play medalist Joe Sommers, 2010 runner-up,
won the senior division, beating Jay Sessa 5 and
4. Next up is the third leg of New York’s amateur
golf triple crown, the Travis Invitational, played
next week at Garden City GC.
New South Wales’s Matthew Stieger, No. 17
in the WAGR, finished second on 14-under 274,
closing with a 66. Queensland’s Stroke Play
champion Daniel McGraw finished on 10-under
278 to take outright third.
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HENLEY LEAPS IN WAGR
Russell Henley jumped 17 spots to No. 12 in
the World Amateur Golf Ranking on the heels
of his Nationwide Tour win in America. The top
nine spots remain unchanged, and Peter
Uihlein continues to enjoy a comfortable
margin over No. 2 Patrick Cantlay.
Ireland’s Stephanie Meadow climbed 12 spots
to No. 13 in the Women’s WAGR, and Australia’s
Ashlee Dewhurst leapt 20 spots to No. 14. Lydia
Ko continues as No. 1, ahead of fellow New Zealander Cecilia Cho.
HIGGINBOTTOM TOPS KEPERRA FIELD
Friday the 13th was anything but unlucky
for the hot Aussie golfer Jake Higginbottom,
who won the Keperra Bowl after completing a
2-under-par round of 70 at the Keperra Country Golf Club Friday.
Sitting on an three-shot overnight lead and
showing little sign of nerves through his opening holes, Higginbottom’s final round included
three birdies and an eagle to finish one shot
clear of the field on 15-under 273.
The 17-year-old has had a stellar run after
wining last week’s Queensland Amateur at
Arundel Hills Country Club.
NEW HOLIDAY AMATEUR EVENT
TO HONOR FALLEN HEROES
The Arizona Golf Association, The Wigwam
and the Golf Coaches Association of America
(GCAA) have partnered with the Folds of Honor
Foundation to host the inaugural Patriot All-America Invitational. The 54-hole amateur
event will be held Dec. 28-30 at The Wigwam in
Litchfield Park, Ariz., and will feature current
men’s collegiate golfers.
The Patriot All-America will be hosted by
the Arizona Golf Association with invitations
administered by the GCAA. Invitations to the
Patriot All-America will be primarily based on
individuals earning Ping All-America honors the
previous season in NCAA Divisions I, II and III as
well as the NAIA and NJCAA Divisions I and II.
Additionally, a member from the United States
Military, Naval and Air Force Academies will be
invited annually as well as GCAA national award
recipients, members of the most recent Palmer
Cup teams and AJGA All-Americans and Toyota
Junior Golf World Cup participants currently
enrolled in their freshman year of college.
In cooperation with the Folds of Honor
Foundation, each participant in the Patriot
All-America Invitational shall represent a fallen
service member. Every player shall receive a
golf bag at the event’s opening ceremony with
the name and branch of service of a fallen military member whom they shall represent. At the
conclusion of the event these golf bags will be
auctioned with all proceeds designated for the
Folds of Honor Foundation.
