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The inaugural Jones Cup Junior Invitational, following in the footsteps of the Jones Cup Invitational, was held December 20-22, 2009 on the Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club. The par 70 course played at 7,005 yards. This 54-hole stroke play event features 78 of the country's best male junior golfers. The Jones Cup Junior Invitational is an AJGA ranked event.

Matt Nesmith Goes Wire to Wire for a Jones Cup Junior Victory
In the third annual Jones Cup Junior Invitational, Matt Nesmith of North Augusta, South Carolina grabbed and controlled the lead in one of the deepest fields in junior golf with scores of 69-69-70 on the historic Tom Fazio re-designed Sea Island Seaside course.
Weather conditions in the first round were not quite desirable with cooler north winds ripping across the links style layout rendering low scoring virtually impossible. As the tournament moved forward into the final two rounds, conditions were absolutely ideal, but Nesmith’s consistent and steady play was unbeatable. Worth noting, Nesmith finished runner up in the 2010 event only one stroke off the lead.
All in all 24 different states were represented as well as three foreign countries in this year's event. A victory in the Jones Cup Junior earns an exemption into the highly heralded 2012 Jones Cup held at Ocean Forest Golf Club. We wish Matt and the rest of the field all the best and look forward to another highly competitive event next year.

2011 Contestants
Anthony Alex
Tucker Anderson
Zachary Bauchou
Charlie Benell
Matthew Beringer
Andrew Bieber
Blake Cannon
Cory Carlson
Christian Cichan
Ryan Cole
Liam Cox
AJ Crouch
Brad Dalke
Grant Daugherty
Connor Davis
Henry Davis
Paker Derby
Ben Dietrich
Arthur Edelman
Lawrence Fu
Jack Gibbs
William Gosselin
Tripp H'Doubler
Micheal Hines
Chris Houston
Richard L. Hubbard
Theo Humphrey
Zack Jaworski
Drew Johnson
John Jonas
Peter Kim
David Kim
Leonardo Kitahara
Jacob Kline
Kyle Kochevar
Emmanuel Kountakis
Josh Lee
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Dru Love
Haoyuan Lu
Lee McCoy
Nick McLaughlin
Chad Merzbacher
Michael Monroe
Andrew Morgan
Matt Nesmith
Hunter O'Mahony
Carter Page
Christopher Petefish
Colin Proctor
Austin Rendell
Eric Ricard
Scott Scheffler
William Sellers
Harrison Shih
Andy Shim
Billy Shuman
Greyson Sigg
Jimmy Stanger
William Starke
Kyle Sterbinsky
Donald Stimble
Stuart Thomas
Keegan Vea
John Voetsch
Kory Webb
Andrew J. Whalen
Vincent Whaley
Victor Wiggins
Tyler Williams
Davis Womble
Peter kyo won Koo
Woody Woodward
Victor Wiggins
Will Zalatoris
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Successful Qualifiers
| Jonathan Hardee |
69 |
| Robert Ferira |
72 |
| Davis Parker |
74 |
| Brandon Lee |
75 |
| Patrick Frodigh |
75 |
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Alternates
| 1st |
Jerry Wall |
76 |
| 2nd |
Ethan Wall |
76 |
| 3rd |
Glenn Jones |
76 |
| 4th |
Jake Leffew |
76 |
| 5th |
Carson Spears |
76 |
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Sea Island offers special rates to the Jones Cup Junior Invitational players. We are conveniently located between Jacksonville, Florida and Savannah, Georgia with access to two international airports and one regional airport in Brunswick. Learn More about accommodations, airports and other contestant information. |