Alan Cooke made headlines state-wide this summer, winning the 97th U.S. Amateur by eight strokes with a score of 72-68-76-67 at The Greenbrier in June. His win qualified him for the 2016 Greenbrier Classic, though the event was canceled due to flooding in the state. Cooke was the runner-up at the U.S. Amateur Qualifier, carding a 69-65=135 at Edgewood Country Club in Sissonville, West Virginia, and also finished in the top-15 of the West Virginia State Open, taking 12th at Sleepy Hollow Golf Club in Hurricane.
“It was a really cool experience to win a tournament I grew up following,” said Cooke.