GOLF CHANNEL AMATEUR TOUR
2020 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
SUNRIVER RESORT
Sunriver, Oregon
72-hole Stroke Play Championship
September 11 - 14, 2020
EVENT OVERVIEW
The Golf Channel Amateur Tour's 2020 National Championship heads to the beautiful Pacific Northwest for the first time in Tour history! Sunriver Resort, located just south of Bend, Oregon, is the host hotel and venue. In keeping with the history of the championship, qualifiers from all across the country will compete on four terrific golf courses:
Sunriver Resort - Crosswater
Sunriver Resort - Meadows
Sunriver Resort - Woodlands
Widgi Creek Golf Club
The National Championships are individual, 72-hole stroke play tournaments. Qualifiers from across the country will converge on Sunriver, OR in spirited competition to crown a National Champion in each flight. Registration for the National Championships will open in May 2020.
HOW TO QUALIFY / EARN ELIGIBILITY
All players approved to compete in the National Championship must be both Qualified and Eligible. While any current and active Tour Player may apply starting on May 1, each contestant must be both Qualified and Eligible prior to be being accepted into the National Championships.
ELIGIBILITY
Each participant at the National Championship must be "eligible." In order to be eligible, a player must have completed seven (7) rounds on Tour during the 2019-2020 season and at least two (2) of those round must come on/after June 1, 2020. A completed round is a completed 18-hole score on Tour.
QUALIFYING
In addition to beling eligible, each participant must also be qualified. The following are the qualification categories for the 2020 National Championship in order of priority:
A) Past National Champions
B) Top 5 and ties from 2019 National Championship
C) Top 3 and ties from a Major Championship during the 2019-2020 season
D) Any 3-time tournament champion during the 2019-2020 season
E) Any player who earns a Performance Promotion during the 2019-2020 season in their promoted flight
F) Top three, not otherwise qualified, from their home Tour Points List
G) Top two finishers & ties, not exempt in another category, from the local (home) Tour Championship
H) Top 33% of each flight per Tour
Eligible and Qualified Players must be a member in good standing with the Golf Channel Amateur Tour. A position in the field is not guaranteed and is limited to the first 600 qualified and eligible applicants.
PAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
2019 - Jay Gregory (Lineville, IA)
2018 - Grant Martens (San Diego, CA)
2017 - Paul Erdman (Erie, CO)
2016 - Gant Bills (Plano, TX)
2015 - Cullen Brasfield (La Quinta, CA)
2014 - Paul Erdman (Erie, CO)
2013 - Oakley Murphy (Kent, WA)
2012 - Brian Beach (Missoula, MT)
2011 - Paul Erdman (Erie, CO)
2010 - Don O’Connor (Carlsbad, CA)
2009 - Pete DeTemple (Callaway, MD)
2008 - Clay Fullick (Baytown, TX)
2007 - Travis Drain (Broken Arrow, OK)
2006 - Jeff Hunter (Rancho Santa Fe, CA)
2005 - Danny Nungesser (Atlanta, GA)
2004 - Gerry Simoni (San Diego, CA)
2003 - Matt Yarvi (Orlando, FL)
Palmer Flight
2019 - Antonio Rios (Saint Augustine, FL)
2018 - Barry Finnie (Marks, MS)
