The Players Amateur was an annual amateur

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

tournament. It was played from 2000 to 2019. It was organized by the Heritage Classic Foundation, which also sponsored the

RBC Heritage The RBC Heritage, known for much of its history as the Heritage Classic or simply the Heritage, is a PGA Tour event in South Carolina, first played in 1969. It is currently played in mid-April, the week after The Masters in Augusta, Georgia. T ...

on the

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. It was last played at Berkeley Hall Club in

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Winners

*2019 Spencer Ralston *2018

John Augenstein John Augenstein (born October 7, 1997) is an American professional golfer. In high school, Augenstein was a Kentucky individual state champion and team state finalist at Owensboro Catholic High School. In college, Augenstein was a first team Al ...

*2017

Philip Knowles Philip John Knowles (born 1948) is an Anglican priest. Knowles was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and the Church of Ireland Theological College; and ordained in 1977. After a curacy in Lisburn he held incumbencies at Dromahair then Go ...

*2016

Jin Cheng Jin Cheng (, (born 6 March 1998) is a Chinese amateur golfer. In September 2014, Jin became the first amateur to lead a PGA Tour China event. In November 2014, he won the Nine Dragons Open on PGA Tour China, becoming the first amateur to win on ...

*2015

Matthew NeSmith Matthew NeSmith (born September 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer. Amateur career NeSmith won the 2011 Junior Heritage and the 2015 Players Amateur. Korn Ferry Tour On the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour, NeSmith won the Albertsons Boise Ope ...

*2014

Scott Vincent Scott Vincent (December 24, 1922 – May 31, 1979) was an American radio and television announcer and newscaster. Radio Scott Vincent was a staff announcer for nearly 25 years at ABC's flagship owned-and-operated station WABC-TV in New Yo ...

*2013

Hunter Stewart Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...

*2012

Daniel Nisbet Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...

*2011 Corbin Mills *2010

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*2009

Bud Cauley } William Carl "Bud" Cauley III (born March 16, 1990) is an American professional golfer. Amateur career Cauley was born in Daytona Beach, Florida where he was home schooled by his parents. He was ranked top-five nationally in junior golf and amon ...

*2008 Mark Anderson *2007

Rickie Fowler Rick Yutaka Fowler (born December 13, 1988) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He was the number one ranked amateur golfer in the world for 36 weeks in 2007 and 2008. On January 24, 2016 he reached a career high fourth ...

*2006 Jonathan Moore *2005

Brian Harman Brian Harman (born January 19, 1987) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is one of the few ambidextrous players on tour. Amateur career In college, Harman was a three-time 2nd Team All-American on the University of ...

*2004

Aron Price Aron Price (born 6 May 1982) is an Australian professional golfer. Price was born in Sydney, Australia. He played college golf at Georgia Southern University and turned professional in 2005. Price was a member of the Nationwide Tour from 20 ...

*2003

Camilo Villegas Camilo Villegas (; born 7 January 1982) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Early years Villegas was born in Medellín, Colombia, and took up golf as a child. After several different National Junior Championships in Co ...

*2002

Bill Haas William Harlan Haas (born May 24, 1982) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and won the 2011 FedEx Cup. He is the son of former PGA Tour player Jay Haas. Early life Haas was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was r ...

*2001

Michael Sims Michael Sims (born February 17, 1958 in Crossville, TN) is an American nonfiction writer. His books include ''Darwin's Orchestra'' (1997), ''Adam's Navel'' (2003), ''Apollo’s Fire'' (2007), ''In the Womb: Animals'' (2009), and ''The Story of Cha ...

*2000 Ben Curtis

References

External links

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