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Thornberry, Wolcott Tee Off At U.S. Amateur
Ole Miss junior Ben Wolcott
Photo by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss Athletics
Ole Miss junior Ben Wolcott and incoming freshman Braden Thornberry both fired a 1-over 71 in the opening round of the U.S. Amateur Championship Monday at the Olympia Fields Country Club.
Wolcott, a Dickson, Tennessee native, started on the back nine of the par-70, 7,234-yard North Course and carded one birdie at the par-4 No. 12 to make the turn with a 35. Wolcott posted two birdies on the par-5 No. 6 and par-4 No. 8 to get back to even on the front nine and finished the round T61st with a 1-over 71.
Thornberry, an incoming freshman from Olive Branch, Mississippi, also carded a 1-over 71 on the North Course in the afternoon round. He fired a steady round with two birdies, one bogey and a double to finish the day in a tie for 61st. Both players will tee off on the par-70, 7,037-yard South Course for Tuesday’s second round.
The top 64 players after tomorrow’s second round advance to match-play competition beginning Wednesday. Six rounds of match play begin on Aug. 19 and the championship concludes with a scheduled 36-hole championship match on Aug. 23.
Fans can visit www.USGA.org for score updates throughout each round.
Courtesy of Ole Miss Athletics
| Mon, Nov 4 |  | vs Long Island University | W, 90-60 |
| Fri, Nov 8 |  | vs Grambling | W, 66-64 |
| Tue, Nov 12 |  | vs South Alabama | W, 64-54 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Colorado State | W, 84-69 |
| Thu, Nov 21 |  | vs Oral Roberts | L, 100-68 |
| Thu, Nov 28 |  | vs BYU | W, 96-85 OT |
| Fri, Nov 29 |  | vs 13 Purdue | L, 80-78 |
| Tue, Dec 3 |  | @ Louisville | W, 86-63 |
| Sat, Dec 7 |  | vs Lindenwood | W, 86-53 |
| Sat, Dec 14 |  | vs Southern Miss | W, 77-46 |
| Tue, Dec 17 |  | vs Southern | W, 74-61 |
| Sat, Dec 21 |  | vs Queens University | W, 80-62 |
| Sat, Dec 28 |  | @ Memphis | L, 87-70 |
| Sat, Jan 4 |  | vs Georgia | W, 63-51 |
| Wed, Jan 8 |  | @ 23 Arkansas | W, 73-66 |
| Sat, Jan 11 |  | vs LSU | W, 77-65 |
| Tue, Jan 14 |  | @ 5 Alabama | W, 74-64 |
| Sat, Jan 18 |  | @ 17 Mississippi State | L, 81-84 |
| Wed, Jan 22 |  | vs 13 Texas A&M | L, 62-63 |
| Sat, Jan 25 |  | @ Missouri | 5:00 PM SECN |
| Wed, Jan 29 |  | vs Texas | 8:00 PM ESPN2 |
| Sat, Feb 1 |  | vs 2 Auburn | 3:00 PM TBA |
| Tue, Feb 4 |  | vs 10 Kentucky | 6:00 PM ESPN |
| Sat, Feb 8 | | @ LSU | 7:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 12 |  | @ South Carolina | 6:00 PM SECN |
| Sat, Feb 15 | | vs 17 Mississippi State | 5:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Feb 22 |  | @ Vanderbilt | 2:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 26 | | @ 2 Auburn | 6:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 1 |  | vs 12 Oklahoma | 1:00 PM TBA |
| Wed, Mar 5 |  | vs 1 Tennessee | 8:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 8 |  | @ 6 Florida | 5:00 PM SECN |