Colson Eliminated from U.S. Public Links Championship
7/13/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Marquette senior ousted in first round
LEBANON, Ohio ? Marquette senior Nathan Colson lost his first round match in match play at the 80th U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship at Shaker Run Golf Club in Lebanon, Ohio. It is the second time in three years that Colson qualified for the match play rounds of the event. He lost in the first round both times.
Colson fell to Jeffrey Overton of Evansville, Ind., 4-and-3. Overton was the sixth seed following the qualifying rounds.
Overton took an early lead, shooting birdie on the 599-yard, par-5 first hole. He advanced his lead by shooting a birdie on the 450-yard, par four second hole.
Two holes later, Overton advanced the lead to 3-up after Colson failed to make par on the 473-yard, par-four fourth hole.
Overton maintained the advantage until hole seven, when he took advantage of another Colson bogey on the 412-yard, par-4 hole.
Colson regrouped on the early holes of the back nine, but his deficit was too much. He regained a hole on the 164-yard, par-3 11th with a birdie, but Overton advanced the lead to 4-up by shooting a birdie on the par-4 13th.
Over the next two holes, the two both shot par, thus ending the match with Overton winning, 4-and-3. Overton advances to the round of 32 to take on Nick Becker of Boise, Idaho, who defeated Matt Williams of Holton, Kansas, 3-and-1.
Streff moves up at Wisconsin state amateur
ONEIDA, Wis. ? Chris Streff, a sophomore to be at Marquette, moved up to fourth place at the Wisconsin State Amateur Open in Oneida, Wis. The Monroe, Wis., native shot a 69 in the third round to move to two-under, just two strokes off the lead held by Neal Gruszynski and Mark Bemowski.
Streff has moved up the leaderboard slowly, after shooting 73 in the first round. His even par second round placed him in the top 10 before shooting the three-under, 69.
Kyle Murphy, a senior last year, is in a tie for 15th at two-over. Steve Sass, a senior next year, is one stroke behind in a tie for 18th place.
Joe Weber, a senior for this coming season, is in 43rd place at eight-over.
Edvins Erkmanis, a former Marquette player, is in 25th place at five-over. Another former Marquette player, Mark Wentz, is in 47th place at nine-over.
Final round play is scheduled for Thursday, July 14.
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