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Webb Simpson 2 Schedule of Events 2006 Champion 3-4 Sunnehanna Amateur Sponsors 5 Welcome, Amateurs 6 Note from Club President Casey Craig 8-10 Host Families Play Critical Role 11 A Special Thank You to Our Host Families 12-29 Sunnehanna Amateur History 35-36 The Course 38 2016 Hole Breakdown 42-43 Winners of a PGA Tournament 48-49 63 Years of Champions 52-53 Members of The U.S. Teams 55 The Masters Champions 56 U.S. Open Champions 59 PGA Champions 62 British Open Champions 20072007-2009 & 2008 63 U.S. Amateur Champions Champion 64 US Junior & Mid-Amateur Champions 65 NCAA Champions 67 British Amateur Champions & US Public Links 68-69 : Sunnehanna Memories 73-74 2016 Sunnehanna Amateur 75 2016 Sunnehanna Amateur Results 77 2017 Hole Sponsors 78-79 A Change of Plans: Former Champion Hudson Takes an Unlikely Path

80-81 Top Returning Players 82-95 2017 Sunnehanna Amateur Field 96 , A Look Back, 35 Years Later

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Sunday, June 11th Amateur Qualifier at Bedford Springs 10:30 am Amateur Registration Sunnehanna Clubhouse Lobby 12:00 - 8:00pm Monday, June 12th Dorothy G. Kunkle Amateur Junior Championship 12:00 Noon Tuesday, June 13th Roger McManus Amateur Sponsor Championship 7:15 am - 3:15 pm tee times *SPONSOR NIGHT International Buffet Dinner- Amateur Tent Use your sponsorship Reservations Required 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Presentation of Players by Co-Chairmen – Brian Chirillo and John Yerger 2016 Sunnehanna Amateur Sunnehanna Ballroom – 8:30 pm Dylan Meyer, Garrett Rank, champion, Will Grimmer, and KK Limbhasut Wednesday, June 14th 1st Round of the Sunnehanna Amateur Begins off the 1st Tee – 8:00 am Tee Times Thursday, June 15th 2nd Round of the Sunnehanna Amateur Begins off the 1st Tee – 8:00 am Tee Times Player and Host Family Night at Bottleworks Begins at 6:30 pm Friday, June 16th 3rd Round of the Sunnehanna Amateur Begins off the 1st Tee – 8:00 am Tee Times Cut to low 50 players and ties Long Drive Contest Sponsored by Cleveland/Srixon 5:00 pm Off the 1st Tee Amateur Backyard Cookout Family Entertainment on the North Lawn 5:30 – 9:00 pm Saturday, June 17th Fourth and Final Round of the Sunnehanna Amateur Begins off the 1st Tee – 8:00 am Presentation of Awards #1 at Conclusion of Play Shuttle Leaves for Airport

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On behalf of the the Sunnehanna Amateur Committee, we welcome back returning champions Collin Morikawa, Derek Bard and over 90 of the finest amateur golfers from across the globe to the 64th playing of the Sunnehanna Amateur. We look forward to an outstanding four days of golf.

Like last year, the Sunnehanna Amateur Foundation will again support the Johnstown Backpack Project. They provide close to 700 children with weekend meals that otherwise may go without in 5 local school districts.

Without the generous support of our naming sponsors, Duke/Lifepoint and Highmark, as well as our numerous other corporate sponsors, we would not have been able to support this important initiative that is making a substantive difference addressing childhood hunger.

We would like to thank the members of Sunnehanna Country Club, Ron Meyers, Bobby Helsel, Carl Seelman, Mark Leppert and their collective staffs for their incredible efforts during the week. It is appreciated by the players, their families and the committee. We couldn’t do what we do without you.

Lastly we thank our host families. Without your support the Sunnehanna Amateur wouldn’t be possible. What you do for these players is remembered long after the golf.

Hope to see you on the course!!

Brian Chirillo John Yerger

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Scott Becker James Hargreaves Sam Price Ivar Berge John Hargreaves Frank Quitoni Paul Calandra Karen Hargreaves Tyler Robinson Jim Cascio Lou Kitsko Carl Seelman Brian Chirillo Kim Kunkle Ryan Shorto Kim Craig Dan Leaser Richard Schrott Casey Craig Kim McKinney Amy Whitlow Dr William Carney Dr. Shannon Nicoloff Robert Wise David Dill Scott Pearson John Yerger John Polacek

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n behalf of The Sunnehanna Country Club Board of Governors, we welcome you to the 2017 Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions. Players young and old have always taken great memories from Ocompeting on our A.W. Tillinghast masterfully designed , where we are proud to say we are members. It has been our honor and pleasure to host so many of the world’s top amateurs, in what has become one of the premier amateur golf tournaments in the world. The list of past winners is luminous, as is the complete roster of participants, many of whom have gone on to win professional golf’s major championships and to represent their countries in the Walker Cup, and President’s Cup matches. In the 64th annual tournament for champions, we expect yet another talented field of participants comprised of the world’s finest amateur contestants. A very special thank you to the Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament Co-chairmen, Brian Chirillo and John Yerger, as well as to their committee members for their absolute devotion to this tournament. Thanks also to our Sunnehanna members who have opened their homes to many of the amateurs this year and during the 60 plus years of this tournament. We never tire of hearing the warm comments and recollections of past competitors as they share remembrances of their tournament play and the hospitality of our members. Many of our members have maintained friendships with these past players that have lasted lifetimes. In addition to the committee and numerous volunteers, this event would not be possible without our excellent and professional Sunnehanna Country Club staff, who dedicate their countless hours to make this a special event. Everyone has worked to ensure the product you are experiencing and enjoying this week is first class. The week is filled with so many wonderful events that celebrate the Sunnehanna Amateur. Enclosed you will see our schedule of events for the week. The amazing golf always takes center stage, so we hope that you can come out to see the world’s best amateur golfers competing right here at Sunnehanna. The evenings are filled with grand events, so I hope that you can join us as we celebrate the Sunnehanna Amateur. On behalf of Sunnehanna Country Club, we cannot thank you enough for supporting our club and this tournament and for continuing to uphold the traditions that we celebrate. Thank you,

Casey Craig Club President

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Before joining the PGA Tour in Canada, Taylor Moore played Amateur opens Wednesday on the Westmont country club golf in the Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions three course. times – and stayed with a local family while competing in the The Niberts were encouraged by John Yerger, co-chairman of golf event. the local golf tournament, to get involved – even though they Johnstown residents Joseph and Heather Nibert have been are not Sunnehanna Country Club members. hosting Sunnehanna Amateur tournament players – including “It’s an experience that you never forget,” Heather Nibert said. Moore, a former University of Arkansas standout – for four “Our kids even have an interest in golf now.” years. “We play cards and just get to hang out,” Joseph Nibert said. Organizers said an integral part of the event each year is the participation of the families that host players for the Amateur.

“The Niberts opened up their house for me to come and stay, and it was a cool experience,” Moore said. “It helps when you’re on the road traveling for so many tournaments a year. Instead of staying in a hotel, it’s nice to be around people and especially a family like them.

“Just the feel of being somewhat at home while you’re actually on the road is an awesome feeling and that family alone treated me like one of their own kids ... and they already have four.”

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‘Establish relationships’ “They treated me and Taylor so well,” Echavarria said. “We were very lucky to get them.” The Sunnehanna tournament is known for its skilled field and rich history that includes the likes of , Phil Echavarria is unable to participate in the tournament this year Mickelson and . due to his college studies.

But future golf stars need places to sleep and relax between However, he said that he will always remember his time in rounds in Johnstown. Johnstown and recommends to other players that they stay with a host family. “The host families are a critical component of the tournament,” Yerger said. “When the tournament started, it was looked at as “It’s a small town, but very neat and Sunnehanna is incredible,” a way to keep costs down for the players, but also to establish Echavarria said. “I was lucky to be a part of it for three years.” relationships between the players and those that house them. Dr. William Carney and wife, Kathy, have hosted players for “The goal was to have relationships that extended beyond the eight years, and said they have created many memories. golf course for a lifetime,” he said. “It develops a bond between “It brings a whole new perspective to the club and tournament,” the player and the family, and the tournament at the same time. William Carney said. “The families absolutely love it.” “We feel blessed to have these young players stay with us. This year, 68 host families – 24 of whom are not Sunnehanna “Getting to know and follow these guys has been great. They members – will be housing 75 players, six parents and three are so approachable, and we continue to stay in touch. caddies. “We started with one per year, but now we host two. We even “We just want the players to be comfortable,” Joseph Nibert encouraged our neighbors to host and they host now, too.” said. Robert and Mali Gardill have hosted Sunnehanna players for 15 “If they were my kids, I would want the same thing for them. years. The couple even had a player, who had originally stayed They get to experience something other than golfing,” Heather with another family, stay with them for a week after the Nibert said. tournament. “They even go with us to our kids’ events.” “My kids have grown close to these athletes who are successful and dedicated to their craft,” Robert Gardill said.

‘New perspective’ “It’s about creating relationships,” Moore said.

Nicolas Echavarria has also stayed with the Niberts. “I still stay in touch with the Niberts throughout the year.”

The University of Arkansas golfer is originally from the country of Colombia and said he has had a positive experience in By Ronald Fisher The Tribune-Democrat June 12,2016 Johnstown at the Nibert house.

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...... Sunnehanna Amateur ..... A Special “Thank You” to Our Host Families! We Couldn’t Do It Without You!!! Host Families: Mr. and Mrs. Marc Maestra Mr. and Mrs. Jack Babich Ms. Kelly Mallek Mr. Ivar and Dr. Mary Berge Mr. and Mrs. Tim Mann Mr. Peter Bearjar Mr. and Mrs. Marc McCall Ms. Janet Bondy Mr. and Mrs. Bill McKinney Mr. Dave Brown Mr. and Mrs. Ken Mesko Dr. and Mrs. David Carney Ms. Nancy Moses Dr. and Mrs. William Carney Mr. and Mrs. Dave Neuman Mr. and Mrs. Brian Chirillo Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nibert Ms. Debbie Cover Mr. Jim and Dr. Shannon Nicoloff Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cowan Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pasquerilla Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cramer Mr. Roger Pavlik Mr. and Mrs. Chris Donelan Mr. and Mrs. John Polacek Mr. and Mrs. Jim Doty Mr. and Mrs. Bill Polacek Mr. Ed Dreikorn and Mrs. Leah Spangler Mr. and Mrs. Fran Pozun Mr. and Mrs. Jay Follansbee Mr. and Mrs. Sam Price Dr. and Mrs. Howard Forman The Replogle Family Mr. and Mrs. Chris Foster Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Rozich Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Gardill Mr. and Mrs. Andy Rutledge Mr. Ken Gibson Sr. Ms. Marci Russ Mr. and Mrs. Larry Gresh Mr. and Mrs. Perry Russ Mr. Scott and Dr. Allison Harbart Mr. Greg Sanford Mr. Bill Hargreaves Mr. and Mrs. Matt Smith Mr. and Mrs. Greg Heider Ms. Leah Spangler Mr. and Mrs. Lou Kitsko Mr. Josh Sroka Mr. Joel Constable/Ms. Linda Klochak Ms. Jan Wescott Dr. and Mrs. Gary Kramer Mr. and Mrs. Denver Wharton Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kulback Mr. and Mrs. Penn Whitlow Mr. and Mrs. Kim Kunkle Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wolter Mr. and Mrs. Russ Lauf Mr. John Yerger Mr. Dan Leaser • 11 2017 ...... Sunnehanna Amateur Sunnehanna Amateur HISTORY The Sunnehanna Invitational After the completion of the 18-hole medal play qualifier, the all- important Calcutta auction was held after Thursday’s dinner. Tournament golf extended beyond the membership of Sunnehanna Calcuttas were an integral part of tournaments throughout in August of 1936 as the headlines of the Daily nation. Members bid for the players with the money going into a Tribune screamed “Big Invitation Golf Tourney Planned”. Then pot, winner take all. In many cases, the winning player was club President Wilson Slick announced the formation of a awarded a “stipend” from his owner, or in some cases, the player committee to assist in conducting the tournament. Invitations were had bid for himself, thus keeping the money. extended to prominent amateur golfers throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The success of the tournament The Pre-War Years had already been assured with interest determined prior to the The early tournaments were dominated by local entrants. Dr. invitations being sent. The response from members and players Joseph McHugh from Johnstown captured the first two was overwhelmingly positive and the Invitational was penciled in tournaments and Earl Hewitt, from nearby Indiana, won in 1938. as an annual event on the club’s golf calendar.

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winning 4-times including the highlight of his career, The Masters title By 1941, the tournament had become a must-play event in the state. Its reputation was enhanced when Steve Kovach, the The next year, Haverstick captured the medalist honors only to reigning Pennsylvania State Amateur champion and West Penn be defeated by Reading sensation Buddy Lutz, the Open champion from Brackenridge won the tournament. Later junior champion in the quarterfinals. In the finals against that summer, Kovach, a steelworker in the mills of Homestead, Sunnehanna’s own Charles Kunkle, the long-hitting 19-year-old reached the quarterfinals of the United States Amateur. The sent a message with his initial shot of the day driving the ball 380 following year, the diminutive mill hand successfully defended yards off the first tee. Later, he drove the 308-yard par-four eighth his Pennsylvania Amateur title. hole. In his 10&8 victory, Lutz recorded nine birdies over thirty holes and closed out the match in style with three consecutive The war year’s ended competitive golf throughout the birdies. nation as the USGA suspended its own championships from 1942 through 1945. This was a pattern throughout the nation and the The 1947 Invitational included another teenage phenom: Arnold Sunnehanna Invitational was no exception. Palmer. The Pennsylvania Scholastic and West Penn Junior champion failed to reach the championship flight. A surprisingly Rebounding from the War poor round of 79 wasn’t enough to make the championship flight.

