Southwestern Amateur: Choi (-13) Tops Strong Field
6/17/2005 | by
see also: Southwestern Men's Amateur Golf Championship, Desert Mountain Golf Club
Jay Choi of California wins by 4 over Jake Grodzinsky of Arizona and a strong amateur field
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (June 17, 2005) -- Final results from the Southwestern Amateur,
played at the Talking Stick Golf Club:
| Pos | Player | Hometown | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Tot | +/- |
| 1 | Choi, Jay | Cerritos, Calif. | 68 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 267 | -13 |
| 2 | Grodzinsky, Jake | Cornville, Ariz. | 66 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 271 | -9 |
| 3 | Dresser, Andrew | Carrollton, Texas | 66 | 66 | 72 | 68 | 272 | -8 |
| 4 | Alcorn, Jeremy | Brownwood, Texas | 70 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 273 | -7 |
| 5 | Barnsley, Jesse | Albuquerque, N.M. | 71 | 69 | 65 | 70 | 275 | -5 |
| 6 | Wilson, Michael | Pacific Grove, Calif. | 70 | 72 | 69 | 65 | 276 | -4 |
| T7 | Brooks, Ryan | Mesa, Ariz. | 70 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 277 | -3 |
| T7 | Massoletti, Chris | Chico, Calif. | 68 | 72 | 67 | 70 | 277 | -3 |
| T9 | Bell, Jeff | Plano, Texas | 75 | 70 | 65 | 68 | 278 | -2 |
| T9 | Henry, Ryan | Bixby, Okla. | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 278 | -2 |
| T9 | Kreger, Ben | Las Cruces, N.M. | 70 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 278 | -2 |
| T12 | Merrell, Garrett | Dallas, Texas | 68 | 74 | 68 | 69 | 279 | -1 |
| T12 | Gibson, Brad | New Rochelle, N.Y. | 69 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 279 | -1 |
| T12 | Vegas, Jhonattan | Spring, Texas | 74 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 279 | -1 |
| T12 | Lynch, Tim | Lake Forest, Ill. | 68 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 279 | -1 |
| 16 | Woodland, Gary | Berryton, Kan. | 70 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 280 | Even |
| T17 | Carter, Ryan | Hacienda Heights, Calif. | 70 | 70 | 72 | 69 | 281 | 1 |
| T17 | Exber, Brady | Las Vegas, Nev. | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 281 | 1 |
| T17 | Thornberry, Ryan | Ceres, Calif. | 68 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 281 | 1 |
| T20 | Manning, Aaron | Mesa, Ariz. | 71 | 69 | 69 | 73 | 282 | 2 |
| T20 | Cornell, Judd | Omaha, Neb. | 70 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 282 | 2 |
| T20 | Sacheck, James | Zionsville, Ind. | 69 | 67 | 69 | 77 | 282 | 2 |
| T23 | Niger, Bob | El Dorado Hills, Calif. | 71 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 283 | 3 |
| T23 | D'Amore, Jason | Manhattan Beach, Calif. | 73 | 66 | 69 | 75 | 283 | 3 |
| T23 | Hackett, Austin | Broken Arrow, Okla. | 72 | 69 | 67 | 75 | 283 | 3 |
| T26 | Korbe, Sam | Springdale, Ark. | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 284 | 4 |
| T26 | Wilcox, Chad | Peoria, Ariz. | 69 | 74 | 69 | 72 | 284 | 4 |
| T26 | Lederer, Brett | Lakewood, Calif. | 68 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 284 | 4 |
| T26 | Ogden, Clay | West Point, Utah | 69 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 284 | 4 |
| T26 | Pace, Chris | Dallas, Texas | 67 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 284 | 4 |
| 31 | Hanlon, Patrick | Las Cruces, N.M. | 74 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 285 | 5 |
