Augusta State senior Henrik Norlander, a two-time All-America selection, is one of 31 of the nation’s premier collegiate golfers in El Paso, Texas for the 36th edition of the tournament that features returning champion Hunter Hamrick of Alabama, 2010 U.S. Amateur Champion Peter Uihlein (Oklahoma State) and 2010 NCAA Champion Scott Langley (Illinois).
ASU junior Patrick Reed decided to withdraw and give his strained right wrist more time to heal.
Norlander will be paired with Bud Cauley of Alabama and Oklahoma State’s Kevin Tway. The trio is scheduled to tee off at 9:40 Eastern Monday morning off the No. 10 tee at the par-71, 6,862-yard El Paso Country Club ( HYPERLINK "http://www.elpasocountryclub.com" www.elpasocountryclub.com). The tournament is hosted by the Sun Bowl Association.
“This is an extraordinary field of collegiate golfers,” said Gary Hanson, tournament chairman. “Each year we strive to make this event better and better, but nothing makes the tournament better than a strong field of competitors. The Sun Bowl and our volunteers create a top quality event for the best college golfers in the world.”
The field includes seven of the top 11 amateur golfers in the world, according to the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings – Oklahoma State’s Uihlein and Kevin Tway, Illinois’ Langley, Washington’s Chris Williams, ASU’s Reed, and Georgia’s Russell Henley and Harris English.
Last season, the Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic ranked as the No. 1 tournament in the country for the sixth consecutive season, according to the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.
“Western Refining has done a great deal to take the nation’s No. 1 golf tournament to the next level,” said Bernie Olivas, Sun Bowl Association Executive Director. “We could not put on a tournament of this magnitude without the support of Western Refining. It has become a true event that the nation’s best want to attend. It could not be more evident that with the number and quality of competitors in this year’s field.”
Throughout the years, many Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic competitors have gone on to pursue successful careers in the Professional Golfers’ Association of America and on the PGA Tour. Some of the past champions include Ricky Barnes (2000), Notah Begay (1994), David Duval (1991), Matt Kuchar (1999), Davis Love III (1984), Chris Nallen (2003), Jerry Pate (1974), Nicholas Thompson (2004) and Tiger Woods (1995).
Alumni of the Golf Classic have gone on to earn more than $1.3 billion and win 540 events on the PGA Tour. In all, 139 colleges and universities have participated in the tournament, raising more than $670,000 in scholarship money for the participating institutions.
Each university is awarded a $1,000 scholarship if a golfer from that school competes in the tournament.
2010 Western Refining All-America Golf Classic Field
Player Class Hometown School
Lee Bedford Jr. Cary, N.C. Wake Forest
Bud Cauley Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. Alabama
Alex Ching Jr. Honolulu, Hawaii San Diego
Nick Delio Sr. Valencia, Calif. Cal State-Northridge
Harris English Sr. Thomasville, Ga. Georgia
Derek Ernst Jr. Clovis, Calif. UNLV
Dylan Frittelli Jr. Pretoria, South Africa Texas
Cody Gribble So. Dallas, Texas Texas
J.T. Griffin Sr. Wilson, N.C. Georgia Tech
John Hahn Sr. Hudson, Ohio Kent State
Paul Haley Sr. Dallas, Texas Georgia Tech
Hunter Hamrick Jr. Montgomery, Ala. Alabama
Russell Henley Sr. Macon, Ga. Georgia
T.J. Howe Sr. Osceola, Pa. Penn State
Jesper Kennegard Sr. Klippan, Sweden Arizona State
Alex Shi Yup Kim Jr. Fullerton, Calif. UCLA
Drew Kittleson Sr. Scottsdale, Ariz. Florida State
Ben Kohles Jr. Cary, N.C. Virginia
Scott Langley Sr. Manchester, Mo. Illinois
Tain Lee Jr. San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Andrew Loupe Sr. Baton Rouge, La. LSU
Gregor Main Jr. Danville, Calif. UCLA
Eric Mina Sr. Freemont, Calif. California
HENRIK NORLANDER SR. DANDERYD, SWEDEN AUGUSTA STATE
John Peterson Sr. Fort Worth, Texas LSU
Jonathan Randolph Sr. Brandon, Miss. Mississippi
PATRICK REED JR. AUGUSTA, GA. AUGUSTA STATE
Jordan Russell Jr. College Station, Texas Texas A&M
Kevin Tway Sr. Edmond, Okla. Oklahoma State
Peter Uihlein Jr. Orlando, Fla. Oklahoma State
Chris Williams So. Moscow, Idaho Washington
Steven Ziegler Sr. Broomfield, Colo. Stanford
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