Landry Sets Pace at Sahalee

Andrew Landry of Groves, Texas, is the first-round leader in the 15th annual Sahalee Players Championship. A student at the University of Arkansas, Landry fired a bogey-free 4-under-par 68 at the 6,981-yard Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash.

Sahalee Players Championship, which runs from July 1-3, is one of the nation's top amateur tournaments. It involves 72 holes of stroke play at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash.

Landry, who came into one of the year's premier amateur events on a hot streak after winning the Palmetto Amateur two weeks ago, is an All-America the past two years.

Close behind Landry is the University of Washington's Nick Taylor, who shot a 3-under 69. Two strokes back are Erik Flores of the NCAA national champions, UCLA Bruins, and Matthew Giles of cross-town rival USC. Two others broke par - last year's Sahalee Players Championship, Eddie Olson, and Daniel Woltman with 71s. The field had 17 players shooting even-par or better.

The field plays 36 holes Wednesday, with second-round tee times starting at 8:00 a.m. off hole Nos. 1 and 10, and the third round commencing at 1:00 p.m.

The players include:

• James Allenby - Langley, BC: Oregon State University
2008 All-Pac-10 First Team
2008 Pac-10 Championship - 8th
2007 Husky Invitational - Champion
2007 Big-10 / Pac-10 Challenge - 5th

• Joey Benedetti - Huntington Beach, CA: University of Oregon
2008 NCAA DI West Regional - Champion
2008 Oregon Duck Invitational - 2nd
2008 All Pac-10 Second Team
2007 California State Fair - 3rd

• Derek Berg - Duvall, WA: Mid-Amateur
2008 Washington State Open - 2nd
2007 Pacific Coast Amateur - T5
2006 Sahalee Players Championship - T2
2006 U.S. Public Links - Round of 16

• T.J. Bordeaux - Tacoma, WA: University of Pacific
2008 Oregon Duck Invitational - Champion
2008 Rice Intercollegiate - 4th
2008 All Big West First Team
2007 Husky Invitational - 8th

• Bruno Buccolo - Tandill, Argentina: Oklahoma Christian University
4-time NAIA First Team All-American
2007 South America Amateur - T8
2007 Oklahoma State Amateur - T5
2007 Scratch Players - 16th

• John Chin - Temecula, CA: University of Cal-Irvine
2008 Big West Player of the Year
2008 Big West Championship - Champion
2008 NCAA DI East Regional - T14
2008 Western Intercollegitate - 4th

• Chandler Cocco - Bend, OR: St. Mary's University
2008 West Coast Conference Championship - Co-Medalist
2007 Scratch Players - T3
2007 San Francisco City Championship - Champion
2006 British Amateur - Round of 32

• Samuel Cyr - Makawao, HI: Point Loma Nazarene University
2008 NAIA National Championship - Champion
2008 NAIA Region 2 Championship - Champion
2008 Jack Nicklaus Award Winner - NAIA Player of the Year
2007 U.S. Public Links - Round of 32

• Joel Dahmen - Clarkston, WA: University of Washington
2008 Mexican Amateur - 8th
2008 U.S. Open Local Qualifying Medalist
2007 Washington State Amateur - Champion
2007 NCAA DI West Regional - 23rd

• Evan Derian - Manhattan Beach, CA: University of California
2008 Pac-10 Championship - T6
2008 Fresno State Lexus Classic - T6
2008 All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention
2007 Husky Invitational - T8

•Craig Doell - Victoria, BC: Mid-Amateur
2007 Stocker Cup - Champion
2007 British Columbia Mid-Am - 3rd
2006 Sahalee Players Championship - T7
2006 Canadian Amateur - Round of 16

• Connor Driscoll - Encinitas, CA: UCLA
2008 Cordevalle Intercollegiate - T9
2007 San Diego City Amateur - 2nd
2007 AJGA Canon Cup - West Team Member
2006-07 AJGA All-American

• Derek Ernst - Clovis, CA: UNLV Recruit
2007 U.S. Amateur - Round of 16
2007 California State Fair - T5
2008 Diablo Valley Amateur - Champion
2008 The Amateur at Wente Vineyards - Champion

