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Five Red Raiders Compete at The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship
November 10, 2019 | Men's Golf
TRINITY, Texas – The Texas Tech men's golf program was represented by former players Ivan Ramirez and Adam Blomme along with current members of the No. 1-ranked team in the nation in Sandy Scott, Jamie Stewart and Markus Braadlie at The 2019 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship.
Ramirez (Columbia) finished tied for second in the individual championship, while Scott (Scotland), Braadlie (Norway) and Blomme (Sweden) tied for 13th overall and Stewart (Scotland) was 29th after the three-day event. Ramirez earned his silver medal after making 16 birdies during the week while the trio of Braadlie, Blomme and Scott had 11 instances.
With a flurry of seven birdies on its final eight holes, France won its first-ever Combined International Championship on Saturday at The 2019 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship with a three-day total of 37-under-par 395. South Africa and Sweden tied for second place and took home silver medals in the Men's Championship at 20-under 196. Australia and New Zealand received bronze with scores of 18-under 198.
The French team led the Championship that features five separate competitions played simultaneously after Thursday's first round. France then fell four shots behind the Republic of Korea after the second round. A balanced attack from the French players Saturday allowed them to catch and pass Korea on Whispering Pines Golf Club's dramatic finishing stretch of holes. Australia's Jack Trent won the Men's Individual Championship with 18 birdies and an eagle. That tied the all-time Spirit International record set by Korea's Bumgeun Chae in 2009.
The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship is a bicennial event that brings together 76 competitors from 19 countries who compete for gold medals in the 54-hole four-ball stroke play competition. Each country is represented by two women and two men amateur golfers. Previous Spirit International competitors who now are professionals on the LPGA and PGA TOUR include Jordan Spieth, Francesco Molinari, Brandt Snedeker, Jason Day, Martin Kaymer, Viktor Hovland, Lexi Thompson, Bronte Law, Lorena Ochoa, Paula Creamer, Brooke Henderson and Maria Fassi. Spirit alumni have gone on to win more than 650 professional events, including 23 major championships.
For more information about Whispering Pines Golf Club or The Spirit Golf Association, visit either WhisperingPinesGolfClub.comor TheSpiritGolf.com, respectively.
AWARD-WINNING VENUE: As always, The Spirit International was played at Whispering Pines Golf Club, the 7,480-yard Chet Williams-designed masterpiece. Consistently recognized as the No. 1 course in Texas since it opened in 2000 and currently ranked No. 54 in the country by Golf Digest, Whispering Pines rests on 400 acres of East Texas piney woods, just a chip shot from the Sam Houston National Forest. Set against the shores Lake Livingston, the spectacular course is framed by towering hardwoods and bounded by creeks.
Set up daily for The Spirit by the Texas Golf Association, the course challenges the best players in the world with all manners of risks, rewards and scoring opportunities. Founded by philanthropist Corby Robertson, the club offers a superior golf experience, promotes amateur golf and supports charitable causes on local, national and international levels.
Ramirez (Columbia) finished tied for second in the individual championship, while Scott (Scotland), Braadlie (Norway) and Blomme (Sweden) tied for 13th overall and Stewart (Scotland) was 29th after the three-day event. Ramirez earned his silver medal after making 16 birdies during the week while the trio of Braadlie, Blomme and Scott had 11 instances.
With a flurry of seven birdies on its final eight holes, France won its first-ever Combined International Championship on Saturday at The 2019 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship with a three-day total of 37-under-par 395. South Africa and Sweden tied for second place and took home silver medals in the Men's Championship at 20-under 196. Australia and New Zealand received bronze with scores of 18-under 198.
The French team led the Championship that features five separate competitions played simultaneously after Thursday's first round. France then fell four shots behind the Republic of Korea after the second round. A balanced attack from the French players Saturday allowed them to catch and pass Korea on Whispering Pines Golf Club's dramatic finishing stretch of holes. Australia's Jack Trent won the Men's Individual Championship with 18 birdies and an eagle. That tied the all-time Spirit International record set by Korea's Bumgeun Chae in 2009.
The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship is a bicennial event that brings together 76 competitors from 19 countries who compete for gold medals in the 54-hole four-ball stroke play competition. Each country is represented by two women and two men amateur golfers. Previous Spirit International competitors who now are professionals on the LPGA and PGA TOUR include Jordan Spieth, Francesco Molinari, Brandt Snedeker, Jason Day, Martin Kaymer, Viktor Hovland, Lexi Thompson, Bronte Law, Lorena Ochoa, Paula Creamer, Brooke Henderson and Maria Fassi. Spirit alumni have gone on to win more than 650 professional events, including 23 major championships.
For more information about Whispering Pines Golf Club or The Spirit Golf Association, visit either WhisperingPinesGolfClub.comor TheSpiritGolf.com, respectively.
AWARD-WINNING VENUE: As always, The Spirit International was played at Whispering Pines Golf Club, the 7,480-yard Chet Williams-designed masterpiece. Consistently recognized as the No. 1 course in Texas since it opened in 2000 and currently ranked No. 54 in the country by Golf Digest, Whispering Pines rests on 400 acres of East Texas piney woods, just a chip shot from the Sam Houston National Forest. Set against the shores Lake Livingston, the spectacular course is framed by towering hardwoods and bounded by creeks.
Set up daily for The Spirit by the Texas Golf Association, the course challenges the best players in the world with all manners of risks, rewards and scoring opportunities. Founded by philanthropist Corby Robertson, the club offers a superior golf experience, promotes amateur golf and supports charitable causes on local, national and international levels.
ÂThe @TexasTechMGolf players are as close as family!
— Spirit International (@thespiritgolf) November 8, 2019
Meet the five men playing #TheSpirit from four different countries who all play for the #NCAA No. 1 ranked Texas Tech golf team. pic.twitter.com/6XBcWxYlvI
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