In 1946, the country looked to return to its pre-war The Future of Golf: Arnold Palmer routines and competitive golf returned to the nation and Sunnehanna. The Invitational field was markedly different in Palmer returned in 1948 looking for redemption from the prior terms of quality as 141 players from throughout the East Coast year’s result a distant memory. He reached the finals defeating traveled to Johnstown. In response to the growth and the quality defending champion Buddy Lutz and Bill Vaile of North Fork. In of players, the championship bracket was expanded from 16 to the finals, Palmer struggled early falling 3-down after the seven 32 players and the championship match lengthened to 36 holes. holes. By the close of the morning eighteen, he closed the margin Among the early favorites that year was Air Force veteran and to 1-down to J. S. Matlack an unheralded player from Blairmont. Duke University Pittsburgh Post- golfer Art Wall. The Gazette scribe Bob H o n e s d a l e , Drum, was less than Pennsylvania golfer impressed with fired a scintillating Palmers opponent round of 67 to writing afterward, capture medalist “Matlack doesn’t honors. Wall’s play the shots most stellar play didn’t of the top-notch extend into match amateurs in the play losing in the district can. He is second round. The addicted to the finals pit Bill blooper, grounder, Haverstick, the 1938 and head lift until Pennsylvania State he gets to the green. Amateur champion, Then it is Matlacks against two-time Jack Benson sinking the putt to win the 1951 Sunnehanna Invitational turn to shine.” Invitational Matlack used his champion Dr. Joseph lethal short game McHugh. Record galleries witnessed a 10&9 whipping as throughout the morning round chipping in three-times and saving Haverstick dominated play in the final. par several other times from the most unlikely places. The match went to the final hole with Palmer 1-up. On the final hole, Palmer Haverstick and Wall dominated amateur golf in Pennsylvania for safely reached the green in two-shots then watched as his the next four years. Haverstick captured state honors again in opponent took two strokes to extricate himself from a greenside 1948 and 1950 Wall in 1947 and 1949. bunker. Two putts later, Palmer closed out his opponent, winning the championship 2-up. Art Wall was the first Sunnehanna Invitational competitor to have success on the PGA Tour winning fourteen times. His best year It is safe to say that Arnold Palmer was the single most was 1959. That year he was chosen PGA Player of the Year, significant player to play in the Sunnehanna Invitational. From 14 • 2017

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1947 through 1952, he dominated amateur golf in Western packing his bags and heading home, Boros reflected on his loss Pennsylvania winning five West Penn Amateur titles in 6 years. with the reporters assembled in the locker room, “Trying to win He won amateur golf’s biggest prize, the United States Amateur one of these tournaments is tougher than winning on the tour. You in 1954 but his greatest success was yet to come. His charisma, visit places and meet players you never heard of and they all can good looks and a game to match was just what the game and play. Any kind of let-up and you’re out of the tournament.” television needed. He dominated professional golf in the early Someone asked Boros why not just turn professional, he quickly 60’s, capturing the United States Open (1960), British Open replied, “That’s just what I’ve been thinking about.” A few (1961, 1962), and The Masters (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964). His months later did exactly that and joined the PGA personality and background endeared him to the common man Tour. and attracted a whole new group of fans to golf. They became known as “Arnie’s Army” and followed their hero from start to The finals featured 1947 champion Buddy Lutz against Jack finish. Benson, the five-time winner of the West Penn Amateur. Through the first thirty holes, Benson held a solid three-up lead over Lutz. A Comeback for the Ages and Julius Boros A birdie on the thirteenth hole Palmer didn’t return to extended Benson’s lead to a defend his title in 1949. Now seemingly insurmountable four- a member of the Wake Forest up lead with five holes to play. College golf team, he As fate would have it, a 45- competed in minute rain delay gave Lutz a Intercollegiate Championship, chance to regroup. When play the forerunner to what became resumed, spectators witnessed a the NCAA Championship, but charge of legendary proportions. another notable player entered On the fourteenth hole, then a and filled the void: Julius 294-yard par four, Lutz chipped Boros. The medalist in the to three feet to make birdie after 1948 United States Amateur, a Benson miss from 20 feet. The Boros lost in the semifinals to next hole, his approach finished the legendary Charlie Coe. two feet from the hole and birdie That same year, he finished was conceded. On the par-three, tied for second with Sam sixteenth his iron shot, straight Snead in the North and South and true, finished a mere Open, a major stop on the PGA eighteen inches from the cup for Tour, two-strokes behind another birdie. Now just one Toney Penna. down, Lutz squared the match on Julius Boros tees off. the seventeenth hole with a par. Boros made an eagle and five On the final hole a shell-shocked birdies and shot a tourney record 67 to capture medalist honors Benson steadied himself and hit the better drive on the 377-yard over Jack Benson of South Hills and Jack Mahaffey of Oakmont hole. The tension palpable, Lutz’s approach shot found the green who had 69’s. Three over par, 75, was needed to be among the finishing twenty- feet from the pin. The pressure quickly shifted top 32 players in the championship flight, the lowest cut ever. to Benson and his subsequent approach shot came up short. Facing a difficult pitch, his chip shot finished eight feet short of After the second round, Boros packed his bags for Hartford, the cup. Calmly, Lutz completed the improbable by nailing his Connecticut as Danny Moore, an unheralded local player, birdie putt to win the final five holes in a row and capture his defeated him in the greatest upset in the history of the event. second title, 1-up. It was possibly the finest moment in the history Boros had continue his hot play in his morning match needing of the Invitational. only thirteen holes to dispatch Greensburg’s Tommy Smith, 6&5. In his second round match, Moore pushed Boros. After Boros The Pittsburgh Post golf writer Phil Gundlefinger called birdied the thirteenth and fifteenth holes to take a one-up lead, Lutz’s remarkable comeback, “Perhaps the most sensational Moore squared the match on the seventeenth hole with a birdie. finish in Pennsylvania golf history, either professional or On the final hole, Boros dumped his approach shot from 100 amateur.” It was the finest moment in Buddy Lutz’s career. yards into a greenside bunker and failed to save par. With a routine par, Danny Moore won the hole and match. Before Lutz who played in five United States Amateurs and three United States Opens later recalled Jack Benson’s reaction after • 15 ALWAYS DRIVEN

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the match. He told me, “I’ll take that lead and won’t himself of his youthful pest. After twelve holes, Lutz stood two- beat me.” down. Then, incredibly on the thirteenth hole, it started to rain and it had two-years earlier, Lutz staged another improbable As for Julius Boros, the Invitational marked the end of his comeback to defeat Felus 3&1. As a reward for his spirited play, amateur career. Why lose to a guy from Johnstown when you can the players chipped in and presented Johnny Felus with a pair of get paid? Boros’s professional career included two United States golf shoes and a set of woods. Open titles (1952, 1963) and the PGA title in 1963. As late as 1973, Boros remained competitive against the best in golf. At 53, In the final, Jack Benson defeated defending champion Boros lead the United States Open at Oakmont with nine holes Charles Kunkle on the thirty-ninth hole. Kunkle reached the to play. A back nine played in battering wind and rain was too finals after defeating Buddy Lutz 2&1 to exact some revenge for much to overcome and he finished fourth behind Arnold Palmer, his shellacking in 1947. The former Duke basketball standout held Jack Nicklaus and champion . a one-up lead going into the thirty-sixth but a missed three and a half foot putt for par gave the hole to Benson. On the third extra hole, Kunkle missed twelve-footer. After hitting a beautiful approach shot, Benson was left with ten-feet for birdie which the The USGA and the Final Years South Hills standout calmly sank to become the twelfth and final Sunnehanna Invitational champion. While the Invitational was coming off its greatest tournament ever, black clouds were gathering over amateur golf. After the 1951 Invitational, the Board of Governors Two weeks later, on July 5th, the United States Golf Association terminated the Sunnehanna Invitational. The very issues the warned that auction pools, or Calcuttas, could damage the USGA expressed concerns about in the summer of 1949 had integrity of golf, as professional gamblers might begin to take infected the Invitational. The Calcutta had been compromised by over the sport. The USGA sent out a full-page statement setting the elements considered “undesirable” by the Board. High forth its position. While not citing specific cases or punishments, Wagner, the first chairman of the Invitational’s successor, The it did hint that it might crack down on amateur players who bet Sunnehanna Amateur, later explained that in its final years, the heavily on their own skills. Calcutta pool was between $45,000 and $50,000. This was serious money and the club was forced to restrict guests because James Walker, chairman of the USGA Amateur Status of these activities. The specter of sanctions from the USGA and and Conduct Committee, stated, “Organized auction pools would the involvement of known members of the gambling community almost certainly run into large figures and lead to made continuing the tournament untenable. commercializing the game to a high degree, and might well be the means for professional gamblers to take over and influence In its brief history, the Sunnehanna Invitational had grown from players, just as they have done in other sports.” a largely local event into one of the top invitational tournaments on the East Coast. The quality of its fields improved dramatically The bar had been set and amateur tournaments, like in the post-war years including the likes of Buddy Lutz, Julius those played at Sunnehanna, had been served notice. Change was Boros, Arnold Palmer and Art Wall. Other participants made on its way. Little did anyone realize the tournament was already notable contributions to the game. Dr. George Wheeling, Charles dealing with the very issues addressed by golf’s ruling body. Kunkle, Jack Benson, Oakmont’s Jack Brand, Fred Brand and In 1950, Charles Kunkle captured his first and only Jack Mahaffey, and Allegheny’s Harton and Richard Semple all championship, defeating Steward Brown of Yale University, six represented the best of amateur golf and remained devoted to the and five. An early round match attracted the most attention as finest principles of the game throughout their lives. The two-time champion Buddy Lutz was pitted against 16-year-old foundation they laid lead to the reintroduction of an all-new Johnny Felus, a caddie from Cresson Country Club. Standing format in amateur golf just three years later: The Sunnehanna five feet tall and weighing 108 pounds, Felus, dressed in tennis Amateur. shoes and blue jeans, played with the confidence of a seasoned veteran. Bumped in the first round of the Berkley Hills Junior Tournament held annually at a local municipal course, Felus was given no chance against Lutz. On the sixth hole, the youngster’s tee shot landed in a fairway bunker. His next shot with his brassie landed neatly on the then par five in two, Lutz complimented him on his fine shot. Felus quickly retorted, “Now I’m going to sink the putt!” which he did for an eagle three. Lutz struggled to rid

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...... Sunnehanna Amateur ..... Sunnehanna Amateur A member of the United States Walker Cup Team and the 1953 Canadian Amateur Champion, Cherry was a noted cabaret singer ISTORY in the casinos of Las Vegas. After completing a six-week engagement at The Sands, Cherry traveled east. As part of his agreement to play in Johnstown, he was hired to perform for the members and contestants. After four days of golf and singing, The Sunnehanna AmateurH Begins Don Cherry captured the inaugural tournament. Because of the Sunnehanna Invitational, championship golf had The next year, Cherry returned to defend his title and, once again, become an ingrained part the fabric of Sunnehanna Country Club. to entertain. His success on the links had been usurped by his hit A few restless members searched for ways to bring championship record “Band of Gold”, which had sold over a million copies. The golf back to the club. reputation of the tournament was enhanced by the entry of Richard “Dick” Chapman, who was one of the few golfers to win both the U.S. Amateur (1940) and the British Amateur (1944). He In late 1953, then club President, Charles Kunkle, Jr, Howard also won the Canadian Amateur in 1949. Picking and several members’ proposed a new tournament format which coalesced around a few basic ideas: After four rounds of play, another Walker Cupper and the 1954 National Intercollegiate Champion, , Jr., of • 72 holes of medal play with the best amateur players Memphis, Tennessee defeated Cherry by a stroke. Later that summer, Robbin’s victory took on greater significance when he • An affair which could be attended by all members as a won the United States Amateur. Robbins victories, the improving social event field and medal-play format was quickly establishing the Sunnehanna Amateur among the upper echelon of amateur golf • A tournament where participant’s wives were tournaments. encouraged to come

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By its third year, the Sunnehanna Amateur began to receive notable national acclaim. The Board of Governors unanimously supported the idea and the Sunnehanna Amateur was born. The tournament became the first The tournament’s invitation process was updated as the 72-hole competition for amateurs in the United States. committee attempted to replicate the format used by The Masters Until then, the format adhered to had been . The to invite players. Invitations were coveted by the countries best success of the rapidly growing professional tour, which was golfers as the field was limited to those who had won major mainly stroke play, with the exception being the annual match amateur tournaments or state-sanctioned championships. play championship of the National Professional Golf Association (PGA), provided greater public interest and acceptance of medal Two major television networks provided coverage of the event play tournaments. It particularly appealed to the players because The National Broadcasting Company’s (NBC) allotted time on it assured four days of play. its weekend programs for on-the-spot developments and highlights and included a wrap-up of the tournament. The Columbia Broadcasting Company (CBS) also provided national news coverage. Modest Goals The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Pittsburgh As with its predecessor the Sunnehanna Invitational, every effort Press, and The Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph devoted significant was made to include the best amateur golfers in the East. The coverage before and during the tournament. Golf World Associate committee made attracting one or more members of the United Editor, Jimmy Mann, traveled from Pinehurst to cover the States Walker Cup Team to the tournament a priority. This was tournament for his golf weekly. considered critical to legitimize the tournaments aspirations of becoming a national event. The first player to enter with the Fred Byrod of the Inquirer wrote with superlatives about the reputation and the background the committee desired was Don tournament and its value to Johnstown. He made special note of Cherry of Wichita Falls, Texas. the high quality of play in spite of the absence of a Calcutta. 18 • COMMUNITY FIRST

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Bob Drum, golf writer for the Pittsburgh Press, and later a regular It was a significant chapter in his own career; the Sunnehanna contributor on golf telecasts for CBS, was equally effusive Amateur was the first major amateur tournament for Jack praising the medal play format which he felt was superior to Nicklaus. match play. Turning prognosticator, Drum added, “If the Sunnehanna people can continue to promote this affair, it will be the best amateur tournament in the world in the The USGA and the Amateur Rules next ten years.” In late 1957, Charles Kunkle received a letter In three short years, the tournament had gone of inquiry from the USGA regarding the from a largely regional field to one that was operation of the tournament. The prior year a recognized nationally. few members objected to housing players due to a conflict that arose with a player’s wife. In Among the prominent contestants were Dr. response, a few players were housed at a local Ed Updegraff, the three-time hotel. The expense was covered by the Amateur Champion and two-time Southwest tournament. The USGA ruled that it was a Amateur Champion, who traveled from, violation of the amateur rules and that the $20 Tuscon. From the Deep South LSU entry fee was deemed to be “unrealistic”. They teammates, Eddie Merrins, the Western emphasized that meals, caddie, and lodging Amateur Champion from Meridian, should not be included in the entry fee. The Mississippi was joined by Johnny Pott, an issue was resolved after the players All-American golfer from Eunice, Louisiana. reimbursed the tournament for their hotel bill and an ongoing dialogue with the USGA ensued.

