GT looking to go back-to-back at the US Amateur

[Architorture23]

Tyler Strafaci has made a really nice run, perhaps aided by a weird penalty called on his opponents' caddy the other day (the match was tied so it didn't necessarily change the outcome), and is now 4 up thru 10 in his Semifinal match against Oklahoma State Soph Aman Gupta. West Virginia and SMU are represented in the other semifinal.

https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2020/u-s--amateur.html#!scoring

 

[Architorture23]

Gupta coming on. Strafaci's lead down to 1 up with 2 to play.

 

[swampsting]

Strafaci must like living on the edge. Blew a 4 up lead over 5 holes. But survived. That's all that matters.

 

[ricejacket]

Love to see him hold on, he had some strange crap happen to his opponents on 18. Do they sell that hat? Simple but awesome

 

[Architorture23]

Clutch birdie at 18. Nice job withstanding the charge. He'll see Ollie Osborne tomorrow for the final.

 

[RamblinWreck92]

Good kid & now headed to Augusta. Hope he takes it home on Sunday

 

[cyclejacket]

Clutch birdie at 18. Nice job withstanding the charge. He'll see Ollie Osborne tomorrow for the final.

I heard he bites off a bat head in front of his opponent at the 1st tee, hope Tyler can out tough him.

 

[ninegt]

Looks like the opponent got off to a hot start. Tyler has played the first 11 holes in even par and is 4 down . Osborne has made 6 birdies in those 11 holes. That’s a buzzsaw. Two things going for Tyler:

• This is a 36 hole match, plenty of time, and
• You know what they say about a fast sh***ing dog... it don’t sh*t long.

 

[gtrower]

Looks like the opponent got off to a hot start. Tyler has played the first 11 holes in even par and is 4 down . Osborne has made 6 birdies in those 11 holes. That’s a buzzsaw. Two things going for Tyler:

• This is a 36 hole match, plenty of time, and
• You know what they say about a fast sh***ing dog... it don’t sh*t long.

Tyler rampaging towards the end of R1. Won 4 of the last 5 holes. Now down 1.

 

[ninegt]

Tyler rampaging towards the end of R1. Won 4 of the last 5 holes. Now down 1.

And we’re all square!!!

 

[Architorture23]

And Strafaci now has a 1 up lead thru 25 holes. Let's go Tyler!

 

[gtrower]

Still 1 up thru 30. Hasn’t dropped a hole since #12.

 

[bandman]

Fog is causing Holey Moley.

 

[JoeCakeEater]

2 up with 3 to play

 

[swampsting]

that long birdie when Osborne was in tight and then that eagle after Osborne dropped in his birdie putt were clutch.

 

[gtrower]

Brutal sequence for Osbourne. Ties the match at 31 and follows it up with a birdie at 32 only to lose the hole on Tyler’s eagle. Then drops 33 with a double bogey. That’s got to be quite the mental blow.

 

[Architorture23]

Osborne hanging in. Nearly holed it on 16.

 

[RoRo Shiz]

Where is the ball?

 

[JoeCakeEater]

Yikes... what a match. Tech guy slipping a little bit. Definitely feeling the magnitude of this moment.

 

[bandman]

Yes! Great match.