BANDON, Ore. â Qualifying medalist Wilson Furr advanced to the second round of match play in the U.S. Amateur on Wednesday, beating Chinaâs Aaron Du 6 and 4 at breezy Bandon Dunes.
âThe hardest part was that we teed off at 2:25, so I just had to sit around and do nothing all day,â Furr said. âSo, that was a little tricky, but we managed it well and played solid all day.â
John Augenstein, the Vanderbilt player who was the runner-up last year at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina, was eliminated. He fell 1-up to UNC Charlotteâs Matthew Sharpstene.
âI was excited, just because I wanted to play against someone good, and that way coming out of the gates, if I win, it just shows that I can play. `Here I am,ââ Sharpstene said.
Former Georgia Tech star Andy Ogletree, the winner last year, failed to advance to match play.
In the lower half of the bracket, second-seeded James Piot of Michigan State outlasted Dukeâs Evan Katz with a birdie on the 19th hole. Piot will face Pepperdineâs William Mouw, a 3-and-2 winner over former North Florida player Jordan Batchelor.
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