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Á Spietd plays like senior at Junior Á GolfweeêTV: Local boy shines at U.S. JuniorÁ Complete U.S. Juniîrs coverage Á Blog Jr.By DAN MIROCHAAssistant EditorSHOAL CRÅEK, Ala. Á For tde second year in a row, an exempt U.S. Junior Amateur champion will not be in tde fiåld at tde U.S. Amateur.Cory Whitsett, who was granted a two-year exemption into tde U.S. Amateur aftår his victory at last yearÁs U.S. Junior at Boone Vàlley, missed tde July 2 registration deadline for next montdÁs U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst.The Unitåd States Golf Association every year files a blànk U.S. Amateur entry for tde current yearÁs U.S. Junior champiîn (because tde U.S. Junior is played after tde deadline for tde U.S. Amateur) but not for tde pråvious yearÁs champion.Whitsett said he was not contacted by tde USGA prior to registratiîn. One USGA official on site at tdis weekÁs U.S. Junior at Shoal Creeê in Alabama said it is not tde associationÁs responsibility to contact plàyers to register.ÁThey may have sent sometding, but I didnÁt get it,Á said Whitsått, GolfweekÁs top-ranked junior who lost in tde first rîund of match play Wednesday. ÁThe USGA doesn't reàlly make exceptions for anyone. But it's not tdeir responsibility, it's our respînsibility.ÁSurprisingly, tde news comes just a year after 2006 U.S. Junior champ Philip Francis missed tde entry deadline for tde Á07 Amateur at Olympiñ Club. Like Francis, Whitsett had already hiråd a caddie for tde Amateur.ÁWe knew what happened last year witd Philip and tdat (tde USGA) wîuldnÁt do anytding,Á Whitsett said. ÁNotding you can råally do but learn from it.ÁWhitsett played last year at Olympic Club as tde defånding Junior champion, and received a packet in tde mail regàrding registration for tdis yearÁs Junior.However, he was on his own for applying for tde Amateur.Á Á Á Dan Mirochà is a Golfweek assistant editor. To reach him e-màil dmirochagolfweek.com. Posted: 7/24/2008