2008 CONTESTANT PHOTOS & BIOS

the number by nationality flag represents how many Northeast Ams one has played through 2008

 

compliments of the

 

 

SP World Amateur Ranking" means

Golfweek Scratch Players World Amateur Ranking

     
               

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Anderson,  Mark         

Beaufort, SC                                                                   age 22

University of South Carolina Grad

#165 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/18)

08 D1 All American Hon Men & All Region

08 & 05 First Team All SEC

07 South Carolina State Amateur T3

07 & 06 Rice Planters top 14

05 D1 All American & All Freshman team

05 SEC Freshman of the Year

03 South Carolina Junior Champion

 

Blanchard,  Charlie 

Tiverton, RI               Wannamoisett CC               age 42

Ohio Wesleyan Univ Alum & Manufacturing

#634 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/18)

07 USGA State Team T7

07 US Amateur Qual Medalist

07 Rhode Island State Amateur 2nd

06 Rhode Island Stroke Amateur T2

07, 04, 02 & 01 RIGA Player of the Year

   
               
 

Blodgett,  Michael    

San Luis Obispo, CA              SLOG&CC              age 20

University of Pennsylvania Senior

08 D1 All Region

08 Ivy League Champion

 

Chin,  John                               

temecula, ca                 Red Hawk GC                 age 21

UC Irvine Junior

#240 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/18)

08 D1 All Region & D1 Regional T14

08 Big West Player of the Year and Champion

07 State Fair T5  +  Scratch Players T14

07 Sahalee Players T13

07 All Big West 1st Team & 07 Fresh of Year

07 Big West Conference 3rd

06 Southwestern Amateur T19

5 straight Golden State Tour event wins

   

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Curran,  Jon                        

Hopkinton, MA              Framingham CC             age 21

Vanderbilt University Senior

#39 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/18)

08 New Years Invitational 7th  (T3 in 07)

07 US Amateur 32's  +  07 & 06 Qual Medalist

07 & 05 Porter Cup Top 5 & Players Am Top 15

07 Monroe Invitational T3 + 05 Rice Planters T11

07 D1 All American Hon Men & All Region

07 NCAA D1 Nationals 8th & West Regional T2

06 Massachusetts State Am Semi's  (2nd in stroke)

04 Robinson Memorial Champion (event record)

04 & 03 AJGA All American (04 1st tm, 02 Hon Men)

2-time Massachusetts Junior of Year & HS Champ

 

Cyr,  Sam                                    

Makawoa, HI                        Kahili GC                       age 22

Pt Loma Nazarene Senior

#245 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/18)

08 USA v Japan team

08 Monroe Invitational T25

08 NAIA Player of the Year

08 NAIA National Champion

07 US Public Links 32's

07 NAIA Nationals 2nd

07 & 06 NAIA All American (07 First Team)

   

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Czarnecki,  Matt         

Greenwich, CT                Griff Harris GC               age 22

Holy Cross University Grad

08 & 05 All Patriot League

07 Patriot League Player of the Year

07 Patriot League Champion

06 Connecticutt Open 6th & Low Amateur

04 First Team HS All State

 

Elliott,  Gene           

west des moines, ia              Glen Oaks               age 46

Univ of Iowa Alum & Equipment Co Owner

#98 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/18)

07 US Am & Mid-Am 32's + Iowa State Open T6

07 Trans-Miss Semi's  +  Northeast Amateur T17

07 Coleman Inv Champion (top 4 in 08, 06 & 02)

06 & 05 Stocker Cup 5th (4th in 03)

06 US Mid-Amateur Quarters  (04 & 02 match)

06 Crump Cup 2nd  (04 16's, 03 Semi's)

06 Porter Cup T6 (98 Champ) + 05 Iowa St Am T8

02 Iowa GA PoY  +  00 St Am & Mid-Am Champ

99 US Am Medalist & ’98 Terra Cotta Champion

2-time Iowa State Open Champion

   

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English,  Harris             

THomasville, GA              Glen Arvin CC              age 19

University of Georgia Sophomore

#92 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/18)

08 Southeastern Amateur T10

08 D1 All American

08 D1 East Regional T6

07 US Amateur Match Play

07 Georgia State Amateur Champion

07 Southeastern Amateur T8

06 US Junior 32's

04 Southern Junior Champion

04 & 02 Future Masters Champion

16 Southeastern Junior Tour Victories

 

Foley,  Kevin                         

Somerville, NJ        Neshanic Valley GC        age 21

Penn State University Junior

#136 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/18)

08 Monroe Invitational T4

08 D1 All American Hon Men + Nationals T23

08 & 07 D1 All Region

07 Metropolitan Amateur Semi's  (06 Finalist)

07 & 06 US Public Links 16's

07 Metropolitan Stroke Am T3  +  Monroe Inv 5th

07 Big 10 Freshman of the Year (All Big 10 2nd team)

06 IJGT Tour Championship Champion

06 Metropolitan Open T15

   

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Ford,  Frank                          

Charleston, SC           CC of Charleston           age 56

Furman Alum & Wealth Management SVP

07 US Senior Am Semi's (08 US Senior Open Exempt)

07 Yeamans Hall Senior Champion

07 South Carolina Senior Amateur Runner Up

6-time Azalea Amateur Champion

99 South Carolina Hall of Fame Inductee

96 South Carolina Amateur Champion

96 Rice Planters 2nd

92 Carolinas Amateur Champion

88 Carolinas Mid-Amateur Champion

88 Southern Amateur 2nd

 

