The Lytham Trophy – 2023 Preview & Results

Posted on 18/04/2023 by Golf Bible

30th April 2023

Frank KENNEDY (ENG) won the 57th Lytham Trophy after rounds of 70, 68, 68 and 72 gave him a 278 (-2) total.

Frank was the only competitor out of a starting field of 144 players to finish under par despite the playing conditions being generally very good, mainly dry with only a modest breeze, for all three days.

Frank Kennedy (Photo: Golf Bible)

Whilst Fanny Sunesson didn’t play any shots for the Florida-based Englishman one can only assume having an experienced, world class caddie on the bag on a Championship course, helped the 17 year old get over the line. Kennedy said afterwards “She told me not to attack when I didn’t need to and to play to areas where I could make birdie. There was a lot of hitting to zones all week.”

Frank won the 2022 Portuguese International Amateur but this victory must go down as the best of his short amateur career to date. Playing in front of The R&A selectors and captain, Stuart Wilson, himself a past winner of this event in 2003, it will also have greatly enhanced his chances of being selected for this year’s Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team.

Frank Kennedy and Fanny Sunesson (Photo: Golf Bible)

James ASHFIELD (WAL) and Luis MASAVEU (ESP) finished tied 2nd on 280 (Ev) and Hugh FOLEY (IRL) and Sam EASTERBROOK (ENG) tied 4th on 282 (+2).

Foley will have enjoyed his final round 69,which included bogeys on the similar 15th and 17th par 4 holes and therefore could have been even better, having recently been over-looked by the Irish selectors for the Men’s European Nations Championship in Sotogrande. A top 5 finish here will be just the response he will have been hoping to provide.

Reigning Scottish Men’s Amateur champion Oliver MUKHERJEE (SCO) and England’s Mason ESSAM both finished off the competition strongly with a 71 and 68 to take solo 6th and 7th on 283 (+3) and 285 (+5) respectively.

Defending champion and pre-tournament favourite John GOUGH (ENG) never quite got going and ultimately had to settle for a 292 (+12) tied 22nd finish.

Here are the final results: –

Final Results (Photo: Royal Lytham G.C. / Golf Genius)

Here is the winner’s full scorecard: –

Frank Kennedy’s Scorecard (Photo: Royal Lytham G.C. / Golf Genius)

Click here to view the – 2023 Lytham Trophy Final Results

Here are the event scoring statistics, covering all four rounds: –

All Rounds Scoring Statistics (Photo: Royal Lytham G.C. / Golf Genius)

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30th April 2023 – Round 4

Round 4 commenced at 12.30pm with the last group setting off at 3.02pm.

Far from being the procession for Frank KENNEDY (ENG) many expected it proved to be an enthralling final round with many twists and turns.

Kennedy missed the opening green to the left with his tee shot and despite a first class chip was unable to make par.

However, there was no early pressure being exerted from the chasing pack with Ashfield, Masaveu and Easterbrook all dropping shots in their opening holes.

Matters became more interesting on the par 3 5th hole. Easterbrook birdied it to move back to +3 and shortly afterwards Masaveu went one better with a stunning hole in one. Kennedy, who was playing with the Spaniard, missed the green and having failed to get up and down walked to the 6th tee having witnessed a three shot swing against his playing partner and now main rival. Masaveu was now on +1 for the tournament, three shots behind Kennedy, with James Ashfield having fallen into 3rd on +2.

Even though it was still early on the 6th hole felt pivotal at the time. Kennedy missed the green long with his approach only for Masaveu, now playing with obvious momentum and the door ajar, to go fully 30 yards over the green. If only he could have hit the green at that particular moment. Kennedy got up and down impressively whilst Masaveu missed his long putt to hand the initiative straight back to the leader.

However, the see-saw nature of the opening nine continued on the 589th yard 7th with Kennedy bogeying after requiring a drop from a wayward drive which wasn’t too far away from going out of bounds. He was now 3-over for the round and 1-under for the tournament and clearly feeling some pressure. Ashfield and Easterbrook playing ahead had both birdied this hole to move to +1 and +2 for the tournament respectively. Masaveu’s par on the 7th left him on +2 tied in 3rd with Easterbrook.

To his credit Kennedy was then able to give himself some breathing space after fine approaches led to well-timed birdies on 8 and 9, in the process moving back to -3. Only Ashfield was able to respond from the chasing pack, his birdie on 9 taking him to Even par for the event and three back of the leader at this point.

Masaveu refused to rollover though and reeled off three consecutive birdies on the 10th to 12th holes to move under par and within two shots of Kennedy (-3). A birdie on 12 for Ashfield also move him to -1 and with Easterbrook birding 12 and 13 he was now on Even par too.

Masaveu bogeyed 14 and with news coming through that Easterbrook had bogeyed 15 and 16 and Ashfield the 17th the path to victory suddenly looked clear for Kennedy. However, he then bogeyed the 15th, three putting after his approach from a severe downhill lie in the semi-rough on the left had only just reached the green. When Masaveu then birdied the short par 14 16th after a superb up and down from the front bunker he was back within one shot with two difficult holes to play.

Both players parred the 17th before Masaveu, pressing to force a play-off bogeyed the last, leaving Kennedy to two putt for the win. Frank embraced his caddie Fanny Sunesson in relieved celebration with the crowd left feeling that they had both had to work much harder than they may have expected when they set off four and half hours earlier from the nearby first tee. Sunesson revealed afterwards that this was the first time she had caddied an amateur to a win in her illustrious career.

Luis MASAVEU (ESP) and Mason ESSAM (ENG) recorded the two best final rounds with 68’s.

Luis Masaveu’s Round 4 Scorecard (Photo: Royal Lytham G.C. / Golf Genius)

Mason Essam’s Round 4 Scorecard (Photo: Royal Lytham G.C. / Golf Genius)

The average score in Round 4 was 73.07 reflecting the good playing conditions throughout the round as well as the quality of players on show. As in the morning only three players broke par with four scoring 70.

The shot of the day was obviously Luis MASAVEU‘s (ESP) hole-in-one on the 216 yard par 3 5th which was enjoyed by a large crowd who were following the final group.

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30th April 2023 – Round 3

Round 3 started in rainy conditions at 7.30am on Sunday morning. With the weather forecast predicting rain until mid-afternoon it looked like the day would turn into a real slog for the majority of the remaining 40 players. However, by 10.30am the rain had fully abated and we enjoyed sunny intervals for the rest of the day.

The weather proved to be good news for the leaders who had the advantage of playing nearly all of their two rounds today in dry conditions.

Andrew HASWELL (ENG) was first off on Sunday morning and therefore he played most of his third round in heavy rain. His 2-under 68 was arguably the best round of the tournament and unsurprisingly lifted him nicely into the top 5 with 18 holes to play.

Andrew Haswell’s Round 3 Scorecard (Photo: Royal Lytham G.C. / Golf Genius)

Teeing off two and half hours after Haswell Frank KENNEDY (ENG) took sole possession of the lead after equalling the Ormskirk player’s score of 68. His unblemished card was highlighted by two birdies on his back nine and left him with a 4-shot lead heading into the final round.

Frank Kennedy’s Round 3 Scorecard (Photo: Royal Lytham G.C. / Golf Genius)

James ASHFIELD (WAL) shot a 71 to move up a place to 2nd, albeit rather than being one shot behind the co-leaders at the start of the day he was now four with 18 holes to play.

Sam EASTERBROOK (ENG) came back well after three bogeys in his opening five holes to record a 71 which lifted him a place to tied 3rd where he was joined by Spain’s Luis MASAVEU (ESP) who slipped back after a 74 in Round 3.

Another promising youngster, Oliver MUKHERJEE (SCO), was the only other player to break par in Round 3. His 69 took him from tied 11th to tied 5th.

Oliver Mukherjee’s Round 3 Scorecard (Photo: Royal Lytham G.C. / Golf Genius)

The poor weather early on Sunday morning was offset by the limited field of 40 players, all of whom had made the cut, when it came to scoring. The average score in Round 3 was 74.93 (+4.93).

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29th April 2023

Luis MASAVEU (ESP) and Frank KENNEDY (ENG) share the lead on 138 (-2) after both recording 68’s on Day 2.

Both players made unpromising starts to their second rounds. Masaveu was 3-over after five holes and Kennedy 3-over after six. However, they then showed impressive resilience to bounce back with five and seven birdies respectively as they made their way back to the clubhouse.

Kennedy who resides in Florida surprised the field by turning up this week with major winning caddie Fanny Sunesson on his bag and it certainly appears to be paying dividends so far although I am sure she will have been disappointed to see two double bogeys on her player’s card today.

Fanny Sunesson With Frank Kennedy (Photo: GolfBible)

Round of the day (and of the the tournament so far) belonged to James ASHFIELD (WAL) whose 4-under 66 quickly turned his tournament around after an opening 73. He now starts the final day in 3rd place and again highlights how an under par round, so hard to achieve at Royal Lytham with its challenging par of 70, can catapult a player up the leaderboard.

