August 26, 1998

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Notre Dame junior Jeff Connell (Madison, Wis.) came up one shot shy of advancing to match play at the United States Amateur Championship, after the rain-delayed second round was concluded Wednesday morning.

Ten players finished tied for the final nine spots in the 64-player match-play field while Connell’s 146 total left him in a 20-way tie for 66th among the initial 312-player field. If two of the players that totaled 145 had instead shot 146, there would have been 30 players in the playoff for the final nine spots.

Connell posted an even-par 70 in his second round on Tuesday morning at the 6,908-yard, par-70 Oak Hill Country Club. Tuesday’s play was suspended at 4:29 p.m. due to rain and resumed at 6:33 before another delay halted play shortly after 7:00 p.m.

The second round resumed Wednesday morning, with Connell owning a share of 47th place and 94 golfers still yet to finish. Joel Kribel (Pleasanton, Calif.) earned the stroke–play medalist honors with his two-round total of 3-under 136.

At the conclusion of the second round of stroke play, 10 players competed in the playoff for the final nine places in the match-play field. Seven players advanced to match play after making par on the first hole of sudden death. The final match play qualifier was determined on the fourth playoff hole.

Connell shot a six-over 76 in Monday’s first round before carding an even 70 on Tuesday, which tied for the 21st-best score in the second round and the 45th-best round of the 36-hole tournament.

Connell stood tied for 164th after Monday’s action but moved ahead of 78 golfers in his push for the match-play round. Only one golfer, Brad Hyler (77-65), jumped ahead of Connell from the first to second round.

Final stroke play scores at the 1998 U.S. Amateur Championship
(Oak Hill Country Club East Course; 6,908 yards, par 70)

Advanced to match play: Joel Kribel, Pleasanton, Calif. 70-66-136; Charles Howell, Augusta, Ga. 70-67-137; David Eger, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 69-69–138; Bob Kearney, Houston, Texas 70-69-139; Hunter Haas, Norman, Okla. 73-66-139; Hank Kuehne, McKinney, Texas 68-71–139; Jesse Hibler, Boise, Idaho 68-72-140; Randy Leen, Dayton, Ohio 71-69-140; Scott McGihon, Bermuda Dunes, Calif. 68-72-140; Tim Jackson, Germantown, Tenn. 68-72–140; Michael Kirk, Invergrove Hts, Minn. 72-68–140; Aaron Baddeley, Australis 71-70-141; Bryce Molder, Conway, Ark. 72-69-141; Tom McKnight, Galax, Va. 70-71-141; Jedd McLuen, Colbert, Ga. 74-67-141; Paul Schlachter, Bridgeville, Pa. 71-70-141; Jerry Courville, Milford, Conn. 70-71-141; Paul Schlachter, Bridgeville, Pa. 71-70–141; Jerry Courville, Milford, Conn. 70-71–141; James McLean, Minneapolis, Minn. 71-70–141; Andy McLendon, Carrollton, Ga. 71-70–141; Rod Souza, Stockton, Calif. 71-71-142; Jason Dufner, Olmsted Falls, Ohio 71-71-142; Tom Johnson, Fair Oaks, Calif. 74-68-142; Matt Kuchar, Lake Mary, Fla. 70-72-142; Brad Hyler, Raleigh, N.C. 77-65-142; Adam Scott, San Diego, Calif. 72-70-142; Patrick Carter, Lesage, W.Va. 68-74-142; Buddy Marucci, Berwyn, Pa. 71-71–142; Jin Park, Fullerton, Calif. 73-69–142; Bert Atkinson, Charleston, S.C. 74-68–142; Joe Sommers, Stamford, Conn. 71-71–142; John “Spider” Miller, Bloomington, Ind. 71-71–142; Sergio Garcia, Borriol, Spain. 70-72–142; Landry Mahan, Richardson, Texas 72-71-143; Ryan Lavoie, Pasco, Wash. 73-70-143; Danny Green, Jackson, Tenn. 73-70-143; Young Matt Ion, Ontario, Canada 73-70-143; Jeff Golliher, Knoxville, Tenn. 69-74–143; Erik Compton, Miami, Fla. 70-73–143; Jim Roy, Syracuse, N.Y. 75-68–143; Danny Paniccia, Fresno, Calif. 69-74–143; Doug Farr, Monroe, La. 70-73–143; Jim Spagnolo, Fort Worth, Texas 71-73-144; Rich Morris, El Dorado, Kan. 69-75-144; John Pitt, Wilmington, N.C. 71-73-144; Bill Lunde, Henderson, Nev. 73-71-144; Richard Dukelow, Chicago, Ill. 74-70-144; Ben Garner, Lake Forest, Calif. 72-72-144; David Miller, Daphne, Ala. 69-75–144; Chip Travis, Hinsdale, Ill. 74-70–144; Mike McCoy, Des Moines, Iowa 69-75–144; Jamie Broce, Muncie, Ind. 72-72–144; Mauricio Muniz, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 69-75–144; Alexandre Rocha, Starkville, Miss. 72-72–144; Matthew Saglio, Clearwater, Fla. 69-75–144; Chris Mundorf, Greensboro, N.C. 72-72–144; Sean Knapp, Oakmont, Pa. 75-70-145 (3); Wilfredo Morales, Dorado, Puerto Rico 74-71-145 (4); Marion Moore Jr, Orangeburg, S.C. 70-75-145 (4); Brad Davis, Newton, Kan. 73-72-145 (4); Ryuji Imada, Athens, Ga. 73-72-145 (4); Mark Johnson, Helendale, Calif. 70-75-145 (4); Andy Miller, Napa, Calif. 74-71-145 (4); Cameron Percy, Australia 74-71-145 (5, 3); J J Henry, Fairfield, Conn. 74-71-145 (5, 4, 4, 4).

