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Uihlein, Hoffmann Back And Forth

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The two Oklahoma State University teammates, Morgan Hoffmann and Peter Uihlein, are playing a nip-and-tuck match. Hoffmann had been clinging to a 1-up lead after sinking a 3-foot par putt on No. 6. It elicited a "Good putt, Morgan," from Uihlein.

Hoffmann lost the lead on the par-3 ninth, which starts on a ledge and has a precipitous drop to the green. Both players had 69-foot putts; Uihlein placed his to 1 foot and picked up. Hoffmann had a 3-footer, but pushed it.

Uihlein took his first lead on the 436-yard par-4 10th, draining a 12-foot right-to-left putt.

Incidentally, the last time two OSU teammates dueled in a U.S. Amateur was 1994 when Trip Kuehne eliminated Kris Cox in the semifinals. -- Ken Klavon