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28,227 totalSOS John Kline: Steve Humphrey and Michael Mahoney extend leads
Humphrey holds a three-shot Legend advantage despite a difficult finish, while Mahoney recovered from a shaky start to lead Super Legend by five
November 4, 2026SOS National Super Senior: David Nelson leads after weather-hit second round
Nelson recovered from a difficult start to take a one-shot lead at Crown Colony, where lightning halted play for two and a half hours
November 4, 2026Bobcat Invitational: Mississippi Gulf Coast wins fifth straight as Cal Wier earns first title
Gulf Coast won by 23 strokes at Laurel Country Club, while Wier closed with a 71 to claim his first collegiate victory by three
November 4, 2026Golfweek Senior Desert Showdown: Steve Buroker and Edward Fryatt share early lead
Buroker and Fryatt opened with 67s at Boulder Creek, while Mike Ketcham recovered from an opening-hole 11 to shoot 74
November 4, 2026Alabama Cup: Amateurs dominate singles to beat professionals 10–5
Linda Jeffery, Ashley-Sinclair Curtis, Will McCurdy and Hunter Hamrick won both their matches as the amateurs pulled away at Musgrove Country Club
November 3, 2026Women’s Texas Pinehurst: Lynda Kay and Andrea Gaston win on third playoff hole
Kay and Gaston edged Kim Cure and Sherry Roeder after the teams finished tied at Sulphur Springs Country Club
November 3, 2026Tiger Fall Classic: Alabama A&M sweeps top four in 34-shot victory
Amad Gardner won medalist honors by six strokes as Alabama A&M dominated the team competition, with Texas Southern finishing runner-up
November 2, 2026Chick-fil-A Invitational: Oglethorpe rallies late for team title as Dounia Bezzari earns first win
Oglethorpe rallies from fourth with a closing 313, and Bezzari's 75-75 edges Juliette Coffey and Maddie Easterling by one at Stonebridge
November 2, 2026Samford Intercollegiate: Jax State wins by 11 as Lara El Chaib claims individual title
El Chaib finished nine strokes clear, while Samford took second, UAB placed third and Illinois State climbed to fourth with the day’s lowest team round
November 2, 2026Asia-Pacific Amateur: Fifa Laopakdee rallies to retain title at Te Arai Links
The Arizona State senior beat Zack Swanwick by three to join Hideki Matsuyama as the championship’s only consecutive winners, earning returns to the Masters and The Open
November 2, 2026Hawaii Mayor’s Cup: Ben Schlottman wins by two as Brooke Asao rallies to retain women's title
Schlottman finished two clear at Ala Wai, while Asao overturned a four-shot deficit with a closing 69 to win the Women’s Championship
November 2, 2026Mexico Open: BYU sophomore Kihei Akina earns third straight PGA Tour top-20 finish
The sophomore closed with a 69 to finish 15th at Vidanta Vallarta, completing his fifth made cut in five PGA Tour starts this year
November 1, 2026Asia-Pacific Amateur: Zack Swanwick surges two clear of Fifa Laopakdee and Cooper Moore
A second successive 67 puts Swanwick in position to become New Zealand’s first champion, with defending champion Laopakdee and fellow Kiwi Moore sharing second
October 31, 2026Mexico Open: Kihei Akina’s second-round 64 puts BYU amateur in contention
The 20-year-old sophomore heads into the weekend three shots behind Andrew Novak, chasing a rare PGA Tour victory by an amateur
October 31, 2026Long Island Senior Amateur: Dennis Lynch wins three-way playoff at Old Westbury
Lynch defeats former champion Dave Scialabba and Billy Byrnes in extra holes, while defending champion David Segot finishes tied fifth
October 30, 2026The Draw: Jackman's Q-School Receipts, a 63 in a Gale and 11 City Championships
Arie Jackman's $5,383 Q-School week and his Thursday in Spain, Fifa Laopakdee's 63 then a 72 in a gale, 11 California city championships you can enter, and the Odyssey TRTL hands-on.
