Mark Anguiano
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From The Pacific Coast Golf Association
Flagstaff, AZ. (Pacific Coast Amateur)-The
48th playing of the Pacific Coast Amateur
Championship will take place at
the Pine Canyon Club in Flagstaff, Arizona
from
July 22nd-25th, 2014.
Sitting adjacent to the picturesque Coconino
National Forest on 600+ acres of private
property, the par-72, 7272
yard Jay Morrish designed Pine Canyon Club
will
see 87 top-ranked world amateurs compete in
a 72-hole, four-day
stroke play competition, for the chance to
raise the Dr. Ed Updegraff trophy as champion
of one of the Pacific
Coast's most historic golfing events.
Heading back to the City of Flagstaff for the
first time since 2001 when Corey Prugh won at
Forest Highlands GC,
the Pine Canyon Club will be making Pacific
Coast Amateur history with it's inaugural
hosting of the event. The venue
will be challenged by a field packed with a
number of future, current and former NCAA
standout athletes, some of
who currently rank in the top 100 on the
World
Amateur Rankings (WAGR) and Scratch
Players
(S.P.).
"Our Championship takes pride in the strength
of the field we invite to compete, " stated
Drew Woods, President of
the Pacific Coast Golf Association, the
organizing body for the Championship.
"There is no doubt the Pine Canyon Club will
be
a challenging yet fair test of golf for the
contestants in this years'
Championship and we couldn't be more
excited
for the 48th installment of the Pacific Coast
Amateur to be hosted by
the Arizona Golf Association in Flagstaff next
week."
"The Arizona Golf Association is proud to
showcase the Pine Canyon Club to the players,
caddies, parents,
spectators and media visiting next week,"
stated Ed Gowan, Executive Director of the
Arizona Golf Association.
"Arizona has always been known as a golfers
paradise so to have such a prestigious
Championship visit Flagstaff, the
strength of our State's golfing reputation will
only continue to flourish."
Highlighting the field at this years'
Championship will be a former Cal State
Fullerton Titan in Mark Anguiano (pictured
above) of
Whittier, CA. Ranked No.24/59 in the world
according to WAGR/S.P., Anguiano looks to
add to his impressive 2014
campaign that has already included being
named the Big West Male Golfer of the Year
and recently where he was
crowned the 2014 Sahalee Players
Championship winner.
Other impressively ranked notables looking to
make a splash in the highly touted field will be
former UC Davis Aggie
Matt Hansen of Los Osos, CA (No. 88/96),
University of Washington Husky Jonathan
Sanders of Chatsworth, CA (No.
90/184) and Lorens Chan of Honolulu, HI (No.
98/72), a junior member of the UCLA Bruins
Men's Golf Team.
Also working off of strong 2014's and hoping
to
break the winner's circle at Pine Canyon Club
will be recent Oregon
State Amateur champion Thomas Lim of
Moorpark, CA (No. 109/117), Mercer
University
Bear Hans Reimers of Lake
Oswego, OR (No. 145/111) and New
Mexico/West Texas Amateur champion and
University of New Mexico Lobos
senior Sam Saunders of Albuquerque, NM (No.
243/315). Also in the field is the only former
Pacific Coast Amateur
champion in David Fink of Kailua, HI (No.
202/179). Fink won the 2012 edition at the
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in
Bandon, OR and hopes to add a second
Updegraff trophy to his mantle. Last year's
champion Tyler Raber will not be
defending, as he has since turned
professional.
Resident Arizonans looking to emerge
victorious
throughout the week are Michael Anderson,
Nicolo Galletti, Trey
Martin and Cody McManus, all of Phoenix,
Scottsdale's Austin Quick, Adam Walicki and
RJ
Wood, George Cunningham
and Alex McMahon of Tucson, Tyler Kertson of
Paradise Valley, Kolton Lapa and Marley
Sweeney of Mesa and
Alberto Sanchez of Nogales.
All players will be vying for the individual Ed
Updegraff Trophy, named after the longtime
volunteer and standout
amateur golfer who played on three Walker
Cup teams (1963, 1965 & 1969), won the 1967
Pacific Coast Amateur
title and was the 1999 Bob Jones Award
recipient from the USGA.
Taking place concurrently with the first and
second rounds will be the battle for the Morse
Cup, a 36-hole stroke
play team competition using predetermined
rosters representing the 15 member
Associations of the Pacific Coast Golf
Association. The defending champions of the
Morse Cup are the contingent from the
Northern California Golf
Association.
Play for the 72-hole stroke play Championship
will begin on Tuesday, July 22nd at 7am with
practice rounds being
held the two days prior. Play will conclude
with
the eventual champion being crowned on
Friday, July 25th 2014.
Held on an annual basis since 1967, with roots
dating back to 1901, the Pacific Coast
Amateur Championship boasts
a rich history of showcasing some of the most
talented golfers in the United States and
Canada. In recent years,
players from across the world have sought to
compete in the event, including this year when
players will be
representing New Zealand, Chile, France and
Australia.
Past champions of the Pacific Coast Amateur
who have gone on to successful professional
careers include PGA Tour
winners Billy Mayfair (1987, 1988), Jason
Gore
(1997) and Ben Crane (1998) as well as
Web.com Tour winners and
brothers Michael Putnam (2004) and Andrew
Putnam (2010).
ABOUT THE
Pacific Coast Amateur
Although its present history only dates from
1967, the Pacific Coast
Amateur Championship's roots make it one of
the
oldest amateur
golf championships in American history. The first
tournament was
held on the links of San Francisco Golf Club at
The
Presidio, April 24-
27, 1901. Championships were held annually
through 1911, all being
conducted in California except for the 1909
championship, which was
held at Seattle Golf Club in Washington. The
Pacific Coast Amateur
then ceased to exist, only to be reconstituted at
Seattle Golf Club on
August 10-12, 1967 with the Pacific Northwest,
Northern California,
Southern California, Oregon and Arizona golf
associations
participating.
Today, 15 member Pacific Rim golf
associations comprise
the Pacific Coast Golf Association. Players can
be
invited to this 72-
hole stroke play event by their Pacific Coast G.A.
member golf
association, or as an individual.
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