Grady brothers make grade at Public Links
Jim rallies with 68 to join Pat in match-play field
By Lynn DeBruin, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Published July 16, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.
ACES WILD
Zach Fischer had the shot of the day Tuesday when he carded a hole-in-one on No. 8, a 208-yard par-3.
The University of Texas- Arlington sophomore used 7-iron for the ace en route to a 2-under 69. But it wasn't enough to reach match play as his first-round 80 pushed him to 7-over 149.
HIT THE ROAD
Kurt Lorenzen waited 13 years for the chance to play in his first U.S. Amateur Public Links. Though he shot 77-77 and failed to advance, the 48-year-old Olathe, Kan., resident had no regrets.
"It was a blast. It was worth every minute," said Lorenzen, who serves as director over 800 other engineers at Honeywell's Federal Manufacturing and Technology plant in Kansas City, Mo. "They just hit the ball so much farther than I did."
He's not complaining. After all, before hip replacement surgery in 2001, he was in so much pain, he had to pull his cart backward to get around a golf course. Less than two months after surgery, he was back, shooting even par in his first 18-hole round.
MOVING UP
Colorado State's Riley Arp played himself into good position for the match-play rounds with a 4-under 67, giving him a 2-under 140 total for 36 holes.
"I'm still struggling a little bit with my irons, so I decided to play a cut shot," he said. "I used to play a nice little draw. By the sixth or seventh hole, I said the heck with it, play the cut."
He chipped in for birdie on No 10, his first hole, and added birdies at Nos. 18, 1, 3 and 6, with a three-putt bogey on the par-5 12th.
Four-putting back-to-back greens can make one a little crazy.
Which might explain why former University of Colorado standout Jim Grady could be found running the trails around Broomfield about midnight Monday.
"I couldn't sleep, so I ran myself so I could sleep," said Grady, who estimated he logged about six miles.
It worked.
The 10K, coupled with a change to a new Craz-E Ping putter, had him back on his game Tuesday at the U.S. Amateur Public Links at Murphy Creek.
After shooting an opening- round 6-over 77, Grady shot a 3-under 68 to join younger brother Pat in the match-play portion of the weeklong tournament.
Jim Grady will face Colorado State's Riley Arp (140) at 8:18 a.m. today, while CU senior Pat Grady (143) will play Kentucky's Brandon Berry in a lower-bracket match at 11:45 a.m.
The cut was at 5-over 147, with 10 players in a playoff Tuesday night for the 64th spot.
All were chasing Aaron Goldberg, who earned medalist honors with a 10-under 132, one shot ahead of the world's No. 1- ranked amateur, Rickie Fowler of Murrieta, Calif.
The difference was Fowler's 10-foot missed birdie putt on No. 18.
"I was trying to give Aaron a run for his money, but he played two solid rounds," Fowler said. "I'm playing well. Hopefully, I got all my bad putting out."
Fowler, who finished tied for 60th at the U.S. Open and was part of the victorious U.S. Walker Cup team, estimated he three- putted seven greens.
Walker Cup teammate Billy Horschel, who finished at 140, didn't feel any better about his putting on the firm greens.
"All that matters is getting in," said Horschel, decked out in a bright orange Florida Gators shirt.
Goldberg, whose 23rd birthday is Saturday, agreed.
"There are six matches you've got to win," he said. "Once it starts, it doesn't matter if you're medalist or the 64th seed."
He thought back to last year when eventual champion Colt Knost finished the first two rounds as the 45th seed.
Goldberg helped himself Tuesday with eagle on No. 13, holing out from 230 yards with a 5-iron.
"Anytime the ball goes in from that far away, there's a little bit of luck involved," he said.
Fowler got his eagle on No. 10, holing out from 116 yards with a 54-degree wedge.
"That definitely gets you going," said Fowler, dressed in large shades and an even larger silver "57" belt buckle.
He also got his wish, getting in the opposite bracket from Walker Cup teammate Horschel.
"We talked about it early in the week, about being in the finals together. That would be something special," Horschel said. "I'm sure we would have a lot of fun."
ZAREMBA MOVES ON: Pueblo West's Zach Zaremba challenged for medalist honors, getting to 9 under only to bogey Nos. 13 and 14 - missing a 1-foot putt on the latter.
There was nothing wrong with his putting on No. 9 as he drove the green on the 348-yard par 4, then rolled in a 20-footer for eagle. He birdied Nos. 4, 6 and 12 to finish third at 7-under 135.
"It's a good feeling," Zaremba said.
Wyoming teammate Gabriel Maier shot 75-79 and failed to advance.