The Recommendation: Jackie Nicklaus While seemingly trivial to many, , then a star player at the University of The most notable player not to participate in Florida, was disinclined to return because of 1956 was Bill Campbell, the playing captain ongoing rumors and the formidable reputation of the United States Walker Cup team. While of the USGA. Golf’s taciturn and inscrutable unable to compete, he was responsible for a ruling body had a well earned reputation for notable addition to the field which had a its unyielding enforcement of the rules significant influence on the tournament. pertaining to amateur golf. The rumors were Campbell recommended, in glowing terms to taken seriously by all involved. The committee the committee, an outstanding young talent reached out to potential contestants to clarify from Columbus, Ohio by the name of Jackie and explain the situation and the remedies the Nicklaus. The fifteen-year-old quickly tournament had put in place to pacify the attracted everyone’s attention as he made six USGA. After eliminating the Calcutta, the goal birdies and an eagle during his practice of a clean tournament was imperative to the round. His length off the tee, remarkable club, the contestants and the future of the skills, unusual maturity, as well as his Sunnehanna Amateur. introduction of plumb-bobbing created a significant amount of interest. Throughout Tommy Aaron and his amateur the week he attracted large galleries and the contemporaries were placated. He returned in notice of the assembled writers with his 1958 and the future Masters champion from exceptional play. He shot 72-72-72-70 to Gainesville, Georgia won the Sunnehanna finish fifth overall, ten strokes behind winner Amateur! Gene Dahlbender This was not the last time the tournament The performance of the previously 1956, Jackie Nicklaus, age 16, on the heard from the P.J Boatwright and the USGA. unheralded youngster marked a significant first tee. The Sunnehanna Amateur was In 1962, the entire University of Houston team his first major amateur tournament. chapter in the tournament’s history as he later participated. It was a first in the tournament’s eclipsed the records of golf’s greatest players. brief history. At that time, the Cougars had 20 • 2017

Best of Luck ..... Sunnehanna Amateur ...... to the Contestants! won the National Intercollegiate title five of previous six years. by a rejection letter from the tournament in 1964, he hung the Members of an eight player contingent, all of whom won a variety offending note on the wall next to his bedroom desk. In 1965, of championships, included Homero Blancas, the second-ranked Greenwood arrived in Johnstown having earned his invitation by amateur in golf, and Fred Marti. There presence winning the 1964 . Unfortunately, his clothes and had an impact on the tournament as Zarley lead after the first clubs did not. While his fellow competitors played practice rounds round and Blancas finished tied for second, five strokes behind and worked on there games, Greenwood lounged at the pool. the eventual champion Dr. Ed Updegraff. When play began, his clubs and clothes had still not arrived! Forced to coble together a set of clubs, he found what he needed Later that summer, the Sunnehanna Amateur received another from a variety of sources. The second day, he was reunited with letter of inquiry from the USGA regarding the team’s his clubs on the seventh tee but elected to use the putter he had participation. Boatwright wanted to know who had paid their borrowed from course superintendent Joe Harlow. Greenwood entry fees, lodging, and travel expenses. They even questioned promptly birdied six of the next eleven holes to shoot a course the actual invitations! Again, Charles Kunkle handled the issue record 63! Two rounds later, Bobby Greenwood had won the with his usual aplomb providing detailed explanations and facts. Sunnehanna Amateur defeating Oklahoma States Dick Canon by The correspondence covered their invitations and went on to five-strokes and set a new tournament record. explain in minutia that Homero Blancas drove from Texas in his father’s car with two other teammates, then drove to Kentucky to Bad luck followed Greenwood the next two years. In 1966, he pick up a fourth. The USGA was sufficiently satisfied, and the opened with a round of 81 after being penalized four strokes for issue died. having too many clubs in his bag and in 1967 he remained in Tennessee as he struggled to recover from a broken wrist.

Now healthy and his game again sharp, the former All-American A Growing Reputation at North Texas birdied three of the final five holes, including a dramatic birdie on 18, to defeat 1966 champion Jack Lewis and In spite of the aggravating issues beyond the course, the 1962 champion Dr. Ed Updegraff by a single stroke. Sunnehanna Amateur’s status continued to grow in the 60’s. Gene Dahlbender and Bill Hyndman both won second titles, Dahlbender in 1960, Hyndman in 1967. Other champions included Dick Siderowf, Dr. Ed Updegraff, Roger McManus and A New Era: New Leadership and the College Golfer Canadian . In 1968, Wake Forest arrived with its entire starting five which All had impressive amateur careers. Siderowf, who won in 1961, included 1966 champion, Jack Lewis, , the later won two British Amateur titles in 1973 and 1976, as well as tournament runner-up in 1967, and Leonard Thompson. the Canadian and Northeast Amateur. A year later, Thompson defeated Wadkins and Florida State Updegraff, the 1962 Sunnehanna Amateur champion, was among standout . Presenting the champions trophy was the most respected and well-liked players in the tournament’s William V. Price. After being co-chairman the previous two years, history. A participant in 17 US Amateurs, his amateur record Price became the tournament’s chairman. His tenure lasted almost included victories in the Southwestern, Pacific Coast and Western 30 years. Under his watchful eye, the tournament grew in quality Amateurs. and prestige as he maintained the highest standards to receive an invitation to Sunnehanna. Cowan’s victory would not be his final major amateur title. The 1961 Canadian Amateur champion, he went on to win two US He, and his wife Carlyn, worked tirelessly as the tournament’s Amateur titles. In 1966, he upset the heavily favored Deanne ambassadors. “You’d be somewhere else playing, and the next Beman and in 1971 he defeated Wake Forest standout Eddie thing you know, Mr. Price was there and saying hello”, said Ben Pearce. Crenshaw. “He spread a lot of goodwill for the Sunnehanna Amateur that way, and it was passed along by the players by word of mouth.” His efforts were recognized throughout golf. In July of 1996, a story in Golf Journal, the publication of the USGA, Bobby Greenwood recognized his commitment as well as other tournament chairman’s efforts on behalf of amateur golf. Tennessean Bobby Greenwood provided the tournament with one of its most compelling stories. Greenwood made getting an Almost simultaneously, collegiate players began to dominate the invitation to the Sunnehanna Amateur a personal mission. Driven

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1973 Sunnehanna Amateur From, left to right: , Danny Edwards, (Champion), Robert Rose and William Price.

Sunnehanna Amateur winning 15 of the next 18 titles. Only Bob the British Amateur and, several weeks later, lead the US Open Zender’s playoff victory in 1971 and ’s championships at Merion by two strokes after 54-holes. He eventually finished in 1976 and 1978 interrupted their control. fifth.

The arrival of teams from the University of Houston, Wake Forest Gentle Ben Crenshaw and later the , Brigham Young, Ohio State and Oklahoma State marked the beginning of a new era. Fields, Possibly the most prominent champion of the 1970’s was Ben which previously had been kept small to help foster relationships Crenshaw, golf’s next “Golden Boy.” In 1972 the Texan won the between participants and members, gave way to a larger numbers Eastern Amateur, the and Trans-Miss’ Championships of contestants. The vast majority came from colleges. and had tied fellow University of Texas teammate, for the NCAA championship. His only blemish: a loss in the finals Arizona State All-American ’s victory in 1970 of the United States Amateur. continued the trend of collegiate champions. He defeated Bob Clark, the reigning NCAA champion, and Lanny Wadkins, who A year later, he arrived at Sunnehanna with a rock star persona as made a final day charge. It was the third time the Wake Forest members flocked to meet him. His nickname, “Gentle Ben”, All-American and Walker Cupper finished runner-up in the belied a temper which spectators witnessed first hand when he tournament. wrapped a club around a tree on the first hole. Throughout the week Crenshaw made recovery shots that defied description. The Mark Hayes, a two-time first team All-American from Oklahoma most remarkable were a scrambling par from the woods on the State, defeated University of North Carolina golfer, Marty West, eighth hole and an improbable birdie on the eleventh hole. After and University of Florida All-American, , to capture missing the fairway by some 90 yards, his ball was found in a the title in 1972. A noteworthy participant that year was Butler, neighbor’s backyard and required the moving of a picnic table to Pennsylvania native, . In 1971, Simons was named be able to play his second shot. NCAA Player of the Year at Wake Forest, reached the finals of

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After four rounds, Crenshaw had defeated Oklahoma State All- major amateur titles came at Sunnehanna and the confidence American Danny Edwards by three strokes. Over the next three gained in Johnstown helped provide the foundation for his future months he added victories in the Northeast, Southern, and success. Western Amateurs. At summer’s end, the Texan turned professional, won the PGA tour by twelve John Cook strokes then won the Texas Open in his first professional start. Ben Crenshaw’s two-year exploits rank among the greatest in the In the late 70’s the Sunnehanna Amateur added its fourth two- annals of amateur golf. time champion, John Cook. In 1976, the high school senior and protégé of arrived in Johnstown for the first time. Jay Sigel: The Break Through The previous summer, he won the Junior World Championship Jay Sigel returned to Johnstown for the tenth time in 1976. In his and both the Junior and Amateur. Those victories first appearance in 1961, Sigel and fellow Philadelphian Bill marked him as a player to watch. Hyndman shared the first round lead. In spite of early signs as a After an outstanding freshman year at Ohio State, Cook captured junior of the skills to compete and win on the national level the his first Sunnehanna title in 1977, defeating Wake Forest standout then seven-time Pennsylvania Amateur champion had yet to win Gary Hallberg, who became the first four-time first team All- a major amateur title. That changed when the Berwyn native American, and perennial contender, Marty West in the pouring birdied the first three holes on the back nine to open a rain. In 1978 he failed to defend his title. It was one his few commanding lead and defeat Brigham Young teammates John disappointments that summer as he won the Northeast and the Fought, who a year later won the US Amateur, and Mike Brannan, United States Amateur titles. the former US Junior champion. In 1979, John Cook returned a final time after announcing his Sigel won additional titles in 1978 and again in 1988 making him intentions to turn professional at the conclusion of that year’s the tournament’s first three-time champion. United States Amateur. The week prior to Sunnehanna, he His amateur career at Sunnehanna spanned four decades before defended his Northeast Amateur title winning by an improbable t u r n i n g nine strokes. In the process, he shot a record total of 269 professional in shattering the 1994. His record is previous record of awesome by any 275 established in standard. Besides 1973 by none other winning three than Ben Crenshaw. Sunnehanna His final appearance Amateur title’s, he at Sunnehanna was a member of began with a front seven Walker Cup nine of 31 and a teams, he won first-round score of back-to-back US 65. After three more Amateur titles in rounds, he had won 1982 and 1983, his second three US Mid- Sunnehanna Amateurs, the Amateur title by British Amateur, four strokes over three Porter Cups, . The three Northeast only blemish during Amateur titles and John Cook’s 11 Pennsylvania outstanding summer Amateurs. He was came in the finals of the finest male the United States amateur golfer Amateur losing to 1979 Sunnehanna Amateur Mark O’Meara . since Bobby Fred Couples, John Cook, Bobby Clampett Jones. His first • 23 2017

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Scott Verplank and fast, Doyle traversed the Sunnehanna links with near perfection displaying bump-and-run shots that A. W. Tillinghast Four years later, the next great amateur star arrived. While his envisioned when he designed the course. His total of 266, 14 credentials as a junior golfer may not have matched those of John under par, established a new tournament record. It is the single Cook, ’s amateur career was certainly greatest performance in the tournament’s history. Among those extraordinary. In 1983, Verplank, upon the conclusion of his he left in the distance in was , who finished third freshman year at Oklahoma State, competed in his first and later that summer won the United States Amateur, and 16- Sunnehanna Amateur after being named a second team All- year old Tiger Woods, the reigning United States Junior American. Later that summer, The native won the Porter Champion, who finished fifth. They finished 14 and 17 strokes Cup. behind, respectively behind the native of LeGrange, Georgia !

