[Hulk01]

Regarding Andrea Lee, I made a inquiry several days ago.  No response yet.

Jeon and Gillman into the final 16 gives Alabama the unofficial college team title.  Stephenson would give them a rout, with three finalists, but she's announced this is her last amateur event.

[Hulk01]

Regarding Andrea Lee, I made a inquiry several days ago.  No response yet.

Jeon and Gillman into the final 16 gives Alabama the unofficial college team title.  Stephenson would give them a rout, with three finalists, but she's announced this is her last amateur event.

[bbm233]

First round of the US Amateur at Pebble Beach/Spyglass has been completed. Isaiah Salinda continues to play extremely well, with a -3 at Pebble today to stand one stroke off the pace for medalist honors. Our other guys probably played themselves out of advancing to match play. Brandon Wu has a chance to make the top 64 (the match play cutoff) if he can shoot a couple under par on Tuesday at Pebble. If today's results are a barometer, that will be an extremely tough ask. Franklin Huang and Ashwin Arasu both are playing for pride tomorrow, after bad rounds today.

Salinda tees off at 7:51 Tuesday morning. You can follow the hole-by-hole updates at USGA.org.

[bbm233]

First round of the US Amateur at Pebble Beach/Spyglass has been completed. Isaiah Salinda continues to play extremely well, with a -3 at Pebble today to stand one stroke off the pace for medalist honors. Our other guys probably played themselves out of advancing to match play. Brandon Wu has a chance to make the top 64 (the match play cutoff) if he can shoot a couple under par on Tuesday at Pebble. If today's results are a barometer, that will be an extremely tough ask. Franklin Huang and Ashwin Arasu both are playing for pride tomorrow, after bad rounds today.

Salinda tees off at 7:51 Tuesday morning. You can follow the hole-by-hole updates at USGA.org.

[Spiny_Norman]

Salinda had to dig deep today. He was +4 on his round after 6 holes and drifting back toward the cut line. But he managed to play even par over the final 12 holes (despite another double bogey and a bogey on 18). He finished with 76 today and a 2 day total of 144 (+1). He is certain to make it to match play.

The cut line looks to be around +2 or +3. Brandon Wu (who shot 76 at Spyglass yesterday) is going to have to break par at Pebble Beach to qualify for match play. He tees off at 2:30.

[Spiny_Norman]

Salinda had to dig deep today. He was +4 on his round after 6 holes and drifting back toward the cut line. But he managed to play even par over the final 12 holes (despite another double bogey and a bogey on 18). He finished with 76 today and a 2 day total of 144 (+1). He is certain to make it to match play.

The cut line looks to be around +2 or +3. Brandon Wu (who shot 76 at Spyglass yesterday) is going to have to break par at Pebble Beach to qualify for match play. He tees off at 2:30.

[bbm233]

Brandon Wu came up one stroke short of getting into a playoff for the final match play position. 24 players teed off this morning to break a tie for 64th place. Amazingly, it only took two holes to resolve that logjam.

Isaiah Salinda qualified for match play via his T-24 in the 36 holes of stroke play. Today, he crushed his first opponent, 6 and 5. He never trailed and never lost a hole. Thursday is the round of 32 in the morning and round of 16 in the afternoon.

[bbm233]

Brandon Wu came up one stroke short of getting into a playoff for the final match play position. 24 players teed off this morning to break a tie for 64th place. Amazingly, it only took two holes to resolve that logjam.

Isaiah Salinda qualified for match play via his T-24 in the 36 holes of stroke play. Today, he crushed his first opponent, 6 and 5. He never trailed and never lost a hole. Thursday is the round of 32 in the morning and round of 16 in the afternoon.

[GK3]

Salina 3 up after 6.

[GK3]

Salina 3 up after 6.

[Spiny_Norman]

Salinda is on a roll. He birdied 3 of the first 4 holes and never looked back. He won 5 and 4. He advances to the round of 16 to be played this afternoon. His likely opponent is Stewart Hagestad, the 2016 US Mid-Amateur champion and a former USC golfer and Walker Cupper.

Salinda is certainly playing the best golf of his college years this summer. At Pebble Beach, he shot 68 in qualifying, then was -2 over 13 holes to win his first match and -3 over 14 holes to win in the round of 32.

[Spiny_Norman]

Salinda is on a roll. He birdied 3 of the first 4 holes and never looked back. He won 5 and 4. He advances to the round of 16 to be played this afternoon. His likely opponent is Stewart Hagestad, the 2016 US Mid-Amateur champion and a former USC golfer and Walker Cupper.