Forest,  Greg                      

palm City, FL                                                                     age 21

University of Central Florida Senior

#348 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/18)

08 D1 collegiate ranking of #93 (as of 5/13)

08 All Conference USA First Team

07 Southern Amateur T8

06 Florida State Amateur 4th

04 AJGA All American

2-time Treasure Coast HS Player of the Year

2-time Jack Nicklaus Junior Champion

2-time US Junior Qualifier

   

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Forrester, Carlton   

birmingham, AL                 Shoal Creek                 age 31

Georgia Tech Alum & Investments Specialist

#117 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/18)

07 Birmingham National Invitational 2nd

07 Coleman Invitational T7  +  US Am Qualifier

06 Crump Cup Champion

06 US Mid-Amateur Semi's & Co-Medalist

06 Southern Amateur T10

06 Northeast Amateur Champion  (T4 in 07)

05 US Mid-Amateur Finalist

04 Birmingham National Inv Champion (T4 in 05)

03 Ray Floyd Cup Champion (02 Runner Up)

2-time D1 All American

 

Francis,  Philip                

Scottsdale, AZ        Desert Mountain GC        age 19

UCLA Sophomore

#164 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/18)

08 D1 collegiate ranking of #85 (as of 5/13)

07 Porter Cup T20  +  Southwestern Am T13

06 AJGA Player of the Year

06 US Junior & Rolex T of C Champion

06 Northeast Amateur T25

05 & '04 AJGA First Team All American

05 Western Amateur Quarters

05 US Junior Quarters (16's in 03)

05 Arizona Public Links Champion

04 Western Junior 2nd

   

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Georgiou,  Andrew  

Somerset West, WC, RSA                                     age 22

Columbus State University Senior

#296 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/18)

08, 07 & 06 D2 All American (07 First Team, 06 HM)

07 Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year

07 Southern Amateur T8

07 Dogwood Invitational T18

07 D2 National T3

06 US Amateur Qualifier

04 Junior World Cup 2nd

 

Gielow,  Brendan           

muskegon, mi                 Stonegate GC                 age 20

Wake Forest Univ Junior

#97 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/18)

08 D1 Central Regional T2

08 D1 collegiate ranking of #77 (as of 5/13)

07 US Amateur 32's & Qualifying Medalist

06 Porter Cup T13

06 US Am Qualifying Co-Medalist (05 Qualifier)

06 Eastern Amateur T5  +  Monroe Inv 3rd

06 Terra Cotta Invitational T11

05 US Amateur Qualifier

05 & 04 Michigan HS Player of the Year

4-time Michigan HS All State First team

   

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Gillespie,  Nick           

Hastings, NZ                    Hastings GC                    age 20

New Zealand National Team

#79 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/18)

08 New Zealand Amateur 16's  (07 Finalist)

08 Australian Amateur Quarters

08 South Island Amateur 2nd

08 North Island Amateur T4  (07 Champion)

08 New South Wales Amateur Semi's

07 New Zealand Interprovincial Matches 6/0/0

07 Singapore Open Amateur 7th

07 Tauranga Open T7

07 NZ U23 IndividualT8

07 NZ U23 Team T4 (as individual)

 

Gold,  Chris                            

Haddonfield, NJ                Little Mill CC                age 21

University of Maryland Senior

#318 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/18)

08 Monroe Invitational T2

08 & 07 D1 All Region

07 Sunnehanna Amateur T12

06 New Jersey State Am Champion  (3rd in 08)

05 All South Jersey HS Player of the Year

05 & 04 US Amateur Qualifier

04 Philadelphia PGA Junior of the Year

04 AJGA Solutions Consulting Champion

3-time All South Jersey HS team

   

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Griffin,  Lanto                  

blacksburg, vA                                                   age 2X

Virginia Commonweath University Junior

08 Monroe Invitational T31

07 North & South Match

07 Liberty Inv 3rd

07 Duke Intercollegiate 9th

07 Cavalier Classic 2nd

07 Argonaut Inv 4th

 

Hadden,  Bill                       

Manchester, VT                Ekwanok CC               age 50

Univ of Miami Alum & Financial Services

07, 05 & 04 Vermont Mid-Amateur Champion

06 Bear Club Invitational Champion

02 Vermont Amateur Champion

93 Connecticut Amateur Champion

93 & 88 New England Amateur Champion

89 US Mid-Amateur Finalist

83 Northeast Amateur Champion

24 US Amateurs

   
               
 

Hadley,  Chesson           

Raleigh, Nc                 North Ridge GC                 age 20

Georgia Tech Junior

#45 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/23)

08 Palmer Cup team

08 D1 All American

08 D1 Central Regional T12

07 North & South Amateur 16's

07 Dogwood Invitational 6th

07 Northeast Amateur T17

07 D1 National T4

07 D1 East Regional 7th

07 D1 All American Hon Mention

05 AJGA All American (06 Hon Men)

 

Hahn,  John                            

Hudson, OH                    Firestone CC                    age