Two down with five holes to play, co-medalist Cole Hammer rallied to defeat Spencer Ralston and advance to the semifinals of the Western Amateur.Hammer, a freshman at Texas, birdied Sunset Ridges 14th hole, made par on 15 to square the match and then pulled ahead with a birdie on 16 to win his match, 1 up.Hammer will face Stanfords Brandon Wu in the semifinals, the beginning of a 36-hole Saturday to determine the winner of one of the most prestigious amateur titles of the year.
Western Amateur scoring
Wu never led in his match against Vanderbilts John Augenstein until it mattered most at the end. Wu won the last two holes to push the match to extras, then made par on the 19th hole to take the match.Alabama standout Davis Riley is the headliner of the other semifinal match. A two-time U.S. Junior runner-up, Riley once again showed his match-play prowess by blowing out his quarterfinal opponent, Hayden Springer, 5 and 4, to punch his ticket to the semis.Riley will face Georgia Techs Tyler Strafaci, who erased a 1-up deficit on the back nine to beat Cals Kaiwen Liu, 2 up.Hammer shot a tournament record 23-under 261 in the four-round stroke-play qualifier, but he narrowly escaped his Round of 16 opponent, needing 20 holes to finish off Alabamas Davis Shore.
Aug 16, 2018 · PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Texas teen Cole Hammer won two matches Thursday at Pebble Beach to advance to the U.S. Amateur quarterfinals. Hammer, the 18-year-old Houston player headed to the
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Riley will draw from his experience at the 2016 Western Amateur at Knollwood Club in Lake Forest, Illinois, when he tees it up in the semifinals at 8:12 a.m. Saturday against Tyler Strafaci, Davie, Florida. "I was 2 up with six to play in the semis against Sam Horsfield at Knollwood, and I got a little shaky on the tee," Riley said.
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Two down with five holes to play, co-medalist Cole Hammer rallied to defeat Spencer Ralston and advance to the semifinals of the Western Amateur. Hammer, a freshman at Texas, birdied Sunset Ridge
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The 18-year-old defeated Alabama's Davis Riley, 1 up, in a Saturday afternoon final to capture the Western Amateur. Hammer's victory makes him the second straight 18-year-old to capture the
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Aug 03, 2018 · Cole Hammer, who will enroll at Texas later this month, reached the semifinals of the Western Amateur at Sunset Ridge in Northfield with a pair of tight match-play victories Friday.
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Aug 17, 2018 · Hammer, Hovland set up semifinal match at US Amateur. Texas teen Cole Hammer and Norway's Viktor Hovland advanced at Pebble Beach in the U.S. Amateur to set up a semifinal match
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Cole Hammer, Davis Riley, Tyler Strafaci and Brandon Wu made it through Friday and have moved onto the semifinals at the Western Amateur. The semis will take place Saturday morning, with the final
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PEBBLE BEACH >> Texas teen Cole Hammer and Norway's Viktor Hovland advanced Friday at Pebble Beach in the U.S. Amateur to set up a semifinal match. Hammer, the 18-year-old Houston player headed
Cole Hammer completed a wire-to-wire week at the Western Amateur. Golf Central. Hammer, Riley advance to Western Am semis. BY Golf Channel Digital — August 3, 2018 at 6:45 PM.
Riley, Hammer among semifinalists at Western Amateur
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