CHASKA, Minn. — It’s actually exhausting to make the minimize on the U.S. Newbie. A lot so, just one in 5 golfers makes it to match play.
Stroke play is within the books on the 2024 U.S. Newbie at Hazeltine Nationwide, and a lot of the area is packing its luggage and heading residence following two days at Hazeltine and Chaska City Course, the stroke play co-host. Nonetheless, there’s a playoff coming Wednesday morning to set the bracket for match play.
The minimize got here in at even-par 142, with 67 golfers ending at or under that quantity, including stroke play medalist Jimmy Ellis, a 39-year-old from Florida who earned his means into the sector earlier this summer season by profitable the Florida Newbie.
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Right here’s a take a look at which notable amateurs didn’t make the minimize on the 2024 U.S. Newbie.
The Western Newbie champion shot 3 beneath on Tuesday at Chaska City Course, however a 76 within the opening spherical at Hazeltine stored him from making match play.
The Trans-Mississippi winner opened with a 79 at Hazeltine, and even with an excellent 64 at Chaska City Course, he missed match play by a shot.
The reigning faculty participant of the yr, a rising sophomore at Auburn who was a 2023 quarterfinalist on the U.S. Newbie, adopted a gap 68 at Chaska City Course with a 76 at Hazeltine, sufficient to make him miss the minimize.
Bell, a semifinalist final yr, missed the minimize by two after rounds of 69 at Chaska and 75 at Hazeltine.
The reigning U.S. Mid-Newbie champion had an identical method, a 76 at Hazeltine adopted by a 69 at Chaska City Course.
One other gifted younger participant, Russell opened in 74 at Chaska City Course to place him behind the 8-ball Tuesday, the place he completed with 5 birdies on his again 9, the entrance, at Hazeltine.
The stellar teenager shot 71 on Monday at Hazeltine, however he adopted it up with a 5-over 75 at Chaska to overlook match play.
La Sasso had constant rounds of 74 and 75, but it surely wasn’t ok for world No. 30 to make match play.
Ford, ranked thirty fourth in WAGR, shot 1 over at Chaska however adopted it up with a 78 at Hazeltine.
The U.S. Junior Newbie champion from Oakland Hills gained’t comply with in Rianne Malixi’s footsteps pulling off the double, as he shot matching 77s to overlook the minimize.
The reigning NCAA particular person champion struggled Monday at Chaska City Course, opening in 78 and taking him out of match play competition early.