Aug. 14, 2008

Flyer fans can follow UD golfers Rob Chappell and Zach Glassman at the 2008 U.S. Amateur Championship at the Pinehurst Golf Course in North Carolina beginning Aug. 18. Log on to the USGA's official website at www.usga.org to follow all of the action.

Glassman and Chappell are believed to be the first UD golfers to qualify for the U.S. Amateur since Jack Zimmerman Sr., who played in three during his post-Flyer days, the last at Pinehurst in 1962.

The Flyer duo will be among the 312 amateur golfers - out of more than 10,000 who participated in the qualifying rounds this summer - to vie for the Havemeyer Cup. Glassman and Chappell will make their U.S. Amateur debut after qualifying in the Cleveland and Cincinnati regionals, respectively.

The 2008 U.S. Amateur Championship consists of 36 holes of stroke play on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 18-19. The field is cut to 64 players for match play after Tuesday's round. Match play begins on Wednesday, August 20 and continues until the 36-hole final on Sunday, August 24. The tournament will be played on Pinehurst courses No. 2 and No. 4.

The U.S. Amateur, the oldest USGA championship, was first played in 1895 at Newport Golf Club in Rhode Island. The event, which has no age restriction, is open to those with a Handicap Index of 2.4 or lower. It is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the USGA, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.

Throughout its history, the U.S. Amateur has been the most coveted of all amateur titles. Many of the great names in golf, such as Gene Littler, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lanny Wadkins, Craig Stadler, Jerry Pate, Mark O'Meara, Hal Sutton, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, grace the Havemeyer Cup.

Chappell is a First Team, All-Atlantic 10 selection and the 2008 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. Glassman helped the Flyers to a second place finish in the 2008 Atlantic 10 Men's Golf Championship and finished his freshman season averaging 74.8 strokes per round.