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The plates – Looking to cap off a strong finish to an already successful summer on the amateur circuit, Georgia Tex. Bartley Forrester, Christo Lamprecht And Ross Stillman Start the race on Monday at 122Th United States Amateur Championship at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, NJ
The Yellow Jacket trio looks set to bring the Havemeyer Trophy, awarded to the champion, back to Tech’s campus. Andy Ogletree And Tyler Strafaci In the year He won back-to-back titles in 2019 and 2020. Matt Kuchar They won the championship in 1997, and Bobby Jones He was crowned five times between 1924 and 1930.
The championship begins Monday and Tuesday at Ridgewood Country Club and Arcola Country Club in Paramus with 36 strokes each, with 312 players playing one round at each course. The top 64 winners, decided by a playoff if necessary, will conclude with a 36-hole championship tournament on Wednesday. All matches will be played at Ridgewood.
For the second year in a row, Forrester is on the field in the US Amateur final qualifier at the Standard Club in Johns Creek, Ga., in late June. The Gainesville, Ga., senior, ranked No. 75 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, won the Monroe Invitational and finished sixth in the Southern Amateur in his last two starts.
Lamprecht, No. 42 in the WAGR, is in the field for the first time, earning his spot based on his top-50 ranking last Monday. George, the South African junior, led the international team to victory at the Arnold Palmer Cup and finished ninth at the European Amateur Championships earlier this summer.
Stillman, ranked 25th on the WAGR, earned a return trip this year and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2021 U.S. Amateur at Oakmont. The Columbia, Mo., senior was the 72-hole stroke-play medalist and won his first-round match last week at the Western Amateur, as well as the stroke-play runner-up at the North and his first-round match. South Amator in early July.
Ridgewood Country Club measures 7,487 yards and plays a par of 71 for the championship, while Arcola Country Club is a par-70 setting measuring 7,256 yards. A total of 7,749 players entered the championship, and all but 63 managed to fill the 312-player field at 94 different sites. James Piot of Canton, Mich., was the 2021 champion.
The US Amateur concludes what has been a successful amateur season for the Georgia Tech golfers. Beyond Forrester’s win at the Monroe Invitational, Max Andy Mao At the end of July, he won the South East Amateur and Junior Aidan Kramer He won the Rice Planters’ Invitational in June. High Connor Howe He won the Patriot All-American Invitational in December.
Thumbnails on Georgia Tech contestants
Bartley Forster, Sr., Gainesville, Ga. – 75 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, 41 in the Scratch Players Amateur Ranking on the eve of the NCAA Championship, jumping more than 150 spots in the spring and summer… won the Monroe Invitational in Pittsford, NY. , with a three-stroke 11-under-par score of 269; 72-yard eagle-2 on the par-4 17th hole to secure victory … Tied for 6th at Southern Amateur at St. Simons Island (271, -13) … Qualified for second US Amateur, at Johns Creek, Ga. , with rounds of 67-69 (-8) at the Standard Club … finished third at the Dogwood Invitational in Atlanta (272, -16) … at the Western Amateur at Highland Park (284, even) … GCAA honorable mention All-American, All-East Region and All-ACC enjoyed the best year of his career, posting four top-10 finishes and three other top-20s in 11 events…earned All-America honors with top-15 finishes at NCAA Championships, 6-over 286 total with 68 closing 68…ranked 81st at Gulfstate and No. 69 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Index, a career-high … Has two collegiate victories – the 2022 Calza Cup and the 2020 Puerto Rico Classic.
Christo Lamprecht, Jr., George, South Africa No. 42 amateur player in the world in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and Scratch Players World Amateur Ranking (as of August 10, 2022)… He has been called up to compete for the international team in the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup. July, and the South African team qualified for the 2022 World Amateur Team Championship in Augusta… Placed ninth at the European Amateur Championship in Valencia, Spain (287, -1)… Went 3-1 to help the tournament. Team International defeated Team USA 33-27 at the Arnold Palmer Cup in Switzerland. He won both of his mixed four games against Taiwan’s Heather Lin and defeated Texas’ 15th-ranked Travis Vick 3&2 in his singles match. Earned GCAA All-East Region honors with six top-10 finishes in 12 events, including a third-place finish at the ACC Championship stroke play (205, -11). 1-over FSU’s Michael Sakane and 5&4 over Wake Forest’s Mark Power … Finished the spring as the top-ranked player in Tech – No. 27 in Golfstat and No. 27 in the Golfweek/Sagarin index.
Ross Steelman, Sr., Columbia, Mo. – 25th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, and 10th in the Scratch Players World Amateur Ranking… Finished 10th in the Elite Amateur Series Rankings… Medalist in stroke play at the Western Amateur in Highland Park, IL (270, -14), won a round of 16 match against Adrien Dumont de Chassart, 5&4. , in the quarterfinals against Travis Vick, 2&1… ranked second in the North and South Amateur in stroke play (69-66, -9). Pinehurst, NC; advanced to the round of 16 with win over Joshua Bain (2&1) in opener … tied for 11th at Johnstown, Pa. Sunehana Amator (280, Alfo, Ga. (277, -7) … recorded six top-10 finishes in 11 starts, at NCAA Columbus Regional ( 206, -7) finished second and tied for sixth in the ACC Championship stroke play (207, -9) …Had 19 holes of the ACC semifinal against Florida State (while Techno scored a third in the other game) and the final against Wake Forest’s Michael Brennan 1 lost. by Golfstat and No. 114 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Index.
US Amateur Tournament Schedule
- Monday, August 15 (18 holes, scratch play)
- Tuesday, August 16 (18 holes, scratch play)
- Wednesday, August 17 (round of 64, match play)
- Thursday, August 18 (round of 32 matches)
- Friday, August 19 (Quarter Final Matches)
- Saturday, August 20 (Semi-Finals)
- Sunday, August 21 (36-hole championship match)
Broadcast/stream schedule
- Wednesday, August 17 (Round of 64): 3pm to 4pm EDT (Peacock)
- Wednesday, August 17 (Round of 64): 4pm to 6pm EDT (Golf Channel)
- Thursday, August 18 (Round of 32): 11 a.m. to noon EDT (Peacock)
- Thursday, August 18 (Round of 32/16): Noon to 2pm EDT (Golf Channel)
- Friday, August 19 (Quarterfinals): 11 a.m. to noon EDT (Peacock)
- Friday, August 19 (Quarterfinals): Noon to 2pm EDT (Golf Channel)
- Saturday, August 20 (Semifinals): 3pm to 6pm EDT (Golf Channel)
- Sunday, August 21 (Championship Match, 6 p.m.): 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT (Golf Channel)
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