By Torleif Sorenson on 7/25/13

As reported by GolfWeek, 14-year-old Andrew Walker of Battle Creek, Michigan qualified on Monday to play in the 2013 U.S. Amateur Championship, to be held August 12-18 at The Country Club outside Boston.

Walker, who is 14 years, eight months, 29 days old, shot 71-69 at Forest Akers on the Michigan State University campus. That got him into a three-for-two playoff. On the fourth extra hole, the kid was the only one of the three to hit the green on a 200-yard par-3. He made par and got himself in.

According to the USGA, these are the six youngest players ever to make it into the Amateur:

1. Ryota Ito (2004): 14 years, 1 month, 13 days


2. Joseph Bramlett (2002): 14 years, 4 months, 12 days


3. James Oh (1996): 14 years, 4 months, 20 days


4. Bobby Jones (1916): 14 years, 5 months, 18 days


5. Andrew Walker (2013): 14 years, 9 months, 20 days


6. George Boutell (1958): 14 years, 9 months, 26 days

Even if Andrew Walker doesn't make it to the match play-portion of the Amateur, we offer a proverbial tip of the hat to him for getting in on his own merits!


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