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2007 CONTESTANT PHOTOS & BIOS
Click HERE for 2006 Photo/Bios
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the number by nationality flag represents how many Porter Cups one has played through 2007
compliments of the
"SP World Amateur Ranking" means Scratch Players World Amateur Ranking
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calamba, philippines Canlubang G&CC age 28
#70 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/8)
'07 Southwestern Am T6 + North & South Match
'07 Saujana Amateur Open Champion
'07 Malaysian Open Amateur T3 (T6 in 05)
'07 Philippines Open Amateur Champion
'06 Philippines Amateur Champion
'06 Philippines World Amateur team
'06 Singapore Open Amateur 5th
'06 Malaysian Open Amateur T11
'06 Philippines Open Amateur 5th
'05 Putra Cup 3rd + Southeast Asia Games 5th
'05 Hong Kong Open Amateur 8th
Anglet, France RCF La Boulie age 21
#158 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/20)
'07 Euro Am Team 2nd (deemed 11th individually)
‘07 Brabazon Trophy Co-Champion
'07 French Amateur Champion
'07 Gounouilhou Trophy 4th
'07 Chiberta Grand Prix T18
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berkmeyer,
Skip
st louis, mo Norwood Hills CC age 33
St Ambrose Alum & Awards Co Co-Owner
#128 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/8)
'06 MAGA Open Champ (T4 in 07) + Porter Cup T2
'05 Crump Cup Quarters & Porter Cup T22
’04 & ’98 MO PoY & 04 St Louis Athlete of Year
’04 & ’03 STLDGA Amateur Champion
’04 Hugh Wilson Inv & Forest Park Open Champion
’04 US Am & Mid Match (06, 98, 97 & 95 US Am)
’03, ’02 & ‘00 Missouri St Mid-Am Champion
’02 & ’01 Phil Cotton Invitational Champion
’01 & ’00 Missouri Four Ball Champ (w/ Godwin)
’99 Missouri St Am Champ & NAIA First Team AA
blizard,
Rohan
Oyster Bay, NSW, AUS NSWGC age 23
Australia National Squad
#14 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/8)
'07 Rice Planters 8th
'07 British Am 32's + New Zealand Am Semi's
'07 Keperra Bowl T3 (T7 in 06)
'07 Mandurah Easter Amateur 2nd (T9 in 06)
'07 Australian Amateur Champion
'07 Riversdale Cup T3 (T9 in 06)
'07 SBS Inv (NZ) & Tazmanian Open Champion
'07 NSW Amateur Quarters & 2nd in stroke
'06 Dunes Medal T6 & Federal Open Am T10
'06 NSW Am Quarters & Lake Macquarie T7
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Bortis,
Matt
springfield, MO UTGC age 22
University of Texas Senior
#830 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/8)
'07 All American Hon Mention (06 All Region)
'06 All Southeastern Conference (at Arkansas)
’05 Missouri State Am Quarters & Medalist
’05 National Invitational Intercollegiate Champ
’04 US Amateur Qualifying Alternate
’04 Monroe Invitational 16th
’04 Missouri State Stroke T3
’03 FCWT All American
brehm,
Ryan
mt pleasant, mi Pholcat GC age 21
Michigan State University Senior
#141 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/8)
'07 Norh & South 16's
'07 Michigan State Am Champ (06 Finalist, 04 Qrtrs)
'07 All Big 10 (06 First Team)
'06 Western Amateur 16's
'05 PGA Tour Buick Open made cut
'05 Michigan St Open 8th + US Amateur Qualifier
'05 All Region and Big 10 Freshman of the Year
'03 Michigan "Mr Golf" award winner
3-time Michigan HS All State team
3-time Michigan HS D2 State Medalist
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CHappell,
Kevin
FRESNO, ca Ft Washington GC age 21
