Hulsey falls in first round at Public Links

MAPLE GROVE, MINNESOTA - Gainesville's Sam Hulsey could not keep the momentum going Wednesday after making the cut in the 79th U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship Tuesday at the Rush Creek Golf Club.

Hulsey was beaten by Madalitso Muthiya of Zambia 2-and-1 Wednesday in the first round of the match play portion of the tournament.

Hulsey was 1-up after the second hole but then lost the next three holes to Muthiya to fall 2-down after the first five holes.

Hulsey twice got to within 1-down - at No. 6 and then at No. 13 - following five straight halves with Muthiya.

But Hulsey bogeyed No. 16 to fall 2-down and then Muthiya closed out the match halfing No. 17 for the win.

Will Claxton of Swainesboro won his match Wednesday beating Brett Swedberg of Alexandria, Minnesota 2-and-1 and was the only Georgian left in the quarterfinals.

Luke List of Ringgold, who also made the Round of 64 in the tournament, lost to Charles Soule of Longmont, Colorado 2-up. List had a chance to draw even on the final hole but bogeyed No. 18 as Soule closed out the win.

Danny Green, 47, of Jackson, Tenn., set a USGA and U.S. Amateur Public Links 36-hole stroke play record of 13-under-par 131 Tuesday to win medalist honors.

Green, the 1999 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion and runner-up at the Public Links in 2001, needed 22 holes to beat Martin Catalioto of Ramsey, N.J. Green led the tournament after the 36-hole stroke portion.

U.S. Amateur Public Links Results

Wednesday's First Round

Danny Green, Jackson, Tenn. (131) def. Martin Catalioto, Ramsey, N.J. (148), 22 holes.

Madalitso Muthiya, Zambia (144) def. Sam Hulsey, Gainesville, Ga. (144), 2 and 1.

Will Claxton, Swainsboro, Ga. (142) def. Brett Swedberg, Alexandria, Minn. (146), 2 and 1.

Daryl Fathauer, Stuart, Fla. (146) def. Jeff Gilchrist, Sacramento, Calif. (142), 5 and 4.

Jamie Miller, Silver Creek, N.Y. (148) def. Derek Berg, Dovall, Wash. (138), 3 and 1.

Evan Frederick, Destin, Fla. (145) def. Kyle Ritchie, Bedford, Iowa (144), 22 holes.

Nathan Smith, Soquel, Calif. (139) def. Steven Harvey, Salisbury, N.C. (147), 6 and 5.

Greg Koch, Orlando, Fla. (144) def. Matthew Williams, Holton, Kan. (145), 2 and 1.

Anthony Kim, Norman, Okla. (135) def. Henry Liaw, Rowland Heights, Calif. (148), 5 and 4.

Seung-Su Han, South Korea (145) def. Adam Scrimenti, Sarasota, Fla. (144), 1-up.

William Moore, Pacific Grove, Calif. (146) def. Jay Reynolds, Austin, Texas (140), 6 and 5.

Billy Wingerd, Baltimore, (146) def. Neal Grusczynski, West Allis, Wis. (143), 5 and 3.

Brendan Steele, Idyllwild, Calif. (148) def. Matthew Every, Daytona Beach, Fla. (136), 2 and 1.

Matthew Hicks, Sissonville, W.Va. (144) def. Josh Ketter, Parker, Colo. (145), 3 and 2.

Dayton Rose, Midwest City, Okla. (147) def. Jason Kokrak, Warren, Ohio (140), 2 and 1.

Brian Atkinson, Palatine, Ill. (143) def. Adam DeLawyer, Deer River, Minn. (145), 4 and 2.

Ryan Moore, Puyallup, Wash. (132) def. Andrew Price, Mission Viejo, Calif. (148), 2 and 1.

Christopher Davidson, Woodstock, Md. (144) def. Blake Moore, Monrovia, Calif. (144), 5 and 3.

Jason Harris, Clemmons, N.C. (141) def. Alex Knoll, Bethlehem, Pa. (146), 5 and 4.

Jon Veneziano, Mount Dora, Fla. (146) def. Charlie Woo, South Korea (143), 4 and 3.

Terrence Miskell, New Braunfels, Texas (136) def. Jay Poletiek, Portland, Ore. (148), 3 and 2.

Anthony Bedient, York, Neb. (145) def. Kevin Coghlan, West Palm Beach, Fla. (144), 2 and 1.

Josh Williams, Davis, Calif. (139) def. Brad Gibson, Denton, Texas (147), 4 and 3.

Clay Ogden, West Point, Utah (144) def. Neil Johnson, River Falls, Wis. (145), 2-up.

Chris Stroud, Groves, Texas (133) def. Jeff Nichols, Mesa, Ariz. (148), 2 and 1.

Dirk Fennie, Greensboro, N.C. (144) def. John Finnin, Crete, Ill. (145), 21 holes.

Zack Reeves, Arlington, Texas (141) def. Jay Choe, Yorba Linda, Calif. (146), 3 and 1.

Barry Schenk, Layton, Utah (143) def. Shane Prante, Olympia, Wash. (146), 3 and 2.

Charles Soule, Longmont, Colo. (148) def. Luke List, Ringgold, Ga. (136), 2-up.

Joshua Wooding, Riverside, Calif. (144) def. Clayton Ellis, Memphis, Tenn. (145), 20 holes.

Sunghoon Kang, South Korea (140) def. David Bradshaw, Harpers Ferry, W.Va. (147), 6 and 4.

Aaron Choi, San Diego, (143) def. Brian O'Flaherty, Westlake Village, Calif. (145), 19 holes.