Meet the 2020 U.S. Amateur Quarterfinalists

Philip Barbaree, 22, of Shreveport, La.

Instagram: @philipbarbaree7

• No. 109 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®
• Has competed in six U.S. Amateurs and reached match play three times
• Qualified for the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
• Won 2015 U.S. Junior Amateur, winning in 37 holes with largest-ever comeback in a final (5 down with 8 holes to play)
• Posted five top-10 finishes in 2019-20 season at Louisiana State University
• Chosen All-Southeast Region twice and All-Southeastern Conference
• Claimed two Division I Louisiana individual state high school championships

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 68-75—143 in stroke play to earn the No. 47 seed
• R64: Def. Turk Pettit, 19 holes
• R32: Def. Frankie Capan, 2 and 1
• R16: Defeated William Mouw, 3 and 1

Aman Gupta, 21, of Concord, N.C.

Instagram: @aman_gupta13

• No. 500 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®
• Playing in his fourth USGA championship and competed in last year’s U.S. Amateur
• Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2017 U.S. Junior Amateur at Flint Hills National
• In 2010, he tied for seventh in Palmetto Amateur and tied for 13 in Southern Amateur
• Posted three top-10 finishes as a sophomore at Oklahoma State University in 2019-20
• Won Southern Plains Intercollegiate as a freshman with a 54-hole score of 211 (5 under)

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 64-73—137 in stroke play to earn the No. 5 seed
• R64: Def. Van Holmgren, 3 and 2
• R32: Def. Jonathan Yaun, 1 up
• R16: Def. Sam Bennett, 5 and 3

Stewart Hagestad, 29, of Newport Beach, Calif.

Instagram: @stew

• No. 15 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®
• Competing in his 21st USGA championship, including three U.S. Opens (2017-19)
• Playing in his 11th U.S. Amateur and is first mid-amateur to reach quarterfinals since 2014
• Won 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship by defeating Scott Harvey in 37 holes
• Second-youngest Mid-Amateur champion and produced largest comeback victory in a 36-hole final
• Member of victorious 2017 and 2019 USA Walker Cup Teams
• Won a gold medal in Mixed Team Competition at 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru
• Low amateur in 2017 Masters Tournament and first U.S. Mid-Amateur champion to make 36-hole cut

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 73-66-139 in stroke play to earn No. 16 seed
• R64: Def. Abel Gallegos, 1 up
• R32: Def. Spencer Tibbits, 3 and 1
• R16: Def. Harrison Ott, 4 and 3

Charles Osborne, 20, of Reno, Nev.

• No. 460 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®
• Played in the 2019 U.S. Amateur, his first USGA championship
• Won Royal Oaks Intercollegiate as a sophomore at Southern Methodist University in 2019-20
• Twice chosen American Athletic Conference Golfer of the Week
• Competed in 11 events as a SMU freshman
• Reached quarterfinal round of match play in 2019 NCAA Championship
• Qualified for the PGA Tour’s Barracuda Championship through two stages last year

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 77-64 in stroke play to earn No. 27 seed
• R64: Def. William Walker III, 1 up
• R32: Def. Noah Norton, 2 up
• R16: Def. Carson Lundell, 7 and 5

Matthew Sharpstene, 21, of Asheville, N.C.

Twitter: @mattsharpstene

• No. 394 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®
• Competing in his second USGA championship and first U.S. Amateur
• Reached Round of 64 in 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur at The Honors Course
• Advanced to Round of 32 in the 2020 North & South Amateur
• Established Pinehurst No. 4’s course record with a 6-under 64 in 2019 U.S. Amateur stroke play
• Three top-10 finishes as a junior and was All-Midwest as a sophomore at West Virginia University
• Will transfer to Charlotte University for 2020-21

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 69-75 in stroke play to earn No. 58 seed
• R64: Def. John Augenstein, 1 up
• R32: Def. Andrew Kozan, 2 and 1
• R16: Def. Davis Chatfield, 4 and 3

Cameron Sisk, 20, of San Diego, Calif.

Instagram: @cameronsisk4

• No. 39 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®
• Advanced to match in the 2018 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach Golf Links
• Semifinalist in 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur, losing to Michael Thorbjornsen in 21 holes
• Reached quarterfinals of The Amateur Championship, conducted by The R&A, in 2019
• Earned third-team All-America recognition as a sophomore at Arizona State University
• Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year in 2018-19
• Twin brother, Parker, is a member of the San Jose State University golf team

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 79-66 in stroke play to earn No. 62 seed
• R64: Def. Ben Shipp, 5 and 4
• R32: Def. Jack Trent, 3 and 2
• R16: Def. Davis Lamb, 5 and 3

Tyler Strafaci, 22, of Davie, Fla.

• No. 56 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®
• Playing in his fourth U.S. Amateur and reached Round of 32 in 2017
• Competed in 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills and two U.S. Junior Amateurs
• Won 2020 North & South Amateur
• His grandfather, Frank, won two North & South Amateurs (1938, 1939) and 1935 U.S. Amateur Public Links
• Will return to Georgia Tech for a fifth year in 2020-21 and is a three-time All-East Region performer
• Two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection
• His mother, Jill, played golf at the University of Florida from 1976-79

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 71-72 in stroke play to earn No. 41 seed
• R64: Def. Kelly Chinn, 4 and 2
• R32: Def. Julian Perico, 2 and 1
• R16: Def. Segundo Oliva Pinto, 1 up

Michael Thorbjornsen, 19, of Wellesley, Mass.

Instagram: @michaelt_1

• No. 43 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®
• Competing in his third U.S. Amateur and played in 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links
• Second-youngest player (age 17) since World War II to make U.S. Open 36-hole cut and finished 79th
• Won 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club
• Will attend Stanford University this fall and future teammate Karl Vilips is his caddie this week
• Captured 2016 Drive, Chip & Putt National Final (ages 14-15) at Augusta National Golf Club
• 2012 and 2013 U.S. Kids Golf National Player of the Year

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 68-72 in stroke play to earn No. 20 seed
• R64: Def. Trent Phillips, 3 and 2
• R32: Def. Hugo Townsend, 4 and 2
• R16: Def. Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira, 3 and 2