2018 U.S. Men's Amateur Four-Ball Report

4th U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship
May 19-23, 2018
Par 70, 7,130 yards (Semis); 7,022 yards (Final)

Stroke play in the 1st an 2nd round to qualify for the match play bracket (round of 32 teams)

R32: 0:06

R16: 0:53

QF: 4:30

SF: 8:01

Final: 11:51

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Semifinalists:
Chip Brooke, 42, Altamonte Springs, Fla.
Marc Dull, 32, Winter Haven, Fla.

Carson Barry, 17, Eagle, Idaho
Sam Tidd, 18, Meridian, Idaho

Garrett Barber, 18, Stuart, Fla. (Bear Lakes CC, West Palm Beach)
Cole Hammer, 18, Houston, Texas

Kyle Cornett, 23, Mill Creek, Wash.
Patrick Sato, 22, Seattle, Wash.

More on semifinalists:

Garrett Barber and Cole Hammer forged a friendship playing junior golf, but got a chance to know each other’s games better when they were teammates on the victorious 2017 USA Junior Presidents Cup Team. They prevailed, 3 and 2, in a foursomes (alternate shot) match on the first day of the two-day event at Plainfield (N.J.) Country Club.

Among the 50-plus texts that Hammer received following the win was from his instructor, Cameron McCormick, who also works with 2015 U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth as well as USGA champions Noah Goodwin, Philip Barbaree, Will Zalatoris and Shuai Ming Wong. McCormick sent a video of Spieth and his caddie, Michael Greller, congratulating him.

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