James Ashfield’s Round 2 Scorecard (Photo: Royal Lytham G.C. / Golf Genius)

Sam EASTERBOOK‘s (ENG) 67 and Nicola GERHARDSEN‘s (SUI) 68, both of which were unblemished, alongside Hugh FOLEY‘s (IRL) 68 and Darren STRACHAN‘s (FRA) 69 were all noteworthy efforts amongst the leading players.

With the weather conditions proving to again be favourable – sunny with only a modest breeze all day – the top 40 and ties cut fell at +5. Having dodged the weather over the first two days there appears to be no way of missing out tomorrow with rain showers forecast from early morning until late afternoon. The organisers will therefore have been quietly pleased to see exactly 40 players, only seven shots separating the leaders from those who just made it, progress to the final day 36 hole shoot-out.

Round 2 Leaderboard (Photo: Royal Lytham G.C. / Golf Genius)

Despite the pleasant weather in Lancashire there was no improvement in the scoring. It was similar to day 1 with only eight players again able to break the par of 70 with seven more meeting it.

The average score in Round 2 by the field was 75.03 (+5.03).

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28th April 2023

Joshua HILL (IRL), Jack MURPHY (IRL) and Conor BYERS (ENG) all shot 68’s (-2) to share the lead after the opening round of the 57th Lytham Trophy.

Murphy’s round was notable for the fact he double bogeyed the 3rd and bogeyed the 6th to be 3-over early on before reeling off five birdies over the remaining holes.

Scotland’s Oliver MUKHERJEE had the most birdies – six – in his round to finish tied 4th on -1. He finished with two bogeys to slip out of the lead.

Simon HOVDAL (SWE) is well placed heading into Day 2. He birdied all three of Royal Lytham’s par 3’s on his way to a 69 -1

Whilst there is still a lot of golf to be played it is fair to say the favourites largely disappointed on Day 1 and a number of them are now in serious danger of missing the 36 hole top 40 and ties cut.

With 51 players on +3 or better at the close of play and poorer weather conditions expected tomorrow I expect the cut is likely to be around +7.

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Round 1 Leaderboard (Photo: Royal Lytham G.C. / Golf Genius)

It was in theory a good scoring day in Lancashire; cloudy but dry, with only a modest breeze to contend with. Despite this just eight players out of a field of 144 were able to break Lytham’s stringent par of 70 with six more meeting it.

The average score by the field was 75.37 (+5.37) on Day 1.

Big hitting Markus O LUOMA‘s (FIN) holed second shot for eagle on the 480 yard par 4 2nd hole was the ‘shot of the day’.

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18th April 2023

The 2023 Lytham Trophy will be played between 28th and 30th April at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England.

Traditionally viewed as the first major event in the Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I) men’s amateur golf season it is always a privilege for players and spectators to visit this magnificent club and course.

Royal Lytham & St. Annes G.C. (Photo: Golf Bible)

Format and Tee Times

144 scratch golfers from 18 different countries will tee off in what will be the 57th playing of this prestigious competition.

The Lytham Trophy is a 72-hole stroke play event. 18 holes are played on the first two days before a top 40 and ties cut is made. 36-holes are then played on the final day by the leading competitors.

In the event of a tie for the lowest score there will be a 3-hole stroke play play-off on holes 1, 2 and 18. If a winner still hasn’t been determined then the play-off moves to sudden death over the same holes.

Click here to view the – 2023 Lytham Trophy Tee Times (use filter for each round)

Players

Whilst most of GB&I’s leading home-based amateurs will be competing the field strength sadly continues to decline.

This is primarily due to the growing popularity of U.S. college golf where the academic year and NCAA playing season only come to a close in late May.

Here are the players, based on form and rankings, that I expect to feature highly this year: –

Alejandro AGUILERA MARTIN (ESP)
Louis ANCEAUX (FRA)
James ASHFIELD (WAL)
Angel AYORA (ESP)
Caolan BURFORD (WAL)
James CLARIDGE (ENG)
Will COXON (ENG)
Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG)
Hugh FOLEY (IRL)
Nicola GERHARDSEN (SUI)
John GOUGH (ENG) – defending champion
Connor GRAHAM (SCO)
Albert HANSSON (SWE)
Seán KEELING (IRL)
Marc KELLER (SUI)
Luis MASAVEU (ESP)
Matthew MCCLEAN (IRL)
Robert MORAN (IRL)
Peter O’KEEFFE (IRL)
Gregor TAIT (SCO)

Lytham Trophies

The Lytham Trophy and the Winner’s Replica (Photo: Royal Lytham & St. Annes G.C.)

Course

The famous Royal Lytham links course certainly presents a stern test. Playing off the blue championship tees competitors have to meet a 7,091 yard par 70 challenge; the front nine being 3,427 yards, a par 34, and the back nine being 3,664 yards, a par 36 this week.

Players will tee off between 7.30am and 3.30pm on the Friday and Saturday so changes in the weather and wind speeds throughout the first two days can play a big part in scoring.

Weather Forecast

The weather forecast (as at Thursday 27th April) has improved in recent days albeit Sunday looks like it will be wet.

Friday 28th April – Sunny Intervals / Wind 11 mph NW / Temp. Min. 7°C, Max. 13°C.
Saturday 29th April – Drizzle / Wind 5 mph E / Temp. Min. 9°C, Max. 15°C.
Sunday 30th April – Light Rain Showers / Wind 6 mph S / Temp. Min. 9°C, Max. 15°C.

The 2022 Lytham Trophy

John GOUGH (ENG) won the 2022 Lytham Trophy with a 280 (Ev) total.

Gough has played many great shots in recent years on his way to winning a number of amateur events but his chip-in for birdie from the edge of the 17th green in the final round, the defining moment for him here, will no doubt live long in his memory.

John Gough (Photo: Royal Lytham & St. Annes G.C.)

15 year old Scottish protege Connor GRAHAM +1 finished 2nd, Ben QUINNEY (ENG) +3 3rd, Connor ROCHON (SCO) +5 4th and Robert MORAN (IRL) +5 5th on count back.

Here are the top 25 results from last year: –

Final Results (Graphic: Royal Lytham G.C. / Golf Genius)

Click here to view the full – 2022 Lytham Trophy Results

History, Past Winners and Records

The competition was first played in 1965 after the Club identified a need for a new top class amateur competition and one that could be played in the North of England.

A date on the first weekend in May was established and a 72 hole stroke play format adopted.

Member’s subscribed to purchase the unique sputnik trophy. This remains at Royal Lytham with a smaller replica handed out annually to the winner.

The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.

As one would expect the list of past winner’s is a who’s who of GB&I and more recently world amateur golf.

Of the older winners the most notable are: –

Michael BONALLACK – 1965 (s), 1972
Rodney FOSTER – 1967, 1968
Geoffrey MARKS – 1970 (s)
Charles GREEN – 1970 (s), 1974
Michael KING – 1973
George MACGREGOR – 1975
Peter MCEVOY – 1978
Ian HUTCHEON – 1980
Roger CHAPMAN – 1981
John HAWKSWORTH – 1984
Paul BROADHURST – 1988
Gary EVANS – 1990, 1991
Stephen GALLACHER – 1995
Graham RANKIN – 1997
Stuart WILSON – 2003
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In 2004 21 year old James HEATH won with a record score of 266 (-18), recording rounds of 67, 68, 66, and 65. Garth McGimpsey, the then Walker Cup captain, described Heath’s performance as ‘the best amateur golf I’ve ever seen’.

No one else has ever come close to this low scoring mark before or after. The next best scores being Matthew JORDAN‘s 272 (-12) in 2018 and Daan HUIZING’s 273 (-11) in 2013.

In 1999 the Lytham Trophy was won by German Tino SCHUSTER, the first time a non-GB&I player had been successful.

The following list of the last 10 winners shows just how international the amateur game has become. However, after a spell of overseas winners the last five have all come from England: –

Jack SENIOR – 2011 (England)
Daan HUIZING – 2012 (The Netherlands)
Albert ECKHARDT – 2013 (Finland)
Thriston LAWRENCE – 2014 (South African
Marcus KINHULT – 2015 (Sweden)
Alfie PLANT – 2016 (England)
Jack SINGH BRAR – 2017 (England)
Matthew JORDAN – 2018 (England)
Josh MCMAHON – 2019 (England)
John GOUGH – 2022 (England)

Click here to view the complete list of – Lytham Trophy Past Winners

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Men’s European Nations Championship – 2023 Preview & Results

Posted on 14/04/2023 by Golf Bible

22nd April 2023

Congratulations to Josh BERRY, Arron EDWARDS-HILL, John GOUGH and Dylan SHAW-RADFORD who steered ENGLAND to victory in the 2023 European Nations Championship at RCG Sotogrande.

England Celebrate Their Team Win (Photo: Josh Berry)

After an even par final round ENGLAND finished with an 872 (+8) total with ITALY (+11) 2nd and SPAIN (+14) 3rd.

SCOTLAND (+16) were 4th, IRELAND (+47) 13th and WALES (+48) 14th in the 17 team event.

