The 2009 NEC Master of the Amateurs Championship will be played at the Yarra Yarra Golf Club, on Melbourne's famous sandbelt from Monday 12th - Thursday 15th January 2009. Player registration and the NEC Master of the Amateurs Welcome Dinner will be on Sunday 11th January 2009.
NEC Master of the Amateurs has confirmed a very exciting relationship with two of the most prestigious Amateur Championships in America - the Porter Cup and the Players Amateur. The 2009 NEC Master of the Amateurs Green Jacket Champion will receive an exemption in to the 2009 Porter Cup and the 2009 Players Amateur.
The 2008 Porter Cup Champion and the 2008 Players Amateur Champion will receive exemptions into the 2009 NEC Master of the Amateurs Championship, and whilst playing for the coveted Master of the Amateurs Green Jacket, will also form Team America in the NEC Master of the Amateurs World Cup.
Congratulations to Mark Anderson from Beaufort USA, the 2008 Players Amateur Champion, who with a sizzling 10 under par final round of 60 and a total Gross Score of 258, defeated Matt Jager from WA Australia by 5 shots. We look forward to welcoming Mark into the 2009 NEC Master of the Amateurs Championship.
The Porter Cup is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, and with past players such as Ben Crenshaw, Scott Verplank, Jay Sigel, David Duval, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, this event is steeped in history. The Porter Cup attracts the finest of amateur golfers in the world.
The inaugural Players Amateur was played in the summer of 2000, with the former British Open Champion Ben Curtis winning the event. In 2004 control of the Players Amateur was given to the Heritage Classic Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, who serves as the operational and finacial oversight group for the Verizon Heritage, a PGA TOUR event on Hilton Head Island. The 2008 winner of the Players Amateur will receive a playing spot in the 2009 Verizon Heritage.
Both the Porter Cup and The Players Amateur are held with great respect within the amateur ranks, with both events providing elite amateur fields on the world stage of golf.
