GUYANCOURT, France - San José State men's golfer Carl Corpus will tee off as a member of Team Philippines at the World Amateur Team Championships (WATC) this week in Guyancourt, France. A native of Quezon City, Philippines, Corpus will be representing his home country at the 32nd edition of the WATC which is the largest amateur team competition in the world for a chance at the Eisenhower Trophy.
The men's portion of the event takes place from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3 at Le Golf National (Albatros Course) and Le Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche (Red Course). Teams of two or three players per nation will play each course twice for individual stroke play and the best two scores from each team are added together over four rounds.
Corpus has been representing the Philippines in international competitions since 2019. He first played with the Philippines national team at the 2019 Southeast Asia Games where he took sixth place during individual play (74-69-68) and helped his home country to a third-place finish in match play. In 2021, he tied for 38th at the 12th annual Asian-Pacific Amateur Championship in Dubai.
- Two-time Mountain West All-Academic team honoree (2021, 22)
- 2021 Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-American Scholar
- Best finish is T-8th Wolf Pack Classic in 2021-22 season
- Three top-20 finishes in major college competitions
- 28 rounds of under-par golf in major college competitions
- Career average of 73.10 in major college competitions
- Shot a 65 in the final round of the Wolf Pack Classic (10-10/11-21)
- Team-high five eagles in the 2019-2020 season (36th most in NCAA)
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