Southern Amateur Championship
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The Southern Amateur Championship is a prestigious 72-hole stroke play event with a cut to the low 50 and ties after 36 holes. The 2025 tournament takes place July 16-19 at Blessings Golf Club in Johnson, Arkansas. The event features a field limited to 78 top-ranked male amateur golfers with a maximum handicap of 3.4, including exemptions for past champions and elite amateurs. The course, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and redesigned by Kyle Phillips, offers a challenging layout with elevation changes and fast greens, testing all aspects of the players' games. This tournament is part of the Elite Amateur Golf Series and attracts top amateur talent from across the country and internationally. The entry fee is $395, with sectional and on-site qualifiers held prior to the championship. The winner gains notable recognition and opportunities in amateur golf.
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Date | Course | Winner | Winning Score | Power | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16 - 19, 2025 | The Blessings | John Daly, John Daly II (-10) | -10 | 90.98 | See Results |
| Jul 17 - 20, 2024 | Idle Hour Club | Wenyi Ding (-18) | -18 | 94.76 | See Results |
Results
2025
Scoring Averages
+2.71Tournament
75.47R1
74.26R2
73.79R3
74.79R4
Round Stats
3.04Birdies or Better
4.70Bogeys or Worse
3.22Par 3s
4.24Par 4s
4.87Par 5s
Finish | Name | Score to Par | Total | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | SG vs Field | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Daly | -10 | 278 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 68 | +5.09 | 25.15 |
| 1 | John Daly II | -10 | 278 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 68 | +5.09 | 25.15 |
| 2 | Garrett Endicott | -5 | 283 | 68 | 67 | 73 | 75 | +3.84 | 19.26 |
| T3 | Taishi Moto | -3 | 285 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 72 | +3.34 | 19.26 |
| T3 | Thomas Curry | -3 | 285 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 72 | +3.34 | 19.26 |
| T3 | Camden Smith | -3 | 285 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 68 | +3.34 | 19.26 |
| T3 | Jase Summy | -3 | 285 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 73 | +3.34 | 19.26 |
| T7 | Jay Mendell | -2 | 286 | 70 | 69 | 74 | 73 | +3.09 | 13.77 |
| T7 | Zachery Pollo | -2 | 286 | 68 | 74 | 71 | 73 | +3.09 | 13.77 |
| T7 | Cameron Tankersley | -2 | 286 | 74 | 67 | 70 | 75 | +3.09 | 13.77 |
| T7 | Aaron Pounds | -2 | 286 | 73 | 68 | 72 | 73 | +3.09 | 13.77 |
| T7 | Ethan Evans | -2 | 286 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 73 | +3.09 | 13.77 |
| T12 | Kale Fontenot | -1 | 287 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 74 | +2.84 | 11.33 |
| T12 | Grayson Wood | -1 | 287 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 70 | +2.84 | 11.33 |
| T12 | Henry Guan | -1 | 287 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 74 | +2.84 | 11.33 |
| T12 | William Sides | -1 | 287 | 75 | 69 | 71 | 72 | +2.84 | 11.33 |
| 16 | Ryan Voois | E | 288 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 74 | +2.59 | 10.11 |
