trip kuehne
Trip Kuehne, 35, of Irving, Texas, holds the Robert T. Jones Jr. Memorial Trophy as the 2007 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion. [1]
Southlake, Texas- Among the plethora of sports memorabilia Trip Kuehne has on display in his home is a small ceramic souvenir plate from the 1999 AT&T National Pro-Am. [2]
Ernest W. “Trip” Kuehne III (born June 20, 1972) is an American amateur golfer. [3]
If there were any doubts, all one had to do was watch Trip Kuehne following his 9-and-7 victory Thursday over Dan Whitaker in the final of the 27th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. [4]
Trip Kuehne held off reigning APL champion Casey Watabu to reach the third round at the U.S. Amateur for the first time since 1994. [5]
The Masters will be the last stop on a journey that began at the finals of the 1994 U.S. Amateur, when Kuehne (pronounced “KEY-nee”) had Tiger Woods five down with 12 holes to play only to watch it all slip away, a comeback that signaled the start of Woods’s considerable legend. [6]
He is most remembered for his life-changing defeat at the hands of Tiger Woods in the 1994 U.S. Amateur Championship, and his subsequent steadfast refusal to turn professional in favor of a successful amateur career. [3]
He even changed his mind about professional golf, choosing to stay a career amateur and start a venture capital business. [7]
He defeated Dan Whitaker, 26, of Cle Elum, Wash., 9 and 7, at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. [1]
That quest was quantified by the fact that younger sister Kelli owned three titles (1994 U.S. Girls’ Junior and ‘95 and ‘96 Women’s Amateur) and younger brother Hank won the 1998 U.S. Amateur, ironically with Trip serving as his caddie. [2]
With his back to the crowd, the 35-year-old investment broker and lifelong amateur from Irving, Texas, bent over and put his face in his hands. [4]
Under Haney’s tutelage he won back-to-back Texas high school golf championships, an achievement shared with Justin Leonard, Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite. [3]
Golf has always been a gift and a curse for the Kuehnes, the Texas clan that for the last two decades has been the most prominent family in the sport. [6]
Since advancing to the 1994 Amateur final against Tiger Woods, Kuehne had qualified for match play four times, only to lose in the second round on each occasion. [5]
For Trip Kuehne, who in 2001 rededicated himself to playing at the highest levels of amateur golf, 2007 was shaping up like so many previous years. [2]
Sources:
[1] Official Website Of The 2007 U.S. Mid-Amateur
[2] Trip Adds Final Jewel To Kuehne Triple Crown | USGA
[3] Trip Kuehne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] Men’s Amateur Golf | Kuehne claims first USGA title
[5] Official Website Of The 2006 U.S. Amateur
[6] Amateur Trip Kuehne prepares to play final Masters Tournament | Tours …
[7] thursdayfinal