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What an incredible fucking accomplishment from 39-year-old Jimmy Ellis. A mid-am Medalist at the U.S. Amateur in this day and age, with the college game more advanced than ever and up-and-comers more polished than ever—it’s downright remarkable. Ellis works in the oilu002Fgas industry. He’s not among the top 700 amateurs in the world. He buys his golf balls. In his own words, he thought there was a zero percent chance he’d be medalist. He was wrong. Will Jimmy Ellis win the U.S. Amateur? Unlikely. Luke Clanton and Gordon Sargent and Ben James and the rest of the college elite will be formidable as the weak wears on in Minnesota. But Ellis will always, always have this.