The USGA received 5,245 entries for this year’s U.S. Amateur, with only about 6 percent of those making it into the 312-player championship field competing this week at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. And after two days of stroke-play qualifying, only around 20 percent of those players remain in contention for the Havemeyer Trophy, with a 20-for-17 playoff being contested Wednesday to fill the 64 spots in the match-play bracket.

Suffice it to say, just qualifying for the U.S. Amateur is quite the accomplishment. And making it to match play signals just how much talent you really have. As the playoff wraps up and the head-to-head showdowns begin in the first round on the famed Lake Course, here are a handful of notable players moving on and a few who are surprising already heading home.

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