Tour News
Amateur Beau Hossler is in the hunt
Saturday, June 16, 2012
By Dave Shedloski
San Francisco – Beau Hossler has spent his second U.S. Open constantly reassessing his goals.
After matching his opening-round 70 with another even-par 70 Saturday at The Olympic Club, the 17-year-old amateur from Mission Viejo, Calif., has set his horizons a bit higher than trying to finish as low amateur.
He wants to be low competitor.
Hossler enters the final round of the 112th U.S. Open tied for eighth at 3-over 213, well ahead of two-time U.S. Junior Amateur champion Jordan Spieth and Patrick Cantlay, the other two amateurs to make the cut at the Lake Course.
Cantlay, the 2011 U.S. Amateur runner-up and low amateur at the 2011 U.S. Open, and Spieth, who just led the University of Texas to the NCAA Division I title, are ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively, in the World Amateur Golf Ranking supported by The R&A and USGA.
Hossler will play alongside two-time PGA Tour winner Jason Dufner in the sixth-from-last group at 2:20 p.m. PDT.
He thinks he can beat Dufner. And everyone else, something that hasn’t been accomplished by an amateur since Johnny Goodman in 1933. Since then, Jack Nicklaus came the closest to winning as an amateur when he finished second to Arnold Palmer at Cherry Hills 52 years ago.
“I still have the goal to be low amateur,” said Hossler, “but my goal now is to win the tournament.
“I feel like I’m in contention to win the tournament, and I’m going to try and take advantage of it tomorrow.”
He flashed a smile that showed a mouthful of braces. He didn’t look imposing, but then consider his scores, particularly Saturday’s effort, which was a true display of grit. Hossler, who missed the cut last year at Congressional and is the first high school-age player to play in consecutive U.S. Opens since Mason Rudolph (1950-51), made four bogeys in Round 3, and each time he birdied the very next hole.
That’s called bounce-back in the stat sheet. It’s also called heart in the golf arena.
Hossler has made 10 birdies over 54 holes, second-most in the field. He’ll probably need a few to catch 54-hole leaders Graeme McDowell and Jim Furyk, both U.S. Open champions who sit at 1-under 209, but he’s going to give it a try. He has nothing to lose.
Still, even if he doesn’t win, there could be other perks for a high finish. The low eight and ties receive an invitation to the 2013 Masters, and the top 10 and ties get a spot in the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. Hossler also is putting himself in position to be selected for the 2013 USA Walker Cup Team.
Of course, there’s the small matter of 18 more holes to play on one of the most rigorous championship layouts in golf.
“Obviously, I’m not experienced in there, so I can’t really talk about what it’s going to be like, but I know from other tournaments that I feel pretty comfortable coming down the back nine when I’m in contention,” said Hossler, the stroke-play medalist at the 2011 U.S. Junior Amateur. “So, obviously, it’s a little bit different being the U.S. Open, but I put myself in contention many a tournament and have come through successfully.”
It would be an amazing accomplishment if he could continue that trend.
Click here to read the full article on USGA.com
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Equipment
Photos from the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
GolfWRX is live this week at Colonial Country Club for the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Custom Camerons and some “super” new grips from SuperStroke are filling our galleries early in the week as well as WITBs — including the always interesting “Cashmere Keith” Mitchell.
Check out links to our photos below, which we’ll continue to update throughout the week.
And while you’re making your way through our photos, be sure to check out last year’s incredible gallery of prototype and personal Ben Hogan golf clubs.
General Albums
- 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge – Monday #1
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WITB Albums
- Keith Mitchell – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
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- Paul Haley – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Tyler Duncan – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Min Woo Lee – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Austin Smotherman – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Lee Hodges – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Sami Valimaki – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
Pullout Albums
- Eric Cole’s newest custom Cameron putter – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- New Super Stroke Marvel comic themed grips – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Ben Taylor’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Tyler Duncan’s Axis 1 putter – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Cameron putters – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Chris Kirk’s new Callaway Opus wedges – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- ProTC irons – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Dragon Skin 360 grips – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Cobra prototype putters – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- SeeMore putters – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship
GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.
While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.
Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Michael Block – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Patrick Reed – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cam Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Josh Speight – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Takumi Kanaya – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kyle Mendoza – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Adrian Meronk – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jordan Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jeremy Wells – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jared Jones – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Somers – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Larkin Gross – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tracy Phillips – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jon Rahm – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Keita Nakajima – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kazuma Kobori – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- David Puig – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Ryan Van Velzen – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brad Marek – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rich Beem WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Phil Mickelson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Matt Dobyns – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Lucas Herbert – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jason Dufner – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Daly – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Taylor Gooch – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dean Burmester – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dustin Johnson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
Pullout Albums
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- Bettinardi covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cameron putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Max Homa – Titleist 2 wood – 2024 PGA Championship
- Scotty Cameron experimental putter shaft by UST – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – new Ping putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka’s new Cameron putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s Cobra bag and Aerojet driver – 2024 PGA Championship
- Super Stroke grip – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tiger Woods – 2024 PGA Championship
- Michael Block’s new TaylorMade “Proto” 7-iron, from address – 2024 PGA Championship
- Odyssey putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.
From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.
Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.
General Albums
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Monday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Keegan Bradley – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
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Pullout Albums
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