Thompson Fires 66, Wins Jones Cup Invitational
- Hole No. 11
Sea Island, Georgia (Feb 19, 2005) -- Nicholas Thompson posted the kind of final round at the difficult Ocean Forest Golf Club on Sunday that can pass a lot of players, regardless of where you stand on the leaderboard.
In Thompson's position, however, just a group in front of the leaders and trailing by 4 heading into the final round, it was much more than that. As 36-hole co-leader Roberto Castro was having problems making birdies in the final group, Thompson was only challenged by Brian Harman (the other 36-hole co-leader) who was in perfect position on the 18th fairway needing a par to force a playoff.
With the pin in a treacherous back-left location -- a place that Assistant Pro Matt Stewart called "not very accesible" Harman went right for it and short sided himself, then left his pitch shot short of the green.
“I just didn’t execute correctly,” said Harman, 18, who will be attending Georgia this fall. “I felt good over the shot. I knew I had the right club, right everything. I just went for the pin. I wasn’t playing for a playoff, I was playing to win.”
The resulting double bogey gave Thompson the title of this prestigious event, held biannually to showcase Walker Cup talent on the years that the GB&I vs. U.S. Match is played.
Thompson, who in January participated in a camp featuring golfers being considered for invitations to the U.S. Walker Cup team this summer and is currently the Golf Week #5 ranked amateur, looks solid for a spot on the U.S. Team.
This year's Walker Cup
info> will be held at Chicago Golf Club on August 12-14. The Great Britain and Ireland Team currently hold the Cup.
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Final results from the Jones Cup Invitational, played at the par-72, 7140
yard Ocean Forest Golf Club:
Player |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd3 |
Tot |
Nicholas Thompson |
77 |
71 |
66 |
214 |
Brian Harman |
71 |
73 |
72 |
216 |
Jason Hodges |
70 |
76 |
69 |
217 |
Rhys Davies |
73 |
74 |
70 |
217 |
Matt Rosenfeld |
74 |
72 |
71 |
217 |
Roberto Castro |
71 |
73 |
74 |
218 |
Jeff Overton |
78 |
72 |
69 |
219 |
Jack Ferguson |
72 |
76 |
71 |
219 |
Richard Scott |
73 |
75 |
71 |
219 |
Kevin Larsen |
77 |
75 |
68 |
220 |
Richard Ramsay |
73 |
78 |
70 |
221 |
Luke List |
72 |
78 |
71 |
221 |
Duke Delcher |
73 |
77 |
71 |
221 |
Roy Moon |
71 |
75 |
75 |
221 |
Tripp Davis |
76 |
75 |
71 |
222 |
Michael Green |
73 |
76 |
73 |
222 |
Kyle Reifers |
80 |
74 |
68 |
222 |
David Denham |
75 |
77 |
71 |
223 |
Chris Kirk |
81 |
71 |
71 |
223 |
Pat Tallent |
76 |
74 |
73 |
223 |
Nigel Edwards |
78 |
73 |
73 |
224 |
Jon McLean |
74 |
74 |
76 |
224 |
Brendon Todd |
76 |
71 |
77 |
224 |
Martin Ureta |
75 |
79 |
71 |
225 |
George Murray |
79 |
74 |
72 |
225 |
Chan Song |
79 |
72 |
74 |
225 |
Todd White |
79 |
71 |
75 |
225 |
Michael Barbosa |
74 |
72 |
79 |
225 |
Mark Love |
79 |
71 |
76 |
226 |
Jordan Dempsey |