Today's pairings
Upper Bracket
8:00 a.m. -- Aaron Goldberg, Carlsbad, Calif. (132) vs. Brady Johnson, Canada (147)
8:09 a.m. -- Cason Hammock, Columbus, Ga. (143) vs. Daniel Sorgini III, Pickerington, Ohio (143)
8:18 a.m. -- Riley Arp, Fort Collins, Colo. (140) vs. Jim Grady, Broomfield, Colo. (145)
8:27 a.m. -- Trey Bowling, Manchester, Ky. (141) vs. Lion An, Duluth, Ga. (145)
8:36 a.m. -- Travis Reid, Clovis, N.M. (138) vs. Dan Whitaker, Cle Elum, Wash. (146)
8:45 a.m. -- James Dalthorp III, Houston, Texas (142) vs. Randall Hutchison, Traverse City, Mich. (144)
8:54 a.m. -- Kevin Aylwin, New Smyrna Beach, Fla. (139) vs. Peter Malnati, Dandridge, Tenn. (146)
9:03 a.m. -- Andrew Paulson, White Bear Lake, Minn. (142) vs. Chan Kim, Chandler, Ariz. (144)
9:12 a.m. -- Brian Locke, Los Angeles, Calif. (137) vs. Kent Wiese, Los Angeles, Calif. (146)
9:21 a.m. -- Kelly Kretz, Antigo, Wis. (143) vs. Lucas Lee, Brazil (144)
9:30 a.m. -- William Horschel, Gainesville, Fla. (140) vs. Nicholas Macdonald, Zimbabwe (145)
9:39 a.m. -- Jack Newman, Des Moines, Iowa (142) vs. Ryan McDonald, Rocklin, Calif. (145)
9:48 a.m. -- Corey Nagy, Charlotte, N.C. (137) vs. David Ludlow, Burton, Ohio (146)
9:57 a.m. -- Les Teuteberg, Watsonville, Calif. (143) vs. Patrick Lundy, Little River, S.C. (144)
10:06 a.m. -- Nakarintra Ratanakul, West Lafayette, Ind. (140) vs. Austin Love, Redding, Calif. (145)
10:15 a.m. – J.C. Horne, Daytona Beach, Fla. (142) vs. Grant Leaver, Centerville, Tenn. (145)
Lower Bracket
10:24 a.m. -- Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif. (133) vs. Michael Knott, Buffalo, N.Y. (146)
10:33 a.m. -- Cody Paladino, Kensington, Conn. (143) vs. Phillip Choi, Orlando, Fla. (144)
10:42 a.m. -- Scott Langley, St Louis, Mo. (140) vs. Peter Fallon, Grapevine, Texas (145)
10:51 a.m. -- Kyle Leach, Louisville, Ky. (141) vs. Nicklaus Newcomb, Benton, Ky. (145)
11:00 a.m. -- Jon McLean, Weston, Fla. (138) vs. Rod Butler, Carson City, Nev. (146)
11:09 a.m. -- David Johnson, Palm Bay, Fla. (143) vs. Matthew Lapham, Brighton, Mich. (144)
11:18 a.m. -- Andy Winings, Brownsburg, Ind. (139) vs. Sterling Clark, Salt Lake City, Utah (146)
11:27 a.m. -- Philip Arouca, Wilmette, Ill. (142) vs. Robert Rohanna, Waynesburg, Pa. (144)
11:36 a.m. -- Zachary Zaremba, Pueblo West, Colo. (135) vs. Zach Sebert, Grove City, Ohio (146)
11:45 a.m. -- Pat Grady, Broomfield, Colo. (143) vs. Brandon Berry, Lagrange, Ky. (144)
11:54 a.m. -- Jeff Dennis, Jacksonville, Fla. (140) vs. Ricky Montanez, Helendale, Calif. (145)
12:03 p.m. -- Ji Moon, Las Vegas, Nev. (141) vs. Ben Bastel, Upper Sandusky, Ohio (145)
12:12 p.m. -- Brandon Crick, McCook, Neb. (137) vs. John Chin, Temecula, Calif. (146)
12:21 p.m. -- Luke Morgan, Muldrow, Okla. (143) vs. Craig Voorhees, Burton, Ohio (144)
12:30 p.m. -- Greg Pool, Canada (140) vs. Kevin Foley, Somerville, N.J. (145)
12:39 p.m. -- Wesley Bryan, Chapin, S.C. (142) vs. Brad Nicholson, Chandler, Ariz. (145)
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
At Murphy Creek Golf Course, Aurora. Yardage: 7,551. Par: 71 (36-35).