Failed to Qualify: Alberto Ochoa, McAllen, Texas 74-71-145 (5, 4, 4, 5); James Oh, Lakewood, Calif. 73-73–146; Richard Smith, Dresden, Tenn. 69-77–146; Mitch Voges, Simi Valley, Calif. 68-78–146; Jeff Barney, Minneapolis, Minn. 75-71–146; Jeff Connell, La Crosse, Wis. 76-70–146; Korky Kemp, Greensboro, N.C. 72-74–146; Trevor Immelman, South Africa 77-69–146; Brian Ahern, W Hartford, Conn. 74-72–146; Gregory Boyette, Akron, Ohio 74-72–146; Duke Delcher, Bluffton, S.C. 76-70–146; Robert Blaze, Masury, Ohio 76-70–146; Shawn Koch, Howell, Mich. 72-74–146; John Sutherland, Australia 78-68–146; Alan Hill, Spring Branch, Texas 71-75–146; Jeff Burns, Houston, Texas 78-68–146; Carl Pettersson, Raleigh, N.C. 74-72–146; Michael Henderson, Raleigh, N.C. 73-73–146; Mike Goodes, Reidsville, N.C. 76-70–146; Julian Nicolosi, Argentina 72-74–146; Taylor Hough, Spartanburg, S.C. 74-72–146; Tim Mickelson, San Diego, Calif. 75-72–147; Billy Harvey, Las Vegas, Nev. 73-74–147; Robert Dreyfus, Meridian, Miss. 73-74–147; Roland Thatcher, the Woodlands, Texas 77-70–147; D J Trahan, Inman, S.C. 75-72–147; Tom Offutt, Arlington, Va. 70-77–147; Eric Schreiber, West Palm Beach, Fla. 76-71–147; Brady Stockton, San Ramon, Calif. 77-70–147; Michael Deo, Milford, N.J. 79-68–147; Jason Knutzon, Eagle Grove, Iowa 75-72–147; Jack Hall, Savannah, Ga. 74-73–147; Jason Semelsberger, Newhall, Calif. 75-72–147; D A Points, Pekin, Ill. 75-72–147; Mark Catalano, Columbus, Ohio 74-73–147; Lucas Glover, Greenville, S.C. 77-70–147; Mark Northey, Roswell, Ga. 68-79–147; Mark Leetzow, Sarasota, Fla. 69-78–147; Derek Gillespie, Canada 72-75–147; Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C. 76-72–148; Ed Gibstein, Locust Valley, N.Y. 72-76–148; Manuel Inman, McAllen, Texas 72-76–148; Alan Gilchrist, Aledo, Texas 76-72–148; Jim Kiely, Miami, Fla. 79-69–148; David Apperson, Memphis, Tenn. 74-74–148; Jose Garrido, Cali, Columbia 73-75–148; Trip Kuehne, Dallas, Texas 74-74–148; Brad Schwartz, New Smyrna Bch, Fla. 74-74–148; Paul Robinson, Littleton, Colo. 77-71–148; Jim Sullivan, Abington, Pa. 74-74–148; Paul Scaletta, Richmond, Va. 73-75–148; Roger Pineda, Atherton, Calif. 69-79–148; Rod Spittle, Dublin, Ohio 75-73–148; Scott Yager, Brevard, N.C. 73-75–148; Brian Ricketts, Alhambra, Calif. 