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(Sept. 1, 2003) -
UCR junior Brendan Steele finished at nine-under 203 over
54 holes to dominate the 12th Annual Alvarez Lincoln-Mercury
Inland Empire Amateur Championship at Jurupa Hills Country
Club Monday.
"I've
really put in a lot of practice time this summer and I've
really been playing well," Steele told the Press
Enterprise (Riverside). "But to win like this, well,
you know someone is always going to play well for three days.
You just hope it's you."
Steele
shot a par 70 on the final day to win by three strokes. He
had 14 consecutive pars to start the final round, just three
bogies in 54 holes and at one point was 10-under par. UCR
teammate Eric Riehle finished tied for third, six shots back.
"I
would like to have shot a little better number today, but
I just didn't hit anything close and it's tough to make putts
here. But this is still sweet. And there is some vindication.
It gets last year out of the way finally," he told the
Press Enterprise.
CHAMPIONSHIP
FLIGHT
Brendan Steele, Idyllwild, 67-66-70--203
Nick Telliard, Riverside, 71-68-67--206
Eric Riehle, Hemet, 70-69-70--209
Brandon Petelski, Apple Valley, 72-67-70--209
David Ober, Riverside, 73-69-68--210
(Sept. 23, 2003) -
The UC Riverside men's golf team finished fifth place out
of 12 teams at the 31st Annual Pacific Invitational with a
team score of 870 in the three-round tournament.
The Highlanders were 16
strokes off the leader, Georgia Southern, who finished with
a score of 854.
Eric Riehle was the top
individual finisher for UCR, shooting a five-under par 211
(66-73-72) and finishing tied for sixth place. Brandon Hillpot
was second overall for the Highlanders with a 2-under par
214 (70-70-74) finishing in 10th place.
UCR will play in the Countrywide
Tournament hosted by Cal State Northridge beginning on October
20.
FINAL RESULTS
1
Georgia Southern
286 279 289 854 -10
2 CSU-Northridge 286
287 285 858 -6
3 Long Beach State 287
285 292 864 E
4 Pacific 293
286 286 865 +1
5 UC - Riverside 287
292 291 870 +6
6 UC-Irvine 287
286 300 873 +9
T 7 Fresno State 292
294 293 879 +15
T 7 San Francisco 293
291 295 879 +15
T 7 Santa Clara 298
287 294 879 +15
10 Nevada 292
289 299 880 +16
11 Texas-Arlington 293
301 292 886 +22
12 San Jose State 299
291 299 889 +25
T 6 Eric Riehle UC-Rvrside
66 73 72 211 -5
10 Brandon Hillpot UC-Rvrside 70 70 74 214 -2
T 19 Brendan Steele UC-Rvrside 71 74 73 218 +2
T 54 Trevor Schultz UC-Rvrside 80 75 72 227 +11
69 Nick Wilkins UC-Rvrside 83
80 96 259 +43
(Sept. 26, 2003) -
The UC Riverside men's golf team finished in 11th place out
of the 12 teams participating in the the 2003 Northwest Collegiate
Classic hosted by Oregon State.
UC Riverside shot a 15-over
par 879 for the event held at the Trysting Tree Golf Cluyb
in Corvallis, OR. Three members of the team had rounds under
par and shot a 1-under 287 in the second round of the competition
on Thursday.
Brendon Steele had the lowest
individual score for the Highlanders, shooting a 2-under par
214 (71-73-70) in the three-round total finishing in a tie
for 10th place.
Eric Riehle and Brandon
Hillpot each shot a 4-over par 220, finishing in a tie for
33rd.
The Highlanders' next competition
will be at the Countrywide Intercollegiate host by Cal State
Northridge on Oct. 20-21.
(Oct. 21, 2003) -
The UC Riverside men’s golf team finished 7th out of
a field of 21 teams at the Bill Cullum Countrywide Intercollegiate
golf tournament hosted by Cal State Northridge Monday and
Tuesday.
