Best of the Weekend: Garrett Rank wins third straight Canadian Mid-Amateur and more
28 Aug 2016
by AmateurGolf.com Staff
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(August 29, 2016) -- Not only did Garrett Rank win
his
third consecutive Canadian
Mid-
Amateur title, but he also
overtook Scott Harvey for the
top spot
in the AmateurGolf.com
Mid-Amateur rankings.
With the summer season coming to a close, it is
once again time to turn our focus to college golf and
this
weekend the preseason Bushnell
Golfweek Coaches Poll was released with Texas
claiming the inaugural top
spot.
Judith Kyrinis continued her winning ways in the
month of August as she captured the Canadian
Women's Mid-Amateur.
It was also a big week for Gene Elliot, as he won
his
second Iowa Senior
Amateur and Briarwood
Amateur.
REGIONAL NEWS
-Cory Bacon defeated defending champion Ken
Tanigawa, to win the
Arizona
Amateur
-Keith Decker
won his third
Virginia
Senior Amateur title
-Rodney Stillwell wins the
Staten Island Senior Amateur
-John Hornbeck captures the
Wyoming Senior
-David Allen
rallied late at the
Mississippi Senior
-It
took a
playoff but John Pierce was able to claim the
San Antonio Senior
-Sion Audrain became the
youngest player to
win the High Plains Amateur in the 22-year
history
of the tournament
-R.J. Nakashian took home his second
Florida Mid-Senior
crown
-Randy Hicken emerged from a playoff to win the
Utah Senior