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Junior Amateur 6 U.S. Junior Amateur

Leaders Round 1 – Beau Hossler and William Starke, at 4-under 68, by one stroke over Taylor Moore and Chelso Barrett. Round 2 – Hossler was medalist at 9-under 135, by four strokes over Starke. Cut At 8-over-par 152, with a 12-for-10 playoff that lasted two holes to determine the final match-play spots. Weather Moderate, pleasant temperatures throughout the week, with plenty of sunshine. Notes HOLE PAR SPIETH BARRETT HOLE PAR SPIETH BARRETT There were 128 players in the field who were competing in their first U.S. Junior Amateur, and 124 who were playing in their first USGA championship … There were players from 43 states (all but Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico and Rhode Island) and five foreign countries (Australia, Canada, Colombia, Mexico and Korea) represented … In addition, Carlos Briones, of San Lorenzo, Calif., is from the Philippines and Juan Yumar, who lives in Miami, Fla., is a citizen of Venezuela who has played on the Venezuelan national junior team … At age 13, Eric Bae, of Korea, was the youngest player in the field … Jordan Spieth and Brett Wilson both turned 18 on July 27, four days after the championship concluded, and were the oldest players in the field … Spieth was one of two past Junior Amateur winners in the field, along with defending champion Jim Liu … Liu was ousted in the second round by eventual runner-up Chelso Barrett … Spieth was the only player in the field competing in his fourth Junior Amateur … Liu was one of nine competitors playing in his third, along with Adam Ball, Andrew Bieber, Brian Bullington, Lorens The Final: Spieth vs. Barrett 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 3 5 5 4 3 3 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 5 6 3 5 4 4 5 4 4 3 5 4 5 3 6 3 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 2 5 4 2 5 3 5 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 5 4 4 3 4 2011 Championship Notes U.S. Junior Amateur – Won hole Chan, Grayson Murray, Cody Proveaux, Austin Smotherman and William Zalatoris … Beau Hossler, who earned strokeplay medalist honors, was the only player in the field who has competed in a U.S. Open. Hossler qualified for the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional C.C., where he missed the cut … A few weeks after winning the Junior Amateur, Spieth was named to the USA Walker Cup Team … The players’ dinner was held on the USS John C. Stennis, an active aircraft carrier that left the port in Bremerton shortly after the conclusion of the championship … Barrett assured himself of a position in the 2012 Junior Amateur, which will be played in his home state of New Hampshire … Seattle native Bill Tindall, the 1960 Junior Amateur champion, served as the honorary chairman for the championship. 7 Junior Amateur

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