With the victory, Howell, a rising high school senior and verbal commit to Georgia, became the third youngest winner in the 125 editions of the U.S. Amateur, taking over a spot previously held by Tiger Woods.

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Walker Cup team for next month’s match at Cypress Point is complete. The USGA announced Sunday the remaining five selections to captain Nathan Smith’s 10-man squad – newly minted U.S. Amateur champion Mason Howell, Oklahoma’s Jase Summy, Texas’ Tommy Morrison, Notre Dame’s Jacob Modleski and mid-amateur Stewart Hagestad.

Mason Howell defeated Jon Daly's son, Daly II, in a tense US Amateur quarterfinal, sealing the match 1 up to reach the semifinals at the Olympic Club.