Tournament Overview

72-hole stroke play championship for national-level amateurs with a handicap index of 1.4 or better. After 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low 36 and ties. The SWGA Selection Committee will select players to compete based upon exemptions, playing resume and rankings.

The SWGA reserves the right to invite amateurs of national and international reputation, as well as other amateurs "of note", to enter into the tournament. Applicants are urged to submit their entries with golf resumes of accomplishment in major tournaments and other competitive record information.

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Tournament News

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  In final-round comeback, Davis Bryant repeats at 108th Southwestern Amateur
  Jun 17, 2023 - The Colorado State golfer goes deep to catch and pass LSU's Luke Haskew, who held the lead for three rounds and 13 holes
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  Southwestern Amateur: Reagan Zibilski and Luke Haskew will try to go wire-to-wire
  Jun 16, 2023 - For the third straight day, LSU's Haskew and Arkansas’s Reagan Zibilski lead the field at Desert Mountain
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  Luke Haskew, Reagan Zibilski lead parade of red numbers at 108th Southwestern Amateur
  Jun 14, 2023 - A comfortable day in the Arizona desert sees low scoring at Desert Mountain in both the men's and women's championships
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  Davis Bryant, Camille Boyd return to defend titles at the 108th Southwestern Amateur
  Jun 13, 2023 - The historic event for men and women heads to Desert Mountain in Scottsdale for the 11th straight year
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  Southwestern Amateur: Comeback victory for Davis Bryant
  Jun 19, 2022 - The Colorado State senior fires a final round 68 to secure the biggest win of his career heading into a packed summer of golf
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  Cantafio snags 54-hole lead at Southwestern Amateur
  Jun 17, 2022 - The Washington State junior will have second-round leader Gabe Salvanera breathing down his neck in Saturday's final round
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  Salvanera cards 63 to jump into Southwestern Amateur lead
  Jun 16, 2022 - A pair of Pac-12 rising juniors go low on day two at Desert Mountain and are now 1-2 atop the leaderboard
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  Historic Southwestern Amateur returns to Desert Mountain
  Jun 13, 2022 - The 107th Southwestern Amateur will mark the 10th straight tournament that Desert Mountain has played host
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  James Leow perseveres, pulls away to win the Southwestern Amateur
  Jun 19, 2021 - The Arizona State junior from Singapore briefly lost a lead he had held since day one, but gutted it out for a three-shot win
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  Southwestern Amateur: Chen rises, Leow defends lead
  Jun 18, 2021 - ASU's James Leow and Oregon's Ching-Tzu Chen soar to 54-hole leads after rounds in the 60s at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale
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  Southwestern: Leow takes men's lead; Kozlowski, Whiston top women
  Jun 17, 2021 - James Leow, Ashley Kozlowski and Nicole Whiston are the 36-hole leaders as the field is cut for the final two rounds at Desert Mtn
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  Southwestern Amateur: Leow, Banke lead Men, Whiston paces Women
  Jun 16, 2021 - The historic tournament is back with a new women's division
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  Southwestern Amateur, AmateurGolf.com Announce Alliance
  Nov 25, 2020 - AmateurGolf.com will manage the website and registrations, and assist with marketing, player recruitment
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  Southwestern Am to feature men and women, new branding for 2020
  Feb 05, 2020 - One of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious men's tournaments has added a women's division for 2020
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  Ostrom flashes his mental toughness in Southwestern Amateur win
  Jun 15, 2019 - Notre Dame senior Hunter Ostrom (Meridian, Idaho) closes with a 65 to win by three shots at the Desert Mountain Club
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  In swirling desert winds, Ostrom maintains Southwestern lead
  Jun 14, 2019 - Hunter Ostrom will take a slim one-shot lead into the final round at the Desert Mountain Club in Scottsdale
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  Hole-in-one sparks Ostrom to Southwestern Amateur lead
  Jun 13, 2019 - Hunter Ostrom shoots a 65 at the Desert Mountain Club, highlighted by an ace at the second hole
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  104th Southwestern Amateur: Sedeno takes lead with 64
  Jun 12, 2019 - Joshua Sedeno of Roseville, Calif. shot a 6-under 64 to take the first round lead at the Desert Mountain Club
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  Southwestern Am to make a revolutionary format change in 2020
  May 14, 2019 - One of the longest-running majors in amateur golf makes a bold move to expand its reach and impact
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  Padgett Tops Defending Champ Sohn in Southwestern Am Playoff
  Jun 16, 2018 - Auburn University sophomore Wells Padgett birdied the second playoff hole to deny Arizona State senior Jino Sohn a repeat
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  Southwestern Am: Hahn, Padgett Lead; Defending Champ Lurks
  Jun 15, 2018 - Jordan Hahn and Wells Pagdett co-lead at 10 under, while 2017 champ Jino Sohn sits just two shots back at Desert Mountain
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  Jordan Hahn takes Halfway Lead at the Southwestern Am
  Jun 14, 2018 - The University of Wisconsin rising senior rode a hot start to a one-shot lead at the Cochise Course at Desert Mountain GC
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  Markham, Dickey Top Crowded Leaderboard at Southwestern Am
  Jun 13, 2018 - Perfect scoring conditions allowed 28 par-or-better rounds at the otherwise difficult Cochise Course at Desert Mountain
