June 14, 2006

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- Wake Forest junior Webb Simpson shot a final round of 67 Sunday, including a clutch birdie on the 18th hole, to finish first in the 53rd Sunnehanna Amateur Golf Tournament last weekend.

Simpson, a second team All-American, finished the the 72-hole event 4-under par (276) to edge Seung-Su-Han, who shot a final round 66, and Tripp Kuehne, the third round leader who finished with a 73. Both Seung-Su-Han and Kuehne tied for second place at 3-under-par 277. Chris Kirk took fourth place at 2-under 278 and Jason Day of Australia and Jarred Texter both finished 1-under-par 279 to tie for fifth.

The Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions was started in 1954 and annually attracts one of the best fields in amateur golf. Using a format to invite players much like The Masters, invitations are essentially limited to those who have won major amateur tournaments or state-sanctioned championships.

Final results from the Sunnehanna Amateur, played at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, PA, June 8-11, 2006:

Individual Leaders
Simpson, Webb  Raleigh, NC  69 70 70 67 -4
Kuehne, Trip  Irving, TX  65 75 64 73 -3
Han, Seung-Su  Henderson, NV  71 68 72 66 -3
Kirk, Chris  Woodstock, GA  67 72 70 69 -2
Day, Jason  Forest Lake, QLD  72 70 65 72 -1
Texter, Jarred  Millersville, PA  70 68 71 70 -1