Overview

• He earned one of two U.S. Amateur spots by prevailing in a four-player playoff at the Des Moines sectional qualifier
• After posting a spot in match play as the No. 61 seed, he won three head-to-head rounds, including a round-of-16 victory over Daniel Svärd
• His bid concluded with a quarterfinal loss to Jackson Herrington at San Francisco’s Olympic Club
• A sophomore at Division III Gustavus Adolphus College ranked No. 4,292 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, he defied typical national contender profiles
• His Edina upbringing and adoption from Lebanon, facilitated by then-Sen. Norm Coleman, added a poignant human-interest dimension to his unexpected advance