[Vision2020] Good luck to a Moscow Bear

[Carl Westberg]

Moscow native and Moscow High School grad Chris Williams, the world's number 1 ranked amateur golfer, will compete in this week's U.S. Open and will soon turn pro.    
The top-ranked amateur in the world will soon join the play-for-pay ranks.

Chris Williams, who recently completed his senior season at the University of Washington, will turn pro at the June 20-23 Travelers Championship, where he has accepted a sponsor exemption.


                
                Last month, Williams was named the recipient of the Ben Hogan Award, given annually to the top men’s player in amateur and college golf over a 12-month period.

Williams will compete as an amateur at this week’s U.S. Open at 
Merion. He was exempt into both the U.S. Open and Open Championship 
(provided he remained amateur for the event) by virtue of his claiming 
the 2012 McCormack Medal, which is awarded to the player who finishes 
first in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.


                The other notable exemption into the Travelers: 
Justin Thomas, the 2011-12 NCAA Player of the Year and a rising junior 
at Alabama, where he helped lead the Crimson Tide to this year’s 
national title.
 		 	   		  
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