73 |
80 |
74 |
227 |
Adam Gee |
81 |
82 |
74 |
227 |
Craig Smith |
77 |
76 |
74 |
227 |
Stuart Wilson |
80 |
78 |
69 |
227 |
Matthew Richardson |
77 |
79 |
71 |
227 |
Brent Delahoussaye |
71 |
76 |
80 |
227 |
Webb Simpson |
74 |
79 |
75 |
228 |
Dayton Rose |
74 |
78 |
76 |
228 |
Wright Waddell |
75 |
77 |
76 |
228 |
Danny Green |
74 |
75 |
80 |
229 |
Gareth Wright |
75 |
81 |
73 |
229 |
Carlton Forrester |
82 |
76 |
71 |
229 |
Jimmy Johnston |
75 |
78 |
77 |
230 |
Gene Elliott |
80 |
76 |
74 |
230 |
Kevin Kisner |
77 |
77 |
76 |
230 |
Michael Morrison |
78 |
76 |
76 |
230 |
Gordon Strother Jr. |
77 |
77 |
77 |
231 |
Cian McNamara |
79 |
73 |
79 |
231 |
Andrew McArthur |
81 |
77 |
73 |
231 |
Trent Leon |
81 |
76 |
74 |
231 |
Gary Wolstenholme |
79 |
77 |
75 |
231 |
Scott Henry |
81 |
77 |
74 |
232 |
Trip Kuehne |
80 |
77 |
75 |
232 |
Llyod Saltman |
80 |
77 |
75 |
232 |
Buddy Marucci |
79 |
77 |
76 |
232 |
Dalton Melynk |
83 |
78 |
72 |
233 |
David Abell |
85 |
73 |
75 |
233 |
Paul Simson |
82 |
75 |
76 |
233 |
Josh Dennis |
82 |
74 |
77 |
233 |
Lee Corfield |
80 |
84 |
70 |
234 |
Zac Gould |
82 |
82 |
70 |
234 |
Jeff Knox |
82 |
77 |
75 |
234 |
Tim Jackson |
76 |
81 |
77 |
234 |
Nathan Smith |
77 |
77 |
80 |
234 |
Jon Curran |
79 |
80 |
77 |
236 |
Austin Eaton III |
83 |
77 |
76 |
236 |
Michael McCoy |
82 |
76 |
78 |
236 |
Steve Smyers |
75 |
80 |
81 |
236 |
Brian Duncan |
79 |
86 |
72 |
237 |
Todd Satterfield |
77 |
81 |
79 |
237 |
David May |
79 |
77 |
81 |
237 |
Rob Langley |
79 |
77 |
82 |
238 |
Sean Knapp |
80 |
82 |
77 |
239 |
Jonathan Moore |
82 |
79 |
78 |
239 |
Roger Hoit |
84 |
80 |
76 |
240 |
Thomas Jordan |
85 |
79 |
77 |
241 |
Robert Gerwin |
89 |
80 |
74 |
243 |
Butler Melnyk |
82 |
77 |
84 |
243 |
Kelly Miller |
86 |
76 |
82 |
244 |
Alan Fadel |
84 |
83 |
78 |
245 |
Chip Lutz |
80 |
85 |
80 |
245 |
Michael Skelton |
84 |
79 |
86 |
249 |
ABOUT THE Jones Cup
The Jones Cup is probably the biggest of the
springtime
amateur majors in the United States, and the reason
is the venue and the strong U.S. and
international field. The past champions list is littered
with PGA Tour stars, including Justin Thomas,
Patrick Reed, Luke List, Kyle Stanley, Beau Hossler
and
several others.
This 54-hole individual stroke-play event,
inaugurated
in 2001, is played at Ocean Forest Golf Club.
The Rees Jones design opened in 1995 and has
hosted
the Georgia State Amateur Championship, the
Southern Amateur Championship and the 2001
Walker
Cup Match. The Jones Cup brings together
many of the finest amateurs from the United States
and abroad for a three-day competition.
The Jones Cup was born from a deep commitment to
amateur golf by the A.W. Jones family, who
founded the Cloister and Sea Island Golf Club in
1928.
The Sea Island Golf Club has played host to
seven USGA championships. The Jones Cup is yet
another extension of the family's strong
involvement in amateur golf.
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