The Eastern Amateur is an annual amateur golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

 tournament. It has been played at Elizabeth Manor Golf and Country Club in Portsmouth, Virginia

Portsmouth, Virginia

Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S...

 since 1957; the only exceptions were in 1977 when it was played at Sleepy Hole Golf Course in Suffolk, Virginia

Suffolk, Virginia

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 and in 1999 when it was played at nearby Bide-A-Wee Golf Club in Portsmouth during renovations at Elizabeth Manor.

Winners

Year	Player	Score
2011	Steve Liebler	268
2010	Dominic Bozzelli	265
2009	Arnond Vongvanij	266
2008	Jude Eustaquio	260
2007	Bill Rankin	265
2006	Mark Ogren	266
2005	Kyle Moore	267
2004	Ryan Blaum	268
2003	Braxton Wynns	273
2002	Braxton Wynns	199
2001	Andrew Medley	273
2000	Sean Dougherty	271
1999	Wayne Perske Wayne Perske Wayne Perske is an Australian professional golfer.Perske played on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Japan Golf Tour, winning once....	279
1998	Arron Oberholser Arron Oberholser Arron Matthew Oberholser is an American professional golfer.Oberholser was born in San Luis Obispo, California. He attended San Jose State University and turned professional in 1998....	274
1997	Tom McKnight	270
1996	Jason Buha Jason Buha Jason Paul Buha is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Buha joined the PGA Tour in 2000, earning his card through qualifying school. He struggled during his rookie year on Tour and was unable to retain his Tour card. He joined the Nationwide Tour in...	205
1995	Tom McKnight	274
1994	Steve Liebler	276
1993	Tom McKnight	269
1992	David Howser	274
1991	Jason Widener	273
1990	Jon Hurst	268
1989	Ryoken Kawagishi Ryoken Kawagishi Ryoken Kawagishi is a Japanese professional golfer.Kawagishi was born in Ishikawa Prefecture.As an amateur, he won two events in the United States in 1989, the Eastern Amateur and the Monroe Invitational....	274
1988	O. D. Vincent	273
1987	Jay Nichols	274
1986	Ralph Howe III	279
1985	Phil McCormick	271
1984	Fred Wadsworth Fred Wadsworth Frederick Willi Wadsworth is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and South Africa's Sunshine Tour....	277
1983	J. P. Leigh III	280
1982	John Inman John Inman (golfer) John Samuel Inman is an American professional golfer and college men's golf head coach. He is the younger brother of professional golfer Joe Inman....	279
1981	Steve Liebler	282
1980	Mike West	280
1979	Greg Chapman	281
1978	Vance Heafner Vance Heafner Vance Heafner is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour. He is the son of professional golfer Clayton Heafner....	281
1977	Buddy Alexander Buddy Alexander Stewart Murray "Buddy" Alexander is an American college golf coach and former amateur golfer. Alexander is the current head coach of the Florida Gators men's golf team of the University of Florida...	282
1976	Vance Heafner Vance Heafner Vance Heafner is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour. He is the son of professional golfer Clayton Heafner....	284
1975	Curtis Strange Curtis Strange Curtis Northrup Strange is an American professional golfer. He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He spent over 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between their debut in 1986 and 1990.-Early years through college:Strange and his...	268
1974	Andy Bean Andy Bean Thomas Andrew Bean is an American professional golfer who previously played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour...	272
1973	Vinny Giles Vinny Giles Marvin M. "Vinny" Giles III is an American amateur golfer. He his best known for winning both the U.S. Amateur and the British Amateur....	285
1972	Ben Crenshaw Ben Crenshaw Ben Daniel Crenshaw is an American professional golfer.Crenshaw was born in Austin, Texas. He attended and played golf at Austin High School and the University of Texas, where he won three NCAA Championships from 1971 to 1973...	281
1971	Ben Crenshaw Ben Crenshaw Ben Daniel Crenshaw is an American professional golfer.Crenshaw was born in Austin, Texas. He attended and played golf at Austin High School and the University of Texas, where he won three NCAA Championships from 1971 to 1973...	280
1970	Steve Melnyk Steve Melnyk (golfer) Steven N. Melnyk is a former American professional golfer and golf sportscaster best known for his success as an amateur golfer. Melnyk won both the U.S. Amateur and British Amateur.- Early years :...	277
1969	Lanny Wadkins Lanny Wadkins Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988....	278
1968	Bob Barbarossa	286
1967	Hal Underwood	277
1966	Marty Fleckman Marty Fleckman Martin A. Fleckman is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Fleckman was born in Port Arthur, Texas. He credits Byron Nelson, Carl Lohren and Jim Hardy with teaching him how to play golf. At the age of 20 in 1964, Fleckman won the individual title at the...	277
1965	George Boutell	279
1964	Deane Beman Deane Beman Deane R. Beman is an American professional golfer, golf administrator, and golf course architect.Beman was born in Washington, D.C. and graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he played for the varsity golf team. Following graduation, Beman had a career in the insurance...	282
1963	Deane Beman Deane Beman Deane R. Beman is an American professional golfer, golf administrator, and golf course architect.Beman was born in Washington, D.C. and graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he played for the varsity golf team. Following graduation, Beman had a career in the insurance...	282
1962	Charles B. Smith	275
1961	Deane Beman Deane Beman Deane R. Beman is an American professional golfer, golf administrator, and golf course architect.Beman was born in Washington, D.C. and graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he played for the varsity golf team. Following graduation, Beman had a career in the insurance...	281
1960	Deane Beman Deane Beman Deane R. Beman is an American professional golfer, golf administrator, and golf course architect.Beman was born in Washington, D.C. and graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he played for the varsity golf team. Following graduation, Beman had a career in the insurance...	283
1959	Ward Wettlaufer Ward Wettlaufer H. Ward Wettlaufer is an American amateur golfer with numerous titles to his name, including the Eastern Amateur, two Porter Cup championships, North and South Amateur, and the Walker Cup as a member of the 1959 U.S...	284
1958	Ward Wettlaufer Ward Wettlaufer H. Ward Wettlaufer is an American amateur golfer with numerous titles to his name, including the Eastern Amateur, two Porter Cup championships, North and South Amateur, and the Walker Cup as a member of the 1959 U.S...	286
1957	Tom Strange	284

External links

• Official site
• List of top finishers