Mouw, 18, takes down Banke to win California Amateur
6/29/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
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As he prepares for his freshman season at Pepperdine, William Mouw got a major confidence boost in Monterey
With his 4-and-2 defeat of Christian Banke, Mouw, ranked No. 58, also becomes one of the youngest winners of this championship. The youngest champ ever remains Mac Hunter, who captured the title in 1972 at the age of 16. Mouw is 18.
After stroke-play qualifying, Mouw had the No. 24 seed. Banke, meanwhile, was the No. 3 seed. Regardless, Mouw’s name joins a list of champions that includes
Ken Venturi, Johnny Miller and Mark O’Meara.
Mouw trailed by one hole after the first half of the 36-hole final, but stuffed his approach to 3 feet on the first hole after lunch and made birdie to tie it up. He was 2 up by the time the match turned for the final time, then won No. 10 to go 3 up. Banke couldn’t overcome that deficit.
All week at Monterey Peninsula, Mouw had his dad Billy on the bag. Mouw also leaned heavily on his mental coach, with whom he often talks on the phone.
“My mental coach and I talked about how long the week is and that I needed to just keep plodding along with no big expectations. Visualize, verbalize and realize,” said Mouw, who hit 15 of 16 greens in the afternoon round. “This is going to be a great confidence booster going into college.”
Mouw is the No. 5-ranked junior golfer in the country, according to the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
Quotes and information in this article courtesy of NCGA
Results: California Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Chino, CA | 600 | ||
| Runner-up | Danville, CA | 400 | ||
| Semifinals | La Jolla, CA | 300 | ||
| Semifinals | Danville, CA | 300 | ||
| Quarterfinals | Huntington Beach, CA | 200 |
About the California Amateur
The Championship is open to amateur golfers who have established current indexes of 4.4 and are members in good standing of the Southern California Golf Association, the Northern California Golf Association, or the Public Links Golf Association of So...
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