GOLF’S FUTURE PGA TOUR STARS AT WAIKOLOA BEACH RESORT
Venerable Kings’ Course will be Host Venue for the
24th Annual Amer Ari Intercollegiate Golf Tournament at Waikoloa Beach Resort
WAIKOLOA, KOHALA COAST, HAWAII—The 24th Annual Amer Ari at Waikoloa Beach Resort will be taking place on Feb, 4-7, 2015, with all rounds being played on the renowned Tom Weiskopf-designed Kings’ Course.
A total of 18 teams are scheduled to participate in the Amer Ari this year, including nine of the top 25 ranked teams in the U.S. Golf fans will get a chance to see NCAA Men’s No. 1 ranked player Cheng-Tsung Pan of Washington in addition to the University of Oregon team, ranked No. 2. Along with other notable teams include, No. 4 ranked Texas, No. 7 ranked UCLA, and No. 13 ranked Auburn. This year’s field is among the best in the country.
“The Amer Ari at Waikoloa Beach Resort is one of the most important collegiate tournaments of the year,” says Earl Tamiya, Men’s Head Golf Coach at the University of Hawaii Hilo, which is the tournament host. “Past winners have gone on to realize great success on the professional tours and in golf. We are proud to have it played at the WaikoloaBeach Resort!”
Past medalists in the tourney include some of today’s best-known PGA Tour stars, including Notah Begay (Stanford, 1994), Matt Kuchar (Georgia Tech, 1999 and 2000), Anthony Kim (Oklahoma, 2004) and Jordan Spieth (Texas, 2012).
Waikoloa Beach Resort is situated on 1,350 acres of the beautiful Kohala Coast on the Hawaii’s Big Island – the GolfCapital of the Aloha State. Waikoloa features two fabulous golf courses with unique layouts specifically designed to challenge shot-making skills while letting golfers enjoy the magnificent beauty of the Big Island: views of the majestic, often-times snow-capped Mauna Kea Mountain and the warm, tranquil Pacific Ocean.
2015 Participant List
Arizona State University – #25
University of Colorado
Oregon State University
University of Hawaii – Hilo
Oklahoma State University
University of Hawaii – Manoa
San Jose State University
Stanford University – #16
Texas Christian University
University of Oregon – #2
Texas Tech University – #18
University of Washington – #19
University of California, Davis
Auburn University – #13
University of Southern California – #14
University of California, Los Angeles – #7
University of Texas – #4
Osaka Gakuin University
Tournament History
Year Team Individual Medalist
1992 Oklahoma State Craig Hainline, Oklahoma State
1993 UNLV Alan Bratton, Okalahoma State
1994 Arkansas Todd Dempsey, Arizona State
1995 Arizona State Notah Begay, Stanford
1996 Oklahoma State Chris Hanell, Arizona State
1997 Oklahoma State Jim Skinner, SMU
1998 UNLV Bill Lunde, UNLV
1999 UNLV James Watt, Nevada-Reno
2000 Georgia Tech Matt Kuchar, Georgia Tech
Carlton Forrester, Georgia Tech
2001 Georgia Tech Matt Kuchar, Georgia Tech
Bryce Molder, Georgia Tech
2002 Texas Sprague Kolp, Nevado-Reno
2003 Georgia Tech Troy Matteson, Georgia Tech
2004 UCLA Adam Meyer, TCU
2005 Georgia Tech Anthony Kim, Oklahoma
2006 Oklahoma State Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State
2007 Georgia Tech Cameron Tringale, Georgia Tech
2008 Oklahoma Jonathan Moore, Oklahoma State
2009 Stanford Jesper Kennegard, Arizona State
2010 USC Nick Taylor, Washington
2011 Oklahoma State Daniel Miernicki, Oregon
2012 Texas Jeffery Kang, USC
2013 UCLA Dominic Bozzelli, Auburn
2014 Oklahoma State Jordan Niebrugge, Oklahoma StatGOLF’S FUTURE PGA TOUR STARS AT WAIKOLOA BEACH RESORT
Venerable Kings’ Course will be Host Venue for the
24th Annual Amer Ari Intercollegiate Golf Tournament at Waikoloa Beach Resort
WAIKOLOA, KOHALA COAST, HAWAII—The 24th Annual Amer Ari at Waikoloa Beach Resort will be taking place on Feb, 4-7, 2015, with all rounds being played on the renowned Tom Weiskopf-designed Kings’ Course.
