The best amateurs in the country are headed west.
The U.S. Amateur will be played next week at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in remote Bandon, Oregon. It’s a dream buddies destination, but next week 264 of the top amateurs in the world will make the trip for the first U.S. Amateur ever to be hosted at Bandon Dunes.
Stroke-play qualifying will take place on the Bandon Dunes and Bandon Trails courses. After 36 holes, the 64-man match play bracket will then be whittled down exclusively on Bandon Dunes over the course of the next five days.
Tee times and pairings for stroke-play qualifying are listed below, but here are the five groups we’re most interested in:
John Augenstein, Alex Fitzpatrick, John Pak
These three are all veterans of the 2019 Walker Cup. Augenstein and Pak played for the U.S., while Fitzpatrick was a member of the GB&I team.
Spencer Ralston, Cohen Trolio, Palmer Jackson
Call this the U.S. Amateur quarterfinal from 2019, with Trolio advancing one more round to the semifinals. Ralston, who is about to enter his senior year at Georgia, needed no introduction at last year’s tournament, especially after coming off a victory at the Players Amateur. For Trolio, 17, and, Jackson, then an incoming Notre Dame freshman, the U.S. Amateur run was a bit of an entrance.
Scott Harvey, Garrett Barber, Frankie Capan
These three men have all been one half of a winning U.S. Amateur Four-Ball side. That might mean the most this week for Harvey, considering he combined with Todd Mitchell to win the event at Bandon Dunes in May 2019. Barber teamed with Cole Hammer to win in 2018 and Capan won with Ben Wong in 2017.
Tyler Strafaci, Preston Summerhays, Pierceson Coody
This summer’s big winners. Tyler Strafaci won the North & South Amateur and the Palmetto Amateur back-to-back, and Preston Summerhays was the Sunnehnna Amateur champion. Most recently, Coody claimed the Western Amateur title, the event that is perhaps most similar – in length and endurance – as the U.S. Amateur.
Andy Ogletree, Sandy Scott, Cole Hammer
Another Walker Cup group here, with Scott having represented GB&I in 2019 and Ogletree and Hammer having represented the U.S. These three are among the most proven match-play competitors in the field, with Ogletree being the defending U.S. Amateur champion and Hammer having won the 2018 Western Amateur.
Jeff Wilson, Stewart Hagestad, Michael Thorbjornsen
Three USGA titles in this group: Wilson won the 2018 U.S. Senior Amateur, Hagestad the 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur and Thorbjorn was the 2018 U.S. Junior winner. There’s a bit of a California connection here, too, with Wilson being a native Californian, Hagestad having played college golf at USC and Thorbjornsen heading to Stanford this year.
Lukas Michel, Noah Goodwin, Bob Royak
The USGA likes to pair its champions together, and this is just another example. Michel is the reigning U.S. Mid-Amateur champion, Royak the reigning U.S. Senior Amateur champion and Goodwin won the U.S. Junior in 2017.
Tee times and pairings
All Times PDT
Monday (Aug. 10), BD, No. 1 / Tuesday (Aug. 11), BT, No. 1
7 a.m. / 11:13 a.m. – Spencer Tibbits, Marco Steyn, Carl Didrik Meen Fosaas
7:11 a.m. / 11:24 a.m. – Jose Vega, Brayden Garrison, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira
