Leigh Chien and Kristoffer Kuvaas win Southwestern Amateur titles
The final round of the 109th Southwestern Amateur saw a playoff in the men’s championship and a runaway in the women’s championship, as new champions for 2024 were crowned at Desert Mountain Club.
Women’s Championship: Leigh Chien from Irvine, California, shot a 274 (-14), to capture her first Southwestern Amateur Women’s Championship. Chien, who will be attending Stanford in the Fall, shot 67 in the third round and 66 in the final round, without recording a single bogey over the final two days. This marks the first year the Women’s Championship was contested as part of the Women’s Elite Amateur Golf Series.
Men’s Championship: Kristoffer Kuvaas, a native of Norway who currently lives in Houston, Texas, is a sophomore at Pepperdine University. He began the final round five shots back with a host of players ahead of him. He carded an amazing birdie streak on 8 of his last 11 holes to finish with the tournament low round of 63. His 276 (-12) clubhouse lead was matched by Johnny Walker who played five under on his final 10 holes, to force a playoff. Following a two-hole playoff, Kuvaas won the Championship on the second extra hole.
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The 109th Southwestern Amateur, June 12-15, 2024
The 2025 Southwestern Amateur Championship will be held June 11-14 at the Desert Mountain Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The tournament returns to the Outlaw course in 2025, which hosted the Championship in 2024 and 2021. It is one of the most beautiful and challenging courses at Desert Mountain.
This is the 110th year for the Men’s Championship and the fifth year for the Women’s Championship. The SWGA Selection Committee will select 72 Men and 72 Women to compete based upon playing resume and rankings.
Entries to request an invitation for 2025 open on January 1. 2025 and close May 15, 2025. If the field is not filled by invited and exempt players prior to the closing date, the Selection Committee will determine which entries will receive an invitation.
The event is a 72-hole stroke play competition, with a cut to the low 36 players in each division after 36 holes.
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