SEAN BOSTON
Hutch Post
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Hutchinson’s Ty Adkins is set to make his debut on one of golf’s grandest amateur stages Monday at the 125th U.S. Amateur Championship in San Francisco.
The 2023 Hutchinson High graduate will tee off at 12:46 p.m. Pacific time, that’s 2:46 p.m. Hutchinson time, on the Olympic Club’s Ocean Course. He’s paired with Garrett Rank of Canada, who is also a National Hockey League referee, and Billy Davis of San Diego, who just completed his freshman season at Auburn University.
The same three will then tee off at 7:31 a.m. Pacific time, 9:31 a.m. Hutchinson time, on Tuesday.
Adkins, who recently transferred from Wichita State to South Dakota State, earned his spot with a 6-under-par 66 in final qualifying at Milburn Country Club in Overland Park. He tied for medalist honors after a blistering back nine that included a bunker hole-out eagle on the 17th hole.
It’s been a whirlwind month for Adkins, who was seventh on a waitlist just to get into his first qualifier. He advanced through local qualifying in Nebraska before sealing his trip to San Francisco.
The championship begins with two rounds of stroke play, Monday and Tuesday, before the top 64 advance to match play on the Lake Course. The event runs through August 17th.
To find out more information about the U.S. Amateur, click here.