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| Jack Newman of Des Moines, Iowa, celebrates a birdie putt on No. 18 in the morning. Newman defeatd John Chin, of Temecula, Calif., 5 and 3 in Saturday's 36-hole final match at the 2008 U.S. Amateur Publiic Links Championship being played at Murphy Creek Golf Course in Aurora, Colo. (John Mummert/USGA) |
Newman Defeats Chin 5 And 3 To Capture 2008 APL
Aurora, Colo. – Jack Newman, 20, of Des Moines, Iowa, defeated John Chin, 21, of Temecula, Calif., 5 and 3, in Saturday’s 36-hole final of the 2008 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship at the 7,551-yard, par 71 Murphy Creek Golf Course.
“I'm sure it will settle in tomorrow when [the win] really hits,” said a tired, but happy Newman, who will probably receive an invitation to the 2009 Masters Tournament and is exempt for the 2008 U.S. Amateur. “But, right now it's just taking it all in for what it's worth.”
Newman, who had a 1-up lead entering the afternoon round after a back-and-forth morning round, knew he couldn’t relax against Chin, who was vying to become the fifth left-handed player to win a USGA championship and the first Californian to win the Amateur Public Links since Tim Hogarth (then of Van Nuys) won in 1996.
“My stomach was turning,” said Newman, who missed putts twice this week that would have won his matches in regulation against Billy Horschel and Corey Nagy. “[I was] wondering if he was going to make [a comeback]. When he didn't, I just think of it as dodging a bullet and going on to the next tee and try to win it.”
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Amateur Public Links PAR AND YARDAGE – Murphy Creek Golf Course will play at 7,551 yards and a par of 36-35—71. It will be the longest course in APL history surpassing Rush Creek Golf Club in Maple Grove, Minn., which was 7,132 yards in 2004. ARCHITECT – Murphy Creek Golf Course was designed by Ken Kavanaugh and opened in the summer of 2000. It is one of seven courses operated by the City of Aurora. SCHEDULE OF PLAY: ADMISSION – Admission is free. Tickets are not needed for this USGA championship and spectators are encouraged to attend. COURSE SETUP – USGA Course Rating® for the APL Championship at Murphy Creek Golf Course is 76.3 and USGA Slope Rating® is 146.
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