BANDON, Ore. – When play begins at the 120th U.S. Amateur Championship on Monday, the University of South Alabama's Anders Emil Ejlersen will be among the field of 264 individuals competing at the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.
The freshman from Viborg, Denmark, is the first Jaguar to qualify for the event since Tyler Klava participated in 2013.
Ejlersen enrolled at South in January, and was able to compete in one event for the Jags — playing at the Seminole Intercollegiate — before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic brought a premature end to the 2019-20 season.
Prior to arriving in Mobile, he participated in 16 events in 2019, winning both the Danish Amateur Championship and the Danish Stroke Play Championship while recording seven top-10 finishes.