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Yuan Makes Final Match at Pacific Northwest Men's Amateur Championships
July 22, 2016 | Men's Golf
WALLA WALLA, Wash. β University of Washington sophomore Carl Yuan advanced to the final match of the 115th Pacific Northwest Men's Amateur Championship Friday and will face Andrew Whalen of Ephrata, Wash., on Saturday. Yuan, out of Lake Mary, Fla., will tee off against Whalen in their 36-hole match at 7:30 a.m. at Wine Valley Golf Club. Β
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Yuan showcased his stellar talent on Friday as he came from behind for a 1-up victory over Drew McCullough of Richland, Wash., after winning three of his last five holes. Yuan, who was the No. 2 seed in the championship's stroke play qualifying rounds, has had a successful summer he had qualified into the section state for 2016 U.S. Open, after just one year competing collegiately.
The sophomore defeated Aaron Whalen 4 and 3 in the quarterfinals and knocked out Eric Ansett 3 and 2 during the round of 16. He opened the round of 64 with a 3 and 1 victory over Kyle Cornet before easily handling Michael Butler in the next round, winning 6 and 5.Β
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The championship began with 168 players, 64 of whom advanced to the single-elimination match-play bracket after two rounds of stroke-play qualifying. Each match was then contested over 18. However, tomorrow's final match will be played over 36 holes.
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One of the oldest amateur golf championships in the world, Yuan and Whalen will be competing for the Macan Cup, which is named after legendary golf course designer A.V. Macan, a member of the Pacific Northwest Golf Hall of Fame and winner of this championship in 1913.
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Past champions include Tiger Woods, Jeff Quinney, Ben Crane, Jeff Coston, Nick Flanagan, Jim McLean and Pacific Northwest Golf Hall of Famers Chandler Egan, Harry Givan, Jack Westland, Bud Ward and George Holland, among many others.
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The Pacific Northwest Men's Amateur Championship is one of 15 major, regional, amateur championships for men, women, juniors and seniors conducted annually by the PNGA throughout the Northwest.
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Yuan showcased his stellar talent on Friday as he came from behind for a 1-up victory over Drew McCullough of Richland, Wash., after winning three of his last five holes. Yuan, who was the No. 2 seed in the championship's stroke play qualifying rounds, has had a successful summer he had qualified into the section state for 2016 U.S. Open, after just one year competing collegiately.
The sophomore defeated Aaron Whalen 4 and 3 in the quarterfinals and knocked out Eric Ansett 3 and 2 during the round of 16. He opened the round of 64 with a 3 and 1 victory over Kyle Cornet before easily handling Michael Butler in the next round, winning 6 and 5.Β
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The championship began with 168 players, 64 of whom advanced to the single-elimination match-play bracket after two rounds of stroke-play qualifying. Each match was then contested over 18. However, tomorrow's final match will be played over 36 holes.
Β
One of the oldest amateur golf championships in the world, Yuan and Whalen will be competing for the Macan Cup, which is named after legendary golf course designer A.V. Macan, a member of the Pacific Northwest Golf Hall of Fame and winner of this championship in 1913.
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Past champions include Tiger Woods, Jeff Quinney, Ben Crane, Jeff Coston, Nick Flanagan, Jim McLean and Pacific Northwest Golf Hall of Famers Chandler Egan, Harry Givan, Jack Westland, Bud Ward and George Holland, among many others.
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The Pacific Northwest Men's Amateur Championship is one of 15 major, regional, amateur championships for men, women, juniors and seniors conducted annually by the PNGA throughout the Northwest.
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