2017 - Steve Pope (Kansas City, KS)
2016 - Joshua Prok (Barberton, OH)
2015 - Kelly Moore (La Mesa, CA)
2014 - Chris Hinchcliff (Glen Allen, VA)
2013 - Johnny Frink (Fair Oaks, CA)
2012 - Michael Healey (Franklin, TN)
2011 - Patrick Polzin (Indian Head Park, IL)
2010 - Gio Swann (Lauderhill, FL)
2009 - Patrick Polzin (Indian Head Park, IL)
2008 - Troy Boswell (Columbus, OH)
2007 - Jeremy Smith (Wildomar, CA)
2006 - Brock Kaufman (Austell, GA)
2005 - Paul Hammarlund (Jacksonville, FL)
2004 - Scott Austin (Sarasota, FL)
2003 - Mike Holland (Jacksonville, FL)
Hogan Flight
2019 - Tom Neff (Beachwood, OH)
2018 - John Harcrow (Houston, TX)
2017 - Jeff Rub (Palm Desert, CA)
2016 - Peter Goulish (Tarpon Springs, FL)
2015 - Michael Rizarri (San Lorenzo, CA)
2014 - Jeff Blackwood (Dallas, TX)
2013 - Kevin Capps (Santa Clara, CA)
2012 - Jason Conner (Piedmont, OK)
2011 - Tim Williams (McKinney, TX)
2010 - Jacob Hibler (Midland, TX)
2009 - Zac Day (San Antonio, TX)
2008 - Andrew Wilson (Lake Villa, IL)
2007 - Ryan Bondio (Largo, FL)
2006 - Greg Smith (Wildomar, CA)
2005 - Patrick Isom (Denver, CO)
2004 - Dwayne Cribbs (Jacksonville, FL)
2003 - Grady Melton (Jacksonville, FL)
Sarazen Flight
2019 - Troy White (Canada)
2018 - Antonio Rios Jr. (St. Augustine, FL)
2017 - Ryan Wall (San Franciso, CA)
2016 - John Burton (Seymour, IN)
2015 - Alex Lundqvist (Long Island, NY)
2014 - Michael Bennie (Surprise, AZ)
2013 - Rafael Rodriguez (San Jose, CA)
2012 - Kenneth Ambrosio (White Plains, NY)
2011 - Bradley Bishop (Alden, NY)
2010 - Mark Perfetuo (Cary, NC)
2009 - Stephen Cannon II (Southlake, TX)
2008 - Jeff Garland (Ocean Springs, MS)
2007 - Greg LaPlante (St Petersburg, FL)
2006 - Jason Matteson (San Diego, CA)
2005 - Aaron Uhle (Woodbrige, VA)
2004 - Mark Lee (Kansas City, MO)
2003 - Roger Lambert (Pensacola, FL)
Jones Flight
2019 - Ricardo Fonseca (San Diego, CA)
2018 - TK Kobayashi (Las Vegas, NV)
2017 - Chris Wyatt (Spring Hill, TN)
2016 - Rick Burton (Seymour, IN)
2015 - Michael Baker (Corona, CA)
2014 - Richard McDaniel (San Diego, CA)
2013 - Nick Easen (Keller, TX)
2012 - Richard Kelley (Katy, TX)
2011 - Suneil Aggarwal (Alpharetta, GA)
2010 - Suneil Aggarwal (Alpharetta, GA)
2009 - Charlie Reiter (Palm Desert, CA)
2008 - Douglas Morgan (Sarasota, FL)
2007 - Cedric Coleman (Wildomar, CA)
2006 - Michael Strausser (Virginia Beach, VA)
2005 - Matt Kehm (Tampa, FL)
2004 - Kevin Bradley (Jacksonville, FL)
2003 - David Throop (Albuquerque, NM)
Snead Flight
2019 - Jerry Sanchez Jr (Poarch, AL)
2018 - Stephen Durham (Sherman Oaks, CA)
2017 - Tony Caprinolo (Abingdon, MD)
2016 - Cory Campbell (Westminster, MD)
2015 - Rick Burton (Seymour, IN)
2014 - Joe Moore (Cornville, AZ)
2013 - Daniel Guerra (Phoenix, AZ)
2012 - Paul Nault (Victoria, BC)
2011 - Dr Bilal Jordan (Houston, TX)
2010 - Michael Poole (West Chester, OH)
2009 - Alfred Defeo (Absecon, NJ)
2008 - Subodh Dhiman (Norwood, MA)
2007 - Doug Morgan (Sarasota, FL)
2006 - Mike Dyer (Plainfield, IL)
2005 - John Marsalla (Williston Park, NY)
2004 - Scotty Ford (Atlanta, GA)
2003 - Mary Mabry-Colman (Detroit, MI)
CONTACT INFORMATION
For more information on the 2020 National Championship please contact:
Joe Wagner
Joe.Wagner@golfchannel.com