In 1984, he arrived in Johnstown as a pre-tournament favorite The only thing to end ’s control of the Sunnehanna having won the Big Eight Championship and been named first Amateur title was Allen Doyle. His decision to turn professional team All-American. After 36 holes the Texan stood at seven under in 1995 ended a remarkable six years. He gratefully par, two strokes ahead of University of Houston star Steve acknowledged the tournament’s influence on his career. Before Elkington. At the end of 72 holes, Verplank held off a final day his success in Johnstown, he had dominated events in his adopted charge of Dave Tolley, who’s final round 66 fell one stroke short home state of the of catching the eventual champion. That summer, Scott Verplank Georgia winning added the Texas, Western and the United States Amateur titles to Allen Doyle dominated the six Georgia his resume and established himself as the nation’s top amateur Sunnehanna Amateur winning four Amateurs. The titles in six years. golfer. Sunnehanna Amateur gave The following year Verplank returned and became the first him the champion to successfully defend his title winning by seven confidence to strokes. Several weeks later, he added to his formidable reputation know he could winning the 1985 , the first amateur in 29 years to defeat the best in capture a PGA tour event. He finished the summer by helping the the game. He United States defeat Great Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup continued his at Pine Valley. success as a In the spring of 1986, Scott Verplank’s amateur career came to a professional fitting end. After almost winning a second PGA event, finishing winning three runner-up in the Tournament of Champions, he lead the times on the Oklahoma State Cowboys to there fifth team title while capturing NIKE, now the NCAA individual title. Web.Com tour, then at 47 he Domination: Allen Doyle became the oldest rookie The late 80’s marked the rebirth of the mid-amateurs started by ever on the PGA Jay Sigel who won his third and final championship in 1988 Tour rookie making him the Sunnehanna Amateur’s first three-time champion. where he played for two years. As The following year, Allen Doyle began a new era. He dominated a member of the the tournament like none other winning four Sunnehanna Champions Tour, Amateurs over the next six years. Over a six-year span, Doyle he won 11 times and became only the fifth player to win two US defeated a who’s who in golf. In 1989, among those he defeated Senior Opens joining , , , and were , who finished third. The next year he bested Jack Nicklaus. Like many players before him, the Sunnehanna a field that included three-time champion Jay Sigel, who finished Amateur was a catalyst for greater golf success. runner-up, and , who had just won the second of his back-to-back NCAA titles. The loss of Jay Sigel and Allen Doyle to professional golf left an immeasurable void in the Sunnehanna Amateur. His most remarkable performance came in 1992 winning the tournament by a record 13 strokes. With the course playing firm 24 • NF

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Their departures ended the long chapter, and most importantly Dillard Pruitt, who won the title in 1983, added a second tradition, of the “career” amateur. The lure of money and the tournament title in 2002. The recently reinstated amateur, who inability to be consistently competitive against younger players had won on the PGA tour, was aided by the back nine collapse of gave aging players options that previously hadn’t existed and and three consecutive bogeys coming in by Tripp sadly changed the landscape of amateur golf. Davis, who Pruitt defeated in a playoff.

While the presence of both was missed, it also opened the door In 2003, Clemson won the NCAA team title. Three integral for other mid-amateurs to take there place. Over the next four members of that team Matt Hendrix, Greg Jones and Jack years, four different “mid-ams”, , Jeff Thomas, Duke Ferguson were considered to be among the top contenders for the Delcher and Steve Sheehan won the Sunnehanna Amateur. title. Four days later, Hendrix defeated University of Sheehans victory in 1998 was matched throughout that summer All-American and Moon Township, Pennsylvania native, Justin by other mid-ams. Tim Jackson won the North & South Amateur, Smith, by two strokes followed by Greg Jones. Gene Elliott the Porter Cup, and Bert Atkinson the Rice Planters. It hasn’t been duplicated since as college players soon again The next year, Jack Ferguson added his name to the tournament reasserted their dominance. trophy holding off Matt Rosenfeld to become the fourth Clemson Tiger to win the Sunnehanna Amateur. A New Century Starts the Way It Ended In 2006, Australian, became the tournaments third Edward Loar returned to Johnstown in 1999 with a handful of international champion joining Brazilian, Jamie Gonzalez, and college players hoping to end the middle-am domination of Canadian, Gary Cowan. The native of Perth, Australia, who tied amateur golf. A three-time All-American at Oklahoma State, Loar the course with 63 in the second round, needed a birdie on the had won the 1997 Southwestern Amateur and 1998 Southern 72nd-hole to join a playoff with Georgia Tech All-American Amateur titles. His game was ideally suited for Sunnehanna’s golf Nicholas Thompson and fellow countryman Jamie Arnold. After course as the long hitting left-hander hit a sweeping hook which the three-hole aggregate playoff, additional holes were required worked perfectly on the numerous dogleg rights. His deft touch after Sim and Thompson remained tied. The Australian then around the greens was later equally important; during the third promptly birdied the first hole to become the 40th player to win round he saved par six straight holes after missing the greens in the Sunnehanna Amateur. regulation. Loar opened the tournament with 30 on the front nine and never looked back defeating close friend and Cowboy Sim’s victory was emblematic of the changing nature of teammate Charles Howell by five-strokes. competitive amateur golf. Greater numbers of foreign players attended colleges in the United States and amateur golf The next year, Loar returned to defend his title as well as nine of federations and associations looked across the ocean for venues the top ten finishers from the prior year. His principle competition to develop their best players. Australian ’s victory was expected to come from Charles Howell who was the hottest at Oakmont in the 2003 United States Amateur and Michael Sims player in college golf having won the Big 12 Conference and triumph assured that more would follow. NCAA titles by record margins. Three rounds later, Loar continued to lead followed closely by four players, Eric Compton, Rickie Fowler , and Pittsburgh native, Sean Knapp. On the final day, the defending champion struggled and late In 2007, Rickie Fowler received his initial invitation to the birdies by Eger and Compton lead to a playoff. In spite of missing Sunnehanna Amateur as a highly acclaimed junior golfer, much the final green three straight times, the Texan held off the like Jack Nicklaus, John Cook, Scott Verplank and others before challengers to win back-to-back titles. It marked the second him. Unlike the others, Fowler came to Johnstown not looking straight playoff championship for Loar. A week earlier Oklahoma for the experience. He came to win. His goal at the beginning of State had defeated Georgia Tech in a playoff to win the NCAA the summer of 2007: earn a coveted spot on that years US Walker team Title. It was a fitting end to a fine collegiate and amateur Cup team. The nation’s second ranked junior, Fowler, who had career. signed with Oklahoma State, lead after three rounds following back-to-back scores of 67. He led future teammate The Clemson Tigers by three strokes and by five. It was the youngest leader board in the tournaments history with no player in the final The following year, began a new tradition with his threesome over the age of 18. The final day, the leader played victory in 2001 as a Clemson Tiger would win the Sunnehanna solid golf saving par at critical times during the round to hold off Amateur the next four years. Uihlein, whose final round of 68 fell one shot short of catching the eventual champion. With his victory, 26 • 2017

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Ben Hogan Award. He won two tournaments, including the Big 12 title, and finished in the top ten in his first ten collegiate events.

In 2008, he returned to defend his title, his game in fine form having finished fourth the week before at the NCAA tournament. Unlike the previous year, Fowler gave little hope to the rest of the field after an opening round of 66. Subsequent rounds of 69-68-69 gave him a five stroke victory over Dan Woltman and six strokes ahead of former US Mid-Amateur champion Nathan Smith.

With Rickie Fowlers victories, he joined Verplank, Loar and Doyle as the only champions to successfully defend their Sunnehanna Amateur titles.

In his final amateur stroke play tournament, Rickie Fowler attempted to establish a new standard: to become the first player to win three straight titles. An opening round 61 by Penn States Kevin Foley, which tied the course record established the year before by Zach Sucher, left Fowler six strokes behind. It was a margin he would never erase. Ultimately Rickie Fowler finished third, six strokes behind Foley who lead wire-to-wire and with it ended Rickie Fowler capped possibly the finest three year won span of any player in the tournaments back-to-back titles great history. in 2007 and 2008. Another great Pennsylvania Mid-Am: Nathan Smith Rickie Fowler became the youngest champion in the tournaments history previously held by Greg Lesher. It was also a sign of With the advanced skills and length of college and junior players, things to come as Fowler later that summer added a second the likelihood of a mid-amateur having sustained success at the victory at the Players Amateur. More importantly, he succeeded Sunnehanna Amateur, or any other major medal play tournament, in achieving his personal goal; being named to the US Walker seemed highly unlikely. Nathan Smith’s reputation as one of the Cup team. nation’s finest mid-amateurs was beyond dispute winning the United States Mid-Amateur three-times, in 2003, 2009 and 2010. The success enjoyed that summer continued through the fall 2007 In spite of that success, he hadn’t broken through to win one of and into the spring of 2008 as Rickie Fowler continued to amateur golf’s major medal play tournaments. He had knocked establish new records and new standards. His freshman year at on the door several times at Sunnehanna finishing in the top-five Oklahoma State, the native of Murrieta, California was named four straight years from 2007 through 2010. first team All-American and became the first freshman to win the

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In 2011, the Pittsburgh golfer finally broke through shooting a A Tradition Unlike Any Other final round 66 to tie Lee Bedford and Zac Blair. In the ensuing four-hole aggregate playoff, Smith left little doubt as to the The combined histories of the Sunnehanna Invitational and outcome making birdies on the first two holes to win the title. Sunnehanna Amateur have spanned eight decades of amateur Like fellow Pennsylvanian Jay Sigel, the foundation for his golf. Only one other amateur tournament in the United States can Sunnehanna Amateur championship began as a high school list the likes of , Arnold Palmer, Julius Boros, Art student but their initial experiences were significantly different. Wall, Jack Nicklaus, , Phil Mickelson and Tiger While Sigel lead after his first round, and had a solid inaugural Woods as contestants: the United States Amateur. Its medal play tournament, Smiths result format has been was at the opposite end of emulated by countless the spectrum. Unprepared amateur tournaments and overwhelmed, Smith across the country. finished a distant last. Afterward he quipped In 1956, then with his ever present tournament chairman smile, “I’ve been down A. Hugh Wagner, here a lot of years and I speaking on behalf of might be the first person to the committee, stated: finish last and then finish “We hope to see not first.” His victory assured only hundreds of him a spot, for a second people we know to be time, on that years United interested in golf, but States Walker Cup team. many other people who like competitive More titles would follow. sports of any kind. We In 2012, he became the are sure they will find first player to win four this caliber of golf United States Mid- stimulating and worth Amateur titles which their time.” Those helped earn him a spot, words remain true again, on the 2013 United today. States Walker Cup team.

After some indifferent play since his victory, The foresight of Smith seemed to be poised tournament founder, for another come from Charles Kunkle, Jr., behind victory in 2014 the dedication of standing one-shot behind longtime chairman, 54-hole leader Sam Burns. William V. Price, Burns, who had just Nathan Smith numerous committee completed his junior of members and most high school, was a 2011 Champion importantly the member of the largest, and generous support of possibly most talented, the members of group of junior players in the tournaments history. In the end, an Sunnehanna Country Club and Johnstown have continued a great even-par final round wasn’t enough for Smith missing a playoff golfing tradition. A commitment to the simple tenants established by a stroke. Will Murphy, from the University of South Carolina when the tournament began has given its members, young and and recent champion of the Azalea Invitational, went on to defeat old, and the Greater Johnstown community, the opportunity to Burns, who was trying to break Rickie Fowlers record as the enjoy and witness the skills of the best golfers from all 50 states youngest champion in the tournaments history, in the three-hole and 24 countries for 62 years. aggregate playoff.

