BIRMINGHAM, AL (March 13, 2017) – Sahith Theegala, a Sophomore on the Pepperdine Golf Team, has been named Amateur of the Month (February) by the Southern Golf Association (SGA). Theegala secured his first collegiate win last month during the Southwestern Invitational where the Pepperdine Waves won by 16 strokes over USC. Additionally, Theegala, the only amateur in the field, made the cut at the PGA TOUR’s...
BIRMINGHAM, AL (February 13, 2017) – Joaquin Niemann, an 18-year old amateur golfers from Chile, has been named Amateur of the Month (January) by the Southern Golf Association (SGA). Niemann, who is committed to playing golf for the University of South Florida Bulls, had a solid start to the year with two second place finishes at the South America Amateur Championship in Argentina at Martindale Country Club...
BIRMINGHAM, AL (January 10, 2017) – Texas A&M junior, Cameron Champ has been named Amateur of the Month (December) by the Southern Golf Association. Champ’s season started with a tie for ninth at the Turning Stone-Tiger Intercollegiate, setting the stage for his first collegiate win in September at the Olympia Fields Country Club/Fighting Illini Invitational. With this most recent win, Champ earned...
BIRMINGHAM, AL (December 12, 2016) – Tigers sophomore, Sam Burns, has been named Amateur of the Month (November) by the Southern Golf Association (SGA). Burns had a significant month, with his win at the 2016 Sun Bowl Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic, closing with 5-under 66 to finish 12-under and ahead by three-strokes. His victory at the All-American Golf Classic followed by finishing...
Thornberry had a stellar month, taking the title at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational and finished T4 at the Marquette Intercollegiate. In addition to taking the title at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic, Thornberry’s tournament total for the event of 18-under 198 broke the three-round school record of 203, while his second-round score of 8-under-par 66 set not only the school record but was...
