West Virginia

Junior Amateur Champions

1976 John Norton

1977 Mike Owens

1978 Matt Cooke

1979 Ted Sheppe

1980 Ty Roush

1981 Brian Hamrick

1982 John Oyler

1983 Todd Satterfield

1984 Chester Guzek

1985 John Yarian

1986 John Yarian

1987 Eric Shaffer

1988 Eric Shaffer

1989 Michael Swiger

1990 Eric Shaffer

1991 Michael Swiger

1992 Brad Greenstein

1993 Chris Boyd

1994 Berry Hills Country Club

Justin McCarter of Parkersburg putted it in from off the green on the last hole of the final round on the par 3 18^th hole at Berry Hills Country Club to give him a 3 shot victory over Robert Stroll of Morgantown and Michael Veres of Chapmanville.

1. Justin McCarter, Parkersburg 73 75 148

t2. Robert Stroll, Morgantown 74 77 151

t2. Michael Veres, Chapmanville 72 79 151

4. Scott Taylor, Parkersburg 73 80 153

t5. Benny Bowles, Clearfork 81 73 154

t5. Greg Owens, Huntington 79 75 154

t7. Corey Glass, Keyser 78 78 156

t7. Chris Gocke, Morgantown 78 78 156

10. Sam O’Dell, Hurricane 81 76 157

1995 Grandview Country Club

The 1995 Junior Amateur was shortened to 18 holes because of the rain. Tad Tomblin of Man shot a 1-over par 73. Three players came in with 74. The 1995 Junior Amateur was the first to be held on two different courses because there were 145 entrants. The 10-12 year old age group, as well as the 13-14 year old age group was played at the Glade Springs Resort while the 15-18 year olds played at Grandview

1. Tad Tomblin 73

t2. B.J. Bauer 74

t2. Kirk Satterfield 74

t2. Steve Sisson 74

t5. D.J. Morgan 75

t5. Ryan Ware 75

t5. Zack Wood 75

8. Sam O’Dell 76

t9. Brian Bell 77

t9. Jamie Rauch 77

t9. Mark Frazier 77

t9. Max Gage 77

1996 Tygart Lake Country Club

Two courses were used for the 1996 Junior Amateur; the older age groups played Tygart Lake with the younger age groups playing the Fairmont Field Club. Sam O’Dell shot 66 in the final round to give him a two shot victory over Jeff Meade. Meade was the champion of the 15-16 year olds. Lance Woodford won the 13-14 age division, and John Clubb won the 10 –12 age division.

1. Sam O’Dell, Sleepy Hollow 71 66 137

2. Jeff Meade, Princeton Elks 68 71 139

3. Kirk Satterfield, Fincastle 74 68 142

t4. Steven Sisson, Guyan 73 72 145

t4. Adam Cyrus, Esquire 70 75 145

t6. Pat McCue, Tygart Lake 77 70 147

t6. Ryan Ware, Tygart Lake 74 73 147

t6. Burke Spensky, Spring Valley 71 76 147

t6. Michael Veres, Logan 71 76 147

10. Timmy Kirk, Riverview 78 70 148

1997 Spring Valley

The two older age divisions played Spring Valley C.C. while the younger age divisions played Lavalette G.C. Adam Cyrus of Huntington shot an opening round 64 to give him a five shot lead over high school teammate Tym Lynch. Cyrus struggled early in the second round but hung on to win by one. Lynch won the 15-16 age division. Josh Baisden won the 13-14 age group, and Anthony Reale won the 10-12 age division.

1. Adam Cyrus, Guyan 64 75 139

2. Tim Lynch, Huntington 69 71 140

T3. Ryan Whalen, Fincastle 70 71 141

T3. Ryan Norris, Riverside 72 69 141

5. Burke Spensky, Spring Valley 67 75 142

t6. Joseph G. Gossett, Greenhills 71 72 143

t6. Bob Potts, Oglebay 75 68 143

8. Jeff Bryant, Big Bend 73 72 145

t9. Scott W. George, Bridge Haven 75 72 147

t9. Steve Sisson, Guyan 71 76 147

1998 Bel Meadow

Ryan Stewart shot a final round 69 to overcome a three shot deficit after the first round to give him the victory by one shot over Scott George. The two older age groups played Bel Meadow while the younger age groups playing Bridgeport Country Club. Heat Lynch shot a tournament low 67 in the final round to win the 15-16 year old age division. Scott Redmond was the 13-14 year old champion, and Ryan Waialae won the 10-12 age division.

