Desert Amateur
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The Desert Amateur is a prominent amateur golf tournament held annually in the Coachella Valley region of California as part of the Troon Saguaro Amateur Series. The event is contested over 54 holes of stroke play with no cut (weather permitting) and is recognized for offering World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) points. To qualify, players must be amateur status, hold a valid Handicap Index, and register during the posted entry window; the field tends to draw a strong regional and national mix of players seeking a winter stroke-play challenge.
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Date | Course | Winner | Winning Score | Power | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18 - 19, 2024 | Ak-Chin Southern Dunes | Owen Bolles, Ajay Morris (-10) | -10 | 2.57 | See Results |
Results
2024
Scoring Averages
+2.45Tournament
75.47R1
74.28R2
71.13R3
Round Stats
3.11Birdies or Better
4.17Bogeys or Worse
3.30Par 3s
4.14Par 4s
4.97Par 5s
Finish | Name | Score to Par | Total | R1 | R2 | R3 | SG vs Field | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Owen Bolles | -10 | 206 | 69 | 68 | 69 | +6.24 | 8.23 |
| T1 | Ajay Morris | -10 | 206 | 68 | 70 | 68 | +6.24 | 8.23 |
| 3 | Sam Murphy | -8 | 208 | 74 | 69 | 65 | - | - |
| 4 | Matthew Ruel | -4 | 212 | 70 | 70 | 72 | +4.24 | 3.11 |
| 5 | Aissa El Khadri | -2 | 214 | 69 | 74 | 71 | - | 2.99 |
| 5 | Aissa El | -2 | 214 | 69 | 74 | 71 | +3.57 | 2.99 |
| T6 | Miles Bollinger | -1 | 215 | 78 | 68 | 69 | +3.24 | 2.89 |
| T6 | Brady Clark | -1 | 215 | 69 | 72 | 74 | +3.24 | 2.89 |
| T8 | Brandon Winters | +1 | 217 | 71 | 75 | 71 | +2.57 | 2.19 |
| T8 | Kevin (Haoran) Wang | +1 | 217 | 76 | 74 | 67 | - | 2.19 |
| T8 | Kevin (Haoran) | +1 | 217 | 76 | 74 | 67 | +2.57 | 2.19 |
| T10 | Tobey Kim | +2 | 218 | 78 | 70 | 70 | +2.24 | 2.02 |
| T10 | Dillyn Schmidke | +2 | 218 | 72 | 72 | 74 | +2.24 | 2.02 |
| 12 | Ethan Miller | +3 | 219 | 71 | 74 | 74 | - | 1.85 |
| 13 | Ethan Hoffmann | +4 | 220 | 73 | 75 | 72 | +1.57 | 1.79 |
| 14 | Ashton Edwards | +5 | 221 | 72 | 75 | 74 | +1.24 | 1.74 |
| 15 | Angelo Luciani | +6 | 222 | 70 | 75 | 77 | +0.91 | 1.66 |
| 16 | Zachary Cozza | +8 | 224 | 75 | 74 | 75 | +0.24 | 1.59 |
| 17 | Asher Katz | +10 | 226 | 78 | 74 | 74 | -0.43 | 1.50 |
| T18 | Rua Kimotho | +12 | 228 | 78 | 77 | 73 | -1.09 | 1.44 |
| T18 | Cole Taylor | +12 | 228 | 80 | 76 | 72 | -1.09 | 1.44 |
| T18 | Basil Strolz | +12 | 228 | 74 | 73 | 81 | -1.09 | 1.44 |
| 21 | Todd Tabor | +13 | 229 | 83 | 69 | 77 | -1.43 | 1.23 |
| 22 | Alex Vekich | +17 | 233 | 84 | 71 | 78 | -2.76 | 1.14 |
| 23 | Luke Healy | +20 | 236 | 83 | 78 | 75 | -3.76 | 1.08 |
| 24 | Zachary Frye | +21 | 237 | 80 | 81 | 76 | -4.09 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Luke D'Alise | +25 | 241 | 75 | 86 | 80 | -5.43 | 0.93 |
| 26 | Levi Larson | +26 | 242 | 80 | 83 | 79 | -5.76 | 0.89 |
| 27 | Bradley Hogin | +44 | 260 | 88 | 83 | 89 | -11.76 | 0.74 |
| DQ | Trent Colombe | - | 81 | 81 | - | - | -5.08 | 0.34 |
| NC | Eli Cosman | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.34 |