Abu Dhabi – Arizona men’s golf will be represented this week at the 2023 World Amateur Team Championship. tiger christensen and Philip Jakubusik He will be representing his home country of Germany and the Czech Republic at this prestigious international event. This biennial tournament features Abu Dhabi Golf’s top three players from different countries in a 72-hole stroke play format at his club, with a minimum of two scores from each country each day.
“Having a pair of Wildcats representing our program and their home state in this elite event is a great testament to the student-athletes in our program,” the head coach said. jim anderson. “We recruit the best golfers not only in the United States but around the world. Tiger and Phillip are shining examples of international excellence on our roster. Tiger and Phillip will be joining us this fall. They are already playing great golf and this week is a great opportunity for them to add to their work this year.”
Christensen won the individual championship at the Jackson T. Stevens Cup in Dallas last week, setting a program record with a final score of 19 under. He appeared on the Golf Channel broadcast of the 66th, 67th, and 64th rounds of Stevens’ Cup at Trinity Forest Golf Club. The Hamburg, Germany, native didn’t record a bogey in his final 28 holes of stroke play, setting a school record for stroke play with 19 under par in a 54-hole event.
Joined Christensen in Abu Dhabi, 2nd year student Philip Jakubusik He had two top-10 finishes and a top-20 finish in the fall. The Czech golfer achieved the best result of his young collegiate career by taking third place at the Sahalee Players Championship. He recorded Arizona’s lowest score in each of the first three tournaments of the season.
The World Amateur Team Championship, first held at the Old Course at St. Andrews in 1958, has attracted some of golf’s most storied names. Previous players include Jack Nicklaus, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and Annika Sorenstam. The 2023 edition of his WATC begins on Wednesday, October 18th.