1. Ryan Stewart, Barboursville 74 69 143

2. Scott George, Fayetteville 73 71 144

3. Kirk Satterfield, Bluefield 71 74 145

4. Heath Lynch, Vienna 79 67 146

5. Steve Downs, Fairmont 78 69 147

6. Joseph Gosset, Ripley 74 74 148

t7. Tim Fisher, Staats Mills 79 72 151

t7. Josh Halstead, St. Albans 75 76 151

t7. Adam Cyrus, Huntington 78 75 152

10. Tim Lynch, Huntington 78 74 152

1999 Woodridge Plantation

Tim Fisher of Staats Mills captured the 1999 Junior Amateur after being six shots behind entering the final round. His strong 69 in the final round gave him a two shot victory over Bryan Crislip and John Clubb. John Clubb did win the 15-16 year old division. Joy Juskowich won the girls division for the second strait year. Charlie Mueller won the 13-14 age division, and Nathan Kinker won the 10-12 age division.

1. Tim Fisher, Staats Mills 71 69 140

t2. Bryan Crislip, Parkersburg 73 69 142

t2. John Clubb, Charleston 65 77 142

t4. Scott George, Fayetteville 73 73 146

t4. Derek Trembly, Parkersburg 71 75 146

t6. Chris Harbour, Belmont 75 72 147

t6. Aaron Kemlock, Oak Hill 72 75 147

t6. Tim Lynch, Huntington 76 71 147

t6. Ryan Stewart, Barboursville 74 73 147

10. Stephen Crigger, Bluefield 74 74 148

2000 Sleepy Hollow

Jonathon Burnside of Fairmont fired an opening round 66 at Sleepy Hollow Golf Club to give him a 4 shot lead. He fired a 73 on the second day to hold off a late charge from Drew Whitten of Hurricane. Jared Jones of Kenova shot 146 to win the 15-16 age division. Ryan Wailae of Wheeling also shot 146 to capture the 13-14 age division. Swanson Smith of Winfield shot 151 to win the 10-12 title, and Brittany Adams of Huntington shot 162 to win the girls title.

1. Jonathan Burnside, Fairmont 66 73 139

2. Drew Whitten, Hurricane 70 72 142

3. Trent Roush, Mason 75 70 145

t4. Joe Zimmerman, Morgantown 76 70 146

t4. Jared Jones, Kenova 72 74 146

6. Joshua Cimak, South Charleston 74 73 147

t7. Brian Stuck, Scott Depot 78 72 150

t7. Bryan Beymer, Huntington 77 73 150

t7 Scott Archer, Huntington 72 78 150

t10. Andrew Bernstein, Charleston 78 73 151

t10. Scott Redmond, Barboursville 78 73 151

t10. Chad Westfall, Glenville 78 73 151

t10. Josh Baisden, Huntington 73 78 151

2001 Oglebay Resort

The 2001 Junior Amateur was held at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling. The title was decided by a playoff between Brad Tweel of Huntington and Scott Redmond of Barboursville. The playoff ended after three holes with Redmond edging out Tweel for the age division title as well as the overall WV Junior Amateur Championship.

1. Scott Redmond, Barboursville 73 74 147

2. Brad Tweel, Huntington 76 71 147

3. Phillip Reale II, Glenville 71 78 149

t4. John Clubb, Charleston 75 75 150

t4. Ryan Waialae, Wheeling 75 75 150

t4. Justin Fisher, Barboursville 75 75 150

t7. Brian Stuck, Scott Depot 78 73 151

t7. Byran Beymer Jr., Huntington 72 79 151

9. Jared Jones, Kenova 75 77 152

10. Trent Roush, Mason 77 76 153

2002 Oglebay Resort

2002 Junior Amateur Championship was again held on the Robert Trent Jones course at Oglebay Resort, Wheeling. With temperatures reaching near 100 degrees, and the course conditions firm and fast, the Robert Trent Jones course proved to be a major test for WV’s best junior golfers. The putter hot putter and hot round would belong to Kinker which helped vault him into the lead for good. Nathan is a 16 year old junior from Barboursville who jumped from the 15-16 age division to capture the overall title by one stroke over Rush Janes. Matthew Hicks, the overnight leader, slipped a bit late in the day to tie for fourth place with Jared Jones, Kenova.