Click here to view the – 2023 ENC Men’s Team Results

Final Team Results (Graphic: RCG Sotogrande / Golfbox)

Albert HANSSON (SWE) beat John GOUGH (ENG) in a sudden death play-off-to win the Individual title after both players finished on 286 (-2). The consolation for Gough was that it was his 69 (-3), the joint best round of the day, that went a long way to lifting England to the Team win.

Angel AYORA (ESP) and James ASHFIELD (WAL) finished two shots further back on Even par and in tied 3rd place.

The other leading GB&I players were Gregor TAIT (SCO) +7, who was tied 11th, Dylan SHAW-RADFORD (ENG) +8 tied 15th, Josh BERRY (ENG) and Gregor GRAHAM (SCO) +9 tied 19th and Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) and Connor GRAHAM (SCO) +10 tied 24th.

Click here to view the – 2023 ENC Men’s Individual Results

Final Individual Results (Graphic: RCG Sotogrande / Golfbox)

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21st April 2023

SPAIN (+6) lead the Men’s European Nations Championship after 54 holes but with ENGLAND (+8), SCOTLAND (+8), ITALY (+9) and FRANCE (+10) all within 4-shots we can expect an exciting finale at RCG Sotogrande tomorrow.

IRELAND (+29) are 12th and WALES (+37) 15th heading into the final round.

Round 3 Team Scores (Graphic: RCG Sotogrande / Golfbox)

Reigning Boys’ Amateur champion Albert HANSSON (SWE) -5 holds a 3-shot lead over Angel AYORA (ESP) in the Individual competition.

James ASHFIELD (WAL) and John GOUGH (ENG) +1 are tied 3rd, Gregor GRAHAM (SCO) +2 tied 6th, Matt MCCLEAN (IRL) and Gregor TAIT (SCO) +4 tied 11th, Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) +5 tied 16th and Matthew WILSON (SCO), Dylan SHAW-RADFORD (ENG) and Josh BERRY (ENG) +7 tied 25th at the end of Day 3.

Round 3 Individual Scores (Graphic: RCG Sotogrande / Golfbox)

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20th April 2023

At the top of the Team leaderboard SCOTLAND (-1) lead ITALY and FRANCE (Ev) by 1-shot after the second round of the Men’s European Nations Championship at RCG Sotogrande.

ENGLAND (+3) are 6th, IRELAND (+15) 12th and WALES (+16) 13th with two rounds still to play.

Round 2 Team Scores (Graphic: RCG Sotogrande / Golfbox)

Nicola GERHARDSEN (SUI), Gregor GRAHAM (SCO) and James ASHFIELD (WAL) -5 lead the Individual competition after all three shot under par rounds on Day 2.

Matt MCCLEAN (IRL) and John GOUGH (ENG) Ev are tied 12th, Josh BERRY (ENG), Gregor TAIT (SCO) and Connor GRAHAM (SCO) +2 T17, Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) +3 tied 22nd and Josh HILL (IRL) and Dylan SHAW-RADFORD (ENG) +5 tied 33rd.

Round 2 Individual Scores (Graphic: RCG Sotogrande / Golfbox)

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19th April 2023

At the end of Day 1 SCOTLAND (-5) lead the 2023 Men’s European Nations Championship by 1-shot from FRANCE with the CZECH REPUBLIC (-3) 3rd, ENGLAND (-2) 4th and FINLAND (+1) 5th.

WALES (+6) are 11th and IRELAND (+12) 14th with both teams having work to do over the next three days.

Round 1 Team Scores (Graphic: RCG Sotogrande / Golfbox)

John GOUGH (ENG) shot a five under 67 in Round 1, which included six birdies, to take a 2-shot lead in the Individual competition.

James ASHFIELD (WAL) -3 is second, Gregor TAIT (SCO) and Connor GRAHAM (SCO) -2 tied 5th, Gregor GRAHAM (SCO) and Matt MCCLEAN (IRL) -1 tied 12th, Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) +1 tied 24th and Josh BERRY (ENG) and Dylan SHAW-RADFORD (ENG) +2 tied 31st.

Round 1 Individual Scores (Graphic: RCG Sotogrande / Golfbox)

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14th April 2023

The Men’s European Nations Championship (ENC) starts on Wednesday 19th April at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande in Southern Spain.

RCG Sotogrande is the permanent home of the ENC and this will be the 15th playing of the event.

It is a 72 hole stroke play Team and Individual competition.

Field
17 four-man teams (68 players) will play for the Team prize. An additional six players invited by both RCG Sotogrande and the Spanish Golf Federation will contest the Individual competition, making a total field of 74 players.

The following players have been selected to represent the four competing home nations in 2023: –

England – Josh BERRY, John GOUGH, Arron EDWARDS-HILL, Dylan SHAW-RADFORD

Ireland – Joshua HILL, Matt MCCLEAN, Robert MORAN, Peter O’KEEFFE

Scotland – Connor GRAHAM, Gregor GRAHAM, Gregor TAIT, Matthew WILSON

Wales – James ASHFIELD, Caolan BURFORD, Paddy MULLINS, Matt ROBERTS

A Women’s ENC, made up of three player teams, also takes place alongside the Men’s competition. Only Ireland have entered from the four home nations this year.

Tee Times / Scores
Click here to view the – 2023 ENC Men’s Tee Times

Click here to view the – 2023 ENC Men’s Team Scores

Click here to view the – 2023 ENC Men’s Individual Scores

Format and Prizes
72 holes of stroke play, with 18 holes played daily, will be contested by all of the players. There is no cut.

In the Team event the best three 18-hole scores from the four players count towards the overall total.

In the case of a tie for 1st place a team member will be nominated and a sudden death play-off will be contested on the 9th hole. Other ties will be determined by a count back of the team score for the last 18, 27, 36, etc. holes.

The Individual prize is awarded to the lowest scoring player. Ties will be broken in line with the Team approach outlined above.

Winning Team members each receive a replica of the Nations Trophy. The Individual champion receives a trophy and a bright yellow jacket.

Venue and Course
Real Club de Golf Sotogrande was opened in 1964 and was originally designed by Robert Trent Jones. One of the best courses in Continental Europe it first held the Spanish Open in 1966, won that year by Roberto de Vicenzo.

In 1970 The Sherry Cup, the precursor of the European Nations Cup, was established. Former Individual winners of this include Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia. (see below for the full list of past Individual winners).

In 1973 a Women’s event started to be played alongside the Men’s.

In 1983 Sotogrande hosted the Spanish Amateur Championship with Jose Maria Olazabel victorious.

Sotogrande was awarded royal patronage by HM King Juan Carlos I in 1994.

Between 1996 and 2001, in tandem with nearby San Roque GC, the course hosted the European Tour’s Qualifying School.

In 2006 The Sherry Cup was rebranded as the European Nations Cup and in 2017 become known as the European Nations Championship played for the Sotogrande Cup.

In 2011, ahead of it’s 50th anniversary, the Club decided to embark upon a major course renovation appointing Roger Rulewich and David Fleury. With the work on greens, bunkering and drainage taking place in 2015 and early 2016 the ENC moved temporarily to the nearby La Reserva Club de Golf for two years. Since 2017 the competition has been played on the renovated course.

The Black Tee Championship Course at Sotogrande plays 6,492m with a par of 72. The front nine measures 3,163m and the back 3,329m.

Weather Forecast
The forecast looks great albeit as always the winds will be a factor, particularly in the afternoon. This can cause problems given the numerous water hazards on the course.

Wednesday 19th – Sunny Intervals Min. 14°C / Max. 21°C; E 22mph
Thursday 20th – Sunny Min. 15°C / Max. 22°C; SE 17mph
Friday 21st – Sunny Min. 15°C / Max. 21°C; E 18mph
Saturday 22nd – Sunny Min. 15°C / Max. 22°C; SE 16mph

Past ENC Winners

The home nations have an excellent record, particularly in recent years, in this event.

Team Competition

2022 Spain 2022 ENC Men’s Team Results

SPAIN (+13) completed a wire-to-wire victory last year at RCG Sotogrande.

ENGLAND (+35) finished 2nd, 22-shots behind the home team, with ITALY (+40) coming in 3rd.

WALES (+49) tied 8th, IRELAND (+50) 10th and SCOTLAND (+65) 13th.

Team Results (Graphic: RCG Sotogrande / Golfbox)

2021 Cancelled
2020 Cancelled

2019 England 2019 ENC Team Results

Defending champions England (+14) retained the European Nations Championship in Spain. Their 878 total was 8 shots better than The Netherlands (+22).

Ireland (+23) were third and Wales (+29), who recorded the lowest final day score (213), were an encouraging 4th. Scotland (+37) had a poor final day and fell away into 8th.

