Swing Comparison: U.S. Amateur Finalists Demonstrate Radically Different Techniques

It was a great match between John Augenstein, senior at Vanderbilt University, and Andy Ogletree, senior at Georgia Tech, in the finals of the 2019 U.S. Amateur. Augenstein led most of the match after shooting 65 in the morning round but Ogletree played the last 34 holes without a bogey and finally caught and passed Augenstein, winning 2 and 1. We can see a stark difference in the two players’ physiques immediately: Augenstein is shorter and stockier, more like a Xander Schauffle, while Ogletree is taller and thinner in the Dustin Johnson mode, and both are quite strong. The differences…

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