Play will begin at Pinehurst at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, and televised on FS1 from 4-7 p.m. The winners advance to Saturday afternoon's semifinals, beginning at 2:15. And the 36-hole championship match will be played over Course No. 4 and Course No. 2, with the morning round starting at 9 a.m. Coverage on Fox Saturday and Sunday will be from 3-6 p.m. and 3:30-6:30 p.m., respectively.
Austin Squires, 22, of Union, Ky.
Instagram: austinsquires7
- No. 146 in World Amateur Golf Ranking
- Graduated from University of Cincinnati in May 2019
- His golf coach was Doug Martin, the 1984 U.S. Junior Amateur champion
- Third No. 64 seed to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur since 1979
- Playing in his fourth USGA championship and third consecutive U.S. Amateur
- Reached the quarterfinals in last year’s U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach
- Interests outside golf include playing the guitar and wake surfing
Road to the Quarterfinals
- Shot 70, 75 (145) in stroke play and advanced with a par on the fourth playoff hole to earn the No. 64 seed
- R64: Def. Brandon Wu, 2 up
- R32: Def. Stefano Mazzoli, 19 holes
- R16: Def. John Pak, 2 and 1
Cohen Trolio, 17, of West Point, Miss.
Instagram: cohen_trolio
- High school junior at Oak Hill Academy
- Has verbally committed to Louisiana State University
- Playing in his second USGA championship and first U.S. Amateur
- Father, V.J., has been the head teaching professional at Old Waverly Golf Club for more than 20 years
- His lowest competitive round is 67, which he shot in both rounds of his 2019 U.S. Amateur qualifier
- Was named the Mississippi Junior Golfer of the Year in 2018
- Won the 2018 individual Mississippi High School State Championship
Road to the Quarterfinals
- Shot 71, 73 (144) in stroke play to earn the No. 57 seed
- R64: Def. Trevor Werbylo, 2 up
- R32: Def. Blake Wagoner, 2 and 1
- R16: Def. Alex Fitzpatrick, 5 and 4
Andy Ogletree, 21, of Little Rock, Miss.
Instagram: andyogletree
- No. 120 in World Amateur Golf Ranking
- Rising senior at Georgia Tech
- Playing in his fifth USGA championship and third consecutive U.S. Amateur
- Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2015 U.S. Junior Amateur
- Won the 2019 Monroe Invitational in Pittsford, N.Y.
- Won the 2016 Cardinal Amateur at Sedgefield C.C. in Greensboro, N.C.
- Interests outside of golf include kayaking and wake surfing
Road to the Quarterfinals
- Shot 70, 72 (142) in stroke play to earn the No. 20 seed
- R64: Def. Chandler Phillips, 4 and 3
- R32: Def. Maxwell Moldovan, 19 holes
- R16: Def. Blake Hathcoat, 5 and 4
Spencer Ralston, 22, of Gainesville, Ga.
Instagram: spencer_ralston
- No. 45 in World Amateur Golf Ranking
- Rising senior at the University of Georgia
- Playing in his seventh USGA championship and fourth consecutive U.S. Amateur
- Advanced to the Round of 16 in the 2015 U.S. Junior Amateur
- Won the 2019 Players Amateur with a final-round 63 at Berkeley Hall Club in Bluffton, S.C.
- Quarterfinalist in 2018 Western Amateur
Road to the Quarterfinals
- Shot 69, 72 (141) in stroke play to earn the No. 12 seed
- R64: Def. Brent Ito, 2 and 1
- R32: Def. Julien Sale, 1 up
- R16: Def. Parker Coody, 6 and 5
John Augenstein, 21, of Owensboro, Ky.
Instagram: jaugenstein
- No. 38 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
- Senior at Vanderbilt University, where he earned third-team All-America honors
- Won the 2018 Players Amateur
- Member of the 2019 USA Palmer Cup Team
- Playing in his fifth USGA championship and second U.S. Amateur
- Advanced to the Round of 32 in the 2018 U.S. Amateur
- Semifinalist in the 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur
Road to the Quarterfinals
- Shot 70, 71 (141) in stroke play to earn the No. 18 seed
- R64: Def. Ryan Smith, 6 and 4
- R32: Def. Akshay Bhatia, 4 and 2
- R16: Def. Ricky Castillo, 1 up
Palmer Jackson, 18, of Murrysville, Pa.
Instagram: pdjack10
- No. 555 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
- Graduated from Franklin Regional High School in June
- Won the Class 3A state golf championship and helped his baseball team advance to the quarterfinals of the Class 5A state playoffs
- Will attend the University of Notre Dame this fall
- Playing in his fourth USGA championship and second U.S. Amateur
- Advanced to the Round of 16 in the 2019 U.S. Junior Amateur
- Named after 1960 U.S. Open champion Arnold Palmer
- Won the Memorial Junior on June 6
- In Round of 16 against Isaiah Salinda, there were just two halved holes
Road to the Quarterfinals
- Shot 66, 76 (142) in stroke play to earn the No. 26 seed
- R64: Def. Hayden Springer, 3 and 2
- R32: Def. Jacob Solomon, 1 up
- R16: Def. Isaiah Salinda, 2 up
William Holcomb V, 21, of Crockett, Texas
Instagram: willholcomb_V
- No. 328 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
- Senior at Sam Houston State
- Playing in his third USGA championship and second U.S. Amateur
- Missed match play by one stroke in both the 2015 U.S. Junior Amateur and 2018 U.S. Amateur
- Made his first hole-in-one on the same day he met his eventual wife
- Was introduced to the game by his sister, Ann, who played at Stephen F. Austin University
- Interests outside of golf include traveling and duck hunting
- In Round of 64 against Thomas Forster, was 4 down through 10 holes but rallied to win six of his last eight holes
Road to the Quarterfinals
- Shot 72, 72 (144) in stroke play to earn the No. 46 seed
- R64: Def. Thomas Forster, 2 up
- R32: Def. Ludvig Aberg, 1 up
- R16: Def. Pierceson Coody, 2 and 1
Karl Vilips, 18, of Australia
Instagram: koalakarl2001
- No. 79 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
- Senior at Saddlebrook Preparatory School
- Verbally committed to Stanford University
- Playing in his fifth USGA championship and third U.S. Amateur
- Made a hole-in-one on the sixth hole at Pinehurst No. 4 during a practice round
- Tied for sixth in the Northeast Amateur, matching the Wannamoisett course record of 61 in the third round
- Won the 2017 Southern Amateur, matching Bob Jones (1917) as the youngest champion in history
- Born in Indonesia
- Was 8 over par through 10 holes in stroke play and played his last 26 holes in 6 under par
- 5-under 65 in stroke play tied the competitive course record at Pinehurst No. 4
- Has been 2 up through 4 holes in each of his first three matches
Road to the Quarterfinals
- Shot 77, 65 (142) in stroke play to earn the No. 22 seed
- R64: Def. Jansen Smith, 2 and 1
- R32: Def. Steven Fisk, 3 and 1
- R16: Def. Brad Dalke, 3 and 1
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