Karl Vilips knocked out early at US Amateur Championship
Vilips (right) shakes hands with the man who beat him in round one, Jackson Buchanan – image USGA
Australian Karl VCilips was the only Australasian to make it to the knockout phase of the US Amateur Championship at Cherry Hills in Colorado but unfortunately for the Stanford University golfer, he has lost his opening round encounter against American Jackson Buchanan.
Buchanan, who tied for the leading spot in the 36-hole qualifying strokeplay earlier in the week, was done early in the match after Vilips had birdied the 3rd hole but by the turn the match was all-square.
Buchanan then proceeded to win the 10th, 12th and 14th holes and although he lost the 13th, the margin proved too great for Vilips despite him clawing the margin back to 1 hole when he birdied the 17th.
Vilips would lose the last hole to lose the match 2 down.
