Product Guide

SITE

SEARCH

GOLF COURSE SEARCH:

GOLF CALENDAR

submit your event here
February 2012
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
2930311234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
26272829123
45678910

News

Untitled Page

Ten Southern Californians to watch at the U.S. Amateur

From mid-amateur stars like Hogarth and Bittick to young guns like Fowler and Tringale, keep an eye on these players from August 24-30 at Oklahoma's Southern Hills Country Club.

BY KIMBERLY FELICIANOPublished: August, 2009

Cameron Tringale
The Laguna Niguel native had an impressive career at Georgia Tech, winning four times, including becoming the first Tech freshman ever to win the Atlantic Coast Conference title. He qualified for the U.S. Open earlier in the year, but missed the cut.

Rickie Fowler
Shortly after announcing he would be turning pro this fall, the Murrieta resident nearly won the Nationwide Tour’s Children’s Hospital Invitational, losing in a sudden-death playoff to Derek Lamely. As a freshman at Oklahoma State, Fowler not only won the Phil Mickelson Award for freshman of the year, but he became the only frosh to ever win the Ben Hogan Award, which recognizes the Outstanding Male Amateur and Collegiate Golfer of the Year. He is playing in this fall's Soboba Classic, the newest event on the Nationwide Tour schedule.

Austin Graham
The incoming junior at UC-Davis sophomore and San Clemente native has had a superb summer, winning the Long Beach Men’s City Championship by eight shots, then winning the SCGA Amateur Championship the following week. Plus, Graham finished runner-up at the SCGA Match Play Championship earlier this month and earned medalist honors at his U.S. Amateur sectional qualifying site, shooting a 4-under-par 140 at Red Hill Country Club.

Jason Bittick
In addition to finishing runner-up at this year’s SCGA Mid-Amateur Championship, the 41-year-old Ladera Ranch resident reached the quarterfinals at the California Amateur Championship and was the medalist at his U.S. Amateur sectional qualifying site—shooting a 3-under-par 141 at Glendora Country Club. Bittick followed that with a four-shot victory at the Costa Mesa City Championship.

Sam Cyr
The Hawaii native and former Point Loma Nazarene player ended his college days in grand style, winning his second consecutive NAIA Men’s Golf National Championship crown in May. Cyr was also a four-time first-team All-American and had 12 victories over the course of his collegiate career.

Jay Hwang
After finishing runner-up to Jordan Spieth at the U.S. Junior Amateur, Hwang an incoming high school junior in San Diego, will be looking for another chance to thrive on a national stage. He comes in with momentum, having just won the California State Junior Amateur.

Gregor Main
Main compiled a solid freshman campaign at UCLA, finishing second on the Bruins with a 72.7 stroke average. He also got a taste of a PGA Tour event earlier this year, qualifying for the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines and making the cut.

Matt Hoffenberg
This incoming junior at San Diego State University was the first Aztec to earn the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year award. He has solid experience in major amateur events, finishing runner-up at the 2008 California Amateur Championship and winning the SCGA Match Play Championship that same year.

Kevin Dougherty
The former standout at Vista Murrieta High School won this year’s CIF Southern California Regional Championship by sinking a clutch birdie put on the first playoff hole. He will be a member of the men’s golf team at Oklahoma State University this fall.

Tim Hogarth
The 43-year-old Northridge resident is a constant threat on the amateur circuit. He has won four events this year, including the Pasadena City Championship and the SCGA Mid-Amateur Championship, his third time winning the event. He was runner-up at both the Los Angeles City Championship and the 110th SCGA Amateur Championship earlier this year.


VISIT THE OFFICIAL U.S. AMATEUR WEBSITE.



WHAT DO YOU THINK?

* First Name
* Last Name
* Email
Comments

Readers Feedback:

A million thanks for posting this inforatmion.
Comment at 7/6/2011
I can't beleive I've been going for years without knowing that.
Comment at 7/9/2011
QpNF1a , [url=http://idguxxmtgfnv.com/]idguxxmtgfnv[/url], [link=http://znqjtjfxngtl.com/]znqjtjfxngtl[/link], http://sqbxlzcmucrb.com/
Comment at 7/10/2011
ewcFDe , [url=http://ifolyfvztoot.com/]ifolyfvztoot[/url], [link=http://dddwwduvfnyc.com/]dddwwduvfnyc[/link], http://angfdlwljcjf.com/
Comment at 7/12/2011