U.S. AMATEUR FOUR-BALL

May 29, 2024

Will Davenport

Mike Smith

Philadelphia Cricket Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Kind of a tight match all the way through. It really came down to the last hole.

WILL DAVENPORT: It did, yeah. They hit two incredible shots into 18 and really put the heat. I was a little out of position off the tee and Mike hit a really nice shot that could have just as easily covered the bunker and left him a good look.

Hats off to their finish.

Q. What did you have in there?

MIKE SMITH: 186, 180 adjusted.

Q. What did you hit?

MIKE SMITH: I hit 7-iron. We felt that wind right at the last minute. I guess it just came up.

Q. Did you get a bad lie in the bunker?

MIKE SMITH: I was kind of stymied a little bit. It was doable. I think that lie pushed me back under it, and I just went right under it.

Q. You got a lot of support this week. How fun was this for you guys?

WILL DAVENPORT: Coolest week of golf I've ever played, no question, and awesome to have so much support from guys around here, Whitemarsh guys. Just couldn't have been a better experience.

MIKE SMITH: Amazing. This one hurts. It hurts a lot because I felt like we had momentum all week. We started the week horribly, kept getting better and better and better, and we exceeded expectations for sure, but this one -- it's going to sting, but I'm really, really proud of you, I'm proud of what we did.

Q. You guys are now exempt for two years. You don't have to worry about qualifying for next year or the year after.

WILL DAVENPORT: We're going to come back hungry.

MIKE SMITH: Yeah, we're pumped about that.