DALY CITY, Calif. — Colt Knost won the 107th U.S. Amateur Championship on Sunday, holding off Michael Thompson 2 and 1 to win both of the nation's biggest amateur golf events in two months.
Knost, who played at Southern Methodist, is only the second golfer to win both the Amateur and the U.S. Public Links titles in the same year.
After a tumultuous 36-hole final match in which both players held a late lead, Knost put a tricky 45-foot chip within 3 feet on The Olympic Club's 17th hole. Thompson conceded a short par putt moments later, and Knost thrust both arms in the air.
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Knost won the Publinx championship in June.