Jackson Koivun erased a five-shot deficit in the final round, closing with a 2-under 68 — the best amateur score of the day — to catch Ryder Cowan at 5-over 285. Cowan, who led the amateur field wire-to-wire through 54 holes, slipped to a 73 and surrendered his cushion on the closing nine. The two finished tied for 23rd overall, and the Silver Medal for low amateur now awaits the USGA's official tiebreaker. Miles Russell carded an even-par 70 to finish +7 (287), T39, while Marek Fleming (+10, T56) and Eric Lee (+13, T63) completed the five amateurs who played the weekend at Shinnecock.
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7 updates · newest first- UpdateJun 21, 10:58 PM UTC
Koivun's closing 68 forces amateur medal tie with Cowan at +5
- UpdateJun 21, 6:02 PM UTC
Cowan closes in on U.S. Open Silver Medal with eight-shot amateur lead
Ryder Cowan has the U.S. Open Silver Medal all but secured at Shinnecock Hills. Through three holes of his final round, he stands at +3 (212), tied for 20th overall and eight shots clear of the nearest amateur. With 15 holes remaining and everyone else in the clubhouse, only a complete collapse would cost him low amateur honors. Jackson Koivun claimed second among amateurs with a closing 68 (−2) — the best amateur round of the day — to finish +5 (285), T32. Miles Russell signed for an even-par 70 to take third at +7 (287), T43, capping a steady weekend for the 17-year-old in his last U.S. Open before turning pro.
- UpdateJun 20, 11:18 PM UTC
Cowan steady in third round, extends amateur lead at Shinnecock
Ryder Cowan posted an even-par 72 in Saturday's third round to move into the top 40 at Shinnecock Hills. The steady effort leaves him five strokes clear in the race for low amateur honors at the U.S. Open. Cowan, who began the weekend at even par and five ahead of his nearest amateur competitors, maintained his cushion on moving day with a solid round on the demanding Long Island layout.
- UpdateJun 19, 5:51 PM UTC
Cowan holds even-par amateur lead as cut looms; seven inside projected line
Ryder Cowan leads the amateur contingent at even par (T11), five clear of the next group after a second-round 68 at Shinnecock Hills. Miles Russell (+3, T46) and Jackson Koivun (+3, T46) both shot 71 to secure weekend spots, while Marek Fleming (+4, T60) posted 72 and Eric Lee (+4, T60) fired 70 to also survive the cut. The quintet marks the largest amateur presence in the final two rounds in recent memory. Shinnecock was the site of a strong showing in 2004 when Spencer Levin of California flirted with the top 10 all week before finishing T13, one of the best U.S. Open performances by an amateur in 25 years. Could the historic Long Island venue provide the stage for something special this weekend?
- UpdateJun 19, 3:09 AM UTC
Amateur Ryder Cowan grabs share of 2nd at –2 after opening 68
Ryder Cowan fired a 2-under 68 to sit T2 overall and claim the low-amateur lead through Round 1 at Shinnecock Hills. The qualifier's opening round puts him eight spots clear of the next-best amateur. Jackson Koivun and Preston Stout both opened at +2 (72), while Miles Russell matched that number to sit T49. Marek Fleming (+1 through 11) is the only other amateur currently under par. Play resumed after Thursday's fog delay, with five amateurs still on course finishing their opening rounds: Fleming, Giuseppe Puebla (+3 through 12), Matthew Robles (+4 through 12), Mateo Pulcini (+5 through 13), and Arni Sveinsson (+9 through 14).
- UpdateJun 18, 7:29 PM UTC
Six players tied at 1-under after early fog delay at Shinnecock
Sam Burns, Keegan Bradley, Sam Stevens, Patrick Reed, Ben James and Ludvig Åberg are all at 1-under as fog caused a stoppage of play early in the opening round. Åberg reached 2-under at the 15th green to join Sam Burns at the top of the leaderboard, but Burns dropped a shot at the 16th, so Ludvig Åberg became the solo leader before giving one back himself. Brooks Koepka, the last man to win a U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, picked up back-to-back birdies on the 5th and 6th holes to reach 1 under. Everyone is struggling early at Shinnecock, where it looks incredibly windy and cold after the weather delays this morning. Several afternoon groups, including top amateurs, have yet to tee off.
- UpdateJun 18, 3:53 PM UTC
Harber leads amateurs at even par through three holes
Vaughn Harber paces the amateur field at even par through three holes in the early wave. Five amateurs sit one back at +1: Jackson Herrington (through 11), Chase Kyes (through nine), Miles Russell (through seven), Mason Howell (through four), and Jackson Ormond and Logan Reilly (both through three). Jackson Koivun and Brandon Holtz are at +2 through four. Ten amateurs have yet to tee off, with Ryder Cowan scheduled to start at 11:30 AM and Neal Shipley at 11:52 AM.
