Kyle runs the AmateurGolf.com editorial team and covers amateur golf year-round.
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14 total2026 Elite Amateur Cup: Jay Leng Wins the Points Race — Every Event, Every Contender
Seven events, ten weeks, one number. Jay Leng needed only three starts — and the two biggest weeks on the schedule — to win the season-long points race.
August 4, 2026From the Same Coastline: A San Diego Final at the Western Amateur, and the Machine That Built It
When Jay Leng closed out Michael Riebe on the 14th green at Beverly Country Club, the 124th Western Amateur came down to two kids who grew up thirty miles apart on the same stretch of coast. That's not a coincidence. It's a pipeline.
August 3, 2026Jay Leng's Long Climb: From No. 199 to Western Amateur Champion
He was 103rd here a year ago and No. 199 in the world 18 months ago. Jay Leng beat his Stanford teammate, the medalist and the field at Beverly.
August 2, 2026Everything You Need to Know About the Western Amateur Sweet 16
Profiles of all 16 match-play qualifiers at Beverly, plus why this bracket has produced Scheffler, Spieth, Thomas, Schauffele and Morikawa.
July 31, 2026U.S. Amateur Final Qualifying Complete: 130 Punch Tickets to Merion — Every Site, Every Qualifier
It ended the way it began: great rounds that weren't enough. Four players shot 5-under 67 at Kingwood and only two got spots. Final Qualifying is complete — 130 players advanced through 19 sites, and the field for Merion is set. Every qualifier, every site, one page.
July 23, 2026Titleist GTS2 Fairway Wood: A Fitting That Shows Why It's Built for Scoring
A shallower face, a steel L-Cup insert and 16 grams of repositioned weight — what the new GTS2 fairway delivers on a launch monitor.
July 17, 2026Connecticut Women's Amateur: Jordan Levitt rallies from nine back to claim the title
Levitt's final-round scorecard was a roller coaster ride rarely seen from a winner chasing down the leaders. But she got the job done.
July 14, 2026The Great Public Golf Debate: Which State Really Deserves the Crown?
Wisconsin owns the trophies, Michigan owns the tee sheets, Oregon owns the pilgrimage. We dig into the data behind golf's favorite argument.
July 13, 2026The Year of Bryan Hoops: Inside the No. 1 Senior Amateur's Dominant 2026
From Whisper Rock to Frilford Heath, the Tempe bomber has piled up three wins, a national title and the No. 1 senior ranking in 2026.
July 11, 2026Hoops, Tennant complete American double at R&A Senior Amateur championships
Tempe’s Bryan Hoops ran away with the Senior Amateur while Lara Tennant rallied to win her second Women’s Senior Amateur at Frilford Heath.
July 11, 2026Stop Reading About the Buckets Cup. Go Play It.
A real tournament — championship venue, $36,000 purse, stroke play — rolls into Chicago on July 13, and for once, you're not on the outside looking in. AmateurGolf.com members can tee it up at Conway Farms. But the clock is ticking.
July 6, 2026Firm, Fast and Data-Driven: How USGA Agronomy Will Shape Your Next Qualifier
The Green Section's next-century playbook is really a preview of the conditions you'll be competing on — and the smart amateurs will adapt first.
July 6, 2026Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond Max Review: 6 Months In
A competitive player's honest 6-month review of the Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond Max — Tri-Force Face, lower spin vs. Elyte
June 29, 2026Clutts Closes with 67 to Win Rice Planters Amateur by One
The Kentucky golfer posted 11-under 205 to edge New Mexico State's Jackson Funkhouser by a stroke at Snee Farm.
June 20, 2026