2008 CONTESTANT PHOTOS & BIOS
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the number by nationality flag represents how many Porter Cups one has played through 2008
compliments of the
"SP World Amateur Ranking" means
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Arnold,
Scott
caringbah, nsw, AUSTRALIA age 22
Australia National Squad
#23 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
08 Southern Am T17 + British Open Alternate
08 British Amateur 32s + Riversdale Cup Champ
08 Mandurah Am T9 + NSW Stroke 3rd (07 Semi's)
08 Lake Macquarie T8 + 07 Asia-Pacific Am 4th
07 Tasmania & NSW Open + Rice Planters Top 15
07 Jockey Club Rosario 4th (Argentina)
07 Australian Interstate Matches 7/1/1
07 St Andrews Links Trophy 2nd
07 Australian Amateur 16's & 2nd in stroke play
06 Hong Kong Open Amateur Champion
Aunzo, Ferdinand
Davao City, Philippines age 28
Philippines National Team
#91 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
08 North & South Amateur Quarters
08 Southwestern Amateur T3 + Palmetto Am T18
08 Philippines Amateur Champion & Medalist
08 Malaysian Open Amateur Stroke T3
08 Sabah Amateur Champion (Malaysia)
08 Karambunai Amateur Champion (Malaysia)
07 SE Asian Games & Singapore Open AmT4
07 Mt Malarayat T3 (Asean Tr) + Bay Region 3rd(CA)
07 & 06 Philippines Open Amateur T6
05 Philippines Amateur Quarters
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gold coast, qld, aus Surfers ParadiseGC age 21
Australian National Squad
#115 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
08 Rice Planters Am T15 + Monroe Inv T11
08 Keperra Bowl T2 + QLD Am Qrtrs (2nd in stroke)
08 & 07 Aussie Am 16s + 07 Sunnehanna Am T14
07 Saujana Am 7th + Malaysian Open Am T3
07 Queensland Amateur Quarters (T2 in stroke)
07 Riversdale Cup T5 and Ashes Matches 2/1/1
07 Tasmanian Open T7
06 Dunes Medal T6 + 06 Keperra Bowl 2nd
06 QLD Am Finalist + Lake Macquarie Am T12
05 Federal Open Am T12 + QLD Foursomes Champ
berkmeyer,
Skip
st louis, mo Norwood Hills CC age 34
St Ambrose Alum & Awards Co Co-Owner
#108 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
08 Missouri Stroke Amateur T4
08 STLDGA Am Champ + Missouri St Am Finalist
07 US Mid-Am Co-Med & 16's + MAGA Am 3rd
06 MAGA Open Champ (T4 in 07) + Porter Cup T2
05 Crump Cup Quarters + Porter Cup T22
04 & 98 MO PoY & 04 St Louis Athlete of Year
04 & 03 STLDGA Amateur Champion
04 Hugh Wilson Inv & Forest Park Open Champion
04 US Am & Mid Match (07, 06, 98, 97, 95 US Am)
03, 02 & 00 MO Mid & 02 & 01 Phil Cotton Champ
99 Missouri St Am Champ & NAIA First Team AA
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blizard,
Rohan
Oyster Bay, NSW, AUS NSWGC age 24
Australian National Squad 08 Bonallack team
#7 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
08 Brit Open Qualifier + East Scotland Am Champ
08 Scot Op Am T8, Aussie Stroke T6 + Ashes 3/0/0
08 NSW Medalist & 16's + Lake Macquarie Am T8
07 Tailhade Cup Champ (ARG) + Nomura Cup 2nd
07 Players Am 4th + Rice Planters 8th
07 Brit Am 32's, NZ Am Semi's & Keperra Bowl T3
07 Mandurah Easter Am 2nd (T13 in 08, T9 in 06)
07 Aussie Am Champ + Riversdale Cup T3 (T9 in 06)
07 SBS Inv (NZ) & Tasmania Open Champ (08 T9)
07 NSW Am Quarters & 2nd in stroke (06 Qrtrs)
06 Dunes Medal T6 & Federal Open Am T10