(Chris Keane, USGA)
Round 4 Update · Final Round · Shinnecock Hills
Koivun runs down Cowan — amateurs finish level at +5, medal pending
For three days the gold-medal race belonged to Ryder Cowan. He led the amateurs after every round and walked to the first tee Sunday with a five-shot cushion. By sundown it was gone. World No. 1 Jackson Koivun closed in 2-under 68 — the best amateur round of the final day — while Cowan slipped to a 73, and the two finished dead even at 5-over 285, tied for 23rd at Shinnecock Hills.
It was the kind of reversal U.S. Open Sundays are built for. Koivun, playing his last U.S. Open as an amateur before turning professional, made up five shots in a single round on a course that gave nothing away. Cowan — the Oklahoma final qualifier who survived a playoff at BallenIsles just to make the field, then led the amateur class wire-to-wire through 54 holes — could not find the same gear on the closing nine.
With the two level on 285, the Silver Medal for low amateur comes down to the USGA tiebreaker. We will update this story the moment the official low-amateur honor is confirmed.
Miles Russell capped a remarkable week with an even-par 70 to finish +7 (287), T39 — the 17-year-old steady to the very end. Marek Fleming closed in 72 for +10 (290, T56), and Eric Lee signed for a 71 to finish +13 (293, T63). All five amateurs who reached the weekend completed 72 holes at Shinnecock.
| Player | To Par | R1-R2-R3-R4 | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Koivun | +5 | 72-71-74-68 | T23 · Low am (TBC) |
| Ryder Cowan | +5 | 68-72-72-73 | T23 · Low am (TBC) |
| Miles Russell | +7 | 72-71-74-70 | T39 |
| Marek Fleming | +10 | 72-72-74-72 | T56 |
| Eric Lee | +13 | 74-70-78-71 | T63 |
Final 72-hole totals via the USGA. Cowan and Koivun tied at +5 (285); low-amateur Silver Medal pending official USGA tiebreaker. Story will be updated when confirmed.
[AGC_MOBILEAD]Round 3 Update · Moving Day · Archived
Cowan stretches his lead in the gold-medal race — alone among amateurs in the top 40
Wyndham Clark refused to let go. A third-round 69 pushed him to 7-under 204 and a commanding lead at Shinnecock Hills, with Scottie Scheffler and Sahith Theegala the closest pursuers at 1-under 209. But the contest that drew our eye was unchanged at the top: Ryder Cowan remained the low amateur, and on Saturday he turned the gold-medal race into a runaway.
Cowan signed for an even-par 72 — his third straight steady card — to reach 2-over 212 and a tie for 13th, the only amateur inside the top 40 and comfortably clear of the field for low-am honors. The final qualifier who needed a playoff at BallenIsles just to get here sat one round from a U.S. Open gold medal, in the company of major champions on the leaderboard.
The chase had thinned. Miles Russell and World No. 1 Jackson Koivun each carded 74 to share T47 at 7-over, five back of Cowan and effectively playing for second among the amateurs. Marek Fleming added a 74 of his own to sit T55 at 8-over, while Eric Lee — who had posted the best amateur round of Friday — slipped to a 78 and 67th place.
| Player | To Par | R1-R2-R3 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryder Cowan | +2 | 68-72-72 | Low am · T13 |
| Miles Russell | +7 | 72-71-74 | T47 |
| Jackson Koivun | +7 | 72-71-74 | T47 |
| Marek Fleming | +8 | 72-72-74 | T55 |
| Eric Lee | +12 | 74-70-78 | 67th |
54-hole totals via the USGA. Five amateurs reached the weekend; Cowan led the low-amateur race by five entering the final round.
[AGC_MOBILEAD]Round 2 Update · The Cut · Archived
Five amateurs reach the weekend — Cowan leads the gold-medal race
Wyndham Clark held the championship at arm’s length — his 64-69 start to 7-under 133 set a 36-hole U.S. Open record at Shinnecock Hills and built a four-shot lead over a chasing pack that included 2022 champion Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele, Sam Stevens and Tom Kim. Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy lurked at even par. But the race that concerned us ran further down the board, where the low-amateur gold medal would be decided.
The cut fell at 4-over 144 — the lowest ever at a Shinnecock Hills Open — and just five of the 20 amateurs survived. Leading them was the same man who paced the class on Thursday: Ryder Cowan. The Oklahoma final-qualifier followed his opening 68 with a 72 to sit at even-par 140, tied for 11th overall — level with McIlroy and Scheffler. A week earlier he was grinding through a playoff at BallenIsles just to claim a spot; now he was the leading amateur at a U.S. Open.
