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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Trevor Gutschewski outlasted Tyler Watts to win the U.S. Junior Amateur 4 and 3 Saturday, earning an exemption to the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont. The 17-year-old Gutschewski sealed the win with a short putt on the 33rd hole. He celebrated by hugging his father, PGA Tour player Scott Gutschewski. He is Nebraska's first junior amateur champion and is entering his senior year at Omaha Westside High School. The 16-year-old Watts is from Huntsville, Alabama. Gutschewski went 3-up early in the 36-hole championship match, holing out from 106 yards for eagle on the par-4 sixth on Oakland Hills South Course,
