The 2nd hole at Desert Mountain's Geronimo Course (Desert Mountain photo)
The prestigious Southwestern Amateur will be played on the Geronimo Course at Desert Mountain from June 15 through 18, 2022. This will be the 10th consecutive year that Desert Mountain has been the host location and the second time Geronimo will be the host course having used it in 2015, which was the 100th anniversary of the tournament.
Many PGA Tour legends have participated in the event over the years as well as current stars such as
Collin Morikawa,
Bryson DeChambeau, and
Max Homa. Last year, the event was proud to introduce a Women’s Division. In year one, the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) gave the women a power rating that placed them as one of the top 10 amateur tournaments in the country.
The fields consist of juniors, mid-ams, and collegiate players from universities in the west and
southwest with players coming from all corners of the globe. This includes players from 37 states
and seven different countries. Both divisions will have 72 players with a cut to the top 36 and ties following the second day of play.
In year two of the women's championship, a strong field has once again been assembled. Last week's Women's Porter Cup champion
Katie Cranston of Canada is in the field, along with reigning Big Ten champ
Monet Chun and reigning Arizona Silver Belle champion
Leigh Chien.
In addition, two players arrive at Desert Mountain fresh off of competing in the U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles in North Carolina:
Bailey Davis and
Lauren Gomez.
For the men, the two top-ranked players, according to the
Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com World Rankings, who will be on hand at Desert Mountain are Australia's
Toby Walker and UC Davis junior
Lucas Carper. Walker, traveling from Australia to compete in the U.S. this summer, is coming off a top-25 finish at the Dogwood Invitational in Atlanta, Ga. while Carper recently tied for third at the Memorial Amateur in Sacramento, Calif.
Reigning Saguaro Amateur champion
Carson Enright is in the field, as well as Sonoran Amateur winner
Gabriel Salvanera and reigning State Fair Amateur champion
Kuangyu Chen.
Other highly-ranked players include
Tucker Allen,
Tony Chen, and
Jimmy Dales.
Spectators are welcome and play begins at 7:30 a.m. The second wave of players on Wednesday and Thursday will start at 12:00 p.m. AmateurGolf.com will have reporter and photographer
Conner Penfold on site for the final two rounds of the Southwestern Amateur.
ABOUT THE
Southwestern Amateur
72-hole stroke play championship for national-level
amateurs with a handicap index of
1.4 or better. After 36 holes, the field will be
cut to the low 36 and ties. The
SWGA Selection Committee will select players
to
compete based upon
exemptions, playing resume and rankings.
The SWGA reserves the right to invite
amateurs of national and international
reputation, as well as other amateurs "of
note", to enter into the tournament.
Applicants are urged to submit their entries
with golf resumes of accomplishment in
major tournaments and other competitive
record
information.
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