The 2016 US Amateur field has been reduced from 312 to eight. Starting at 1:30 this afternoon, the elite eight tees off in four matches on the South Course at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
- Dylan Meyer v Nick Carlson – 1:30
- Sahith Theegala vs. Curtis Luck – 1:45
- Jonah Texeira vs Luis Gagne – 2:00
- David Boote vs Brad Dalke – 2:15
Nick Carlson is the only Michigan native still playing in the 2016 US Amateur at Oakland Hills. In a Big 10 matchup, the University of Michigan sophomore will face Dylan Meyer, a University of Illinois junior.
Biographic notes on each follow:
David Boote, 22, of Kingswood, Surrey, Wales
- Road to the quarterfinals: First round, defeated Gavin Hall, 3 and 2; second round, defeated Ben Schlottman, 3 and 1; third round, defeated Collin Morikawa, 2 and 1
- No. 44 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
- 2016 graduate of Stanford University
- Received 2015-16 honorable-mention All-America honors
- Tied for third at the 2016 Pac-12 Championship and 2014 NCAA Championship
- Finished fourth at the 2016 South American Amateur Championship
- Member of the victorious European Teams at the 2016 Arnold Palmer Cup and Sir Michael Bonallack Trophy
- Born Sept. 22, 1993, in Kingswood, Surrey, Wales
Nick Carlson, 19, of Hamilton, Mich.
- Road to the quarterfinals: First round, defeated Zach Foushee, 2 and 1; second round, defeated Scott Gregory, 19 holes; third round, defeated KK Limbhasut, 19 holes
- No. 1,981 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
- Sophomore at the University of Michigan
- As a freshman, started all 11 tournaments, with a best finish of a tie for third at the 2015 Windon Memorial Classic
- Born Sept. 11, 1996, in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Brad Dalke, 19, of Norman, Okla.
- Road to the quarterfinals: First round, defeated William Zalatoris, 1 up; second round, defeated Blair Hamilton, 2 up; third round, defeated Bryan Baumgarten, 19 holes
- No. 265 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
- Sophomore at the University of Oklahoma
- As a freshman, started all 13 tournaments, with a best finish of second at the 2015 Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational
- Won the 2015 Junior PGA Championship
- Born Aug. 19, 1997, in Yukon, Okla.
Luis Gagne, 18, of Orlando, Fla.
- Road to the quarterfinals: First round, defeated Paul Pastore, 5 and 3; second round, defeated Bryson Nimmer, 3 and 2; third round, defeated Jimmy Stanger, 3 and 1
- No. 257 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
- Sophomore at Louisiana State University
- Received 2015-16 honorable-mention All-America honors with three top-10 and four top-20 finishes in seven spring starts
- Fifth at the 2016 Dogwood Invitational
- Born Aug. 27, 1997, in San Jose, Costa Rica, and holds dual citizenship
Curtis Luck, 20, of Perth, Australia
- Road to the quarterfinals: First round, defeated Andrew Huseman, 4 and 3; second round, defeated Davis Riley, 4 and 2; third round, defeated Cameron Young, 6 and 4
- No. 7 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
- Semifinalist at the 2014 U.S. Junior Amateur
- Winner of the 2016 WA Open, an Australasian PGA Tour event, and runner-up in 2015
- Earned medalist honors at the WA Amateur in 2014 and 2015, and won the event in 2014
- Tied for third at the 2015 Sahalee Players Championship
- Tied for fifth at the 2016 ISPS Handa Global Cup, a professional Japan Tour event
- Born Aug. 9, 1996, in Perth, Australia
Dylan Meyer, 21, of Evansville, Ind.
- Road to the quarterfinals: First round, defeated Connor Syme, 2 up; second round, defeated medalist Alex Smalley, 4 and 3; third round, defeated Sam Horsfield, 19 holes
- No. 35 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
- Junior at the University of Illinois
- Received 2015-16 honorable-mention All-America mention and all-Big Ten first-team honors, with five top-10 finishes
- Winner of the 2016 Western Amateur
- Tied for fourth at the 2016 Sunnehanna Amateur
- Born July 10, 1995, in Evansville, Ind.
Jonah Texeira, 20, of Porter Ranch, Calif.
- Road to the quarterfinals: First round, defeated Colton Yates, 2 and 1; second round, defeated Dawson Armstrong, 4 and 3; third round, defeated Kyler Dunkle, 6 and 5
- No. 223 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
- Junior at the University of Southern California
- Earned 2015-16 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors
- As a freshman, started all 14 tournaments, with a best finish of a tie for second at the 2016 Southwestern Jones Invitational
- Born Nov. 1, 1995, in Hayward, Calif.
Sahith Theegala, 18, of Chino Hills, Calif.
- Road to the quarterfinals: First round, defeated Justin Suh, 1 up; second round, defeated Sam Burns, 1 up; third round, defeated Joaquin Niemann, 3 and 1
- No. 316 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
- Sophomore at Pepperdine University
- Earned 2015-16 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year honors
- His 2015-16 scoring average of 71.06 ranks fourth in Pepperdine single-season history, and is the lowest average by any freshman in school history
- Tied for seventh at the 2016 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship
- Born Dec. 4, 1997, in Orange, Calif.
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