NY Times · Jul 23, 2015
Cole Hammer Wins Opening Match in US Junior Amateur
BLUFFTON, S.C. — Cole Hammer advanced in the U.S. Junior Amateur on Wednesday before darkness forced the suspension of first-round play.
Hammer, the 15-year-old from Houston who played in the U.S. Open last month, beat David Snyder of McAllen, Texas, 2 and 1 at Colleton River Plantation Club's Pete Dye Course.
Hammer won the par-3 13th and par-4 14th with birdies and halved the next three holes to wrap up the match before rain delayed play for 2 hours, 45 minutes.
Stroke-play medalist Brandon Mancheno of Jacksonville, Florida, had a 2-up lead over Jack Li of China after 14 holes. The 15-year-old Mancheno completed a 69 in the morning in the delayed second round of stroke-play qualifying.