PINEHURST, NC (August 7, 2005) -- The North and South Amateur had one
of its most exciting finishes ever as Ryan Posey holed a crucial birdie putt at
the 36th hole to send his match with Sean Moore to overtime. Moore birdied the
1st hole of sudden death for the title.
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ABOUT THE North & South Amateur
The North & South Amateur Championship is the
longest consecutively run amateur tournament in
the
United States. Its past winners list includes names
like
Walter
Travis, Francis Ouimet, Billy Joe Patton, Jack
Nicklaus
and Curtis Strange. The field is made up of invited
players as well as open applications. Two rounds of
stroke
play are followed by five rounds of match play
(32
qualifiers) to determine the Champion. All stroke
& match play rounds are contested on
Pinehurst No. 2.
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