Whoever first said the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree must have been talking
about Nate McCoy. A junior at Iowa State, Nate is the son of Mike McCoy, one of
the most accomplished amateur golfers in Iowa history. But Nate has amassed
quite a résumé for himself. This summer, he narrowly missed a berth in the U.S.
Open when he finished sixth in sectional qualifying. His best golf came at the
Porter Cup, where he fired rounds of 69-66-68-70 to finish fifth at 7-under par.

BIRTHDATE July 17, 1990
BIRTHPLACE Des Moines, Iowa

BIGGEST FEAR Speaking in front of a large crowd.
FAVORITE FOOD Corn, chicken and ice cream.

BALL MARKER Quarter.
FAVORITE CLUB 7-iron.
HIDDEN TALENT Pretty good shot with a rifle.
FAVORITE GOLFER Bobby Jones.
FAVORITE COURSE Pine Valley.
SUPERSTITIONS I keep a pocket Bible in my bag and mark
my ball the same every time.
FAVORITE NON-GOLF ATHLETE Jake Varner (national cham-
pion wrestler at Iowa State).
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT Discipline for sticking to my game plan.
WORDS TO LIVE BY Whatever you do, work at it with all of your
heart as working for the Lord, and not for men. Colossians 3: 23
ON MY iPOD Hillsong United, Jeremy Camp, Third Day, Rascal
Flatts and Josh Turner.
BEST GOLF TIP Find the yardage to the middle of the green and
hit your shot at that.
AGE I FIRST BROKE 70 14.
LOWEST ROUND EVER 64.

WHAT’S IN THE BAG
DRIVER Titleist D3 9. 5 degrees with Matrix Ozik Xcon shaft, 3-WOOD Tour Edge
Exotic 15 degrees with Aldila DVS shaft, HYBRID Titleist 909H 19 degrees with Matrix
Ozik shaft, IRONS Titleist AP2 (3-PW), WEDGES Titleist Vokey (54 and 60 degrees),
PUTTER Odyssey No. 9

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