Salinda is certainly playing the best golf of his college years this summer. At Pebble Beach, he shot 68 in qualifying, then was -2 over 13 holes to win his first match and -3 over 14 holes to win in the round of 32.

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Salinda birdies 18 at Pebble to win 1-up.  on to the round of 8.  

good comeback win for Salinda.  

great piece on him earlier this week in the Komikal.

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Salinda birdies 18 at Pebble to win 1-up.  on to the round of 8.  

good comeback win for Salinda.  

great piece on him earlier this week in the Komikal.

[bbm233]

It was great to see Isaiah get so much air time. Of course, that was because he was playing against Hagestad...the "old man" remaining in the tournament.

I have heard that Isaiah's sand save at 17 was remarkable. Ball was just below the lip with little green to work with. And his putting in the last 5-6 holes was money. 

It's a Stanford team out there - Bradley Knox (just graduated) is carrying Isaiah's bag. The opponent today is a senior at Vandy.

6 of the 8 matches went to the 18th hole (or beyond). Really compelling golf. FS1 coverage begins at 4:00 PT, which would pick up Isaiah's match right around the turn, and holes 8-10 are the hardest part of the course.

[bbm233]

It was great to see Isaiah get so much air time. Of course, that was because he was playing against Hagestad...the "old man" remaining in the tournament.

I have heard that Isaiah's sand save at 17 was remarkable. Ball was just below the lip with little green to work with. And his putting in the last 5-6 holes was money. 

It's a Stanford team out there - Bradley Knox (just graduated) is carrying Isaiah's bag. The opponent today is a senior at Vandy.

6 of the 8 matches went to the 18th hole (or beyond). Really compelling golf. FS1 coverage begins at 4:00 PT, which would pick up Isaiah's match right around the turn, and holes 8-10 are the hardest part of the course.

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thanks for the additional detail.  the up and down at 17 makes the finish at 18 even sweeter.

linked below is the Komikal piece.  love the Spyglass photo -- club is in great position with butt pointed at the ball.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/golf/...o-16014604

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thanks for the additional detail.  the up and down at 17 makes the finish at 18 even sweeter.

linked below is the Komikal piece.  love the Spyglass photo -- club is in great position with butt pointed at the ball.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/golf/...o-16014604

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one more story from yesterday.

https://www.golfchannel.com/article/ryan...L_20180817

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one more story from yesterday.

https://www.golfchannel.com/article/ryan...L_20180817

[Spiny_Norman]

Trying to remember other Stanford golfers who have advanced this far in the US Amateur. In recent memory, I can recall (with help from the USGA archive)
2010 - David Chung lost in the finals to Peter Uihlein
2011 - Patrick Rodgers lost in the quarterfinals
2013 - Patrick Rodgers lost in the round of 16
2015 - Maverick McNealy lost to eventual champ Bryson DeChambeau in the round of 16
2016 - David Boote lost to eventual runner up Brad Dalke in the quarterfinals

Stanford has had 2 golfers win the US Men's Amateur - Tiger Woods and Lawson Little.

For today, meet the quarterfinalists - http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-pa...lists.html

[Spiny_Norman]

Trying to remember other Stanford golfers who have advanced this far in the US Amateur. In recent memory, I can recall (with help from the USGA archive)
2010 - David Chung lost in the finals to Peter Uihlein
2011 - Patrick Rodgers lost in the quarterfinals
2013 - Patrick Rodgers lost in the round of 16
2015 - Maverick McNealy lost to eventual champ Bryson DeChambeau in the round of 16
2016 - David Boote lost to eventual runner up Brad Dalke in the quarterfinals

Stanford has had 2 golfers win the US Men's Amateur - Tiger Woods and Lawson Little.

For today, meet the quarterfinalists - http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-pa...lists.html

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iirc Joel Kribel was a US Amateur runner-up (may be losing to Kuchar in the finals)

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iirc Joel Kribel was a US Amateur runner-up (may be losing to Kuchar in the finals)

[martyup]

Salinda was 4 up after 6, but is now 1 up after 13.  Hang in there Isaiah!

[martyup]

Salinda was 4 up after 6, but is now 1 up after 13.  Hang in there Isaiah!

[BobK]

One up playing 16 and Salinda has a two inch putt for birdie

[BobK]

One up playing 16 and Salinda has a two inch putt for birdie

[martyup]

Salinda up 2 with 2 to play.  If he wins, he gets Bling in the Semis.  That should be a much easier match than playing either Hovland or Hammer.

[martyup]

Salinda up 2 with 2 to play.  If he wins, he gets Bling in the Semis.  That should be a much easier match than playing either Hovland or Hammer.

