Chung takes medallist honors, Davis continues roll

Chung, 16, made national headlines in 2004 when he fell in the U.S. Junior Amateur final at age 14. A victory at that time would have displaced Tiger Woods as the youngest Junior Champion. He still stands as the youngest finalist.

“I said to myself 4 under would be a good score and it still might get in,” said Chung, who fired an even-par 70 in the first round at the Old Course. “It feels really good to get the job done here, now it is time to prepare for the U.S. Amateur.”

Chung is a home schooled junior who will be making his second U.S. Amateur appearance. He failed to make the cut two years ago at Winged Foot GC.

In his record setting 64, Chung carded seven birdies and a lone bogey. His final red score came on No. 8 (par 5, 554 yards) when he knocked a wedge to seven feet and made the birdie putt.

Locally, it’s been the summer of Davis.

The 20 year old is the reigning Golf Association of Philadelphia Amateur Champion and placed third in the Philadelphia Open, the top finish by an amateur. In addition, he carded a 60 in the Eastern Amateur in Virginia earlier in the summer where he placed in the top 5 and last week tied for second in the Pennsylvania Amateur at Moselem Springs GC.

“Six spots may seem like a lot but you never know what’s going to happen in these qualifiers,” said Davis, who was 1-under par at the Old Course in the morning and 4-under par at the North Course in the afternoon. “I gained a lot of confidence when I shot 1 under at [this course] because this place is so hard.”

In his second round, Davis posted six birdies and two bogeys. He stood at 3 under late in the round before draining a 12-foot birdie chance on No. 16 (par 4, 469 yards) and then lofting a 95-yard sand wedge to three feet on No. 18 (par 5, 524 yards).

“I’ve played this well for a long period when I wasn’t as a good a player as I am now,” said Davis, a sophomore to-be at the University of Central Florida, “but never at this level.”

This will be Davis’ first appearance in the U.S. Amateur. He’s failed to qualify in his prior two attempts.

Kay, a high school senior, will be making his first trip to the U.S. Am.

Cohan, a red-shirt sophomore, heads to his second straight year National Championship. He qualified for last year’s event at Merion GC.

Stewart, who is making his third appearance, recorded perhaps the most dramatic shot of the day, chipping in on the first playoff hole, No. 9 (par 3, 219 yards), after being long, over the bunker to the top right from about 40 feet for birdie.

“I hit it the way I wanted to but I thought I hit it a little bit too far to the right,” said Stewart, who recently graduating from St. Joseph’s University. “It kept coming and coming and I said that is going to go in.”

Doster heads to his first U.S. Amateur after outlasting Michael McDermott of Havertown, Pa., for the final spot. He carded a par on the second hole.

NOTES–Christopher Gold of Haddonfield, N.J. tied Chung for the North Course record with a 64 in the afternoon as well … A field of 156 players opened the day with Championship aspirations … Qualifying for the U.S. Amateur is conducted at 98 national sites with a total of 312 players, including those with exempt status, competing in the championship proper.

Qualifiers
Name	City, State	Rd.1		Rd.2		Total
David Chung	Fayetteville, NC	70	Old	64	North	134
Andrew Kay	Pittsford, NY	67	Old	68	North	135
Kyle Davis	Kennett Square, PA	69	Old	66	North	135

Adam Cohan	Wayne, PA	68	Old	68	North	136
*Billy Stewart	Devon, PA	69	Old	68	North	137
*Brad Doster	Orlando, FL	69	Old	68	North	137

Alternates (in order)
*Michael McDermott	Havertown, PA	72	Old	65	North	137
Shawn Hall	Lancaster, PA	67	Old	72	North	139

Failed to qualify
Alan Borowsky	Bala Cynwyd, PA	69	North	71	Old	140
Mu Hu	Celebration, FL	70	North	70	Old	140
Andy Latowski	Germantown, MD	70	North	72	Old	142
Blake Gianniny	Rochester, NY	72	Old	70	North	142
George Marucci Jr	Wayne, PA	70	Old	72	North	142

James Kania Jr	Haverford, PA	72	North	70	Old	142
Scott Miller	Wyckoff, NJ	72	North	70	Old	142
Tyler Brewington	Orangeville, PA	70	Old	72	North	142
Chris Sylvia	Atco, NJ	73	Old	70	North	143
Christopher Gold	Haddonfield, NJ	79	Old	64	North	143
Craig Tallent	Haverford, PA	68	North	75	Old	143

