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
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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
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
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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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
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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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
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