Jason Day fell short in his quest for an Olympic medal in Paris but in the US, young Australian Karl Vilips claimed his first Korn Ferry Tour victory in just his fourth start as a professional at the Utah Championship.
University of North Carolina senior David Ford closed with an eight-under par 64 to lead the USA to an 11-stroke victory in the 33rd men’s World Amateur Team Championship, earning its first Eisenhower Trophy since 2014.
Australia begins its quest for the World Amateur Team Championship in Abu Dhabi today, with world No.29 Karl Vilips leading a strong team from Down Under.
They look like men and play like junior tour professionals. Four Stanford players—Michael Thorbjornsen, Karl Vilips, Alex Yang and Barlcay Brown—stunned the golf world last week by earning spots in the U.S. Open field via 36-hole qualifying.
Star Aussie amateur and Stanford University player Karl Vilips has bolstered the Australian contingent at next week’s US Open after making it through gruelling 36-hole final qualifying, earning his major championship debut.
The addition of Allan takes the Australian representation at Torrey Pines to seven, joining Cameron Smith, Marc Leishman, Adam Scott, Brad Kennedy, Wade Ormsby and Matt Jones.
While eligibility criteria is yet to be finalised for next year’s Junior Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne, Vilips’ ascension to No.1 clearly has him in the box seat for selection.
Australian Golf Digest