Gareth Jenkins (Manager), Tom Plumb, Tom Sloman, Bailey Gill and Ben Jones
(Photos: @EnglandGolf)

2018 England 2018 ENC Team Results

England – l-r Gareth Jenkins (Manager), David Hague, Gian-Marco Petrozzi, Todd Clements, Graham Walker (Coach) and Matthew Jordan (Photo: Graham Walker)

2017 Wales 2017 ENC Team Results

Wales – l-r Josh Davies, David Boote, Jack Davidson and Owen Edwards (Photo: GUW)

2016 Ireland 2016 ENC Team Results

Ireland European Nations Cup 2016

Ireland – l-r Stuart Grehan, Alex Gleeson, Jack Hume and Dermot McElroy (Photo: GUI)

2015 England
2014 Scotland
2013 England
2012 France
2011 England
2010 England
2009 England
2008 Scotland
2007 Denmark

Past Sherry Cup Team Winners (started 1998)

2006 Spain
2005 Spain
2004 England
2003 England
2002 Wales
2001 England
2000 England
1999 Germany
1998 Spain

Individual Competition

2022 Jaime MONTOJO (ESP) 2022 ENC Men’s Individual Result

Montojo won the Individual competition beating teammate Luis Masaveu in a play-off after both finished on 288 (Ev).

Jaime Montojo (Photo: RFE Golf)

This year it was the turn of Denmark’s Hamish BROWN (+2) to grasp defeat from the jaws of victory at Sotogrande – almost an annual occurrence. With a five shot lead and six holes to play he bogeyed five of his remaining holes to finish on +2 and in 3rd place.

Sam BAIRSTOW (ENG) was GB&I’s leading player in the competition, finishing in 5th on +6.

James ASHFIELD (WAL) +10 was 7th, Olly HUGGINS (ENG) +14 tied 10th, Rob MORAN (IRL) +15 13th, Liam NOLAN (IRL) +18 tied 16th and Matt ROBERTS (WAL) and Lewis IRVINE (SCO) +18 both tied 16th.

Leading Individual Results (Graphic: RCG Sotogrande / Golfbox)

2021 Cancelled
2020 Cancelled

2019 Tom Sloman (England) 2019 ENC Individual Results

Tom won the Individual competition with a 294 (+6) total. His final round 77 looked like it would cost him the title but an eagle on 14 and three closing pars ended up being sufficient as is nearest challengers faltered on the demanding Sotogrande course.

Tom Sloman (Photos: @Golfing4Life_)

2018 Todd Clements (England) 2018 ENC Individual Results

Todd secured the Individual title with rounds of 69 73 71 and 70 for a 283 total (-5).

2017 Jack Davidson (Wales) 2017 ENC Individual Results

Jack won the Individual European Nations Cup title by 4-shots last year. Rounds of 70, 70, 70 and 73 (-5), which included 20 birdies and 2 eagles, gave him his second major title in less than a month. He had won the Spanish International Amateur a few weeks before.

2016 Jack Hume (Ireland) 2016 ENC Individual Results

In winning the Individual Jack Hume played one of the best rounds of amateur golf in the world in 2016 at La Reserva. His 64 in Round 2 was an astonishing 8 shots better than any other player in the field.

2015 Mario Galliano (Spain)
2014 Guido Migliori (Italy)
2013 Adrien Saddier (France)
2012 Robin Kind (The Netherlands)
2011 Julien Brun (France)
2010 Nino Bertasio (Italy)
2009 Sam Hutsby (England)
2008 Shane Lowry (Ireland)
2007 Rory McIlroy (Ireland)

Rory McIlroy (Photo: RCG Sotogrande)

Past Sherry Cup Individual Winners

2006 Nigel Edwards (Wales)
2005 Gary Wolstenholme (England)
2004 Francesco Molinari (Italy)
2003 Gary Wolstenholme (England)
2002 Lee Harpin (Wales)
2001 Gary Wolstenholme (England)
2000 Gary Wolstenholme (England)
1999 Marcel Siem (Germany)
1998 Sergio Garcia (Spain)
1997 Sergio Garcia (Spain)

Sergio Gracia (Photo: RCG Sotogrande)

1996 Alvaro Salto (Spain)
1995 José María Zamora (Spain)
1994 Francisco Cea (Spain)
1993 Francisco Valera (Spain)
1992 Frederic Cupillar (France)
1991 Padraig Harrington (Ireland)
1990 Alvaro Prat (Spain)
1989 Diego Borrego (Spain)
1988 Yago Beamonte (Spain)
1987 Yago Beamonte (Spain)
1986 Borja Queipo de Llano (Spain)
1985 José L. Padila (Spain)
1984 John Marks (England)
1983 José L. de Bernardo (Spain)
1982 Borja Queipo de Llano (Spain)
1981 Veit Pagel (Germany)
1980 Jesús López (Spain)
1979 Veit Pagel (Germany)
1978 José L. de Bernardo (Spain)
1977 F. Jiménez (Spain)
1976 Alberto Croze (Italy)
1975 Veit Pagel (Germany)
1974 Veit Pagel (Germany)
1973 Alberto Croze (Italy)
1972 E. de la Riva and J. Gancedo (Spain)
1971 Alberto Croze (Italy)
1970 Henric Adam (England)

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South Beach International Amateur – 2022 Preview & Results

Posted on 14/12/2022 by Golf Bible

Thursday 22nd December 2022

Luke CLANTON (USA) beat Henry GUAN (USA) on the first sudden death play-off hole, the par 5 15th, with a par after 14 year old Guan found the water that borders the right side of the fairway.

Both players had finished on 266 (-17) in regulation play. This was after a dramatic conclusion to the 72nd hole at Miami Beach G.C. where Clanton holed a 15 footer for par before Guan birdied from 8 feet to take us into extra time.

Clanton produced a great final round 66 (-5) which included six birdies to force the play off with Guan who had started the day with a 3-shot lead. 14 year old Guan should be proud of his performance and his 69 was hugely impressive given the pressure he would have been feeling.

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Luke Clanton’s Round 3 Scorecard (Graphic: SBIA)

Clanton, who is a freshman at Florida State University, added the South Beach International Amateur title to the Azalea Invitational and North and South Amateur wins he had already earned earlier this year.

Luke Clanton (Photo: SBIA)

The final scoreboard was understandably dominated by players from the USA.

The Final Results (Graphic: SBIA)

Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) was the leading GB&I player; a 67 on the final day lifting him to tied 10th on -9.

Luke POULTER (ENG) backed up his win in last week’s Willow Cup by finishing tied 14th on -8. This was a real break-out performance for him in a high class field.

Gregor TAIT (SCO) -4 finished a creditable tied 33rd after a final round 68 with Archie DAVIES (WAL) and Alex MAGUIRE (IRL) -3 41st our only other players to complete the tournament with under par scores.

The Final GB&I Results (Graphic: SBIA)

The average score in the final round was 71.58 (+0.58). With the course dried out there were no preferred lies in the fourth round.

Click here to view the – SBIA 2022 Results

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Wednesday 21st December 2022

86 players made the cut and following heavy overnight rain benefitted from ‘lift, clean and place’ rules for the third round.

Young Henry GUAN (USA) from Texas showed few signs of nerves as he produced a 4-under 67 to extend his lead to three shots in the South Beach International. Seven birdies were partially erased by a bogey on the 6th and a double on the par 5 10th.

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Henry Guan’s Round 3 Scorecard (Graphic: SBIA)

Luke CLANTON (USA), the reigning North & South Amateur champion, -12 moved up to 2nd place with a 65 whilst George DUANGAMANEE (USA) and Deven PATEL (USA) -11, in tied 3rd, remain in striking distance.

Luke POULTER (ENG) and Nels SURTANI (USA) produced the best two rounds of the day with superb 7-under 64’s.

The average score from the reduced field in Round 3 was 70.17 (-0.83) with 44 of the 86 players breaking par.

The Round 3 Leaderboard (Graphic: SBIA)

Luke POULTER (ENG) stole the GB&I headlines with his blemish free 64 (-7) lifting him 35 places to tied 9th.

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Luke Poulter’s Round 3 Scorecard (Graphic: SBIA)

Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG), now up to tied 33rd, continued his comeback from a lacklustre opening round with a 67 in the third round.

Alex MAGUIRE (IRL) was the only other home player to produce an under par round on Wednesday. His 70 leaves him in tied 39th.

The Round 3 GB&I Player Scores (Graphic: SBIA)

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Tuesday 20th December 2022

Henry GUAN (USA) posted a second consecutive 65, this time at Normandy Shores, to move into the lead on -11. Guan, who like yesterday’s co-leader Oscar COUILLEAU (FRA), is only 14 years old was bogey free and as you can see below has only one blemish on his two cards after 36 holes.

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Henry Guan’s Round 1 & 2 Scorecards (Graphic: SBIA)

Guan is one shot better off than John M. BUTLER (USA) who recorded a 67 at Miami Beach whilst the other co-overnight leader George DUANGAMANEE (USA) finished the second day in 3rd on -9.

The Round 2 Leaderboard (Graphic: SBIA)

Jack HEARN (IRL) leads the GB&I group of 16 players on -4.

Archie DAVIES (WAL) -3, Alex MAGUIRE (IRL) -3, Gregor TAIT (SCO) -3, Luke POULTER (ENG) -2, Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) -1 and Joe PAGDIN (ENG) -1 were also amongst the 86 players who made the top 72 and ties 36 hole cut. This was the second highest number of players to make the cut in SBIA history.