bryan,
George
Chapin, SC Mid Carolina Club age 20
University of South Carolina Junior
#57 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
08 Southern Amateur T4
08 Players Am T13 + Southeastern Am T2
08 D1 All Region & First Team All SEC
08 Carolinas Open T7 (T12 in 07)
08 SEC Championship 2nd
07 Southeastern Amateur Champion
07 All American Hon Men & All Region
07 D1 West Regional T10 + 06 SC St Am T7
06 North & South Am Semi's + Palmetto Am 2nd
05 Jay Haas PoY, US Am Match & US Junior 32's
Bryan, Wesley
Chapin, SC Mid Carolina Club age 18
University of South Carolina Freshman
#630 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
08 US Public Links 16s
08 Palmetto Amateur T6
08 Southeastern Amateur T4
Cauley,
Bud (William)
jacksonville, fl Windsor Parke GC age 18
University of Alabama Freshman
#39 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
08 Junior World Cup T1
08 Greystone Inv T2 + Terra Cotta Inv Champion
08 Azalea Am 6th + New Years Invitational 2nd
07 & 06 AJGA First Tm All American (05 Hon Men)
07 Polo Junior Classic Quarters + Junior Players T3
07 US Amateur Qualifying Medalist
07 North & South Am 16's + Sunnehanna Am 3rd
07 Terra Cotta Inv T3 + Thunderbird Junior T2
06 Dixie Amateur 2nd + Cannon Cup 4/0/0
06 US Junior Quarters + Footjoy Boys Inv T3
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Fayetteville, NC Highland CC age 18
Stanford University Freshman
#425 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
07 AJGA First Team All American (05 2nd team)
07 Polo Junior Classic Quarters
07 Ping Invitational Junior 4th
07 Western Amateur T23
07 HP Junior Invitational 7th
07 Carolinas Amateur Medalist
07 Western Junior 3rd + Footjoy Boys Inv T9
06 Junior Orange Bowl T5
04 US Junior Finalist (05 Semi's)
Kenmore, NY age 18
Rollins College Freshman
08 Porter Cup Qualifier
08 WNY All Catholic team
05 BDGA Match Champion
04 New York State Junior Champion
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Makawoa, HI Kahili GC age 22
Pt Loma Nazarene Senior
#268 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
08 USA v Japan team
08 Monroe Invitational T25
08 NAIA Player of the Year
08 NAIA National Champion
07 US Public Links 32's
07 NAIA Nationals 2nd
07 & 06 NAIA All American (07 First Team)
Davis,
Tripp
Norman, OK Belmar GC age 40
Oklahoma Alum & Golf Course Architect
07 US Mid-Amateur 32's
06 Terra Cotta Inv T6 & '05 USGA St Team T10
05 Jones Cup T11 and '05 & '04 Inverness Am 2nd
05 Stocker Cup 2nd & ’04 Porter Cup T9 (T5 in 01)
05 US Mid-Am Qrtrs, ’03 & '02 32’s (03 Medalist)
03 Trans-Miss Semi’s & Azalea Amateur T7
02 Sunnehanna Am 2nd (T8 in ’01 & 04)
02 Stocker Cup – T3 (T8 in 04)
01 Anderson Memorial Champion
00 Oklahoma State Am Champion (’98 Run Up)
97 Oklahoma Mid-Am Champion
Dubuisson, Victor 
mougins,, france St Nom La Bretêche age 18
French National Training Center & Team
#54 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
08 French Open Amateur T8 (4th in 05, T12 in 06)
08 French Team Champ + England v France 3/0/1
08 MEX Int'l Am Champ + Portuguese Int'l Am T9
08 South African Str Am 3rd + 07 Orange Bowl T4
07 Lignel Trophy 4th + Scratch Players 10th
07 EATC Team + Lytham Trophy T19 (Eng)
07 Northern Open Amateur Finalist (So Africa)
