Four starts, four top-25s. Those numbers are impressive when you take into consideration the fact they come from Patrick Cantlay, the 19-year-old amateur who will be a sophomore at UCLA this fall and on Sunday closed with a 69 to finish his week even par.

It all started at the U.S. Open, where Cantlay was the low amateur tying for 21st. A week later at the Travelers Championship, he held the 36-hole lead after a course-record 60. He struggled the last two rounds, but he still finished in a tie for 24th.

Then at the AT&T National in what was his fifth straight week of competitive golf going back to the NCAA tournament, Cantlay tied for 20th.

In Vancouver, Cantlay closed with rounds of 68 and 69 for what will be his best finish of the year. Not a bad way to spend a summer vacation.

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Patrick Cantlay closed with a 3-under 67 Sunday at Aronimink.

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Amateur Patrick Cantlay had another good week in what will likely be his last PGA TOUR event, at least for a while anyway.

The 19-year-old amateur closed with a 3-under 67 Sunday to finish his week at the AT&T National at 3 under.

Twice Cantlay broke par this week -- he shot a 69 Friday -- and only once did he go over par.

This was Cantlay’s fifth straight week of playing after participating in the NCAA Championships, Palmer Cup, U.S. Open and the Travelers Championship, where he set a course record with a 60 in the second round.

Cantlay will now get to go home, but he won’t rest for long. The Southern California Amateur starts later this week and then he’ll play the Western Amateur a couple weeks after that before the Walker Cup, eventually going back to UCLA at the end of September for the fall semester.

By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- At five straight weeks on the road, this is the longest Patrick Cantlay has ever been away from home. After shooting 70-67 the first two rounds at Aronimink, that time away has only gotten longer with Cantlay in the top 25 heading into his third round here at the AT&T National.

The 19-year-old’s last few weeks have been pretty remarkable -- he finished as the low amateur at the U.S. Open, where he tied for 21st, shot a course-record 60 at the Travelers Championship, where he was the 36-hole leader before finishing in a tie for 24, and he’s on the fringe of contention here. ( Click here to follow Cantlay live with Shot Tracker .)

Cantlay, who will be a sophomore this fall at UCLA, is just the ninth amateur with three or more made cuts in a single season. By comparison, Jamie Lovemark made the cut in his first four starts on TOUR as an amateur: the 2006 Western Open (T54), 2007 Buick Invitational (T39), 2007 AT&T National (T45) and the 2008 Buick Invitational (T60). Here’s a look at the others:

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Patrick Cantlay followed up his opening-round 70 with a 1-under 69 on Friday -- meaning the 19-year-old amateur will once again make the cut.

At 1 under after 36 holes, Cantlay is also just six shots off the lead.

Cantlay is also just the ninth amateur since 1980 with three or more made cuts on the PGA TOUR -- Phil Mickelson leads the way with seven in 1991, which of course also included his win at the Northern Telecom Open.

The soon-to-be UCLA sophomore won’t be the only amateur playing the weekend. Peter Uihlein shot 73-69 and is tied for 50th.

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Patrick Cantlay is playing in his third PGA TOUR event this week after finishing as the low amateur at the U.S. Open and last week recording a course-record 60 during the Travelers Championship. Thursday’s round at the AT&T National came with much less fanfare with Cantlay shooting even-par 70.

Still, considering only 31 players are under par for the moment, Cantlay’s round stands up pretty well.

The 19-year-old amateur had three birdies and three bogeys and took 29 putts.

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Patrick Cantlay is playing for the fifth week in a row this week.

By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Patrick Cantlay’s summer vacation -- if you can call being on the road for five straight weeks a vacation -- will come to an end of sorts after this week’s AT&T National, where he is in the field on a sponsor exemption.

Along the way he’s had some pretty memorable experiences: Receiving the Jack Nicklaus Award as the nation’s top collegiate player, finishing as the low amateur in the U.S. Open, shooting a course-record 60 at the Travelers Championship.

Those experiences have continued here at Aronimink, where earlier in the week the 19-year-old soon-to-be UCLA sophomore was asked for his autograph.

“First time I ever signed an autograph where someone brought my picture up that I signed on my own picture,” Cantlay said Wednesday. “That was a little shocking.

“Other than that, I'm just learning the golf course just like every other week and trying to get real comfortable out there and have a good week.”

This week, it will be just Cantlay and his caddie on the road with his parents having gone home and his coach from UCLA doing the same after Wednesday. It’s the longest Cantlay has gone without being home.

But after the AT&T he’ll finally get a break -- sort of. Cantlay will play the Southern California Amateur, July 8-10, then will take a couple of weeks off before teeing it up at the Western Amateur and then the U.S. Amateur and eventually the Walker Cup.