Second round
x-won playoff for final spot in match play
Aaron Goldberg, Carlsbad, Calif., 65-67 - 132
Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif., 67-66 - 133
Zach Zaremba, Pueblo West66-69 - 135
Brandon Crick, McCook, Neb., 69-68 - 137
Brian Locke, Los Angeles, 69-68 - 137
Corey Nagy, Charlotte, N.C., 67-70 - 137
Jon McLean, Weston, Fla. 69-69 - 138
Travis Reid, Clovis, N.M. 66-72 - 138
Andy Winings, Brownsburg, Ind. 68-71 - 139
Kevin Aylwin, New Smyrna Beach, Fla. 70-69 - 139
Greg Pool, Canada 70-70 - 140
Jeff Dennis, Jacksonville, Fla. 72-68 - 140
Nakarintra Ratanakul, W. Lafayette, Ind. 70-70 - 140
Riley Arp, Fort Collins 73-67 - 140
Scott Langley, St Louis72-68 - 140
William Horschel, Gainesville, Fla. 70-70 - 140
Ji Moon, Las Vegas 74-67 - 141
Kyle Leach, Louisville, Ky.71-70 - 141
Trey Bowling, Manchester, Ky.72-69 - 141
Andrew Paulson, White Bear Lake, Minn.70-72 - 142
J C Horne, Daytona Beach, Fla.72-70 - 142
Jack Newman, Des Moines, Iowa71-71 - 142
James Dalthorp III, Houston73-69 - 142
Philip Arouca, Wilmette, Ill.72-70 - 142
Wesley Bryan, Chapin, S.C.72-70 - 142
Cason Hammock, Columbus, Ga.74-69 - 143
Cody Paladino, Kensington, Conn.72-71 - 143
Daniel Sorgini III, Pickerington, Ohio70-73 - 143
David Johnson, Palm Bay, Fla.68-75 - 143
Kelly Kretz, Antigo, Wis.69-74 - 143
Les Teuteberg, Watsonville, Calif.72-71 - 143
Luke Morgan, Muldrow, Okla.68-75 - 143
Pat Grady, Broomfield72-71 - 143
Brandon Berry, Lagrange, Ky.74-70 - 144
Chan Kim, Chandler, Ariz.73-71 - 144
Craig Voorhees, Burton, Ohio69-75 - 144
Lucas Lee, Brazil69-75 - 144
Matthew Lapham, Brighton, Mich.75-69 - 144
Patrick Lundy, Little River, S.C.75-69 - 144
Phillip Choi, Orlando, Fla.72-72 - 144
Randall Hutchison, Traverse City, Mich.74-70 - 144
Robert Rohanna, Waynesburg, Pa.70-74 - 144
Austin Love, Redding, Calif.74-71 - 145
Ben Bastel, Upper Sandusky, Ohio72-73 - 145
Brad Nicholson, Chandler, Ariz.74-71 - 145
Grant Leaver, Centerville, Tenn.72-73 - 145
Jim Grady, Broomfield77-68 - 145
Kevin Foley, Somerville, N.J.74-71 - 145
Lion An, Duluth, Ga.76-69 - 145
Nicholas Macdonald, Zimbabwe72-73 - 145
Nicklaus Newcomb, Benton, Ky.70-75 - 145
Peter Fallon, Grapevine, Texas70-75 - 145
Ricky Montanez, Helendale, Calif.69-76 - 145
Ryan McDonald, Rocklin, Calif.73-72 - 145
Dan Whitaker, Cle Elum, Wash.77-69 - 146
David Ludlow, Burton, Ohio76-70 - 146
John Chin, Temecula, Calif.71-75 - 146
Kent Wiese, Los Angeles77-69 - 146
Michael Knott, Buffalo, N.Y.74-72 - 146
Peter Malnati, Dandridge, Tenn.75-71 - 146
Rod Butler, Carson City, Nev.74-72 - 146
Sterling Clark, Salt Lake City75-71 - 146
Zach Sebert, Grove City, Ohio73-73 - 146
x-Brady Johnson, Canada75-72 - 147
Failed to qualify
Casey Carnes, New Braunfels, Texas73-74 - 147
Danny Anderson, Willmar, Minn.76-71 - 147
Drew Lethem, Camdenton, Mo.74-73 - 147
Minghao Wang, China74-73 - 147
A J Gerlach, Fairfax, Va.77-70 - 147
Rob Garland, Nashville, Tenn.68-79 - 147
Jonathan Hodge, Strawberry Plains, Tenn.73-74 - 147
Troy Johnson, Maple Grove, Minn.74-73 - 147
Seth Girouard, Keene, N.H.74-73 - 147
Andy Roberts, Owensboro, Ky.73-75 - 148
Chris Brant, Edwardsville, Ill.76-72 - 148
Matthew Hicks, Charleston, W.Va.74-74 - 148
Peter Lansburgh, Woodland, Calif.75-73 - 148
