by Few players, if necessary, had better summers than Ethan Fang. Oklahoma State’s star helped the Cowboys in an NCAA championship at the end of May before traveling the pond and becoming the first American to win the British amateur for almost 20 years. After having barely missed the Open Cup, Fang co-awarded to the Western amateur this week before storming to the final with convincing victories against the huge Goff and Jacob Modleski, plus a difficult result at 3 and 1 against Ben James.
Like James, Fang is already part of the US Walker Cup team that will compete in Cypress Point in September. The same goes for Jackson Koivun, Michael La Sasso and Preston Stout, which leaves five still to be won.
But Saturday afternoon at the Skokie Country Club, Jase Summy participated in the cat.
Summy, an upward senior from Oklahoma, dominated Fang, 6 and 5 years old, to win the 123rd edition of the Western amateur and equalize the championship record for the biggest margin of victory in a last, equaling 6 and 5 points by Phelps B. Hoyt (1901 on Bruce D. Smith) and John Klark (2002 on Adam Rubinson).
“It is the greatest victory in my life – by far,” said Summy. “I knew that my game was there, but I hadn’t completely pierced. Today, I did it. ”
Fang, ranked third in the classification of world amateur golf, took only one hole against Summy, against which he grew up playing junior golf course in Texas. Freshly out of a 19 -hole victory against Zack Swanwick in Florida, Summy won five of the last six to finish things before the 14th hole.
“It was a good week,” said Fang. “The game of the stroke went very well, and I was proud of co-medal. I did my best to stay focused, but I became a little tired and a little loose towards the end. It did not go to me, but it’s the golf.”
Summy is expected to go to the seventh in the world, and with a T-3 south of the amateur and T-12 to the northeast amateur this summer after a junior season which included a victory and six other top 10s, it should be confident to obtain the call to Cypress. The last five Walker teapots are named after the American amateur, who starts a week from Monday at the San Francisco Olympic Club.
With his victory, Summy also received a sponsor exemption in NV5 Invitational from next summer, the Korn Ferry Tour stops outside Chicago.
“It was a long and difficult week,” added Summy. “I prepared the right track, mentally and physically. I know I’m on the right track. “
