U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

August 12, 2026

Rudy Sautron

Merion Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. You've got a math exam; you said you've got to go back to the hotel. What's the class?

RUDY SAUTRON: It's finite mathematics, 6:00 p.m. final exam. I have to get my shuttle ASAP to go back to the hotel.

Q. Have you been studying? Are we feeling good about this test?

RUDY SAUTRON: Yeah, we're feeling all right. We're feeling like 75, 80 just to get the class done and just be done with the class for the summer, yeah.

Q. Have you ever played in a golf tournament and then had an exam later in the day? Is this a first?

RUDY SAUTRON: Honestly, when I was at the Western, I had one at the Western. It was like the day after the first round. So I had to take my host family to bring me back to their house and just do it out there pretty much in between rounds. That was kind of tough. But I've been dealing with this last year, too, so I'm used to it.

Q. Are these all remote classes or is it because you're out of the class, out playing golf?

RUDY SAUTRON: Well, it's like summer classes, so it's all remote, but at the same time, I need to be on a Zoom call with my professor to make sure that I don't cheat and all that. That's pretty much what it is. There's a certain time that you need to take it, and that was, like, the last time that I could take it. It was either this morning at 9:00, which I couldn't, or tonight at 6:00 p.m.