Nine GB&I players missed the cut. Most upset will be James CLARIDGE (ENG), who having gone out in 33 (-2) at Normandy Shores to sit nicely in the top 20, came home in 40 (+5) to miss out by 1-shot on +1.

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The Round 2 GB&I Player Scores (Graphic: SBIA)

The average score at Miami Beach on Day 2 was 72.60 (+1.60 over par) whilst it was slightly lower at Normandy Shores 71.39 (+1.39 over par). The windier conditions led to lower number of under par rounds – 61 v. 82 yesterday.

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Monday 19th December 2022

Oscar COUILLEAU (FRA), who is just 14 years old, and George DUANGAMANEE (USA) both recorded opening 64’s (-7) at Miami Beach to take the early lead in the South Beach International Amateur.

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Oscar Couilleau’s Round 1 Scorecard (Graphic: SBIA)

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George Duangamanee’s Round 1 Scorecard (Graphic: SBIA)

John BUTLER (USA) recorded the lowest Round 1 score at Normandy Shores. His 64 (-6) left him tied 3rd and was one better than Ryan DUPUY (USA) and Cameron TANKERSLEY (USA) who are tied 5th.

82 players from the field of 210 posted under par scores in Round 1. The average score at Miami Beach was 71.50 (+0.50 over par) whilst it was slightly higher at Normandy Shores 71.10 (+1.10 over par).

The Round 1 Leaderboard (Graphic: SBIA)

Joe PAGDIN (ENG) and Gregor TAIT (SCO), tied 10th, are the leading GB&I players on -4. Joe shot a 67 at Miami Beach whilst Gregor took 66 at Normandy Shores.

Frank KENNEDY (ENG) and Oliver MUKHERJEE (SCO) -3 were just a shot further back with an encouraging overall total of 11 out of our 16 players under par after their first 18 holes.

The Round 1 GB&I Player Scores (Graphic: SBIA)

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14th December 2022

The 12th South Beach International Amateur (SBIA) will be played between 19th-22nd December 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida (GMT -5 hours).

First played in 2011 the SBIA has quickly become one of the world’s leading amateur golf competitions. The SPWAR continues to rate it as having the 5th best field on the world amateur calendar.

Format

The SBIA is a 72 hole stroke play competition played over four days.

18 holes are played at both Miami Beach G.C. and the nearby Normandy Shores G.C. by the full field over the first two days.

After a top 72 and ties cut the final 36 holes are played exclusively at Miami Beach over the remaining two days.

Miami Beach Golf Club

Players

210 players have paid the $420 entry fee and will contest the 2022 SBIA.

16 golfers from Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I) are in this year’s starting field, a number of whom are studying at U.S. colleges. There was 17 last year with the highest entry being 19 in 2018.

Given 2023 is a Walker Cup year a top 10 finish in an event of this magnitude would be a real selection fillip for any of our players.

I’ve listed all of this year’s GB&I entries below (in alphabetical order) along with their current SPWAR (as at 14th December): –

James CLARIDGE (ENG) #463
Paul CONROY (IRL) #162
Archie DAVIES (WAL) #64
Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) #37
Charlie FORSTER (ENG) #378
Alfie FOX (ENG) #966
Jack HEARN (IRL) #302
Jake HIBBERT (ENG) #1,372
Seán KEELING (IRL) #673
Frank KENNEDY (ENG) #274
Alex MAGUIRE (IRL) #137
Oliver MUKHERJEE (SCO) #360
Joe PAGDIN (ENG) #1,126
Luke POULTER (ENG) #1,278
Harley SMITH (ENG) #156
Gregor TAIT (SCO) #182

Other players in the SPWAR Top 150 competing include (in rank order): –

Ben JAMES (USA) #32
Tommy KUHL (USA) #38
Tobias JONSSON (SWE) #44
Connor JONES (USA) #52
Luke CLANTON (USA) #59
Ramus NEERGAARD-PETERSEN (DEN) #68
Brett ROBERTS (USA) #73
Luis MASAVEU (ESP) #75
Garrett BARBER (USA) #76
Martin COUVRA (FRA) #84
Marco FLORIOLI (ITA) #86
Ty GINGERICH (USA) #87
Jack WALL (USA) #96
Drew DOYLE (USA) #105
David NYFJÄLL (SWE) #108
Bastien AMAT (FRA) #112
Mats EGE (USA) #115
Jack LUNDIN (USA) #121
Jackson BUCHANAN (USA) #130
Alex PRICE (USA) #141
Lucas CARPER (USA) #148
Luke GUTSCHEWSKI (USA) #149

Courses

Both courses were designed by Arthur Hills and play to around 6,800 yards.

They are typical Florida layouts with numerous lakes coming into play throughout the 18 holes. As a result scores can be high if the wind blows – which it frequently does here.

Normandy Shores plays to a par of 70 and Miami Beach a par of 71 during the tournament.

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Normandy Shores Golf Club

Weather Forecast (as at 14th December)

The weather generally looks good for the duration of the event albeit the wind shouldn’t be under-estimated as it normally proves to be a factor on both of these flat exposed seaside courses.

Mon 19th Dec. – Sunny Intervals / Wind 14 mph NE / Temp. Min. 17°C, Max. 25°C.
Tue 20th Dec – Sunny with PM Showers / Wind 14 mph E / Temp. Min. 19°C, Max. 26°C.
Wed 21st Dec – Sunny Intervals / Wind 12 mph N / Temp. Min. 17°C, Min 26°C.
Thu 22nd Dec – Sunny Intervals / Wind 11 mph SW / Temp. Min. 18°C, Max. 28°C.

SBIA Website Links

Click here to view the – SBIA 2022 Leaderboard

Click here to view the – SBIA 2022 Pairings

Click here to view the – SBIA Website

2021 South Beach International Amateur

Finigan TILLY (USA), who was born in London but is now based in California, completed a surprise wire-to-wire victory at the 11th South Beach International Amateur (SBIA). Tilly started the week ranked #318 in the SPWAR. His 268 (-15) total was one shot off Cole Hammer’s 2020 scoring record.

Finigan Tilly (Photo: SBIA)

Clay AMLUNG (USA) -13 finished 2nd and Jose BALLESTER (ESP) -12, after closing with two bogeys, 3rd.

SBIA 2021 Final Top 20 Results (Photo: southbeachinternationalamateur.com)

English left hander Sam BAIRSTOW finished 4th on -9 after a joint best final round of 67.

Callan BARROW (ENG), John GOUGH (ENG) and Jake HIBBERT (ENG) -5 also finished in the top 20.

Of the other GB&I players who made the cut Callum BRUCE (SCO) -2 finished tied 36th, Josef HACKER (ENG) +2 tied 59th and Frank KENNEDY (ENG) +4 tied 69th.

SBIA 2021 GB&I Final Results (Photo: southbeachinternationalamateur.com)

Click here to view the full – SBIA 2021 Results

Historic Results

Here is a list of past winners, provided with their winning scores and the 36 hole cut marks for each year: –

2021 – Finigan TILLY (USA) -15 / Cut -1
2020 – Cole HAMMER (USA) -16 / Cut Ev
2019 – Ben SHIPP (USA) -2 / Cut +8
2018 – Pierceson COODY (USA) -11 / Cut +3
2017 – Jacob BERGERON (USA) -3 / Cut Ev
2016 – Danny WALKER (USA) -4 / Cut +1
2015 – Jorge GARCIA (VEN) -5 / Cut +6
2014 – Gabriel LENCH (USA) -4 / Cut +3
2013 – Greg EASON (ENG) -5 / Cut +6
2012 – Juan Pablo HERNANDEZ (MEX) -10 / Cut +3
2011 – Kelly KRAFT (USA) -4 / Cut +11

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Scottish Men’s Open Championship – 2022 Preview & Results

Posted on 24/05/2022 by Golf Bible

29th May 2022

23 year old Charlie THORNTON (ENG) won the Scottish Men’s Open Championship at Cruden Bay G.C. with a total of 278 (-2).

Thornton is the tenth Englishman to win the title and third in consecutive stagings following in the footsteps of Jake Bolton in 2019 and Callan Barrow in 2021.

Charlie Thornton (Photo: Thornton Family)

Round 4

Charlie THORNTON (ENG) overturned a 3-shot deficit with a superb bogey-free final round of 66 to secure the biggest win of his amateur career. He finished on 278 (-2).

Charlie Thornton’s Round 4 Scorecard (Graphic: Scottish Golf / OCS Sport)

John GOUGH (ENG), who finished on 279 (-1), did little wrong in defending his lead this afternoon but an even par round of 70 ultimately came up one shot short against the fast finishing Yorkshireman Thornton.

The par 3 15th where there was a 2-shot swing proved to be the decisive hole in the final round. Thornton birdied whilst Gough bogeyed.

The two Englishmen were the only players in the starting field of 144 to break par.

Ireland’s Hugh FOLEY (+4) finished 3rd after final day rounds of 71 and 68 with Scotland’s Ben MURRAY (+4) 4th on countback.

David LUNDGREN (SWE) came through the field in Round 4 to finish 5th on +5 with a best of the week 65 which included six birdies.