• Brady Exber - Las Vegas, NV: Mid-Amateur
2007 U.S. Senior Open - 41st
2007 Pacific Coast Amateur - T5
2007 Nevada State Match Play - Champion
2006 Pacific Northwest Amateur - Quarterfinalist

• Robbie Fillmore - Provo, UT: Brigham Young University
2008 Mountain West Conference Championship - T2
2008 Morris Williams Intercollegiate - 4th
2008 PING Cougar Classic - 5th
2008 USC Intercollegiate - 7th

• Erik Flores - Grass Valley, CA: UCLA
2008 All Pac-10 First Team
2008 NCAA DI West Regional - 8th
2008 Southern Highlands Collegiate - T4
2008 CS-Bakersfield Invite - Champion
2007 Big-10 / Pac-10 Challenge - T3

• George Gandranata - Jakarta, Indonesia: University of California
2008 Pac-10 Championship - 3rd
2008 Western Intercollegiate - 6th
2008 Fresno St. Lexus Golf Classic - 6th
2008 All-PAC-10 Honorable Mention

• Dustin Garza - Mission, TX: Wichita State University
2008 Calloway Golf Invitational - Champion
2008 Missouri Valley Conference Championship - 2nd
2008 All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team
2007 Texas State Open - 12th

• Matthew Giles - South Cronulla, Australia: USC
2008 USC Intercollegiate - 2nd
2008 Pac-10 Championship - 11th
2008 All Pac-10 Second Team
2007 Pacific Northwest Amateur - Semifinalist

• Tom Gocke - Sammamish, WA: Mid-Amateur
2005-2007 Sahalee Club Champion
2007 U.S. Mid-Amateur - Round of 64
Former Nike Tour Professional

• Mitchell Gregson - Waterloo, IL: Kansas St. University
2008 Missouri Tiger Intercollegiate - 3rd
2008 Braveheart Classic - 6th
2007 Jim Colbert Intercollegiate - T4
2007 Missouri State Amateur - Runner-up

• Will Griffin - San Antonio, TX: Texas Tech University
2007 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate - Champion
2007 Oklahoma Intercollegiate - 2nd
2007 Carpet Capital Collegiate - 6th
2007 San Antonio Amateur - Champion

• Adam Hadwin - Abbotsford, B.C.: Louisville University
2008 Canadian National Squad Member
2008 Morris Williams Intercollegiate - 4th
2007 Sahalee Players Championship - T6
2007 Canadian Amateur - Round of 16

• Stephen Hale - Bakersfield, CA: University of California
2008 John Burns Intercollegiate - Champion
2008 New Years Invitational - 6th
2008 Western Intercollegiate - T10
2007 Husky Invitational - 8th

• Paul Haley - Dallas, TX: Georgia Tech University
2008 Greystone Invitational - 2nd
2007 Callaway Match Play - 3-1 record
2006 Texas State Amateur - Champion
2004 AJGA First-Team All-American

• Erik Hanson - Kirkland, WA: Mid-Amateur
2007 PNGA Master-40 - Champion
2007 PNGA Mid-Amateur - 2nd
2007 Washington State Open - T2
2007 Sahalee Players Championship - T11

• Graham Hill - Forest, Ontario: Eastern Michigan University
2008 Canadian National Team Member
2008 Mexican Amateur - 3rd
2007 Canadian Amateur - Semifinalist
2007 MAC Player of the Year

• Matt Hoffenberg - Simi Valley, CA: San Diego St. University
2008 Fresno St. Lexus Classic - Co-Champion
2008 SDSU Intercollegiate Classic - T3
2008 PING Arizona Intercollegiate - T7
2008 John Burns Intercollegiate - T10

• Charlie Holland - Dallas, TX: University of Texas
2008 Fresno St. Lexus Classic - Co-Champion
2008 Morris Williams Intercollegiate - 2nd
2008 Puerto Rico Classic - 3rd
2007 Texas State Amateur - Champion

• Jordan Irwin - Calgary, AB: University of Houston
2007 Kansas Invitational - Champion
2007 GADO North Texas Classic - Champion
2007 Conference-USA Championship - 2nd
2007 Alberta Amateur - 3rd

