Players Amateur: Anderson fires 60!

July 13, 2008 | by

Univ. of SC photo

South Carolina graduate Mark Anderson shot a 10-under 60 at the Belfair Golf Club to win by 5 over Australian Matt Jager

BLUFTON, South Carolina (July 13, 2008) -- Perhaps enjoying conditions he is familiar with, and obviously displaying a hot hand, South Carolina graduate Mark Anderson shot a 10-under 60 today at the Belfair Golf Club to win the Players Amateur by five shots over Australian Matt Jager. And as unbelievable as that round sounds (we haven't heard of any 59's in amateur golf in quite some time) his 60 was not the only one. Georgia Tech junior Chesson Hadley closed with a 60 of his own. He finished in 7th place. Australians Matt Griffin and Josh Younger finished in a tie for third at 14-under 266. As the winner of the Players Amateur, Anderson earned a spot into the 2009 Verizon Heritage Classic on the PGA Tour, and into the 2009 NEC Master of the Amateurs Championship in Australia

Results: Players Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Mark Anderson	Beaufort, SC	1000	66-69-63-60--258
2	Matt Jager	, Australia	700	67-66-64-66--263
T3	Matthew Griffin	, Australia	500	65-69-67-65--266
T3	Josh Younger	, Australia	500	65-70-64-67--266
5	Tim McKenney	Scottsdale, AZ	500	69-64-67-68--268

View full results for Players Amateur

About the Players Amateur

While competing in the 1999 US Amateur Championship at Pebble Beach, former US Walker Cup Team members, Duke Delcher and Tom McKnight discussed the formation of a premier 72-hole stroke play amateur golf tournament. The inaugural Players Amateur was ...