(Editor’s note: Golfweek’s Cameron Jourdan is following all the action from Olympic Club. Check out his updates from the second round here.)
SAN FRANCISCO — Stroke play has concluded at the 2025 U.S. Amateur, which means the match play bracket is nearly set.
The week started with 312 players competing at The Olympic Club’s Lake Course and Ocean Course, and now the top 64 will battle it out for the Havemeyer Trophy, beginning Wednesday in match play. Oklahoma State rising junior Preston Stout earned medalist honors after a stellar 65 on Tuesday.
The cut came at 3-over 143 after stroke play, with a 20-for-17 playoff coming Wednesday morning to finalize the bracket.
Here’s a look at the notables who are heading home after stroke play at the U.S. Amateur:
Notables to miss cut in the 2025 U.S. Amateur
Hamilton Coleman (6 over)
The U.S. Junior Amateur champion shot consecutive 73s and wasn’t able to follow up on his successful run at Trinity Forest.
Jacob Goode (6 over)
The Olympic Club champ and local kid was inside the cut line with a few holes to play, but too many mistakes down the stretch took him out of contention.
Tyler Mawhinney (6 over)
The U.S. Amateur Four-Ball champion and U.S. National Team member opened in 76 on Monday and wasn’t able to claw back Tuesday.
Tyler Watts (7 over)
The winner of the Elite Amateur Golf Series this summer opened with a 75 and couldn’t recover Tuesday.
Noah Kent (8 over)
The defending U.S. Amateur runner-up is going home after consecutive rounds of 74.
Lance Simpson (8 over)
Simpson, who won the Trans-Mississippi Amateur this summer, had Walker Cup aspirations this week but a 76 on Tuesday prevented him from making match play.
Wells Williams (8 over)
Williams came into the weeks with dreams of earning a Walker Cup pick, but a 77 on Monday took away his chances to make the weekend.
Jack Turner (8 over)
The world’s 10th-ranked amateur shot 75 on Monday but was unable to fight back Tuesday on the Ocean Course.
Bobby Massa (9 over)
Massa made the quarterfinals last year but the 37-year-old Mid-Am’s week comes to an end after stroke play.
Michael La Sasso (12 over)
The reigning NCAA champion shot rounds of 78-74 and had only four birdies in 36 holes.
Ethan Fang (12 over)
The British Amateur champion is heading home after going 9 over on his final eight holes
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