M.J. Maguire rallies to win Southern Amateur

7/19/2014 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

M.J. Maguire (Golfweek photo)

North Florida's M.J. Maguire shot a 1-under 71 to leap Beau Hossler and win the prestigious title

OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (July 19, 2014) – Playing steady in wet, windy conditions Saturday at the difficult Honors Course, St. Pete’s M.J. Maguire won the 108th Southern Amateur. He captured the prestigious title by avoiding the various disasters that befell other players when they were atop the finat round leaderboard.

Maguire, a sports management senior at the University of North Florida, closed with a 1-under-par 71 for a 284 total that was three shots clear of the star-studded and star-crossed field. “This is by far the biggest win of my amateur career,” said Maguire, who began playing conservative when so many others were flaming out.

Overnight leader Beau Hossler, the Texas Longhorn star from California, triple bogeyed the first hole, then suffered a quadruple bogey seven on the third hole. His mangled scorecard added up to an unthinkable 46 on the front nine.

After a practice round early in the week, Hossler tweeted his followers thusly: “The Honors Course is HARD!!” Indeed.

Virginia Tech senior Trevor Cone inherited the top spot only to go bogey-bogey-double bogey midway through the back nine. That left Aussie Geoff Drakeford in front, but he suffered the biggest disaster of all when he hit two balls in the hazard on the 16th hole where a 2-shot penalty on his caddy was tacked on for a quintuple bogey eight, allowing Maguire to cruise home to the victory.

As champion, Maguire earns an invitation to play in the PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational next spring in Orlando. “I’ll be there,” he said emphatically.

Results: Southern Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	M.J. Maguire	St. Petersburg, FL	1000	69-72-72-71=284
T2	Victor Perez	, France	700	72-70-71-74=287
T2	Geoffrey Drakeford	, Australia	700	68-74-70-75=287
T4	Beau Hossler	Mission Viejo, CA	500	70-68-70-80=288
T4	Scott Vincent	, Zimbabwe	500	72-72-74-70=288

View full results for Southern Amateur

About the Southern Amateur

The Southern Amateur, which dates back to 1902, is one of two competitions held by the Southern Golf Association (the other is the Southern Junior). This is a 72-hole stroke play championship with a cut made after 36 holes. Entries are open to any ma...

Most Popular Articles

2025 PGA TOUR Q-School Guide: Sites, Scores, and Who Advanced

Dec 5, 2025Second Stage is complete and Final Stage awaits at Sawgrass — follow every Q-School leaderboard and the players still chasing

2025 LPGA TOUR Q-Series: Final Qualifying Stage FINAL SCORING

Dec 8, 2025Helen Briem earns medalist honors, 31 players headed to the LPGA next year

Australian Open at Royal Melbourne: Preview, amateur bios, and how to watch

Nov 30, 2025Rory McIlroy headlines one of the championship's top fields in years - at least four amateurs will have their chance at glory

Luke Ringkamp Cruises to Rolex Tournament of Champions Title at TPC San Antonio

Nov 26, 2025One week after committing to Pepperdine, Luke Ringkamp won the Rolex Tournament of Champions by nine shots.

Inside Gil Hanse’s Restoration of Baltusrol’s Upper Course: A Return to Tillinghast’s

Dec 11, 2025Renowned architect Gil Hanse reveals how he brought Baltusrol’s Upper Course back to life by honoring A.W. Tillinghast’s original

Filters

Related Tournament

Southern Amateur

View Details

Loading latest news...