Gregory Pieczynski	Kingston, PA	71	North	72	Old	143
John Michael Pelet	Atglen, PA	71	North	72	Old	143
Matthew Leon	Brampton, ON	71	North	72	Old	143
Morgan Hoffmann	Wyckoff, NJ	74	Old	69	North	143
P Chet Walsh	Wayne, PA	71	North	72	Old	143
Stephen Arnold	Langhorne, PA	71	North	72	Old	143

Conrad Von Borsig	Swarthmore, PA	72	North	72	Old	144
Douglas Schroer	Malvern, PA	74	Old	70	North	144
Glenn Smeraglio	Newtown, PA	71	Old	73	North	144
Joshua Krumholz	Reading, PA	70	Old	74	North	144
Matt Mattare	Bethlehem, PA	69	Old	75	North	144
Andrew Guaraldo	Berwyn, PA	68	North	77	Old	145

Brian Belden	Emmaus, PA	68	North	77	Old	145
Derek Oakey	Lagrange, GA	73	Old	72	North	145
Jeffrey Griest	Glen Mills, PA	79	Old	66	North	145
Andy Achenbach	Royersford, PA	74	North	72	Old	146
Brett Diakon	Northh Wales, PA	75	North	71	Old	146
John Brennan	Norristown, PA	73	Old	73	North	146
John Sawin	Haverford, PA	70	North	76	Old	146

Robert Galbreath Jr	Huntingdon Valley, PA	70	North	76	Old	146
Jason Cohan	Wayne, PA	76	Old	71	North	147
Michael Moffat	Warrington, PA	71	Old	76	North	147
Ryan Gelrod	Warminster, PA	70	Old	77	North	147
Timothy Hager	Ivyland, PA	77	North	70	Old	147
Tyler Rae	Hockessin, DE	73	North	74	Old	147
William Smith	Newville, PA	75	Old	72	North	147

Lee Famularo	Swiftwater, PA	76	Old	72	North	148
Brandon Detweiler	Akron, PA	75	Old	74	North	149
Christopher Reedman	Yardley, PA	72	North	77	Old	149
Clint Deibert	Doylestown, PA	78	Old	71	North	149
Jason Bernstein	Paoli, PA	75	Old	74	North	149
Michael Wah	Rockville, MD	73	North	76	Old	149

Robert Cunningham	Wayne, PA	75	Old	74	North	149
Thomas Timby Jr	Doylestown, PA	75	Old	74	North	149
Daniel Charen	Langhorne, PA	72	North	78	Old	150
Daniel Pinciotti Jr	Churchville, PA	75	Old	75	North	150
Stephen Dressel	Malvern, PA	75	North	75	Old	150
Chris Gallagher	West Chester, PA	74	Old	77	North	151
Daniel P Delaney	Boothwyn, PA	79	North	72	Old	151

David Taraschi	Haddonfield, NJ	78	Old	73	North	151
Mark Coassolo	Limerick, PA	83	Old	68	North	151
Rich Thon	Swarthmore, PA	74	Old	77	North	151
Robert Bechtold	Avondale, PA	74	Old	77	North	151
Alexander Maguire	Philadelphia, PA	72	North	80	Old	152
Gary Roberts	Newtown, PA	75	North	77	Old	152
Matthew Kaelin	Medford, NJ	76	North	76	Old	152

Michael Bieler	Pottstown, PA	74	North	78	Old	152
Philip Bartholomew	Yardley, PA	78	Old	74	North	152
Robert Robertson	Philadelphia, PA	79	North	73	Old	152
Robin McCool	Bethlehem, PA	75	North	77	Old	152
Jim Simmons	Chester Springs, PA	82	Old	71	North	153
Justin Martinson	Avondale, PA	77	Old	76	North	153

Kevin Huntington	West Chester, PA	77	North	76	Old	153
Michael McComb	Egg Harbor Twsp, NJ	81	Old	72	North	153
Ron Nattle Jr	Phoenixville, PA	77	North	76	Old	153
Jim Rattigan	Orwigsburg, PA	78	North	76	Old	154
Juan Marquine	Mobile, AL	75	North	79	Old	154
Michael Kouch	Huntingdon Valley, PA	86	Old	68	North	154

Patrick Hardin	Bethlehem, PA	83	Old	71	North	154
Sam Sikes	Richmond, VA	83	Old	71	North	154
Samuel Dasilva	Wyckoff, NJ	75	North	79	Old	154
Vincent Scarpetta III	Moosic, PA	72	North	82	Old	154
Ryan Sload	Lancaster, PA	82	Old	73	North	155
Thomas Dell	Leola, PA	75	North	80	Old	155
Daniel Rexon	Haddonfield, NJ	78	North	78	Old	156

