How did Cameron Kuchar, Charlie Woods fare at U.S. Junior Amateur Championship?
Stone, who led the tournament after the first round of stroke play on Monday, advances to face China's Mingbo Jiang in the Round of 32 on July 24 at 8:45 a.m.
Kuchar lost the first two holes of the round but rallied to take a 1-up lead after hole No. 7.
Stone then leveled the score on No. 9 and, after the pairing tied four consecutive holes, the Californian won holes No. 14 and 16 before closing out Kuchar.
Kuchar was the last of four Palm Beach County golfers who qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship.
Benjamin graduate Pavel Tsar, Dwyer rising senior Wylie Inman and Benjamin School rising junior Charlie Woods all missed the cut after two rounds of stroke play.
The U.S. Junior Amateur featured a 264-player field with stroke play at Trinity Forest Golf Club and Brook Hollow Golf Club, both in Dallas.
The field cut to the top 64 after two rounds of stroke play. Trinity Forest will host championship match play rounds with the final match scheduled for July 26.
Past winners of the U.S. Junior Amateur include current world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (2013), Jordan Spieth (2009, 2011) and Tiger Woods (1991, 1992, 1993).
Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@gannett.com.
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