| T17 | Alex Huang | +1 | 289 | 75 | 69 | 71 | 74 | +2.34 | 9.29 |
| T17 | Mitchell Ford | +1 | 289 | 70 | 70 | 76 | 73 | +2.34 | 9.29 |
| T17 | Cayden Pope | +1 | 289 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 71 | +2.34 | 9.29 |
| T20 | Ziqin Zhou | +2 | 290 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 72 | +2.09 | 9.16 |
| T20 | Matthew Troutman | +2 | 290 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 73 | +2.09 | 9.16 |
| T20 | Cooper Claycomb | +2 | 290 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 77 | +2.09 | 9.16 |
| T20 | Adam Bresnu | +2 | 290 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 74 | +2.09 | 9.16 |
| T24 | Stewart Hagestad | +3 | 291 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 80 | +1.84 | 8.74 |
| T24 | Davis Ovard | +3 | 291 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 72 | +1.84 | 8.74 |
| T24 | Deven Patel | +3 | 291 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 74 | +1.84 | 8.74 |
| T24 | Sihan Sandhu | +3 | 291 | 64 | 73 | 73 | 81 | +1.84 | 8.74 |
| T28 | Zach Adams | +4 | 292 | 75 | 68 | 73 | 76 | - | 8.52 |
| T28 | Wells Williams | +4 | 292 | 73 | 67 | 70 | 82 | +1.59 | 8.52 |
| T28 | Billy Davis | +4 | 292 | 72 | 70 | 79 | 71 | +1.59 | 8.52 |
| T31 | Lance Simpson | +5 | 293 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 77 | +1.34 | 8.29 |
| T31 | Bruce Murphy | +5 | 293 | 72 | 72 | 76 | 73 | +1.34 | 8.29 |
| T31 | Connor Brown | +5 | 293 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | +1.34 | 8.29 |
| T31 | Max Herendeen | +5 | 293 | 73 | 69 | 74 | 77 | +1.34 | 8.29 |
| T35 | Parker Sands | +6 | 294 | 78 | 68 | 73 | 75 | +1.09 | 7.08 |
| T35 | Hiroshi Tai | +6 | 294 | 72 | 74 | 71 | 77 | +1.09 | 7.08 |
| T35 | Tom Fischer | +6 | 294 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 72 | +1.09 | 7.08 |
| T35 | Jake Birdwell | +6 | 294 | 76 | 71 | 77 | 70 | +1.09 | 7.08 |
| T40 | Bailey Sutter | +7 | 295 | 76 | 71 | 76 | 72 | +0.84 | 6.95 |
| T40 | Paul Chang | +7 | 295 | 75 | 69 | 74 | 77 | +0.84 | 6.95 |
| T42 | Lev Grinberg | +8 | 296 | 74 | 70 | 77 | 75 | +0.59 | 6.91 |
| T42 | Billy Dowling | +8 | 296 | 70 | 72 | 78 | 76 | +0.59 | 6.91 |
| T42 | Gerardo Gomez | +8 | 296 | 73 | 70 | 81 | 72 | +0.59 | 6.91 |
| T45 | Ike Joy | +9 | 297 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 78 | +0.34 | 6.78 |
| T45 | Noah Kent | +9 | 297 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 78 | +0.34 | 6.78 |
| 47 | Coltrane Mittag | +10 | 298 | 75 | 69 | 80 | 74 | +0.09 | 6.64 |
| T48 | William Lisle | +12 | 300 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 75 | -0.41 | 6.64 |
| T48 | Gaven Lane | +12 | 300 | 72 | 74 | 78 | 76 | -0.41 | 6.64 |
| T48 | Chase Kyes | +12 | 300 | 75 | 72 | 77 | 76 | -0.41 | 6.64 |
| T51 | Ryan Downes | +13 | 301 | 76 | 71 | 75 | 79 | -0.66 | 6.51 |
| T51 | Mesa Falleur | +13 | 301 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 81 | -0.66 | 6.51 |
| T51 | Tyler Kowack | +13 | 301 | 76 | 70 | 77 | 78 | -0.66 | 6.51 |
| 54 | Harris Barth | +14 | 302 | 73 | 74 | 71 | 84 | -0.91 | 6.41 |
| 55 | Peter Kim | +16 | 304 | 72 | 74 | 78 | 80 | -1.41 | 6.34 |
| 56 | Price Hill | +18 | 306 | 73 | 73 | 82 | 78 | -1.91 | 6.34 |
