A Cantlay could win a USGA championship this year, and it won’t be Patrick.
Jack Cantlay, the 18-year-old younger brother of the reigning FedExCup champion, opened the U.S. Junior Amateur with a 5-under 67 Monday at Bandon Dunes. His opening round of the 36-hole stroke-play portion featured a final-nine, 8-under 28 on Bandon’s front nine, a new championship record for lowest nine-hole score.
The previous record was 29, held by Eric Bae (2014) and Yuki Moriyama (2018).
Cantlay started slow, 4 over after eight holes, before making birdie at the par-5 18th hole. That’s when he saw friend and fellow playing competitor, Luke Powell, who asked how Cantlay was playing.