• Matt Jager - Perth, Australia: International Amateur
2008 Mandurah Easter Amateur - 2nd
2008 Australian Amateur Stroke Play - 5th
2008 Lake Macquarie Amateur - T5
2008 Tasmanian Open - T6

• Michael Jensen - Los Altos, CA - University of California
2008 Commuters Cup - Champion
2007 Scratch Players - T5
2007 California State Fair - T5
2007 Memorial Amateur - T8

• Jin Jeong - Busan, Korea - International Amateur
2008 Sunnehanna Amateur - T4
2008 Maekyung Open (Asian Tour) - 21st
2008 Victorian Junior Masters - Champion
2007 Australian Junior - 3rd

• Mark Johnson - Tulsa, OK: Oklahoma St. University
2008 Big 12 Championship - 7th
2008 Morris Williams Intercollegiate - 8th
2007 PGA Junior Championship - 2nd
2007 AJGA HP Boys Championship - 3rd

• Brett Kanda - La Crescenta, CA: UNLV
2008 Southern Highlands Collegiate - T15
2007 Pacific Coast Amateur - T8
2007 Sahalee Players Championship - T16
2007 SCGA Amateur - Champion

• Jason Kang - Valencia, CA: UCLA
2008 John Hayt Collegiate - 2nd
2008 Wyoming Cowboy Classic - 2nd
2007 Pac-10 / Big-10 Challenge - 20th
2007 Pac-10 Championship - 15th

• Sihwan Kim - Buena Park, CA: Stanford University
2008 UH Hilo Invitational - 2nd
2007 U.S. Amateur - Quarterfinalist
2007 Corde Valle Collegiate - Champion
2006 U.S. Public Links - Quarterfinalist 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur - Champion

• Matt Kinsinger - Reno, NV: UNLV
2008 Morris Williams Intercollegiate - 3rd
2008 Ping Arizona Intercollegiate - T7
2007 Sycuan Collegiate Invitational - 5th
2006 Southern Highlands Intercollegiate - Champion

• Mike Knight - Calgary, Alberta: RCGA National Team
2007 Pacific Coast Amateur - Champion
2007 Canadian Amateur - Runner-up
2007 Alberta Match Amateur - Champion
2007 Alberta Open - 2nd

• Andrew Landry - Groves, TX: University of Arkansas
2008 NCAA Honorable Mention All-American
2008 Border Olympics - 2nd
2008 Mizzou Intercollegiate - 4th
2007 Western Refining Collegiate All-American - 3rd

• Daniel Lim - Cupertino, CA: Stanford University
2007 NCAA National Championship - T15
2007 NCAA All-American Honorable Mention
2007 NCAA All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention
2007 U.S. Intercollegiate - 3rd

• David Lipsky - La Canada, CA: Northwestern University
2008 Notre Dame Invitational - Co-Champion
2008 Big-10 Championship - 13th
2007 Windom Memorial Classic - 4th
2007 Western Junior - 4th

• Greg Norman Jr. - Hobe Sound, FL: International Amateur
2008 Fountains Champion
2008 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Participant
2007 National Collegiate Championship - 3rd
2007 Dell/Webb Father/Son - 6th

• Mike McRae - Park City, UT: St. Mary's University
2008 NCAA DI West Regional - T2
2008 Colorado-Stevinson Ranch Invite - T2
2008 Western Intercollegiate - 2nd
2008 Pinehurst Intercollegiate - T2

• Tim Mickelson - San Diego, CA: Mid-Amateur
2007 Pacific Coast Amateur - T3
2007 U.S. Mid-Amateur - Quarterfinalist
2007 Western Amateur - T19
2007 U.S. Open Alternate

• Jordan Nasser - Anaheim Hills, CA
2007 Sahalee Players Championship - T13
2007 Pac-10 Championship - T9
2007 All Pac-10 Honorable Mention
2006 California State Amateur - Champion

