Walters starts Thanksgiving week with win at Gobbler Amateur

11/27/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Jonathan Walters (Gobbler photo)

Jonathan Walters, a Tucson native, fended off a charge from Alexander Yang at Sewailo GC

Jonathan Walters, a Tucson native and collegiate golfer at nearby South Mountain CC, and the overnight leader, fired a 6-under par 65 to win the 2019 Gobbler Amateur at Sewailo Golf Course. Walters fended off a charge from Alexander Yang (Carlsbad, CA) who shot the tournament-low round of 64. Walters and Yang systematically separated themselves from the rest of the field with three players—Ferdinand Mueller (Germany), Hunter Reed (Encinitas, CA), and Max Sekulic (Phoenix) all tied for third at -4, seven and eight shots back respectively. WALTERS ON THIS PLAY THIS WEEK: “It was a one-shot-at-a-time week. I made sure to never be over-aggressive and remember to value par.” Walters shot rounds of 70-66-65 to tie the tournament record at 12-under par. “Coming in I wanted to try to keep it at even par. I knew the weather wouldn’t be fantastic. I didn’t want to get too far ahead of myself but I didn’t want to set the bar too low. Being a Tucson native I know how this course (Sewailo) can play.” Walters is a sophomore at South Mountain CC in the Phoenix area and prepped at Canyon Del Oro High School in Oro Valley. ON WHAT THE WIN MEANS TO WALTERS: “It’s stepping onto a big-boy course, a big D1 course. It’s proving to myself and a bunch of other people I can compete at this level, win, and be successful.” TROON SAGUARO AMATEUR SERIES: The Gobbler Amateur is the second tournament in the Troon Saguaro Amateur Series. The Troon Saguaro Amateur Series consists of five world-ranked amateur golf tournaments throughout the southwestern United States and features top amateur golfers from all over the world.

Results: Gobbler Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Jonathan Walters	Apple Valley, CA	300	70-66-65=201
2	Alexander Yang	Carlsbad, CA	200	71-67-64=202
T3	Ferdinand Mueller	, Germany	100	70-73-66=209
T3	Hunter Reed	Encinitas, CA	100	71-67-71=209
T3	Max Sekulic	, Canada	100	70-67-72=209

View full results for Gobbler Amateur

About the Gobbler Amateur

Founded in 2016, the Gobbler Invitational is a 54-hole stroke play event with no cut. It is open to male amateur golfers with an index of 3.0 or less. A variety of exemption categories are offered, based mostly on rankings and USGA appearances. The t...

Most Popular Articles

2025 PGA TOUR Q-School Guide: Sites, Scores, and Who Advanced

Dec 5, 2025Second Stage is complete and Final Stage awaits at Sawgrass — follow every Q-School leaderboard and the players still chasing

2025 LPGA TOUR Q-Series: Final Qualifying Stage FINAL SCORING

Dec 8, 2025Helen Briem earns medalist honors, 31 players headed to the LPGA next year

2025 PGA TOUR Q-School Final Stage: Ewart Leads Five New TOUR Card Winners

Dec 14, 2025A.J. Ewart topped Final Stage at TPC Sawgrass, leading five players who secured PGA TOUR membership for 2026.

Australian Open at Royal Melbourne: Preview, amateur bios, and how to watch

Nov 30, 2025Rory McIlroy headlines one of the championship's top fields in years - at least four amateurs will have their chance at glory

Inside Gil Hanse’s Restoration of Baltusrol’s Upper Course: A Return to Tillinghast’s

Dec 11, 2025Renowned architect Gil Hanse reveals how he brought Baltusrol’s Upper Course back to life by honoring A.W. Tillinghast’s original

Filters

Related Tournament

Gobbler Amateur

View Details

Loading latest news...