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..... Sunnehanna Amateur ...... TH E G O L F COURSE Ground was broken for The Tiny Tim’s the development of Tillinghast rarely used frontal bunkers or hazards in his designs. Sunnehanna’s Country He didn’t believe in forced carries. The game was played on Club’s golf course in the the ground not in the air. This accounts for the open fronts to spring of 1921. The club Sunnehanna’s greens. It permitted flexibility of play for players had hired the highly of all levels. The exception were short par-threes, like regarded architect from Sunnehanna’s tenth hole. Tillinghast affectionately called these New York, A.W. holes “Tiny Tims.” The first one he designed is at nearby Tillinghast. In April he Bedford Springs. He wrote, “As for the frontal, obligatory trap, walked the course staking this type of hole certainly causes me to draw away from my the ground for potential objection to it. Here the range is fixed and most class of player, locations for greens, tees even the most humble, should be able to carry trouble and bunkers. The site was immediately in front of a 125 yard green.” As for the green he deemed to be perfect for a wrote, “The floor should be entirely free of undulations. This new course by the does not mean that such a green must be monotonously plain, members of Johnstown far from it, but the effects of impressive contouring are to be Country Club, who had introduced from the outside edges with vigorous flarings.” been told there property was needed for The Long One-Shotter development by Cambria Steel. Known as Cambria Farms, the When it came to the long par three, like the seventh hole, his land was used to raise grain for the mules that worked in the approach was totally different. “We have now arrived at the companies coal mines. Tillinghast unveiled his plans to the conclusion that a one-shot hole, played from a stirring height, clubs members on June 1, 1921. The Johnstown Tribune which should greet the eye with inspiration of lovely scenic announced the important meeting and noted that he had beauty or panoramic grandeur.” As for the fairly flat green he designed many of the countries finest courses. The paper stated, explained, “The design of any green that is to take a long wood “He is held as one of the country’s greatest authorities on from the tee is considered, it must be open and spread out affair, matters of this nature.” He truly was. A.W. Tillinghast was at gradually losing distinctive character.” Partially incorporated his professional peak in 1921. While he was finishing 36-holes from his plan were two bunkers strategically placed short and at Baltusrol, he was building Fresh Meadow, Newport Country right of the green. Positioned there by the engineer James Club and Winged Foot, all which would hold major McGovern, they were not only strategic but they also slowed championships, as well as Sunnehanna. Through his experience water that could potentially race down the surrounding hills and and knowledge, the native of Philadelphia developed principles across the green. and philosophies that he used with great results. The insight and input of the course engineer is largely The Par-Threes overlooked. They had a significant impact on the placement of Tillinghast stated, “No course is any greater than it’s one-shot many bunkers. Sunnehanna offered many challenges because of holes. These should be standouts, altogether imposing its topography. The placement of bunkers, many later inspiring.” Sunnehanna’s par-threes routinely rank among the eliminated, served a duel purpose both a strategically and toughest holes during the Sunnehanna Amateur. The diversity agronomically. After the dissolution of the course construction of distances, the use of the prevailing wind combined with firm of Tillinghast & Honeyman in 1924, McGovern became a changes in elevation requires players to use different clubs, ball highly regarded engineer for Henry Clay Frick where he was flights and strategy. One constant principle is repeated on these responsible for opening Bituminous mines throughout Western holes and throughout a round: keep the ball below the hole. Pennsylvania.

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Skyline Greens and Trees he wanted “elasticity of play” which provided several ways to Tillinghast used the rolling hills and changes in elevation as a play a hole. He understood that trees, when they encroached on way to confuse the player as well as bring the elements into fairways, limited corridors of play and strategic shot making. play. He called it “Deception” and used it on five They compromised lines of play and turf. He also wanted balls holes at Sunnehanna; near the edges of firm the second, sixth, ninth, fairways to trundle off sixteenth and the into spotty lies original eighteenth. produced by prairie Trees were excluded as grasses like Sheeps backdrops. He stated, Fescue, Red Fescue and “May not a single tree Timothy. These types in some instance detract of grasses were easy to from the value of a hole maintain because of in a measure? For there slow growth and example, in the case of hardy because of there a green played directly adaptability to poor beyond the slope of a soil. hillock and sharply defined against the sky, A Return to the barren of any nearby Basics object such as a tree for In the spring of 2008 instance, the distance of the Grounds Committee the shot to the green is began the process of much more difficult to returning “strategic judge with accuracy golf” to Sunnehanna. than it would were there Recomendations a tree or two standing previously made by the forth against the sky at U.S.G.A. and in a prior the crest. All players long range plan were will bear witness to the enacted. The greens baffling length to a were expanded to there naked green.” When it original fill pads. This came to trees Tillinghast has returned original was a minimalist: only contours and 68 trees were planted, potentially more mostly elm, when the challenging pin course was built. placements for all Corridors were cut from players. It also Milkie’s trees for the second, encourages shots to be eighth, and tenth holes. Sunnehanna Country Club Circa 1936 played from certain Lawn and Garden Services He was particularly segments of the fairway opposed to trees near to have the best angles greens for strategic and agronomic reasons. He wrote, “The at pins. Trees have been removed to return multiple lines of placement of any tree, so close to the finish of a shot to the play and improve turf. With the return of some of these basic green that it may catch the ball and deflect it to a fortunate or principles, Sunnehanna Country Club’s golf course has unfortunate finish, cannot be condoned.” He also understood reclaimed a few aspects of its architectural legacy. If the course the implications for turf, “There is a warning to builders of is firm and fast, bump and run shots are required not just shots greens in the woods. Be sure that avenues of air are provided. in the air. It provides the games best amateurs a unique Unless the air is given a chance to circulate, with cuttings to the challenge where patience and strategy can mean more than directions of the prevailing winds, the turf is very likely to distance.

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THEY PLAYED AT SUNNEHANNA ...... Sunnehanna Amateur ..... Winners of a PGA Tournament

Tommy Aaron

Jim Ahern Terry Diehl Rickie Fowler

Billy Andrade Allen Doyle Gary Hallberg

Tommy Armour III Jim Fuyrk Phil Hancock

Andy Bean John Harris

Frank Beard Mark Hayes

Chip Beck JJ Henry

Notah Begay Tim Herron

Deane Beman

Jim Benepe JB Holmes

Homero Blancas Charles Howell III

Julius Boros Bill Hurley III

Michael Bradley Ryuji Imada

Mark Brooks Joe Inman

Billy Ray Brown John Inman

Wesley Bryan David Ishii

George Burns Don Iverson

Bob Byman , Curt Byrum 2011-2012 Joe Campbell Steve Jones

Jim Carter Danny Edwards Jim Gallagher Tom Jones

Ron Cerrudo David Eger Smylie Kaufman

Brandel Chamblee Brian Gay Anthony Kim

Bobby Clampett Derek Ernst Lucas Glover Chris Kirk

Keith Clearwater Matt Gogel Kevin Kisner

John Cook Brad Faxon Hubert Green Gary Koch

Chris Couch

Fred Couples Marty Fleckman Cody Gribble

Ben Crenshaw Steve Flesch Emiliano Grillo Justin Leonard 42 • 2017

Sunnehanna Amateur ...... THEY PLAYED AT SUNNEHANNA ’ĮļĹĹĹ KËĮǒį Winners of a PGA Tournament forr a GRREAAT TOURRNAMEENT! Phil Rogers Davis Love III Peter Persons Dang Quigley John Rollins Mark Lye Jack Rule Steve Stricker d Andy Magee Hudson Swafford 2009-2010 DJ Trahan Hunter Mahan

John Mahaffey Justin Thomas

Troy Matteson Leonard Thompson

Len Mattiace Brendan Todd Jim McGovern Howard Twitty Stan Utley Phil Mickleson Scott Verplank Allen Miller

Gil Morgan Bobby Wadkins

Mike Morley Lanny Wadkins

John Morse Johnson Wagner

Jodie Mudd Art Wall Jack Nicklaus Johnny Pott Tom Sieckman Mike Nicolette Dillard Pruitt Jay Sigel Lonnie Nielson Ted Purdy Gary Woodland Tony Sills

Joe Ogilvie Jim Simons Tiger Woods

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THEY PLAYED AT SUNNEHANNA ...... Sunnehanna Amateur ..... Members of The United States Walker Cup Teams

Tommy Aaron Rickie Fowler Greg Lesher Richard Siderowf Frank Fuhrer Bob Lewis Jay Sigel Don Allen James Gabrielson Jack Lewis Scott Simpson Billy Andrade Robert Gamez Edward Loar Web Simpson Doug Ballenger Brian Gay Bill Loeffler Charles Smith Blayne Barber Brendan Gielow Davis Love Nathan Smith Notah Begay Vinnie Giles Buddy Marucci Randy Sonnier Deane Beman James Grant Doug Martin Jim Sorenson Danny Green Jordan Speith Mike Brannan Lucas Glover Bob May Mike Sposa Alan Bratton Jay Haas Billy Mayfair Craig Stadler Gary Hallberg Denny McCarthy Kyle Stanley Clark Burroughs Brian Harman Lee McCoy Hunter Stewart Joe Campbell John Harris Mike McCoy Curtis Strange William Campbell Scott Harvey Tom McKnight Hal Sutton Dick Von Tacky Nick Cassini Matt Hendrix Phil Mickelson David Tentis Bud Cauley Tim Herron Allen Miller Justin Thomas Ron Cerrudo Scott Hoch John Miller Nicholas Thompson Richard Chapman Morgan Hoffman Lindy Miller D J Trahan Don Cherry Jim Holtgrieve Adam Mitchell Cameron Tringale Ron Commons J.B. Holmes Dale Morey Ed Tutwiler Erik Compton Jodie Mudd Peter Uihlein Jerry Courville Jr. Mark Hopkins Bob Murphy Ed Updegraff Kris Cox Ralph Howe Jack Nicklaus Scott Verplank Bruce Cudd Billy Hurley Jordan Niebrugge Lanny Wadkins Bryson DeChambeau William Hyndman Jeff Overton Brad Weaver Duke Delcher Joe Inman Billy Joe Patton Michael Weaver Todd Demsey Tim Jackson Mark Pfeil Marty West Allen Doyle Dustin Johnson Mike Podolak Ward Wettlaufer James Driscoll Kevin Johnson Lee Porter Todd White David Duval Michael Kim Joe Rassett Cory Whitsett Danny Edwards Chris Kirk Kyle Reifers Jason Widener David Eger Lee Williams Chick Evans Tripp Kuehne Hillman Robbins Brad Faxon Gary Koch William Rogers Willie Wood Doug Fischesser Franklin Langham Adam Rubinson Bobby Wyatt Marty Fleckman Randy Leen Steve Scott Danny Yates

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..... Sunnehanna Amateur ...... THEY PLAYED AT SUNNEHANNA Members of The United States Walker Cup Teams

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Tommy Aaron Arnold Palmer

Fred Couples Jordan Spieth

Ben Crenshaw Craig Stadler

Phil Mickelson Art Wall, Jr.

Jack Nicklaus Tiger Woods

Jordan Spieth - 2011

Tommy Aaron Fred Couples - 1979 & 1980 1959 Sunnehanna Amateur Champion 55 • 2017

THEY PLAYED AT SUNNEHANNA ...... Sunnehanna Amateur ..... United States Open Champions

Julius Boros Jack Nicklaus

Charles Evans Jr. Andy North

Jim Furyk Arnold Palmer

Lucas Glover Scott Simpson

Hubert Green Webb Simpson

Lee Jantzen Curtis Strange

Dustin Johnson Tiger Woods

Steve Jones

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Julius Boros Phil Mickelson

Mark Brooks Jack Nicklaus

Jason Day

Steve Elkington Hal Sutton

Hubert Green Bob Tway

Davis Love III Lanny Wadkins

John Mahaffey Tiger Woods

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British Open Champions

David Duval

Tom Lehman

Justin Leonard

Phil Mickelson

Jack Nicklaus

Arnold Palmer

Bill Rogers

Tiger Woods

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Justin Leonard

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United States Amateur Champions

Buddy Alexander Charles Evans Jr. Justin Leonard Hillman Robbins Jr.

Deane Beman Nick Flanagan Billy Mayfair Jay Sigel

Stanley Bishop John Fought Steve Melnyk Craig Stadler

William C. Campbell Vinnie Giles Phil Mickelson Hal Sutton

Richard D Chapman John Harris Robert J. Murphy Peter Uihlein

Gary Cowan Jack Nicklaus Scott Verplank

Bryson Dechambeau Arnold Palmer Lanny Wadkins

Bubba Dickerson Colt Knost Fred Ridley Tiger Woods

Kelly Craft Craig Stadler - 1974 2010-2011 63 • 2017

THEY PLAYED AT SUNNEHANNA ...... Sunnehanna Amateur ..... United States Junior Champions Phillip Barbaree Hunter Mahan Charles Rymer

Don Bisplinghoff Doug Martin Gary Sanders

Mike Brannan Jim Masserio

Bob Byman Charles McDowell Tim Straub

John Crooks Shane McMenamy Jordan Spieth

David Duval Dave Nevatt

Scott Erickson James Oh Cory Whitsett

Don Hurter Eddie Pearce Jason Widener

Gary Koch Brian Harman Willie Wood

Jack Larkin Brett Quigley Tiger Woods

Matthew Rosenfeld Jim Liu Will Zalatoris - 2016

United States Mid-Amateur Champions

Jerry Courville Bill Loeffler

Austin Eaton III Mike McCoy

David Eger John Miller

Danny Green Mike Podolak

Scott Harvey Jay Sigel

William Hoffer Nathan Smith

Jim Holtgrieve Jeff Thomas

Tim Jackson George Zahringer

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NCAA Champions

Classic Cockta att wines Billy Ray Brown Todd Demsey John Mahaffey Scott Simpson

Clark Burroughs Marty Fleckman Phil Mickleson Terry Small

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John Inman Hillman Robbins Jr. Ben Crenshaw Tiger Woods

Bryson Dechambeau Justin Leonard Phil Rogers Kermit Zarley

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Brian Harman - 2005, 2006 & 2009 Chesson Hadley - 2009 Ben Martin - 2009 JB Holmes - 2002 & 2004 • 66 2017

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British Amateur Champions

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Brad Benjamin Jack Newman

Don Essig Jordan Niebrugge

Ralph Howe Clay Ogden

Kevin Johnson Chez Reavie

Colt Knost Brandt Snedeker

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..... Sunnehanna Amateur ...... ARNOLD PALMER: SUNNEHANNA MEMORIES When Arnold Palmer’s life well lived ended Sept. 26, 2016, the included among the great performances of an outstanding amateur world of golf and the world in general lost a spectacularly career. An opening-round 79 kept him out the championship remarkable presence. round and sent him back down the mountain early. It was the only setback in a summer that Palmer dominated amateur golf winning Golf’s most iconic figure and the most impactful man in the virtually every title in Western Pennsylvania. history of the game became known throughout the world because of his Hall of Fame golf career, his spectacular history of The next year, however, Palmer made the return trip to philanthropy and a charming personality that superseded Sunnehanna and it resulted in a much better result. He dispatched everything else. defending champion Buddy Lutz and then Bill Vaile of North Folk to reach the 36-hole final. And beneath the greatness he earned and had bestowed on him, Palmer was proud to have lived 87 years as a Western He was 3-down early to unheralded J.S. Matlack of Blairmont in Pennsylvania guy. Latrobe was always home, even though he the first 18, but came back to 1-down going into the afternoon spent time in Florida and California. round. Matlack’s displayed an uncanny short game pitching in 3- times to win holes. Off the tee the Latrobe phenom typically He always talked about getting his start here, playing junior outdrove his opponent by 50-100 yards. While disconcerting, tournaments at various courses around Western Pennsylvania, Palmer remained patient and eventually won, 2-up, adding to honing his skills on this area’s unique terrains and learning to win what would become an impressive total of 26 amateur titles. on those layouts. Bob Drum, the legendary golf scribe for the Pittsburgh Press, And Sunnehanna Country Club is a part of that history. covered the final match and described Palmers opponents’ game “The King,” as many referred to Palmer, played twice in what in less than glowing terms, “Matlack doesn’t play the shots most was then known as the Sunnehanna Invitational in 1947 and 1948. top-notched amateurs in the district can. He is addicted to the bloop, grounder, and the head lift until he gets to the green. Then His first appearance, at age 18, was not something that’s been its Matlack’s turn to shine.”

