Hamrick wins All-American Classic in playoff
11/25/2009 | by Golfweek
see also: Sun Bowl All-America Golf Classic, El Paso Country Club
Alabama sophomore Hunter Hamrick birdied his final hole in regulation Tuesday, then won the Western Refining College All-American Golf Classic with a birdie in extra holes.
EL PASO, TX (November 24, 2009)--Hunter Hamrick birdied his final hole in regulation Tuesday, then won the Western Refining College All-American Golf Classic with a birdie in extra holes.
The Alabama sophomore shot a final-round 2-under 69 at El Paso (Texas) Country Club to finish at 11-under 202 with Oklahoma State sophomore Morgan Hoffmann (69).
The pair went to the par-4 first hole for the playoff. Hamrick stuck his approach on the 420-yard hole within 5 feet and made the birdie putt. Hoffmann’s bid from just inside Hamrick lipped out.
Hoffmann, the nation’s top freshman and Big 12 Player of the Year in 2009, birdied three of his final five holes.
First-round leader Dustin Garza, a senior at Wichita State who opened with 64, bogeyed No. 16 and made double bogey at 18 in closing 72. He finished third.
Georgia junior Russell Henley (204) was fourth and Washington senior Nick Taylor (205) was fifth.
N.C. State senior Matt Hill, the 2009 NCAA individual champ, tied for 23rd.
Hamrick, an honorable mention All-American last season, posted three top-20 finishes for the Crimson Tide in the fall, including his second career tournament title at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate. He is ranked 12th in the Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings.
The Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic is an invitational-only event that featured 32 All-Americans from last season. Former champions includeDavid Duval (1991), Davis Love III (1984) and Tiger Woods (1995).
Final scores with relation to par from the Western Refining College All-American Golf Classic, played Nov. 23-24 at the par-71, 6,842-yard El Paso (Texas) Country Club (Note: x-won playoff):
1 x-Hunter Hamrick, Alabama 66-67-69--202 -11
2 Morgan Hoffmann, Oklahoma State 65-68-69--202 -11
3 Dustin Garza, Wichita State 64-67-72--203 -10
4 Russell Henley, Georgia 68-66-70--204 -9
5 Nick Taylor, Washington 69-65-71--205 -8
6 David Holmes, Tennessee 68-67-71--206 -7
6 Richard Lee, Washington 65-73-68--206 -7
8 John Hahn, Kent State 67-72-68--207 -6
9 Corey Nagy, Charlotte 64-72-72--208 -5
10 Andrew Putnam, Pepperdine 67-71-71--209 -4
11 Kevin Tway, Oklahoma State 67-70-73--210 -3
12 Knut Borsheim, Arizona State 69-71-72--212 -1
13 Lion Kim, Michigan 67-73-73--213 E
13 David Lingmerth, Arkansas 67-70-76--213 E
15 Harris English, Georgia 70-70-74--214 +1
15 Bo Hoag, Ohio State 69-69-76--214 +1
17 Mitchell Fedorka, La Verne 73-67-75--215 +2
17 Tom Hoge, TCU 76-64-75--215 +2
17 Scott Langley, Illinois 72-72-71--215 +2
20 Kevin Foley, Penn State 70-71-75--216 +3
20 Daniel Miernicki, Oregon 71-71-74--216 +3
22 Eddie Olson, UNLV 70-72-75--217 +4
23 George Bryan IV, South Carolina 71-74-73--218 +5
23 Matt Hill, North Carolina State 72-72-74--218 +5
23 Tarquin MacManus, Arizona 67-76-75--218 +5
23 John Peterson, LSU 74-71-73--218 +5
27 Scott Pinckney, Arizona State 75-70-74--219 +6
28 Lance Lopez, Texas 71-77-72--220 +7
29 Gregor Main, UCLA 70-74-78--222 +9
30 Matthew Giles, Southern California 72-73-78--223 +10
31 Alexander Sitompul, Michigan 75-73-77--225 +12
32 Alex Ching, San Diego 77-77-76--230 +17
The Alabama sophomore shot a final-round 2-under 69 at El Paso (Texas) Country Club to finish at 11-under 202 with Oklahoma State sophomore Morgan Hoffmann (69).
The pair went to the par-4 first hole for the playoff. Hamrick stuck his approach on the 420-yard hole within 5 feet and made the birdie putt. Hoffmann’s bid from just inside Hamrick lipped out.
Hoffmann, the nation’s top freshman and Big 12 Player of the Year in 2009, birdied three of his final five holes.
First-round leader Dustin Garza, a senior at Wichita State who opened with 64, bogeyed No. 16 and made double bogey at 18 in closing 72. He finished third.
Georgia junior Russell Henley (204) was fourth and Washington senior Nick Taylor (205) was fifth.
N.C. State senior Matt Hill, the 2009 NCAA individual champ, tied for 23rd.
Hamrick, an honorable mention All-American last season, posted three top-20 finishes for the Crimson Tide in the fall, including his second career tournament title at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate. He is ranked 12th in the Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings.
The Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic is an invitational-only event that featured 32 All-Americans from last season. Former champions includeDavid Duval (1991), Davis Love III (1984) and Tiger Woods (1995).
Final scores with relation to par from the Western Refining College All-American Golf Classic, played Nov. 23-24 at the par-71, 6,842-yard El Paso (Texas) Country Club (Note: x-won playoff):
1 x-Hunter Hamrick, Alabama 66-67-69--202 -11
2 Morgan Hoffmann, Oklahoma State 65-68-69--202 -11
3 Dustin Garza, Wichita State 64-67-72--203 -10
4 Russell Henley, Georgia 68-66-70--204 -9
5 Nick Taylor, Washington 69-65-71--205 -8
6 David Holmes, Tennessee 68-67-71--206 -7
6 Richard Lee, Washington 65-73-68--206 -7
8 John Hahn, Kent State 67-72-68--207 -6
9 Corey Nagy, Charlotte 64-72-72--208 -5
10 Andrew Putnam, Pepperdine 67-71-71--209 -4
11 Kevin Tway, Oklahoma State 67-70-73--210 -3
12 Knut Borsheim, Arizona State 69-71-72--212 -1
13 Lion Kim, Michigan 67-73-73--213 E
13 David Lingmerth, Arkansas 67-70-76--213 E
15 Harris English, Georgia 70-70-74--214 +1
15 Bo Hoag, Ohio State 69-69-76--214 +1
17 Mitchell Fedorka, La Verne 73-67-75--215 +2
17 Tom Hoge, TCU 76-64-75--215 +2
17 Scott Langley, Illinois 72-72-71--215 +2
20 Kevin Foley, Penn State 70-71-75--216 +3
20 Daniel Miernicki, Oregon 71-71-74--216 +3
22 Eddie Olson, UNLV 70-72-75--217 +4
23 George Bryan IV, South Carolina 71-74-73--218 +5
23 Matt Hill, North Carolina State 72-72-74--218 +5
23 Tarquin MacManus, Arizona 67-76-75--218 +5
23 John Peterson, LSU 74-71-73--218 +5
27 Scott Pinckney, Arizona State 75-70-74--219 +6
28 Lance Lopez, Texas 71-77-72--220 +7
29 Gregor Main, UCLA 70-74-78--222 +9
30 Matthew Giles, Southern California 72-73-78--223 +10
31 Alexander Sitompul, Michigan 75-73-77--225 +12
32 Alex Ching, San Diego 77-77-76--230 +17
About the Sun Bowl All-America Golf Classic
54 hole individual tournament for outstanding men's college players; hosted by the Sun Bowl Association.
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