UCLA Senior
#21 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/8)
‘07 Northeast Am T11
'07 All American & All PAC 10 First team
'07 D1 Nat'l T20 + 06 & 05 Scratch Players top 8
'06 Pac Coast T3 & US Am Match & Qual Med
'06 Sahalee T7 & British Am 64's (T5 in stroke)
'06 D1 All American Hon Men & All Region
’06 D1 East Regional Champ (T2 in 07 & 05 West)
’05 US Amateur 16's & Pacific Coast Am 6th
’05 Cal State Amateur 16’s (Qualifying Medalist)
’04 World Junior Golf Cup Champion Team
Palm beach, fl Juniper Hills Club age 45
University of Miami Alum & Real Estate
'83 Walker Cup team
‘82 Porter Cup Champion
'82 US Open Low Amateur
'81 US Amateur Champion
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Hopkinton, MA Framingham CC age 20
Vanderbilt University Junior
#49 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/20)
'07 Monroe Invitational T3 + Players Am T14
‘07 D1 All American Hon Men & All Region
'07 NCAA D1 Nationals 8th & West Regional T2
'07 New Years Invitational T3
'06 US Amateur Qualifying Medalist
'06 Massachusetts State Am Semi's (2nd in stroke)
’05 Porter Cup 4th, Players T9, Rice Planters T11
’04 Robinson Memorial Champion (event record)
’04 & 03 AJGA All American (04 1st tm, 02 Hon Men)
2-time Massachusetts Junior of Year & HS Champ
Davis,
Tripp
Norman, OK Belmar GC age 39
Oklahoma Alum & Golf Course Architect
#625 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/8)
'06 Terra Cotta Inv T6 & '05 USGA St Team T10
’05 Jones Cup T11 and '05 & '04 Inverness Am 2nd
'05 Stocker Cup 2nd & ’04 Porter Cup T9 (T5 in 01)
'05 US Mid-Am Qrtrs, ’03 & '02 32’s (03 Medalist)
’03 Trans-Miss Semi’s & Azalea Amateur T7
’02 Sunnehanna Am 2nd (T8 in ’01 & 04)
‘02 Stocker Cup – T3 (T8 in 04)
’01 Anderson Memorial Champion
’00 Oklahoma State Am Champion (’98 Run Up)
’97 Oklahoma Mid-Am Champion
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Dibitetto, Andrew
rochester, ny Ridgemont CC age 21
Univ of North Carolina Charlotte Senior
#167 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/8)
'07 Norh & South 16's
'07 D1 All American Hon Mention
'07 D1 Nationals T9
'06 US Amateur 32's (05 & 04 Qualifier)
'06 New York State Amateur Champion
'06 & 05 North & South Match Play
'06 Monroe Invitational T12
'03 US Junior Match Play (02 Qualifier)
'02 Nike Junior Ryder Cup team in Ireland
2-time HS All American
DODT,
Andrew
gatton, QLD, Aus Indooroopilly age 21
Australian National Squad
#13 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/8)
'07 NZ Am Stroke T2 & Mandurah Am 5th (T2 in 06)
'07 Riversdale 2nd, 07 & 06 Tasmanian Open 6th
'06 Australian Open T11 & Federal Open Am T10
'06 Tailhade Cup T8 & Sunnehanna Am 10th
'06 Malaysian Open Am Champion (2nd in 05)
'06 & '05 Aussie Am Quarters (07 Medalist, 04 Semi’s)
’05 Monroe T5, Porter T9, Northeast T12, Western Am 16's
’05 NZ Am Finalist (T7 in stroke) & Rice Planters T11
’05 Riversdale Cup & Tasmanian Open Top 5
’05 Lake Macquarie T4 & Queensland Open 10th
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ELLIOTT,
Gene
west des moines, ia Glen Oaks age 45
Univ of Iowa Alum & Equipment Co Owner
#88 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/8)
'07 Northeast Amateur T17
'07 Coleman Inv Champion (top 4 in 06 & 02)
'06 & 05 Stocker Cup 5th (4th in 03)
'06 US Mid-Amateur Quarters (04 & 02 match)
’06 Crump Cup 2nd (04 16's, 03 Semi's)
