Russell will finish among the top five and begin the first round of match play on Aug, 13
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Miles Russell will have another chance at match play in a USGA national championship.
Russell, a 16-year-old Jacksonville Beach resident, shot 66 on Aug. 12 at the Olympic Club Ocean Course in San Francisco and finished in solo third in the U.S. Amateur stroke-play qualifying at 4-under 136, four shots behind leader Preston Stout, a junior at Oklahoma State.
Tommy Morrison, a senior at Texas, is second at 6-under.
Russell easily made the cut for the match-play, which begins on Aug. 13 at the Lake Course after a 20-for-17 playoff among those tied at 3-over completes the field of 64. The playoff will begin at 10:30 (EDT).
Russell shot an even-par 70 in the first round at the Lake Course. After an early bogey, he went on a run with birdies on four of six holes, at Nos. 4, 6, 8 and 9.
Russell bogeyed the 12th hole but rallied with birdies at Nos. 14 and 17.
When does Mile Russell play next?
Russell’s first-round opponent won’t be determined until after the playoff.
There will be one round on Aug. 13 and two rounds on Aug. 14 and 15, followed by the semifinals on Aug. 16 and the 36-hole championship match on Aug. 17.
Russell, as the third seed, will play the No. 62 seed in the first round.
How to watch the U.S. Amateur on TV?
- Aug. 13: First round, Peacock, 6-7 p.m.; Golf Channel, 7-8 p.m.
- Aug. 14: Round of 32, Golf Channel, 7-10 p.m.
- Aug. 15: Quarterfinals, Peacock, 6-7 p.m.; Golf Channel, 7-9 p.m.
- Aug. 16: Semifinals, Golf Channel, 3-6 p.m.
- Aug. 17: Championship match, Golf Channel, 7-10 p.m.
Miles Russell has performed well in USGA match play
Russell reached the quarterfinals last month in the U.S. Junior Amateur at Trinity Forest in Dallas, winning three matches.
Earlier this year, he won the prestigious Sage Valley Invitational. Russell will play in the Junior Players Championship Aug. 29-31, which he won in 2023.
Tyler Mawhinney of Fleming Island, who combined with Will Hartman to win the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball in May and reached the second round of match play in the 2024 U.S. Amateur, shot 70 at the Lake Course and missed the cut at 6-over 146. He shot 76 in the first round at the Ocean.
Carson Brewer of Ponte Vedra Beach (76-77—153) also missed the cut.
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