About Sean McWilliams

 About Sean McWilliams – Journey to the Tour

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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

About sean mcwilliams journey to the tour

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 ChampionshipAbout Sean McWilliams Professional Golfer Journey to the tour

 

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.

 

Hole-in-One Club

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