MAMARONECK, N.Y. – Defending champions Nathan Smith and Todd White continued to play well at the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Tournament at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y. Monday defeating Matthew Finger and Michael Korcuba 6 and 5 in match play to advance to the Round of 16 Tuesday.
Nathan Smith, left, fist bumps his partner Todd White, right, on the eighth hole during first round of stroke play of the 2016 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y. on Saturday, May 21, 2016. (Copyright USGA/Fred Vuich)
Smith and White need just 13 holes to down Finger and Korcuba, who won the first hole,a par 4, 4-5.
But Smith and White tied the match by taking hole No. 2 on the East Course, also a Par 4, 4-5 and then won holes No. 4, No. 5, No. 8, No. 9, No. 11 and No. 12 to take a commanding lead. The duos then tied hole No. 13, a Par 3, 3-all, to give the match to Smith and White.
Smith and White will now face Drew Allenspach and Matthew Van Zandt in the Round of 16 Tuesday with a tee time of 8:12 a.m.
Allenspach and Van Zandt defeated Tom Hart and Jonathan Marscio, 5 and 4, Monday.
In four-ball play, each team of two golfers plays their own ball with the best score on each hole counting as the team score.
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