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  Jino Sohn Pulls Away to Win the Southwestern Amateur
  Jun 17, 2017 - Sun Devil Junior Fires 14-Under-Par 266 to Win by Four Strokes; Becomes First ASU Player to Win Prestigious Tournament Since 1989
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  Southwestern Amateur: Jino Sohn Leads at 10 Under
  Jun 16, 2017 - ASU junior’s 10-under-par score provides him with one-shot lead over Kansas City’s Chase Hanna entering Saturday’s final round
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  Chase Hanna Grabs the 36 Hole Southwestern Am Lead
  Jun 15, 2017
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  Southwestern Amateur: Quade Cummins Sets Course Record
  Jun 14, 2017 - Quade Cummins shoots a course-record seven-under 63 to take the first-round lead at the Desert Mountain Club
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  P.J. Samiere rallies to win Southwestern Amateur
  Jun 18, 2016 - P.J. Samiere shot a final-round three-under- par 67 on Saturday to capture the 101st Southwestern Amateur
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  Southwestern Amateur: A 64 gives Nick Heinen 54-hole lead
  Jun 17, 2016 - A 6-under 64 has brought Nick Heinen to the top of the Southwestern Amateur leaderboard
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  Southwestern Amateur: Dylan Healey birdies final 3 to tie, then wins playoff
  Jun 13, 2015 - Cal State San Marcos golfer from Tennessee brings home his biggest career win after storming back with a final round 66
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  Hayden Wood grabs 2-shot lead at Southwestern Amateur
  Jun 12, 2015 - Oklahoma State's Wood fires a back nine 32 to jump on top by 2 strokes
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  Dylan Healey continues steady play to lead Southwestern Am at halfway point
  Jun 11, 2015 - Healey finds pleasure at the 7272-yard Desert Mountain Geronimo Course where many felt the pain in the second round
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  Arizona Wildcat transfer Jordan Gumberg leads at Southwestern
  Jun 10, 2015 - In the tournament's 100th playing, University of Arizona sophomore Jordan Gumberg of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. posted 64 on day one
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  Southwestern Am: Jones rallies for title
  Jun 07, 2014 - Baylor's Kyle Jones battled with LSU's Zach Wright before an eagle on the 18th to win by 2
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  Southwestern Amateur: Wright maintains lead
  Jun 06, 2014 - LSU's Zach Wright fired a 2-under 68 at Desert Mountain and takes a two-shot advantage into the final round
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  Southwestern Amateur: Zach Wright takes lead
  Jun 05, 2014 - Zachary Wright of LSU fired a 5-under 65 Thursday to rise out of a flock near the top of the leaderboard
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  Southwestern Amateur: 4 share 1st-round lead
  Jun 04, 2014 - All told, there are 14 players within three shots of the lead shared by four. Another six players are just four shots back
• Southwestern Am: Poston rallies for win
  Jun 21, 2013 - Poston jumped six places by firing a 5-under 65 to finish two shots clear of defending champion Kevin Dougherty and Max McGreevy
• Southwestern Am: McGreevy holds lead
  Jun 20, 2013 - Max Mcgreevy of Edmond, Oklahoma, followed his three under par 67 Wednesday with an outstanding 65 (-5) for a three-day total of 206 (-4) to take a three-shot lead
• Southwestern Amateur: Mulvany leads
  Jun 18, 2013 - Ryan Mulvany of Reno, Nevada, took advantage of one of the earliest tee times and shot 66 (-4) to take he first round lead
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  Kevin Dougherty completes Southwestern Am run
  Jun 15, 2012 - Dougherty of Murrieta, California, completes a solid round of 74 (+2) under hot and gusty wind conditions to finish at 279 (-9) and capture the 97th Annual Southwestern Amateur
• Kevin Dougherty builds Southwestern Am lead
  Jun 14, 2012 - Dougherty shot a solid 70 (-2) on a day where gusty winds drove an increase in the average score of the field
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  Dougherty leads by 3 at Southwestern Am
  Jun 13, 2012 - Kevin Doughtery of Murrieta, CA fires 2nd round 66, leads by 3 at half-way point
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  Californians lead at Southwestern Amateur
  Jun 12, 2012 - Loomis's Austin Smotherman and San Diego's Alex Wagner are co-leaders at 5-under-par 67
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  Southwestern Amateur: Carney wins by four
  Jun 17, 2011 - Carney Eagles the final hole to put an exclamation point on his victory in the 2011 Southwestern Amateur
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  Southwestern Amateur: Carney leads by seven
  Jun 16, 2011 - Stephen Carney breaks course record with 62 (-10) and leads by seven strokes
• Southwestern Amateur Championship: 3 players tied for the lead
  Jun 15, 2011 - Southwestern Amateur Championship: Three players share the second round lead after 36 holes
• Southwestern Amateur: Estrada Leads with 64
  Jun 14, 2011 - Alex Estrada fires a course record tying 64 to charge into the lead of the 96th Annual Southwestern Amateur Golf Tournament
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  Guerrero's 65 Wins the Southwestern Amateur
  Jun 18, 2010 - Estanislao Guerrero from Tijuana, Mexico is the Southwestern Amateur Champion, firing a final-round 65 to come from 2 shots back and winning by 2
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  Woolf wins Southwestern Amateur
  Jun 20, 2009 - With a new putter in the bag, Travis Woolf of Ft. Worth Texas wins the Southwestern Amateur at Omni Tucson National Resort
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  Southwestern Am: Hoffenberg by 1
  Jun 13, 2008 - San Diego State's Matt Hoffenberg tops local favorite Jesse Barnsley by a stroke
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  Southwestern Amateur: Weston in playoff
  Jun 15, 2007 - Aaron Weston beats former Colorado State University teammate Zen Brown in first playoff hole
• Southwestern Amateur: Choi (-13) Tops Strong Field
  Jun 17, 2005 - Jay Choi of California wins by 4 over Jake Grodzinsky of Arizona and a strong amateur field

