Nick Gabrelcik, 19, Trinity, Fla.
Instagram: @gabrelcik2020
Twitter: @nickgabrelcik63
-No. 28 in World Amateur Golf Ranking
-Playing in his first USGA championship
-Sophomore at University of North Florida (sports management major)
-Won three collegiate events in 2021
-Won Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award
-Made his only hole-in-one on the same hole where his grandfather made his first ace
Road to the Semifinals:
-Shot 69-71–140 in stroke play to earn the No. 35 seed
-R64: Def. Kieran Vincent, 1 up
-R32: Def. Michael Thorbjornsen, 2 and 1
-R16: Def. Hugo Townsend, 19 holes
-QF: Def. Davis Chatfield, 1 up
Austin Greaser, 20, Vandalia, Ohio
Twitter: @AustinGreaser
Instagram: @austin_greaser
-No. 82 in World Amateur Golf Ranking
-Playing in his fourth USGA championship (third U.S. Amateur)
-Quarterfinalist in the 2017 U.S. Junior Amateur
-Semifinalist at the 2021 Western Amateur
-2020 Ohio Amateur champion
-Lowest competitive score was a 62 in this year’s U.S. Amateur qualifier
-Junior at the University of North Carolina (statistics and analytics major)
-Hobbies include fishing, table tennis and spending time at the lake
Road to the Semifinals:
-Shot 69-70–139 in stroke play to earn the No. 24 seed
-R64: Def. Bo Andrews, 2 and 1
-R32: Def. Xavier Marcoux, 3 and 2
-R16: Def. Jacob Bridgeman, 6 and 4
-QF: Def. Ross Steelman, 2 and 1
James Piot, 22, Canton, Mich.
Twitter: @jamespiot1
Instagram: @jjpiot
-No. 86 in World Amateur Golf Ranking
-Playing in his third USGA championship (second U.S. Amateur)
-Earned No. 2 seed in 2020 U.S. Amateur, advanced to Round of 32
-Senior at Michigan State University (finance major)
-In 2021 became the first MSU individual golfer to reach the NCAA championship since 2002
-Two-time first-team All-Big Ten player
-Enjoys playing basketball and fishing
Road to the Semifinals:
-Shot 73-67–140 in stroke play to earn the No. 31 seed
-R64: Def. Cameron Sisk, 1 up
-R32: Def. Eddy Lai, 4 and 3
-R16: Def. Thomas Hutchison, 4 and 3
-QF: Def. Matthew Sharpstene, 3 and 1
Travis Vick, 21, Houston, Texas
Instagram: @travisvick3
-No. 45 in World Amateur Golf Ranking
-Playing in his eighth USGA championship (fifth U.S. Amateur)
-Made the first double eagle in U.S. Junior Amateur history (2018)
-Junior at the University of Texas
-First-team All-American and All-Big 12 Conference as a sophomore
-Decorated three-sport athlete in high school who was also recruited to play football and baseball in college
-3rd in 2021 Sunnehanna Amateur
-1980 U.S. Amateur champion Hal Sutton is a family friend
Road to the Semifinals:
-Shot 67-68–135 in stroke play to earn the No. 4 seed
-R64: Def. Preston Summerhays, 2 and 1
-R32: Def. Parker Coody, 3 and 2
-R16: Def. Jose Islas, 3 and 2
-QF: Def. Brian Stark, 1 up
U.S. AMATEUR
121st U.S. Amateur: Meet the Semifinalists
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Aug 13, 2021
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Oakmont, Pa.

University of North Carolina junior Austin Greaser has won all of his matches so far before reaching the 18th hole. (Chris Keane/USGA)