University of North Carolina golfers Austin Hitt and Ryan Burnett secured two of the four spots that were up for grabs at a qualifying tournament at UNC Finley to advance to the 2019 United States Amateur.
The 2019 Amateur will be contested at the historic Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, N.C., August 12-18.
Hitt and Burnett finished first and second, respectively, in the 102-player field at Finley.
Hitt, a rising senior from Longwood, Fla., bested the field by shooting 69-68 for a 7-under-par 137 total. He edged Burnett, a rising sophomore from Lafayette, Calif.