1948, Invitational Tri-Medalists Charles Kunkle, Arnold Palmer and Bud Griffith. Then 18, Palmer would win the Invitational title.

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...... Sunnehanna Amateur ..... As if his comments hadn’t provided the reader a salty enough his love of and dedication to the game. description of the Altoona players game he added, “Palmer was During his formative teenage years, Palmer was dominant in this hitting strong iron shots that held the green with terrific backspin. region, winning five West Penn Amateurs in six years. He also Matlack would bounce them up and then knock in all kinds of won numerous “lesser” championships, all of which helped build putts. The golf shot with an iron must produce backspin but the foundation for the Hall of Fame professional career. evidently nobody told Matlack. He couldn’t stop a ball in a marsh.” There aren’t many people still alive who remember seeing Palmer at Sunnehanna in 1948. While Palmer will never It was after all, 69 years be considered the best to ago. ever play the game – Jack Nicklaus and Tiger John Goettlicher, a Woods are most former pro at the club, prominently debated for was one of those who do. that honor – Palmer will also be considered the “I was 14 years old most significant. then,” he said. “The only thing I really remember Officials of this was watching him hit a championship regard 6-iron for his third shot him as the most into the 9th hole. I had significant to have ever heard about him, but played in this historic hadn’t seen him play. I event. got several letters from him over the years “We all know his impact including one last year.” on the professional game, but his influence The 9th hole at Sunnehanna Country Club was dedicated in his honor Goettlicher was on junior and amateur inducted into the golf is huge,” said Joe Shorto, the long-time golf professional at Cambria County Sports Hall of Fame last summer and received Sunnehanna Country Club. “To me, Palmer is the God of golf. a letter from Palmer, congratulating him on the honor, his He’s probably the reason I got into golf.” wonderful career and expressing his pleasure of having known him over the years. His victory in the Invitational in 1948 came in the second year of his emergence as a force to be reckoned with at least on the local “It was almost like he was saying goodbye,” Goettlicher said. “He and regional level. In 1946 and 1947, he won both WPIAL and certainly seemed like he knew what was going on.” PIAA Championships. But in 1947, he won the West Penn Junior and West Penn Amateur. Palmer combined his stellar golf skills with charisma and the ability to bring people from all walks of life to become one of the That year seemed to put things onto the fast track for Palmer, who most endearing men in the history of the game. started winning more and bigger amateur events, capped by the 1954 U.S. Amateur victory at the Country Club of Detroit. He “He’s a person who should have never died,” Shorto said. “Golf referred to that win as the turning point in his life, proving to him has lost a huge, huge presence.” that he could compete with the best players in the world. A presence that the Sunnehanna Country Club and Amateur take He made the decision to turn pro a few months after that victory. great pride in having been a part of. And the rest, as we know, is history.

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...... SUNNEHANNA AMATEUR Sunnehanna Amateur ..... ESULTS 1 CollinMorikawaR 67-70-62 199 T27 Doug Ghim 70-69-72 211 T2 Garrett Rank 69-67-66 202 T27 Trevor Clayton 68-71-72 211 T2 KK Limbhasut 67-69-66 202 T27 Stephen Stallings 67-68-76 211 T4 Dylan Meyer 71-68-65 204 T35 Dawson Armstrong 70-74-68 212 T4 Will Grimmer 65-68-71 204 T35 Ben Wolcott 72-71-69 212 T6 Matt Gilchrest 67-70-68 205 T35 Chris Petefish 71-72-69 212 T6 Patrick Martin 68-66-71 205 T35 Priyanshu Singh 70-72-70 212 T8 Cristobal Del Solar 67-71-68 206 T35 Max McGreevy 69-73-70 212 T8 Zachary Bauchou 71-66-69 206 T35 Sean Crocker 69-72-71 212 T8 Theo Humphrey 69-68-69 206 T35 Rick Stimmel 69-72-71 212 T8 Claudio Correa 68-69-69 206 T42 Gaston Bertinotti 73-71-69 213 T8 David Kocher 67-70-69 206 T42 Chelso Barrett 69-75-69 213 13 Brad Dalke 71-68-68 207 T42 Jonah Texeira 72-71-70 213 T14 John Oda 69-70-69 208 T42 Eric Banks 72-70-71 213 T14 Hugo Bernard 72-66-70 208 T42 Nick Voke 70-71-72 213 T16 Miller Capps 70-70-69 209 T42 Maxwell Sear 67-73-73 213 T16 Richard Berkmeyer 67-71-71 209 T48 Braden Thornberry 71-73-70 214 T18 Dylan Wu 72-71-67 210 T48 Philip Barbaree 72-71-71 214 T18 Rico Hoey 72-71-67 210 T48 Troy Moses 70-73-71 214 T18 Keenan Huskey 71-72-67 210 T48 Cheng Jin 69-74-71 214 T18 Cameron Young 73-69-68 210 T48 Matt Lowe 69-74-71 214 T18 Cole Hammer 68-73-69 210 T48 Shintaro Ban 68-69-77 214 T18 Tyler McDaniel 72-68-70 210 T54 Ben Schlottman 71-73-71 215 T18 Jacob Solomon 71-69-70 210 T54 Austin James 71-73-71 215 T18 Joshua Martin 71-68-71 210 T54 Jimmy Jones 70-72-73 215 T18 Lee Hodges 66-71-73 210 T54 Nahum Mendoza 69-70-76 215 T27 Max Greyserman 72-71-68 211 T58 Kevin Yuan 72-72-72 216 T27 Joshua Lee 68-74-69 211 T58 Alan Cooke 71-72-73 216 T27 Chris Korte 68-73-70 211 T58 Luis Gagne 73-67-76 216 T27 JD Dornes 67-74-70 211 61 Seb Crampton 73-70-74 217 T27 Nathan Smith 68-72-71 211 62 Andrew McCain 73-70-80 223

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...... Sunnehanna Amateur ..... A Change of Plans Former Champion Hudson Takes an Unlikely Path

Bobby Hudson won the 2010 Sunnehanna Amateur and, like just But there they were in the Napa Valley of California, Gribble being about everybody else who has teed it up in that event, visions of a the player, Hudson being his caddie. career on the PGA Tour were on his mind. Gribble was making his first start in his first year on the PGA Tour Cody Gribble played in the Amateur for four years, starting in the summer prior to his senior year in high school. He had the same visions as Hudson.

The two, Hudson from Memphis and Gribble from Dallas, became friends over the years, in large part due to them being teammates on the University of Texas golf team.

They both fondly remember Sunnehanna and Johnstown and are effusive in their praise of the family that hosted Cody Gribble - 2010, he played in four Sunnehanna Amateurs them for most of their time here. and his regular caddie had to take the week off to attend his daughter’s wedding. “The McKinneys were absolutely the best, Gribble said. “Mamma Kim, that’s what we called her, Bill and the kids who were close to Hudson had been struggling in his quest to get to the big show and our age. Momma K was an angel. They were extremely patient in had caddied a few times for Gribble previously. He readily accepted dealing with us, opening their house to us. There was a pool in the the invitation and Gribble finished eighth that week. back, it was really a fun time for us.” He kept Hudson on the bag and shot 20-under 268, including a 63 in “Sunnehanna was just a really fun event,” Hudson said. “The the second round and won the Sanderson Farms Championship in McKinneys come out and see us and they’ll text us when we’re doing Jackson has been on the bag since. well. Sometimes they’ll come out and watch us. They were one of “It’s been surreal,” Hudson said. “I thought I’d be helping him out the reasons Sunnehanna will always be special to me.” just one week.” Sometimes life takes strange twists and certainly in the lives of these Since that quick start, there’s been a tie for 14th and a tie for 15th and two young golfers it did. While they stayed in touch, their pursuit some serious struggling. Cuts have been difficult to make and took them on different routes. consistency has been missing. There has been a change of equipment 78 • 2017

..... Sunnehanna Amateur ...... for Cody, who had to move to Callaway Golf after Nike went out of the best players in the world play on each week, their appreciation the equipment-making single. for the weeks they spent at Sunnehanna grows.

Then there’s the hangover from that first win and all that “That is a Tillinghast course and it’s very cool,” Gribble said. accompanies it. Gribble “There’s a great history earned a two-year there and you should exemption on the PGA consider yourself lucky to Tour that allows him to you get to play a course plan his schedule and go like that. And then you about the business of think about the great becoming a pro. names that have played there, guys like Tiger, “Tour life is awesome and Crenshaw, Nicklaus, it’s a dream come true,” Palmer. No doubt about it, Gribble said. “The courses it’s a special place.” are the best you can possibly imagine and Hudson remembers we’re really spoiled. But shooting 66, including a the reality is, there are so hole-out with his third many guys who get their shot on the par-five ninth, tour card but can’t keep it. to beat Nathan Smith in It’s hard obviously, but 2010. that’s what’s driving me. “The course is awesome And having that win now, and that’s one of the I have the confidence that reasons guys want to get I can do it again. I was there,” he said. “I close to winning several remember after winning times in college and it the Texas State Amateur wasn’t until this fall that I in 2008, (long-time elite got that monkey off my amateur) Tim Jackson back.” asked me if I was aware Gribble knows what it’s that I got into Sunnehanna like to be inside the ropes as a result and I wasn’t. as a competitor. Hudson Honestly, the way the still holds that dream but people come out and he’s OK with where he’s support the event, it feels at in his career. Bobby Hudson-2010 Sunnehanna Amateur Champion like a Web.com tournament.” “My dream was to always play golf, but this has been a nice change,” Hudson said. “I’m still There are many proud alums of the Sunnehanna Amateur. learning so much – the depth of information, learning the right thing Consider Bobby Hudson and Cory Gribble two of those. to say, all the numbers involved and the amount of information and preparation that goes into a yardage book out here.” By Mike Dudurich

And as they experience more and more of the great golf courses that

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TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Sunnehanna Amateur .....

Collin Morikawa

The 2016 Sunnehann Amateur champion, Morikawa was just named 1st Team All-American and was 3rd Team All-American in 2015-2016. He just completed a very successful sophomore year at Cal wining two tournaments and finishing in the top 3 in two others. Previous to winning Sunnehanna, Morikawa also won the 2015 Trans-Miss Amateur and the 2014 . Photo: Chuck Mamula

Dylan Meyer

The 2016 champion from the University of Illinois, Dylan Photo: Chuck Mamula finished 4th in the 2016 Sunnehanna Amateur and also reached the quarterfinals of United States Amateur later that summer. He is presently the top ranked amateur in the world in one ranking. The 2017 Big Ten Champion, Dylan was just named 1st Team 2016-2017 All-American and was a 3rd Team All-American in 2015-2016.

Sam Burns

Runner-Up in the 2014 Sunnehana Amateur, Burns was the 2016-2017 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and was just named 2016-2017 1st Team All-American. Last year he played in the United States Open at Oakmont. After recently completing his sophomore year at LSU, he announced he will be turning professional at the end of the summer.

Photo: Chuck Mamula 80 • 2017

Sunnehanna Amateur ..... TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

Braden Thornberry SU CE IES The 2017 NCAA Champion, Braden won 5 collegiate tournaments in the recently completed season at Ole Miss. Because of his outstanding play, he was named 2016-2017 1st Team All-American. In the early spring, he won the prestigious Jones Cup. He will be competing in his first PGA 155% Tour event, the FedEx St. Jude Classic the week before Sunnehanna.

