Golf
Golf

U.S. AMATEUR: WEDNESDAY’S TOP MATCHES

By Steve Hummer
Aug 13, 2014

Jon Rahm, 19, Barrika, Spain vs. Rico Hoey, 18, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Tee time: 9:15 a.m.

Comment: A meeting of two of the top 30-ranked amateurs in the world and two all-Pac-12 players. Rahm, an Arizona State sophomore, ranks 14th in the world. Hoey, a sophomore at USC, is ranked 30th. Both are long hitters well-suited to the muscular Highlands Course at Atlanta Athletic Club.

Will Zalatoris, 17, Plano, Texas vs. Mario Galiano, 19, Malaga, Spain

Tee time: 9:25 a.m.

Comment: Fresh off winning amateur titles in Barcelona and Madrid, Galiano is the world's fourth-ranked amateur. Zalatoris, an incoming freshman at Wake Forest, won the U.S. Junior Amateur last month.

Bo Andrews, 24, Atlanta vs. Zachary Olsen, 20, Cordova, Tenn.

Tee time: 9:35 a.m.

Comment: Andrews has a little payback coming. The recent Georgia Tech grad and Atlanta Athletic Club member lost to Olsen, an Oklahoma State sophomore, in May's NCAA match play.

About the Author

Steve Hummer writes sports features and columns for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He covers a wide range of sports and topics.

Follow Steve Hummer on twitter
More Stories

The Latest

Rory McIlroy walks up the first fairway after his second shot during the second round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Can Rory McIlroy derail the Scheffler machine one more time?

‘An unreal feeling’: UGA golf commit Mason Howell wins U.S. Amateur

South Georgia teen golfer Mason Howell qualifies for Masters invite

Featured

In this file photo from October 2024, Atlanta Braves outfielder Jorge Soler and teammates react after losing to the San Diego Padres 5-4 in San Diego. The Braves and Soler, who now plays for the Los Angeles Angels, face a lawsuit by a fan injured at a 2021 World Series game at Truist Park in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Credit: Jason.Getz@ajc.com

A Braves fan took a ball to the face. The team may be liable, judges say.

The Atlanta Braves and former right fielder Jorge Soler face a lawsuit by a fan hit in the eye with a ball during a World Series game at Truist Park in 2021.

Joro spiders multiply across Georgia, spinning their pesky webs

The invasive species has multiplied rapidly in Atlanta in the last three years, research shows.

Ford settles billion-dollar Georgia lawsuits over fatal wrecks

Ford Motor Co. has settled two Georgia lawsuits that elicited record-setting jury verdicts of $1.7 billion and $2.5 billion, ending more than a decade of litigation.