01/13/2022
Our 2022 Nipomo Amateur event was a special one this year. We had another year of incredible course conditions and weather to match. In a field of 90 top level amateurs, Jack Avrit, a local from Arroyo Grande and a current a member of the Santa Clara University golf team, took home the 12th Annual Nipomo Amateur Championship.
After carding an even par 71 in swirling winds on the first day of the championship, he found himself three stokes back of Jeff McNeil, a native of Nipomo and a current member of the New York Mets who fired a Nipomo Am career low 68 on day one. To catch up to someone as competitive as McNeil would be no easy feat. Avrit, who played much of his high school golf at Monarch Dunes knew it would take a low final round to jump into the lead. McNeil held on strong on the front nine, however faltered on the back nine and opened the doors for a comeback from Avrit, Luke Montoya, and Luke Adam. Luke Adam, current player for Cal Poly, played well on the front 9 carding two birdies, but faltered on the back with a bogie on 10 and a double on hole 15. Montoya managed to come as close as one shot of Avrit with only four holes to play after an eagle hole out on hole 15. However, Avrit, with stellar ball striking and consistent play Jack never gave a stroke back to the field. Jack carded a bogey free 67 to claim the title, ultimately putting himself three strokes ahead of Luke Montoya and four strokes ahead of Baron Szeto who also competes for Cal Poly.
We can’t thank everyone enough for their participation and support of this Championship. We welcomed players from Cal Poly, Santa Clara University, LMU, Sacramento State, University of Oregon, Chico State, Fresno State, Hofstra University, Cal State Stanislaus, UCSB, and many other competitive collegiate and high school players. This year was our most competitive field, and we look forward to growing the competition next year.
