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Mason Howell has a year left in high school, but he will be able to tell his classmates he played We are open Before he walked when he graduated.
The 17-year-old Georgia High School Junior qualified for the 2025 US Open. Piedmont Driving Club It took place on Monday in Atlanta after filming an impressive 18-under par in two rounds.
He is also one of the country’s highest ranked junior golfers and ranks eighth on the American Junior Golf Association list. However, his feat was notable given that he is the 496th place amateur to take part in Monday’s qualifying.
“It was one of the greatest moments of my life,” Howell said after two rounds.
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Mason Howell watched the shot at the US Junior Amateur Championship held in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan on July 23, 2024. (Raj Mehta/Getty Images)
“The Longest Day of Golf” is what amateur qualifiers are called as golfers have to play two full rounds and decide who will participate in the 125th edition of the major tournament. Pennsylvania this year.
It was certainly a tough day, but Howell thrusts his 36 holes without putting a bogey on the scorecard, shooting 63 in both rounds, earning his spot in the US open field.
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Howell was first linked to Jackson Buchanan, 22-year-old Illinois University of Golfers.
Mason Howell will play shots at the US Junior Amateur Championship held in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan on July 23, 2024. (Raj Mehta/Getty Images)
However, there were more than just amateurs in the qualifying field. Zach Johnson, the 2007 Masters winner, had PGA Tour veterans on the field as well. Only the top five finishers on the leaderboard can enter Oakmont, and Howell has plenty of momentum heading into the tournament next week.
Mason Howell will be seen at the US Junior Amateur Championship held on July 23, 2024 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. (Raj Mehta/Getty Images)
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Howell is originally from Thomasville, Georgia, and is appearing on the Brookwood High School boys golf team, which won the program’s fourth state title in five years last month. Despite having another year remaining in school before graduation, he has already committed to staying in the state for the next chapter of his golf career and playing for the Georgia Bulldogs.
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