'06 Porter Cup T6 (98 Champ) + '05 Iowa St Am T8
’02 Iowa GA Player of the Year
’00 Iowa State Am & Mid-Am Champion
’99 US Am Medalist & ’98 Terra Cotta Champion
2-time Iowa State Open Champion
Foley,
Kevin
somerville, NJ Neshanic Valley GC age 19
Penn State University Sophomore
#242 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/19)
'07 & 06 US Public Links 16's
'07 Metropolitan Stroke Am T3
'07 Monroe Invitational T5
'07 Big 10 Freshman of the Year
'06 Metropolitan Amateur Finalist
'06 Metropolitan Open T15
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Forrester,
Carlton 
birmingham, AL Shoal Creek age 30
Georgia Tech Alum & Investments Specialist
#35 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/8)
'07 Birmingham National Invitational 2nd
'07 Coleman Invitational T7
'06 Crump Cup Champion
'06 US Mid-Amateur Semi's & Co-Medalist
'06 Southern Amateur T10
'06 Northeast Amateur Champion (T4 in 07)
'05 US Mid-Amateur Finalist
'04 Birmingham National Inv Champion (T4 in 05)
'03 Ray Floyd Cup Champion (02 Runner Up)
2-time D1 All American
Fowler,
Rickie
Murrieta, CA Bear Creek GC age 18
Oklahoma State Freshman
#20 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/15)
'07 Players Amateur Champion
'07 Sunnehanna Amateur Champion
'07 Northeast Amateur T11
'07 Jones Cup T11
'06 & '05 AJGA First Team All American
'06 California State Open T6
'06 US Amateur Quarters
'06 US Junior Stroke Play T2
'05 Orange Bowl T4
'05 US Junior 16's
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FRANCIS,
Philip
Scottsdale, AZ Desert Mountain GC age 18
UCLA Freshman
#68 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/8)
'07 Southwestern Amateur T13
'06 AJGA Player of the Year
'06 US Junior Champion
'06 Rolex T of C Champion
'06 Northeast Amateur T25
'05 & '04 AJGA First Team All American
'05 Western Amateur Quarters
'05 US Junior Quarters (16's in 03)
'05 Arizona Public Links Champion
'04 Western Junior 2nd
Geyger,
Nicolas
santiago, chile age 20
University of Tulsa Junior
#290 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/8)
'07 Northeast Amateur T11
'07 D1 Central Regional T9
'06 South American Amateur Semi's
'06 Conference USA Freshman of the Year
'04 South America Junior Cup 2nd
'04 & 03 International Junior Cup Champion
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Gielow,
Brendan
muskegon, mi Stonegate GC age 19
Wake Forest Univ Sophomore
#237 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/8)
'06 Porter Cup T13
'06 US Am Qualifying Co-Medalist (05 Qualifier)
'06 Eastern Amateur T5
'06 Monroe Invitational 3rd
'06 Terra Cotta Invitational T11
'05 US Amateur Qualifier
'05 & 04 Michigan HS Player of the Year
4-time Michigan HS All State First team
Gill,
James
hamilton, NZ Hamilton GC age 21
Univ of Waikato Grad & Nat'l Team Captain
#24 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of 7/20)
'07 Players Amateur 5th
'07 New Zealand Am Medalist & Semi's (06 Semi's)
'07 Dunedin Am Champ + Keperra Bowl T9
'07 South Island Am T5 & Lake Macquarie T9
'07 & 05 NZ U23 Tm Medalist, U23 Individual T2
'06 Bay of Plenty Open Champ & NZ Open Low Am
'06 NZ Taranaki Open 9th & Greek Amateur T3
'06 Singapore Open Am 2nd & Saujana Am T5
'06 Australian Amateur 16's (07 32's)
'06 South Island Am T2 & Riversdale Cup T9
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Glissmeyer, Tom
colorado Springs, co CC of Colorado age 20