Sean Knapp, Oakmont, shot 71-71--142 in the USGA Amateur
Public Links Championship at the Jimmie Austin/Oklahoma
University Golf Course in Norman, to qualify for match
play. His two under par total on the 7289 yards/par 72
course resulted in his tying for 6th place as the cut was at
149. Temperatures at Norman have been at or over 100
degrees throughout the championship.
To follow Knapp's progress in match play, click on
www.usga.org,
the USGA's web-site. This is Knapp's first appearance in
the APL. He has also reached match play in the US Amateur,
reaching the quarterfinals in 1998, and in the Mid-Amateur,
where he was a semi-finalist last September. Earlier this
year, Knapp won the Pennsylvania Public Links title.
Knapp's first round
opponent is Eddie Olson, Aptos, CA, who qualified at 149.
Olson, a recent graduate of University of Nevada--Las Vegas,
is a highly ranked collegiate player with several strong
USGA performances over the years. They play at 9:39 CST.
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