In the high-stakes world of the 2025 U.S. Amateur, Jackson Herrington is bringing the heat. This big-hitting 19-year-old from Dickson, Tennessee, is country-strong – his rugged build forged from life on a farm. Herrington’s got raw power: he unleashes clubhead speeds topping 130 mph. But what’s fueled his championship run isn’t just brute force; it’s the grind. But even that wasn’t always a cakewalk.

After Herrington edged out local favorite Niall Shiels Donegan 1 up on Saturday to advance into the semifinals, his mother shared haunting memories running through her head. She thought about the traumatic injury to Herrington’s right eye when he was just a kid. Playing on the trampoline in his backyard, a knee slammed into his face.

The diagnosis was grim: a concussion, followed by alternat

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