Flynn Completes First Round of 121st Annual U.S. Amateur

Flynn Completes First Round of 121st Annual U.S. Amateur

8/9/2021 7:48:00 PM | Golf

Junior tied for 61st in 312-player field; will tee off at 12:45 p.m. CDT on Tuesday

By: Matt Sullivan | Associate Director of Athletics Communications

VERONA, Pa. – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns golfer Charlie Flynn birdied three of his final six holes and recorded a round of 1-over-par 71 to finish in a tie for 61^st-place after the opening round of the 121^st U.S. Amateur Golf Championships on Monday at Longue Vue Club.

Flynn, who will tee off the second round at 12:45 p.m. CDT from Oakmont Country Club, recorded a birdie on the front nine on the par-5, 535-yard No. 8 and was at 2-over-38 at the turn. The Alexandria native and one of three Louisiana natives in the 312-player field notched birdies at No. 13 and 15, and after recording double bogey at the par-4, No. 17, birdied the final hole to finish at 1-under-33 on the back nine.

Flynn finished eight strokes off the first-round lead which was set by Jacob Bridgeman of Inman, S.C.

Live results can be found here: U.S. Amateur Results.

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