Meet The Quarterfinalists

Nick Taylor, 21, Abbotsford, B.C., Canada

Low amateur (T-36) at 2009 U.S. Open … 2009 PING First-Team All-America selection … Winner at 2009 Sahalee Players Championship … T-9 at 2009 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships … Pac-10 Co-Player of the Year … T-2 in stroke play at 2008 World Amateur Team Championship ... Entering senior year at Washington ... Born 04/14/1988 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Wesley Bryan, 19, Chapin, S.C.

Competing in sixth USGA championship, having advanced to match play each time (U.S. Junior – 2005-07, U.S Amateur - 2008, APL – 2008-09) … Runner-up at 2009 North and South Amateur … T-2 at 2009 Northeast Amateur … Entering sophomore year at South Carolina … Father, George Bryan III, is his caddie ... Born 03/26/1990 in Columbia, S.C.

Sam Lyons, 20 Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Competing in first USGA championship … Earned All-Big South Honors … Runner-up at the 2009 Big South Conference Championships … Entering Senior season at Coastal Carolina ... Born 09/25/1988 in Southbend, Wash.

Phillip Byran, 23, Norman, Okla.

Competing in third APL (2006, 07) … Assistant Men’s Golf Coach at Oklahoma … Made 40-foot putt in playoff to clinch last qualifier spot, knocking out one of his incoming recruits … Caddie is older brother, Josh Bryan …. Competed collegiately at Oklahoma, earning Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar honors … Made only hole-in one this fall on #12 at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club ... Born 12/10/1985 in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Brandon Crick, 21, McCook, Neb.

Competing in second APL, advancing to match play both times … Won the 2007 Nebraska State Amateur and 2008 Nebraska Match Amateur … West Coast Conference Player of the Year while competing at Gonzaga … Entering senior year at Nebraska … Caddie is dad, Jeff Crick ... Born 11/25/1987 in McCook, Neb.

Eddie Olson, 21, Aptos, Calif.

Competing in sixth USGA championship (four U.S. Amateurs, second APL), qualifying for match play each time … Birdied second playoff hole to advance to APL … Entering senior year at UNLV ... Born 07/13/1987 in Santa Cruz, Calif.

Sang Yi, 19, Carrollton, Texas

Competing in third USGA championship (2004, 06 U.S. Junior) … Made a birdie on the last hole to win the Gateway Tour event at Castle Hills in June … Won the 2009 Spirit of America … Entering sophomore year at LSU ... Born 12/15/1989 in Songtan, South Korea.

Brad Benjamin, 22, Rockford, Ill.

Competing in first USGA championship … Shot course record 65 in second round to qualify for APL … 2008 and 2009 Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year … Graduated from Memphis in 2009 … Caddie is former college teammate Jeff Hall ... Born 09/21/1986 in Rockford, Ill.

Compiled by Dustin Roberts, GCAA, and David Normoyle, USGA. Contact David Normoyle with questions or comments at dnormoyle@usga.org.