Unlv Rebels Golfers - Ryan Moore (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ryan David Moore (born December 5, 1982) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour. He became known for having a successful amateur career as well as for not accepting sponsorships or wearing any branded clothing. However, in November 2009, Moore became a part-owner of the golf equipment company Scratch Golf and now plays their clubs and sports the company's logo. Moore was born in Tacoma, Washington and grew up in nearby Puyallup. He is a 2001 graduate of Cascade Christian High School, a small Class 1A school which did not have a golf team. Moore competed for Class 4A Puyallup High School, where he lettered all four years. He was the runner-up in the U.S. Junior Championship in 2000, and won the Washington high school individual championship in 2001, beating fellow UNLV golfer and Capital High School alumni Andres Gonzalez for the championship. He accepted a scholarship to UNLV, where he lettered for four seasons for the Rebels and graduated in 2005 with a degree in communications and public relations. During the summer before his senior year of college, Moore had one of the most impressive seasons in the modern era of amateur golf. He captured multiple titles in 2004, including the U.S. Amateur, the Western Amateur, the U.S. Amateur Public Links (also won in 2002) and the NCAA individual championship. Moore won the Haskins Award in 2005 as the outstanding collegiate golfer in the nation. He placed 13th at the 2005 Masters, winning low amateur and a spot in the 2006 field. (In 2003, he also made the cut at the Masters, finishing 45th at age 20.) Moore's final tournament as an amateur was the 2005 U.S. Open at Pinehurst, which concluded on June 19. He made the cut and finished tied for 57th, then turned profession... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2727033