*Born in Pittsburgh, Pa.
*Played college basketball at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
*Started playing golf at 19 years old while caddieing at Oakmont Country Club
*Making U.S. Senior Amateur debut in first year of eligibility
*Has competed in over 40 USGA championships
 -U.S. Mid-Amateur semifinalist: 2008 and 2010
 -U.S. Mid-Amateur quarterfinalist: 1989 and 1998
 -U.S. Amateur quarterfinalist: 1998
 -Fell to eventual champion Tiger Woods in Round of 16 in 1995 U.S. Amateur
*Was part of Pennsylvania’s victorious USGA Men’s State Team Championship squad in 2009
*Competed in 2012 and 2013 U.S. Senior Opens. Made cut in 2012 (t-60)
*Has won numerous titles in his home state, including the Western Pennsylvania Amateur 7 times and the Western Pennsylvania Mid-Amateur 9 times
* 14-time Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Player of the Year
* 1997 Pennsylvania Amateur champion
* Five-time Pennsylvania Mid-Amateur champion

Road to the Quarterfinals
-Round of 64: Defeated Duke Delcher, 2 and 1
-Round of 32: Defeated Scott Thomas, 6 and 5
-Round of 16: Defeated Doug Hanzel, 2 and 1

*Born in Terre Haute, Ind.
*Competing in his first USGA championship
*Chief Operating Officer, Trophy Suites Modular Skyboxes
*Started playing golf at 18 years old, played professional golf on mini tours in the 1980s
*Qualified in Hattiesburg, Miss., so his father could caddie for him
*Quarterfinalist in the 2017 Tennessee Senior Match Play Championship

Road to the Quarterfinals (Has not trailed in a match)
-Round of 64: Defeated Jack Kearney, 4 and 2
-Round of 32: Defeated Mark Coward, 4 and 3
-Round of 16: Defeated Bob Cooper, 6 and 5

*Born in Marblehead, Mass.
*Co-Owner of Federated Lighting and Federated Properties
*Serves as an assistant golf coach at Severna Park High School in Maryland.
*Making his U.S. Senior Amateur debut in first year of eligibility
*Best previous finish in a USGA championship: Round of 16, 2002 U.S. Mid-Amateur
*Represented Maryland in 2001 USGA Men’s State Team Championship
*Competed in 2012 U.S. Senior Open at Indianwood Golf & Country Club
*Won the 2002 Maryland State Amateur

Road to the Quarterfinals (Has not trailed in a match)
-Round of 64: Defeated Ian Harris, 2 up
-Round of 32: Defeated Claud Cooper, 4 and 3
-Round of 16: Defeated John McClure, 2 up

* Born in Mobile, Ala.
* Making his U.S. Senior Amateur debut
* Missed match play in seven previous USGA championships
* Works for the Defense Health Agency, part of the United States Department of Defense
* 2016 San Antonio Senior Amateur Player of the Year
* Runner-up in the 2016 Texas Senior Amateur
* Has made eight career holes-in-one

Road to the Quarterfinals
-Round of 64: Defeated Jeff Hoffman, 1 up
-Round of 32: Defeated Mitch Wilson in 20 holes
-Round of 16: Defeated Russ Perry, 4 and 3

* Born in Virginia Beach, Va.
* Played golf at Eastern Kentucky University
* 2016 U.S. Senior Amateur champion
            -Made a hole-in-one on a par 4 in his Round-of-16 match with Paul Simson
* Has competed in the U.S. Senior Open four times. Made the cut in 2015
* Four-time Illinois Senior Amateur champion
* Seven-time Chicago District Golf Association Senior Player of the Year, including last four years

Road to the Quarterfinals
-Round of 64: Defeated Michael Rowley, 1 up
-Round of 32: Defeated Ronald Leverdiere, 2 and 1
-Round of 16: Defeated Michael Hughett, 2 and 1

* Born in Summit, N.J.
* Played golf at University of New Mexico
* Notably always wears a straw hat when playing competitively
* 2010 and 2012 U.S. Senior Amateur champion
* Has competed in more than 50 USGA championships
              -U.S. Mid-Amateur semifinalist: 1991 and 1998
              -U.S. Mid-Amateur quarterfinalist: 1986
              -U.S. Amateur Round of 16: 1985 and 1996
              -Has played in seven U.S. Senior Opens, earning low-amateur honors in 2001
              -Competed in 1998 U.S. Open
* In 2010, won the U.S. Senior Amateur, British Seniors Amateur, and Canadian Senior Amateur
* Has won numerous amateur titles in his home state of North Carolina. Is a three-time Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) Men’s Player of the Year (1998, 2005, 2008) and eight-time CGA Senior Men’s Player of the Year

Road to the Quarterfinals
-Round of 64: Defeated Jay Sessa, 1 up
-Round of 32: Defeated John Hornbeck, 1 up
-Round of 16: Defeated Chip Lutz, 6 and 4

*Born in Washington, D.C.
*2016 U.S. Senior Amateur runner-up (championship debut)
*After 25 years in the insurance industry, switched careers and became a psychotherapist
*Played in 2013 and 2017 U.S. Senior Opens
*Runner-up in 2015 British Seniors Amateur Championship
*2016 Maryland State Golf Association Senior Player of the Year
*2014 Maryland Senior Open champion

Road to the Quarterfinals
-Round of 64: Defeated David Szewczul, 3 and 1
-Round of 32: Defeated John Fisher, 4 and 3
-Round of 16: Defeated Keith Decker, 3 and 2

* Born in Concord, Mass.
* Youngest player in field- turned 55 five days before start of championship (8/21)
* Has competed in 31 USGA championships
              -Best previous finish: Round of 16, 2005 U.S. Mid-Amateur
* Played for Massachusetts in the USGA Men’s State Team Championship nine times
* Won the 2004 and 2005 Massachusetts Amateur
* 9-time Massachusetts Mid-Amateur champion
* Massachusetts Golf Association Player of the Decade in the 1990s and 2000s.
* 2016 inductee into the Massachusetts Golf Hall of Fame

Road to the Quarterfinals
-Round of 64: Defeated Harrison Rutter, 1 up
-Round of 32: Defeated Bryan Norton, 1 up
-Round of 16: Defeated Alan Hill in 19 holes