Updated at 4:37 p.m., Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Makawao's Cyr wins as matches suspended at Publinx
Advertiser Staff
Samuel Cyr of Makawao, Maui, won his match today and two other Hawai'i golfers saw their matches suspended because of darkness at the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championships in Wheaton, Ill.Cyr, who tied for 49th place, defeated No. 7 seed Daniel Worthman, 4 and 2, to advance to the second round. Only 15 of the scheduled 32 first-round matches were completed.
Defending champion Casey Watabu of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, who followed a first-round 80 with a 4-under 68 to get into the match-play draw, was all square through eight holes of his match against Brent Paladino of Kensington, Conn.
Recent Honoka'a High graduate Sean Maekawa, the defending state high school champion, is 2 down to Jeff Dennis of Jacksonville, Fla., after 12 holes.
First-round matches will resume tomorrow morning. Second-round matches also are scheduled to be played tomorrow with third-round matches to follow.
Quarterfinal and semifinal matches are scheduled for Friday, followed by the 36-hole final match on Saturday.
Cyr took the lead for good with a birdie on the par-4 fourth hole.
He went 2 up with a par on the par-4 sixth and extended his lead to 3 up with a birdie on the par-5 14th. He closed the match by winning the 16th with a par.
