Vilips is medalist as North & South Amateur heads to match play
6/29/2022 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for North & South Amateur, Pinehurst Resort and Country Club - No. 2
Karl Vilips shoots six under at Pinehurst to lead qualifiers in the third tournament in the Elite Amateur Series
Just days after his teammate Michael Thorbjornsen recorded the best finish by an amateur in a PGA Tour event since 2016, Karl Vilips earned medalist honors at the 122nd North & South Amateur at Pinehurst, N.C.
The native of Australia and rising junior at Stanford shot rounds of 66 on course No. 2 and 68 on course No. 4 to top a strong field by one shot at 6 under par.
Vilips made a run to the quarterfinals in 2021 and hopes to win two more matches this year. He will start match play as the top seed.
Ross Steelman, Frankie Capan and Maxwell Ford shot 5 under to take the next three match play seeds.
Capan has good memories of Pinehurst, having won the 2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball with Ben Wong.
-Pinehurst photo
“I had no clue what the course record was,” Koivun told Alex Podlogar of Pinehurst . “I didn’t even think it was even in reach until after I made the putt on 18. Someone said, ‘Course record!’ and I was so confused. I thought it might’ve been lower, but, what do you know?”
We at AmateurGolf.com are not surprised -- we have seen Jackson up close at seven of our Winter Tour events.
Jackson Van Paris, last year's runner-up to Dobbelaar and a home-town favorite, made it through to match play at 1 under 139.
The cut for match play came at even par, and no playoff was needed as there were exactly 32 players at that number or better.
Andrew O'Leary, who made headlines by shooting a 68 in round 1 that included both a 9 and a hole-in-one, saw his roller-coaster ride take a steep drop in round two, shooting a 77 that put him outside of the cut line.
Match play begins early Thursday morning, with Vilips going out first against Leo Oyo.
Results: North & South Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Miami Lakes, FL | 1000 | ||
| Runner-up | Dallas, TX | 700 | ||
| Semifinals | Salisbury, NC | 500 | ||
| Semifinals | Uniontown, OH | 500 | ||
| Quarterfinals | Peachtree Corners, GA | 400 |
About the North & South Amateur
The North & South Amateur Championship is the longest consecutively run amateur tournament in the United States. Its past winners list includes names like Walter Travis, Francis Ouimet, Billy Joe Patton, Jack Nicklaus and Curtis Strange. The field is...
Most Popular Articles
2025 PGA TOUR Q-School Guide: Sites, Scores, and Who Advanced
Dec 5, 2025Second Stage is complete and Final Stage awaits at Sawgrass — follow every Q-School leaderboard and the players still chasing
2025 LPGA TOUR Q-Series: Final Qualifying Stage FINAL SCORING
Dec 8, 2025Helen Briem earns medalist honors, 31 players headed to the LPGA next year
Australian Open at Royal Melbourne: Preview, amateur bios, and how to watch
Nov 30, 2025Rory McIlroy headlines one of the championship's top fields in years - at least four amateurs will have their chance at glory
Luke Ringkamp Cruises to Rolex Tournament of Champions Title at TPC San Antonio
Nov 26, 2025One week after committing to Pepperdine, Luke Ringkamp won the Rolex Tournament of Champions by nine shots.
Inside Gil Hanse’s Restoration of Baltusrol’s Upper Course: A Return to Tillinghast’s
Dec 11, 2025Renowned architect Gil Hanse reveals how he brought Baltusrol’s Upper Course back to life by honoring A.W. Tillinghast’s original