Emory University's Ryan Dagerman (Dallas, TX) has qualified for the 2010 Southern Amateur Championship which will be held July 14-17 at the historic Shoal Creek Golf and Country in Birmingham, Alabama.

Dagerman, who completed his sophomore year with the Eagles in 2009-10, qualified for a spot in the 104^th Southern Amateur Championship after recently shooting a four-under 68 at the Dallas Athletic Club.  This past year, Dagerman earned second team All-America status following his 13^th-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championships with his 72-hole effort of 294 tying the school record for the lowest score at the NCAAs.

There will be 168 players at the championship site to begin play, some of who earned exemptions while others had to qualify at regional sites. After 36 holes the field will be reduced to the low 66 scorers and ties for the final 36 holes of play.

The Southern Amateur dates back to 1902. Atlanta native and Emory University Hall of Fame member Bobby Jones won the Southern Amateur three times (1917, 1920, and 1922).

There are several two-time winners of the Southern Amateur who have made it onto the PGA Tour. These include Fred Haas, Lanny Wadkins, Ben Crenshaw, Justin Leonard and Webb Simpson.

Shoal Creek has hosted many prestigious tournaments including the 1984 and 1990 PGA Championships as well as the 1986 U.S. Amateur.

Gregor Main of UCLA won the 2009 Southern Amateur, which was hosted by the Colonial Country Club in Memphis, Tenn., with a 16-under score of 272.