Page 5 - Western Amateur 120th Championship Program 2022, Exmoor Country Club

Commemorative Program
120th Western Amateur Championship
August 1–6, 2022

Welcome to the 120th Western Amateur 5
Exmoor Country Club Welcome 6
Western Golf Association Welcome 7
Mayor of Highland Park Welcome 8
Mayor of Highwood Welcome 9
Generosity and Gratitude 10
Sponsor Recognition 11
Introduction 13
Overview: WGA History & Facts at a Glance 15
Overview: Evans Scholars Foundation 19
Exmoor’s Evans Scholars 21
Off to College: Two Exmoor Evans Scholars 23
Western Amateur Championship History 25
Western Amateur Showcases Future Stars 27
The Western Amateur Returns to Exmoor Country Club 29
George R. Thorne Trophy 31
Past Winners of the Western Amateur 32
2021 Western Amateur Recap 35
Chick, the Caddies and the Scholars 37
Charles “Chick” Evans Jr. and Exmoor 39
Meet Eddie Gonzalez: Exmoor Caddie Manager 41
Tom Kearney: Recipient of the Donald D. Johnson Lifetime Award 43
WGA Presidents from Exmoor 44
2022 WGA Directors from Exmoor 44
Exmoor Members who are Evans Scholars Alumni 45
The Women’s Western Golf Association (WWGA) 49
The Championship 51
Tournament Format and Schedule 52
Spectator Rules 52
Future Sites of the Western Amateur 53
The Exmoor Golf Course 55
A Donald Ross Masterpiece, Four Years in the Making 56
Course Restoration by Ron Prichard 57
The Exmoor Golf Course: Authentic Donald Ross 58
Tournament Course Conditions 59
2022 Course Changes 59
Course Map 62
Hole-by-Hole Photos 63
A Pioneering Club in American Golf 99
A Brief History of Exmoor 100
History of the Western Amateur at Exmoor 106
The Exmoor Foundation 112
Exmoor Professionals and Acknowledgments 115
Exmoor Professionals 116
In Appreciation 118
Index 121

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