Now battling to make the cut, Lutz bogeyed the 8th and after a par on the 9th turned in 1-under 34. Needing to play the back nine in no worse then 1-over, Lutz created some breathing room with a birdie on the par-5 12th that moved him back to 5-over.

On the way in Lutz did drop a stroke on the 16th before parring out to ensure his spot in the weekend at the 37th U.S. Senior Open.

Lutz will begin his third round at 8:58 a.m. EST playing alongside Bart Bryant and Mark Calcavecchia.

For a complete listing of the amateur results continue below.

With the first round of the U.S. Senior Open complete Patrick Tallent is the low amateur. Tallent, from Vienna, VA opened up his tournament with a 3-over 73.

Beginning on the 10th hole the 2014 U.S. Senior Amateur champion birdied the 11th to quickly reach red figures. Three straight bogeys from holes 13-15 and another on the 18th dropped Tallent back to 3-over. After another bogey Tallent was 4-over but then on the par-4 7th came one of the highlights of the day as he holed out for an eagle two.

Tallent then finished bogey-par.

Also showing well during the first round were American Don Walsworth and Canadian Dave Bunker, as they both shot opening 4-over 74's.

Walsworth bogeyed six holes and birdied two on Thursday, the birdies came on Nos. 7 and 9.

Bunker, who finished second at the 2015 Canadian Mid-Amateur birdied three holes during his first round. His birds came in a four hole stretch on Nos. 11, 13 and 14.

Two-time defending low amateur Mike McCoy began his 2016 U.S. Senior Open with a 5-over 75. McCoy from Des Moines, IA carded his lone birdie on the 11th.