Sunnehanna Amateur

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Sunnehanna Amateur
Tournament information
Location Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Established1954
Course(s)Sunnehanna Country Club
Par70
Format Stroke play
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Allen Doyle (1992)
Current champion
Ben Warian

The Sunnehanna Amateur, officially the Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions, is a men's amateur golf tournament. Founded in 1954, it is hosted annually at the Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. It is considered to be one of the top amateur golf tournaments held in the United States and is classified as a Category A event by the World Amateur Golf Rankings. [1]

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The Sunnehanna Amateur is played in stroke play format; 72 holes (four rounds) held over four days. Many current and former PGA Tour, Champions Tour, Walker Cup and Ryder Cup players have competed in the tournament. Tiger Woods played in the tournament twice, finishing 5th in 1992 and tied for 12th in 1993.

In December 2021, the Sunnehanna Amateur joined with six other tournaments to form the Elite Amateur Golf Series. [2]

Winners

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References

  1. "Event Strength". World Amateur Golf Rankings . Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  2. Melia, Sean (December 10, 2021). "Exclusive: Taking a Deeper Look at the Elite Amateur Series". AmateurGolf.com.