Instagram: @sambennettgolf

-No. 3 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®
 

·-Competing in his fourth USGA championship and third U.S. Amateur
 

-Made the 36-hole cut (T-49) in his first U.S. Open this summer at The Country Club
 

-Advanced to the Round of 16 in the 2020 U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes
 

-Was named the 2022 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Player of the Year
 

-Registered six top-5 finishes in 2021-22 at Texas A&M University
 

-Member of USA team in 2021 and 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup
 

-Competed in two PGA Tour events (2021 Valero Texas Open, 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational)
 

Road to the Quarterfinals

-Shot 71-73–144 in stroke play to earn the No. 36 seed

-R64: Def. Nick Gabrelcik, 19 holes

-R32: Def. Fred Biondi, 6 and 5

-R16: Def. David Puig, 4 and 2

Instagram: @_bencarr

-No. 70 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®
 

-Competing in his second U.S. Amateur after having played in 2019
 

-Former PGA Tour player Willy Wilcox is his caddie this week
 

-Made a 20-footer on the first playoff hole to defeat Nathan Franks and advance to quarterfinals
 

-2021-22 Ping All-America Honorable Mention, 2021-22 first-team All-Sun Belt
 

-Was the No. 1-ranked junior in the state of Georgia coming out of high school
 

-Entering his fifth year at Georgia Southern
 

-Trying to become first Georgia Southern player to win U.S. Amateur since alumnus Buddy Alexander (1986)

Road to the Quarterfinals

-Shot 72-72–144 in stroke play to earn the No. 34 seed

-R64: Def. Jake Holbrook, 7 and 5

-R32: Def. Andrew Von Lossow, 1 up

-R16: Def. Nathan Franks, 19 holes

Instagram: @nickgrossgolf

-No. 707 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®
 

-Competing in his second USGA championship and first U.S. Amateur
 

-Youngest player to advance to the quarterfinals since C.T. Pan in 2007 (also 15 years old)
 

-T-4 at 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur, lost in Round of 32
 

·-Was a 2021 AJGA Rolex Junior All-America Team Honorable Mention
 

-Member of 2021 AJGA Junior All-Star Team
 

-As a sophomore, became the first player from his high school to win the individual high school state championship
 

-2019 and 2020 US Kids Golf Teen world champion (Boys 12 & 13)
 

-2018 Drive, Chip and Putt National Finalist (Boys 10-11) and finished third overall
 

-Both parents are professors of civil and environmental engineering (Shawn at Villanova and Jennifer at Lehigh)
 

-Currently a junior at Downingtown West High School
 

Road to the Quarterfinals

-Shot 72-74–146 in stroke play to earn the No. 56 seed

-R64: Def. Cohen Trolio, 3 and 1

-R32: Def. Chris Francoeur, 3 and 2

-R16: Def. Luke Potter, 4 and 3

Instagram: @stew

-No. 9 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®
 

-Competing in his 26th USGA championship and 13th U.S. Amateur
 

-Member of three winning USA Walker Cup Teams (2017, 2019, 2021)
 

-Has competed in four U.S. Opens, making the cut in 2022 at The Country Club (64th)
 

-Captured the 2021 U.S. Mid-Amateur at Sankaty Head Golf Club, defeating Mark Costanza, 2 and 1


-Reached the quarterfinals of the 2020 U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes

-Won gold medal at 2019 Pan American Games in mixed team competition
 

-Low amateur in the 2017 Masters, becoming the first invited Mid-Amateur champion to make 36-hole cut
 

-Won the 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur at Stonewall, defeating Scott Harvey in 37 holes
 

Road to the Quarterfinals

-Shot 69-74–143 in stroke play to earn the No. 21 seed

-R64: Def. Sam Bairstow, 3 and 1

-R32: Def. Benjamin James, 6 and 4

-R16: Def. Hayden Hopewell, 2 and 1

Instagram: @derekhitchner

-No. 51 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®
 

-Competing in his fourth U.S. Amateur
 

-Advanced to match play for the first time
 

-Earned honorable mention All-America honors at Pepperdine University in 2021-22
 

·-Chosen first-team All-West Coast Conference and WCC All-Academic Team
 

-Reached quarterfinals of this year’s Western Amateur
 

-Born in Summit, N.J.; his father, Doug, played soccer at Bucknell University
 

-Enjoys fly-fishing, ping pong and chess

Road to the Quarterfinals

·       Shot 72-74–146 in stroke play to earn the No. 59 seed

·       R64: Def. Adrien Dumont de Chassart, 1 up

·       R32: Def. Josh Gliege, 3 and 2

·       R16: Def. Justin Biwer, 3 and 2

Instagram: @shea_lague_03

-No. 552 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®
 

-Competing in his second USGA championship and first U.S. Amateur
 

-Made 7-foot birdie on 19th hole to defeat No. 3 seed Hugo Townsend in Round of 16
 

-Shot a 5-under 135 in U.S. Amateur qualifying at Goose Creek Golf Club
 

-Advanced to Round of 16 in this year’s California State Amateur
 

-Posted a 73.18 scoring average as a freshman at San Diego State University in 2021-22
 

-Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Week on Jan. 27
 

-Tied for 17th in Western Intercollegiate in Spring 2022
 

Road to the Quarterfinals

-Shot 74-71–145 in stroke play to earn the No. 51 seed

-R64: Def. Hazen Newman, 21 holes

-R32: Def. Yuxin Lin, 3 and 2

-R16: Def. Hugo Townsend, 19 holes

Instagram: @dylanmenante

-No. 8 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®
 

-Competing in his fourth U.S. Amateur, advancing to match play for first time
 

-Earned All-America recognition at Pepperdine University twice
 

-2021 and 2022 West Coast Conference Player of the Year
 

-Posted four top-10 and seven top-20 finishes as a junior
 

-Won his second consecutive Northeast Amateur with a record 72-hole score of 19-under 257
 

-Member of winning USA team at 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup and was member of  2022 team
 

-Transfering to the University of North Carolina for the 2022-23 season
 

-His father, Dean, and mother, Lisa, played golf and tennis, respectively, at the University of Nevada
 

Road to the Quarterfinals

-Shot 73-69–142 in stroke play to earn the No. 16 seed

-R64: Def. Andres Acevedo, 3 and 2

-R32: Def. Carson Lundell, 1 up

·-R16: Def. Maxwell Moldovan, 1 up

Instagram: N/A

-No. 1,212 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®
 

-Shot 6-under 134 in Newport News, Va., qualifier to reach his first USGA championship
 

-Earned Ping First Team All-American honors
 

-Senior at Christopher Newport University
 

-Set program scoring average record for a single season in 2021-22 (72.6)
 

-Trying to become second left-hander to win the U.S. Amateur (Phil Mickelson, 1990)
 

-Would be lowest-ranked player to ever win U.S. Amateur (Gunn Yang, No. 776 in 2014)
 

-Grew up playing hockey, retired to focus on golf due to injuries

Road to the Quarterfinals

-Shot 72-71–143 in stroke play to earn the No. 26 seed

-R64: Def. Wenyi Ding, 23 holes

-R32: Def. Christo Lamprecht, 1 up

-R16: Def. Ricky Castillo, 3 and 2