Road to the U.S. Amateur Finals: A look at how Brad Dalke and Curtis Luck got there
Curtis Luck watches a shot during his semifinal win over Jonah Texeira
(USGA Photo)
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI (August 21, 2016) -- Reaching
the finals of the U.S. Amateur is no small task and
today the long grueling road for finalists Brad Dalke and
Curtis Luck will come to an end.
The week of the 116th U.S. Amateur at Oakland
Hills Country Club began on Monday with 312 players
and the first of two
rounds of stroke play qualifying. From stroke play the
top 64 advanced to match play.
Here is a look at the road to the finals for Dalke and
Luck:
No. 28 Curtis Luck
Stroke Play: -1, T19 (seeded 28th)
Round of 64: defeated No. 37 Andrew Huseman (4&3)
Round of 32: defeated No. 5 Davis Riley (4&2)
Round of 16: defeated No. 44 Cameron Young (6&4)
Quarterfinals: defeated No. 61 Sahith Theegala (2 up)
Semifinals: defeated No. 41 Nick Carlson (21 holes)
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH LIVE
SCORING
No. 38 Brad Dalke
Stroke Play: E, T30 (seeded 38th)
Round of 64: defeated No. 27 William Zalatoris (1 up)
Round of 32: defeated No. 59 Blair Hamilton (2 up)
Round of 16: defeated No. 22 Bryan Baumgarten (19
holes)
Quarterfinals: defeated No. 62 David Boote (2 up)
Semifinals: defeated No. 31 Jonah Texeira (3&2)
ABOUT THE
US Amateur
The U.S. Amateur, the oldest USGA
championship, was first played in 1895 at
Newport Golf Club in Rhode Island. The
event,
which has no age restriction, is open to
those
with a Handicap Index of .4 (point four) or lower. It is
one
of 15 national championships conducted
annually by the USGA.
A new two-stage qualifying process went into effect in 2024, providing exemptions through local qualifying for state amateur champions and top-ranked WAGR playres. See the USGA website for details -- applications are typically placed online in the spring
at www.usga.org.
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