It’s Scheffler compared to Milroy in American Junior Amateur – Well, somehow

It is Scottie Scheffler compared to Rory McIlroy in 77. American junior amateur amateur.

Well, somehow.

Upper two ranked players in junior golf, no. 1 mile Russell and no. 2 Luke Colton will face in one of four quarters on Friday on Friday morning in Trinity Forest in Dallas.

Russell, a 16-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida, survived on Wednesday’s first round of matches, gathering from 2 down through three holes to win in additional holes. On Thursday, he facilitated his opponents, beating Lucas Latimer, 3 and 2, before he lowered Miguel Garcia, 4 and 2.

Colton, 17 years old and from nearby Frisco, A & M Signeee Shiv Parmar, 6 and 5, within 32 years, and then eliminated 15-year-old Chase Bauer, 3 and 1, in order to earn on another month.

Colton and Russell last played the match against each other in round 16 in the north and south amateur in June. Colton won the match in the 21 hole.

You need additional proof that this will be closely challenged, see these numbers:

• in 48 common circles from the beginning of 2024. year, Colton and Russell are 21-21-6 each other

• During that same range, both can boast 70.1 on average points

It is possible that the match of Friday also helps decide from the 10-man of the American Walker Cup team to compete in Cypress points this September. Russell, on no. 18 In World Rang Golf, he had a larger shot that started this week, but 26. Ranked Colton’s stock would shot to beat Russell and eventually won at this championship.

That match begins at 8:30 and.

On Friday other matches:

Hamilton Coleman from Augusta, Georgia, who won last year’s Ajg Junior players in the playoffs Brown, meeting Sohan Patel, who joins the remains of Russell and Colton in the upper half of the carrier. Only two medicines ever won American Junior – Brian Harman (2003) and Cory Whisett (2007). Coleman won every one of his last three holes against the red hot Tyler Watts (also left) in a 2 and 1 win 16.

England Ben Bolton will play Chinese Qiyou Wu. No Englishman never won, while Wu would be another champion from China, after Wenyi Ding 2022. Years. Wu was to take 21 holes to remove Ron’s Banerjee, who won his first round, 9 and 8 on Wednesday, tying for the championship record.

Nicholas gross, growing sophomor in Alabama, draws Vietnamese Nguyen Anh Minh, which is currently ranked no. 52 in the WAGR.