F-5: Runner-up in 2024 U.S. Amateur
The Naples, Fla., resident earned his place in the field by virtue of being the runner-up in the 124th U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club, in Chaska, Minn. Kent was defeated by Spaniard Jose Luis Ballester, 2 down, in the 36-hole championship match. Kent, who played his first 1.5 seasons of golf at the University of Iowa before transferring this spring to the University of Florida, drew a large contingent of Hawkeye fans who made the short drive to Minnesota. Kent was competing in his first USGA championship. He also was coming off a runner-up showing in the Porter Cup. In 2023, he was the runner-up in the Western Junior. His father, David, competed in the 1990 U.S. Junior Amateur, while his stepfather, Dana Fry, is a well known golf course architect who collaborated with Michael Hurdzan and Ron Whitten on Erin Hills, site of the 2025 U.S. Women's Open and 2017 U.S. Open.
YEAR
2025
SITE
Oakmont Country Club
SCORES
80-75
TO PAR
+15
FINISH
MC
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