75-73–148; Ken Macdonald, Glen Rock, N.J. 73-75–148; Dean Burpee, Wellesley, Mass. 73-75–148; Justin Kolumber, Orefield, Pa. 75-73–148; Matt Ehlinger, Springfield, Ohio 72-76–148; Thomas Richardson, Englewood, Colo. 79-69–148; Mike Haack, Bellevue, Wash. 72-76–148; Jason Martin, Lenoir, N.C. 74-74–148; Greg Sonnier, Lafayette, La. 71-77–148; Vaughn Taylor, Augusta, Ga. 73-76–149; Brad Payne, Flower Mound, Texas 73-76–149; Macon Moye, Charlotte, N.C. 75-74–149; Jorge Corral, Tijuana, Mexico 74-75–149; Ryan Palmer, Amarillo, Texas 76-73–149; Kyle Voska, Cincinnati, Ohio 75-74–149; Robb Bergeson, Billings, Mont. 76-73–149; Chris Beto, Rockford, Ill. 76-73–149; Steve Friesen, Lincoln, Neb. 75-74–149; Greg Rohlf, New Rochelle, N.Y. 71-78–149; Matt Dobyns, Austin, Texas 74-75–149; Alex Petric, San Marcos, Calif. 74-75–149; Mike Christensen, Grand Rapids, Minn. 73-76–149; Chris Cupit, Alpharetta, Ga. 73-76–149; Ed Flowerdew, Falmouth, Maine 72-77–149; John Harris, Edina, Minn. 72-77–149; Michael Harris, Troy, Mich. 71-78–149; Erik Labitzke, Daytona Beach, Fla. 76-73–149; Zoltan Veress, Canada 75-74–149; Dan O’Callaghan, Bristol, Conn. 73-76–149; Nick Cassini, Atlanta, Ga. 75-75–150; Adrian Quintela, El Paso, Texas 74-76–150; Haymes Snedeker, Nashville, Tenn. 73-77–150; Arron Oberholser, San Mateo, Calif. 74-76–150; Randy Nichols, Connersville, Ind. 76-74–150; John Pate, Santa Barbara, Calif. 74-76–150; Chuck Tickle, Cary, N.C. 75-75–150; Clark Topping, Columbia, Md. 74-76–150; Steve Scott, Coral Springs, Fla. 72-78–150; Chin-Jung Su, Taiwan 75-75–150; Matt Call, Thornton, Colo. 76-74–150; Ray Otis, San Jose, Calif. 78-72–150; Robert Gerwin II, Cincinnati, Ohio 76-74–150; Ben Curtis, Ostrander, Ohio 76-74–150; William Hodges, Atlanta, Ga. 73-77–150; Bill Lunnie, Pawtucket, R.I. 79-71–150; David Gleeson, Australia 75-75–150; Bo-Song Kao, Taiwan 78-72–150; Damon Krause, Tempe, Ariz. 76-74–150; Doug Clapp, Walpole, Mass. 75-75–150; Craig Steinberg, Van Nuys, Calif. 77-73–150; Rodrigo Breton, Norman, Okla. 78-72–150; Jeff Klauk, Ponte Vedra Beac, Fla. 75-75–150; Kevin Quinn, Boston, Mass. 78-73–151; Jaime Geilenkirchen, Baltimore, Md. 78-73–151; Chris Goodspeed, Farmers Branch, Texas 75-76–151; Troy Matteson, Vienna, Va. 81-70–151; Austin Eaton, Alexandria, Va. 80-71–151; Tim Riley, Belleville, Ill. 76-75–151; Ken Vanko, Aurora, Ill. 76-75–151; Garrett Hannig, St George, Utah 77-74–151; Jim Seki Jr, Honolulu, Hawaii 74-77–151; Tim Ailes, Gahanna, Ohio 76-75–151; Frank Broderick, East Aurora, N.Y. 77-74–151; Daniel Ozley, Birmingham, Ala. 74-77–151; John Asay, Camden, S.C. 76-75–151; Adam Dooley, Albany, Minn. 75-76–151; Rob Long, Clarksville, Tenn. 72-79–151; Jeff Brumfield, Bakersfield, Calif. 78-73–151; Terry Noe, Fullerton, Calif. 