The Highlanders rounded out the tournament with 4-over-par
292. The team got off to a slow start on Monday, posting a
13-over par 301 in the first round of the day, but settled
in for a 1-under 287 in round to finish the day with a 12-over
588.
Brandon Steele and Eric
Riehle were the top two golfers for the Highlanders. Steele
had two rounds of under-par golf, posting a 2-under 70 in
round two and a 3-under 69 in round three to finish with a
2-under pound 214. Riehle shot 73, 70 and 73 in his rounds
to finish with a par score of 216.
The Highlanders compete next at the Turtle Bay Intercollegiate
hosted by the University of Hawaii at the Links at Kuilimi
in Kahuku, HI, on Nov. 3-4.
(Oct. 31, 2003) -
UC Riverside junior Brendan Steele (Idyllwild, Calif.) was
named Big West Male Golf Athlete of the Month after tying
for fifth at the Bill Cullum/Countrywide Intercollegiate.
Steele shot a 214 (-2) in the three-round tournament, including
a 69 in the final round. The Highlanders finished in seventh
place out of 21 teams. For the season, Steele is averaging
a team-best 71.8 score per round.
The
Highlanders compete next at the Turtle Bay Intercollegiate
hosted by the University of Hawaii at the Links at Kuilimi
in Kahuku, HI, on Nov. 3-4.
(Nov. 5, 2003)—Junior
Brenden Steele shot a 2-over par 218 after three rounds to
finish third overall and the UC Riverside men’s golf
team finished seventh with a 42-over par team score of 906
at the Turtle Bay Intercollegiate hosted by Hawaii in Kahuku,
HI, Tuesday.
Steele shot rounds of 73-73-72
and was four shots off the leader Robert Svensson of South
Carolina. Steele was the only Highlander to finish in the
top 25 and just two individual golfers finished under par.
The Highlanders finished
15 strokes behind the event’s co-winners South Carolina
and Hawaii who each shot 891.
Eric Riehle shot 74-75-79
to finish with a 12-over par 228 in a tie for 26th, Trevor
Schultz shot 75-78-77 to finish 14-over and in a tie for 33rd,
Brandon Hillpot shot 76-76-79 to finish tied for 38th and
Spencer Paschall shot 78-81-78 to finish tied for 67th. Will
Farish, playing as an individual, shot 86-88-87 in a tie for
95th place.
The men finish up the fall
schedule at the Del Walker Classic hosted by Long Beach State
on November 6 and 7 at the Virginia Country Club.
(Nov. 7, 2003) - Junior
Brandon Hillpot led the Highlanders to their first victory
of the 2003-04 season by shooting a 5-under par 66 in the
final round at the Del Walker Intercollegiate in Long Beach,
CA.
The Highlanders shot 280
in the final round to finish at 855 and capture the tournament
by two strokes over Texas-San Antonio who shot 857.
Juniors Brendan Steele and
Brandon Hillpot were the top finishers for the Highlanders
1-under par three-round totals of 212, good for a tie for
ninth place. Junior Eric Riehle was tied for 13th at 2-over
par 215, while freshmen Trevor Schultz and Spencer Paschall
finished at 219 and 221 good for a tie for 26th and 39th respectively.
Lamar University senior
Chris Stroud won the event with a 10-under par three-round
total of 202.
The Highlanders return to
action in February.
(Nov. 26, 2003) - UC Riverside
junior Brendan Steele (Idyllwild, Calif.) was named Big West
Golf Male Athlete of the Month after two top-10 finishes in
November. Steele placed third at the Turtle Bay Intercollegiate
with a 218 three-round score. He finished ninth at the Del
Walker Intercollegiate in Long Beach, Calif., with a 212 total
score. He shot a 70 in rounds two and three after 72 first-round
score. It marks the second time this season Steele has been
named Golf Athlete of the Month.
(Feb.
