·       No. 1,187 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR® 

·       Competing in his first U.S. Senior Amateur 

·       Rallied from 2 down to defeat Steve Harwell in the Round of 16 

·       Tied for second in this year’s European Senior Championship on June 17 

·       Tied for fifth in the 2023 English Senior Stroke Play at Alwoodley G.C. in Leeds, United Kingdom 

·       Won the 2022 Irish Senior Men’s Amateur with a 72-hole score of 219 

·       Posted a 3-0 record as a member of the victorious 1995 Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup Team 
 

·       He and partner Padraig Harrington defeated Tiger Woods & John Harris in Sunday foursomes 

·       Serves as director for Fanagans Funeral Homes 

Road to the Quarterfinals

·       Shot 75-74–149 in stroke play to earn the No. 19 seed 

·       R64: Def. Chris Hartenstein, 2 up 

·       R32: Def. Steve Ivan, 5 and 3 

·       R16: Def. Steve Harwell, 1 up 

·       Not ranked in World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®

·       Competing in his first U.S. Senior Amateur

·       Eagled the par-4 16th in the second round of stroke play en route to a 2-under 70 following a first-round 84
 

·       Defeated 1979 U.S. Junior Amateur champion Jack Larkin in the Round of 64

·       Won in extra holes against 1996 U.S. Amateur Public Links champion Tim Hogarth in the Round of 32
 

·       Claimed the 2019 Illinois Senior Open following a three-hole playoff

·       Recorded a three-stroke victory in the 2013 Illinois Public Links Championship

·       His father, Patrick, was a career U.S. Air Force pilot

·       Attended nine schools through college and was a walk-on golfer at Western Illinois University

·       Works as an analyst for an insurance company

Road to the Quarterfinals

·       Shot 84-70–154 in stroke play to earn the No. 56 seed

·       R64: Def. Jack Larkin Sr., 1 up

·       R32: Def. Tim Hogarth, 23 holes

·       R16: Def. James Sewell, 6 and 5

·       No. 2,672 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®

·       Competing in his second U.S. Senior Amateur

·       Survived a 10-for-6 stroke-play playoff to reach match play

·       Won a 2-for-1 playoff to earn medalist in the Dakota Dunes, S.C., qualifier on July 20 

·       Runner-up to Joe Palmer in this year’s Iowa Mid-Amateur Senior

·       Tied for second in the 2021 Iowa Senior Amateur behind champion Michael McCoy

·       Two-time Northwest Iowa Amateur champion (2004, 2005)

·       2002 Iowa Golf Association Mid-Amateur champion 

·       Works as a letter carrier for United Parcel Service

Road to the Quarterfinals

·       Shot 78-77–155 in stroke play to earn the No. 59 seed

·       R64: Def. Jon Brown, 5 and 4 

·       R32: Def. Chris Fieger, 2 and 1 

·       R16: Def. James Volpenhein, 2 and 1

·       No. 4,181 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®

·       Competing in his 11th USGA championship and fourth U.S. Senior Amateur

·       Runner-up to Bob Royak in the 2019 U.S. Senior Amateur at Old Chatham G.C., in Durham, N.C.

·       Advanced to the U.S. Senior Amateur quarterfinals last year and has played in three U.S. Senior Opens

·       Two-time State of Open Virginia champion (2008, 2011)

·       Won 2014 Virginia State Golf Association Senior Open

·       His brother, Tim, is director of operations at Riverfront G.C., in Suffolk, Va.