| T32 | Spears, Ryan | Del City, Okla. | 72 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 286 | 6 |
| T32 | Puntawong, Chanin | Bradenton, Fla. | 68 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 286 | 6 |
| T32 | Wainwright, Elliott | Hillsborough, Calif. | 69 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 286 | 6 |
| T32 | Lemus, Raul | Mission, Texas | 69 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 286 | 6 |
| T32 | Ammon, Ryan | Waco, Texas | 74 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 286 | 6 |
| T32 | McGurk, Daniel | Houston, Texas | 68 | 75 | 68 | 75 | 286 | 6 |
| T38 | Spencer, Chad | Rocklin, Calif. | 73 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 287 | 7 |
| T38 | Gonzales, Andres | Olympia, Wash. | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 287 | 7 |
| T40 | Puterbaugh, Jamie | Carlsbad, Calif. | 71 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 290 | 10 |
| T40 | Matthews, Tyler | Redmond, Wash. | 71 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 290 | 10 |
| T40 | Frye, Jeremy | Palestine, Texas | 74 | 69 | 70 | 77 | 290 | 10 |
| Failed to Qualify | For final 18 holes | ||||||
| Vahlberg, Bryan | Norman, Okla. | 75 | 70 | 70 | 215 | 5 | |
| Yates, Brandon | Glendale, Ariz. | 69 | 72 | 74 | 215 | 5 | |
| Holland, Charlie | Dallas, Texas | 70 | 70 | 75 | 215 | 5 | |
| Mowbray, Zach | Mesa, Ariz. | 70 | 70 | 75 | 215 | 5 | |
| Jensen, Michael | Los Altos, Calif. | 75 | 68 | 72 | 215 | 5 | |
| Whiteman, Brett | Scottsdale, Ariz. | 71 | 72 | 72 | 215 | 5 | |
| Myers, Blair | Scottsdale, Ariz. | 71 | 68 | 76 | 215 | 5 | |
| Corpening, Franklin | Fort Worth, Texas | 73 | 70 | 72 | 215 | 5 | |
| Abel, Derek | Dallas, Texas | 74 | 69 | 72 | 215 | 5 | |
| Hook, Brent | Mesa, Ariz. | 74 | 68 | 73 | 215 | 5 | |
| McKean, George | Kingsburg, Calif. | 74 | 71 | 71 | 216 | 6 | |
| Hazen, Jimmy | Miller Place, N.Y. | 70 | 70 | 76 | 216 | 6 | |
| Kelley, Josh | Upland, Calif. | 70 | 73 | 73 | 216 | 6 | |
| Gatto, CJ | Columbus, Ohio | 72 | 69 | 76 | 217 | 7 | |
| Kernagis, Robert | Mesa, Ariz. | 73 | 71 | 73 | 217 | 7 | |
| Whalen, Billy | Ranchos Palos Verdes, Calif. | 73 | 71 | 73 | 217 | 7 | |
| Brown, Morgan | Tucson, Ariz. | 71 | 72 | 74 | 217 | 7 | |
| Martin, Weldon | Houston, Texas | 74 | 70 | 74 | 218 | 8 | |
| Escobedo, Josh | Pearce, Ariz. | 73 | 72 | 74 | 219 | 9 | |
| Ebalo, Kenny | Las Vegas, Nev. | 71 | 74 | 74 | 219 | 9 | |
| Saunders, Steve | Albuquerque, N.M. | 71 | 72 | 76 | 219 | 9 | |
| Nichols, Jeff | Mesa, Ariz. | 71 | 72 | 76 | 219 | 9 | |
| Lindgren, Jason | Denton, Texas | 74 | 69 | 76 | 219 | 9 | |
| Dragoo, David | Scottsdale, Ariz. | 73 | 72 | 75 | 220 | 10 | |
| Pillen, Mark | Columbus, Neb. | 73 | 71 | 77 | 221 | 11 | |
| Dougherty, Dillon | Evanston, Ill. | 71 | 73 | 78 | 222 | 12 | |
| Davis, Garret | Sarasota, Fla. | 70 | 74 | 79 | 223 | 13 | |
| Cortes, Raul | Aguacaliente, MX | 73 | 70 | 80 | 223 | 13 | |
| Geyer, Nick | Agoura Hills, Calif. | 73 | 70 | 82 | 225 | 15 | |
| McDaniel, David | Tucson, Ariz. | 72 | 72 | WD | |||
| Fox, Ben | Studio City, Calif. | 72 | 73 | WD |
About the Southwestern Amateur
The Southwestern Men's Amateur Golf Championship is a prestigious 72-hole stroke play competition open to top national-level amateurs holding a handicap index of 1.4 or better. Following the first 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low 36 players...
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