Iowa’s Elliott, McCoy & Palmer advance in match play at U.S. Senior Amateur

Iowa’s Mike McCoy, Gene Elliott and Joe Palmer (pictured above L-R) all advanced into the Round of 32 at the 2018 U.S. Senior Amateur being contested at Eugene CC, Eugene, OR.

Palmer’s stroke play total of 142 (-2) earned him the #3 seed into match play, while Elliott (144 – E) and McCoy (148 – +4) earned the #7 and #17 seed respectively. Iowa native Ned Zachar (#23 seed) also qualified for match play and won his opening round match.

The Round of 32 matches stack up like this:

McCoy vs. Robert Funk – 9:12 a.m. (CDT)
Elliott vs. Michael Rowley – 11 a.m.
Zachar vs. George ‘Buddy’ Marucci – 11:12 a.m.
Palmer vs. Craig Davis – 11:24 a.m.

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