David Lundgren’s Round 4 Scorecard (Graphic: Scottish Golf / OCS Sport)

Andrew DAVIDSON (+7) 7th, John PATERSON (+7) 8th and Rory FRANSSEN (+8) 10th all finished strongly to make it four Scots in the top 10 of their national Championship.

Round 4 Scoreboard (Graphic: Scottish Golf / OCS Sport)

Click here to view the – 2022 Scottish Men’s Open Championship Live Scores

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Round 3

John GOUGH (ENG) produced a sparkling 67 (-3) to take control of the Scottish Men’s Open Championship at Cruden Bay G.C. Three consecutive birdies and a second eagle on the short par 4 8th provided the foundation for his round, the joint best of the week.

Having played in the penultimate group Gough will have finished his lunch no doubt a little surprised to find himself with a 3-shot lead on 209 (-1).

John Gough’s Round 3 Scorecard (Graphic: Scottish Golf / OCS Sport)

The three overnight leaders Oliver MUCKHERJEE (SCO), Tyler DUNCAN (AUS) and Casey JARVIS (RSA) all had disastrous Round 3’s appearing to drag each other down with unusually high scores and presumably some slow play.

Muckherjee got on the bogey train on the back nine as six bogeys saw him fall to a damaging 77.

Tyler Duncan recorded a six over 11 on the par 5 6th as he went on to post an 80.

The biggest surprise was Jarvis’s 79 and apparent capitulation around the turn. An eight on the 9th followed by a six on 10 and a seven on 12 saw the South African star lose an amazing nine shots in just three holes.

Charlie THORNTON (ENG) finished with two birdies in his final four holes for a battling 72 to move into 2nd place on 212 (+2).

Ben MURRAY (SCO) got himself into a nice position before bogeys on his final two holes saw him slip to 71. His 214 (+4) total will see him start the final round in 4th place.

John PATERSON (SCO) 72 and Mason ESSAM (ENG) 73 will start Round 4 tied 4th with Casey Jarvis on 215 (+5).

Round 3 Scoreboard (Graphic: Scottish Golf / OCS Sport)

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Round 2

Casey JARVIS (RSA) produced a second consecutive 68 which, as on Day 1, included birdies on the par 4 2nd, 8th and 12th holes.

As a serial winner in South Africa Jarvis can’t be expected to reverse into the field on the final day. Someone is probably going to have to come and take the title away from him over the final 36 holes which won’t be easy given the high winds that has generally made scoring difficult to date.

Casey Jarvis’ Round 2 Scorecard (Graphic: Scottish Golf / OCS Sport)

Jarvis will take a 4-shot lead over Tyler DUNCAN (AUS), round 1 co-leader Oliver MUCKHERJEE (SCO) and Charlie THORNTON (ENG) into Sunday.

The unheralded Duncan seems to be taking a liking to Cruden Bay shooting a very tidy 68 which only included one bogey on the short 11th.

Muckherjee delivered three consecutive birdies on the 6th-8th holes to get into position before falling away on the back nine with a 4-over 38. A double bogey on the 17th being particularly painful in the context of a potential run at the Championship tomorrow.

Thornton’s 69 moved him into tied 2nd place. The experienced Yorkshireman often sees through good positions so it will be interesting to see where he finishes.

In form John GOUGH (ENG) joined Mason ESSAM (ENG) in tied 5th place on -2. Gough was one of a number of players who recorded an eagle 2 on the 250 yard par 4 8th hole.

Day 2 saw good bounce backs from Harry LORD (ENG) 77-68, Jasper STUBBS (AUS) 79-67 and Kyle DE BEER (RSA) 78-71 to all make the cut.

Stubbs’ 3-under 67 was the best round of the Championship so far. When he got to 6-under after ten holes a really low one seemed possible but ultimately it wasn’t to be.

Jasper Stubbs’ Round 2 Scorecard (Graphic: Scottish Golf / OCS Sport)

At the close of play 43 players made the leading 40 players plus ties cut which fell at 149 (+9).

Three pre-qualifiers made it through to the final day, namely Liam DUNCAN (SCO), Harry CARRUTHERS (SCO) and Freddie MACARTHUR (ENG).

Round 2 Scoreboard (Graphic: Scottish Golf / OCS Sport)

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27th May 2022

Round 1

Casey JARVIS (RSA), Ben MURRAY (SCO) and Oliver MUCKHERJEE (SCO) share the Round 1 lead in the Scottish Men’s Open Championship after shooting 2-under 68’s around Cruden Bay G.C.

After his relatively disappointing performance in last week’s Brabazon Trophy it is no surprise to see Jarvis make a good start in Scotland. After watching his South African teammate Christiaan Maas win at Saunton he will have been motivated to bounce back quickly.

The three leaders were the only players to break par in the field of 144 competitors. The morning starters had the worse of the conditions with the weather calming down a little this afternoon.

Casey Jarvis teed off at 12 noon and got off to a dream start with two opening birdies.

Casey Jarvis’ Round 1 Scorecard (Graphic: Scottish Golf / OCS Sport)

Ben Murray teed off in the group behind Jarvis at 12.10pm and matched the South African’s four birdies in his round.

Ben Murray’s Round 1 Scorecard (Graphic: Scottish Golf / OCS Sport)

Young Oliver Muckherjee was in the penultimate group which teed off at 3.10pm. His round came alive on the back nine with four birdies in five holes.

Oliver Muckherjee’s Round 1 Scorecard (Graphic: Scottish Golf / OCS Sport)

Gregor TAIT (SCO), who having been in the opening three ball at 7.00am was very much the exception to the rule with his score, and Scott CRICHTON (SCO) (11.20am) are tied second after recording 70’s (Ev).

Round 1 Top 20 Scoreboard (Graphic: Scottish Golf / OCS Sport)

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24th May 2022

The 55th Scottish Men’s Open Stroke Play Championship starts on Friday 27th May at Cruden Bay Golf Club in Aberdeenshire.

Format

This open amateur competition consists of 72 holes of stroke play.

18 holes will be played on both Friday 27th and Saturday 28th May.

A 36 hole cut will then take place with only the leading 40 competitors and ties qualifying for the final two rounds which will be played on Sunday 29th May.

In the event of a tie for the Championship there will be a sudden death play off. All other ties will be resolved via card count back.

Field

144 competitors will start the 2022 Championship.

The field will be made up of automatic entries based on WAGR and handicaps, of which there are 106 listed at the time of writing, and players that come through a Pre-Qualifying event (see below).

Being scheduled slightly later in May more International and U.S. college players are available which means a strong field will be at Cruden Bay.

There is a strong South African touring party which unfortunately for the rest of the field has been added to since last week’s Brabazon Trophy in Devon. Golf RSA’s benefactor Johann Rupert has a lot to answer for ! I again expect the winner to come from one of these players – Christiaan BURKE #19, Kyle DE BEER #24, Jordan DUMINY #84, Casey JARVIS #7, Christiaan MAAS #3, Aldrich POTGIETER #94, Yurav PREMLALL #21 and Sam SIMPSON #64. They all arrive with confidence on the back of successful full seasons back home and some of them will now be even better prepared after a week at Saunton.

There are a number of players from Australasia competing. Jack BUCHANAN (AUS) #172, Harrison CROWE (AUS) #70, James HYDES (NZL) #139, Andre LAUTEE (AUS) #231 and former Scottish Boys and Mens International Connor MCKINNEY (AUS) #103 are the best of them. Crowe is the most interesting – he arrives having won the Master of the Amateurs, New South Wales Amateur and Golf Challenge NSW Open, a professional event, already in 2022. McKinney is the reigning Australian Men’s Amateur champion and obviously links ready given his past visits to these shores.

From a GB&I perspective the leading entries are defending champion Callan BARROW (ENG) #293, Jack BROOKS (ENG) #163, Paul CONROY (IRL) #394 who has returned from U.S. college golf to play, Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) #80, Hugh FOLEY (IRL) #146, Rory FRANSSEN (SCO) #114, reigning English Amateur, Spanish Amateur and Lytham Trophy champion John GOUGH (ENG) #35, Connor GRAHAM (SCO) #203, in form Matt MCCLEAN (IRL) #124 and Gregor TAIT (SCO) #385 who like Conroy is back home from the States.

James ASHFIELD (WAL) #297, Sam BAIRSTOW (ENG) #26, Jack BIGHAM (ENG) #293, Zach CHEGWIDDEN (ENG) #208, Luke HARRIES (WAL) #304, Olly HUGGINS (ENG) #130, Frank KENNEDY (ENG) #281 (playing in the Farmfoods Scottish Challenge), Rob MORAN (IRL) #116, Liam NOLAN (IRL) #199 and Harley SMITH (ENG) #187 are the leading available GB&I players who are skipping this event presumably due to it’s remote location and / or pacing themselves for the busy summer ahead. It is 630 miles and an 11 hour drive from Saunton, where many players were last week, to Cruden Bay.

*The numbers quoted above are each player’s current Scratch Players World Amateur Ranking (SPWAR). The SPWAR is in my opinion a more accurate ranking than the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) which I largely ignore for player assessment.