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Patrick Martin

In 2016, Martin finished tied for 6th in the Sunnehanna Amateur and later Te finished tied for second at both the Northeast and Players Amateurs’. He continued his fine play at Vanderbilt winning twice, finishing runner-up in the 2017 Southeastern Conference Championship and tie for 3rd in the NCAA College Grove Regional. Photo: Chuck Mamula

KK Limbhasut

K.K. tied for 2nd in the 2016 Sunnehanna Amateur and was a 2nd team All-American in 2015-2016. In 2016, he reached the round of 16 in the United States Amateur and tie for 3rd in the Pacific Coast Amateur. He redshirted this year at Cal to enter the prestigious Hass School of Business. Photo: Chuck Mamula

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...... Sunnehanna Amateur ..... 2017 Sunnehanna Amateur Field (updated June 6, 2017)

Name/Address Qualifications College

Eric Ansett 2017 tie 6th Southern Intercollegiate Lipscomb Spokane, Washington 2017 5th Ryman Hospitality Intercollegiate 2016 tie 8th Conference Challenge 2016 3rd Bridgestone Invitational 2016 tie 3rd Autotrader.com Collegiate Classic

Dawson Armstrong 2017 NCAA College Grove Regional Champion Lipscomb Brentwood, Tennessee 2017 Co-Champion Old Waverly Collegiate Championship 2017 Runner-Up Ryman Hospitality Intercollegiate 2017 Atlantic Sun Conference Champion 2016 tie 2nd Medal Play-United States Amateur 2016 tie 2nd Dogwood Invitational 2015 Western Amateur Champion 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 Atlantic Sun Player of the Year

John Augenstein 2016-2017 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year Vanderbilt Owensboro, Kentucky 2017 tie 8th NCAA Championship 2017 tie 7th Mason Rudolph Championship 2016 5th NIKE Collegiate

Braden Bailey 2017 All-Big 12 Baylor Groves, Texas 2017 tie 2nd The All-American 2017 Tie 3rd Linger Longer Invitational 2016 Quarterfinalist Western Amateur 2016 tie 6th Western Amateur Medal Play 2016 tie 8th Trans-Miss Amateur 2016 tie 8th Dogwood Invitational 2016 tie 2nd Southwestern Amateur

Shintaro Ban 2016 California Amateur Champion UNLV San Jose, California 2016 Northern California Golf Association Match Play Champion 2017 tie 3rd NCAA West Lafayette Regional 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 All-Mountain West Conference 2017 tie 6th of the Amateurs 2017tie 4th OMNI Tuscon National 2017 tie 2nd ASU

Phillip Barbaree 2016 Runner-Up South Beach International Amateur LSU Shreveport, Louisiana 2015 United States Junior Champion 2015 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions 2015 Runner-Up Trans-Miss Amateur

Luis Fernando Barco 2017 2nd Team All-Big 10 Purdue Lima, Peru 2016 3rd Latin America Amateur 2015 Lima Open Champion 2016 Runner-Up Hoosier Collegiate 2017 3rd Desert Mountain Intercollegiate 2017 tie 7th Boilermaker Invitational 82 • 2017

..... Sunnehanna Amateur ...... Name/Address Qualifications College

Derek Bard 2015 Sunnehanna Amateur Champion University of Virginia New Hartford, New York 2016 United States Palmer Cup Team 2015-2016 3rd Team All-American 2016 tie 5th Bank of Tennessee Collegiate 2017 Cleveland Palmetto Invitational Champion 2017 tie 5th Linger Longer Invitational

Zachary Bauchou 2017 All-Big 12 Oklahoma State Forest, Virginia 2017 4th Big XII Championship 2017 tie 6th The Maxwell 2016 tie 8th Sunnehanna Amateur 2015-2016 Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year 2016 9th The Players Amateur 2016 Runner-Up Southern Amateur 2016 tie 4th Fighting Illini Invite

Hugo Bernard 2016 Canadian Amateur Champion Mont-Saint Hilaire, 2016 NCAA Division II Champion Quebec, Canada 2015-2016 1st Team Division II All-American 2016 Canadian National Team 2016 tie 1st NCAA Division II Preview 2016 Orlando International Amateur Champion

Andrej Bevins 2017 tie 1st NCAA Regional West Lafayette University of New Elk Grove, California 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 Mountain West All-Conference Mexico 2017 tie 4th Tie 4th The Maxwell 2017 5th Augusta Invitational

Chandler Blanchet 2017 NCAA Division II Champion West Florida Pensacola, Florida 2017 Jack Nicklaus Award Player of the Year Division II 2016 & 2017 Gulf Coast Conference Champion 2017 Las Vegas Champion 2017 Southeastern Collegiate Champion 2016 Golfweek Fall Division II Invitation Champion 2016 tie 7th South Beach International Amateur

Hayden Buckley 2017 New Years Invitational Champion Missouri Belden, Mississippi 2017 tie 3nd Tiger Invitational

Sam Burns 2017 Jack Nicklaus Award Player of the Year Division I LSU Shreveport, Louisiana 2016-2017 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year 2017 Louisiana Classic Champion 2017 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional Champion 2016 Participant United States Open 2016 8th Maui Jim Intercollegiate 2016 Western Refining College All-American Champion 2016 Runner-Up The Prestige at PGA West

Brian Carlson 2016 tie 4th Northeast Amateur Purdue Madison, Connecticut 2016 tie 5th Monroe Invitational 2016 3rd Wolf Run Intercollegiate

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..... Sunnehanna Amateur ...... Name/Address Qualifications College

Nick Carlson 2016 Semi-Finalist United States Amateur Michigan Hamilton, Michigan 2016 tie 1st Inverness Intercollegiate 2016 9th Intercollegiate 2016 tie 1st Dayton Flyer Invitational 2016 tie 9th Royal Oaks Intercollegiate

John Coultas 2017 Runner-Up NCAA Division II Championship Florida Southern Valrico, Florida 2015-2016 Division II Player of the Year 2015-2016 1st Team Division II All-American 2015-2016 Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year 2016 tie 4th Western Amateur Medal Play 2016 Quarterfinalist Western Amateur 2016 tie 1st NCAA Division II Preview

Seb Crampton 2016 Semi-Finalist California Amateur Cal Pacific Grove, California 2015 3rd California State Fair 2015 tie 7th Gopher Invitational

Cooper Dossey 2017 2nd Stanford NCAA Regional Baylor Austin, Texas 2017 All-Big 12 2017 tie 2nd Aggie Invitational 2017 Champion The All-American 2017 8th Linger Longer 2016 6th Royal Oaks Collegiate

Thomas Eldridge 2016 tie 5th Monroe Invitational UNC-Wilimington Raleigh, North Carolina 2016 tie 5th North Carolina Amateur 2016 tie 3rd Tar Heel Invitational 2017 Tiger Invitational Champion

Patrick Fishburn 2016-2017 West Coast Conference Player of the Year Brigham Young Far West, Utah 2017 All-West Coast Conference 2017 tie 5th West Coast Conference Championship 2017 tie 6th Arizona Intercollegiate 2017 tie 3rd Cougar Classic 2016 tie 3rd Invitational 2016 Utah Amateur Champion 2016 Pacific Invite Champion

Stephen Franken 2017 tie 5th Atlantic Coast Conference Championship North Carolina State Raleigh, North Carolina 2017 4th Hootie at Bull Bay 2017 tie 7th Tiger Invitational 2016 Medalist North and South Amateur 2016 3rd North Carolina Amateur 2016 3rd Bridgestone Collegiate 2016 tie 5th Schenkel Invitational

Wilson Furr 2015 Mississippi Amateur Champion Alabama (fall 2017) Jackson, Mississippi 2015 & 2016 2nd Team AJGA Rolex Junior All-American

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..... Sunnehanna Amateur ...... Name/Address Qualifications College

Luis Gagne 2016 Quaterfinalist United States Amateur LSU Orlando, Florida 2016 tie 6th United States Amateur-Medal Play 2016-2017 2nd Team All-Southeastern Conference 2017 tie 3rd NCAA Baton Rouge Regional 2017 tie 7th Southeastern Conference Championship 2016 Maui Jim Intercollegiate Champion 2016 Co-Champion Tiger Invitational l

Andre Garcia 2017 tie 3rd Mountain West Conference Championship New Mexico Mansfield, Texas 2016 tie 3rd Medal Play North & South Amateur

Luis Garza 2016 tie 9th South America Amateur Arkansas Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico 2015 tie 2nd South Beach International Amateur 2016 tie 4th Mountaineer Intercollegiate 2017 tie 8th Aggie Invitational 2016-2017 All-Freshman Team Southeastern Conference

Lloyd Jefferson Go 2017 Princeton Invitational Champion Seton Hall Guadalupe Cebu, Phillipines 2017 3rd Rutherford Intercollegiate 2016 3rd Southern Amateur 2016 Quarterfinalist North and South Amateur 2016 6th Rice Planters 2016 4th Southeastern Amateur

Noah Goodwin 2016 Runner-Up United States Junior SMU (fall 2018) Corinth, Texas 2016 Rolex Junior Player of the Year 2016 1st Team Rolex Junior All-American 2017 CB&I Boys Championship Champion

Will Gordon 2016 United States Palmer Cup Team Vanderbilt Davidson, North Carolina 2015-2016 3rd Team All-American 2016 Semi-Finalist Western Amateur

Ben Griffin 2017 Tie 2nd Atlantic Coast Conference Championship University of North Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2015 Quarterfinalist North and South Amateur Carolina 2014-2015 Honorable Mention All-American 2016 Runner-Up Orlando International Amateur

Will Grimmer 2017 2nd Team All-Big 10 Ohio State Cincinnati, Ohio 2017 tie 2nd Big Ten Championship 2016 tie 4th Sunnehanna Amateur 2016 tie 2nd Rice Planters 2015 tie 3rd Sunnehanna Amateur

Cole Hammer 2017 3rd Jones Cup University of Texas Houston, Texas 2015 tie 3rd PGA Junior Championship (fall 2017) 2015 Participant United States Open 2016 1st Team Rolex Junior All-American

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..... Sunnehanna Amateur ...... Name/Address Qualifications College

Nick Hardy 2016 & 2015 Participant United States Open Illinois Northbrook, Illinois 2017 tie 1st NCAA West Lafayette Regional 2016 Illinois Amateur Champion 2016 Wolf Run Intercollegiate Champion 2016 tie 4th Fighting Illini Invite 2016 tie 3rd Patriot All-American 2017 tie 6th Big Ten Championship

Derek Hayes 4-time Sunnehanna Club Champion Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Nick Heinen 2016 4th Southwestern Amateur Oklahoma State Edmond, Oklahoma 2016 tie 6th Saguaro Amateur 2016 tie 4th The Carmel Cup

Grant Hirschman 2017 Co-Champion Desert Highlands Collegiate Oklahoma Collierville, Tennessee 2017 tie 4th The Maxwell 2015 & 2016 Southeastern Amateur Champion 2014-2015 Honorable Mention All-American 2016 Gopher Invitational Champion

Lee Hodges 2017 Desert Mountain Intercollegiate Champion Alabama Elkmont, Alabama 2017 tie 8th NCAA Washington Regional 2017 tie 3rd Mason Rudolph Championship 2016 tie 8th Monroe Invitational 2016 3rd Jerry Pate Intercollegiate 2015 Shoal Creek Invitational Champion

Ian Holt 2017 tie 2nd NCAA Washington Regional Kent State Stow, Ohio 2017 Runner-Up Louisiana Classic 2017 Runner-Up General Hackler 2017 tie 3rd Keppler Intercollegiate 2017 tie 4th Mid America Conference Championship 2016 Cleveland State Invitational Champion 2016 Northen Amateur Champion 2016 5th NCAA Central Regional 2016 Runner-Up Mid American Conference Championship

Jacob Huizinga 2016 Florida Amateur Champion West Florida Orlando, Florida 2016 tie 5th South Beach International Amateur 2016 3rd Orlando International Amateur 2017 tie 5th Southeastern Collegiate

Theo Humphrey 2017 tie 3rd NCAA Championship Vanderbilt Greenwich, Connecticut 2016-2017 2nd Team All-Southeastern Conference 2017 tie 2nd The All-America 2017 tie 5th Schenkel Invitational 2017 tie 3rd Mason Rudolph Championship 2016 6th Schenkel Invitational 2016 tie 5th The Carmel Cup

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..... Sunnehanna Amateur ...... Name/Address Qualifications College

Charles Huntzinger 2017 1st Team All-Big 10 Penn State Duluth,Georgia 2017 tie 4th Big Ten Championship 2017 4th Rutherford Intercollegiate 2016 Dogwood Invitational Champion 2016 Bank of Tennessee Collegiate Champion

Keenan Huskey 2016-2017 2nd Team All-Southeastern Conference South Carolina Greenville, South Carolina 2017 tie 4th Cleveland Golf Invitational 2017 tie 5th General Hackler 2017 3rd Hootie at Bull Bay 2017 tie 9th Southeastern Conference Championship 2015 South Carolina Amateur Champion

Denzel Ieremia 2017 tie 4th OMNI Tuscon National Iowa State Woodstock, New Zealand 2016 7th Badger Invitational 2016 tie 4th VCU Shootout 2016 Pinetree Intercollegiate Champion

Austin James 2015 Quarterfinals United States Amateur Charleston Southern Bath, Ontario Canada 2016 Big South Conference Champion

Chase Johnson 2015 Northern Amateur Champion Kent State Barberton, Ohio 2015-2016 Mid American Conference Player of the Year 2016 9th Maui Jim Intercollegiate 2016 Runner-Up Cleveland State Invitational 2016 5th Royal Oaks Intercollgiate 2017 6th MAC Conference Championship

Cheng Jin 2015 Asian-Pacific Amateur Champion USC Bejing, China 2016 The Players Amateur Champion 2017 tie 3rd Southern Highlands Collegiate

Jimmy Jones 2016-2017 All-American Athletic Conference University of South Tampa, Florida 2017 tie 4th Old Waverly Collegiate Championship Florida 2017 tie 3rd American Conference Championship 2016 New Years Invitational Champion 2016 tie 6th Florida Amateur 2016 Runner-up Autotrader.com Collegiate Classic 2016 4th Steelwood Intercollegiate