07 South African Am Semi's + 06 Euro Youth 2nd
06 French Amateur Champion (youngest in history)
06 Brabazon T16 + 05/04 French Jun Masters Chp
ELLIOTT,
Gene
west des moines, ia Glen Oaks age 46
Univ of Iowa Alum & Equipment Co Owner
#118 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
07 US Am & Mid-Am 32's + Iowa State Open T6
07 Trans-Miss Semi's (08 Qrtrs) + Northeast Am T17
07 Coleman Inv Champion (top 4 in 08, 06 & 02)
06 & 05 Stocker Cup 5th (4th in 03)
06 US Mid-Amateur Quarters (04 & 02 match)
06 Crump Cup 2nd (04 16's, 03 Semi's)
06 Porter Cup T6 (98 Champ) + 05 Iowa St Am T8
02 Iowa GA PoY + 00 St Am & Mid-Am Champ
99 US Am Medalist & ’98 Terra Cotta Champion
2-time Iowa State Open Champion
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English,
Harris
THomasville, GA Glen Arvin CC age 19
University of Georgia Sophomore
#61 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
08 Georgia State Amateur 2nd
08 Dogwood Inv T3 + Southeastern Am T10
08 D1 All American & East Regional T6
07 US Amateur Match Play
07 Georgia State Amateur Champion
07 Southeastern Amateur T8
06 US Junior 32's
04 Southern Junior Champion
04 & 02 Future Masters Champion
16 Southeastern Junior Tour Victories
Etulain,
Julian 
Coronel Suarez, Argentina Xxx GC age 20
#226 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
08 Lima International Amateur 3rd (T2 in 07)
08 Copa de Oro Champion (Uruguay)
06 Copa La Prensa 2nd (Argentina)
07 South American Amateur 3rd
07 Norpatagonico Open T4 (Argentina)
07 Argentina Amateur Quarters
07 Argentina Stroke Amateur Champion
06 Tailhade Cup T11
Eustaquio, Jude
Tay Tay, Philippines age 20
Florida Southern University Sophomore
#73 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
08 Southern Amateur T2
08 Eastern Amateur Champion
08 Rice Planters Amateur 10th
08 Florida State Amateur Champion
08 D2 First Team All American
08 D2 Freshman of the Year
08 D2 Nationals 2nd
Flores,
Erik
Grass valley, CA Scratch Players GC age 21
UCLA Senior
#63 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
08 Pac NW Am Quarters/Co-Medalist + Sahalee 3rd
08 & 06 D1 All American + 06 All Freshman team
08 D1 West Regional T8 + 07 Western Am T19
07 US Am Qual Medalist + Pac NW Am Quarters
06 Western Am Quarters & Scratch Players 10th
06 US v Japan team & D1 East Regional T18
06 All Pac 10 1st team & Freshman of the Year
05 Cal State Fair Champion (T9 in 06, T2 in 04)
05 Azalea Am 2nd & Sacramento Player of Year
05 World Junior Cup Champ (course record)
04 & 03 AJGA & FCWT 1st team All American
Somerville, NJ Neshanic Valley GC age 21
Penn State University Junior
#128 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
08 Metropolitan Stroke Champion
08 Monroe Invitational T4
08 D1 All American Hon Men + Nationals T23
08 & 07 D1 All Region
07 Metropolitan Amateur Semi's (06 Finalist)
07 & 06 US Public Links 16's (08 Qualifier)
07 Metropolitan Stroke Am T3 + Monroe Inv 5th
07 Big 10 Freshman of the Year (All Big 10 2nd team)
06 IJGT Tour Championship Champion
06 Metropolitan Open T15
Foster,
Michael
perth, WA, Aus Hartfield CC age 23
Australian National Squad
#34 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/21)
08 Sunnehanna, Monroe & Keperra Bowl Top 14
08 Australian Amateur Finalist (T6 in Stroke)