·       Full-time ophthalmologist who performs 20 to 30 eye surgeries on a weekly basis

·       Board-certified and specializes in laser and refractive cataract surgery
 

Road to the Quarterfinals

·       Shot 73-72–145 in stroke play to earn the No. 5 seed

·       R64: Def. Doug Banks, 5 and 3

·       R32: Def. John Hornbeck, 20 holes

·       R16: Def. Jeff Mallette, 5 and 3

·       No. 1,265 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®

·       Competing in his eighth USGA championship and fifth U.S. Senior Amateur

·       Advanced to the quarterfinals for first time after reaching the Round of 32 twice

·       Defeated 2018 U.S. Senior Amateur champion Jeff Wilson in Round of 64 

·       Won the 2023 Iowa Mid-Amateur Senior title in a playoff with Curtis Holck

·       Runner-up in this year’s Iowa Senior Masters with a 54-hole score of 213

·       Rallied to win his fourth Iowa Senior Amateur in 2022

·       2021 Iowa Golf Association Senior Player of the Year 

·       Competed in the 2014 U.S. Senior Open at Oak Tree National, in Edmond, Okla.

·       Restaurant owner of Palmer’s Deli and Market (four locations in the Des Moines area)

Road to the Quarterfinals

·       Shot 78-75–153 in stroke play to earn the No. 45 seed 

·       R64: Def. Jeff Wilson, 5 and 3

·       R32: Def. David Hayes, 4 and 3

·       R16: Def. Randy Haag, 1 up

·       No. 554 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR® 

·       Competing in his 24th USGA championship and seventh U.S. Senior Amateur 

·       Won the 2019 U.S. Senior Amateur, defeating Roger Newsom, 1 up, in the final match 

·       Attempting to become the 15th player to win multiple U.S. Senior Amateurs 

·       Reached the U.S. Senior Amateur semifinals in 2022 and played in three U.S. Senior Opens 

·       Advanced to match play in all seven U.S. Senior Amateurs and has a 17-5 record 

·       Four-time Georgia State Golf Association Senior Player of the Year 

·       His brother, Paul, also competed in this year’s U.S. Senior Amateur 

·       He and his wife, Patricia, are involved with a Russian Orphan program for children 

·       Serves as vice president of an executive search firm 

Road to the Quarterfinals 

·       Shot 71-75–146 in stroke play to earn the No. 7 seed 

·       R64: Def. David Levan, 1 up 

·       R32: Def. Chip Lutz, 19 holes 

·       R16: Def. Tom Lape, 2 and 1 

 

·       No. 844 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®

·       Competing in his 22nd USGA championship and seventh U.S. Senior Amateur

·       Runner-up to Dave Ryan in the 2016 U.S. Senior Amateur at Old Warson C.C., in St. Louis, Mo.

·       Has compiled a 14-6 match-play record in U.S. Senior Amateurs 

·       Competed in three U.S. Senior Opens and two U.S. Amateurs

·       Runner-up in the 2015 British Senior Amateur at Royal County Down

·       Worked in insurance for 25 years before attending graduate school at Virginia Tech

·       Became a family therapist at SERVE, a 90-bed home shelter for families in Manassas, Va. 

·       Now in private practice where he assists elite athletes with their mental approach

Road to the Quarterfinals

·       Shot 71-74–145 in stroke play to earn the No. 2 seed

·       R64: Def. John Barry, 3 and 2 

·       R32: Def. Greg Sanders, 1 up

        R16: Def. Ronnie Clark, 2 and 1

·       No. 3,710 in World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®

·       Competing in his 35th USGA championship and first U.S. Senior Amateur

·       Attempting to become the eighth player to win this championship as the stroke-play medalist

·       Member of the victorious 2013 USA Walker Cup Team 

·       He and partner Nathan Smith won the inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball in 2015

·       Played in one U.S. Open (1995) and two U.S. Senior Opens (2021, 2022)

·       Advanced to the U.S. Mid-Amateur semifinals in 2012 and quarterfinals in 2014 and 2015

·       Has also qualified to play in this year’s U.S. Mid-Amateur at Sleepy Hollow C.C. & Fenway G.C. 

·       History teacher and golf coach at Spartanburg High School

Road to the Quarterfinals

·       Shot 72-72–144 in stroke play to earn the No. 1 seed

·       R64: Def. Jerry Gunthorpe, 1 up 

·       R32: Def. Brent Paterson, 21 holes

·       R16: Def. Ken Wade, 5 and 4