Alexandre Vandermoten starts strong to win the Southeastern Amateur

July 27, 2024 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com

Alexandre Vandermoten (Southeastern Amateur Photo)

After an opening round 7-under 63, Vandermoten shot two rounds of even par 70 and held on to win by one shot

Alexandre Vandermoten shot a bogey-free 7-under 63 and held on to win the Southeastern Amateur by one shot at the Country Club of Columbus in Columbus, Ga.

Vandermoten carded rounds of 63-70-70 to finish 7-under and take down Brantley Scott and Luke Dasher by one shot, who finished T2 at 6-under. Scott bogeyed No. 18 to fall out of a possible playoff with Vandermoten.

Christopher Zhang finished in solo fourth place at 5-under, and 2023 champion Hunter Logan and Lee Poppell finished T5 at 4-under to round out the top five.

Vandermoten is currently ranked No. 362 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com World Rankings.

The Southeastern Amateur, which was created in 1922 by Fred Haskins, the Head Golf Professional at the Columbus Country Club, was known as the Columbus Country Club Invitational. W.H. Dismuke Sr. won that inaugural event.

The tournament was later renamed the Southeastern Amateur in 1938. Mr. Tommy Barnes was the first to have his name inscribed on the newly named Jordan-Martin Trophy.

The tournament has been held in both match-play and Stroke-play formats, and many records have been set along the way.

Among the winners since that event are Doug Sanders, Tommy Aaron, Danny Edwards, Curtis Strange, Columbus native Kenny Knox, and 5-time champion Allen Doyle. Included on the runner-up list are Mason Randolph, Gardner Dickinson, Bert Greene, Steve Melnyk, Gary Koch, Ben Crenshaw, Fuzzy Zoeller, Andy Bean, Willy Wood, and Paul Azinger. Aaron, Crenshaw, and Zoeller wear the green jacket of a Masters Champion, and Mr. Doyle launched into his senior tour career shortly after winning his fifth Southeastern, where he has won the Senior U.S. Open twice.

The first tournament in 1922 was held before the course was actually complete and was only a 13-hole course.

Once the Donald Ross design was put into place between 1923 and 1925, making the course a full 18 holes, the tournament flourished. By the 1950s, it had become the premier tournament for amateurs in the southeastern United States. As travel became more convenient, the tournament transformed into what it is today: a top-level amateur tournament that attracts top players from around the world.

The course itself has undergone many changes throughout the tournament's history. In 2003, it underwent an extensive renovation after Cecil Calhoun obtained the original Donald Ross designs. During that renovation, the course was made as close to those designs as possible, including the famous postage stamp green on #4 and, of course, the ever-present "shaved" collection areas that are the signature of all Donald Ross designs.

Results: Southeastern Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Alexandre Vandermoten	, France	500	63-70-70=203
T2	Luke Dasher	Macon, GA	400	67-67-70=204
T2	Brantley Scott	Dothan, AL	400	68-65-71=204
4	Christopher Zhang	Blacksburg, VA	300	69-72-64=205
T5	Hunter Logan	Steens, MS	300	72-67-68=207

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About the Southeastern Amateur

Alexandre Vandermoten starts strong to win the Southeastern Amateur

The Southeastern Amateur is a top-level amateur golf tournament with a rich history dating back to 1922 - when the tournament was created by Fred Haskins. Each year, the Southeastern Amateur has the great honor of hosting many of the nation's top ama...