24, 2004) - The UC Riverside men's golf team finished in sole
possession of fourth place at the Anteater Invitational hosted
by UC Irvine at the Santa Ana County Club Tuesday. The Highlanders
finished 18 strokes behind first place UCLA.
Brendan Steele and Brandon
Hillpot both finished in the top 10. Steele posted a 2-under-par
70 in Tuesday's final round finishing the tournament with
a 216 (73-73-70) and in a two-way tie for fifth place. Hillpot
shot an even-par 72 improving his two-day total to 221 (74-75-72)
for a three-way tie for 10th.
Eric Riehle finished in
20th place, posting a 226 (75-75-76), Spencer Paschall shot
227 (76-74-77) for a 23rd-place finish and Trevor Schultz
rounded out UCR's field with a 49th-place finish shooting
236 (77-80-79), 20 strokes over in relation to par.
The Highlanders will host
the "Braveheart Classic" at the PGA of Southern
California beginning March 8.
(Mar.
8, 2004) - The UC Riverside men's golf team is tied for fourth
after the first round of the 2004 Braveheart Classic. Junior
Brandon Hillpot led the Highlanders with a one-over-par 73,
good for a tie for fourth place. The Highlanders shot a team
total of 307 to tie with San Jose State University, 11 shots
behind leader Cal State Northridge at 296.
There is a three-way tie
at the top of the leaderboard between Boise State's Graham
DeLaet, San Jose State's Issac Weintraub and Will Park of
UC Irvine all at even-par 72.
Rounding out the Highlanders
were juniors Eric Riehle and Brendan Steele shooting 75 and
79 respectively. Freshmen Spencer Paschall and Trevor Schultz
rounded out the top-5 shooting 80 and 83 respectively. Competing
as individuals for the Highlanders were sophomore's Nick Wilkins
and Will Farish, Wilkins finished in a tie for 19th at 76,
and Farish a tie for 33rd at 78.
The second round is currently
underway; the tournament will conclude with the third and
final round on March 9.
(Mar.
9, 2004) - Saint Mary's was the winning team and Boise State's
Graham DeLaet was the individual champion at the 2004 Braveheart
Classic hosted by the UC Riverside men's golf teamat the PGA
of Southern California.
The Gaels entered the third round five strokes behind Cal
State Northridge, posting a three-round total of 909, four
strokes ahead of its nearest competitor.
DeLaet
finished with a 6-over par three-round total of 222 (72-76-74)
including one of only six even-par rounds in the entire event,
shooting 72 in round one.
The
Highlanders finished sixth overall, 22 strokes behind the
Gaels with a three-round total of 931. UCR's Brandon Hillpot
was the team's top individual shooting 225 (73-79-73) and
finishing four strokes behind DeLaet.
A
PDF version of the entire match results and statistics are
available for download at UCR's website. Point your browser
to http://www.athletics.ucr.edu/mgolf/BHCFinalstats.pdf.
(Mar.
23, 2004) - The UC Riverside men's gold team finished in sole
possession of fourth place at the Western Intercollegiate
hosted by San Jose State at the Pasientiempo Golf Club.
The Highlanders finished
11 strokes behind the tournament winner Colorado with a three-round
total of 863. THe Buffalos finished with an 852, two strokes
ahead of second-place California.
Spencer Paschall
was the top individual finisher for UCR, carding a 4-over
par 214 in the tournament and in a five-way tie for ninth.
Eric Rielhe was two strokes
behind Paschall with a 216, Brandon Hillpot shot 219, Brendan
Steele shot 220 and Nick Wilkins rounded out the team with
a 227.
The Highlanders will compete at the Cal Poly Invitational
at the Cypress Ridge Country Club next on March 25 and 26.
(Mar.
25, 2004) - The UC Riverside men's gold team is second after
the first round at the Fidelity National Title Tournament
at Cypress Ridge Golf Club in Arroyo Grande. Junior Brendan
Steele is second among individuals, one shot back at 142.
