"Men's Golf Releases (2005-06) - Clark, Team USA Hold Lead at USA-Japan Golf Classic" - Guilford College

  • CLARK, TEAM USA HOLD LEAD AT FUJI XEROX GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

TOCHIGI PREFECTURE, Japan (7/14/06) - The United States leads Japan, 20-16, following the second round of the 31st Annual Fuji Xerox USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship at Sun Hills Country Club. The two sides split Friday's second-round singles matches to maintain the Americans' four-point margin.

Amanda Blumenherst claimed the first match of the day - 70-81 - to extend the American lead to six.  Japan rebounded to win the next two matches when Miki Saiki downed Tiffany Joh, 73-77, and Erina hara beat Irene Cho, 71-73.  Jane Park pushed the U.S. lead back to four with a 71-75 victory in the final women's match.

Team USA won the first two men's matches to extend its lead to 16-8.  Scott Brown downed Yuki Ito, 70-73, and Alex Coe came from behind to defeat Yohei Nakamichi, 70-72.  Dillon Dougherty halved his match with Masahiko Sanada at even-par 70 to maintain the eight-point lead before Yuta Ikeda beat Jake Ellison, 67-69, and Yuto Yasumoto defeated Guilford College rising senior Colin Clark to cut the lead in half.  Erik Flores overcame a five-stroke deficit to half his match with Ayumi Kawamitsu at 71.  Japan pulled within two after Toru nakajima's two-shot victory over Dustin Johnson before Andrew Dresser's 72-76 decision pushed the score to 20-16.

Guilford College alumnus Robert Linville '80, the head men's golf coach at Greensboro College, is a coach with the American team.

Final round action tees off Saturday at 8 a.m.        

 

31st Fuji Xerox USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship

Round Two Results - Sunhills Country Club

United States 20, Japan 16

Amanda Blumenherst USA def. Tomoko Yokoyama, Japan, 70-81    USA, 10-4

Miki Saiki, Japan def. Tiffany Joh, USA, 73-77    USA, 10-6

Erina hara, Japan def. Irene Cho, USA, 71-73    USA, 10-8

Jane Park, USA def. Chika Yamamoto, Japan, 71-75    USA, 12-8

Scott Brown, USA def. Yuki Ito, Japan, 70-73    USA, 14-8

Alex Coe, USA def. Yohei Nakamichi, Japan, 70-72    USA, 16-8

Dillon Dougherty, USA halved Masahiko Sanada, Japan, 70-70    USA, 17-9

Yuta Ikeda, Japan def. Jake Ellison, USA, 67-69    USA, 17-11

Yuto Yasumoto, Japan def. Colin Clark, USA, 71-72    USA, 17-13

Erik Flores, USA halved Ayumi Kawamitsu, Japan, 71-71    USA, 18-14

Toru nakajima, Japan def. Dustin Johnson, USA, 72-74    USA, 18-16

Andrew Dresser, USA def. Daisuke Yasumoto, Japan, 72-76    USA, 20-16

 

Final Round Pairings - Saturday, July 15 - 8 a.m.

Irene Cho USA vs. Tomoko Yokoyama, Japan    

Tiffany Joh, USA vs. Chika Yamamoto, Japan

Jane Park, USA vs. Miki Saiki, Japan

Amanda Blumenherst, USA vs. Erina hara, Japan

Dustin Johnson, USA vs. Daisuke Yasumoto, Japan

Alex Coe, USA vs. Masahiko Sanada, Japan

Scott Brown, USA vs. Yohei Nakamichi, Japan

Erik Flores, USA vs. Ayumi Kawamitsu, Japan

Jake Ellison, USA vs. Yuto Watanabe, Japan

Colin Clark, USA vs. Yuki Ito, Japan

Andrew Dresser, USA vs. Toru nakajima, Japan

Dillon Dougherty, USA vs. Yuta Ikeda, Japan