Men's Golf: Joaquin Niemann #1 in the WORLD

[Mama_Bull]

McNealy v Syme,  all square after seven holes.

Maverick McNealy (17) vs. Connor Syme (48) – 9:10 a.m.

This first-round matchup between two 21-year-olds could preview a singles match in next month’s Walker Cup. McNealy, of Portola Valley, Calif., won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the world’s top-ranked amateur in 2016 and is playing in his ninth USGA championship. A member of the 2015 USA Walker Cup Team, McNealy played in the 2017 U.S. Open and finished tied for 44th in the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic in July. Syme, of Scotland, won the 2016 Australian Amateur and has recorded top-10 finishes in the Scottish Stroke Play (5th), Irish Amateur (T-7th) and Brabazon Trophy (T-8th) in 2017.

http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2017/u-s--amateur/scoring.html

[Mama_Bull]

Many tweets saying that the US AM match of the day is Niemann v Thornberry.

I expect their match will be televised live on FS1 starting at 5 PM our time.

FWIW, FS1 is Hi Def channel 583 on my Frontier provider.

 

[Mama_Bull]

Syme is 2 up on McNealy after 10 holes.

http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2017/u-s--amateur/scoring.html

 

[Mama_Bull]

Syme is now  3 up on McNealy after 11 holes.

[Mama_Bull]

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Exciting stuff today at the US Amateur; Nos. 1 & 3 in the world, Joaquin Niemann up against Braden Thornberry in Rd. of 64. 5 PM ET on @FS1

Edited August 16, 2017 by Mama_Bull

[Mama_Bull]

Syme is now only 1 up on McNealy after 15 holes.

Edited August 16, 2017 by Mama_Bull

[Mama_Bull]

Syme is 2 up with two holes to play.

 

[Mama_Bull]

Maverick McNealy loses 2 & 1.

Regardless of what Joaco does now in this tournament, he will win the Mark McCormack Medal for being #1 WAGR. That will gain him entry into the 2018 US Open and the 2018 Open Championship, provided he continues to maintain his amateur status.\

It wouldn't make any sense for him to turn professional and, thus, forfeit being in those major events. 

Congrats to him.

 

[bullsmeanbusiness]

1 hour ago, Mama_Bull said:

Maverick McNealy loses 2 & 1.

Regardless of what Joaco does now in this tournament, he will win the Mark McCormack Medal for being #1 WAGR. That will gain him entry into the 2018 US Open and the 2018 Open Championship, provided he continues to maintain his amateur status.\

It wouldn't make any sense for him to turn professional and, thus, forfeit being in those major events. 

Congrats to him.

 

 

Congrats to the USF Men's Golf team for being able to hold on to Joaco!

[Mama_Bull]

Joaco is 1 up on Thornberry after 9 holes.

You can watch the match live now on FS1.

Edited August 16, 2017 by Mama_Bull