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Tar Heels Win Rd Of 64 Matches At Merion
August 12, 2026 | Men's Golf
North Carolina's Carson Bertagnole and Niall Sheils Donegan won their round of 64 matches Wednesday in the 2026 United States Amateur at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa.
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Bertagnole won the 15th and 16th holes to defeat Tyson Shelley of BYU 3&2, while Sheils Donegan won four of the first five holes and went on to eliminate Wheaton Ennis of Texas A&M 4&3.
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Bertagnole will play Illinois' Max Herendeen at 8:05 a.m. on Thursday in the round of 32. Sheils Donegan, who advanced to the semifinals in 2025, plays Florida's Jack Turner at 8:55 a.m.
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The winners advance to the round of 16 Thursday afternoon.
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Bertagnole won the 15th and 16th holes to defeat Tyson Shelley of BYU 3&2, while Sheils Donegan won four of the first five holes and went on to eliminate Wheaton Ennis of Texas A&M 4&3.
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Bertagnole will play Illinois' Max Herendeen at 8:05 a.m. on Thursday in the round of 32. Sheils Donegan, who advanced to the semifinals in 2025, plays Florida's Jack Turner at 8:55 a.m.
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The winners advance to the round of 16 Thursday afternoon.
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