The Highlanders shot a two
round total of 581, including a blistering, tournament-low
281 in the second round. They trail
first-place St. Mary's by six shots.
Brandon Hillpot is in a
tie for sixth at a one-over 145. Eric Riehle is tied for 13th
at 148, four over par.
(Mar.
26, 2004) - The UC Riverside men's gold team won by six strokes
at the Fidelity National Title Tournament at Cypress Ridge
Golf Club in Arroyo Grande. Junior Brendan Steele was the
top individual finisher with a three-stroke advantage.
The Highlanders won the
team title with an 866 three-round total. UCR shot opening
rounds of 300 and 281 on Thursday. Saint Mary's finished in
second, six shots back (872) while the Mustangs finished in
third with a three round total of 894.
Steele won the tournament
with a final round of 69 and a three round total 211 (five
under par). Steele opened play on Thursday with rounds of
79 and 63.
Two other Highlanders, Eric
Riehle and Brandon Hillpot, finished tied for fourth with
a 1-over par 217.
(April
6, 2004) - The UC Riverside men's golf team shot a final round
297 to jump from fourth to second place at the Bite/Pacific
Coast Intercollegiate Golf Tournament in at La Purisima Golf
Club in Lompoc Tuesday. UCR finished at 20-over 884, three
shots behind first-place UC Davis.
The 297 was tied for the
third best round of the day, but wasn't enough for the Highlanders
to overcome the Aggies, who had an 11-shot lead after the
first round of play, and a six shot lead after round two.
The Highlanders shot a 299 in the first round then bettered
it to a round-low 288 in the second round on Monday. UCR was
the only team to shoot below 293 in the second loop around
the par-72, 7,105 yard course, and the only team to post sub-300
scores in all three rounds.
Brendan Steele finished
in a tie for third place at 215, shooting a final-round 71
to give him a total of 215, two shots behind the winner, Travis
Bertoni of Cal Poly. Brandon Hillpot finished in a tie for
10th at 219 after shooting a final round 75. Spencer Paschall
rounded out the top three with a 23rd place finish at 224,
eight shots over.
(April
18, 2004) - Junior Brendan Steele shot a four-under 209 over
three rounds to finish third at the US Intercollegiate golf
Tournament at the Stanford Golf Club in Stanford, CA Sunday.
His teammates didn't fare quite as well, finishing with a
47-over 899, good for 15th place, 61-shots behind first place
UCLA, which won the tournament with a three round total of
838, 14 under par.
Steele shot a 74 in the
first round and a 67 in the second on Saturday, then came
back with a 68 on Sunday to move up from ninth place. Junior
Brandon Hillpot finished 24th at a five-over 218 and Spencer
Paschall was tied for 81st with a 19-over 232.
(April
26, 2004) - Pacific shot a 285 in round two to take the lead
at the Big West Golf Championships after starting in sixth
place. UC Riverside is just two strokes back heading into
the final round while Long Beach State is in third four strokes
back.
UCR's Trevor Schultz shot
a team low 69 in the second round to move into fifth at 143.
Brandon Hillpot is tied for sixth at 144 and Brendan Steel
is tied for 12th at 145.
The Highlanders shot 286
in the first round, giving them the early lead. Steele lead
the way with a 70, with Hillpot and Spencer Paschall one shot
behind at 71. Paschall and Steele struggled in the second
round, shooting 76 and 75, respectively.
(April
27, 2004) - It was a bittersweet finish to the regular season
for the UC Riverside Highlanders Tuesday. UCR finished in
a tie with Long Beach State after 54 holes, earning a co-Big
West Championship, but the 49ers won the first playoff hole,
giving them the automatic bid into the NCAA Regionals.
The championship was the
first Big West team championship in school history.
Following the tournament,
UCR Head Coach Paul Hjulberg was named Big West Coach of the
Year. Junior Brendan Steele was named First-Team All-Big West
and junior Brandon Hillpot was named Second Team All-Big West.
