OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – The big names in amateur golf vie for titles, with the ability to outdo every competitor in any given tournament. So placing top 64 in stroke play to reach match play in the 312-man U.S. Amateur field should be a cinch.
View photos of players at the 2015 U. S. Amateur at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Ill.
Flags over the scoreboard during the U. S. Men's Amateur at Olympia Fields in Olympia Fields, Ill.
Uh, not so much.
In the morning wave of play, plenty of big names proved their worth at Olympia Fields.