WATERTOWN, Wis. — Just a few days after capturing the Wisconsin State Amateur Championship, South Dakota sophomore Matt Tolan won a qualifying sectional Monday to punch his ticket to the U.S. Amateur Championship Aug. 14-20.
 
Tolan finished the opening round in a tie for first after carding a 3-under 67 at the Watertown Country Club in Watertown, Wisconsin. He then dominated the second, and final, round with a 5-under 65 to win by four strokes over Kyle Slattery, a junior at Southern Illinois – Edwardsville. Over the 36 holes on Monday, Tolan carded 12 birdies including seven in the day's second round.
 
Of the 68-player field, Tolan and Slattery are the only qualifiers along with two alternates for the U.S. Amateur field.
 
The Eau Claire, Wisconsin, native now travels to Los Angeles, California, for the U.S. Amateur Championship at the Riviera Country Club and the Bel-Air Country Club. The Riviera Country Club has twice hosted the PGA Championship while hosting the U.S. Open and NCAA Men's Division I Championship once each.
 
South Dakota will now have representation at the U.S. Amateur for the second-straight year as Tommy Vining competed at the 2016 championship.
 
As a freshman with the Coyotes, Tolan won his first collegiate event when he carded a 3-under 213 at the UNO Invitational September 3-4. He shot a 5-under 67 in the tournament's second round, tying for the fourth lowest round for an individual in school history.