The 49ers trailed first
place Pacific by four strokes entering play Tuesday, but shot
a team low 283 in the final round to vault to the top. The
Highlanders, who were two strokes behind Pacific in second
place, shot a 285 led by Brendan Steele and Spencer Paschall's
70's.
The playoff lasted just
one hole, as Long Beach State posted three pars and two bogies
on the hole. UCR had two pars and two bogies in, and lost
the hole when a putt for par missed.
Brendan Steele and Brandon
Hillpot finished in a tie for seventh at 215, six shots behind
winner Todd Saukkola of LBSU, who defeated Vinnie Poncino
of UC Irvine in a two hole playoff. Spencer Paschall and Trevor
Schultz finished tied for 11th at 217.
Hjulberg said he was very
proud of his team's accomplishments. "They played well,
and to earn a co-championship is a great achievement,"
Hjulberg said. "I think we still have a good chance at
getting an at-large berth for NCAA Regionals. We'll find out
on Friday."
Cal State Northridge's Brad Uptgraft established a new Tijeras
Creek Golf Club course record with a 66 score in the third
round.
 (May
10, 2004) - The UC Riverside men’s golf team has been
selected to play in the 2004 NCAA West Regional at the Crosswater
Club at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Oregon on May 20-22,
the NCAA announced Monday.
The
Highlanders, who shared a co-championship of the Big West
with Long Beach State, but lost the automatic bid on a playoff
hole, were selected as the 21st seed in the West. They are
the top seeded team from the Big West, besting No. 22 UC Irvine
and No. 24 Long Beach State.
“We
are very excited,” Head Coach Paul Hjulberg said. “This
is what we have been working towards for the last three years.
It is nice to see all of that hard work be rewarded.”
The
Highlanders have sent individuals to the tournament in each
of the last two years, but this is the first time that the
entire team has earned a spot among the top 81 teams in the
country. In 2002, then-freshman Brandon Hillpot competed and
in 2003, then-sophomore Brendan Steele was invited.
In
2003-04, the team posted a pair of wins at the Fidelity National
Title Tournament at Cal Poly on March 26, 2004 and the Del
Walker Intercollegiate Tournament at Long Beach State on November
7, 2003. Following the season, Hjulberg was named Big West
Coach of the Year and Steele earned first-team All-Big West
honors and Hillpot earned second-team recognition.
The
regional round will be played at three different sites with
27 teams and six individuals competing at each site. 10 teams
and two individuals will advance from each regional to the
championships finals, which will be held June 1-4 at Cascades
Golf Course, The Homestead in Hot Springs, VA.
(May
20, 2004) - The UC Riverside Highlanders are tied for 10th
place after day one of the NCAA West Regional Tournament in
Sunriver Resort Crosswater Course in Oregon Thursday.
The Highlanders are five
over 293, tied with Washington and 10 shots behind first place
UCLA.
Brendan Steele is the leader
for UCR and tied for 17th with a one-under 71. Brandon Hillpot
is tied for 25th with a par-72. Spencer Paschall is tied for
40th at one-over 73, Trevor Schultz is tied for 96th at five-over
77, and Eric Riehle is tied for 123 at eight-over 123.
Long Beach State is tied
for 17th at 11 over 299 and UC Irvine is 23rd at 15 over 303.
Complete results from day
one and live tournament updates can be found on the Golfstat
web site.
(May
21, 2004) - The UC Riverside Highlanders slipped into a tie
for 13th place after day two of the NCAA West Regional Tournament
in Sunriver Resort Crosswater Course in Oregon Friday.
UCR shot a 293 on Thursday,
good for 10th place, but fell to 297 on Friday. They are tied
for 13th with Pepperdine, 20 shots behind first place New
Mexico and seven out of 10th place. The top 10 teams advance
to the championships.
