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USA Today
3 hours ago
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- USA Today
Jackson Herrington earns spot for Masters, U.S. Open in 2026
Tennessee sophomore Jackson Herrington advanced to the finals of the 2025 U.S. Amateur Championship at Olympic Golf Course in San Francisco, California. He played a 36-hole championship match versus high school junior Mason Howell, a 2016 Georgia commit. Howell, 18, won the 36-hole final, 7 and 6, surpassing Tiger Woods to become the third-youngest U.S. Amateur champion all time. Byeong Hun An, 17, in 2009 and Danny Lee, 18, in 2008 were younger won they were victorious. With Herrington's performance, the Tennessee sophomore earned a spot in the 2026 Masters and the 2026 U.S. Open. "I got through a lot of people this week, and it was tough," Herrington said. "I proved to myself I could do it." Tennessee will tee off its 2025-26 golf season Sept. 5-7 in the Visit Knoxville Collegiate at Tennessee National Golf Course in Loudon, Tennessee. More: Jackson Herrington records hole-in-one at U.S. Amateur Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
NBC Sports
2 days ago
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- NBC Sports
Highlights: 2025 U.S. Amateur, Championship Match
Watch the best shots from the championship match of the 2025 U.S. Amateur Championship featuring Mason Howell and Jackson Herrington, hosted by The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
2025 U.S. Amateur live leaderboard: Jackson Herrington vs. Mason Howell scores, highlights
(Editor's note: Golfweek's Cameron Jourdan is following all the action from Olympic Club. Check out his updates from the semifinals here.) It's time for the championship match of the 2025 U.S. Amateur. Teenagers Jackson Herrington, a 19-year-old sophomore at Tennessee, and Mason Howell, an 18-year-old high school senior who's committed to Georgia, both captured victories Saturday in thrilling semifinals. Herrington birdied the 18th hole to advance while Howell got hot on the back nine to win, 3 and 2. Now, one of them will hoist the Havemeyer Trophy come Sunday night at Olympic Club. Follow the championship match at the 2025 U.S. Amateur on Sunday for live updates, highlights, leaderboard, scores and more. U.S. Amateur live leaderboard Follow live scores from the U.S. Amateur here. U.S. Amateur championship tee times All times ET 1:15 p.m.: No. 37 Jackson Herrington vs. No. 63 Mason Howell U.S. Amateur TV information All times ET Sunday, Aug. 17: 7-10 p.m.: Championship Match (Golf Channel) U.S. Amateur format Every player in the field will compete in 36 holes of stroke play on Monday and Tuesday, where the field will be cut to the low 64 players for match play, which begins Wednesday. A playoff will be used if needed to determine the 64 players. Then, the Round of 64 takes place Wednesday, Rounds of 32 and 16 on Thursday, quarterfinals on Friday, semifinals on Saturday and the 36-hole championship final on Sunday. U.S. Amateur ticket information Fans must purchase tickets to attend the U.S. Amateur. For more information, click here. What the winner of U.S. Amateur receives A gold medal Custody of the Havemeyer Trophy for one year Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Amateurs Exemption into 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Country Club, in Southampton, N.Y. Exemption into 2026 Open Championship, conducted by The R&A, at Royal Birkdale (must be an amateur) Likely invitation into 2026 Masters Tournament (must be an amateur) Name engraved into 2025 USGA Champions' plaque that resides in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: US Amateur 2025: Jackson Herrington, Mason Howell scores, updates
USA Today
2 days ago
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- USA Today
2025 U.S. Amateur live leaderboard: Jackson Herrington vs. Mason Howell scores, highlights
(Editor's note: Golfweek's Cameron Jourdan is following all the action from Olympic Club. Check out his updates from the semifinals here.) It's time for the championship match of the 2025 U.S. Amateur. Teenagers Jackson Herrington, a 19-year-old sophomore at Tennessee, and Mason Howell, an 18-year-old high school senior who's committed to Georgia, both captured victories Saturday in thrilling semifinals. Herrington birdied the 18th hole to advance while Howell got hot on the back nine to win, 3 and 2. Now, one of them will hoist the Havemeyer Trophy come Sunday night at Olympic Club. Follow the championship match at the 2025 U.S. Amateur on Sunday for live updates, highlights, leaderboard, scores and more. U.S. Amateur live leaderboard Follow live scores from the U.S. Amateur here. U.S. Amateur championship tee times All times ET 1:15 p.m.: No. 37 Jackson Herrington vs. No. 63 Mason Howell U.S. Amateur TV information All times ET U.S. Amateur format Every player in the field will compete in 36 holes of stroke play on Monday and Tuesday, where the field will be cut to the low 64 players for match play, which begins Wednesday. A playoff will be used if needed to determine the 64 players. Then, the Round of 64 takes place Wednesday, Rounds of 32 and 16 on Thursday, quarterfinals on Friday, semifinals on Saturday and the 36-hole championship final on Sunday. U.S. Amateur ticket information Fans must purchase tickets to attend the U.S. Amateur. For more information, click here. What the winner of U.S. Amateur receives
Toronto Star
3 days ago
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- Toronto Star
Herrington has clutch birdie on 18th hole to secure spot in US Amateur final against Howell
By Josh Dubow The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tennessee teenager Jackson Herrington birdied the 18th hole to beat local favorite Niall Shiels Donegan on Saturday to advance to the U.S. Amateur final at The Olympic Club. Herrington won 1 up and will face Georgia teenager Mason Howell in the 36-hole final Sunday. Howell beat Eric Lee 3 and 2 in the other semifinal at the 125th U.S. Amateur.