79-72–151; Al Falussy, Dix Hills, N.Y. 74-78–152; Ralph Ellis, Amarillo, Texas 75-77–152; Chris Tetler, North Andover, Mass. 75-77–152; Earl Humphries, Woodworth, La. 74-78–152; Ryan Tucker, Somerset, Ky. 77-75–152; Tim Hume, Williamsville, N.Y. 75-77–152; Chad Hossack, Mesa, Ariz. 77-75–152; Jeff Mallette, Canton, Ohio 78-74–152; Kirk Satterfield, Bluefield, W.Va. 75-77–152; Malcolm Smith, Huntington, N.Y. 78-75–153; Bill Moore, Fayetteville, N.Y. 79-74–153; John Kircher, Pittsford, N.Y. 79-74–153; Jeremy Anderson, Lake Mary, Fla. 80-73–153; Ian Kennedy, Capetown, S. Africa 79-74–153; Matthew Gibb, Canada 76-77–153; James Driscoll, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 73-80–153; Danny Riskam, Olney, Md. 77-76–153; Aaron Williams, New Boston, Ohio 74-79–153; C.J. Goecks, Denton, Texas 79-74–153; Aaron Tallman, Painted Post, N.Y. 72-81–153; Jon Reehoorn, Burlington, Wash. 77-76–153; Wes Latimer, Woodstock, Ga. 80-73–153; Mark Esposito, Schaumburg, Ill. 79-74–153; Brian Wilkins, Canada 77-76–153; Gary Vanier, Pleasant Hill, Calif. 78-76–154; Philip Guess, Chattanooga, Tenn. 75-79–154; Scott Jordan, Costa Mesa, Calif. 74-80–154; Julian James, Canada 79-75–154; Jim Macallister, Ft Washington, Pa. 80-74–154; Rick Stimmel, Pittsburgh, Pa. 77-77–154; Mike Moraghan, Charlottesville, Va. 77-77–154; Mike Rooney, Windsor, Calif. 76-78–154; Shawn Matthews, Altus, Okla. 71-8 3–154; Win Bruning, Dallas, Texas 76-78–154; David Pulk, Hudson, Ohio 75-79–154; Michael Anderson, Baton Rouge, La. 79-75–154; Doug Ritter, Davie, Fla. 80-74–154; Skip Berkmeyer, Ballwin, Mo. 78-76–154; Michael Reardon, Towaco, N.J. 73-81–154; Jake Hunter, Page, Ariz. 75-79–154; Casey Bourque, Biddeford, Maine 80-75–155; Jess Daley, Kent, Wash. 80-75–155; Bruce Kenerson, Overland Park, Kan. 76-79–155; Bill Stebelton, Lithopolis, Ohio 75-80–155; Eric Dunagan, Spring, Texas 82-73–155; Jerry Gruidl, Plymouth, Minn. 78-77–155; Mike Shaffer, St Louis Park, Minn. 79-76–155; Chris Chamberlin, Rock Hill, S.C. 78-77–155; Mike Louden, Henderson, Nev. 80-75–155; Tim Walko, Lutherville, Md. 78-77–155; Kyle Gallo, Berlin, Conn. 75-80–155; Ken Bakst, New York, N.Y. 77-78–155; Sean Farah, Sioux Falls, S.D. 78-77–155; Sal Spallone, Vero Beach, Fla. 82-73–155; Oliver Rheinfurth, Northridge, Calif. 78-77–155; Adam Marshall, La Quinta, Calif. 75-80–155; Derek Croskrey, Portland, Ore. 76-80–156; Eddie Bass, Katonah, N.Y. 78-78–156; Alex Antonio, Glendale, Wis. 77-79–156; Philip Wright, Katonah, N.Y. 78-78–156; Chris Spring, St Charles, Ill. 78-78–156; David Lea, Canada 79-77–156; Keith Waters, Raleigh, N.C. 81-75–156; David Mobley, Jacksonville, Fla. 79-77–156; Matt Weibring, Plano, Texas 79-77–156; Herb Stevens, N Kingstown, R.I. 76-80–156; Brady Exber, Las Vegas, Nev. 81-75–156; Han Lee, Fullerton, Calif. 