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64 | 1 Jon Olson Ankeny -2 69 Medalist 2 JD Anderson Johnston E 71 Qualifier T3 Scott Hart WDM +1 72 1st Alt. T3 Topher Baron Plymouth +1 72 2nd Alt. T3 Chad Kimmelshue Ames +1 72 Jon Olson, of Ankeny, earned medalist honors at the U.S. Mid- Amateur qualifier after putting together a strong round of 69 (-2), which included seven birdies. J.D. Anderson of Johnston claimed the second and final qualifying spot with his even par 71. “I played well and I made a really good putt on #1 to get started,” Olson said. “I didn’t look where I stood until #17. The weather was great today and golf course was as good I has ever seen it.” Scot Cook earned 1st alternate and Topher Baron was 2nd alternate by way of a playoff following the qualifying round. The 39th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship was held at Colorado Golf Club, Parker, CO, September 14-19. CommonGround Golf Course, in Aurora, CO, served as the Stroke-Play Co-Host venue. Olson and Anderson joined Iowa’s Mike McCoy and Gene Elliott who were exempt into the event. U. S . MID-AMATEUR GLEN OAKS COUNTRY CLUB, WEST DES MOINES AUGUST 15, 2019 U. S . AMATEUR FOUR-BALL DES MOINES GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, WEST DES MOINES SEPTEMBER 9,2019 1 Brad Clark/Mike Christensen -7 65 Medalists T2 Nate McCoy/Ben Herrera -6 66 Qualifiers T2 Ben Pettitt/Nate Pettitt -6 66 1st Alt. T2 Jon Olson/Jon Brown -6 66 2nd Alt. T2 Jordan Dye/Brian Allison -6 66 The dynamic duo of Brad Clark, of Minneapolis, MN, andMichael Christensen, of Chapel Hill, NC, came together to fire a lights out 65 (-7) to earn medalist honors at the USGA Amateur Four-Ball qualifier at Des Moines Golf & Country Club. It was the second time the duo has come into Iowa to take one of the coveted spots (2015 at Glen Oaks). The local pair of NateMcCoy and BenHerrera clinched the second and final birth to the championship nearly 24 hours later, when thunderstorms pushed the four-way playoff to the next afternoon. Ben and Nate Pettitt claimed 1st alternate honors, and the team of Jon Olson and Jon Brown took 2nd alternate honors The 6th U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship will be conducted during the week of May 22-27, 2020, at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, in Philadelphia, PA. Name City Total Name Total