UPSET ALERT: Tiger Christensen defeats world No. 2 Gordon Sargent
Tiger Christensen (USGA Photo)
Tiger Christensen, a rising junior at Arizona, defeated Gordon Sargent in the round of 64 of the U.S Amateur 4 and 3 to knock the Vanderbilt star out of the championship, likely his last U.S. Amateur.
Christensen won the first three holes to go 3-up on Sargent, and the 2023 U.S. Open low amateur never got closer than 2-down the entire match. Christensen earned the No. 15 seed through stroke play, and Sargent earned the No. 50 seed
Sargent is currently ranked No. 2 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com World Rankings, shot 1-under in the 36-hole stroke play qualifying.
Sargent will return to Vanderbilt for one last season, but he has earned his PGA Tour card already, so he will turn pro once the spring season is over.
We will have a full recap posted once the round of 64 concludes
ABOUT THE
US Amateur
The U.S. Amateur, the oldest USGA
championship, was first played in 1895 at
Newport Golf Club in Rhode Island. The
event,
which has no age restriction, is open to
those
with a Handicap Index of .4 (point four) or lower. It is
one
of 15 national championships conducted
annually by the USGA.
A new two-stage qualifying process went into effect in 2024, providing exemptions through local qualifying for state amateur champions and top-ranked WAGR playres. See the USGA website for details -- applications are typically placed online in the spring
at www.usga.org.
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