Hoffmann the last Cowboy standing
After 36 holes Thursday, only one Oklahoma State Cowboy is left standing at the U.S. Amateur.
Freshman Morgan Hoffmann won both of his matches 2 and 1 Thursday to advance to this morning’s round, which includes the final eight players at the par 70 No. 2 course at Pinehurst Country Club in Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
Hoffmann tees off at 9:30 a.m. today against New Zealand’s Danny Lee.
“Now I have to represent OSU all by myself,” Hoffmann said. “It’s exciting, but I wish my teammates were still here.”
Hoffmann was one of four Cowboys still in the tournament to start the day. But freshman Peter Uihlein lost his morning match, and sophomores Kevin Tway and Rickie Fowler were eliminated in the afternoon round. Tway lost on the 22nd hole to Louisville’s Derek Fathauer.
Tway is no stranger to USGA events. He won the 2005 U.S. Junior Amateur, and qualified for this year’s U.S. Open.
Hoffmann was one down after six holes, but won the 7th, 8th and 9th holes to go 2 up. The New Jersey native is playing in his third U.S. Amateur. He was eliminated in the opening round of the previous two.
“It’s the biggest stage I’ve played on,” he said. “But I’m really comfortable with the course, and I don’t let anything around me affect the way I play.”
By Ray Martin
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