So what’s been the most memorable experience of it all?

”The back nine I played at the U.S. Open Friday was really special for me, and then obviously the 60 I shot last week,” said Cantlay, whose scorecard from that record-setting round in Hartford is on its way to the World Golf Hall of Fame. “I'll remember those two moments forever.”

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Amateur Patrick Cantlay finished his week 11 under par.

By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM

CROMWELL, Conn. -- The biggest thing Patrick Cantlay learned in his first regular PGA TOUR event? That he can compete.

That’s what the 19-year-old amateur took away from the Travelers Championship, where he finished at 11 under that was highlighted by a course-record 60 in the second round.

“I just learned what it's like to have a week on the PGA TOUR, make the cut and compete with all the guys,” Cantlay said after a final-round 70.

The last two rounds certainly didn’t go as well as the first two did for Cantlay, who will return for his sophomore year at UCLA this fall. After opening 67-60 to hold the lead at the halfway mark, Cantlay closed 72-70.

Still, it was an impressive week for a player who was barely on the radar for the Walker Cup team at the start of his freshman year. The last four weeks have certainly changed that, however. After reaching the finals of the NCAA Championship and receiving the Jack Nicklaus Award as the nation’s top collegiate player, Cantlay finished as the low amateur at the U.S. Open, where he tied for 21st.

“Just didn't go as planned,” Cantlay said of his final two rounds at TPC River Highlands. “I was actually surprised I was very comfortable out there and very composed and proud of myself for hanging in there.”

Cantlay’s summer isn’t  over just yet, though. He received a sponsor exemption into next week’s AT&T National in Philadelphia.

“They've taken a toll,” said Cantlay, who will be playing for his fifth straight week next week in Philadelphia. “This is the most weeks I've ever been in a row without being home my whole life.”

So much for summer vacation.

By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM

CROMWELL, Conn. -- As good as amateur Patrick Cantlay was the first two rounds -- especially the second in which he shot a course-record 60 -- the last two have been a reality check for the 19-year-old. Not that Cantlay expected to continue to play the way he did on Friday but over his last 24 holes he is 4 over.

Cantlay, the soon-to-be UCLA sophomore who says he plans to finish school and get his degree before turning pro, shot a 2-over 72 in the third round and through six holes today is 2 over after a double bogey on the par-5 sixth ( click here to follow him on Shot Tracker ).

Still, it’s been a remarkable run for the world’s top-ranked amateur, who over the last month finished second in the NCAA Championship in Oklahoma, received the Jack Nicklaus Award in Ohio, got through U.S. Open sectional qualifying while in town, helped lead the U.S. to a Palmer Cup victory in Connecticut, tied for 21st at the U.S. Open in Maryland and led after 36 holes here.

Not a bad summer vacation, eh?

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Patrick Cantlay struggled to a 2-over 72 Saturday at TPC River Highlands.

By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM

CROMWELL, Conn. -- After setting the golf world abuzz with a second-round 60 to take the lead at the Travelers Championship, 19-year-old Patrick Cantlay came back to earth on Saturday, shooting a 2-over 72 to fall into a tie for 10th five shots back.

“I got off to kind of a slow start and really never got any momentum going,” said Cantlay, who also struggled closing with three bogeys over his final six holes to drop back to 11 under for the week. “I hit a couple of bad drives coming in, and it cost me.”

Cantlay also struggled with the putter, taking 29 in all, which included missing five from inside 10 feet.

Now the soon-to-be UCLA sophomore will try to focus on making up five shots in the final round. No matter what, though, Cantlay says he’s pleased with his results so far -- and that he still plans to remain an amateur and finish out his college career.

“I'm in good position, and I probably would have taken it at the beginning of the week,” said Cantlay, who will also play next week’s AT&T National on a sponsor exemption. “I'm in a good spot and I'm going to play well tomorrow.”

By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM

CROMWELL, Conn. -- There are 18 players within three shots of the lead about midway through the third round here at TPC River Highlands. That lead, by the way, is now held by Bryce Molder, who just made the turn in 4 under to get to 13 under for the week, and Fredrik Jacobson, who birdied No. 10. Two others, including amateur Patrick Cantlay, are a shot back.

Another stroke back from there? J.J. Henry, the Connecticut native who won this tournament in 2006, and three others.

As for Cantlay, the 19-year-old amateur just hasn’t been able to get anything going -- certainly not like he did in the second round when he carded a 60. Through eight holes, he has one bogey and seven pars.

Part of the problem for Cantlay? Putting. He’s missed three from inside 10 feet today.