Amateur quarterfinals at The Country Club.



Raymond, trying to become the first English winner since 1911, beat Zachary Olsen of Cordova, Tenn., 2 and 1 in the morning and edged Australia's Nathan Holman 1 up in the afternoon. Watt, from Australia, topped Seth Reeves of Duluth, Ga., 3 and 2 in the morning and beat Canada's Charlie Hughes 2 and 1 in the afternoon.



"I don't feel like I'm a medalist. I just feel like I'm another competitor in the guys that are left," Raymond said. "We've all got as much of a chance as anyone else. On the flip side, I feel really good about my game."



He said north face women s pink ribbon denali jacket feeling welcome has had a lot to do with his success in the tournament.



"I feel happy. I feel comfortable," he said. "And to be honest, the way we've been welcomed as foreign golfers is fantastic. The crowd, the spectators, the volunteers, the staff, they've all been really good so far. I can't believe how big a crowd you've got for amateur golf, but it's all been really great to see."



In the other upperbracket quarterfinal, Adam Ball of Richmond, Va., will meet England's Matt Fitzpatrick.



Fitzpatrick, from Northwestern, north face breast cancer fleece is well aware he Raymond give England 25 percent of the quarterfinals as they bid for the country's first win in this tournament in over a century and to further England's name in the international community.



"It's definitely a positive for England golf," he said. "Neil has had a very good season already and as you can see it's carried on."



In the lowerbracket quarterfinals, Watt will face 17yearold Scottie Scheffler of Dallas, the youngest player in the quarterfinals; and Australia's Oliver Goss will meet Brandon Matthews of Dupont, Pa.



Watt said a strong morning round can be a key to completing the double session.



"If you play well in the morning it's a lot easier to carry it on," he said. "If you sneak through in the morning and don't play well, you have to hang in there. I managed to play pretty good in the morning and felt pretty confident."