University of Cincinnati standout golfer Austin Squires (Ryle High School) has played his way into the quarterfinals of the United States Amateur Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.
Squires defeated Andrew Alligood 1-up and will face fifth-ranked Viktor Hovland of Norway. That match will air on Fox Sports 1 at 7 p.m. tonight.
... late-round heroics were a common theme for Squires in posting a pair of match-play victories Thursday. Earlier in the day he birdied the 19th hole to upset the 45th-ranked amateur in the world, Luis Gagne of Costa Rica, by a 1-up result.