Right behind, Miles Russell made history. At 17 the youngest player in the field — Charlie Woods on his bag through last Monday’s qualifier — Russell reached +3 and became the second-youngest player to make a U.S. Open cut since World War II. World No. 1 Jackson Koivun joined him at +3, birdieing two of his final five holes in what would be his last U.S. Open as an amateur before he turns pro. South Carolina’s Marek Fleming, a U.S. Open debutant, squeezed in at +4, while Eric Lee — the lone Oklahoma State Cowboy to advance — posted the best amateur round of the day, an even-par 70, to make it on the number.
The exits were steep. NCAA champion Preston Stout (+9), British Amateur champ Ethan Fang (+11), reigning U.S. Amateur champion Mason Howell (+8) and U.S. Junior Amateur champ Hamilton Coleman (+11) all went home.
| Player | To Par | R1-R2 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryder Cowan | E | 68-72 | Low am · T11 |
| Miles Russell | +3 | 72-71 | Made cut |
| Jackson Koivun | +3 | 72-71 | Made cut |
| Marek Fleming | +4 | 72-72 | Made cut |
| Eric Lee | +4 | 74-70 | Made cut |
| Cut Line — +4 (144) | |||
| Bryan Lee | +7 | 73-74 | Missed cut |
| Giuseppe Puebla | +7 | 74-73 | Missed cut |
| Mason Howell | +8 | 78-70 | Missed cut |
| Preston Stout | +9 | 72-77 | Missed cut |
| Jackson Herrington | +9 | 75-74 | Missed cut |
| Brandon Holtz | +10 | 76-74 | Missed cut |
| Mateo Pulcini | +11 | 74-77 | Missed cut |
| Hamilton Coleman | +11 | 81-70 | Missed cut |
| Ethan Fang | +11 | 74-77 | Missed cut |
| Logan Reilly | +11 | 79-72 | Missed cut |
| Chase Kyes | +12 | 75-77 | Missed cut |
| Vaughn Harber | +12 | 75-77 | Missed cut |
| Matthew Robles | +16 | 77-79 | Missed cut |
| Jackson Ormond | +20 | 80-80 | Missed cut |
| Arni Sveinsson | +21 | 84-77 | Missed cut |
36-hole totals via the USGA. Cut fell at +4 (144), the lowest ever at a Shinnecock Hills U.S. Open.
[AGC_MOBILEAD]Round 1 Recap · Archived
Cowan led the amateurs after Round 1
Through one round, it was a final qualifier — not a champion — setting the amateur pace. Ryder Cowan, who poured in eight birdies on his second 18 just to survive a playoff at BallenIsles, opened with a 2-under 68, inside the top 10 overall and alone atop the low-amateur race. World No. 1 Jackson Koivun and NCAA champion Preston Stout — the presumed low-am favorites — each opened at 2-over 72. Miles Russell, with Charlie Woods on his bag last Monday, was the best of the schoolboys at 72.
| Pos | Player | R1 |
|---|---|---|
| T2 | Ryder Cowan | 68 (−2) |
| T29 | Marek Fleming | 71 (+1) |
| T49 | Miles Russell | 72 (+2) |
| T49 | Jackson Koivun | 72 (+2) |
| T49 | Preston Stout | 72 (+2) |
| T72 | Bryan Lee | 73 (+3) |
| T72 | Giuseppe Puebla | 74 (+3) |
| T92 | Ethan Fang | 74 (+4) |
| T92 | Eric Lee | 74 (+4) |
| T92 | Matthew Robles | 77 (+4) |
| T113 | Jackson Herrington | 75 (+5) |
| T113 | Chase Kyes | 75 (+5) |
| T113 | Vaughn Harber | 75 (+5) |
| T113 | Mateo Pulcini | 74 (+5) |
| T124 | Brandon Holtz | 76 (+6) |
| T143 | Mason Howell | 78 (+8) |
| T148 | Logan Reilly | 79 (+9) |
| T148 | Arni Sveinsson | 84 (+9) |
| 152 | Jackson Ormond | 80 (+10) |
Round 1 positions reflect the Thursday leaderboard; Hamilton Coleman opened with an 81. Totals via the USGA.
Field, scoring and cut details via the USGA. Published June 2026; updated through Round 4 · AmateurGolf.com.
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2026 season — official results & points
| Pos | Player | From | Scores | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T23 | Jackson Koivun | NC | 72-71-74-68=285 | 900 |
| T23 | Ryder Cowan | OK | 68-72-72-73=285 | 900 |
| T39 | Miles Russell | NE | 72-71-74-70=287 | 700 |
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