2024 APT Players Championship Results – Streamsong

On Memorial Day weekend, the Amateur Players Tour headed south to the beautiful Streamsong Resort, which is rated as one of the Top-6 golf resorts in the world.  There players would face 3 courses rated in the top-30 in the US, designed by arguably 3 of the most famous architects in the modern era.  Streamsong Blue (Tom Doak), Streamsong Black (Gil Hanse) and Streamsong Red (Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw) provide 3 unique championship tests of golf, where players have the ability to go low if they’re on their game but can also prove to be exceedingly difficult should you get out of position.  120 players were competing for over $15,000+ in prizes at the APT Players Championship, the signature 54-hole event of the 2024 season.

In Division 1, Marc Young (Houston) returned to the winners circle, using rounds of 71-71-75 to finish at level par and earn a 4 shot victory.  John Masotti (Carolina Triad) played steady all weekend, highlighted by a 1-under 72 at Black on Sunday to finish in solo 2^nd at 4-over par with rounds of 74-72-75.  Nathan Frazier (East Tennessee) fired a 2^nd round 68 at Black to finish in a tie for 3^rd at +6 with Derek Nicholson (Birmingham) and Marco Tallerico (St. Louis).  Nicholson’s final round was highlighted with a 2 on the drivable par-4 9^th that capped off an opening 32 that left him with the round of the day Sunday with a 3-under 69.

In Division 2, Jason Hawthorne (Houston) earned his first major championship victory with solid rounds of 78-76-76 to earn the victory over Denver Hubert (Augusta).  Hubert has continued his solid improvement over this season, sleeping on the first round lead with a 1-over par 73 before finishing with 89-76 to earn solo 2^nd place honors.  3^rd position went to Scott Sacchi (Seattle) and Johnny Pierce (East Tennessee) who finished one shot behind Hubert at +22.  Matt Fegley (Northern California) and Daren Green (Southwest Florida) finished at +23 to claim a tie for 5^th while Nick Needham (Iowa Tri-State) took home 7^th place at +24.

In Division 3, Christian Alderucci (Virginia Capital) earned his first major championship victory, taking advantage of great scoring conditions, shooting a 82-76-80 to earn a 4-shot victory over Troy Simoneau (Kansas City).  Simoneau shot rounds of 82-81-79 to finish in solo 2^nd place with 3 solid rounds.  Michael Cioffi (Augusta) earned 3^rd place honors, moving up the leaderboard on Monday with a 13-over par round to finish at +37 and edge Bruce Upton (Arkansas), Gary Barrow (Kentucky) and Christian Benavides (St. Louis) who finished at +38.

In Division 4, Sasha Malich (Dallas/Fort Worth) continued his solid play in 2024 earning his second major this season (Rams Hill) with 92-79-84, taking advantage of a unique links layout at Streamsong Black and perfect scoring conditions for the round of the week on Sunday.  Rocky Metcalfe (Kansas City) and Buddy Robinson (Dallas/Fort Worth) have been knocking on the door as of late, finishing in a tie for 2^nd at +42.  It won’t be long til we see the their name in the winner’s circle on the national stage in Division 4.  4^th place went to Brian Sanders (Birmingham) and Bob Lawless (Cincinnati/Dayton) who shot rounds of +47 to finish in a tie for 4^th place.

In Division 5, the week belonged to Susan Barrow (Kentucky).  Barrow had everything fall in place this week, but especially a hot putter that propelled her to rounds of 82-96-84 to earn the victory.  Barrow entered the week as a 21.1 Index with 73 tournament rounds posted and improved her index to a 17.7 index and earning a promotion to Division 4.  Congrats Susan on your great accomplishment!  David Densieski (Southwest Florida) had a great week, finishing at +66 to take solo 2^nd place honors over Ben Walden (Utah), who finished in 3^rd place just one shot behind.

In the Open Net competition, Sasha Malich showed off the hard work he’s been putting in on his game this season, finishing the 54-hole event at -4 to edge Marco Tallerico (St. Louis) by one shot at -3.  Justin Lang (Carolina Triad) finished in 3^rd place at 1-under par for the event.

In the Senior Net competition, Christian Alderucci utilized a visit to his swing coach on the road to Streamsong, showing vast improvement finishing at -8 to earn the Senior Net title over Rusty Lingenfelter (Southwest Florida), who finished at -4 for the 3-day event.  George Steinmetz (New Jersey) finished at 1-under for the 54 hole event, while Dan India (Chicago) rounded out the top-4 finishing at even par.

Two more signature events remain for the 2024 regular season – the Independence Open at Big Cedar Lodge in Branson, MO and the Midwest Open at French Lick in French Lick, IN in August.  The 2024 North American Championship (Sept. 20-22) and 2024 Senior North American Championship (Sept. 24-25) will be held in Myrtle Beach, SC.  Registrations for members who have earned a priority exemption will start on July 9^th, while registration will open for all members will open on August 1^st.  Every member who registers must complete a minimum of 5 rounds during the 2024 season to be eligible (3 rounds for Division 1*).  More information can be found on our website at www.amateurplayerstour.com.