Stocker Cup champion in 2008 and Kelly Cup champion in 2009. Medalist at a 2010 U.S. Open Local Qualifying as well as 2009 and 2010 U.S. Mid-Amateur Sectional. A seven-time Northern Nevada Golf Association Player of the Year, Saunders has won five Northern Nevada Amateurs and one Nevada State Amateur.

Favorite Course
Pine Valley Golf Club
Pine Valley, NJ

Holes-in-one:   3
One Double-Eagle

High school team
The Mighty Wooster Colts, Reno, NV

Interests
Philosophy and economics, hard rock guitar, flying, art

May 13, 2022						Tyler Crawford, Joe Sanders win again at Whisper Rock
May 09, 2012						Brady Exber and Joe Sanders share the lead at Carlton Woods
Oct 19, 2008						Stocker Cup: Sanders gets comeback victory

											Place
2022			Carlton Woods Invitational								T41
2021			George Thomas Invitational								33
2019			George Thomas Invitational								T23
2018			George Thomas Invitational								T28
2017			Crane Cup								T43
			Stocker Cup								T6
			George Thomas Invitational								16
			Carlton Woods Invitational								T21
2016			Stocker Cup								T15
2015			Stocker Cup								12
			Carlton Woods Invitational								T10
			Kelly Cup								T13
2014			Stocker Cup								T7
			SCGA Mid-Amateur								T28
2013			Crane Cup								T13
			Stocker Cup								T3
			Harvey Penick Invitational								T8
			Southern California Match Play								Final 16
			SCGA Amateur								T30
			California Amateur								Final 32
			Carlton Woods Invitational								10
			Kelly Cup								13
2012			Stocker Cup								7
			Harvey Penick Invitational								4
			George Thomas Invitational								T2
			Pasadena City Championship								T7
			Carlton Woods Invitational								T5
			Kelly Cup								T4
2011			Stocker Cup								13
			Carlton Woods Invitational								T6
2010			SCGA Tournament of Club Champions								T7
			Stocker Cup								T11
			SCGA Mid-Amateur								T23
			Kelly Cup								2
2009			SCGA Amateur								T30
			SCGA Mid-Amateur								6
			Scratch Players Mid-Am and Senior								Quarterfinals
			Kelly Cup								Winner
2008			Stocker Cup								Winner
			Pacific Coast Amateur								T27
			SCGA Tournament of Club Champions								T9

											Place
2010			Kelly Cup								Runner-Up
			Nevada Mid-Am								Runner-Up
			Northern Nevada Am								Champion (4th Time)
			PGA West								12-Time Club Champion
			SCGA Foursomes								Champion (with Kevin Marsh)
			USGA Mid-Am								MC
			USGA State Team								MC
2009			Kelly Cup								Champion
			Nevada State Am								Champion
			NNGA Player of the Year								4th Time
			SCGA Four-Ball								Runner-up (with Bill Albers)
			SCGA Mid-Am								6th
			Scratch Players Mid-am								Quarterfinalist
			USGA Amateur								MC
			USGA Mid-Am								MC
			USGA State Team								T-45
2008			Nevada State Match-Play								Finalist
			NNGA								Player of the Year
			Northern Nevada Amateur								Champion
			Pacific Coast Amateur								T-27
			Stocker Cup								Champion
2007			Nevada Mid-Amateur								3rd
			Pacific Coast Amatuer								NNGA Team
			SCGA 4-Ball								2nd (Bill Albers)
			SCGA TOCC								4th
			Stocker Cup								7th
			Trans-Miss 4-Ball								Champion (Ryan Mitchell)
			USGA Mid-Am								MC
2006			NNGA								Player of the Year
			Northern Nevada Amateur								Champion
			Pacific Coast Amateur								NNGA Team
			Reno City								Champion
			USGA Mid-Am								MC
2005			NNGA								Player of the Year
			Northern Nevada Amateur								Champion
			Pacific Coast Amateur								NNGA Team
			Trans-Miss								Semi-Finalist
2004			Nevada Mid-Amateur								Champion