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Dayton Rose Reaches Quarterfinals at Amateur Public Links
July 16, 2004 | Cowboy Golf
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (AP) -- Will Claxton beat top-seeded Danny Green in a record 26-hole match Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur Public Links.
Claxton, of Swainsboro, Ga., a rising senior at Auburn, was 4 down through 12 holes. He tied the 47-year-old Green, of Jackson, Tenn., with a birdie on No. 17 and a chip-in for eagle on 18 at the Rush Creek Golf Club course.
Claxton kept the match going with a 15-foot par putt on the 25th hole and then won it on the par-5 eighth with an 8-foot downhill putt for a birdie.
``I haven't played match play until this week,'' Claxton said. ``I talked to my roommate Lee Williams, who was on the USA Walker Cup team, about it and that helped.''
The previous longest match in Public Links history was a 25-hole match in 1963, when Clyde E. Sniffen defeated Hung Soo Ahn.
Green, the oldest remaining player in the field, had set USGA and Public Links records with a 13-under 131 in stroke play. He was the runner-up in the 2001 Public Links.
``I let it get away at 13 and 14 to let him get back in the match,'' Green said. ``It's my own fault.''
Claxton was pushed to 18 holes earlier Thursday in his second-round match, beating Daryl Fathauer, of Stuart, Fla., 1 up.
Ryan Moore, of Puyallup, Wash., the 2002 U.S. Public Links champion, cruised into the quarterfinals. The No. 2 seed beat Christopher Davidson, of Woodstock, Md., 5 and 4 in the second round, and Jon Veneziano of Mount Dora, Fla., 5 and 4 in the third.
Dayton Rose, of Midwest City, Okla., the 2003 public links runner-up, also reached the quarterfinals. The Oklahoma State University golfer rallied from 3 down through eight holes to beat Brian Atkinson, of Palatine, Ill. in 19 holes. He later beat Brendan Steele, of Idyllwild, Calif., 1 up.
The quarterfinals and semifinals are Friday with the 36-hole final on Saturday. The winner earns a berth in the 2005 Masters.
Second Round
Danny Green, Jackson, Tenn. (131) def. Madalitso Muthiya, Zambia (144), 6 and 4
Will Claxton, Swainsboro, Ga. (142) def. Daryl Fathauer, Stuart, Fla. (146) 1 up
Evan Frederick, Destin, Fla. (145) def. Jamie Miller, Silver Creek, N.Y. (148), 1 up
Nathan Smith, Soquel, Calif. (139) def. Greg Koch, Orlando, Fla. (144), 3 and 2
Seung-Su Han, Korea (145) def. Anthony Kim, Norman, Okla. 135), 1 up.
William Moore, Pacific Grove, Calif. (146) def. Billy Wingerd, Baltimore, Md. (146), 2 and 1
Brendan Steele, Idyllwild, Calif. (148) def. Matthew Hicks, Sissonville, W.Va. (144), 4 and 3
Dayton Rose, Midwest City, Okla. (147) vs. Brian Atkinson, Palatine, Ill. (143), 19 holes
Ryan Moore, Puyallup, Wash. (132) def. Christopher Davidson, Woodstock, Md. (144), 5 and 4
Jon Veneziano, Mt. Dora, Fla. (146) def. Jason Harris, Clemmons, N.C. (141), 1 up
Terrence Miskell, New Braunfels, Texas (136) def. Anthony Bedient, York, Neb. (145), 5 and 3
Clay Ogden, West Point, Utah (144) def. Josh Williams, Davis, Calif. (139), 5 and 4.
Dirk Fennie, Greensboro, N.C. (144) def. Chris Stroud, Groves, Texas (133), 2 and 1
Zack Reeves, Arlington, Texas (141) def. Barry Schenk, Layton, Utah (143), 21 holes
Joshua Wooding, Riverside, Calif. (144) def. Charles Soule, Longmont, Colo. (148), 4 and 3
Sunghoon Kang, Korea (140) def. Aaron Choi, San Diego, Calif. (143), 2 up
Third Round
Claxton def. Green, 26 holes
Frederick def. Smith, 2 and 1
W. Moore def. Han, 20 holes
Rose def. Steele, 1 up
R. Moore def. Veneziano, 5 and 4
Odgen def. Miskell, 20 holes
Fennie vs. Reeves, 1 up
Kang def. Wooding, 5 and 3
Friday's Pairings
7:30 a.m. Will Claxton, Swainsboro, Ga. (142) vs. Evan Frederick, Destin, Fla. (145)
7:40 a.m. William Moore, Pacific Grove, Calif. (146) vs. Dayton Rose, Midwest City, Okla. (147)
7:50 a.m. Ryan Moore, Puyallup, Wash. (132) vs. Clay Ogden, West Point, Utah (144)
8:00 a.m. Dirk Fennie, Greensboro, N.C.(144) vs. Sunghoon Kang, Korea (140)
