UPDATE (August 13, 2026) — After a pair of wins in match play of the 126th U.S. Amateur Championship, Christian Cavaliere‘s run at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., came to an end on Thursday afternoon in the Round of 16.
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A pair of birdies on Nos. 2 and 3 ignited a strong start for England’s Jack Whaley, who added another birdie on the par-4 eighth to secure a 5-up advantage over Cavaliere. Wins on Nos. 5 and 7 came with pars. Cavaliere logged his lone two wins of the match on Nos. 9 and 11, using pars to chip into the deficit. After a pair of ties, Whaley added another win with par on the 14th. A tie on No. 15 led to the 4-and-3 victory for Whaley.
UPDATE (August 13, 2026) — Christian Cavaliere of Katonah, N.Y., continued his run in the 126th U.S. Amateur Championship at Merion Golf Club, Thursday morning, securing an afternoon match in the Round of 16.
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Cavaliere, the No. 53 seed, squared off against current Canadian Amateur champion Dawson Lew in the morning and raced out to a 4-up lead through seven holes. The reigning MGA Player of the Year carded birdies on Nos. 3 and 7, while pars on Nos. 5 and 6 were also enough for wins.
Lew won the eighth as Cavaliere carded bogey, but Cavaliere won the par-4 11th with birdie to return his advantage to four holes. Lew added another win on No. 15, but a tie on the 16th closed out the match, 3-and-2 in the favor of Cavaliere.
Cavaliere is underway in the Round of 16, facing Jack Whaley of England. The afternoon features coverage on Peacock/NBCSN from 3-6 p.m.
Past Met Amateur champion and MGA Player of the Year Stewart Hagestad saw his run come to an end, falling to Drake Harvey of Henderson, Nev. Harvey built a 4-up advantage through 12 holes. Hagestad won back-to-back holes on Nos. 15 and 16, but the late push wasn’t enough after a tie on the par-3 17th sent Harvey to the afternoon.
UPDATE (August 12, 2026) — Christian Cavaliere and Stewart Hagestad won their Round of 64 matches on Wednesday at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., advancing in the 126th U.S. Amateur Championship.
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Cavaliere opened with back-to-back birdies to quickly go 2-up over Boston Bracken of St. George, Utah. He pushed his advantage to three holes with a victory on the par-5 fourth, before Bracken came back win wins on Nos. 6 and 7. After four ties, Cavaliere tallied a pair of birdies once again to win Nos. 12 and 13. Bracken and Cavaliere traded Nos. 15 and 16, as Cavaliere took the 3-and-2 victory over the rising sophomore at Arizona State. The reigning MGA Player of the Year will face Canadian Dawson Lew at 8:25 a.m., Thursday in the Round of 32.
Hagestad, making his 17th U.S. Amateur appearance, raced out to a 4-up advantage through five holes and never looked back. His opponent, Ryan Downs of Longmeadow, Mass., won Nos. 8 and 10, but Hagestad victories on Nos. 9, 11, and 15 closed out the match, 5 and 3. The 2016 MGA Player of the Year will tee off at 9:15 a.m., Thursday in his Round of 32 match.
Meanwhile, 2024 MGA Player of the Year Matt Lowe came up just short against Rudy Sautron of France, the recent winner of the Monroe Invitational who will continue his college career at Tennessee next season. The two had a back-and-forth match, with just seven ties and neither player taking more than a 1-up advantage. While the 2025 MGA Public Links and Ike champion won Nos. 11, 12 and 14 to have a 1-up lead, Sautron took Nos. 15 and 17 with pars to flip the match in his favor. On the challenging closer at Merion, both players faltered. Sautron missed the fairway right and couldn’t get back into the fairway, while Lowe’s approach from the fairway came up short in the rough. His pitch came out hot and skipped through the back of the green. A bogey putt lipped out and Sautron matched the six with a double of his own to take the 1-up victory.
UPDATE (August 11, 2026) — Though the second round still has several competitors still to finish play, three former MGA Player of the Year honorees – Christian Cavaliere, Matt Lowe, and Stewart Hagestad – have all secured match play positions in the 126th U.S. Amateur Championship at Merion Golf Club.
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All three competitors finished the 36 holes of stroke play qualifying at 1-over-par 141, playing Merion on Monday and stroke play co-host Philadelphia Country Club on Tuesday. Cavaliere, the reigning MGA Player of the Year, opened with a 1-under 69 at Merion and registered a 2-over 72 at Philadelphia Country Club. The 2024 MGA Player of the Year Lowe posted rounds of 71-70 while Hagestad (2016) went 70-71 for his 141 total. Lowe and Hagestad – both having started their rounds on No. 10 – made birdie on the par-4 eighth to get in without needing a playoff, which will fall at 2-over.
The second round will be completed Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. EDT, followed by the playoff for the final match-play spots at 8:30 a.m., starting at the par-3 13th hole of Merion and continuing on the course routing until the spots are filled. The Round of 64 is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. Peacock and the NBC Sports Network will have live streaming from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. EDT.
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (August 10, 2026) – The 126th U.S. Amateur Championship returns to Marion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., for the seventh time August 10-16, with several Met Area competitors in the field.
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Last year’s Met Amateur champion Dean Greyserman of Short Hills, N.J.; 2026 Met Amateur champion Barnes Blake of Westfield, N.J.; 2026 MGA Public Links and Ike champion Matt Lowe of Farmingdale, N.Y.; and 2016 Met Amateur champion Stewart Hagestad of Newport Beach, Calif., were all exempt for the championship.
Greyserman gained entry due to his World Amateur Golf Ranking (top 100) as of May 27, while Blake and Lowe earned their spots in amateur championships, Blake winning the New Jersey and Met amateurs and Lowe taking the New York State Amateur title. Hagestad, a three-time U.S. Mid-Amateur champion, is making his 17th U.S. Amateur appearance and was exempt as a playing member of the 2023 and 2025 Walker Cup teams in addition to his WAGR ranking.
Christian Cavaliere of Katonah, N.Y.; Brody DiBeneditto of Watertown, Conn.; and Joseph Dolezal of Old Westbury, N.Y., all advanced through final qualifying at Brooklawn Country Club, with Cavaliere claiming medalist honors on July 13.
The 312-player field will take on Merion’s East Course and Philadelphia Country Club in Gladwyne, Pa., for stroke play qualifying on Monday and Tuesday, with the low 64 scorers advancing to match play. After the Round of 64 on Wednesday, August 12, two rounds of matches are slated for Thursday, August 13. The Quarterfinal and Semifinal rounds are slated for August 14 and 15 (Friday-Saturday), with the 36-hole championship taking place on Sunday, August 16.
Television coverage will be available throughout match play on Peacock/NBCSN and NBC:
Wednesday, August 12
Round of 64: Peacock/NBCSN, 3 p.m.-6 p.m.
Thursday, August 13
Round of 16: Peacock/NBCSN, 3 p.m.-6 p.m.
Friday, August 14
Quarterfinals: Peacock/NBCSN, 3 p.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, August 15
Semifinals: Peacock, 3 p.m.-4 p.m.
Semifinals: NBC, 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday, August 16
Championship Match (Afternoon 18), Peacock, 3 p.m.-4 p.m.
Championship Match (Afternoon 18): NBC, 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
