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U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
June 15, 2016
1 Ben Epperly W. Des Moines, Iowa 74 73 147
Alt. Nick Pittman Urbandale 69 78 147
Frank Lindwall Cedar Rapids 71 77 148
Thomas Doyle Ames 74 75 149
Brandon Russell Ankeny 74 77 151
Joshua Domerque Flower Mound, Texas 75 77 152
Jacob Luett Clinton 77 75 152
Maz Gogel Bettendorf 77 76 153
Hank Weresh Clive 75 78 153
Cole Davis Marshalltown 81 73 154
John Hurley III Waukee 76 79 155
Jeff Murphy Allen, Texas 75 80 155
Ben Bermel Cedar Falls 81 75 156
Name City (Par 71) R1 R2 Total
U.S. Junior Amateur Quali er
Coldwater Golf Links - Ames, Iowa
June 15, 2016
FAILED TO QUALIFY
Le�: Ben Epperly and his
caddie a�er winning a
playoff to claim the lone
qualifying spot.
Epperly makes Match Play at U.S. Junior Amateur
Thirty-one juniors battled the heat and tests of Coldwater
Golf Links at the 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur Sectional
Qualifier. After 36-holes of competition, West Des Moines’
Ben Epperly (74-73) and Nick Pittman (69-78) of Urbandale
were knotted up at five-over par, 147. With a bogey on the
first playoff hole, Epperly punched his ticket to the 2016 U.S.
Junior Amateur Championship.
Pittman made a clutch birdie on the par-4, 15th-hole of his
second round to move into a tie for first, and ultimately
sending the tournament into a playoff. He will be the first-
alternate from the Ames sectional qualifier. Frank Lindwall,
who has committed to play college golf at Iowa State, fired
rounds of 71-77 to finish as the second-alternate.
The U.S. Junior Am was held at The Honors Course in
Ooltewah, Tenn. This course has also played host to the
U.S. Amateur, U.S. Womens’ Amateur, the Curtis Cup, and
multiple NCAA Championships.
Epperly opened with a 1-under par 71 in qualifying and
followed it with a 79 on day two to ultimately earn the #53
seed in the match play draw. He lost a tightly contested
match 1 up in his
opening round of the
championship to John Pak
of Scotch Plains, N.J.
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U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP July 18-23, 2016