Woolf wins Southwestern Amateur

6/20/2009 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

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With a new putter in the bag, Travis Woolf of Ft. Worth Texas wins the Southwestern Amateur at Omni Tucson National Resort

TUCSON, Arizona (June 19, 2009) -- Travis Woolf of Fort Worth, TX, maintained his overnight lead and shot a steady 70 (-2) to shoot 278 (-10) and prevail by one shot over runner-up Michael Jensen of Los Altos, CA today at the 94th Southwestern Amateur held on the Catalina Course at the OMNI Tucson National Golf Resort. "Last night, I tried not to think too much about the lead and tried to relax at dinner at Bob's with my girlfriend and mother and then to the spa for a little bit", said Travis. "I put a new putter in the bag this week and did not look at the scoreboard all week until the last green. It was a good week." This is the fourth year Travis has played in the Southwestern Amateur and he plans to defend next year in California. amateurgolf.com member Michael Jensen, in the next to the last group had a chance to tie but ended up bogeying the 18th hole to finish a stroke back. Ryan Brooks of Mesa, AZ, and David McDaniel of Tucson, AZ, finish third at 281 (-7). All 31 players who played the final round are exempt for next year's 95th Southwestern Amateur to be held at Sycuan Golf Resort, El Cajon, CA. The Tournament Committee wishes to thank all the players for participating and look forward to next year.

Results: Southwestern Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Travis Woolf	Fort Worth, TX	700	278
2	Michael Jensen	San Francisco, CA	500	279
T3	Ryan Brooks	Mesa, AZ	400	281
T3	David McDaniel	Tucson, AZ	400	281
T5	John Catlin	Carmichael, CA	400	282

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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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