Jack Whaley Wins US Amateur 4&3, Securing 3 Major Starts in 2027
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Updated · BBC.com · Aug 16
Jack Whaley Wins US Amateur 4&3, Securing 3 Major Starts in 2027
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 16
Summary
Merion saw 22-year-old Jack Whaley beat Jay Leng Jr 4&3 in the US Amateur final, earning places in the 2027 Masters, US Open and Open Championship at St Andrews.
Two down after the first 18 holes, the Englishman turned the match with back-to-back birdies early in the second round and then won four holes in a row.
Leng Jr entered as the favorite at No. 23 in the world amateur rankings, 67 places above Whaley, but a missed read on the 12th helped leave Whaley three up in heavy rain.
Whaley became only the second English winner since 1911 and the first since Matt Fitzpatrick in 2013; he had missed the cut at the 2025 US Amateur.