Jimmy Abdo plays his tee shot on the third hole during the round of 32 of the 2025 U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club (Lake Course) in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.

(Editor's note: Golfweek's Cameron Jourdan is following all the action from Olympic Club. Check out his updates from the Round of 64 here.)

SAN FRANCISCO — It's Thursday at the 2025 U.S. Amateur, which means it's time for a marathon.

The Round of 32 kicks things off Thursday morning, and the 16 winners will turn right around and battle it out in the afternoon wave. When the day is complete, only eight will be left standing with a chance to win the Havemeyer Trophy.

In the Round of 64, John Daly II advanced after winning only one hole in his match, and Tim Wiedemeyer, 5 down after seven holes, won his match 2 and 1.

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John Daly II wins again

Little John is into the Round of 16 at the U.S. Amateur. He beats Nate Smith 2 and 1 to advance into the Round of 16.

Top-two amateurs in the world go down

Jackson Koivun and Ben James are heading home. Koivun fell 3 and 2 to Max Herendeen, while James lost to Mason Howell on the 18th to lose 1 down.

Instead of the top-two players facing off in the Round of 16, it'll be Herendeen and Howell.

Cinderella run happening?

Jimmy Abdo has an incredible story. He plays at Division III Gustavas Adolphus College in Minnesota. He's ranked 4,292 in WAGR. He spent all summer in the transfer portal hoping for better playing opportunities, but none came so he pulled his name out.

Qualified for his first U.S. Amateur, then birdied three of his final six holes to make the playoff to get into match play. Beat Logan Reilly, the top-ranked recruit in 2025, in the first round before taking down Wolfgang Glawe in the second. The 61 seed is now in the Round of 16.

Medalist fights back

Preston Stout was 3 down thru 7, but the medalist fights back and dominates the back nine (again) to beat David Liechty, 2 and 1.

Chang first to advance

Paul Chang ends up winning his match, 6 and 5. He’s the first player to advance to the afternoon Round of 16.

Paul Chang has dominant front nine

Paul Chang likes playing in the U.S. Amateur. The grad student at Virginia made the Round of 32 in 2024 and also qualified for the championship in 2023, going to the quarterfinals. On Thursday, he got off to a blazing start against Tyler Weaver, leading 5 up at the turn.

Mid-Am making a run?

42-year-old Nate Smith has an early 1-up lead against John Daly II on Thursday morning, and he's got a great story.

Passionate fan base

Niall Shiels Donegan is from Scotland but lives in the Bay Area. And there are plenty of family and friends out this week following him, and their cheers are reverberating down the hills of Olympic Club early Thursday morning. He just tied his match with Christiaan Maas on the seventh.

Medalist down early

It has been a struggle for Preston Stout to begin. He doubled the first hole, missed par putts to win the second and third holes, then finds the rough on 5 and his second smacks of a tree trunk. David Liechty is 2 up.

Round of 32 underway

Medalist Preston Stout hit the opening tee shot at Olympic Club, and the Round of 32 is underway.

U.S. Amateur Thursday Round of 32 tee times

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U.S. Amateur format

Every player in the field will compete in 36 holes of stroke play on Monday and Tuesday, where the field will be cut to the low 64 players for match play, which begins Wednesday. A playoff will be used if needed to determine the 64 players. Then, the Round of 64 takes place Wednesday, Rounds of 32 and 16 on Thursday, quarterfinals on Friday, semifinals on Saturday and the 36-hole championship final on Sunday.

U.S. Amateur TV information

All times ET

  • Thursday, Aug. 14: 7-10 p.m.: Round of 16 (Golf Channel)
  • Friday, Aug. 15: 6-7 p.m.: Quarterfinals (Peacock)
  • Friday, Aug. 15: 7-9 p.m.: Quarterfinals (Golf Channel)
  • Saturday, Aug. 16: 3-6 p.m.: Semifinals (Golf Channel)
  • Sunday, Aug. 17: 7-10 p.m.: Championship Match (Golf Channel)

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What the winner of U.S. Amateur receives

  • A gold medal
  • Custody of the Havemeyer Trophy for one year
  • Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Amateurs
  • Exemption into 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Country Club, in Southampton, N.Y.
  • Exemption into 2026 Open Championship, conducted by The R&A, at Royal Birkdale (must be an amateur)
  • Likely invitation into 2026 Masters Tournament (must be an amateur)
  • Name engraved into 2025 USGA Champions' plaque that resides in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: U.S. Amateur 2025 highlights: Top-two amateurs in the world go down in Round of 32

Reporting by Cameron Jourdan, Golfweek / Golfweek

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