• Daniel Nisbet - Caboolture, Australia
2008 Australian Junior - Champion
2008 Riversdale Cup - T9
2007 Australian Amateur - Semifinalist
2007 Queensland Amateur - Semifinalist

• Mark Ogren - Daphne, AL: University of Illinois
2007 Southeastern Amateur - T5
2007 Alabama Stat Amateur - 3rd
2006 Eastern Amateur - Champion
2006 Cotton States Invitational - Champion

• Eddie Olson - Aptos, CA: UNLV
2008 Mountain West Conference Championship - Champion
2007 U.S. Amateur - Quarterfinalist
2007 Sahalee Players Championship - 2nd
2006 U.S. Amateur - Round of 32

• Andrew Putnam - University Place, WA: Pepperdine University
2007 U.S. Amateur - Round of 16
2007 PNGA Men's Amateur - Quarterfinalist
2007 Club Glove Intercollegiate - 2nd
2007 Turtle Bay Intercollegiate - T3

• Michael Quagliano - White Plains, NY: Duke University
2007 Westchester Amateur - Champion
2007 Rice Planters - 10th
2007 NCAA East Regional - 11th
2006 Monroe Invitational - 2nd

• Jason Scrivener - Mandurah, Australia: International Amateur
2008 Australian National Squad Member
2008 Mandurah Easter Amateur - 3rd
2008 Riversdale Cup - 5th
2007 Australian Junior - Champion

• Mark Sommerfeld - Waterloo, Ontario: University of Detroit
2008 Canadian National Team Member
2007 North & South Amateur - Medalist
2007 Monroe Invitational - 6th
2007 Glencoe Invitational - 2nd

• Zach Sucher - Mobile, AL: University of Alabama-Birmingham
2008 Azalea Amateur - Champion
2008 Gator Invitational - Champion
2008 Bank of America Intercollegiate - Champion
2007 Cardinal Amateur - Champion
2007 NCAA Championship - 4th

• Nick Taylor - Abbotsford, B.C.: University of Washington / RCGA Natl. Team
2007 U.S. Amateur - Quarterfinalist
2007 Canadian Amateur - Champion
2007 CordeValle Collegiate - T7
2006 Canadian Junior Amateur - Champion

• Jarin Todd - Woodinville, WA: Sonoma St. University
2007-2008 NCAA Division II Player of the Year
2008 Division II National Championship - T3
2007 Sahalee Players Championship - T9
Two-time NCAA Division II First Team All-American

• Chris Ward - McKinney, TX: Texas Tech University
2008 All-Big-12 Team
2008 Big-12 Championship - 4th
2008 Dixie Amateur - 8th
2008 University of Hawaii Invitational - 13th

• Dan Whitaker - Cle Elum, WA: Mid-Amateur
2007 U.S. Mid-Amateur - Runner-up
2007 Washington State Amateur - 6th
2007 Round of 64 - Pacific Northwest Amateur
2005 Northwest Open - 3rd

• Trent Whitekiller - Sallisaw, OK: Oklahoma State University
2008 The Maxwell Intercollegiate - T9
2008 Big 12 Championship - T13
2007 Olympia Fields Invitational - T12
2007 Oklahoma Stroke Play - Champion

• Dan Woltman - Beaver Dam, WI: University of Wisconsin
2007 Prestige at PGA West - Champion
2007 Wisconsin State Open - Champion
2007 NCAA Central Regional - Champion
2007 Sahalee Players Championship - T9

• Jake Yount - Danville, CA: San Diego University
2008 West Coast Conference Player of the Year
2008 West Coast Conference Championship - Champion
2008 Barona Collegiate Cup - 10th
2007 Barona Collegiate Cup - 6th

The field includes players from all over the world and of all ages. Perhaps its most famous name is Australia's Greg Norman, Jr., son of the "Great White Shark," who dominated the PGA Tour in the 1980s. Previous champions include Daniel Summerhays, Kyle Stanley, Ryan Moore, Arron Oberholser, Casey Martin and Jason Gore. Also competing this year are several mid-amateurs and high school graduates with impressive credentials.

Admission is free and attendees are encouraged to wear proper golf attire. For live updates, visit http://www.sahaleeplayerschampionship.com.