Update: Badgett part of 20-player Wednesday morning U.S. Amateur playoff for 17 spots

(Updates with 20 players at 143 set for Wednesday morning playoff for 17 spots in match play) Pennson Badgett of Pilot Mountain is in for a long Tuesday night in San Francisco capped by a possible playoff involving several players at the U.S. Amateur. The rising senior at East Surry High shot 2-over-par 72 at…

Badgett in position to make cut after first round at U.S. Amateur

Pennson Badgett put himself in good position at the U.S. Amateur despite a shaky finish Monday afternoon at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. The rising senior at East Surry High shot 1-over-par 71 on the Ocean Course, leaving him in a tie for 38th place out of 312 players in the field. The top…