1. Nathan Kinker, Barboursville 74 75 149

2. Rush James, Fairmont 75 75 150

3. Brandon Frame, Elizabeth 76 75 151

T4. Jared Jones, Kenova 76 76 152

T4. Matthew Hicks, Sissonsville 73 79 152

T6. Ryan Waialae, Wheeling 76 80 156

T6. Joseph Caveney, Wheeling 78 78 156

T8. Charlie Mueller, Charleston 79 78 157

T8. David Lane, Coal City 76 81 157

T10. Anthony Reale, Glenville 81 77 158

T10. Chris Tipper, Vienna 82 76 158

T10. Evan Lamone, Weirton 80 78 158

T10. Josh Petrunger, Bluefield 76 82 158

2003 Oglebay Resort Park

1. Josh Cimbak Charleston 72 72 144

t2. Matthew Hicks, Sissonsville 76 71 147

t2. David Lane, Coal City 76 71 147

t4. Phillip Dilorenzo, Wellsburg 77 72 149

t4. Charles Mueller, Charleston 78 71 149

t4. Trent Schambach, Glen Dale 71 71 149

7. Anthony Reale, Glenville 78 73 151

8. Brian E. O’Donnell, 76 76 152

t9. Ryan Waialae, Wheeling 76 77 153

t9. Chris Palmer, Vienna 75 78 153

2004 Canaan Valley

1. Anthony Reale, Glenville 70 69 139 (won in 2-hole playoff)

2. Ryan Waialae, Wheeling 69 70 139

3. Chris Palmer, Wheeling 70 70 140

4. Van James III, Lewisburg 68 73 141

5. Chris Tipper, Vienna 69 73 142

t6. Nathan Kinker, Barboursville 74 70 144

t6. Joshua Arbaugh, Canvas 73 71 144

t8. Sam Harrison, Martinsburg 73 73 146

t8. Lucas Disiero, Wellsburg 70 76 146

10. Chris Sauvegeot, Tornado 75 72 147

2005 Edgewood Country Club

1. Christian Brand, Charleston 72 69 141

2. Davey Hoffman, Saint Albans 70 71 141

3. Dustin Cutlip, Marlinton 72 71 143

4. Nathan Kinker, Barboursville 73 72 145

5. Thomas Mueller, Charleston 73 73 146

t6. Josh Boswell, Alderson 76 71 147

t6. Joey Darmafall, Moundsville 74 73 147

t8. Izaak Mendelson, Morgantown 75 73 148

t8. Kenneth Hess, Parkersburg 74 74 148

t9. Anthony Reale, Glenville 77 72 149

t9. Brad Gardner, Huntington 73 76 149

2006 Sleepy Hollow Golf Club

1. Jay Woodward, Bridgeport 73 75 148

t2. Bosten Miller, Charleston 76 76 152

t2. Ryan Mason, Bridgeport 76 76 152

4. Alex Saseen, Wheeling 76 77 153

t5. Aaron Boggs, Madison 80 75 155

t5. Dustin Cutlip, Marlinton 79 76 155

t5. Philip Spencer, Wheeling 77 78 155

t8. Brad Gardner, Huntington 77 79 156

t8. Christian Brand, Charleston 79 77 156

t10. Ben Palmer, Parkersburg 76 81 157

t10. Chuck Spaine, Moundsville 74 83 157

2007 Pipestem State Park

1. Bosten Miller, Charleston 66 69 135

2. Jay Woodward, Bridgeport 70 67 137

t3. Ryan Mason, Bridgeport 71 71 142

t3. Ben Palmer, Parkersburg 69 73 143

5. Brad Gardner, Huntington 70 74 144

t6. Todd Boyle, Vienna 74 72 146

t6. Carson Schambach, Glen Dale 68 78 146

8. Scott Prince, Daniels 73 74 147

9. Phillip Shrewsberry II, Peterstown74 74 148

t10. Davey Hoffman, Saint Albans 75 74 149

t10. Evan Cole, Elkview 75 74 149

t10. Ian Hogue, Clarksburg 75 74 149

t10. David Nicholas Dent, Hinton 75 74 149

t10. Adam Skaff, Charleston 74 75 149

t10. Evan Muscari, Pineville 72 77 149