U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

August 13, 2021

Ross Steelman

Oakmont Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. So, Ross, how does it feel to get this far, and especially to beat someone of the caliber of Ricky Castillo?

ROSS STEELMAN: Yeah, feels great. Like you said, Ricky is a great player, and it was a lot of fun going out there. Always fun to play well against some of the best players in the world.

Q. What did you do well today?

ROSS STEELMAN: I hit the ball pretty well. I was very patient out there. Me and Walker have been doing a really good job of getting our numbers good and committing to shots and hitting a lot of solid drives and iron shots, and then made a couple good putts when I need to do.

Q. Being your first amateur, what kind of expectations did you have, especially coming here to Oakmont?

ROSS STEELMAN: I mean, obviously I put high pressure on myself just because all golfers do. But, you know, really we're just trying to have fun out here. That's what it comes down to. If you're having fun you're winning anyway.

That's just what we're trying to do and what we keep trying to do.

Q. Obviously you just transferred to Georgia Tech, and the last two amateur champions happened to come from that school.

ROSS STEELMAN: That's right.

Q. Have you heard from any of those guys and has anyone given you any advice about playing in an Amateur?

ROSS STEELMAN: I have, yeah. I talked to Andy Ogletree some about the Am and just staying patient and keeping rested and always believing in myself. That was one of his big things in telling me.

And, you know, I said hi to Ty. I've not really spent much time with him because he hasn't been in Atlanta. Coach Heppler is a great resource as well. He's seen so many guys do it and has so much experience, and just was able to lean on him for some advice and it's helped this week.