauli, 202-yard, 8th hole (first round of stroke play), Gold Mountain G.C., Bremerton, Wash., 2006 | | Roy Holdeman, 202-yard, 8th hole (first round of stroke play), Gold Mountain G.C., Bremerton, Wash., 2006 | | Duke Butler IV, 184-yard, 14th hole (second round of match play), Shaker Run G.C., Lebanon, Ohio, 2005 | | John Thornton, 182-yard 13th hole, Blue Heron Pines G.C. (East Course), Galloway Township, N.J., 2003 | | Adrian Quintela, 170-yard 3rd hole (second round of stroke play), Torrey Pines G.C., La Jolla, Calif., 1998 | | Matthew Bryant, 185-yard 13th hole (first round of stroke play), Stow Acres C.C., Stow, Mass., 1995 | | Aaron Barber, 185-yard 7th hole, Eagle Bend G.C., Big Fork, Mont., 1994 | | Galen Cole, 204-yard 4th hole, Eagle Creek G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1982. | | Double Eagle | | Derek Ernst, first round, match play, 299-yard, par-4 8th hole, Bandon Dunes G.R. (Bandon Trails), Bandon, Ore., 2011 (he holed tee shot with a 3-wood) | | Chris Rivard, of Manchester, N.H, at the 523-yard, par 5 15th hole at The Orchards G.C., Washington Mich. 2002 (Rivard holed a 2-iron from 229 yards) | | James Sosinski, at the 538-yard, par-5, 14th hole at Eagle Creek G.C., Indianapolis, Ind., 1982. (He used a 6-iron for his second shot.) | |
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