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It Didn’t Take Long for an Amateur to Hit the Coolest Shot of the U.S. Open

Wake Forest junior Michael Brennan put together a fitting highlight to kick off the championship.
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It Didn’t Take Long for an Amateur to Hit the Coolest Shot of the U.S. Open
It Didn’t Take Long for an Amateur to Hit the Coolest Shot of the U.S. Open

The 123rd U.S. Open championship officially commenced on Thursday morning, and we already have a shot of the day from an unexpected source: amateur Michael Brennan. 

On LACC’s 3rd hole, the Wake Forest junior found himself with a tricky short-game shot. The All-American expertly played the shot to the back fringe of the 403-yard par-4, where the ball gently trickled onto the putting surface. 

Once it hit the ground, Brennan’s ball appeared to take almost a 90-degree turn toward the pin.

While Brennan was probably expecting an up-and-down as the very best result from such a precarious position, his ball ended up dropping straight into the cup. 

Brennan, who was appropriately amped up after the hole-out, earned a spot in this year’s championship via final qualifying in Maryland. He shot rounds of 74 and 65 to make it into his first U.S. Open. 

The U.S. Open is known for its openness after all, so Brennan’s early highlight is more than fitting. 

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GABRIELLE HERZIG

Gabrielle Herzig is a Breaking and Trending News writer for Sports Illustrated Golf. Previously, she worked as a Golf Digest Contributing Editor, an NBC Sports Digital Editorial Intern, and a Production Runner for FOX Sports at the site of the 2018 U.S. Open. Gabrielle graduated as a Politics Major from Pomona College in Claremont, California, where she was a four-year member and senior-year captain of the Pomona-Pitzer women’s golf team. In her junior year, Gabrielle studied abroad in Scotland for three months, where she explored the Home of Golf by joining the Edinburgh University Golf Club.

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