U.S. AMATEUR Oakmont field cut to final 32

At 31, Trip Kuehne is far older than the mostly college-aged kids still in contention.
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) -- Casey Wittenberg is supposed to be attending classes at Oklahoma State this week. Instead, he's being schooled in the ways of mastering one of the world's toughest courses.
So far, Wittenberg has adeptly sidestepped the numerous trouble spots at Oakmont Country Club that can undo the best of golfers to advance to today's round of 32 in the U.S. Amateur.
His first lesson learned: those who play for birdies on greens so fast that putts sometimes start rolling by themselves are doomed to defeat.
Knows the ropes
"The good thing about Oakmont is that pars are good and everybody's going to make bogeys, and very few birdies," said the 18-year-old Wittenberg, one of eight U.S. amateurs previously selected to the Walker Cup team.
Wittenberg, the top-ranked U.S. amateur, beat Bill Drohen of Haverhill, Mass., 5 and 3 as match play began Wednesday with a few close calls but only a couple of upsets.
Another of the favorites, Trip Kuehne, expected all along to get to Thursday, and didn't change his mind even when Ty Harris of Georgia State led him during most of the front nine. Kuehne rallied to win 2-up.
At 31, Kuehne is far older than the mostly college age kids still in contention. He was the runner-up to Tiger Woods in 1994, when Wittenberg was only 9.
Camilo Villegas' rally was even more dramatic -- and more frantic -- than Kuehne's. Down by three holes through No. 13, the University of Florida standout won the final five holes to beat Terrence Miskell of New Braunfels, Texas, 2-up. Villegas' comeback started with an eagle 3 at the 621-yard 12th.
Ryan Moore, a U.S. Walker Cup team member and another pre-tournament favorite, wasn't as fortunate, losing 1-up to Auburn University's Lee Williams.
Other matchups
In a match between top contenders for the remaining two spots on the Walker Cup team, Clemson's Gregg Jones beat Vanderbilt's Brandt Snedeker 4 and 3. Snedeker is the U.S. Amateur Public Links champion.
Tom Glissmeyer, a 16-year-old high school junior from Colorado Springs, Colo., and the youngest player remaining in the field, had no problems in beating Randy Nichols of Connersville, Ind., 6 and 5.
Billy Haas, the son of PGA Tour player Jay Haas, had one of the shortest matches, beating Jessie Mudd of Louisville 7 and 5. Another Walker Cup team member, Brock Mackenzie of Yakima, Wash., beat Mark Christensen of Elk River, Minn., 6 and 5.
John Holmes of the University of Kentucky who was the top qualifier, won 6 and 4 over Rick Reinsberg of Lafayette, Calif.