Amer Ari Intercollegiate Golf Tournament History
Waikoloa Beach Resort hosted the Amer Ari Intercollegiate golf competition. Top college teams and future PGA TOUR stars competed on the world class golf courses. The event was free to the public and an exciting opportunity to watch great golf potential in a robust multi-day competition.
“The Amer Ari was one of the best collegiate tournaments in the country,” said Arizona State University coach Tim Mickelson. “It had one of the strongest fields every year and simply participating in the event gave the college players a great feel of where they fit in college golf. If you could win the Amer Ari, you knew you were in elite company.”
Best Collegiate Golf Teams & Individuals
Oklahoma State Cowboys 2019 Champions
Matthew Wolff, Oklahoma State Cowboys - 2019 Individual Champion
Oklahoma State 2018 First Place Team
Justin Suh, 2018 First Place Individual University of Southern California
Pictured with Mr. Amer Ari is Kevin Ginoza PGA, Director of Golf Waikoloa Beach Resort Golf.
2017 First Place Individual Champion Fredrik Nilehn
2017 First Place Champions Texas Tech
2016 Individual Aaron Wise University of Oregon
2016 Team USC
2015 Team Arizona State University
2014 Team Oklahoma State
2012 Team university of Texas
*This was Jordan Spieth's sophmore year at the University of Texas just before deciding to go professional in 2013.
2011 Team Oklahoma State
2005 Individual Anthony Kim Oklahoma: State
2005 Team Georgia Tech
2004 Individiual Adam Meyer TCU
2004 Team UCLA
2002 Team Georgia Tech
Image Courtesy of Michele Blunck UH Hilo
A History of Amer Ari Golf Champions
| Year | Team | Individual Medalist |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Oklahoma State | Craig Hainline (Oklahoma State) |
| 1993 | Nevada-Las Vegas | Alan Bratton (Oklahoma State) |
| 1994 | Arkansas | Todd Dempsey (Arizona State) |
| 1995 | Arizona | State Notah Begay (Stanford) |
| 1996 | Oklahoma State | Craig Hanell (Arizona State) |
| 1997 | Oklahoma State | Jim Skinner (Southern Methodist) |
| 1998 | Nevada-Las Vegas | Bill Lunde (Nevada-Las Vegas) |
| 1999 | Nevada-Las Vegas | James Watt (Nevada-Reno) |
| 2000 | Georgia Tech | Matt Kuchar (Georgia Tech), Carlton Forrester (Georgia Tech) |
| 2001 | Georgia Tech | Matt Kuchar (Georgia Tech), Bryce Molder (Georgia Tech) |
| 2002 | Texas | Sprague Kolp (Nevada-Reno) |
| 2003 | Georgia Tech | Troy Matteson (Georgia Tech) |
| 2004 | UCLA | Adam Meyer (Texas Christian) |
| 2005 | Georgia Tech | Anthony Kim (Oklahoma) |
| 2006 | Oklahoma State | Tyler Leon (Oklahoma State) |
| 2007 | Georgia Tech | Cameron Tringale (Georgia Tech) |
| 2008 | Oklahoma | Jonathan Moore (Oklahoma State) |
| 2009 | Stanford | Jesper Kennegard (Arizona State) |
| 2010 | Southern California | Nick Taylor (Washington) |
| 2011 | Oklahoma State | Daniel Miernicki (Oregon) |
| 2012 | Texas | Jeffery Kang (USC), wins playoff over Jordan Spieth |
| 2013 | UCLA/Washington | Dominic Bozzelli (Auburn) |
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | Jordan Niebrugge (Oklahoma State) |
| 2015 | Arizona State | Cheung-Tsu Pan (Washington) |
| 2016 | Southern California | Aaron Wise (Oregon) |
| 2017 | Texas Tech | Fredrik Nilehn, Texas Tech |
| 2018 | Oregon State University | Justin Suh, University of Southern California |
| 2019 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | Matthew Wolff, Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 2020 | Pepperdine University | William Mouw, Pepperdine |