First played in 1915, the Southwestern Amateur has been played at a variety of sites throughout Arizona, California, Texas, Nevada and New Mexico on annual basis with the exception of a three- year hiatus from 1943-45 because of World War II. On four occasions the event has been played in Mexico.

Originally founded as a regional match play invitational tournament for private golf course members to compete against the nation’s best amateur players, the Southwestern Amateur has developed a stellar reputation as a high-quality competition for the nation’s top players. The tournament was changed to a stroke play event in 1966 to meet the growing demands of the tournament and the increased popularity of the game created during the Palmer-Nicklaus era.

PAST CHAMPIONS

2023 Davis Bryant
2022 Davis Bryant
2021 James Leow
2020 (cancelled)
2019 Hunter Ostrom
2018 Wells Padgett
2017 Jino Sohn
2016 P.J. Samiere
2015 Dylan Healey
2014 Kyle Jones
2013 J.T. Poston
2012 Kevin Dougherty
2011 Stephan Carney
2010 Estanislao Guerrero
2009 Travis Wolf
2008 Matt Hoffenberg
2007 Aaron Weston
2006 Ben Fox
2005 Jay Choi
2004 Dustin Mills
2003 Brien Davis
2002 Nick Watney
2001 John R. Davis
2000 Robert Hamilton
1999 Ryan Palmer
1998 Russell Surber
1997 Edward Loar
1996 Scott Gibson
1995 Ryan Hietala
1994 David Lebeck
1993 Ted Purdy
1992 Scott Peterson
1991 Matt Blaugrund
1990 Mark Gilmartin
1989 Scott Frisch
1988 Scott Frisch
1987 Scott Frisch
1986 John O'Neil
1985 John O'Neil
1984 Jim Carter
1983 Jim Carter
1982 Tom Pernice, Jr.
1981 Corey Pavin
1980 Mark O'Meara
1979 Lennie Clements
1978 Mitch Mooney
1977 Jeff Kern
1976 Jay Haas
1975 Craig Stadler
1974 Stan Lee
1973 Dub Huckabee
1972 Guy Cullins
1971 Gary Sanders
1970 Bruce Ashworth
1969 Dr. Ed Updegraff
1968 Allen Miller
1967 Wayne Volimer
1966 Bill McCormick
1965 Dan Sommers
1964 Terry Dear
1963 Wayne Breck
1962 George Boutell
1961 Dr. Ed Updegraff
1960 Ralph Quiroz
1959 Jim Bernard
1958 Billy Moya
1957 Frank Redman
1956 Johnny Dawson
1955 Dr. Ed Updegraff
1954 Dr. Ed Updegraff
1953 Bill Knick
1952 Pat Rea
1951 Bob Goldwater
1950 Fred Chavez
1949 Lt. Richard Taylor
1948 Lt. Richard Taylor
1947 Vern Stewart
1946 Vic Blalack, Sr.
1945 (no tournament held)
1944 (no tournament held)
1943 (no tournament held)
1942 Bob Goldwater
1941 Blaine McNutt
1940 Vern Stewart
1939 Kim Bannister, Jr.
1938 Ralph Petty
1937 Kim Bannister, Jr.
1936 Kim Bannister, Jr.
1935 Jack Harden
1934 Vern Stewart
1933 Vern Stewart
1932 Vern Stewart
1931 Vern Stewart
1930 K.D. Harrison
1929 Dr. James Vance
1928 Kim Bannister, Sr.
1927 Bob Goldwater
1926 B.J. Ryerson
1925 F.C. Jordan
1924 Charles McArthur
1923 Dr. James Vance
1922 Dr. James Vance
1921 Dr. James Vance
1920 H.S. Corbett
1919 Kim Bannister, Sr.
1918 Kim Bannister, Sr.
1917 Dr. James Vance
1916 Dr. James Vance
1915 E.C. Robinson