Aman Gupta just keeps showing up. The Oklahoma State player is riding out an opportunity this week as one of the last men into the U.S. Amateur field at Bandon Dunes, a bucket-list golf destination along the Oregon coast.
Consider this a condensed version of the headlines: Gupta goes from on-site alternate to Bandon Trails competitive course record-holder with his opening 7-under 64 (alas, a short-lived title after Wilson Furr replaced it 24 hours later with his own 62) to now staring a down a spot in the quarterfinals. He’s one match away.
Gupta brought a new putter to Bandon Dunes, and used it to hole 11 putts on the front nine of Bandon Trails on Monday in his opening 64.