“This is an amazing story!” – PGA Tour pro Billy Horschel impressed by unlikely 39-year-old medalist honors winner at 2024 US Amateur

PGA Tour professional Billy Horschel is currently preparing for the FedEx St. Jude Championship which is set to begin on August 15th. However, preparations for the tournament have not distracted Horschel from acknowledging 39-year-old Jimmy Ellis' performance at the 2024 US Amateur.

Ellis, a landman, arrived at the 2024 US Amateur with a re-shafted gap wedge shaft that was a half-inch too long. While he subbed in a U-Wedge, he had to buy gloves and balls from the pro shop. Winning at 10-under, he is the first mid-am medalist in 11 years.

Horschel acknowledged the same on X (fka Twitter). He wrote:

"This is an amazing story! He’s going to have a lot of ppl pulling for him in match play."

You can check out Billy Horschel's tweet below:

Horschel's praise for Jimmy Elis does not come as a surprise. After all, Ellis is facing strong competition at the 2024 US Amateur. The tournament is featuring the likes of Gordon Sargent, Jackson Koivun and Luke Clanton.

What time will Billy Horschel tee off at the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship?

After finishing T7 at the 2024 Wyndham Championship, the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship is the next tournament where Billy Horschel will look to make a mark. If he wants to qualify for the BMW Championship, it will be crucial for him to finish in the top 50 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

While Horschel has the ability to register a top-50 finish, he will face strong competition from the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy, to name a few. In the first round of the tournament, Horschel will tee off at 9:55 a.m. ET and will be paired with Davis Thompson.

Here is a detailed list of the tee-off times and pairings for Round 1 of the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship (all times ET):

8:20 AM: Justin Rose, Ben Griffin
8:30 AM: Will Zalatoris, Jake Knapp
8:40 AM: Max Greyserman, Mackenzie Hughes
8:50 AM: Tom Kim, Cam Davis
9:00 AM: Austin Eckroat, Alex Noren
9:10 AM: Adam Hadwin, Si Woo Kim
9:20 AM: Stephan Jaeger, Thomas Detry
9:30 AM: Cameron Young, Tommy Fleetwood
9:40 AM: Taylor Pendrith, Chris Kirk
9:55 AM: Billy Horschel, Davis Thompson
10:05 AM: Justin Thomas, Brian Harman
10:15 AM: Akshay Bhatia, Matthieu Pavon
10:25 AM: Sungjae Im, Shane Lowry
10:35 AM: Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Aberg
10:45 AM: Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa
10:55 AM: Peter Malnati, Min Woo Lee
11:05 AM: Brendon Todd, Seamus Power
11:15 AM: Nick Dunlap, Jhonattan Vegas
11:30 AM: Viktor Hovland, Erik Van Rooyen
11:40 AM: Patrick Rodgers, Eric Cole
11:50 AM: Harris English, Nick Taylor
12:00 PM: Denny McCarthy, Adam Scott
12:10 PM: Keegan Bradley, Matt Fitzpatrick
12:20 PM: Max Homa, J.T. Poston
12:30 PM: Sam Burns, Corey Conners
12:40 PM: Aaron Rai, Jason Day
12:50 PM: Tom Hoge, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
1:05 PM: Robert MacIntyre, Sepp Straka
1:15 PM: Russell Henley, Tony Finau
1:25 PM: Patrick Cantlay, Byeong Hun An
1:35 PM: Sahith Theegala, Hideki Matsuyama
1:45 PM: Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele
1:55 PM: Maverick McNealy, Taylor Moore
2:05 PM: Jordan Spieth, Mark Hubbard
2:15 PM: Emiliano Grillo, Victor Perez