OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – Oregon State men’s golfer Conner Kumpula opened the 115th U.S. Amateur Championship with a solid 1-under 69 in the first round of stroke-play competition on Monday.
Kumpula, a junior from Albany, Ore., had two birdies and one bogey at the par-70, 7,078-yard Olympia Fields Country Club South Course and is great position to advance to match play. His birdies came on the par-4, 377-yard 16th and par-5, 539-yard 18th holes.
Alex Franklin, who finished his college career at Oregon State this past June, is competing in his third U.