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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.
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