Ravi Patel, Chicago75-73 - 148
Steve Galko, Dallas75-73 - 148
Terrence Miskell, New Braunfels75-73 - 148
Travis Ross, Crookston, Minn.74-74 - 148
Tyler Obermueller, River Falls, Wis.73-75 - 148
Casey Calmi, Douglaston, N.Y.74-75 - 149
Gerard Connolly, Ireland75-74 - 149
Ian McConnell, Riverview, Fla.75-74 - 149
James Allenby, Canada76-73 - 149
Lance Lopez, Missouri City, Texas74-75 - 149
Matthew Stephens, Mont Belvieu, Texas74-75 - 149
Michael Brown, Cheltenham, Pa.77-72 - 149
Ricky Jones, Thomaston, Maine72-77 - 149
Robert Godfrey, Seneca, S.C.75-74 - 149
Tim Kay, Bartlett, Ill.73-76 - 149
Zack Fischer, Texarkana, Texas80-69 - 149
Alex Williams, Vancouver, Wash.74-76 - 150
Brent Martin, Laplata, Md.74-76 - 150
Chandler Smith-Stetson, Albuquerque, N.M.74-76 - 150
Chris Freeman, San Diego74-76 - 150
Jimmy Henderson, Lebanon, Ohio77-73 - 150
John Moheyer, Lima, Ohio77-73 - 150
Josh Brock, Wilmington, N.C.75-75 - 150
Kenny Kim, Cerritos, Calif.75-75 - 150
Michael Beausejour, Cincinnati77-73 - 150
Sean Maekawa, Paauilo, Hawaii76-74 - 150
Andy Latowski, Plainsboro, N.J.74-77 - 151
Benjamin Sumulong, Anchorage, Alaska74-77 - 151
Chris Gilman, Yorba Linda, Calif.73-78 - 151
Craig Cyr, Concord, N.H.77-74 - 151
Danny Behm, Jackson, Wis.77-74 - 151
Jared Sawada, Mililani, Hawaii75-76 - 151
Kyle Prolo, Benicia, Calif.74-77 - 151
Marais Lombard, South Africa76-75 - 151
Nathan Schenz-Davis, San Diego77-74 - 151
Paco Saracho, Mexico77-74 - 151
Chad Horner, Essexville, Mich.75-77 - 152
David Sampson, Warren, R.I.79-73 - 152
Derek Fathauer, Jensen Beach, Fla.75-77 - 152
Josh Bevell, Southaven, Miss.77-75 - 152
Michael Dominici, Norwalk, Conn.75-77 - 152
Christopher Cappella, New Haven, Conn.77-76 - 153
Dan Hosek, Alexandria, Va.75-78 - 153
Danny Green, Jackson, Tenn.77-76 - 153
Gene Webster Jr, San Bernardino, Calif.76-77 - 153
John Huh, Montrose, Calif.74-79 - 153
Michael Wog, Sumner, Wash.79-74 - 153
Peter Gibbs, Granite Bay, Calif.76-77 - 153
Phil Henzlik, Rapid City, S.D.74-79 - 153
Tyson McFarland, Rexburg, Idaho77-76 - 153
Christopher Okeefe, Brooklyn, N.Y.77-77 - 154
Gabriel Maier, Cody, Wyo.75-79 - 154
Kurt Lorenzen, Olathe, Kan.77-77 - 154
Michael Brown, Fairfield, Ohio76-78 - 154
Mike Gillis, Churchton, Md.79-75 - 154
Tyler Weir, San Marcos, Calif.76-78 - 154
Vincent Johnson, Portland, Ore.80-74 - 154
Will Cullen, Bloomington, Ill.76-78 - 154
Adam Tebbs, Henderson, Nev.74-81 - 155
Nathan Chambers, Purcell, Okla.80-75 - 155
Ryan Castanet, Mcdonald, Pa.83-72 - 155
Brendan Borst, Pittsburgh76-80 - 156
D J Harries, Temecula, Calif.82-74 - 156
Jeremy Franklin, St Louis, Mo.75-81 - 156
Seve Gonzales, La Mesa, Calif.76-80 - 156
David McKendrick, Australia78-79 - 157
Douglas Snoap, Apopka, Fla.80-77 - 157
Jordan Mitchell, Atlanta81-76 - 157
Lee Levine, Hewlett, N.Y.81-76 - 157
Taeksoo Kim, Wailuku, Hawaii82-75 - 157
Thomas Timby, Doylestown, Pa.84-73 - 157
James Jones, Montgomery, Ala.78-80 - 158
John Baranco, Boise, Idaho82-76 - 158
Brad Arrington, Augusta, Ga.77-83 - 160
Kellen Watabu, Kapaa, Hawaii82-78 - 160
Jay Betchan, Garber, Okla.81-80 - 161
Zach Sommers, Southbury, Conn.80-81 - 161
Burke Nagle, Canada82-80 - 162
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