JOHNSTOWN, PA (June 11, 2006)--At the 53rd Sunnehanna Amateur, Webb Simpson of Raleigh, NC, a junior at Wake Forest University, shot a closing 3-under-par 67 making a clutch birdie putt on the 18th hole to secure the lead and title at 4-under-par 276 over Seung-Su-Han of Henderson, NV, who shot a final round 66, and Tripp Kuehne, the third round leader who finished with a 73, both finishing tied for second place 3-under-par 277. Chris Kirk of Woodstock, GA, birdied the final hole to take fourth place at 2-under 278. Jason Day of Australia and Jarred Texter of Millersville, PA, both finished 1-under-par 279 to tie for fifth.

The Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions was started in 1954, and annually attracts one of the best fields in amateur golf. Using a format to invite players much like The Masters, invitations are essentially limited to those who have won major amateur tournaments or state-sanctioned championships.

Final results from the Sunnehanna Amateur, played at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, PA, June 8-11, 2006:

Simpson, Webb	Raleigh, NC	69	70	70	67	-4
Kuehne, Trip	Irving, TX	65	75	64	73	-3
Han, Seung-Su	Henderson, NV	71	68	72	66	-3
Kirk, Chris	Woodstock, GA	67	72	70	69	-2
Day, Jason	Forest Lake, QLD	72	70	65	72	-1
Texter, Jarred	Millersville, PA	70	68	71	70	-1
Grodzinsky, Jake	Cornville, AZ	72	69	71	71	+3
Walters, Dan	Lititz , PA	69	70	73	72	+4
Green, Danny	Jackson, TN	74	69	72	69	+4
Dodt, Andrew	Gatton, QLD	70	68	74	74	+6
List, Luke	Ringgold, GA	74	69	73	72	+8
Cutrell, Arnie	Greensburg, PA	67	78	72	71	+8
Marek, Brad	Arlington Heights, IL	76	70	72	70	+8
Knapp, Sean	Oakmont, PA	76	74	68	70	+8
Vongvanij, Arnond	Bradenton, FL	68	70	71	80	+9
Johnson, Dustin	N. Myrtle Beach, SC	73	69	72	75	+9
Van Der Walt, Dawie	Beaumont, TX	77	68	73	71	+9
Carter, Pat	Huntington, WV	75	72	67	76	+10
Knost, Colt	Dallas, TX	76	75	71	69	+11
Fabyan, Barry	Charlotte, NC	69	72	80	71	+12
Harman, Brian	Savannah, GA	71	74	70	78	+13
Wilson, Chris	Dublin, OH	73	71	73	76	+13
Moore, Stuart	Gainesville, GA	70	72	76	75	+13
Bezuidenhout, Rudi	Belmont, NSW	71	77	73	72	+13
McLean, Jon	Weston, FL	77	72	74	71	+14
Larsen, Kevin	Santa Barbara, CA	73	77	68	76	+14
Thompson, Dan	Johnstown, PA	71	74	75	74	+14
Delcher, Duke	Bluffton, SC	73	73	75	73	+14
Brannan, Sean	Hollidaysburg, PA	77	68	77	73	+15
Murphy, Trevor	Charlotte , NC	67	73	78	77	+15
Richardson, Jerry	Burlington, NC	72	78	75	71	+16
Soowal, Michael	Blue Ball, PA	71	73	74	78	+16
Smith, Nathan T.	Brookville, PA	75	68	78	75	+16
Mitchell, Adam	Chattanooga, TN	77	70	75	75	+17
Laning, Drew	Little Rock, AR	73	76	73	75	+17
Ries, Christian	Columbus, GA	74	74	72	77	+17
Saunders, Sam	Windermere, FL	70	73	77	77	+17
Green, Michael	Augusta, GA	72	78	71	76	+17
Davis, Tripp	Norman, OK	72	76	75	76	+19
Rotz, Clayton	Chambersburg, PA	72	73	80	75	+20
Keith, Matthew	Springfield, MO	70	82	74	74	+20
Kulacz, Rick	Fingal, VIC	68	78	74	80	+20
Hedge, Josh	Billings, MT	73	77	73	78	+21
Grady, Patrick	Broomfield, CO	75	73	77	76	+21
Yip, Ryan	Kent, OH	80	77	70	74	+21
McRae, Michael	Salt Lake City, UT	75	72	81	74	+22
Phillis, Scott	Meadville , PA	72	74	77	80	+23
Vozza, Christian	Traverse City , MI	75	76	73	79	+23
Miles, Tom	Dublin, OH	77	71	78	77	+23
Smith, Nathan J.	Soquel, CA	73	73	76	82	+24
Kane, Timothy	New York, NY	76	77	71	80	+24
Moore, Sean	Marshville, NC	74	76	76	78	+24
Todd, Brendon	Charlotte, NC	75	75	79	75	+24
Marucci, George	Wayne, PA	75	77	79	73	+24
Jackson, Tim	Germantown, TN	75	78	76	75	+24
Foley, Kevin	Somerville, NJ	74	72	82	77	+25
Berkshire, Jeffrey	Phoenix, AZ	71	76	80	78	+25
Knoll, Alex	Bethlehem, PA	73	76	82	78	+29
Cyr, Craig	Conrad, NH	78	79	77	75	+29
Markovitz, James	Bridgeville, PA	75	77	81	77	+30
Melnyk, Butler	St. Simons Island, GA	85	79	83	81	+48

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