The bid to win the most prestigious amateur title in golf is now down to eight players.
Meet the 2020 U.S. Amateur Quarterfinalists.
Philip Barbaree, 22, of Shreveport, La.
Instagram: @philipbarbaree7
No. 109 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®
Has competed in six U.S. Amateurs and reached match play three times
Qualified for the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Won 2015 U.S. Junior Amateur, winning in 37 holes with largest-ever comeback in a final (5 down with 8 holes to play)
Posted five top-10 finishes in 2019-20 season at Louisiana State University
Chosen All-Southeast Region twice and All-Southeastern Conference
Claimed two Division I Louisiana individual state high school championships
Road to the Quarterfinals
Shot 68-75—143 in stroke play to earn the No. 47 seed
R64: Def. Turk Pettit, 19 holes
R32: Def. Frankie Capan, 2 and 1
R16: Defeated William Mouw, 3 and 1
Aman Gupta, 21, of Concord, N.C.
Instagram: @aman_gupta13
No. 500 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®
Playing in his fourth USGA championship and competed in last year’s U.S. Amateur
Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2017 U.S. Junior Amateur at Flint Hills National
In 2010, he tied for seventh in Palmetto Amateur and tied for 13 in Southern Amateur
Posted three top-10 finishes as a sophomore at Oklahoma State University in 2019-20
Won Southern Plains Intercollegiate as a freshman with a 54-hole score of 211 (5 under)
Road to the Quarterfinals
Shot 64-73—137 in stroke play to earn the No. 5 seed
R64: Def. Van Holmgren, 3 and 2
R32: Def. Jonathan Yaun, 1 up
R16: Def. Sam Bennett, 5 and 3
Stewart Hagestad, 29, of Newport Beach, Calif.
Instagram: @stew
No. 15 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®
Competing in his 21st USGA championship, including three U.S. Opens (2017-19)
Playing in his 11th U.S. Amateur and is first mid-amateur to reach quarterfinals since 2014
Won 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship by defeating Scott Harvey in 37 holes
Second-youngest Mid-Amateur champion and produced largest comeback victory in a 36-hole final
Member of victorious 2017 and 2019 USA Walker Cup Teams
Won a gold medal in Mixed Team Competition at 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru
Low amateur in 2017 Masters Tournament and first U.S. Mid-Amateur champion to make 36-hole cut
Road to the Quarterfinals
Shot 73-66-139 in stroke play to earn No. 16 seed
R64: Def. Abel Gallegos, 1 up
R32: Def. Spencer Tibbits, 3 and 1
R16: Def. Harrison Ott, 4 and 3
Charles Osborne, 20, of Reno, Nev.
No. 460 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®
Played in the 2019 U.S. Amateur, his first USGA championship
Won Royal Oaks Intercollegiate as a sophomore at Southern Methodist University in 2019-20
Twice chosen American Athletic Conference Golfer of the Week
Competed in 11 events as a SMU freshman
Reached quarterfinal round of match play in 2019 NCAA Championship
Qualified for the PGA Tour’s Barracuda Championship through two stages last year
Road to the Quarterfinals
Shot 77-64 in stroke play to earn No. 27 seed
R64: Def. William Walker III, 1 up
R32: Def. Noah Norton, 2 up
R16: Def. Carson Lundell, 7 and 5
Matthew Sharpstene, 21, of Asheville, N.C.
Twitter: @mattsharpstene
No. 394 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®
Competing in his second USGA championship and first U.S. Amateur
Reached Round of 64 in 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur at The Honors Course
Advanced to Round of 32 in the 2020 North & South Amateur
Established Pinehurst No. 4’s course record with a 6-under 64 in 2019 U.S. Amateur stroke play
Three top-10 finishes as a junior and was All-Midwest as a sophomore at West Virginia University
Will transfer to Charlotte University for 2020-21
Road to the Quarterfinals
Shot 69-75 in stroke play to earn No. 58 seed
R64: Def. John Augenstein, 1 up
R32: Def. Andrew Kozan, 2 and 1
R16: Def. Davis Chatfield, 4 and 3
Cameron Sisk, 20, of San Diego, Calif.
Instagram: @cameronsisk4
No. 39 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®
Advanced to match in the 2018 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach Golf Links
Semifinalist in 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur, losing to Michael Thorbjornsen in 21 holes
Reached quarterfinals of The Amateur Championship, conducted by The R&A, in 2019
Earned third-team All-America recognition as a sophomore at Arizona State University
Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year in 2018-19
Twin brother, Parker, is a member of the San Jose State University golf team
Road to the Quarterfinals
Shot 79-66 in stroke play to earn No. 62 seed
R64: Def. Ben Shipp, 5 and 4
R32: Def. Jack Trent, 3 and 2
R16: Def. Davis Lamb, 5 and 3
Tyler Strafaci, 22, of Davie, Fla.
No. 56 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®
Playing in his fourth U.S. Amateur and reached Round of 32 in 2017
Competed in 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills and two U.S. Junior Amateurs
Won 2020 North & South Amateur
His grandfather, Frank, won two North & South Amateurs (1938, 1939) and 1935 U.S. Amateur Public Links
Will return to Georgia Tech for a fifth year in 2020-21 and is a three-time All-East Region performer
Two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection
His mother, Jill, played golf at the University of Florida from 1976-79
Road to the Quarterfinals
Shot 71-72 in stroke play to earn No. 41 seed
R64: Def. Kelly Chinn, 4 and 2
R32: Def. Julian Perico, 2 and 1
R16: Def. Segundo Oliva Pinto, 1 up
Michael Thorbjornsen, 19, of Wellesley, Mass.
Instagram: @michaelt_1
No. 43 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®
Competing in his third U.S. Amateur and played in 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links
Second-youngest player (age 17) since World War II to make U.S. Open 36-hole cut and finished 79th
Won 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club
Will attend Stanford University this fall and future teammate Karl Vilips is his caddie this week
Captured 2016 Drive, Chip & Putt National Final (ages 14-15) at Augusta National Golf Club
2012 and 2013 U.S. Kids Golf National Player of the Year
Road to the Quarterfinals
Shot 68-72 in stroke play to earn No. 20 seed
R64: Def. Trent Phillips, 3 and 2
R32: Def. Hugo Townsend, 4 and 2
R16: Def. Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira, 3 and 2
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