The 2011 college season is over, and even though it is a Walker Cup year, some college players have decided to forgo their senior season and turn professional. While others have decided to stay amateur throughout the summer or for their senior year to try and make the prestigious Walker Cup team.
Patrick Reed, who last week led the August State Jaguars to their two consecutive national championship, turned pro this past week at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Unfortunately, Reed did not make the cut after shooting rounds of 71-75. When will see him play again?
Bud Cauley just finished his junior year at the University of Alabama. He made the decision in mid-March to go pro after the season. Last week, the Crimson Tide had an early exit from the national championships, so it gave Cauley some time to recover and get ready for his U.S. Open qualifier last Monday. It paid off because this week, he will make his professional debut at Congressional Country Club.
Other amateurs that will play this week, but will remain amateurs are U.S. Amateur Champion Peter Uihlein, rising Stanford senior David Chung and the 2011 Nationwide Stadion Classic winner Russell Henley. Other notable amateur participants are Patrick Cantlay of UCLA, the winner of the Phil Mickelson award; 16-year-old Beau Hossler, Illinois graduated senior Chris DeForest, and Arizona State graduate Scott Pinckney, and incoming University of Washington freshman Cheng-Tsung Pan.
The question is who will emerge and take home low amateur honors this week? Henley took home the honors in 2010 with a T16 with Illinois graduate Scott Langley. Who will do it this year?
