The Scratch Players Championship (SPC) was an annual amateur golf tournament held from 2000 to 2010. It was a 72-hole stroke play event with two cuts. The Scratch Players Group ranked the tournament among the top 20 world amateur events in 2010. The World Amateur Golf Ranking distinguished it as a "category A" tournament, placing it amidst the top 30 men's amateur tournaments in the world.World Amateur Golf Ranking - FAQs - What is an Event Rating In 2007 and 2009, the SPC was among the top 25 in world amateur field.
The tournament was discontinued when the USGA announced the U.S. Amateur would occur one week earlier in 2012 and beyond. The SPC was scheduled in this time slot and was too close to the U.S. Amateur. The tournament's director was also heavily occupied with administering the Scratch Players World Amateur Ranking.
At every golf course that hosted the SPC, it holds the amateur tournament record for winning and average score. This record holds for amateurs and professionals every year except 2004–2006. All SPC Champions turned professional. From 2006, players hailed from at least 15 countries.
Winners Year Winner Course Location2010 Romain Wattel Canterwood Golf & Country Club Gig Harbor, Washington2009 Dodge Kemmer Quail Creek Golf & Country Club Oklahoma City, Oklahoma2008 No tournament2007 Rick Kulacz Del Rio Country Club Modesto, California2006 Rhys Davies Somerby Golf Club Byron, Minnesota2005 Andres Gonzales Bayonet Golf Course Seaside, California2004 Spencer Levin Bayonet Golf Course Seaside, California2003 Andrew Dresser Stevinson Ranch Golf Club Stevinson, California2002 Eddie Heinen Diablo Grande Ranch and Diablo Grande Legends West Patterson, California2001 No tournament due to September 11 attacks2000 Josh Levin The Ridge Golf Club Auburn, California
References
External links Official site List of winners