[Spiny_Norman]

Salinda closed out his opponent with a par on 17. He wins 2 and 1.

It seems like Salinda was all over the golf course. Scrambled like mad. Made a bunch of pressure 3, 4 and 5 footers for par. And his opponent Will Gordon from Vanderbilt lipped out 5 putts during the match.

Salinda will play UCLA golfer Devon Bling in the semifinals tomorrow.

[Spiny_Norman]

Salinda closed out his opponent with a par on 17. He wins 2 and 1.

It seems like Salinda was all over the golf course. Scrambled like mad. Made a bunch of pressure 3, 4 and 5 footers for par. And his opponent Will Gordon from Vanderbilt lipped out 5 putts during the match.

Salinda will play UCLA golfer Devon Bling in the semifinals tomorrow.

[bbm233]

Salinda will play UCLA golfer Devon Bling in the semifinals tomorrow.

Live coverage on Fox starting at 9am PT. Salinda and Bling are first off at 8am.

[bbm233]

Salinda will play UCLA golfer Devon Bling in the semifinals tomorrow.

Live coverage on Fox starting at 9am PT. Salinda and Bling are first off at 8am.

[Spiny_Norman]

Fabulous match so far. Bling has made 5 birdies but is only 1 up through 11. Salinda and Bling have halved 3 holes with birdies.

[Spiny_Norman]

Fabulous match so far. Bling has made 5 birdies but is only 1 up through 11. Salinda and Bling have halved 3 holes with birdies.

[BobK]

Salinda One down now on 18

[BobK]

Salinda One down now on 18

[bbm233]

Just to close the loop on the US Amateur...

Isaiah Salinda lost in the semifinals to Devon Bling (UCLA soph), 1 down. It went to the 18th hole, with Salinda needing to win the hole to extend the match. I am sure you have seen 18 at Pebble, a par 5 with water all the way down the left hand side, a lone Monterrey cypress tree in the middle of the fairway at about 280 yards, a giant sand trap all along the left side for the last 150 yards or so. Both players hit beautiful tee shots and decided to go for the green with their seconds. Isaiah unfortunately tugged his into a green side bunker. He hit an average shot from the sand and had about 15 feet for birdie. In the meantime, Bling hit a pretty lousy lag putt from the front of the green, leaving himself 10 feet or so. Salinda needed to make his birdie putt to really put a lot of pressure on Bling. He hit it too hard, which took out the break and it slid by 4 feet or so. Bling ran his birdie try past by two feet. Both made par, and Bling advanced.

Isaiah played really well. He was four under on his round, with six birdies. Bling just played one stroke better. No real regrets - he brought his A game, and his opponent brought his A+ game. It was really great to see all of the coverage that Isaiah got, including his pre-shot discussions with Bradley Knox. For whatever reason, the microphones really picked up on that.

What the summer tells us is that Wu and Salinda bring a strong one-two as they head into their senior years. The rest of the team is unproven. 

P.S. Bling lost to Viktor Hovland in the 36 hole final 6 and 5. Hovland is an OK St senior by way of Norway, and is ranked 5th in the world.

[bbm233]

Just to close the loop on the US Amateur...

Isaiah Salinda lost in the semifinals to Devon Bling (UCLA soph), 1 down. It went to the 18th hole, with Salinda needing to win the hole to extend the match. I am sure you have seen 18 at Pebble, a par 5 with water all the way down the left hand side, a lone Monterrey cypress tree in the middle of the fairway at about 280 yards, a giant sand trap all along the left side for the last 150 yards or so. Both players hit beautiful tee shots and decided to go for the green with their seconds. Isaiah unfortunately tugged his into a green side bunker. He hit an average shot from the sand and had about 15 feet for birdie. In the meantime, Bling hit a pretty lousy lag putt from the front of the green, leaving himself 10 feet or so. Salinda needed to make his birdie putt to really put a lot of pressure on Bling. He hit it too hard, which took out the break and it slid by 4 feet or so. Bling ran his birdie try past by two feet. Both made par, and Bling advanced.

Isaiah played really well. He was four under on his round, with six birdies. Bling just played one stroke better. No real regrets - he brought his A game, and his opponent brought his A+ game. It was really great to see all of the coverage that Isaiah got, including his pre-shot discussions with Bradley Knox. For whatever reason, the microphones really picked up on that.

What the summer tells us is that Wu and Salinda bring a strong one-two as they head into their senior years. The rest of the team is unproven. 

P.S. Bling lost to Viktor Hovland in the 36 hole final 6 and 5. Hovland is an OK St senior by way of Norway, and is ranked 5th in the world.