Luke Clanton has had one heck of a summer. He has posted three top-10s on the PGA Tour, which includes a runner-up finish at the John Deere Classic and a solo fifth at last week’s Wyndham Championship. He also made the cut at the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, narrowly missing out on winning low-amateur honors to Neal Shipley.
But Clanton has had one tournament circled on his calendar for months: the U.S. Amateur, which is taking place at Hazeltine Golf Club in Minnesota this week. He started off on the right foot, posting a 3-under par score for the stroke play portion—a 36-hole competition that determines the
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