SCGA Amateur tees off Friday
Defending champion Bhavik Patel won't be in the field to defend but 2012 runner-up Xander Schauffele highlights a solid field gearing up for the 2013 SCGA Amateur Championship at San Diego Country Club.
Teeing off Friday, the SCGA Am features a host of big names in California amateur circuits and beyond.
Nial Platt, Tim Hogarth, Beau Hossler, Manav Shah and Andrew Morgan highlight a stellar field.
Amateurgolf.com will have in-depth coverage throughout the tournament. For full field information and pairings, click here.
ABOUT THE SCGA Amateur
This is the longest standing championship
conducted
by the SCGA. Started in 1900, this event
crowns the
best amateur player of the Association. Since
the
inaugural event, the SCGA Amateur has
enjoyed an
illustrious history of great champions, including
Tiger
Woods and Al Geiberger to more recent stars
including Beau Hossler and Patrick Cantlay. The
event is open to members with a Handicap
Index of
5.4 and below. Competitors undergo 18 holes
of
qualifying play in order to reach the final field
of 84
players. In the Championship, players compete
over
72 holes of stroke play with the top 42 and ties
advancing after the first 36 holes.
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