Pre-Qualifying

Given the growing number of entries being seen Scottish Golf decided to stage an 18 hole Pre-Qualifying event this year rather than simply ballot out a large number of players via WAGR and handicap.

This took place at Fraserburgh Golf Club, which is located 27 miles further up the north east coast than Cruden Bay, on Tuesday 24th May. Fraserburgh is the 7th oldest golf club in the world and the competition will be played on their championship standard Corbiehill Links.

38 players from a field of 68 progressed to the main event with others added to the Championship’s Reserve List. Cormac SHARPE (SCO) won the event with a round of 67 (-3).

Click here to view the – Scottish Men’s Open Championship Pre-Qualifying Results

Cruden Bay Golf Club

Cruden Bay Golf Club is located on the east coast of Scotland 23 miles north of Aberdeen.

The original course, commissioned by the Great North of Scotland Railway Company, was designed by Old Tom Morris and opened for play in 1899. In 1926 the course was redesigned to the current layout by Tom Simpson and Herbert Fowler.

Cruden Bay Scorecard (Photo: Cruden Bay G.C.)

As you can see above the Championship course plays to 6,609 yards and a par of 70. It has a par of 36 going out and a par of 34 coming home with the back nine unusually featuring three par 3’s.

Cruden Bay Course Flyover (Video: Cruden Bay G.C.)

Prizes

The Winner receives the distinctive Championship Trophy and a silver gilt medal.

Silver and bronze medals are also awarded to the runner-up and third place finisher(s).

Weather Forecast (last updated Thurs 26th May, 8.00am)

The current weather forecast suggests a mostly dry week but the winds look like they will be strong throughout the event so low scoring doesn’t seem very likely.

Fri 27th May – Light Showers / Wind 21 mph NW / Temp. Min. 8°C / Max. 12°C,
Sat 28th May – Cloudy / Wind 25 mph NNW / Temp. Min. 9°C /Max. 10°C
Sun 29th May – Light Rain / Wind 30 mph NNW / Temp. Min. 8°C / Max. 9°C

2021 Results

Callan BARROW (ENG) shot rounds of 63, 67, 64 and 67 for a 261 (-15) total to win the 2021 Championship at Southerness Golf Club.

Callan Barrow (Photo: Scottish Golf)

James WILSON (ENG) finished 2nd on -12, Stuart EASTON (SCO), who had taken a 1-shot lead into the final day, came in 3rd on -7 and Lewis IRVINE (SCO) and Haider HUSSAIN (ENG) tied 4th on -6.

44 players made the 36 hole cut on Saturday evening which fell at 140 (+2)

Final Results (Graphic: Scottish Golf / OCS Sport)

Click here to view the full – 2021 Scottish Men’s Open Championship Results

Past Winners

The Scottish Men’s Open Amateur was first contested in 1967 and has an impressive list of past winners. Here are some of them: –

2011 – Andy Sullivan (ENG)
2009 – Tommy Fleetwood (ENG)
2004 – Richie Ramsay (SCO)
2003 – Gary Wolstenholme (ENG)
1997 – Barclay Howard (SCO)
1996 – Alastair Forsyth (SCO)
1995 – Stephen Gallacher (SCO)
1992 – Dean Robertson (SCO)
1991 – Andrew Coltart (SCO)
1985 – Colin Montgomerie (SCO)
1981 – Philip Walton (IRE)
1980 – Gordon Brand Jr (ENG)
1975 and 1984 – Charlie Green (SCO)
1971, 1974 and 1979 – Ian Hutcheon (SCO)
1970 – Dale Hayes (RSA)
1968 – Ronnie Shade (SCO)
1967 – Bernard Gallacher (SCO)

A full list of the past winners can be viewed here – Scottish Open Amateur Winners

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NCAA Division I Men’s Regionals – 2022 Preview & Results

Posted on 05/05/2022 by Golf Bible

18th May 2022

Here is a summary of the results from the six 54-hole NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Regional Championships which were played on 16th-18th May 2022.

The low five teams (30 in total) and the low individual (6 in total) not on those teams from each Regional advanced to the National Championships.

For more information on these Regional Championships please read the Preview article lower down this page.

The 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship will be played on 27th May – 1st June at Greyhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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PGA NATIONAL RESORT – PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA

GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Vanderbilt -20, 2nd Florida State -8, 3rd Florida -2, 4th South Florida +12, 5th College of Charleston +14

INDIVIDUAL WINNER: Brett Roberts (USA / Florida State) -7 1st

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: Zach Byers (USA / Gardner-Web) -3 T6

OTHER GB&I INDIVIDUAL FINISHES:
DAN BRADBURY (ENG) -2 T8 Q

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OHIO STATE GOLF CLUB – COLUMBUS, OHIO

GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

TEAM QUALIFIERS: T1 Oklahoma State -10, T1 Georgia Tech -10, 3rd Ohio State University +4, 4th Arkansas +7, 5th East Tennessee State +10

INDIVIDUAL WINNER: Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra (ESP / Oklahoma State) -7 1st

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: Thomas Giroux (CAN / Oakland) -3 3rd

OTHER GB&I INDIVIDUAL FINISHES:
ARCHIE DAVIES (WAL) +1 T15 Q
ERIC MCINTOSH (SCO) +6 T40
CAMERON ADAM (SCO) +7 T45
TOBY BRIGGS (ENG) +7 T45
BEN CARBERRY (SCO) +14 T70 Q
JON HOPKINS (ENG) +20 73rd
TOM CLEATON (ENG) +24 74th

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JIMMIE AUSTIN OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY GOLF CLUB – NORMAN, OKLAHOMA

GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Oklahoma -26, 2nd Auburn -16, 3rd Ole Miss -15, 4th Texas -12, 5th Utah -4

INDIVIDUAL WINNER: Jackson Suber (USA / Ole Miss) -11 1st

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: Evans Lewis (USA / South Carolina) -6 T5.

OTHER GB&I INDIVIDUAL FINISHES:
MAX KENNEDY (IRL) +5 T34
WILL HOPKINS (ENG) +6 T40
PAUL CONROY (IRL) +7 T46
CHARLIE CROCKETT (ENG) +10 T56
LUKE O’NEILL (IRL) +12 T63

THE RESERVE AT SPANOS PARK, STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA

GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Arizona State -38, 2nd Stanford -28, 3rd Brigham Young -27, 4th Oregon -21, 5th Liberty -18

INDIVIDUAL WINNER: Carson Lundell (USA / BYU) -11 1st

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: RJ Manke (USA / Washington) -8 T5 (after 2-for-1 play-off)

OTHER GB&I INDIVIDUAL FINISHES:
BARCLAY BROWN (ENG) -10 T2 Q
ALFIE FOX (ENG) +4 T54

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TRADITIONS CLUB – BRYAN, TEXAS

GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Arizona -13, 2nd Pepperdine -8, 3rd Texas A&M -4, 4th Georgia -1, 5th Kansas +3

INDIVIDUAL WINNER: Joe Highsmith (USA / Pepperdine) -6 1st

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: Carson Barry (USA / Oregon State) -3 T5 (after 4-for-1 play-off)

OTHER GB&I INDIVIDUAL FINISHES:
JOE BUENFELD (ENG) +12 T53
CHARLIE FORSTER (ENG) +14 T58
ALEX TALBOT (ENG) Substituted after Round 2
CALLUM BRUCE (SCO) Substituted after Round 1

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YALE GOLF COURSE – NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT

GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Wake Forest -26, 2nd North Carolina -19, T3 Texas Tech -16, T3 North Florida -16, 5th Georgia Southern -6

INDIVIDUAL WINNER: Austin Greaser (USA / North Carolina) -10 1st

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: Adrian Vagberg (SWE / VCU) -5 T6

OTHER GB&I INDIVIDUAL FINISHES:
ALEX FITZPATRICK (ENG) -9 T2 Q
MARK POWER (IRL) -4 T9 Q
GREGOR TAIT (SCO) -1 T21
CALUM SCOTT (SCO) +4 T37 Q
CONOR GOUGH (ENG) +11 T57
EOIN FREEMAN (IRL) +17 T69
JASON PELLEY (ENG) Substituted after Round 1

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5th May 2022

The six 54-hole NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Regional Championships will be played on 16th-18th May.

The NCAA Committee select the participating teams and leading individuals, from non-qualifying teams, largely based on the GolfStat U.S. College 2021/22 Men’s Division I Rankings which can be viewed here – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL.

Local Conference Championships were played across the country in late April with thirty Conference champions granted automatic qualification into the 2022 Regionals.

The teams and individuals are seeded and spread across the Regional sites to ensure each field is broadly of equal standing.

Three of the sites will have 13 teams and 10 individuals competing, while three will have 14 teams and five individuals. There will therefore be 81 5-man teams and 45 individuals playing in total.

The low five teams (30 in total) and the low individual (6 in total) not on those teams from each Regional will advance to the National Championships.

The 2022 National Team and Individual titles will be decided on 27th May – 1st June at Greyhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. Arizona State University and The Thunderbirds are hosting this year’s Championship on behalf of the NCAA.

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Each qualifying team is listed below in seed order so it is clear who the favourites are to progress from each Regional.

