That was evident in June when he took on an extremely strong field at the Northeast Amateur Invitati

"I don't know what it is, but I just feel very comfortable playing in the Senior Open," he said. "I like the way the USGA sets up the courses, and I always try to stay upbeat and positive during the competition."
He shot 66-67 the first two days, the two lowest rounds by an amateur in the event's history. He was leading the championship at the halfway point and went on to tie for 11th with a 282 total, inns in new hampshire the lowest 72-hole score by an amateur.
That was evident in June when he took on an extremely strong field at the Northeast Amateur Invitational. Playing in his 18th Northeast Amateur at Wannamoisett inns in new hampshire Country Club in Rumford, R.I., where more than half of the field was younger than his oldest son, Ben (26), Jackson was in the thick of the title race from start to finish.
"I really don't think too much about being 53," Jackson said during the Northeast Am. "I'm just out here trying to make the most out of what I have left at this level. It's all about testing yourself and putting yourself against the best competition to see where your game is."
In addition to his showing at the Northeast inns in new hampshire Am this year, Jackson has won the Coleman Invitational, was fourth at the Tennessee State Open, tied for second at the Lupton Memorial, finished third at the Birmingham National Invitational and was a semifinalist at the Tennessee Amateur Match Play Championship.
AMATEURS inns in new hampshire ABOUND: This year's starting field at the U.S. Senior Open includes 35 amateurs, the most since 1995. Among those are two current USGA champions: Louis Lee (Senior Amateur) and Randal Lewis (Mid-Amateur).
Another national championship also is being contested this week with the U.S. Amateur Public Links at Soldier Hollow Golf Club in Midway, Utah. There's a number of mid and senior players competing, including the event's inns in new hampshire oldest, Steve Groom, 54, of Raytown, Mo., who is playing in his ninth APL. John Veneziano, 42, of Mount Dora, Fla., leads the starting field with starts in the most USGA championships, at 12.
HALL-BOUND: Next week, North Carolina's Paul Simson, winner of more than 200 amateur titles in his long and illustrious career, will become the 23rd inductee into the Southern Golf Association Hall of Fame. At 62, he will be the oldest player inns in new hampshire in the starting inns in new hampshire field of 168. His induction inns in new hampshire will take place on the eve (July 17) of this year's Southern Amateur Championship at Chenal Country Club in Little Rock, Ark.