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 Rickie Fowler. (Photo: E.J. Clair) Oklahoma State sophomore Rickie Fowler (Murrieta) and University of Southern California junior Jamie Lovemark (Rancho Santa Fe) will join University of Florida senior Billy Horschel on the squad, which will compete against 71 other nations at Royal Adelaide Golf Club and The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia from Oct. 16-19. “I can’t wait,” said Fowler, who last season became the first freshman ever to win the Ben Hogan Award as NCAA Player of the Year. “It’s going to be a tremendous opportunity and a great competition, and hopefully we can return home with a victory.” United States Golf Association past president Walter Driver will captain the trio, each of whom were members of the U.S.’s victorious 2007 Walker Cup Team. The Women’s Amateur Team Championship will be conducted prior to the men’s competition, from Oct. 8-11 at The Grange Golf Club’s East and West Courses. San Diego native and UCLA senior Tiffany Joh will represent the American contingent along with Amanda Blumenherst and Alison Walshe. Conducted by the International Golf Federation, the World Amateur Team Championships are held every two years. The competition is four days of stroke play, and a country may field a team of two or three players. In each round, the total of the two lowest scores by players from each team constitutes the team score for the round. The four-day total is the team's score for the championship. A record-setting 126 teams (72 men’s and 54 women’s) will compete in the 2008 World Amateur Team Championships. In 2006, South Africa won the women’s title, and The Netherlands won the men’s crown. |
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