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University of Cincinnati men's golfers senior Davis Baxter (Nolensville, Tenn./Ravenwood High School) and junior Austin Squires (Union, Ky./Ryle High School) saw their run at the U.S. Amateur come to a close Tuesday in Los Angeles, California, when the duo fell short of advancing to the match-play portion of the event.
Baxter finished at 10-over par 80 Tuesday at the Bel-Air Country Club (6,722 yards/Par 70) to complete his two rounds tied in 218th place at 13-over 73-80=153. Squires shot a 9-over 79 Tuesday at the Riviera Country Club (7,272 yards/Par 70) to tie for 250th place at 15-over 76-79=155.
Hayden Wood of Edmond, Oklahoma, finished atop the 312-player stroke-play field at 9-under 64-67=131. The top 64 finishers advance to a five-day match play event that begins Wednesday at the Riviera Club. The final cut was 4-over 144.
// QUOTING THE BEARCATS
On his experience at the U.S. Amateur:
"Even though this tournament didn't go the way I wanted, I am still taking away a lot of positives. I learned a lot about myself and my golf game. I know exactly what I need to work on to get better and words can't describe how excited I am to get the season going." – Davis Baxter
"This week was great. The U.S. Amateur is truly a major championship, without any professional golfers. They treated me great and the golf courses were two of the best one can play. I didn't have my best stuff this week and my weaknesses were exposed. But that has to happen for me to improve. Overall, I didn't hit it as bad as the scorecard shows. I just didn't make any putts to capitalize on good shots or to save me from the bad ones." – Austin Squires
"I learned a lot about myself this week, mainly about my tendencies when I am nervous. And I felt new kinds of pressure or nerves, because this tournament is like no other. I also learned a little bit more on how to prepare for tournaments with limited time, because we had to learn two championship courses in two days." – Austin Squires
// FALL SEASON STARTS SOON
Cincinnati's fall season starts in less than four weeks when the Bearcats take part in the Invitational at the Ocean Course hosted by the College of Charleston on Sept. 11-12. The annual Bearcat Invitational is scheduled for Sept. 25-26 at Coldstream Country Club.
University of Cincinnati men's golfers senior Davis Baxter (Nolensville, Tenn./Ravenwood High School) and junior Austin Squires (Union, Ky./Ryle High School) saw their run at the U.S. Amateur come to a close Tuesday in Los Angeles, California, when the duo fell short of advancing to the match-play portion of the event.
Baxter finished at 10-over par 80 Tuesday at the Bel-Air Country Club (6,722 yards/Par 70) to complete his two rounds tied in 218th place at 13-over 73-80=153. Squires shot a 9-over 79 Tuesday at the Riviera Country Club (7,272 yards/Par 70) to tie for 250th place at 15-over 76-79=155.
Hayden Wood of Edmond, Oklahoma, finished atop the 312-player stroke-play field at 9-under 64-67=131. The top 64 finishers advance to a five-day match play event that begins Wednesday at the Riviera Club. The final cut was 4-over 144.
// QUOTING THE BEARCATS
On his experience at the U.S. Amateur:
"Even though this tournament didn't go the way I wanted, I am still taking away a lot of positives. I learned a lot about myself and my golf game. I know exactly what I need to work on to get better and words can't describe how excited I am to get the season going." – Davis Baxter
"This week was great. The U.S. Amateur is truly a major championship, without any professional golfers. They treated me great and the golf courses were two of the best one can play. I didn't have my best stuff this week and my weaknesses were exposed. But that has to happen for me to improve. Overall, I didn't hit it as bad as the scorecard shows. I just didn't make any putts to capitalize on good shots or to save me from the bad ones." – Austin Squires
"I learned a lot about myself this week, mainly about my tendencies when I am nervous. And I felt new kinds of pressure or nerves, because this tournament is like no other. I also learned a little bit more on how to prepare for tournaments with limited time, because we had to learn two championship courses in two days." – Austin Squires
// FALL SEASON STARTS SOON
Cincinnati's fall season starts in less than four weeks when the Bearcats take part in the Invitational at the Ocean Course hosted by the College of Charleston on Sept. 11-12. The annual Bearcat Invitational is scheduled for Sept. 25-26 at Coldstream Country Club.