July 22-23, 2009
Bedminster, NJ
Denny McCarthy was the only local junior to advance to the match play portion of the USGA Junior AM after posting scores of 72-74= 146 which was strong enough to tie for 15th spot. His first round score of even par 72 put him at tied for 28th in the field of 156. Denny made 7 birdies and 1 eagle in his 36 holes of qualifying.
Sean Bosdosh made the next best local showing with rounds of 81-77 = 158 that tied him for 97th; Ben Warnquist got off to a good start with a 74 but followed with an 85 for 159 that left him at tied for 110th; and Tyler Wingo posted 81-84 = 165 which put him at tied for 136th.
Denny was seeded 16th in the match play tree and drew Garrett Moss of Arizona in his first round match. After falling behind on the 4th hole, Denny rallied for a 3& 1 victory while shooting one-over par. In his second round he played Yosuke Asaji of Japan who wielded a hot hand as he shot three-under. Denny lost the first hole and never got closer than that the rest of the day and lost 3&2 despite being even on the day.
Had he won that match Denny would have faced Jordan Spieth, the eventual winner and #1 ranked junior player in the country. Asaji shot 5-over in his match with Speith and lost 2&1.Wonder how Denny would have fared.
This was Denny's second USGA JR AM having played two years ago. He joins Wes Strang and Greg Carlin as Georgetown Prep students who have played in two USGA Juniors.
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