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Herrington makes clutch birdie on 18th hole to secure spot in US Amateur final against Howell

Jackson Herrington birdies the 18th hole to beat local favorite Niall Shiels Donegan on Saturday, advancing to the U.S.

Herrington is a sophomore at Tennessee.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tennessee golfer Jackson Herrington has advanced to the U.S. Amateur Finals after a stellar ...
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Herrington’s U.S. Amateur Championship Bid Falls Short In Finals

Herrington became just the seventh Tennessean to make it to the finals of the U.S. Amateur. Hillman Robbins (1957), David ...
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Big-hitting U.S. Am finalists are proving smart play gets the job done

On Sunday, the bombers will meet in the 36-hole championship match on the Lake Course. Should Howell win, he would overtake Tiger Woods as the third-youngest player to win the Havemeyer Trophy in the ...

Tennessee teen reaches Amateur final

SAN FRANCISCO -- Tennessee teenager Jackson Herrington made a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to beat local favorite Niall Shiels Donegan on Saturday to advance to the U.S. Amateur final at The ...
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Paul Payne: Herrington’s Path To Success Rooted In Dickson

The genesis of it began with Bob Wolcott, a Dickson County native who competed in 168 PGA Tour events beginning in the late ...
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Meet the 2 Masters-bound teenagers playing for the U.S. Amateur title

Jackson Herrington and Mason Howell are both Augusta-bound teenagers. But only 1 can win the U.S. Amateur on Sunday. The post Meet the 2 Masters-bound teenagers playing for the U.S. Amateur title ...
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U.S. Amateur contender was in ‘swing prison.’ This pre-shot mental strategy unlocked his game

It’s a mental approach that Herrington credits with transforming his game. In the spring of 2024, no longer in “swing prison,” Herrington teamed up with teen phenom Blades Brown to reach the finals of ...