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Page Background QUALIFIER HOMEPAGE

U.S. MID-AMATEUR HOMEPAGE

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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