Smyth down in epic quarter-final
(WorldNews Asia)

Travis Smyth blasts from a bunker at Riviera. Picture: USGA Travis Smyth was typically upbeat today despite falling on the wrong side of an epic US Amateur battle. The New South Welshman drew an unlucky heavy lie over the back of the 18th green en route to a bogey that cost him a 1-dn loss to American Doc Redman in their quarter-final in Los Angeles today. But while the opportunity lost clearly hurt, a tremendous week soon became a great lesson for a big couple of months ahead. `I just feel a little bit more confident...