Seth Knight, the 64th and final qualifier,...

Seth Knight, the 64th and final qualifier, captured five of the first nine holes en route to a 4 and 2 upset win over Dennis Saunders in first-round match play in the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Indian Wells, Calif.

Knight, of Atlanta, won four more holes than Saunders, of Phoenix, on the 6,907-yard Mountain Course at The Vintage Club. In another upset, John Alexander of Black Butte, Ore., defeated defending champion Mike Podolak of Fargo, N.D., 4 and 3.