2002 U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP MEDIA
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Saturday, JUNE 29
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THE FIELD – Of the 63 players who qualified for weekend
play, 16 reached the U.S. Senior Open through sectional qualifying.
After 36 holes, three of the qualifiers were at even par or
better: R.W. Eaks, the first-round leader, who shot 64-73—137
(5-under) and stands in 4th place; Jay Overton,
who shot 71-70—141 (1-under) and is T10th; and Roy Vucinich,
who shot 72-70—142 (E) and is T17th.
AMATEURS --- Paul Simson (an insurance executive from
Raleigh, N.C.) and Bob Clark (a real estate company owner/operator
from Murrieta, Calif.) were the only two amateurs to make
the cut. Simson, the low amateur at the 2001 Senior Open
at Salem C.C. in Peabody, Mass., is a two-time U.S. Mid-Amateur
semifinalist and won the 1998 Carolinas Player of the Year
award. Clark is a two-time college All-American at California
State.
MORE SIMSON --- Paul Simson is attempting to follow Kemp
Richardson of Laguna Nigel, Calif., the 2002 USGA Senior Amateur
champion, as the low amateur in back to back years. Richardson,
whose father, John, won the Senior Amateur in 1987, was the
low amateur at the 1999 and 2000 Senior Opens.
CHAMPIONS ON THE WEEKEND: Nine past Senior Open champions
were in the starting field of 156 players. Four remain for
the last 36 holes: Dale Douglass (1986), Hale Irwin (1998
and 2000), Graham Marsh (1997) and Dave Eichelberger (1999).
Irwin and Marsh are paired together today at 10:15 a.m.
U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS ON THE WEEKEND: A total of eight
U.S. Open champions among the 63 players remaining. They
are: Raymond Floyd (1986), David Graham (1981), Hubert Green
(1977), Hale Irwin (1974, 1979, 1990), Tom Kite (1992), Larry
Nelson (1983), Tom Watson (1982) and Fuzzy Zoeller (1984).
Irwin is the only remaining player in the field to have won
both the U.S. Open and Senior Open.
USGA CHAMPIONS ON THE WEEKEND: In addition to the
four Senior Open champions, eight U.S. Open champions, four
other USGA champions made the cut. They are: John Harris
(1993 U.S. Amateur), Jim Holtgrieve (1981 U.S. Mid-Amateur),
Jay Sigel (1982, 1983 U.S. Amateur and 1983, 1985 and 1983
U.S. Mid-Amateur) and Lanny Wadkins (1970 U.S. Amateur).
Of the 63 players on the weekend, 15 players are USGA champions
with 23 championships.
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