| 57 | Ethan Paschal | +26 | 314 | 70 | 75 | 87 | 82 | -3.91 | 6.25 |
| CUT | Leo Wessel | +4 | 148 | 74 | 74 | - | - | +0.89 | 6.20 |
| CUT | Jack Vojtko | +4 | 148 | 76 | 72 | - | - | +0.89 | 6.20 |
| CUT | Hudson Wilt | +4 | 148 | 74 | 74 | - | - | +0.89 | 6.20 |
| CUT | Patton Samuels | +4 | 148 | 79 | 69 | - | - | +0.89 | 6.20 |
| CUT | Mason Snyder | +4 | 148 | 74 | 74 | - | - | +0.89 | 6.20 |
| CUT | Baylor Larrabee | +4 | 148 | 74 | 74 | - | - | +0.89 | 6.20 |
| CUT | Patrick Keeling | +4 | 148 | 74 | 74 | - | - | +0.89 | 6.20 |
| CUT | Parker Bell | +4 | 148 | 72 | 76 | - | - | +0.89 | 6.20 |
| CUT | Daniel Choi | +4 | 148 | 74 | 74 | - | - | +0.89 | 6.20 |
| CUT | Areen Aggarwal | +5 | 149 | 73 | 76 | - | - | +0.39 | 5.98 |
| CUT | Matthew Kress | +5 | 149 | 73 | 76 | - | - | +0.39 | 5.98 |
| CUT | William Love | +5 | 149 | 77 | 72 | - | - | +0.39 | 5.98 |
| CUT | Gustavo Rangel | +5 | 149 | 75 | 74 | - | - | +0.39 | 5.98 |
| CUT | Zachary Frazer | +5 | 149 | 78 | 71 | - | - | +0.39 | 5.98 |
| CUT | Jackson Byrd | +6 | 150 | 71 | 79 | - | - | -0.11 | 5.86 |
| CUT | Dain Richie | +6 | 150 | 75 | 75 | - | - | -0.11 | 5.86 |
| CUT | Luke Potter | +6 | 150 | 73 | 77 | - | - | -0.11 | 5.86 |
| CUT | Easton Johnson | +6 | 150 | 78 | 72 | - | - | -0.11 | 5.86 |
| CUT | Zackary Swanwick | +6 | 150 | 73 | 77 | - | - | -0.11 | 5.86 |
| CUT | Matthew Comegys | +6 | 150 | 78 | 72 | - | - | -0.11 | 5.86 |
| CUT | Hudson Weibel | +6 | 150 | 77 | 73 | - | - | -0.11 | 5.86 |
| CUT | Will Guthrie | +6 | 150 | 76 | 74 | - | - | -0.11 | 5.86 |
| CUT | Ryan Ford | +6 | 150 | 74 | 76 | - | - | -0.11 | 5.86 |
| CUT | Charlie Wylie | +7 | 151 | 77 | 74 | - | - | -0.61 | 5.62 |
| CUT | Dylan Knox | +7 | 151 | 76 | 75 | - | - | -0.61 | 5.62 |
| CUT | Luke Bailey | +7 | 151 | 78 | 73 | - | - | -0.61 | 5.62 |
| CUT | Kristoffer Kuvaas | +7 | 151 | 76 | 75 | - | - | -0.61 | 5.62 |
| CUT | Brycen Jones | +7 | 151 | 73 | 78 | - | - | -0.61 | 5.62 |
| CUT | Wyatt Plattner | +7 | 151 | 77 | 74 | - | - | -0.61 | 5.62 |
| CUT | Tyler Sanford | +7 | 151 | 77 | 74 | - | - | -0.61 | 5.62 |
| CUT | William Jennings | +7 | 151 | 75 | 76 | - | - | -0.61 | 5.62 |
| CUT | Jon Ed Steed | +7 | 151 | 76 | 75 | - | - | -0.61 | 5.62 |
| CUT | Ryan Griff | +7 | 151 | 77 | 74 | - | - | -0.61 | 5.62 |
| CUT | Finn Burkholder | +7 | 151 | 78 | 73 | - | - | -0.61 | 5.62 |
| CUT | Jay Brooks | +8 | 152 | 78 | 74 | - | - | -1.11 | 5.34 |
| CUT | Oscar Couilleau | +8 | 152 | 76 | 76 | - | - | -1.11 | 5.34 |
| CUT | Finley Burke | +8 | 152 | 77 | 75 | - | - | -1.11 | 5.34 |
| CUT | Kyle An | +8 | 152 | 76 | 76 | - | - | -1.11 | 5.34 |
| CUT | Nicholas Logis | +8 | 152 | 80 | 72 | - | - | -1.11 | 5.34 |
| CUT | Jackson Herrington | +8 | 152 | 74 | 78 | - | - | -1.11 | 5.34 |
| CUT | Jonathan Griz | +8 | 152 | 78 | 74 | - | - | -1.11 | 5.34 |
| CUT | Erich Fortlage Arce | +8 | 152 | 79 | 73 | - | - | -1.11 | 5.34 |
| CUT | Declan ODonovan | +8 | 152 | 74 | 78 | - | - | -1.11 | 5.34 |
| CUT | Colin Prater | +8 | 152 | 81 | 71 | - | - | -1.11 | 5.34 |
| CUT | Jack Schoenberger | +8 | 152 | 80 | 72 | - | - | -1.11 | 5.34 |
| CUT | Hugo Le Goff | +8 | 152 | 82 | 70 | - | - | -1.11 | 5.34 |
| CUT | Jaxon Bandelier | +8 | 152 | 78 | 74 | - | - | -1.11 | 5.34 |