78-78–156; Scott Wingfield, Grand Blanc, Mich. 79-78–157; Jonathan Rogers, Keokuk, Iowa 78-79–157; Brian Nosler, Lake Oswego, Ore. 72-85–157; Frank Ramey, Little Rock, Ark. 77-80–157; Ryan Earl, Olympia, Wash. 80-77–157; Bart Goodwin, Flower Mound, Texas 81-76–157; Kieran Doherty, Madison, Conn. 78-79–157; David Talcott, Rio Rancho, N.M. 80-77–157; Michael Campbell, Dallas, Texas 81-76–157; Frank Genzer, Tulsa, Okla. 78-79–157; Norton Rainey, Littleton, Colo. 79-78–157; Bruce Carter, Worcester, Mass. 76-81–157; John Simpson, Ontario, Canada 76-81–157; Michael Boyd, Tulsa, Okla. 81-76–157; Joel Hirsch, Chicago, Ill. 77-81–158; Keith Stein, Jamaica 76-82–158; Robert Norgart, Rochester Hills, Mich. 80-78–158; Christopher Cope, Horsham, Pa. 83-75–158; Jim Ebel, Cincinnati, Ohio 80-78–158; Mike Natale, Clearwater, Fla. 79-79–158; Lou Parente, North Kingstown, R.I. 80-79–159; Warren Pearce, Canada 80-79–159; Jason Thompson, Minot, N.D. 78-81–159; Jacob Wilner, Coral Springs, Fla. 82-77–159; Adam Harrington, Portland, Ore. 79-80–159; Dan Smith, Tucson, Ariz. 80-79–159; Kyle Srubar, Rowlett, Texas 81-78–159; Zoran Ilic, Lemont, Ill. 82-78–160; Jay Cason, Brunswick, Ga. 78-82–160; Chris Straley, Cincinnati, Ohio 83-77–160; Tucker Ervin, Mt Pleasant, S.C. 82-79–161; Steve Davis, Ocoee, Fla. 79-82–161; Michael Ladden, Berwyn, Pa. 82-79–161; Brian Six, Yorba Linda, Calif. 77-84–161; Eric McPhail, Waltham, Mass. 80-82–162; James Bischof, Amarillo, Texas 81-81–162; Justin Miller, American Fork, Utah 81-81–162; Mike Berg, Santa Barbara, Calif. 79-83–162; Ryan Peiffer, Winston Salem, N.C. 79-83–162; Matthew Kohn, Longwood, Fla. 78-85–163; Kyle Elfers, Cincinnati, Ohio 84-79–163; Sam Manning, Dallas, Texas 77-86–163; Dave Tasho, Bridgewater, Mass. 79-84–163; Stan Faudree, Tulsa, Okla. 79-84–163; Ed Bartlett, Boise, Idaho 79-85–164; Joshua Neal, Ft Wayne, Ind. 84-81–165; Andy Crain, Goldsboro, N.C. 83-83–166; Marc Chandonnet, Dracut, Mass. 86-82–168; Gam Bates Jr, Winston Salem, N.C. 93-80–173; Jay Berkowitz, Weaverville, Calif. 78-WD–WD; Jonny Doppelt, Great Neck, N.Y. 82-WD–WD; G Ryan Felty, Selinsgrove, Pa. 80-WD–WD; Tim Grunsky, Stockton, Calif. 76-DQ–DQ; Richard Jarrett, St Louis, Mo. 77-WD–WD; Andrew Johnson, Little Rock, Ark. 78-WD–WD; David Jones, Missouri City, Texas 76-WD–WD; Wright Waddell, Columbus, Ga. 74-WD–WD.