July 15, 2011
Led by James White, who has a legitimate chance to make the United States Walker Cup team later this summer, Georgia Tech’s golfers have acquitted themselves well on the amateur circuit. Competition will be tight for spots on the travel team in the fall. Here’s a look at each player’s highlights this summer. Anders Albertson – 3rd at the Georgia State Amateur Championship in Atlanta (280, E) … Fourth at the Monroe Invitational in Pittsford, N.Y. (280, -5) … Tied for 4th at the Greystone Invitational in Birmingham, Ala. (289, +1) … Tied for 17th at the Dogwood Invitational in Atlanta (279, -9)
Bo Andrews – Won the Greystone Invitational in Birmingham, Ala. (282, -6) … Tied for 5th at the Players Amateur in Hilton head, S.C. (280, -8) … Tied for 14th at the Southeastern Amateur in Columbus, Ga. (286, +2) … Won two matches and reached the round of 16 at the North & South Amateur in Pinehurst, N.C. … Tied for 51st at Southern Amateur in Tampa, Fla. (294, +10)
Seth Reeves – Won the Southeastern Amateur in Columbus, Ga. (278, -6) … Tied for 5th at the Georgia State Amateur Championship in Atlanta (284, +4) … Tied for 12th at the Dogwood Invitational in Atlanta (277, -11) … Tied for 14th at the Greystone Invitational (293, +5)
Ollie Schniederjans – Tied for 4th at the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier in Ball Ground, Ga. (won playoff for 2nd alternate) … Tied for 11th at the Sunnehanna Amateur in Johnstown, Pa. (278, -2) … Tied for 20th at the Dogwood Invitational in Atlanta (280, -8) … Tied for 22nd at Southern Amateur in Tampa, Fla. (285, +1) … 54th at the Northeast Amateur (287, +11)
Minghao Wang – Tied for 9th at the Sahalee Players Championship in Sammamish, Wash. (291, +3) … Qualified for match play at the U.S. Open Public Links Championship in Bandon, Ore. (151, +10) … Tied for 2nd in qualifier for U.S. Amateur Public Links in Canton, Ga. (139, -5) … Tied for 30th at the Southeastern Amateur in Columbus, Ga. (291, +7)
Richard Werenski – Tied for 2nd at Southern Amateur in Tampa, Fla. (278, -6) … Tied for 38th at the Sunnehanna Amateur in Johnstown, Pa. (286, +6) … Tied for 45th at the Northeast Amateur in Rumford, R.I. (282, +6)
James White – Currently 9th in Golfweek magazine’s weekly watch list of Walker Cup hopefuls … Exempt into stroke play field for U.S. Amateur in Erin, Wis. … Also exempt into the Nationwide Tour event July 21-24 in Columbus, Ohio … Finished 2nd at the Northeast Amateur in Rumford, R.I. (264, -12) … Tied for 5th at the Players Amateur in Hilton Head, S.C. (280, -8) … Tied for 8th at the Sunnehanna Amateur in Johnstown, Pa. (276, -4)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
U.S. Amateur Qualifier, July 19-20, Capital City Club-Crabapple, Alpharetta, Ga. (Reeves, Schniederjans)
Palmetto Amateur, July 20-23, Aiken, S.C. (Albertson, Wang)
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational, July 21-24, Columbus, Ohio (White)
Northern Amateur, July 27-29, Chesterton, Ind. (Andrews, Wang, Werenski)
Porter Cup, July 27-30, Lewiston, N.Y. (White)
U.S. Amateur Qualifiers – Aug. 1, Petersburg, Va. (Andrews), Cincinnati, Ohio (Wang), Grove City, Pa. (William Miller); Aug. 1-2, Standard Club, Duluth, Ga. (Albertson)
Western Amateur, Aug. 1-6, Glennview, Ill. (Schniederjans)
U.S. Amateur Qualifiers – Aug. 8, Ellington, Conn. (Werenski); Aug. 9-10, Goldsboro, N.C. (Drew Czuchry)
U.S. Amateur, Aug. 23-28, Erin Hills Golf Club, Erin, Wis.
Walker Cup, Sept. 10-11, Royal Aberdeen, Scotland
