Started in 1899 and
played all but two years, 1917-18, during World War I, the West
Penn Amateur is one of the oldest regional championships in the
country. Winners include four USGA champions—Eben Byers,
Allegheny, (Amateur), William C. Fownes, Oakmont, (Amateur),
Carl Kauffmann, Schenley Park (Amateur Public Links), and Arnold
Palmer, Latrobe (Amateur, Open, Senior Open). Since 1995, the
Amateur has used preliminary qualifying rounds and 54-holes at
the championship site. The most frequent winners are Fownes,
eight, Sean Knapp, Saint Jude, 7, and Jack Benson, South Hills,
6, Byers, 6, and Palmer 5. In 2006, William Miller became
the second player to win the championship as a junior.
The other was Arnold Palmer. Miller's 36-hole score of
68-62--130 at Fox Chapel Golf Club, the second round
setting the course record and breaking the championship
record.
2007, 2008,
& 2009
Champion Nathan Smith,
Pittsburgh
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