2016 Yearbook

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U.S. MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP September 10-15, 2016
1 J.D. Anderson Johnston 71
Alt. Jon Olson Ames 72
Matthew Weresh Clive 73
Alt. Gene Elliott West Des Moines 73
Ron Peterson Urbandale 74
Patrick Hall W. Des Moines 74
Jordan Dye Des Moines 75
Justin Schulte Urbandale 75
Matt Sargent W. Des Moines 75
Nicolas Palazzo Rogers, Ark. 76
Bret Taylor Booneville 76
Luke Miller West Des Moines 78
Zach Christianson Atlantic 78
FAILED TO QUALIFY
Name City (Par 72) Total
U.S. Mid-Amateur Quali er
Lake Panoram National GC, Panora, Iowa
August 1, 2016
Sometimes the stars align.
For Gene Elliott, who finished as second alternate from the 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur Qualifier held at Panora’s
Lake Panorama National Golf Course, everything fell into place.
J.D. Anderson claimed the lone spot at the qualifier with a 71. When the USGA came calling for an alternate to
get into the championship that was held at Stonewall, in Elverson, Pa., and first alternate Jon Olson was unable to
play due to taking a new job, Elliott was in.
Elliott took full advantage of his opportunity and would ultimately qualify into match play as the #38 seed with
rounds of 73-73 and, more importantly, earned enough bonus points in the IGA Player of the Year standings to
win the title.
“It was just lucky,” Elliott would later say about the way he earned his last few points in the race. “The stars all
lined up and somehow I got into the U.S. Mid-Amateur.”
Elliott would lose a hard-fought opening round match to Brad Wilder of Kentucky, 1 down.
Neither Anderson nor Mike McCoy would make match play at the championship. Anderson would post rounds of
77-78 and McCoy 77-76. McCoy was exempt into the event from his 2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur victory.
Iowa trio competes at U.S. Mid-Amateur
Jon Olson (le�) is the 1st Alternate
a�er shooting 72, and J.D. Anderson
qualified for U.S. Mid-Amateur
Championship with a one-under-par, 71.
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