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New Straits Times
4 days ago
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- New Straits Times
Georgia teenager Hamilton Coleman takes US Junior Amateur title
DALLAS, (Texas): Hamilton Coleman, a 17-year-old from Augusta, Ga., made a birdie putt on the 35th hole Saturday to win the 77th US Junior Amateur Championship in Dallas, 2 and 1, over Minh Nguyen of Vietnam. Coleman held on after taking a 5-up lead after 12 holes. As the players moved down the back nine, Nguyen, 18, couldn't tie the match, and Coleman birdied the par-3 17th for the second time in the final to earn the title in the match-play tournament at Trinity Forest. The two played 35 of the 36 holes on yesterday. The winner was two strokes ahead with one hole to play, negating the need for the 36th hole. "I knew I couldn't ease my way into winning. I had to keep hitting quality shots," Coleman said during the trophy presentation. "It got a little tight there, but I never lost faith. I told my caddie I was nervous but not scared. I was proud of that." Coleman beat Sohan Patel on Friday in the quarterfinals before defeating Luke Colton in the semifinals. Both players will receive exemptions into the US Amateur at Olympic Club in San Francisco in August. Coleman also will receive a berth in the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, New York. — REUTERS
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Georgia teen Hamilton Coleman wins US Junior Amateur
DALLAS (AP) — Hamilton Coleman made a 15-foot birdie putt on the 35th hole to hold on for a 2-and-1 victory Saturday over Minh Nguyen of Vietnam in the U.S. Junior Amateur. The victory sends the 17-year-old Coleman, from Augusta, Georgia, to the U.S. Open next year at Shinnecock Hills. Coleman, who plans to play college golf at Georgia, never trailed in the 36-hole match at Trinity Forest. But it nearly went the distance because of the relentless play of Nguyen, who has committed to play at Oregon State. Coleman went 5 up through 12 holes in the morning 18 holes, only for Nguyen to win three of the next four holes. Coleman took a 3-up lead into the afternoon and was 4 up with 11 holes to play when Nguyen again rallied. 'I knew I couldn't ease my way into winning. I had to keep hitting quality shots,' Coleman said. 'It got a little tight there, but I never lost faith. I told my caddie I was nervous but not scared. I was proud of that.' Coleman was clinging to a 1-up lead with four holes to play. Nguyen twice had birdie chances from the 12-foot range to square the match, narrowly missing both times. The Georgia teen then closed him out with a birdie on the 99-yard 17th hole. The runner-up finish means Nguyen is now exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Amateur next month at Olympic Club. ___ AP golf:
NBC Sports
4 days ago
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- NBC Sports
2025 U.S. Junior Amateur trophy presentation
Watch Hamilton Coleman receive the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship trophy and discuss how he was able to hang on to win the tournament.
Washington Post
4 days ago
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- Washington Post
Georgia teen Hamilton Coleman wins US Junior Amateur
DALLAS — Hamilton Coleman made a 15-foot birdie putt on the 35th hole to hold on for a 2-and-1 victory Saturday over Minh Nguyen of Vietnam in the U.S. Junior Amateur. The victory sends the 17-year-old Coleman, from Augusta, Georgia, to the U.S. Open next year at Shinnecock Hills. Coleman, who plans to play college golf at Georgia, never trailed in the 36-hole match at Trinity Forest. But it nearly went the distance because of the relentless play of Nguyen, who has committed to play at Oregon State.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Georgia teen Hamilton Coleman wins US Junior Amateur
DALLAS (AP) — Hamilton Coleman made a 15-foot birdie putt on the 35th hole to hold on for a 2-and-1 victory Saturday over Minh Nguyen of Vietnam in the U.S. Junior Amateur. The victory sends the 17-year-old Coleman, from Augusta, Georgia, to the U.S. Open next year at Shinnecock Hills. Coleman, who plans to play college golf at Georgia, never trailed in the 36-hole match at Trinity Forest. But it nearly went the distance because of the relentless play of Nguyen, who has committed to play at Oregon State. Coleman went 5 up through 12 holes in the morning 18 holes, only for Nguyen to win three of the next four holes. Coleman took a 3-up lead into the afternoon and was 4 up with 11 holes to play when Nguyen again rallied. 'I knew I couldn't ease my way into winning. I had to keep hitting quality shots,' Coleman said. 'It got a little tight there, but I never lost faith. I told my caddie I was nervous but not scared. I was proud of that.' Coleman was clinging to a 1-up lead with four holes to play. Nguyen twice had birdie chances from the 12-foot range to square the match, narrowly missing both times. The Georgia teen then closed him out with a birdie on the 99-yard 17th hole. The runner-up finish means Nguyen is now exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Amateur next month at Olympic Club. ___ AP golf:
