37th U.S. Mid-Amateur: A Closer Look at the Field

ATLANTA, GA (October 3, 2017) - The 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship begins Saturday October 7 at the Capital City Club and Atlanta National Golf Club in Atlanta, GA.

Stewart Hagestad defends the title he won last year at Stonewall in an epic 37-hole match against Scott Harvey.

Related: 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur Qualifying Roundup
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Here is an inside look at the 264 golfers competing in the Championship:

Nathan Smith	Scott Harvey

USGA Champions (12): Stewart Hagestad (2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur), Scott Hailes (1995 U.S. Junior Amateur), Doug Hanzel (2013 U.S. Senior Amateur), Scott Harvey (2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur), Sean Knapp (2017 U.S. Senior Amateur), Randal Lewis (2011 U.S. Mid-Amateur), Michael McCoy (2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur), Dave Ryan (2016 U.S. Senior Amateur), Sammy Schmitz (2015 U.S. Mid-Amateur), Nathan Smith (2003, 2009, 2010, 2012 U.S. Mid-Amateur; 2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball), Todd White (2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball), Steve Wilson (2008 U.S. Mid-Amateur)

Bill Williamson	Randal Lewis

USGA Runners-Up (8): Sherrill Britt (2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball), Marc Dull (2015 U.S. Mid-Amateur), Scott Harvey (2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur), Randal Lewis (1996 U.S. Mid-Amateur), Brad Nurski (2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur), Rick Stimmel (1997 U.S. Mid-Amateur), Matthew Sughrue (2016 U.S. Senior Amateur), Bill Williamson (2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur)

Played in 2017 Walker Cup (1): Stewart Hagestad

Played in 2017 U.S. Open (2): Stewart Hagestad, Scott Harvey

Michael Muehr	Justin Tereshko

Played in 2017 U.S. Amateur (19): Jeff Champine, Kenny Coakley, Robert Funk, Stewart Hagestad, Scott Harvey, Erik Jarvey, Cameron Knight, Michael McCoy, Michael Muehr, Sammy Schmitz, Corby Segal, Scott Shingler, Shane Sigsbee, Nathan Smith, Scott Strickland, Matthew Sughrue, Justin Tereshko, Charles Waddell, Todd White

Played in 2017 U.S. Senior Open (5): Robert Funk, Michael McCoy, Daniel Russo, Dave Ryan, Matthew Sughrue

Michael McCoy	Sean Knapp

Players in Field with Most U.S. Mid-Amateur Appearances (2017 included): Michael McCoy (19), Sean Knapp (16), Randal Lewis (15), Robert Gerwin II (14), Gene Elliott (13), Nathan Smith (13), Randy Haag (12), Scott Harvey (10).

Average Age of Field: 36.97

Youngest Competitors: Josh Holling 25 (born 9-23-92), Brian Blanchard (25, born 8-10-92), Bo Bradford (25, born 7-30-92), Andrew Lee (25, born 7-12-92)

Dave Ryan	John Ervasti

Oldest Competitors: Dave Ryan (63, born 3-27-54), John Ervasti (62, born 3-29-55), Doug Hanzel (60, born 2-18-57), Randal Lewis (60, born 5-8-57)

U.S. States Represented: There are 43 states represented in the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur: California (29), Texas (23), Florida (14), Georgia (14), New York (14), Pennsylvania (13), Illinois (12), North Carolina (12), Michigan (10), Ohio (9), Arizona (7), Minnesota (6), New Jersey (6), South Carolina (6), Tennessee (6), Virginia (6), Colorado (5), Connecticut (5), Iowa (5), Massachusetts (5), Missouri (5), Maryland (4), Oklahoma (4), Washington (4), Alabama (3), Kentucky (3), Mississippi (3), Nebraska (3), Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Nevada (2), Oregon (2), Wisconsin (2), Arkansas (1), Hawaii (1), Idaho (1), Maine (1), New Mexico (1), North Dakota (1), Rhode Island (1), Utah (1) and West Virginia (1).

Countries Represented: There are seven countries represented in the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur: United States (257), Argentina (2), Bahamas (1), Canada (1), England (1), Germany (1) and Puerto Rico (1).

Tee Times for Rounds 1 & 2 of the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur