The 78th U.S. Junior Am quarterfinal matches on Friday will commence at 7:30 a.m. CDT and continue in 12-minute intervals. They will be followed by the two semifinal matches at 1 p.m. and 1:12 p.m. Saturday’s 36-hole final will begin at 8 a.m.
Here’s a deeper look at the Quarterfinaliats.
Nguyen Anh Minh, 18, of Vietnam
WAGR: 52
Competing in second U.S. Junior Amateur
Incoming freshman at Oregon State University
Quarterfinalist in the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur
Won the 2024 Malaysian Amateur Open
Competed in three Asia-Pacific Amateur Championships
Secured Vietnam’s best-ever Asia-Pacific Amateur finish (T7 in 2023)
Road to the Quarterfinals:
Shot 74-66 – 140 in stroke play to earn No. 22 seed
R64: Def. Nicholas Brooks, 4 and 3
R32: Def. Liangliang Gu, 2 and 1
R16: Def. Ayden Fynaut, 2 and 1
Ben Bolton, 18, of England
WAGR: No. 446
Competing in first U.S. Junior Amateur
Won the Berkhamsted Trophy this past April
Was T7 in the English Men’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship (Brabazon Trophy)
In 2023, he won the Faldo Series Grand Final in addition to the European Young Masters
Helped lead Team England to victory at the 2025 International Octagonal Match at Costa Ballena
Won the 2024 Spanish Boys’ Amateur Championship
Competed in the 2025 Amateur Championship conducted by The R&A
Road to the Quarterfinals:
Shot 67-68 – 135 in stroke play to earn No. 2 seed
R64: Def. Sebi Aliaga, 5 and 4
R32: Def. Zenghao Hou, 2 and 1
R16: Def. Mingbo Jiang, 1 up
Hamilton Coleman, 17, of Augusta, Ga.
WAGR: 625
Competing in second U.S. Junior Amateur
Finished 4th in the 2025 Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship
Won The Junior Players Championship presented by Rolex in 2024
2022 Drive, Chip and Putt National Finalist (Boys 12-13 Division)
Verbally committed to play golf at the University of Georgia in 2026
Road to the Quarterfinals:
Shot 72-68 – 140 in stroke play to earn No. 13 seed
R64: Def. Isaiah Igo, 25 holes
R32: Def. Ajalawich Anantasethakul, 4 and 3
R16: Def. Tyler Watts, 2 and 1
Luke Colton, 18, of Frisco, Texas
WAGR: No. 26
Competing in fourth U.S. Junior Amateur
Defended his Terra Cotta Invitational title this past April, at Naples National Golf Club
Runner-up finish in the Team TaylorMade Invitational in May at Streamsong Resort
Member of the U.S. National Junior Team
Won the 2024 Byron Nelson Junior Tournament
Runner-up in the 2024 Rolex Tournament of Champions and Texas State Amateur
Represented the United States in the 2024 Junior Presidents Cup
Verbally committed to attend Vanderbilt University in 2026
Plays left-handed
Road to the Quarterfinals:
Shot 71-69 – 140 in stroke play to earn No. 16 seed
R64: Def. Jace Benson, 2 up
R32: Def. Shiv Parmar, 6 and 5
R16: Def. Chase Bauer, 3 and 1
Nicholas Gross, 18, of Downington, Penn.
WAGR: No. 352
Competing in fourth U.S. Junior Amateur
Quarterfinalist in the 2022 U.S. Amateur at The Ridgewood Country Club (lost to Dylan Menante)
Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2024 North & South Amateur Championship at Pinehurst
Rising sophomore at the University of Alabama, where he posted two top-10 finishes with an overall stroke average of 73.22 as a freshman
2018 Drive, Chip, and Putt National Finalist (Boys 10-11 division)
Turns 19 in August, and is the oldest remaining player
Road to the Quarterfinals:
Shot 68-72 – 140 in stroke play to earn No. 14 seed
R64: Def. Raines Watson, 1 up
R32: Def. Adam Villanueva, 1 up
R16: Def. Sage Bradshaw, 2 and 1
Sohan Patel, 16, of Weston, Fla.
WAGR: 933
Competing in first U.S. Junior Amateur
Competed in both the 2023 and 2024 U.S. Amateurs, making match play a year ago at Hazeltine National Golf Club
Runner-up finish at the Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship
Placed 7th in the K.J. Choi Foundation Texas Junior Championship hosted by Pacificlinks Korea
Posted a 2-under 70 in U.S. Open local qualifying in 2024 to advance to final qualifying
Has won a pair of Minor League Pro Tour events in Florida
Won Florida 2A high school title this past season
Road to the Quarterfinals:
Shot 70-70 – 140 in stroke play to earn No. 21 seed
R64: Def. Parker Severs, 7 and 5
R32: Def. Max Emberson, 2 and 1
R16: Def. Tyler Mawhinney, 1 up
Miles Russell, 16, of Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
WAGR: No. 18
Competing in third U.S. Junior Amateur
Won the 2025 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley
Became the youngest golfer to make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour, finishing T-20 at the LECOM Suncoast Classic in Florida
Has made three starts on the PGA Tour, and four on the Korn Ferry Tour
In 2023, he won both the Junior Players Championship and the Boys Junior PGA Championship.
Surpassed Tiger Woods as the youngest winner of the AJGA Rolex Boys Player of the Year award.
Was a member of the inaugural U.S. National Junior Team in 2024 (not on 2025 team)
Two-time Drive, Chip & Putt national finalist.
Florida State verbal commit for the Class of 2027
Plays left handed
Road to the Quarterfinals:
Shot 67-72 – 139 in stroke play to earn No. 8 seed
R64: Def. Jackson Ormond, 20 holes
R32: Def. Lucas Latimer, 3 and 2
R16: Def. Miguel Garcia, 4 and 2
Qiyou Wu, 16, People's Republic of China
WAGR: No. 291
Competing in first U.S. Junior Amateur
Won the Circle K Junior Championship last month
Runner-up finish in last month’s Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior presented by Encova Insurance
Won numerous CLPGQ Series professional tournaments
Won the 2024 Beijing Junior Golf Open
Road to the Quarterfinals:
Shot 66-72 – 138 in stroke play to earn No.7 seed
R64: Def. Taeyoung Lim, 19 holes
R32: Def. Logan Reilly, 3 and 2
R16: Def. Ronin Banerjee, 21 holes
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