64th U.S. Senior Amateur Championship
Meet The Quarterfinalists
August 31, 2018
Aug. 25-30, 2018 | Eugene Country Club | Eugene, Ore.
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Michael McCoy, 55, of Des Moines, Iowa, vs. Jerry Rose, 59, of Sarasota, Fla.
7:15 a.m. PDT
Michael McCoy (@mikemccoyUSGA)
· 2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion (second-oldest winner)
· 2015 USA Walker Cup Team member
· Competing in his 54th USGA championship
· Was low amateur in the U.S. Senior Open in 2014 and 2015
· Member of the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame
· Works in the insurance industry
· Collects golf books
Path to the quarterfinals:
· Defeated Hunter Nelson, of Houston, Texas, 5 and 3
· Defeated Robert Funk, of Canyon Lake, Calif., 2 and 1
· Defeated Buzz Fly, of Memphis, Tenn., 5 and 4
Jerry Rose
· Playing in his fourth USGA championship, and first since 1976
· Reigning Minnesota Golf Association Senior Men’s Player of the Year
· 1980 Utah State Amateur runner-up
· 1984 Idaho State Amateur runner-up
· 2014 and 2016 Florida Senior Amateur runner-up
· Graduated from Brigham Young University in 1980
· Grandparent of 10
· Enjoys fishing
Path to the quarterfinals:
· Defeated James Camaione, of Upland, Calif., 5 and 3
· Defeated John Grace, of Fort Worth, Texas, 5 and 3
· Defeated Paul Simson, of Raleigh, N.C., 20 holes
Sean Knapp, 56, of Oakmont, Pa., vs. Doug Hanzel, 61, of Savannah, Ga.
7:30 a.m.
Sean Knapp
· Defending U.S. Senior Amateur champion
· Member of the victorious Pennsylvania team in the 2009 USGA Men’s State Team Championship
· Playing in his 46th USGA championship
· Reached the Round of 16 in the 1995 U.S. Amateur, losing, 2 and 1, to eventual champion Tiger Woods
· Won the 1997 Pennsylvania State Amateur
· 14-time Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Player of the Year
· Played college basketball at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Path to the quarterfinals:
· Defeated Tom Brandes, of Bellevue, Wash., 2 and 1
· Defeated Jeff Burda, of Modesto, Calif., 19 holes
· Defeated Jack Larkin, of Atlanta, Ga., 19 holes
Doug Hanzel
· Competing in his 36th USGA championship
· 2013 U.S. Senior Amateur champion
· Retired pulmonologist
· Graduate of Kent State University, where he played on the golf team and now has a scholarship in his name
· Was the low amateur in the U.S. Senior Open in 2012 and 2013
· Is a Type 1 diabetic and plays golf with an insulin pump
· Recently announced in the newest class of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame
Path to the quarterfinals:
· Defeated Jim McNelis, of Gig Harbor, Wash., 4 and 3
· Defeated Stewart “Buddy” Alexander, of Auburn, Ala., 7 and 6
· Defeated Fred Vana Jr., of Boxford, Mass., 4 and 3
Jeff Wilson, 55, of Fairfield, Calif., vs. Ned Zachar, 56, of Bedford, N.Y.
7:45 a.m.
Jeff Wilson
· Playing in his 63rd USGA championship
· Has earned medalist honors in six USGA championship, including co-medalist in this year’s U.S. Senior Amateur
· Only player in history to earn medalist honors in the U.S. Amateur, the U.S. Mid-Amateur and the U.S. Seninor Amateur
· Low amateur in the 2018 U.S. Senior Open
· Has competed in four U.S. Opens, and earned low-amateur honors in 2000
· Three-time winner of the SCGA Mid-Amateur Championship, most recently in 2018
· Works as a Toyota dealer at Toyota Vallejo in Northern California
Path to the quarterfinals:
· Defeated Richard Jeffers, of Mobile, Ala., 3 and 2
· Defeated Buddy Patch, of Fairfax Station, Va., 5 and 4
· Defeated Scott Sullivan, of Grand Junction, Colo., 2 and 1
Ned Zachar (@nzachar)
· Played in the 2018 U.S. Senior Open (missed cut)
· Playing in his third USGA championship, and first U.S. Senior Amateur, making the Round of 16 in the 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur
· Played college golf at Iowa State University
· Plays the jazz piano and enjoys DJing
· Works as a portfolio manager for KLS Diversified
Path to the quarterfinals:
· Defeated John Lombardozzi, of Herndon, Va., 20 holes
· Defeated George “Buddy” Marucci, of Villanova, Pa., 19 holes
· Defeated Gene Elliott, of West Des Moines, Iowa, 1 up
Craig Davis, 56, of Chula Vista, Calif., vs. Chip Lutz, 63, of Reading, Pa.
8 a.m.
Craig Davis
· 2018 Southern California Golf Association Senior Player of the Year
· Won the 2017 and 2018 SCGA Senior Amateur Championship
· Won the 2017 SCGA Senior Match Play Championship
· Playing in his fifth USGA championship, with the first being the 1978 U.S. Junior Amateur, in which he advanced to the Round of 64
· Played college golf for the University of Arizona, graduating in 1983
· Works as a software engineer for United Technologies
Path to the quarterfinals:
· Defeated John Turk, of Las Vegas, Nev., 3 and 1
· Defeated Joe Palmer, of West Des Moines, Iowa, 2 and 1
· Defeated Tim Jackson, of Memphis, Tenn., 2 and 1
Chip Lutz (@chip_lutz)
· Won the 2015 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship
· Three-time winner of the Seniors Amateur Championship, conducted by The R&A
· Two-time winner of the Canadian Senior Amateur
· Seven-time Golf Association of Philadelphia Senior Player of the Year
· Low amateur in the 2016 U.S. Senior Open
· Played college golf at the University of Florida
· Works as an insurance attorney
Path to the quarterfinals:
· Defeated Thomas Immenschuh, of San Antonio, Texas, 4 and 2
· Defeated Dirk Maust, of Phoenix, Ariz., 2 and 1
· Defeated Dave Ryan, of Taylorville, Ill., 4 and 2
