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Open Championship: 5 amateurs join the Royal Birkdale field

By Josh Farnsworth

HARTFORD, WI - JUNE 16: Amateur Maverick McNealy of the United States plays his shot from the fifth tee during the second round of the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills on June 16, 2017 in Hartford, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
HARTFORD, WI - JUNE 16: Amateur Maverick McNealy of the United States plays his shot from the fifth tee during the second round of the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills on June 16, 2017 in Hartford, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND – JULY 19: An official Open logo golf ball on a tee during a practice round prior to the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 19, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

If momentum means anything, Alfie Plant might be the best-positioned of the amateur crop to post low scores throughout the tournament.

Plant won the 2017 Amateur Championship at Walton Heath Golf Club just a few weeks ago—taking the title on the fifth playoff hole—beating fellow amateur Cianchetti who was eliminated after three playoff holes in the process.

His seventh-playoff-hole birdie clinched the championship—made possible after sinking a birdie on 18 in regulation to force a three-way playoff.

That’s a lot of extra tournament golf and extra frayed nerves tested.

Staring down a crucial 12-foot putt at the amateur playoffs is not exactly staring down a crucial 12-foot putt with all those fans, TV cameras and famous golfers looking over your shoulder. However, if any amateur might have ice water in his veins, it appears to be Plant.

And at 25 years old, he is the old man of the amateur group at Royal Birkdale (other four are 21).

Tee time(EST): 4:14 a.m.

Pairing includes: Wesley Bryan, Anirban Lahiri

Who do you think will come away with the Open Championship silver medal this week?

Next: Spieth rested and ready for Royal Birkdale

You can follow these standout amateurs as they play their way through the first 36 holes of championship golf on the Birkdale links here at ProGolfNow and on the PGA TOUR electronic leaderboard as well as through scheduled tv broadcasts.

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