October 30, 2026Asia-Pacific Amateur: Fifa Laopakdee leads Cooper Moore by two after wind-battered second round
Three New Zealanders lead the pursuit of the defending champion, while Taishi Moto makes a hole-in-one as only seven players reach halfway under par
October 30, 2026Florida Women’s Senior Match Play: Kim Keyer-Scott wins title on 19th hole
Keyer-Scott survives three close knockout matches, while Taffy Brower claims her 13th FSGA title with victory in the Super-Senior division
October 30, 2026CSGA Four-Ball: Fred Hoffman and David Hernandez win by seven at Pasatiempo
Hoffman and Hernandez lead from start to finish, with former winners Bill Brewer and Don Kobashigawa taking second
October 30, 2026ANNIKA Invitational Asia: Feiyu Xing rallies to win by one
China’s Feiyu Xing overturned a two-shot overnight deficit to finish one stroke ahead of Japan’s Hina Takeda and Yu Izawa
October 29, 2026Coomer Cup: Team KPGA defeats amateurs to end title drought
Charles Whelan’s professionals beat Team KGA 80-70 at Olde Stone, claiming their first Coomer Cup victory since 2015
October 29, 2026Asia-Pacific Amateur: Fifa Laopakdee opens title defence with 63
Defending champion Fifa Laopakdee leads by three after an opening 63, with New Zealand’s Joshua Bai heading the chasing pack
October 29, 2026Carlton Woods Invitational: Kade Stewart completes wire-to-wire victory
The 2025 Texas Mid-Amateur champion pulls away from Garrett Driver to win by four, with John Hunter and Bobby Massa sharing third
October 29, 2026Reynolds Senior Invitational: Jeff Knox rallies past Mike McCoy for two-shot victory
The former Masters marker closed with a 68 to win the Senior title, while fellow Georgia standout Doug Hanzel went wire to wire in Super Senior
October 29, 2026East Lake Cup: Arkansas beats Oklahoma State for women's title
Maria Jose Marin delivered the championship point as Arkansas beat Oklahoma State 3½-1½ for its first team victory of the season
October 28, 2026Texas Women's Senior Stroke Play: Kelley Nittoli wins by 13
Kelley Nittoli closed with a 73 at Fair Oaks Ranch to finish at 10-over 226 and complete a wire-to-wire victory
October 28, 2026Asia-Pacific Amateur: Major opportunities await at Te Arai Links
Defending champion Fifa Laopakdee, Australia’s Harry Takis, and home contender Zack Swanwick headline the field, with places at Augusta National and St Andrews at stake
October 28, 2026Before He Was Pro: Austin Smotherman
Two straight PGA Tour wins have made Austin Smotherman a headliner. Fourteen years ago, this site watched a 17-year-old lose a national junior title by a single shot — then come back the next summer and take the course record and the trophy.
October 28, 2026Westchester Mid-Amateur: Andrew Byron holds on for first title at Leewood
Byron edges Tim Hegarty by one stroke for his second victory of the month, ending Mark Mumford’s three-year reign
October 28, 2026Carlton Woods Senior Invitational: Edward Fryatt pulls clear for four-shot victory
Edward Fryatt closed with a 4-under 68 to pull clear of Gordy McKeown and claim the Carlton Woods Senior Invitational at 4-under 212
October 28, 2026Auburn wins third East Lake Cup title in three appearances
Billy Davis clinched the deciding point in extra holes as Auburn defeated Oklahoma State 4-1, with Logan Reilly completing an unbeaten week
October 28, 2026The Tree Farm Invitational: Davis Weil rallies to win inaugural title
The Fordham law student overturns a seven-point deficit with a tournament-best closing round, adding another title to his recent Eagle Oaks victory
October 28, 2026New Jersey Women’s Senior Amateur: Aidong Ma earns first state title
Aidong Ma won by three strokes at Hawk Pointe, while Anne Conway successfully defended the Super-Senior title with a five-shot victory
October 28, 2026Golfweek Fripp Island Invitational: Florida Southern sweeps titles
Florida Southern won by eight strokes as Palmer Haynes’s back-nine 30 secured his first collegiate victory ahead of teammate Jack VanderSchuur
October 28, 2026French Broad Collegiate: Maryland sweeps titles in 22-shot victory
Maryland finished at 862 to win the French Broad Collegiate Invitational by 22 strokes, and Carolina Perez Tasso led a Terrapin one-two at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove
October 28, 2026Pat Bradley Invitational: Arkansas State rallies to win by three
Arkansas State erased an 11-stroke deficit with a closing 280, while Mackenzie Cloutier, Rebekah Gardner and Annie Yost shared medalist honours
October 28, 2026Delaware Mid-Open: Rij Patel takes low amateur after playoff defeat
Rij Patel earned low-amateur and Mid-Amateur honours after losing a playoff to Kyle Dalton
October 28, 2026Wykagyl Collegiate: St. Thomas Aquinas edges Iona by one
St. Thomas Aquinas held off Iona to win the team title, while Max Gibbs and Paddy Blinderman finished level atop the individual standings
October 28, 2026Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic: Georgia edges Clemson by one stroke
Georgia held off Clemson’s closing 266 to win by one, while Grayson Wood and Hampton Roberts shared individual honours at 11 under
October 28, 2026He Shot 15 Under, Finished Third at Q-School — and Lost $3,352.57
American Arie Jackman advanced at DP World Tour Qualifying School First Stage in France, then published his receipts. The ledger is the most honest document in golf right now.
October 27, 2026
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