After the College or University name you will also find the Team’s Golfweek / Sagarin national ranking and if they earned automatic qualification the Conference Championship they won to do so.

46 GB&I players are attached to the qualifying colleges and are highlighted in bold blue type below.

However, only 27 of these individuals have been selected for their college’s initial five-man team. If they have not been picked a bold red N/S (‘Not Selected’) has been added after their name.

Each team is now allowed to take a Reserve to the event so it is possible some may be subbed in for later rounds.

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PGA NATIONAL RESORT – PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA
Hosted by Florida Atlantic University and Palm Beach County Sports Commission.

GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Vanderbilt (3) [Southeastern Conference]
2. Florida (10) – JOE PAGDIN (ENG) N/S
3. Notre Dame (15)
4. Florida State (21) – DAN BRADBURY (ENG)
5. Purdue (25)
6. New Mexico (24)
7. South Florida (38) [American Athletic Conference]
8. Little Rock (50) [Sun Belt Conference] – RYAN MCNELIS (IRL) N/S, ARCHIE SMITH (ENG) N/S, LOUIS TALARCZYK (ENG) N/S
9. College of Charleston (48) [Colonial Athletic Association] – CAMERON JOHNSTONE (SCO) N/S
10. Indiana (64)
11. San Diego (63)
12. Davidson (112) [Atlantic 10 Conference]
13. Loyola Maryland (166) [Patriot League]
14. Charleston Southern (180) [Big South Conference]

Individuals (seeded in the following order):
1. Nick Lyerly, UNC Greensboro
2. Tobias Jonsson, Mercer
3. Henrik Lilja, Campbell
4. Ross Funderburke, Furman
5. Zack Byers, Gardner-Webb

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OHIO STATE GOLF CLUB – COLUMBUS, OHIO
Hosted by Ohio State University.

GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Oklahoma State (2)
2. Georgia Tech (11)
3. Arkansas (14) – ENRIQUE DIMAYUGA (ENG) N/S
4. Clemson (23)
5. East Tennessee State (27) [Southern Conference] – BEN CARBERRY (SCO), ARCHIE DAVIES (WAL), JOSH MCCABE (IRL) N/S
6. Ohio State (33)
7. Duke (41)
8. Northwestern (43) – CAMERON ADAM (SCO), ERIC MCINTOSH (SCO)
9. Florida Gulf Coast (42) – JON HOPKINS (ENG)
10. San Francisco (56) – TOBY BRIGGS (ENG), HARRY BROWN (ENG) N/S
11. Kentucky (67)
12. Wright State (84) [Horizon League] – OSCAR BARTRAM (ENG) N/S
13. Southern Illinois (155) [Missouri Valley Conference] – TOM CLEATON (ENG), ANDREW THORNTON (SCO) N/S

Individuals (seeded in the following order):
1. Hunter Eichhorn, Marquette
2. Griffin Barela, Wisconsin
3. Patrick Sheehan, Penn State
4. Thomas Giroux, Oakland
5. Connor Burgess, Virginia Tech
6. Sam Jean, Cincinnati
7. Lou Olsakovsky, Penn State
8. Cameron Huss, Wisconsin
9. Joe Muschong, Morehead State
10. Anthony Delisanti, Valparaiso

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JIMMIE AUSTIN OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY GOLF CLUB – NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
Hosted by Oklahoma University.

The Ol’ Colony Golf Club in Tuscaloosa, Alabama was originally named as the venue with University of Alabama hosting. Due to unacceptable course conditions the NCAA invited Oklahoma University to host a Regional tournament. This represents an obvious advantage to the No. 1 ranked college team, not that it probably will need it.

GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Oklahoma (1) [Big 12 Conference]
2. Texas (6)
3. Auburn (16) – RUBEN LINDSAY (SCO) N/S
4. South Carolina (26)
5. Ole Miss (28)
6. Louisville (37) – MAX KENNEDY (IRL), HUGH O’HARE (IRL) N/S
7. Missouri (39) – CHARLIE CROCKETT (ENG)
8. San Diego State (44) [Mountain West Conference]
9. Utah (53)
10. Kent State (62) [Mid-American Conference]
11. Kansas State (69) – WILL HOPKINS (ENG), LUKE O’NEILL (IRL)
12. UT Martin (186) [Ohio Valley Conference]
13. Rider (238) [Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference]

Individuals (seeded in the following order):
1. Johnny Keefer, Baylor
2. Vicente Marzilio, North Texas
3. Mac McClear, Iowa
4. Justin Biwer, Colorado
5. Evan Davis, Belmont
6. Ronan Kleu, Iowa
7. PAUL CONROY (IRL), Chattanooga
8. Sam Murphy, Louisiana Tech
9. Nick Wolf, Middle Tennessee
10. Michael Barnard, Middle Tennessee

THE RESERVE AT SPANOS PARK, STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA
Hosted by Pacific and Visit Stockton.

GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Arizona State(5)
2. Washington (9) [Pac-12 Conference] – ROBERT GALLIGAN (IRL) N/S, AIDAN O’HAGAN (SCO) N/S
3. Stanford (20) – BARCLAY BROWN (ENG)
4. LSU (19)
5. Oregon (35)
6. Nevada (51)
7. Liberty (36)
8. Brigham Young (49)
9. UAB (55) – ALFIE FOX (ENG)
10. Houston (58) – ANDREW GIBSON (SCO) N/S
11. UC Davis (65)
12. Denver (106) [The Summit League]
13. Abilene Christian (125) [Western Athletic Conference] – CHARLES ROPER (ENG) N/S
14. Weber State (178) [Big Sky Conference]

Individuals (seeded in the following order):
1. Caden Fioroni, UNLV
2. Jackson Rivera, Southern California
3. Tyler Schafer, Long Beach State
4. Nathan Cogswell, Seattle
5. Nate Deziel, North Dakota State

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TRADITIONS CLUB – BRYAN, TEXAS
Hosted by Texas A&M University.

GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Pepperdine (4) [West Coast Conference]
2. Texas A&M (13)
3. Georgia (12)
4. Tennessee (22) – GEORGE SAUNDERS (ENG) N/S
5. Kansas (30) – CALLUM BRUCE (SCO)
6. Arizona (34)
7. Michigan State (46)
8. SMU (40) [American Athletic Conference]
9. Boise State (59) – CONNOR HIGGINS (ENG) N/S, ALEX TALBOT (ENG)
10. Oregon State (60)
11. Colorado State (71)
12. Southeastern Louisiana (172) [Southland Conference] – CHARLIE FORSTER (ENG)
13. Texas Southern (274) [Southwestern Athletic Conference]

Individuals (seeded in the following order):
1. Canon Claycomb, Alabama
2. Thomas Ponder, Alabama
3. Chad Sewell, Sam Houston
4. Justin Gums, TCU
5. Riley Lewis, LMU
6. Aymeric Laussot, TCU
7. Aidan Thomas, New Mexico State
8. Evan White, Texas State
9. JOE BUENFELD (ENG), Incarnate Word
10. Zane Brooks, Prairie View A&M

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YALE GOLF COURSE – NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
Hosted by Yale University.

GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. North Carolina (7)
2. Texas Tech (8) – CALUM SCOTT (SCO), SANDY SCOTT (SCO) N/S
3. Wake Forest (18) [Atlantic Coast Conference] – ALEX FITZPATRICK (ENG), MARK POWER (IRL)
4. Illinois (17) [Big Ten Conference] – DYLAN KEATING (IRL) N/S
5. NC State (29)
6. Charlotte (31) [Conference USA] – CONOR GOUGH (ENG)
7. North Florida (32) [Atlantic Sun Conference]
8. Georgia Southern (47)
9. Mississippi State (54)
10. Virginia (52)
11. University of Central Florida (70)
12. Seton Hall (115) [Big East Conference] – GREGOR TAIT (SCO)
13. Yale (164) [The Ivy League]
14. Sacred Heart (208) [Northeast Conference] – EOIN FREEMAN (IRL), JASON PELLEY (ENG)

Individuals (seeded in the following order):
1. Roberto Nieves, Delaware
2. Eddy Lai, UCLA
3. Caleb Manuel, UConn
4. Adrian Vagberg, VCU
5. Ryan Tall, Lafayette

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The 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships, also played at the Greyhawk Golf Club in Arizona, were won by Pepperdine University.

The Malibu, California based team beat Oklahoma University 3-2 to win their second national title, following up their 1997 victory.

Pepperdine Team and Coaches (Photo: Pepperdine Men’s Golf Team)

Every player on the Pepperdine team delivered at least one win and one half during the match play stage. The team consisted of Clay FEAGLER, a fifth year senior, junior Joe HIGHSMITH – who both won all three of their games – sophomore Dylan MENANTE, sophomore William MOUW and senior Joey VRZICH.

Pepperdine had earlier finished 3rd in the stroke play stage of the competition with Oklahoma coming in 4th.

Click this link to view the – GOLFSTAT 2021 MATCH PLAY RESULTS – TEAM

Click these links to view the – GOLFSTAT 2021 STROKE PLAY RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

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