Jimmy Ellis earned medalist honors in the 2024 U.S. Amateur (USGA)

Jimmy Ellis - Florida Amateur Champion

The mid-amateur won the Florida State Amateur in his new home this summer after shooting a 64 in the closing round to leapfrog the field and win by five shots. The Pennsylvania native relocated to the Sunshine State. Considering last year’s medalist, Blades Brown, was 15 years old, Ellis’ rise up the leaderboard after a 61 on Tuesday at Chaska Town Course was a bit of a surprise. The 38-year-old shot 71-61 to earn solo medalist honors and the No. 1 seed in match play. It was the first time a mid-amateur had earned medalist honors in 11 years. He jumped out to an early 3-up lead in his Round of 64 match against Ethan Fang, but Fang turned it around to win 2-up. 

Tom Fischer - Alabama Amateur Champion

Fischer took home the 72-hole Alabama State Amateur championship by four shots. He fired rounds of 64-71 in the U.S. Amateur. He was incredibly steady, making just two bogeys over the 36 holes. He needed 19 holes to beat Matthew Comegys in the Round of 64. He was 2-down with 2 holes remaining and won the 17th and 18th to force extra holes. Runner-up Noah Kent beat Fischer 2&1 in the Round of 32.

Patrick Sheehan - Pennsylvania Amateur Champion

Sheehan has a scorching July winning the R. Jay Sigel Match Play Championship and the Penn. Amateur. He shot 71-70 to reach match play as the No. 43 seed. He beat fellow Pennsylvanian Jackson Palmer in the Round of 64 2&1 then fell to Peter Fountain on the 18th hole when Fountain birdied the final hole to break the deadlock. 

Zach Adams - South Carolina Amateur Champion

Adams is a two-time South Carolina Amateur champion. He won in 2022 and backed it up in 2024 with a 2-shot win with a 16-under par score. In the U.S. Amateur, he shot rounds of 68-73 to earn the No. 33 seed. He beat Cole Starnes 2&1, closing out the match with wins on the 16th and 17th holes. Adams then lost in the Round of 32 to Ethan Fang, who happened to beat Jimmy Ellis in the Round of 64.

Christian Brand - West Virginia Amateur Champion

The 2011 W. Virginia Amateur champion dominated the field in the 2024 edition at the Old White Course at Greenbrier. He shot 22-under with rounds of 64-63-66-65 to win the championship by 21 shots. At the U.S. Amateur, he shot 73-68 to earn the No. 34 seed. He beat Christian Maas 2&1 and then beat Ethan Evans 1-up in the Round of 32. After grabbing a 1-up lead on the 13th hole, Brand held Evans at arms length and tied the final five holes for the win. He gave the eventual champion, Jose Luis Ballester, a good battle in the Round of 16. Ballester broke a tie with wins on holes 15 and 16 to close out the match 2&1.

Wheaton Ennis - Arizona Amateur Champion

The Idaho native won the Arizona state amateur in June. He shot 69 - 72 in the U.S. Amateur. Ennis played steady golf, recording three birdies and two bogeys over the 36 holes. In the Round of 64, Ennis beat Ziqin Zhou 19 holes after erasing a 2-down deficit through 13 holes. He lost to Ashton McCulloch in the Round of 32.

Nate McCoy - Iowa Amateur Champion

McCoy took home his second Iowa Amateur this summer with his dad and Walker Cup captain, Mike McCoy, on the bag. In the U.S. Amateur, he needed a lot of magic in the second round to make up for a 75 on Monday. He shot a 67 to scratch his way into the 14-for-11 playoff on Wednesday morning. He survived that pressure and reached the Round of 64 as the No. 60 seed. Paul Chang, the No. 5 seed, was waiting and took advantage of McCoy’s slow start to grab a quick lead. The match ended with Chang winning 5&4.