Whitaker Through to Second Round at APL

Written by Administrator
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Dan Whitaker Cle Elum's Dan Whitaker won his first round match at the US Men's Amateur Public Links Championship at Murphy Creek, CO, today beating New Mexico's Travis Reid 2-up. A closely fought affair in which neither player held more than a two-hole lead, the match ended on the 18th green with Whitaker parring the tough 468-yard Par 4. Whitaker qualified for matchplay after shooting a superb two-under 69 on Tuesday to add to his opening 77. He was two inside the cut mark of 148, six-over par. Reid had finished the 36 holes of strokeplay in a tie for 7th on 138. California's Aaron Goldberg was Medallist with rounds of 65 and 67. Washington had two other players starting the event; Alex Williams of Vancouver and Michael Wog. Neither qualified for matchplay.

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