November 14, 2022AllAm Men Sr

PRESENTINGAllAm 2022 logoMEN’S SENIOR AMATEURFIRST TEAMFunkRobert FunkCanyon Lake, CaliforniaWinner: Carlton Woods Senior InvitationalWinner: GOLFWEEK Senior AmateurTop 5: Canadian Senior AmateurFunk won two respectable senior events with the Carlton Woods Senior and Golfweek Senior Am titles. He also had top-10 finishes in the Canadian Senior, Morrison Cup, Kelly Cup and a couple of local Southern California championships plus an appearance in the U.S. Senior Open.HanzelDoug HanzelSavannah, GeorgiaWinner: National Senior Amateur Hall of FameRunner-up: U.S. Senior AmateurWinner: Georgia Senior AmateurWell into his 60s, Hanzel doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. He picked up a big four-shot victory in the National Senior Amateur Hall of Fame, nearly won the U.S. Senior Amateur and packed his calendar with top-10 finishes in just about every event he played.JensenStephen JensenEnglandWinner: English Senior AmateurTop 5: R&A Senior AmateurQuarterfinalist: U.S. Senior AmateurYou have to give Jensen considerable applause for traveling to important senior events in a variety of countries. He won the English Senior Am as well as being top five in the R&A Senior, Irish Senior and Scottish Senior. A quarterfinals appearance in the U.S. Senior Am proved that his success isn’t a fluke.KellockRupert KellockEnglandWinner: Scandinavian Seniors Open AmateurSemifinalist: Crump CupTop 5: European Seniors’ ChampionshipSimilar to with Jensen, we thought Kellock fully earned first-team honors because of his performance in a variety of top-tier international tournaments. He played well in the R&A Senior Am, made match play in the U.S. Senior Am and collected nine top-10 finishes in events that had a field strength of 30 or higher. He played in Sweden, Spain, the U.S., England, Estonia, Scotland and Ireland in order to do that.McConnellMILES McCONNELLTampa, FloridaWinner: GOLFWEEK Player of the Year ClassicTop 5: R&A Senior AmateurQuarterfinalist: U.S. Senior AmateurIt was a breakout year for McConnell, who once played PGA Tour Canada and assorted mini-tours for more than a decade. He had a big national win early in the calendar at the Golfweek Player of the Year Classic before rattling off top-five results in the Jones Cup Senior and R&A Senior. Qualifying for the U.S. Senior Open and earning a trip to the quarterfinals in the U.S. Senior Am rounded out the year.McCoyMIKE McCOYWEST DES MOINES, IOWAWINNER: R&A SENIOR AMATEURWINNER: FLORIDA SENIOR AMATEURRUNNER-UP: TRANS-MISS SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPSince a lackluster 2019 and an injury-plagued 2020, McCoy has returned to being the player we have been so accustomed to seeing. Wins at the R&A Senior Amateur (by seven strokes, no less) and Florida Senior highlighted a season that included runners-up in the Coleman Senior, Trans-Miss Senior and Crump. He also reached match play in the U.S. Mid-Am and U.S. Senior Am, an exceedingly rare feat for a senior am.RoyakBob RoyakAlpharetta, GeorgiaWinner: Coleman Senior InvitationalSemifinalist: U.S. Senior AmateurRunner-up: International Senior ChampionshipIt was another superb year for Royak. His Coleman Senior win leads a long résumé that includes runner-up finishes in the Chanticleer and International. A U.S. Senior Am semifinal appearance and top-five finishes in the National Senior Am Hall of Fame, Crump Cup and Golfweek Player of the Year Classic make this another satisfying campaign.StrawnRusty StrawnMcDONOUGH, GEORGIAWinner: U.S. Senior AmateurWinner: Trans-Miss Senior ChampionshipWinner: Canadian Senior AmateurOur men’s amateur of the year will never forget 2022. Not only did he win the U.S. Senior Amateur, Canadian Senior, Trans-Miss Senior and the Florida Senior Azalea, but Strawn had at least five other chances to win prominent senior events. It was a dominant year by all metrics.SughrueMatthew SughrueArlington, VirginiaWinner: Jones Cup Senior InvitationalRunner-up: GOLFWEEK Player of the Year ClassicRunner-up: Society of Seniors Spring ClassicSughrue didn’t play as many events as most players on this list, but he made every start count. He won the Jones Cup Senior – which had a field strength almost identical to that of the U.S. Senior Am – in addition to top-10 finishes in the Golfweek Player of the Year Classic, SOS Spring Classic, Coleman Senior, R&A Senior, U.S. Senior Am and Crump Cup. That’s playing some outstanding golf when it mattered.VandenbergKevin VandenBergNaples, FloridaWinner: Senior Porter CupWinner: Heron Creek National Senior InvitationalTop 5: Jones Cup Senior InvitationalVandenBerg won three WAGR-counting events of moderate field strength, but it didn’t just come down to the wins. There were 10 events in which he earned more than four WAGR points, including high finishes in prominent national events such as the Jones Cup Senior, SOS Senior Masters, National Senior Amateur Hall of Fame and Florida Senior Azalea.
Second TeamTrevor FosterEnglandMade cut: Senior Open Championship (pro)Winner: English Senior Men’s OpenRunner-up: European Senior Team ChampionshipJack HallSavannah, GeorgiaWinner: Chanticleer National Senior InvitationalTop 5: Jones Cup Senior InvitationalTop 5: Trans-Miss Senior ChampionshipSteve HarwellMooresville, North Carolina Top 5: National Senior Amateur Hall of FameTop 5: Society of Seniors Spring ClassicWinner: Carolinas Senior AmateurBilly MitchellAtlanta, GeorgiaTop 5: Golfweek Player of the Year ClassicRunner-up: Golfweek Senior AmateurRound of 32: U.S. Senior AmateurAllen PeakeMacon, GeorgiaWinner: GOLFWEEK Senior National Match PlayRunner-up: Jones Cup Senior InvitationalRunner-up: National Senior Amateur Hall of FameCoverGallacher Helps Scots Build Golf PipelineCallaway GBB PAR 111422Plus ExcerptGolf’s Calm Before The StormCallaway Apex Black 111422XtraPicture ThisOdyssey Testimonial 111422I-Series Irons And Crossover Enhance Ping ‘Players’ PortfolioGalway Bay’s New Rainwear Collection Features Hydro-Flex FabricPinehurst 111422Range RatAllAm introStrawn Reaches Amateur ‘Pinnacle’ As SeniorRecord-Breaking Lindblad Adds Top Women's HonorAllAm MenAllAm WomenAllAm Men MidAllAm Women MidAllAm Men SrAllAm Women SrCasa de Campo 111422DP World GamerAiling Fleetwood Finds Winning FormulaAsian Tour GamerpicTalisker Golf Club 111422PGA GamerFinau Grabs Spot Among Game’s EliteNelly Korda Returns To TopLPGA GamerLofty Ambitions For Pelican’s FutureLPGA 111422Champions GamerBiggest Comebacks At The OpenGlasgow Site Launches Education ProgrammeThe DivotStatisticsMasthead