Individually, Brendan Steele
shot a 72 and remained one under par for the tournament at
143, good for a tie for 19th place. Brandon Hillpot shot a
four-over 76 and is tied for 41st at four over 148. Spencer
Paschall is seven over at 151 following a second round 78,
Trevor Schultz is eight over following a second-round 75 for
a two round total of 152, and Eric Riehle is ten-over at 154
following a second round 74.
The Highlanders tee off
for the final round at 9:51 Saturday morning.
Complete results from day
one and live tournament updates can be found on the Golfstat
web site.
(May
22, 2004) - The UC Riverside Highlanders shot a final round
306 and finished in 14th place, 32 shots above par and 31
shots behind first place UCLA at the NCAA West Regional Tournament
in Sunriver Resort Crosswater Course in Oregon Saturday.
Top-seeded UCLA trailed
ninth-seed New Mexico a majority of the day before pulling
out a one-stroke victory at the par-72, 7,597 yard Crosswater
Club. The Bruins finished at 1-over (865) after a final round
team-score of 294, tying Pepperdine for the low score of the
day.
UCR shot a 293 on Thursday,
good for 10th place, but fell to 297 on Friday. The course
played much more difficult on Sunday, with the average score
at 77.64 per player, compared to 75.11 and 75.31 in the first
two rounds. The Highlanders were the top finishers from the
Big West Conference.
Individually, junior Brendan
Steele shot a 73, giving him an even par 216 for the tournament,
tied for 11th with Brad Heaven of Toledo. Brandon Hillpot
improved to 33rd place with a two-over 74, finishing at 6-over
222, Spencer Paschall finished in a tie for 95th at 16-over
232 with a final round 81. Trevor Schultz shot an 80, also
finishing 95th at 232. Eric Riehle, who had missed significant
time recently with a wrist injury, finished in 103rd at 17-over
233 with a final round 79.
UCLA's Travis Johnson and
Arizona's Chris Nallen tied for medalist honors at 5-under
211. Joining UCLA and New Mexico in advancing to the NCAA
Championships are: Arizona (+8, 872), Arizona State (+9, 873),
Brigham Young (+17, 881), USC (+17, 881), Toledo (+18, 882),
California (+18, 882), Pepperdine (+20, 884) and Washington
(+21, 885). UNLV battled with Pepperdine and Washington for
the tenth and final position but stumbled late for an 11th-place
finish. UNLV will be represented at the Championships by Ryan
Moore, who qualified as an individual with a 4-under 212,
giving him a third-place finish for the tournament. UTEP's
Chris Baryla fired a 34 on the back nine and 3-under for the
tournament, good enough to punch the final ticket to Virginia.
Baryla was one of just four players to card red numbers on
Saturday.
Complete results can be
found on the Golfstat
web site.
 (May
27, 2004) - Junior golfer Brendan Steele has been selected
to the Ping All-Pacific Region team, the Golf Coaches Association
of America announced Thursday.
Steele, who was recently
selected UCR Male Student-Athlete of the Year, is coming off
an 11th place finish at the NCAA West Regional at the Sunriver
Country Club in Oregon last week. Earlier, he helped guide
the Highlanders to the school's first ever Big West Championship.
Steele and teammate Brandon
Hillpot were named have been named 2004 All-America Scholars
by the Golf Coaches Association of America and Cleveland Golf
earlier this month.
Each of the nine PING All-Region
teams are comprised of 15 golfers. Five PING First-Team All-America
honorees from 2003 highlight the list - Dustin Bray of North
Carolina, Arizona State‚s Alejandro Cañizares,
Wake Forest's Bill Haas, Brock Mackenzie of Washington and
Arizona‚s Chris Nallen - along with 30 others who made
either the second, third or honorable mention teams. Of the
135 All-Region selections, 61 were members of the All-Region
team last season. Members of the PING All-Region teams are
eligible for PING All-America honors.