| CUT | Luke Haskew | +8 | 152 | 75 | 77 | - | - | -1.11 | 5.34 |
| CUT | Evan Woosley-Reed | +8 | 152 | 77 | 75 | - | - | -1.11 | 5.34 |
| CUT | Josiah Gilbert | +8 | 152 | 73 | 79 | - | - | -1.11 | 5.34 |
| CUT | Vincent Cervantes | +9 | 153 | 76 | 77 | - | - | -1.61 | 5.14 |
| CUT | Andres Barraza | +9 | 153 | 77 | 76 | - | - | -1.61 | 5.14 |
| CUT | Marek Fleming | +9 | 153 | 76 | 77 | - | - | -1.61 | 5.14 |
| CUT | Alex Malanga | +9 | 153 | 79 | 74 | - | - | -1.61 | 5.14 |
| CUT | Ethan Wilson | +9 | 153 | 74 | 79 | - | - | -1.61 | 5.14 |
| CUT | Tyler Sabo | +9 | 153 | 78 | 75 | - | - | -1.61 | 5.14 |
| CUT | Kihei Akina | +9 | 153 | 75 | 78 | - | - | -1.61 | 5.14 |
| CUT | James Rico | +9 | 153 | 82 | 71 | - | - | -1.61 | 5.14 |
| CUT | Jonathan Bale | +9 | 153 | 77 | 76 | - | - | -1.61 | 5.14 |
| CUT | Mateo Pulcini | +9 | 153 | 76 | 77 | - | - | -1.61 | 5.14 |
| CUT | Reed Lotter | +10 | 154 | 80 | 74 | - | - | -2.11 | 5.00 |
| CUT | Grant Roscich | +10 | 154 | 80 | 74 | - | - | -2.11 | 5.00 |
| CUT | Tyson Shelley | +10 | 154 | 81 | 73 | - | - | -2.11 | 5.00 |
| CUT | Matt Vogt | +10 | 154 | 73 | 81 | - | - | -2.11 | 5.00 |
| CUT | Adam Villanueva | +11 | 155 | 77 | 78 | - | - | -2.61 | 4.96 |
| CUT | Cooper Tendick | +11 | 155 | 78 | 77 | - | - | -2.61 | 4.96 |
| CUT | Ron Whittaker | +11 | 155 | 77 | 78 | - | - | -2.61 | 4.96 |
| CUT | Cameron Cheek | +11 | 155 | 80 | 75 | - | - | -2.61 | 4.96 |
| CUT | Warren Thomis | +11 | 155 | 81 | 74 | - | - | -2.61 | 4.96 |
| CUT | Mykhailo Golod | +11 | 155 | 77 | 78 | - | - | -2.61 | 4.96 |
| CUT | Johnny Walker | +12 | 156 | 77 | 79 | - | - | -3.11 | 4.87 |
| CUT | Carson Brewer | +12 | 156 | 81 | 75 | - | - | -3.11 | 4.87 |
| CUT | Joshua Bai | +12 | 156 | 76 | 80 | - | - | -3.11 | 4.87 |
| CUT | Michael Crocker | +12 | 156 | 78 | 78 | - | - | -3.11 | 4.87 |
| CUT | Drew Wilson | +12 | 156 | 80 | 76 | - | - | -3.11 | 4.87 |
| CUT | Will Gordon | +12 | 156 | 79 | 77 | - | - | -3.11 | 4.87 |
| CUT | Rhett South | +13 | 157 | 79 | 78 | - | - | -3.61 | 4.76 |
| CUT | Xavier Bighaus | +13 | 157 | 82 | 75 | - | - | -3.61 | 4.76 |
| CUT | Gavin Isbell | +13 | 157 | 81 | 76 | - | - | -3.61 | 4.76 |
| CUT | Levi Keith | +14 | 158 | 76 | 82 | - | - | -4.11 | 4.71 |
| CUT | Noah McWilliams | +14 | 158 | 80 | 78 | - | - | -4.11 | 4.71 |
| CUT | Trenton Mierl | +14 | 158 | 82 | 76 | - | - | -4.11 | 4.71 |
| CUT | Josh Hill | +15 | 159 | 78 | 81 | - | - | -4.61 | 2.32 |
| CUT | Michael Lee | +16 | 160 | 79 | 81 | - | - | -5.11 | 2.22 |
| CUT | Patrick Babb | +16 | 160 | 79 | 81 | - | - | -5.11 | 2.22 |
| CUT | Nicholas Gross | +16 | 160 | 80 | 80 | - | - | -5.11 | 2.22 |
| CUT | Carter Schmitt | +17 | 161 | 76 | 85 | - | - | -5.61 | 2.02 |
| CUT | Zachary Radtke | +17 | 161 | 84 | 77 | - | - | -5.61 | 2.02 |
| CUT | Carter Maneth | +18 | 162 | 83 | 79 | - | - | -6.11 | 1.92 |
| CUT | Corbin Barton | +18 | 162 | 75 | 87 | - | - | -6.11 | 1.92 |
| CUT | Jeremy Callison | +19 | 163 | 81 | 82 | - | - | -6.61 | 1.82 |
| CUT | Jack Callahan | +20 | 164 | 83 | 81 | - | - | -7.11 | 1.72 |
| CUT | Brody Stevenson | +21 | 165 | 78 | 87 | - | - | -7.61 | 1.72 |
| CUT | Cameron Lewis | +22 | 166 | 87 | 79 | - | - | -8.11 | 1.62 |