U.S. MID-AMATEUR
Meet the Quarterfinalists
October 11, 2017 | Atlanta, Ga.
By Brian DePasquale, USGA
Scott Anderson, 35, of Columbus, Ohio
-Born Aug. 7, 1982 in Great Falls, Mont.
-Not ranked in World Amateur Golf Ranking™
-Earned the No. 3 seed in match play by shooting 70-67 in stroke play
-Defeated David Easley, 3 and 1, in the Round of 16
-Competed on professional tours for five years before regaining amateur status in 2012
-Playing in second USGA championship, including 2001 U.S. Amateur
-Won the 2016 Ohio Mid-Amateur Championship
-Led Ohio State to 2004 Big Ten Conference title and earned All-Big Ten honors
-Was a competitive downhill ski racer until age 16
-Employed as a master club fitter
-Born Sept. 14, 1973 in Memphis, Tenn.
-Not ranked in World Amateur Golf Ranking™
-Earned No. 31 seed after posting rounds of 70-75 in stroke play
-Defeated Thomas Todd III, the No. 2 seed, in the Round of 32
-Made a combined 10 birdies in 25 holes played in the Rounds of 32 and 16
-Competing in his eighth USGA championship, including six U.S. Mid-Amateurs
-Chosen first-team All-Southeastern Conference at Mississippi State in 1994
-Shot a competitive low round of 62 at Indian Wells Golf Resort
-Works as a real estate private equity lender
-Born Aug. 27, 1985 in Hazelhurst, Ga.
-Not ranked in World Amateur Golf Ranking™
-Earned No. 42 seed with rounds of 72-73 in stroke play
-Defeated Michael Muehr, the No. 7 seed, in the Round of 16
-Shot the equivalent of a 63, with concessions, in defeating Muehr, 1 up
-Playing in his eighth USGA championship, including three U.S. Amateurs
-Reached Round of 32 in the 2015 U.S. Mid-Amateur
-Earned medalist honors in the 2007 U.S. Amateur Public Links
-Qualified for the 2007 U.S. Open as an amateur (missed cut by one stroke)
-Member of the 2007-08 University of Alabama team with 2012 U.S. Open runner-up Michael Thompson
-Born Sept. 28, 1986 in Mansfield, Texas
-No. 2,540 in World Amateur Golf Ranking™
-Earned No. 53 seed with rounds of 68-78 in stroke play
-Reached match-play bracket through 25-for-16 playoff on second hole
-Advanced to U.S. Mid-Amateur quarterfinals for the third consecutive year
-Competing in his sixth USGA championship
-He and partner Will Osborne reached match play at 2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball
-Won last year’s Texas State Golf Association Mid-Amateur
-Two-time captain of the Stephen F. Austin University team
-State manager for a vodka import company
-Born April 15, 1991 in Kernersville, N.C.
-No. 2,698 in World Amateur Golf Ranking™
-Earned No. 22 seed with rounds of 70-74 in stroke play
-Defeated 2014 Mid-Amateur runner-up Brad Nurski in Round of 16
-Competing in his second consecutive U.S. Mid-Amateur
-Advanced to U.S. Open sectional qualifying the last two years
-Won the 93rd CPGA Carolinas Open and 2017 Triad Amateur
-Played his college golf at Appalachian State University from 2009-13
-His lowest competitive round is a 61 at Maple Leaf Golf Club
-Works as a wedding caterer
-Born June 5, 1987 in Brockton, Mass.
-No. 247 in World Amateur Golf Ranking™
-Earned No. 9 seed with rounds of 71-68 in stroke play
-Defeated Matthew Sughrue, the 2016 U.S. Senior Amateur runner-up, in Round of 64
-Advance to quarterfinals for first time after reaching Round of 64 twice before
-Playing in his ninth USGA championship and fourth U.S. Mid-Amateur
-Was co-medalist with Scott Harvey in 2015 U.S. Mid-Amateur
-Competed on NGA Hooters and eGolf tours before regaining his amateur status in 2013
-Made three trips to PGA Tour Qualifying School
-Won 2017 Massachusetts Amateur; runner-up in 2008
-Firefighter with the Brockton Fire Department, and his father, Vic, works for the same department
-Born April 25, 1967 in Pasadena, Calif.
-No. 1,803 in World Amateur Golf Ranking™
-Earned No. 29 seed with rounds of 70-75 in stroke play
-Defeated David Lang, 1 up, in the Round of 16
-Reached the semifinals in last year’s U.S. Mid-Amateur, losing to Scott Harvey in 19 holes
-Competing in his 10th USGA championship, including seven Mid-Amateurs
-Advanced to the Round of 16 in the 2009 U.S. Amateur Public Links
-Won this year’s Southern California Golf Association Mid-Amateur
-Chosen SCGA Player of the Year in 2013 and 2016
-His wife, Lindsay, is a vice president with Fox Sports
-Works as a real estate lender
-Born May 23, 1983 in Mount Kisco, N.Y.
-Not ranked in World Amateur Golf Ranking™
-Earned No. 1 seed and medalist honors with rounds of 69-67 in stroke play
-Defeated Devaughn Robinson, 2 up, in the Round of 16
-Playing in his fourth USGA championship, including three U.S. Amateurs
-Advanced to the Round of 32 in the 2005 U.S. Amateur
-Competed on professional tours for eight years before regaining his amateur status last year
-Runner-up in this year’s Westchester Amateur
-Awarded 2005 Westchester Golf Association Player of the Year
-Member of University of Virginia golf team from 2003-06
-Works as a software develop for a tech startup company