David West	Downingtown, PA	79	Old	77	North	156
Erik Radick	Richboro, PA	83	Old	73	North	156
James Kieserman	Dresher, PA	78	Old	78	North	156
Josh Richards	Wescosville, PA	78	North	78	Old	156
Keita Aoki	Lewisburg, PA	79	North	77	Old	156
James Rocks III	Turnersville, NJ	82	North	75	Old	157

Michael J Korcuba	Sicklerville, NJ	78	North	79	Old	157
Michael O’Keefe	Medford, NJ	85	Old	72	North	157
Nicholas Ryder	Rosemont, PA	74	North	83	Old	157
Grant Skyllas	Shillington, PA	83	Old	75	North	158
Kieran Doherty	Philadelphia, PA	77	North	81	Old	158
Bryan Samaha	Ambler, PA	83	North	76	Old	159
Ryan Owens	Ocean City, NJ	85	Old	74	North	159

Stephen Sieracki	Cherry Hill, NJ	82	Old	77	North	159
Andrew Lawson	West Chester, PA	83	Old	77	North	160
Frank Filippo	Newtown, PA	79	North	81	Old	160
Frank Nattle	Philadelphia, PA	83	North	77	Old	160
Jacob Smith Jr	Chambersburg, PA	79	North	81	Old	160
Kevin Delaney	Glen Mills, PA	82	North	78	Old	160
Mike Meisenzahl	Medford, NJ	83	Old	77	North	160

Pieter Lamley	Phoenixville, PA	78	North	82	Old	160
Shawn Lavin	Drexel Hill, PA	79	Old	81	North	160
Stephen Kidron	Horsham, PA	72	North	88	Old	160
Steve Scarpetta	Moosic, PA	78	North	82	Old	160
Tom Piersanti	Malvern, PA	73	North	87	Old	160
Daniel Drazen	Voorhees, NJ	81	Old	80	North	161
Jeffrey Hall	Ardmore, PA	83	Old	78	North	161

Ken Zimmer	Moorestown, NJ	80	North	81	Old	161
Phillip Anzaldo	Haddonfield, NJ	75	North	86	Old	161
Eric Galm	Bensalem, PA	80	North	82	Old	162
Gerard Ascolese	Red Bank, NJ	82	Old	80	North	162
Matthew Ehrlich	Blue Bell, PA	84	Old	78	North	162
Jonathan Ross	Berwyn, PA	77	North	86	Old	163

Stephen Derminio	Coopersburg, PA	79	North	84	Old	163
Thomas Lusto	Saylorsburg, PA	82	Old	83	North	165
Zach Smith	New Britain, PA	83	Old	82	North	165
Dominic Schiavone	Roseto, PA	87	Old	79	North	166
Matt Jasudowich	Phoenixville, PA	77	North	89	Old	166
Vincent Grosso	Lansdale, PA	84	North	83	Old	167
Tony Perla	Collegeville, PA	76	North	92	Old	168

Scott Harrington	Emmaus, PA	86	North	83	Old	169
Chip Culp	Philadelphia, PA	80	North	90	Old	170
Patrick Rugg	Drexel Hill, PA	82	North	88	Old	170
Patrick Rutter	Wyomissing, PA	91	Old	80	North	171
Gerald Ryan	West Chester, PA	88	North	85	Old	173
Ryan Beck	Maple Glen, PA	78	North	96	Old	174
Anthony Martire	Absecon, NJ	84	Old	WD	North	WD

Brett Falkoff	Lafayette Hill, PA	83	Old	WD	North	WD
Gary Daniels	Berwyn, PA	73	Old	WD	North	WD
Jay Whitby	Wyoming, DE	73	Old	WD	North	WD
Jeffry Schott	Wilmington, DE	90	Old	WD	North	WD
Johnny Murphy	Cape May Ct. House, NJ	91	Old	WD	North	WD
Josh Thompson	Indianapolis, IN	76	Old	WD	North	WD

Reed Valutas	Newtown Square, PA	90	North	WD	Old	WD
Thomas Gramigna	Haddonfield, NJ	74	Old	WD	North	WD
Tim Porter	Wilmington, DE	81	Old	WD	North	WD
Brian Riley	Rochester, NY	72	North	NC	Old	NC
Christopher Ault	Levittown, PA	75	North	NC	Old	NC
Michael Schaffer	Vineland, NJ	89	North	NC	Old	NC
Stephen Boerner	Bethlehem, PA	88	Old	DQ	North	DQ

WD-withdrawal; NC-no card; DQ-disqualification

*-determined in playoff

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