The run by University of Tennessee at Chattanooga golfer Ward Harris at the U.S. Amateur came to an end Wednesday, when the senior from Birmingham, Alabama, lost to Morocco’s Adam Bresnu in the round of 64 at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
Bresnu was 3 up after nine holes, and while Harris won the 11th with a birdie, Bresnu put the match away with pars on 14 and 15 for a 4-and-3 victory.
Harris had advanced to match play by shooting a 68 on Monday at Philadelphia Country Club and a 73 on Tuesday at Merion — the Philadelphia-area club that has hosted five editions of the U.S. Open and has the U.S. Am for a seventh time — to earn one of the 64 slots for Wednesday’s round by one shot over the cutline.
That allowed him to avoid the playoff that took place Wednesday morning as 16 players competed for 11 spots.
UTC sophomore Evan Rogers shot a 72 on Monday and a 73 on Tuesday, falling short of match play.