OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – In the most anticipated match of the U.S. Amateur, Bryson DeChambeau outlasted Maverick McNealy, 3 and 2, on Thursday in a clash of college titans in the Round of 16 at Olympia Fields Country Club.
DeChambeau, an SMU senior and the reigning NCAA champion from Clovis, Calif., enjoyed a relatively easy road to Thursday afternoon’s showdown. In the Round of 64, he dispatched Robby Salomon of Monterey, Calif., 8 and 6, before defeating Matt NeSmith of North Augusta, S.C., 5 and 4, in the Round of 32 on Thursday morning.