7:22 a.m. / 11:35 a.m. – Archie Davies, Brent Ito, Giovanni Tadiotto
7:33 a.m. / 11:46 a.m. – Tyler Wilkes, William Buhl, Logan Lockwood
7:44 a.m. / 11:57 a.m. – Kelly Chinn, Jack Trent, Parker Coody
7:55 a.m. / 12:08 p.m. – Spencer Cross, Austin Hitt, Garrett Rank
8:06 a.m. / 12:19 p.m. – Jiri Zuska, Carlos Bustos, Jorge Benedetti
8:17 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. – Benjamin James, Hunter Wolcott, Brett Boner
8:28 a.m. / 12:41 p.m. – John Augenstein, Alex Fitzpatrick, John Pak
8:39 a.m. / 12:52 p.m. – Connor McKinney, Paul Swindell, Wilson Furr
8:50 a.m. / 1:03 p.m. – Jacob Koppenberg, William Walker III, Blake Taylor
Monday (Aug. 10), BD, No. 1 / Tuesday (Aug. 11), BT, No. 1
9:01 a.m. / 1:14 p.m. – Benjamin Saiz-Wenz, McClure Meissner, Matthew Anderson
9:12 a.m. / 1:25 p.m. – Jordan Batchelor, Abel Gallegos, Jonathan Brightwell
9:23 a.m. / 1:36 p.m. – Gene Elliott, Travis McInroe, Derek Busby
9:34 a.m. / 1:47 p.m. – Yaroslav Merkulov, Doug Hanzel, Cecil Wegener
9:45 a.m. / 1:58 p.m. – Harrison Ott, Tomas Gana, Kaito Onishi
9:56 a.m. / 2:09 p.m. – John Keefer, Lachlan Barker, Davis Lamb
10:07 a.m. / 2:20 p.m. – Daniel Rodrigues, Bryce Lewis, Thomas Johnson
10:18 a.m. / 2:31 p.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Michael Feagles, Dylan Menante
10:29 a.m. / 2:42 p.m. – Shiryu (Leo) Oyo, Joe Highsmith, Ford Clegg
10:40 a.m. / 2:53 p.m. – Scott Shingler, Aaron Du, Luke Potter
10:51 a.m. / 3:04 p.m. – Spencer Ralston, Cohen Trolio, Palmer Jackson
Monday (Aug. 10), BD, No. 1 / Tuesday (Aug. 11), BT, No. 1
11:13 a.m. / 7 a.m. – John Gough, Ryggs Johnston, Alex Schaake
11:24 a.m. / 7:11 a.m. – Eddy Lai, Dave Ryan, Elis Svard
11:35 a.m. / 7:22 a.m. – Emilio Gonzalez Ramirez, Gordon Sargent, Andrew Kozan
11:46 a.m. / 7:33 a.m. – Quade Cummins, Agustin Errazuriz, Davis Chatfield
11:57 a.m. / 7:44 a.m. – Andres Schonbaum, Logan Sowell, Angus Flanagan
12:08 p.m. / 7:55 a.m. – William Holcomb V, Travis Vick, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
12:19 p.m. / 8:06 a.m. – Austin Eckroat, Justin Tereshko, Sean Knapp, Oakmont, Pa.
12:30 p.m. / 8:17 a.m. – Nolan Ray, Brentwood, Tenn.; Noah Steele, Canada; Alexander Yang
12:41 p.m. / 8:28 a.m. – Quim Vidal Mora, Eric Bae, Patrick Welch
12:52 p.m. / 8:39 a.m. – Nick Lyerly, Ian Siebers, Pietro Bovari
1:03 p.m. / 8:50 a.m. – RJ Manke, Charles Osborne, Austin Greaser
Monday (Aug. 10), BD, No. 1 / Tuesday (Aug. 11), BT, No. 1
1:14 p.m. / 9:01 a.m. – William Mouw, Ryan Grider, Luke Schniederjans
1:25 p.m. / 9:12 a.m. – Jackson Van Paris, Matt Parziale, Colby Patton
1:36 p.m. / 9:23 a.m. – Logan McAllister, Reid Hatley, Kyle Hogan
1:47 p.m. / 9:34 a.m. – Evan Brown, Hunter Eichhorn, William Moll
1:58 p.m. / 9:45 a.m. – Zan Luka Stirn, Christian Banke, Alexandre Fuchs
2:09 p.m. / 9:56 a.m. – Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra, George Duangmanee, Jason Schultz
2:20 p.m. / 10:07 a.m. – Rhys Nevin, Canon Claycomb, Won Jun Lee
2:31 p.m. / 10:18 a.m. – Adrien Pendaries, Brett Roberts, Ryan Hall
2:42 p.m. / 10:29 a.m. – Colin Kober, Davis Bryant, Devon Bling
2:53 p.m. / 10:40 a.m. – Clay Feagler, Jamie Wilson, Joseph Deraney
3:04 p.m. / 10:51 a.m. – Hunter Ostrom, Trevor Phillips, Connor Burgess
Monday (Aug. 10), BT, No. 1 / Tuesday (Aug. 11), BD, No. 1
