2009 CONTESTANT PHOTOS & BIOS

the number by nationality flag represents how many Players Amateurs one has played through 09

compliments of the

"SP World Amateur Ranking" means

Scratch Players World Amateur Ranking

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Alexander, Tyson     

Gainesville, FL          Univ of Florida GC          age 21

University of Florida Junior

#43 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/9)

09 US Open Qualifier

09 NCAA D1 All Region & Southwest Regional T7

09 Azalea Invitational Champion

08, 07 & 04 US Amateur Qualifier

08 Southern & Players Amateur Top 15

07 Florida Match Am Semi's + Western Am Quarters

07 Florida State Am T3  +  06 Florida Junior 2nd

06 Southern Junior & FCWT Gainesville Champion

05 Alachua County Champion

05 & 04 Gainesville Sun Junior of the Year

Beaufort, SC                Secession GC                age 23

University of South Carolina Alum

#51 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/14)

09 Sunnehanna T12 + Master of Ams Champ (AUS)

08 US Amateur Match

08 Oglethorpe Invitational Champion

08 Players Amateur Champion

08 Rice Planters 8th (07 & 06 Top 14)

08 D1 All American Hon Men & All Region

08 & 05 First Team All SEC (05 Freshman of Year)

07 South Carolina State Amateur T3

05 D1 All American & All Freshman team

03 South Carolina Junior Champion

barbosa,  Michael       

st petersberg, fl   The Vinoy Club    age 26

Georgia Tech Alum

#317 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/15)

09 Lupton Inv T4  +  Coleman & New Years Inv 3rd

08 US Am Qual Med, TransMiss Semi + Lupton T9

08 Azalea Amateur T7  +  07 Florida Azalea T3

07 New Years Inv T8  +  06 Dogwood Inv T6

06 USPL Qualifier + 05 Monroe Inv T23  &  All ACC

05 Sunnehanna Am & Southern Amateur T22

05 D1 Nationals T27 + Walker Cup practice invitee

04 Cardinal Amateur Champion (4th in 05)

04 Porter Cup T19  +  04 North & South Am 32’s

99 AJGA First Team All American (00 Hon Men)

99 Southern Junior Champion

beckmann, Daniel  

Melbourne, VIC, AUS     Yarra Yarra GC     age 21

Australia National Squad

#31 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/15)

09 Mandurah Easter Am Champion  (T13 in 08)

09 Australian Amateur Finalist (T3 in stroke)

09 Riversdale Cup 3rd (course record 62)

09 Tasmanian Open 5th + Lake Macquarie Am 7th

09 Master of the Amateurs 3rd (T4 in 07, 7th in 05)

08 Federal Am Open T13  +  Tasmanian Open T3

08 Australian Interstate Matches 5/2/2 (W/H/L)

07 Victoria Amateur 16's  +  Fed Open Am Champ

07 SAGA Inv T5 + 07 Mandural Easter Amateur T7

07 Portsea Am Open Champ + Victoria Am Quarters

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bleumink, Luke           

Croydon, VIC                  Heritage GC                  age 23

Victoria St Team / Melbourne Golf Academy

#143 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/15)

09 Boroondara Cup Champion

09 Victoria Amateur Champion (2nd in stroke)

08 Dunes Medal 3rd (T8 in 07) + Shirley Open T11

08 & 07 Federal Open Amateur Top 11

08 Australian Interstate Matches 5/1/2 (W/H/L)

08 & 07 Riversdale Cup Top 12

08 Lake Macquarie Amateur 7th 

07 Ivo Whitton Trophy Champion

07 Cobram Open & VIC Par 3 Champion

06 VIC Colts Champion

Brockington, Graham   

Laguna Niguel, SC           El Niguel CC           age 20

Stanford Sophomore Junior

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bryan,  George                  

Chapin, SC               Mid Carolina Club               age 21

University of South Carolina Senior

#68 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/15)

09 All American HM, All Region & All ACC

08 South Carolina St Am T10 + US Am Qualifier

08 Porter Cup T21 + Southern Amateur T4

08 Players Am T13  +  Southeastern Am T2

08 D1 All Region & First Team All SEC

08 Carolinas Open T7  (T12 in 07)  +  SEC 2nd

07 Southeastern Amateur Champion

07 All American Hon Men & All Region

07 D1 West Regional T10  +  06 SC St Am T7

06 North & South Am Semi's  +  Palmetto Am 2nd

05 Jay Haas PoY, US Am Match & US Junior 32's

Bryan, Wesley                     

Chapin, SC                Mid Carolina Club                age 19

University of South Carolina Sophomore

#104 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/15)

09 D1 All Region

09 D1 Nationals T36

08 US Amateur 32's (2nd in stroke)

08 Porter Cup T5

08 US Public Links 16s

08 Palmetto Amateur T6

08 Southeastern Amateur T4

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Butler, Duke                     

Point Vedra Beach, FL    TPC Sawgrass    age 27

University of Florida Alum

08 Florida Mid-Amateur 2nd

04, 03 & 01 US Amateur Qualifier

03 Cardinal Amateur 6th

03 Southeastern Amateur 7th

03 Florida Azalea 2nd

Byrd, Zack                               

Calabash, NC          TPC Myrtle Beach          age 23

Coastal Carolina University Alum

#149 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/15)

