2004 U. S. Amateur Championship Event Coverage
L to R: 3rd Place Womens Division, Shannon Condit; 2nd Place Womens Division, Caryn Parent; 5th Place Mens Division, Robert Hammack; 2nd Place Mens Division, David Rowell; 1st Place Mens Division, David Hall; 3rd Place Mens Division, Pete Genovese; 5th Place Mens Division, Ritchie Idrovo; 1st Place Womens Division, Phyllis Fernandez (Not pictured: 4th Place Larry Kressel)
Newcomers Take Home Titles
So much for past experience - two first-time competitors in the U.S. Amateur Championship are taking home the titles. Phyllis Fernandez of Spokane , Wash. , defeated Caryn Parent of Sanford, Maine in the finals 11-7 Sunday evening. In the Men’s Division, David Hall of Scarborough, Maine defeated 2000 U.S. Amateur Champion David Rowell of Birmingham, Ala. , in the finals 11-8. Both champions will advance to a pro tournament next year.
In 3rd Place in the Women’s Division was Shannon Condit, Runner-up in the last year’s event. Finishing in 3rd Place in the Men’s Division was U.S. Amateur Championship veteran Pete Genovese. In 4th Place in the Men’s Division was Larry Kressel of Richmond, Va. Tying for 5th Place in the Men’s Division were Ritchie Idrovo of Tinley Park, Ill., and Robert Hammack of Shrewsbury, Mass.
- Event dates – Fri., Nov. 5 – Sun., Nov. 7
- 2 Divisions (Mens and Womens)
- 128-player Mens Division
- Winner of the Mens Division advances to the ’05 U.S. Open Pro Event
- 16-player Womens Division
- Winner of the Womens Division advances to an ’05 WPBA Pro Event
- Host Site: Ultimate Billiards - Berlin, Conn.
- 30 States Represented in U.S. Amateur Championship
- 11th Anniversary of Mens Division
- 2nd Anniversary of Womens Division Championship
- 16 Preliminary Rounds held to qualify for U.S. Amateur Championship
- U.S. Amateur Championship play conducted on 4 ½ x 9-ft. tables
- Double elimination
- Race-to-7 8-Ball & 9-Ball (Maximum of five games of 8-Ball and eight games of 9-Ball)
- Championship Match Race-to-11 (Maximum of 13 games of 8-Ball and eight game of 9-Ball)
- Conducted by the American Poolplayers Association (APA)
- Open to APA and Non-APA Members
© 2004, American Poolplayers Association