Scratch Players Championship

The Scratch Players Championship (SPC) was an annual amateur golf tournament held from 2000 to 2010. It was a 72-hole stroke play event with two cuts. The Scratch Players Group ranked the tournament among the top 20 world amateur events in 2010.[1] The World Amateur Golf Ranking distinguished it as a "category A" tournament,[2][dead link] placing it amidst the top 30 men's amateur tournaments in the world.[3][dead link] In 2007 and 2009, the SPC was among the top 25 in world amateur field.

The tournament was discontinued when the USGA announced the U.S. Amateur would occur one week earlier in 2012 and beyond. The SPC was scheduled in this time slot and was close to the U.S. Amateur. The tournament's director was also heavily occupied with administering the Scratch Players World Amateur Ranking.

At every golf course that hosted the SPC, it holds the amateur tournament record for winning and average score. This record holds for amateurs and professionals every year except 2004–2006. All SPC Champions turned professional. From 2006, players hailed from at least 15 countries.

Winners

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Year Winner Course Location
2010 Romain Wattel Canterwood Golf & Country Club Gig Harbor, Washington
2009 Dodge Kemmer Quail Creek Golf & Country Club Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2008 No tournament
2007 Rick Kulacz Del Rio Country Club Modesto, California
2006 Rhys Davies Somerby Golf Club Byron, Minnesota
2005 Andres Gonzales Bayonet Golf Course Seaside, California
2004 Spencer Levin Bayonet Golf Course Seaside, California
2003 Andrew Dresser Stevinson Ranch Golf Club Stevinson, California
2002 Eddie Heinen Diablo Grande Ranch and Diablo Grande Legends West Patterson, California
2001 No tournament due to September 11 attacks
2000 Josh Levin The Ridge Golf Club Auburn, California

References

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  1. ^ "Scratch Players World Amateur Event Ranking". Official Website of the Scratch Players Group. Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  2. ^ 2010 Scratch Players Championship
  3. ^ World Amateur Golf Ranking - FAQs - What is an Event Rating
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