Jack Jerge catches fire on the the final nine holes to triumph at Grapevine Amateur

December 30, 2024 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com

Jack Jerge (Grapevine Amateur Photo)

The sophomore from USC birdied four of the last five holes to secure the two-shot win

Jack Jerge knew he needed to finish strong to put himself in contention at the 2024 Grapevine Amateur at Silverado Country Club & Resort, the North Course, in Napa, Calif.

The Pleasant Hill, Calif., just that, as he birdied four of his last five holes, including his last three, to shoot a final round 5-under 67 to pull away from the field and win by two shots.

Jerge, a sophomore on the USC golf team, shot 69 and 70 in rounds one and two to put him at 5-under overall through the first two rounds. Shaojun Luo of China finished in solo second place at 8-under. He also finished in second place at last week’s Coachella Amateur.

Rain and cool weather challenged the golfers the first few days at Silverado, while the final round showed more sun and dry, windless conditions.

“It’s always wet here every year. It’s my fourth time coming here," Jerge said. "So, kind of knew what to expect coming into the week. And stayed patient. I had a bunch of mistakes in the first and second rounds. Was able to clean that up today and was able to finish strong and come out with the win.”

Hartej Grewal of Pleasanton, Calif., and Edan Cui of Atherton, Calif., finished another shot back at 7-under to finish T3.

This is the St. Mary's College transfer second-career World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) win.

The Troon Saguaro Amateur Series was founded in 2017 and is a world-ranked amateur tournament series that is hosting ten tournaments in the 2024-25 season. This is the sixth year of the Grapevine Amateur, five of which have been hosted at Silverado. Silverado also hosts the Silverado Amateur annually each summer.

The Grapevine Amateur is the eighth event in the 2024-25 Series year. The penultimate event in the season is coming up January 1 to 4 at the Sonoran Amateur in its first iteration at Starr Pass Golf Club in Tucson.

Results: Grapevine Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Jack Jerge	Pleasant Hill, CA	200	69-70-67=206
2	Shaojun Luo	Diamond Bar, CA	100	71-69-68=208
T3	Hartej Grewal	Pleasanton, CA	50	69-70-71=210
T3	Edan Cui	Atherton, CA	50	70-70-70=210
T5	Lucas Arntsen	Victoria, MN	50	70-69-73=212

View full results for Grapevine Amateur

About the Grapevine Amateur

Jack Jerge catches fire on the the final nine holes to triumph at Grapevine Amateur

54-hole event with field comprised of 108 men’s amateur golfers from all over the United States. Most players are college golfers on winter break. All players must have completed high school by January 1 and must have a handicap of 3.0 or lower.