Pacific Region
Alejandro Cañizares, Arizona State
Travis Bertoni, Cal Poly
Nico Bollini, Southern California
Steve Conway, UCLA
Scott Gordon, UC-Davis
Travis Johnson, UCLA
Henry Liaw, Arizona
Brock Mackenzie, Washington
John Merrick, UCLA
Ryan Moore, UNLV
Chris Nallen, Arizona
Michael Putnam, Pepperdine
Chez Reavie, Arizona State
Brendan Steele, UC Riverside
Peter Tomasulo, California
 (May
31, 2004) - Junior Brandon Hillpot became just the third player
ever to win four San Bernardino Amateur Championships, shooting
a final-round 70 to give him a three round total of seven-under-par
207, two shots ahead of second place Pete Vilairatana at the
San Bernardino Golf Club Sunday.
The win was Hillpot's fourth
consecutive in the event. He joined Ted Lyford and Mark Johnson
as the only golfers to win four titles. Johnson holds the
tournament record with five wins.
Hillpot opened Sunday's
round with a three shot lead over Ryan DeGood, but struggled
at times, overcoming a double-bogey on the par-4 fifth hole,
then a penalty for a double-hit on his third shot on the 10th
hole.
On the 10th, the ball landed
in a depression on the green, and when Hillpot struck the
ball, the ball jumped up and hit his club a second time. Hillpot
reported the error and the call was made.
"I've never had a double-hit
putt," Hillpot told the Press Enterprise. "I've
never even heard of one. A double hit with a putt? It was
embarrassing."
But he recovered and was
tied with Vilairatana until the 17th, when Vilairatana's drive
off the tee hit a tree and disappeared. After a 10-minute
search with over 50 fans helping, he was forced to tee off
again. He took a bogey on the hole and Hillpot cruised to
a two-shot win.
(June
25, 2004) - Junior Brandon Hillpot fought through a field
of 156 players to make it to the quarterfinals before losing
in match play in the 93rd edition of the California Golf Association
Amateur Championship at Pebble Beach Friday. Juniors Brendan
Steele and Eric Riehle also made it into the final 32-player
match-play bracket.
Hillpot lost to Casey Boyns
of Pacific Grove, 3 and 2, in the match play format after
Hillpot defeated Bob Niger, 3 and 2, in the first round and
Rick Reinsberg, 1-up (19), in the second.
Steele lost to David Bartman
in round one, 2-down, after double bogeying the 18th hole.
Riehle lost to Ed Cuff, 1-down, also on the final hole of
the first round.
(July
13, 2004) - Junior Brendan Steele shot a 5-over par 77 in
his second round 79th U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship
putting him in a tie for 57th overall at the Rush Creek Golf
Club Tuesday afternoon.
Steele started the second
round shooting even par through the first nine holes, but
shot a 5-over over his last nine holes to drop to a 4-over
par two-round total.
Steele started the day in a tie for 31st after shooting a
1-under par 71 in the initial round.
After two rounds of stroke play, the 64 golfers with the lowest
scores will be paired up for match play and will continue
though five rounds of 18 holes. The final two golfers after
five rounds will square off in a 36-hole match-play final.
The winner of the championship receives an exemption from
local qualifying at the next three U.S. Open Championships
and an invitation to compete in the next Masters Tournament,
if still an amateur.
(July
15, 2004) - Brandon Steele kept his run alive in the morning,
winning his second round match play pairing on Thursday morning,
but lost his third round match in the afternoon by one hole
in the 79th U.S. Amateur
Public Links Championship at the Rush Creek Golf Club.
In the second round Steele
defeated Matthew Hicks, 4 and 3, in the round of 32 advancing
to the afternoon's round of 16.
It came down to the final
hole, but fell, 1 down, to Dayton Rose advancing Rose to the
quarterfinal round on Friday.
The winner of the championship receives an exemption from
local qualifying at the next three U.S. Open Championships
and an invitation to compete in the next Masters Tournament,
if still an amateur.
Visit www.usapl.org
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Steele
Named Big West Golf Athlete of the Month
