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U.S. Amateur Championship

Ole! Newly crowned U.S. Amateur champ Jose Luis Ballester is just getting started
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Ole! Newly crowned U.S. Amateur champ Jose Luis Ballester is just getting started

Madrid’s Jose Luis Ballester, 21, captured the Havemeyer Trophy at the 124th U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills for his first victory in a USGA championship. This makes him the third Spanish-born player to win the title in the last 4 years. Ballester, who played college golf at Oklahoma State, is an economics and finance major who speaks four languages. He led Spain to the semifinals of the 2022 Eisenhower Trophy World Amateur Team Championship and is currently ranked 56th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). Ballester said he was “overwhelmed” by the victory and that “it’s a dream come true.” He also said that he looks forward to playing in the Masters and the U.S. Open next year.

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Buchanan, Kent reach U.S. Amateur semifinals
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Buchanan, Kent reach U.S. Amateur semifinals

Buchanan, Kent Reach U.S. Amateur Semifinals

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Maxwell Buchanan and Austin Kent emerged from the quarterfinals of the 114th U.S. Amateur at The Country Club as Thursday morning’s winners to advance to the semifinals.

Buchanan, of Houston, Texas, defeated Luke Potter of Raleigh, North Carolina, 3&1, while Kent, of Austin, Texas, cruised to a 7&5 win over Dylan Menante of Cary, North Carolina.

Both Buchanan and Kent entered the U.S. Amateur ranked outside the Top 50 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.

On Friday, Buchanan will face Austin Greaser, of Lexington, Kentucky, who defeated Benjamin Lopez of Raleigh, North Carolina, 2&1, while Kent will play Michael Thorbjornsen, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, who rallied to defeat Pierceson Coody of Plano, Texas, 2&1.

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