09 D1 All American

08 & 07 Cardinal Amateur T9

08 US Am Qualifier + North & South Amateur 16's

08 North Carolina State Amateur 2nd

07 D1 All Region & All Big South

06 US Public Links 32s (07 Qualifier)

05 Big South Freshman of the Year

05 Big South Conference Champion

Cauley,  Bud (William)           

jacksonville, fl         Windsor Parke GC        age 19

University of Alabama Sophomore

#23 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/5)

09 D1 All American & First Team All SEC

09 D1 Northeast Regional T3  +  Jones Cup T7

08 Porter Cup T16  +  Junior World Cup T1

08 Greystone Inv T2 + Terra Cotta Champ (T3 in 07)

08 Azalea Am 6th  +  New Years Invitational 2nd

07 & 06 AJGA First Tm All American (05 Hon Men)

07 Polo Junior Classic Quarters + Junior Players T3

07 US Am Qual Med (08 Qualifier) + NorthSouth 16's

07 Sunnehanna Am 3rd  +  Thunderbird Junior T2

06 Dixie Amateur 2nd + Cannon Cup 4/0/0

06 US Junior Quarters  +  Footjoy Boys Inv T3

Chang,  Derek                     

Alpharetta, GA            CC of the South            age 19

University of Minnesota Sophomore

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

08 Georgia State Open 4th

08 Dogwood Inv T18 + Southeastern Amateur T2

08 Mizuno Junior Innsbrook 8th

08 Houston Boys In & Verizon Jun Heritage Top 25

07 Bobby Chapman 21st  +  HP Junior 19th

07 Georgia State HS Championship 2nd

07 & 06 Georgia State Junior Top 12

2-time Georgia HS All State team

05 Atlantc JGA Champion

Chestnut, Jimmy       

Grand Blanc, MI     Warwick Hills G&CC     age 27

Michigan State University Alum

#341 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/17)

08 GA of Michigan Player of the Year

08 US Mid-Amateur Quarters

08 Michigan Stroke Amateur Champion

08 Michigan State Amateur Champion

Fayetteville, NC               Highland CC               age 19

Stanford University Sophomore

#152 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/24)

09 D1 All Region & All PAC 10

08 Dixie Amateur T7 + US Amateur Qualifier

08 Porter Cup & Cardinal Am T11

07 AJGA First Team All American (05 2nd team)

07 Polo Junior Classic Quarters

07 Ping Inv Junior 4th  +  Western Amateur T23

07 HP Junior Inv 7th + 07 Carolinas Am Medalist

07 Western Junior 3rd  +  Footjoy Boys Inv T9

06 Jun Orange Bowl T5 + 04 US Jun 2nd (05 Semi)

Detweiler, Brandon

Akron, PA                     Lancaster CC                     age 22

North Carolina State University Junior

#375 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/17)

08 Dixie Amateur T7

08 US Amateur 16's

08 Pennsylvania State Amateur 3rd

08 Palmetto T11

Echavarria, Andres

Medellin, COL                                                                age 21

University of Florida Senior

#724 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/15)

08 South America Team T5  +  Southern Am T11

07 US Amateur Qualifying Medalist

07 Copa de las Americas T3

06 AJGA All American

06 South American Junior Champion

06 World Amateur T28

06 US Amateur Match  +  06 Western Junior 3rd

06 FCWT Plantation Orange Lake Champion

05 Junior Orange Bowl T2  +  Junior World Cup 3rd

05 Doral PubLinks Champ + 04 Colombian Am 2nd

Exber,  Brady                      

Las, vegas, nv              TPC Summerlin             age 53

UNLV Alumni & SNGA President

#160 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/15)

09 Arizona Sen Open Champ + Carlton Woods T2

08 & 9-time SNGA PoY + Dixie 5th + US Am 32's

08 & 91 Nevada St Am Champ  (02, 01 & 00 top 5)

07 US St Tm T11 + Pac Coast Am T5  (01 & 00 T10)

07 Nevada Match Champ + US Senior Open T41

07 SP Mid-Am Semi's + 06 Pac NW Am Quarters

06 Southwestern Am T10  (T5 in 04, Top 17 in 08/05)

06 So NV Am Champ & Arizona Senior Open 4th

05 Dixie Am T6 & Champions Tour Final Stage

03 US St Team, So NV Am Champ & US Mid-32’s

03, 02 & 00 Nevada Mid-Am Champion

Floyd,  Taylor                     

Macon, GA                 Healy Point GC                 age 19

Augusta State Univ Sophomore

09 Southeastern Amateur T2

3-time Georgia HS AAA All State

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Somerville, NJ        Neshanic Valley GC        age 22

Penn State University Senior

#69 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 6/5)

09 Sunnehanna Amateur Champion

09 D1 All American & First Team All Big 10

08 Met Stroke Champ & Am Quarters + Monroe T4

08 D1 All American Hon Men + Nationals T23

08 & 07 D1 All Region + 07 Met Am Semi's  (06 2nd)

07 & 06 US Public Links 16's  (08 32's)

07 Metropolitan Stroke Am T3  +  Monroe Inv 5th

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

06 IJGT Tour Champ + 06 Metropolitan Open T15

Fuller,  William               

Bluffton, SC                     Belfair GC                     age 64

Veterinarian

07 Belfair Club Champion

06 South Carolina Senior Amateur 5th

04 - 01 Westchester Club Champion

02 US Senior Amateur Qualifying Medalist

Fuqua,  Ben                           

Danville, KY                   Danville CC                   age 23

University of Kentucky Grad

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