Sean Knapp Participant in a record 26 Straight Sunnehanna Amateur Oakmont,Pennsylvania Participant in 40 USGA Championships 7-time West Penn Amateur Champion 8-time Pennsylvania Mid-Amateur Champion

Phillip Knowles 2017 tie 5th Schenkel Invitational University of North Jacksonville, Florida 2016 tie 2nd Carpet Capital Collegiate Florida 2016 tie 8th Tar Heel Intercollegiate 2016 Quail Valley Collegiate Champion 2016 tie 2nd John Hayt Collegiate

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..... Sunnehanna Amateur ...... Name/Address Qualifications College

David Kocher 2016 Champion Maryland Charlotte, North Carolina 2016 tie 8th Sunnehanna Amateur 2015 North Carolina Match Play Champion 2015 Runner-Up Carolinas Amateur 2017 tie 8th East Carolina Intercollegiate 2017 tie 4th Wolfpack Spring Open 2017 tie 4th Big Ten Championship

Won Jun Lee 2016 9th Asia-Pacific Amateur University of South Seoul, Korea 2016 Quarterfinalist United States Junior Florida (fall 2017) 2015 Semi-Finalist United States Junior 2015 & 2016 1st Team Rolex Junior All-American

KK Limbhasut 2016 tie 2nd Sunnehanna Amateur University of California Loma Linda, California 2015-2016 2nd Team All-American 2016 Round of 16 United States Amateur 2016 tie 6th Medal Play-United States Amateur 2016 tie 3rd Pacific Coast Amateur 2015 3rd Trans-Mississippi Amateur

Joshua Martin 2016 Medalist North Carolina Match Play University of North Pinehurst, North Carolina 2016 Semi-Finalist North Carolina Match Play Carolina 2016 6th Rod Myers Invitational 2016 tie 8th Tar Heel Intercollegiate 2014 North Carolina Amateur Champion

Patrick Martin 2016-2017 1st Team All-Southeastern Conference Vanderbilt Birmingham, Alabama 2017 Runner-Up Southeastern Conference Championship 2017 tie 3rd NCAA College Grove Regional 2017 Schenkel Invitational Champion 2016 tie 6th Sunnehanna Amateur 2015-2016 Honorable Mention All-American 2016 tie 2nd Northeast Amateur 2016 tie 2nd The Players Amateur 2016 Tavistock Collegiate Invitational

Tyler McDaniel 2017 tie 7th NCAA Baton Rouge Regional Kentucky Manchester, Kentucky 2015-2016 3rd Team All-American 2016 tie tie 3rd Bearcat Invitational 2016 3rd Steelwood Intercollegiate 2017 tie 9th Tiger Invitational

Dylan Meyer 2016 Western Amateur Champion Illinois Evansville, Indiana 2016 tie 4th Sunnehanna Amateur 2017 tie 6th NCAA Champion 2017 Augusta Invitational Champion 2017 Keppler Intercollegiate Champion 2017 Big Ten Champion 2016 Quarterfinalist United States Amateur 2016 Runner-Up Wolf Run Intercollegiate 2016 tie 2nd Fighting Illini Invite

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..... Sunnehanna Amateur ...... Name/Address Qualifications College

Collin Morikawa 2016 Sunnehanna Amateur Champion University of California La Canada, California 2015-2016 3rd Team All-American 2015 Trans-Miss Amateur Champion 2014 Western Junior Champion 2016 Round of 16 United States Amateur 2016 3rd Alistair MacKenzie Invitational 2017 tie 3rd John Burns Intercollegiate 2017 Co-Champion Southern Highlands Collegiate 2017 ASU Thunderbird Invitational Champion 2017 tie 6th PAC-12 Championship

Cooper Musselman 2016 tie 5th Greystone Invitational Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky 2015 tie 6th Kentucky Amateur 2016 6th 2016 5th Invitational 2016 tie 7th Steelwood Intercollegiate 2017 tie 5th Puerto Rico Classic 2017 tie 8th Schenkel Invitational

Gordon Neale 2016-2017 2nd Team All-Southeastern Conference Florida Trabuco Canyon, California 2015-2016 Honorable Mention All-American 2016 tie 7th Northeast Amateur 2016 tie 2nd Windon Memorial 2017 tie 3rd Mason Rudolph Championship

Bryson Nimmer 2017 tie 2nd Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Clemson Bluffton, South Carolina 2016 tie 4th Jones Cup 2017 tie 6th NCAA College Grove Regional 2016 tie 6th Dogwood Invitational 2016 6th The Players Amateur 2016 tie 3rd South Carolina Amateur 2016 Runner-Up Puerto Rico Classic

Kaito Onishi 2016 Sea Pines Junior Heritage Champion USC (fall 2017) Tokyo, Japan 2015 Rolex 2nd Team Junior All-American 2015 3rd Western Junior

John Pak 2017 Runner-Up Terra Cotta Invitational Florida State (fall 2017) Scotch Plains, New Jersey 2016 Runner-Up AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions 2015 Quarterfinalist United States Junior 2016 Semi-Finalist United States Junior 2016 tie 3rd South Beach International Amateur 2016 1st Team Rolex Junior All-American

Brandon Pierce 2014-2015 Honorable Mention All-American LSU Covington, Louisiana 2015 Runner-Up New Years Invitational 2016 tie 9th Maui Jim Intercollegiate 2017 tie 5th General Hackler 2017 tie 6th Aggie Invitational

90 • 2017

..... Sunnehanna Amateur ...... Name/Address Qualifications College

Raul Pereda De la Huerta 2017 tie Atlantic Sun Conference Champion Jacksonville Cordoba, Veracruz, Mexico 2016 tie 2nd Dogwood Invitational 2016 5th Mexican Amateur 2016 tie 4th Golfweek Conference Challenge 2017 tie 6th Latin America Amateur 2017 3rd SunTrust Gator Invitational

Michael Perras 2017 American Conference Champion University of Houston Pasadena, Texas 2015-2016 Honorable Mention All-American 2017 tie 7th The All-American 2017 tie 4th Border Olympics 2017 7th Augusta Invitational Champion

Matthew Perrine 2017 All-Big 12 Baylor Austin, Texas 2017 tie 7th NCAA Stanford Regional 2017 tie 6th Big XII Championship 2017 Runner-Up Linger Longer Invitational 2017 3rd The Maxwell 2015 Quarterfinals United States Amateur 2016 tie 1st Royal Oaks Intercollegiate

William Rainey 2016 tie 5th Southeastern Amateur College of Charleston Charlotte, North Carolina 2016 tie 6th Rice Planters 2015 Rice Planters Champion 2016 North Carolina Match Play Champion 2016 tie 4th Intercollegiate at the Grove 2016 tie 4th Classic at Kiawah 2017 tie 4th Colonial Athletic Conference Championship

Rhett Rasmussen 2017 The Goodwin Champion Brigham Young Draper, Utah 2016 Southern Champion 2016 tie 8th Trans-Miss Amateur 2016 3rd USF Olympic Intercollegiate 2016 tie 6th The Tucker 2016 tie 2nd Pacific Invite

Doc Redman 2017 tie 2nd Cleveland Golf Invitational Clemson Raleigh, North Carolina 2017 tie 9th NCAA College Grove Regional 2017 tie 6th Clemson Invitational 2017 tie 7th Wolfpack Spring Open 2016 Ka'anapali Collegiate Champion 2016 Jackrabbit Invitational Champion 2016 Runner-Up Palmetto Amateur

Easton Renwick 2017 Florida Azalea Amateur Champion DuBois, Pennsylvania 2015 West Penn Amateur Champion

William Register 2016 Semi-Finalist North and South Amateur University of North Burlington, North Carolina 2016 tie 4th Tavistock Collegiate Invitational Carolina

91 • 2017

..... Sunnehanna Amateur ...... Name/Address Qualifications College

P.J. Samiere 2016 Southwestern Amateur Champion San Diego State Kailua, Hawai 2016 4th Southern California Amateur 2016 Runner-Up The Tucker 2016 tie 4th St Mary's Invitational

Ben Schlottman 2015 Palmetto Amateur Champion Auburn Advance, North Carolina 2016 tie 9th Jerry Pate Intercollegiate

Luke Schniederjans 2016 Semi-Finalist Georgia Amateur Georgia Tech Alpharetta, Georgia 2016 Carpet Capital Collegiate Champion 2017 tie 3rd Seminole Intercollegiate

Benjamin Shipp 2016 Tie 2nd Southeastern Amateur North Carolina State Duluth, Georgia 2016 7th Medal Play North and South Amateur 2016 Semi-Finalist North and South Amateur 2016 tie 5th Wolfpack Intercollegiate 2017 4th Schenkel Invitational

Davis Shore 2015 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions Champion Alabama (fall 2017) Knoxville, Tennessee 2015 & 2016 1st Team Rolex Junior All-American

Nathan Smith 2012-2010-2009-2003 United States Mid-Amateur Champion Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2011 Sunnehanna Amateur Champion

Jacob Solomon 2015 tie 6th Eastern Amateur Auburn Dublin, Georgia 2017 tie 7th Hootie at Bull Bay

Ruben Sondjaja 2016 Runner-Up Trans-Miss Amateur Iowa State Pagewood, New South Wales, 2016 5th Pinetree Intercollegiate Australia 2016 Runner-Up Bridgestone Collegiate

Stephen Stallings 2015 tie 9th Dicks Sporting Goods Collegiate Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky 2015 tie 8th The Grove Intercollegiate 2016 tie 7th Bearcat Invitational

Sam Stevens 2016 tie 7th Northeast Amateur Oklahoma State Wichita, Kansas 2016 tie 7th Southwestern Amateur 2015 Runner-Up Kansas Amateur 2016 tie 7th Fighing Illini Invite

Scott Stevens 2017 tie 2nd The All-American South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 2017 tie 2nd Valspar Collegiate 2016 Runner-Up Maui Jim Intercollegiate

Justin Suh 2017 Western Intercollegiate Champion USC San Jose, California 2017 tie 2nd NCAA Washington Regional 2016 Runner-Up Western Refining College All-American 2017 tie 3rd Southern Highlands Collegiate 2015-2016 Honorable Mention All-American 2016 Participant United States Open

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..... Sunnehanna Amateur ...... Name/Address Qualifications College

Kerry Sweeney 2015 & 2016 NJCAA Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Ole Miss Melbourne, Florida 2016 tie 7th NJCAA Division I National Championship 2016 Intercollegiate at the Grove

Dan Thompson 2016 West Penn Amateur Champion Johnstown, Pennsylvania 3-time West Penn Open Champion

Braden Thornberry 2017 NCAA Champion Ole Miss Olive Branch, Mississippi 2016-2017 1st Team All-Southeastern Conference 2017 tie 3rd Southeastern Conference Championship 2017 Jones Cup Champion 2017 4th NCAA Austin Regional 2017 Champion Ryman Hospitality Intercollegiate 2017 Runner-Up Hootie at Bull Bay 2017 3rd Old Waverly Collegiate Championship

Kieran Vincent 2017 Big South Freshman of the Year Liberty Milton Park, Zimbabwe 2017 tie 2nd Big South Conference Champion 2016 Rod Myers Invitational Champion 2017 tie 6th The Maxwell

Nick Voke 2017 NCAA Austin Regional Champion Iowa State Wattle Down, New Zealand 2017 Runner-Up OMNI Tuscon National 2017 Hawkeye Invitational Champion

Danny Walker 2017 South Miami Beach Invitational Champion University of Virginia Bradenton, Florida 2017 3rd John Burns Intercollegiate 2017 tie 2nd Cleveland Golf Invitational

Thomas Walsh 2016 Quarterfinals North and South Amateur University of Virginia High Point, North Carolina 2015 North Carolina Amateur 2016 tie 6th Carpet Capital Collegiate 2016 tie 2nd Bank of Tennessee Collegaite

Josh Whalen 2017 Seahawk Invitational Champion Kent State Napanee, Ontario Canada 2017 Runner-Up Boilermaker Invitational 2017 tie 9th Keppler Intercollegiate 2016 tie 4th The Porter Cup

Ben Wolcott 2016-2017 2nd Team All-Southeastern Conference Ole Miss Burns, Tennessee 2017 Lamkin Grips Classic Champion 2017 Hootie at Bull Bay Champion 2016 tie 5th Monroe Invitational 2016 Tie 2nd Tennessee Amateur 2016 tie 8th The Invitational at The Ocean Course 2016 tie 4th Intercollegiate at the Grove 2016 tie 3rd Marquette Invitational CIATA

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..... Sunnehanna Amateur ...... Name/Address Qualifications College

Hayden Wood 2016 9th Southwestern Amateur Oklahoma State Edmond, Oklahoma 2017 6th Querencia Cabo Collegiate 2016 7th Paintbrush Invitational 2016 tie 4th Saguaro Amateur

Cameron Young 2016 &2015 Metropolitan/Ike Champion Wake Forest Milton Park, Zimbabwe 2015 Round of 32 United States Amateur 2016 Round of 16 United States Amateur

Yechun 'Carl' Yuan 2017 tie 2nd Arizona Inrecollegiate Washington 2017 tie 4th PAC-12 Championship 2016 Runner-Up Medal Pacific Northwest Amateur 2016 Pacific Northwest Amateur Champion 2016 9th Asia-Pacific Amateur

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