Parker Edens’ run at U.S. Mid-Amateur ends in quarterfinals for second time in the last 3 years
By Gary Baines – 9/17/2025
Finishing in the top eight out of 264 players at a USGA national championship isn’t too shabby.
To do it twice in three years, that’s all the more impressive.
Parker Edens, who grew up in Greeley and was a player and assistant coach at Colorado State University, has managed just that at the U.S. Mid-Amateur.
After advancing to the quarterfinals in 2023, Edens repeated the feat this week, though the run ended on Wednesday morning for the former pro and two-time Inspirato Colorado Open low amateur.
Jeg Coughlin III of Dublin, Ohio, who later in the day defeated defending champion Evan Beck in the semifinals, beat Edens in the quarterfinals 3 and 2 at Troon Country Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. Coughlin, like Edens a former pro, birdied the first and fourth holes and held a 3-up lead at that point. And Edens, a two-time CGA Four-Ball champion with Jimmy Makloski, would get no closer than 2 down the rest of the way.
Edens, now the head coach of the men’s golf team at South Dakota State, finished 3 over par for 16 holes — with two double bogeys — while Coughlin was 2 over.
Advancing to the quarterfinals makes Edens exempt for the 2026 U.S. Mid-Am, set for Sept. 26-Oct. 2 of next year at Sand Valley Resort in Nekoosa, Wis.
In addition to his two quarterfinal appearances at the U.S. Mid-Am, Edens made it to the round of 16 last year.
The U.S. Mid-Am is limited to players 25 and older.
Here are the results for all the players with strong Colorado ties at the U.S. Mid-Am:
MATCH PLAY QUARTERFINALS WEDNESDAY
Jeg Coughlin III, Dublin, Ohio, def. former Coloradan Parker Edens, 3 and 2
MATCH PLAY ROUND OF 16 TUESDAY
Former Coloradan Parker Edens def. Chris Kamin, Phoenix, 19 holes
Brian Holtz, Bloomington, Ill., def. Colin Prater, Colorado Springs, 3 and 2
MATCH PLAY ROUND OF 32 TUESDAY
Colin Prater, Colorado Springs, def. Mitchell Fedorka, Claremont, Calif., 5 and 4
Former Coloradan Parker Edens def. Stephen Behr Jr., Atlanta, 3 and 1
MATCH PLAY ROUND OF 64 MONDAY
Colin Prater, Colorado Springs, def. Jordan Utley, Richmond, Va., 3 and 1
Christian Cavaliere, Katonah, N.Y., def. Charlie Soule, Denver, 2 and 1
Former Coloradan Parker Edens def. Wyatt Johnson, Victor, Ohio, 5 and 4
STROKE PLAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Advance to Match Play
7. Colin Prater, CO Springs 68-71—139
35. Charlie Soule, Denver 69-75—144
45. Former Coloradan Parker Edens 74-71–145
Failed to Advance to Match Play
87. Former CSU golfer Bryce Hanstad 73-75–148
131. Matt Call, Sedalia 78-73–151
162. Ryan Axlund, Englewood 75-79—154
172. Joel Perez, Longmont 74-81–155
172. Mark Henderson, Highlands Ranch 81-74—155
223. Ed Kerr, Windsor 76-84–160
Ryan Burke, Longmont 90-WD
About the Writer: Gary Baines has covered golf in Colorado continuously since 1983. He was a sports writer at the Daily Camera newspaper in Boulder, then the sports editor there, and has written regularly for ColoradoGolf.org since 2009. The University of Colorado Evans Scholar alum was inducted into the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame in 2022. He owns and operates ColoradoGolfJournal.com