A total of 18 teams are scheduled to participate in the Amer Ari this year, including nine of the top 25 ranked teams in the U.S. Golf fans will get a chance to see NCAA Men’s No. 1 ranked player Cheng-Tsung Pan of Washington in addition to the University of Oregon team, ranked No. 2. Along with other notable teams include, No. 4 ranked Texas, No. 7 ranked UCLA, and No. 13 ranked Auburn. This year’s field is among the best in the country.
“The Amer Ari at Waikoloa Beach Resort is one of the most important collegiate tournaments of the year,” says Earl Tamiya, Men’s Head Golf Coach at the University of Hawaii Hilo, which is the tournament host. “Past winners have gone on to realize great success on the professional tours and in golf. We are proud to have it played at the WaikoloaBeach Resort!”
Past medalists in the tourney include some of today’s best-known PGA Tour stars, including Notah Begay (Stanford, 1994), Matt Kuchar (Georgia Tech, 1999 and 2000), Anthony Kim (Oklahoma, 2004) and Jordan Spieth (Texas, 2012).
Waikoloa Beach Resort is situated on 1,350 acres of the beautiful Kohala Coast on the Hawaii’s Big Island – the GolfCapital of the Aloha State. Waikoloa features two fabulous golf courses with unique layouts specifically designed to challenge shot-making skills while letting golfers enjoy the magnificent beauty of the Big Island: views of the majestic, often-times snow-capped Mauna Kea Mountain and the warm, tranquil Pacific Ocean.
2015 Participant List
Arizona State University – #25
University of Colorado
Oregon State University
University of Hawaii – Hilo
Oklahoma State University
University of Hawaii – Manoa
San Jose State University
Stanford University – #16
Texas Christian University
University of Oregon – #2
Texas Tech University – #18
University of Washington – #19
University of California, Davis
Auburn University – #13
University of Southern California – #14
University of California, Los Angeles – #7
University of Texas – #4
Osaka Gakuin University
Tournament History
Year Team Individual Medalist
1992 Oklahoma State Craig Hainline, Oklahoma State
1993 UNLV Alan Bratton, Okalahoma State
1994 Arkansas Todd Dempsey, Arizona State
1995 Arizona State Notah Begay, Stanford
1996 Oklahoma State Chris Hanell, Arizona State
1997 Oklahoma State Jim Skinner, SMU
1998 UNLV Bill Lunde, UNLV
1999 UNLV James Watt, Nevada-Reno
2000 Georgia Tech Matt Kuchar, Georgia Tech
Carlton Forrester, Georgia Tech
2001 Georgia Tech Matt Kuchar, Georgia Tech
Bryce Molder, Georgia Tech
2002 Texas Sprague Kolp, Nevado-Reno
2003 Georgia Tech Troy Matteson, Georgia Tech
2004 UCLA Adam Meyer, TCU
2005 Georgia Tech Anthony Kim, Oklahoma
2006 Oklahoma State Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State
2007 Georgia Tech Cameron Tringale, Georgia Tech
2008 Oklahoma Jonathan Moore, Oklahoma State
2009 Stanford Jesper Kennegard, Arizona State
2010 USC Nick Taylor, Washington
2011 Oklahoma State Daniel Miernicki, Oregon
2012 Texas Jeffery Kang, USC
2013 UCLA Dominic Bozzelli, Auburn
2014 Oklahoma State Jordan Niebrugge, Oklahoma State e