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Thursday 28 January 2016
Golf Notes:
Paul Dunne, another member of the Class of 2011
Also in the field this week ern Trust Open Collegiate
is Ryan Ruffels of Australia, Showcase at Riviera, when
the 17-year-old who re- 14 college players will team
cently turned pro. with a PGA Tour player
Dunne is 22. from their school and two
“I think he’s more ad- amateur boosters.
vanced than I was at 17, Hossler is a junior at Texas.
Dunne said. “He’s obvious- Spieth is No. 1 in the world
ly proven that he can play with over $21.6 million in
well and compete at high career earnings.
levels. So if he feels like he The exhibition is Feb. 15,
can come out and do well and while the pros and am-
straight away, then I have ateur boosters compete
absolutely no issue with his for a $50,000 donation to
decision to turn pro. But the school’s golf program,
for me, I always wanted the college player with the
to go to college. My par- best score earns a spot in
ents always instilled kind the Northern Trust Open. A
of academic excellence year ago, Will Zalatoris of
in the family, so they were Wake Forest was the only
always big on me getting college player to break
Ireland’s Paul Dunne plays at the British Open Golf Championship at the Old Course, St. Andrews, a college degree and then par (67) in the Collegiate
Scotland, in July, 2015. make my own decisions af- Showcase, and then he
ter that.” had rounds of 76-71 to miss
(AP Photo/Jon Super)
the cut.
DOUG FERGUSON the 54-hole lead in the Brit- PGA Tour debut at Torrey BACK TO SCHOOL: Beau Other PGA Tour players
AP Golf Writer ish Open. He closed with Pines. Hossler was in good shape taking part are Jim Furyk
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The a 78 and wound up fourth Dunne went to Alabama- to be low amateur at the (Arizona), Paul Casey (Ari-
high school class of 2011 among amateurs. Birmingham, the alma 2012 U.S. Open at Olympic zona State), Jimmy Walker
has another member this He stayed an amateur to mater of former U.S. Open Club until he closed with a (Baylor), Hudson Swafford
week at the Farmers Insur- play in the Walker Cup, champion Graeme Mc- 76, making a double bo- (Georgia), J.B. Holmes
ance Open, although Paul and then earned his Euro- Dowell, so he knows play- gey on the 18th hole. That (Kentucky), Luke Donald
Dunne is different from the pean Tour card at quali- ers from his class. Thomas meant low amateur went (Northwestern), Bronson
others. For starters, he’s fying school. Because he stands out because he to Texas sophomore Jor- Burgoon (Texas A&M), Kev-
from Ireland. And it’s not has a low priority, and the went to Alabama, and dan Spieth, who closed in Chappell (UCLA), Char-
like he grew up playing European Tour events are they played several events with a 70. ley Hoffman (UNLV), Jamie
junior golf against Jordan strong in the Middle East, together. He just hasn’t They will be featured to- Lovemark (USC), Kyle Reif-
Spieth, Justin Thomas, Emil- Dunne took a sponsor’s ex- played in the same group gether as teammates in ers (Wake Forest) and Nick
iano Grillo, Daniel Berger or emption and will make his as Thomas or Spieth. two weeks at the North- Taylor (Washington).q
the others.
“I played the Junior Play- Oosthuizen shares lead with Larrazabal in Qatar
ers Championship. That
was the only AJGA event I DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Louis free round. terwards I’m ready to go bogeyed No. 8 — his 17th
played,” Dunne said Tues- Oosthuizen made another “I don’t know the reason again and hungry to get
day. “I played all my ju- fast start to his first tourna- why I always play well in back playing.” hole.
nior golf mostly in Ireland ment of the year, shoot- January — probably be- Larrazabal also made
or around Europe with the ing a 7-under 65 in the first cause I’m well rested after seven birdies and no bo- “I changed my grip a little
Irish national team. So I round of the Qatar Masters a long break and a holiday. geys after the Spaniard hit
didn’t travel to America to share the lead with Pab- I should take more eight- 17 greens in regulation at bit this morning on the driv-
too much, so I didn’t really lo Larrazabal on Wednes- week breaks,” said Oost- Doha Golf Club, where 36
get exposed to those kind day. huizen, who is bidding to players broke 70 despite ing range, and it worked
of people.” The 2010 British Open become the fourth South the windy conditions.
Dunne rose to a measure champion has won his first African winner in six events Andrew Johnston and out really well today,”
of fame last summer at event of the calendar year so far in the 2016 European Nicolas Colsaerts are a shot
St. Andrews when he be- in four of the last five years, Tour campaign. behind along with Swedish Akesson said. “So I would
came the first amateur and is in a good position al- “I enjoy the time away Challenge Tour graduate
since Bobby Jones in 1927 ready in Qatar after rolling from the course and not Bjorn Akesson, who was 7 say that’s the key.”
to have at least a share of in seven birdies in a bogey- touching my clubs, and af- under after 11 holes but
Colsaerts, a big-hitting Bel-
gian playing only his sec-
ond event since mid-Octo-
ber, had six birdies.
Defending champion
Branden Grace and 2014
winner Sergio Garcia shot
70s.q
