About Sean McWilliams – Journey to the Tour
PLAYER PROFILE
Age: 33
Hometown: Canandaigua, NY
Current Homebase: Glendale, AZ
Golf Experience: 25 Years
Handicap: +5.2
USGA GHIN: 0576390
Status: Professional
MCWILLIAMS BY THE NUMBERS
- 3 Recorded Hole-in-Ones
- 2 Recorded Double Eagles
- 300+ Yard Carry off the Tee
- 2-time Club Champion – Winged Pheasant Golf Course – 16 and 18 years old
2017 Highlights So Far
- 1st of 96 Players – WINNER of 2017 Tempe City Amateur Championship
- 62 (-10 Under Par) at Ken McDonald Golf Course, Tempe, AZ
- Ken McDonald Golf Course, Tempe, AZ – Course Record Holder
2016 Arizona Golf Association (AGA) Highlights
- Played 10 AGA events, placing Top-10 in 6
- Played 4 AGA Major Championships, placing Top-10 in 3
- 4th lowest scoring average among all AGA tournament players (approx. 500 players)
- 4th on the AGA Tour’s Performance Points list
- Team Captain 2016 – Arizona vs Utah Team Shootout
- 1st of 18 Teams – Winner of 2016 Phoenix City Two-Man Championship
In the News
Hillcrest Notebook: Players Take Advantage Of Ideal Conditions
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan, August 4, 2017
Sean McWilliams of Glendale, Arizona, putts on the No. 18 green during the second round of the Hillcrest Invitational Pro-Am on Friday at Hillcrest Golf and Country Club.
American Food Groups Pro Am Golf Tournament, Fox Run
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan, July 2, 2017
Sean McWilliams watches his tee shot on Hole No. 11 during the final round of the American Foods Group Pro-Am golf tournament, Sunday at Fox Run Golf Course.
2017 U.S. Open Local and Sectional Qualifying Results
GolfDigest.com, June 5, 2017
May 16, The Preserve Golf Club, Carmel, Calif. (78/5)
Luke Vivolo, Carmel, Calif., 68
John Crater, Monterey, Calif.,71
Christopher Marin, Monterey, Calif., 72
Mac McClung, Fremont, Calif., 72
Sean McWilliams, Canandaigua, N.Y., 72*
Alt-(a) Erick Justesen, San Jose, Calif., 72
Alt-(a) David Snyder, McAllen, Texas, 72*went into a playoff with the other 72s and didn’t make the cut.
Chavez: Chasing golf dreams paying dividends for CA graduate
Canandaigua Daily Messenger, January 27, 2017
McWilliams, a 2002 graduate of Canandaigua Academy, didn’t just win the Tempe (Ariz.) amateur golf championship, he obliterated the field with his round of 10-under par on Sunday.
10-UNDER 62 LIFTS SEAN MCWILLIAMS TO TEMPE AMATEUR TITLE
AmateurGolf.com, January 17, 2017
It doesn’t get much better than what Sean McWilliams was able to do in the final round of the Tempe Amateur. Five behind at the start of the final day at Ken McDonald Golf Course, McWilliams rallied in a big way with a 10-under 62 that pushed him to 11-under and four-strokes in front of the rest of the field.
Golfweek Rochester, July 16, 2010
Sean McWilliams used a 6-iron to ace the 190-yard eighth hole at Bristol Harbour Golf Club
What’s In the Bag
Driver: Ping G400 9.9 degree, shaft KuroKage XT 60 tx tipped 1″
Woods: Ping G400 3-wood +.6 14.1 degree, G30 5-Wood
Irons: Ping iBlade 4-9 Tour Dynamic Gold X100
Wedges: Ping Glide 2.0 – 46, 50 (Tour Dynamic Gold S400) 55, 60 (Tour Dynamic Gold X100)
Putter: Ping Vault Oslo Slate 34″
Ball: 2017 ProV1