7 a.m. / 11:13 a.m. – Turk Pettit, Luke Kluver, Norfolk, Trey Winstead
7:11 a.m. / 11:24 a.m. – Segundo Oliva Pinto, Dawson Ovard, Hugo Townsend
7:22 a.m. / 11:35 a.m. – Julian Perico, Ryan Smith, Michael Mattiace
7:33 a.m. / 11:46 a.m. – David Snyder, Daniel Schmieding, Joey Vrzich
7:44 a.m. / 11:57 a.m. – Cooper Dossey, Ricky Castillo, Davis Thompson
7:55 a.m. / 12:08 p.m. – Scott Harvey, Garrett Barber, Frankie Capan
8:06 a.m. / 12:19 p.m. – David Ford, Jackson Suber, Sean Yu
8:17 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. – John Murphy, Brandon Mancheno, Peter Knade
8:28 a.m. / 12:41 p.m. – Tyler Strafaci, Preston Summerhays, Pierceson Coody
8:39 a.m. / 12:52 p.m. – Ben Reichert, Tripp Kinney, Steve Harwell
8:50 a.m. / 1:03 p.m. – Jansen Smith, Trevor Werbylo, Luke Gifford
Monday (Aug. 10), BT, No. 1 / Tuesday (Aug. 11), BD, No. 1
9:01 a.m. / 1:14 p.m. – Andy Ogletree, Sandy Scott, Cole Hammer,
9:12 a.m. / 1:25 p.m. – Maximilian Herrmann, Joshua McCarthy, Matthew Sharpstene
9:23 a.m. / 1:36 p.m. – Matthias Schmid, James Piot, Jacob Eklund
9:34 a.m. / 1:47 p.m. – Connor Creasy, Jerry Ji, Garrett Martin
9:45 a.m. / 1:58 p.m. – Noah Norton, Puwit Anupansuebsai, Sam Bennett
9:56 a.m. / 2:09 p.m. – Walker Lee, Trent Phillips, Alex Vogelsong
10:07 a.m. / 2:20 p.m. – Ben Shipp, Bo Jin, Parker Gillam
10:18 a.m. / 2:31 p.m. – AJ Ott, Drew Mathers, Jack Wall
10:29 a.m. / 2:42 p.m. – Jeff Wilson, Stewart Hagestad, Michael Thorbjornsen
10:40 a.m. / 2:53 p.m. – Jonas Baumgartner, Zack Taylor, Ryan Gerard
10:51 a.m. / 3:04 p.m. – Anders Emil Ejlersen, Markus Braadlie, Evan Katz
Monday (Aug. 10), BT, No. 1 / Tuesday (Aug. 11), BD, No. 1
11:13 a.m. / 7 a.m. – Andy Lopez, Dawson Jones, Daniel O’Loughlin
11:24 a.m. / 7:11 a.m. – Maxwell Moldovan, Kengo Aoshima, Mason Andersen
11:35 a.m. / 7:22 a.m. – Alexander Herrmann, Kevin O’Connell, Adrien Dumont de Chassart
11:46 a.m. / 7:33 a.m. – Philip Barbaree, Tanner Owens, Joel Moscatel
11:57 a.m. / 7:44 a.m. – William Paysse, Henry Shimp, Ben Sigel
12:08 p.m. / 7:55 a.m. – Luke Long, Tim Widing, Walter Egloff
12:19 p.m. / 8:06 a.m. – Lukas Michel, Noah Goodwin, Bob Royak
12:30 p.m. / 8:17 a.m. – Van Holmgren, Dan Bradbury, Ryan Burnett
12:41 p.m. / 8:28 a.m. – Blake Wagoner, Christian Cavaliere, Thomas Ponder
12:52 p.m. / 8:39 a.m. – Mason Overstreet, Nick Geyer, David Laskin
1:03 p.m. / 8:50 a.m. – Jovan Rebula, Quentin Debove, Marcus Byrd
Monday (Aug. 10), BT, No. 1 / Tuesday (Aug. 11), BD, No. 1
1:14 p.m. / 9:01 a.m. – Alexander George Frances, Thomas Hutchison, Yuxin Lin
1:25 p.m. / 9:12 a.m. – David Perkins, Matthew McCarty, Chad Sewell
1:36 p.m. / 9:23 a.m. – Cameron Sisk, Kieran Vincent, Wells Padgett
1:47 p.m. / 9:34 a.m. – Sam Harned, Andi Xu, Jamie Li
1:58 p.m. / 9:45 a.m. – James Leow, Noah Woolsey, Johnny Travale
2:09 p.m. / 9:56 a.m. – Ben Carr, Graysen Huff, Eagle, Brad Nurski
2:20 p.m. / 10:07 a.m. – Isaiah Jackson, Ervin Chang, Michael Brennan
2:31 p.m. / 10:18 a.m. – Riley Casey, Joseph Pagdin, Kaiwen Liu
2:42 p.m. / 10:29 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Blake Hathcoat, Garrett Johnson
2:53 p.m. / 10:40 a.m. – Deven Ramachandran, Roger Newsom, Guillaume Fanonnel
3:04 p.m. / 10:51 a.m. – Jack Rhea, Shiso Go, Maxwell Ford
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