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Odyssey TRTL Review: Hands-On With the Mallet That Took Over Japan

We rolled the TRTL CH ahead of its Nov. 6 release. A firmer Ai-Star insert, four corner weights and a head that sits dead square make this Odyssey's most convincing mallet in years.

Foresight Launch Monitor Buying Guide 2026: GC2 vs GC3 vs GCQuad vs QuadMAX

Every portable Foresight launch monitor compared, plus what the new Foresight+ software really costs over three years and what else you need for the range, the course and a home simulator.

Ojai Senior Cup: John Derrick wins Senior title; John Pate defends Super Senior crown

First round leader Bob LeDoux and Trae Cassell are lurking two shots behind, while John Pate continues to lead the Super Senior division

The Draw: Last Call at Torrey, a New King in Ojai and a 19-Year-Old Tour Card

Ojai crowns a new Senior champion this weekend, Two Man Links entries at Torrey Pines close Oct. 31, and the Buckets Cup season ends at Pinehurst No. 4.

The Other Majors: 12 Elite Amateur Events Beyond the USGA and R&A

The histories, the mystique, and what it actually takes to get into 12 of amateur golf’s most coveted events outside the USGA and R&A.

Room to Play: What Golf’s Stars Can Teach Us About Bringing Kids Into the Game

From Keith Mitchell at The Honors Course to Tony Finau at a municipal par-3, the best childhood golf stories offer ideas any family, coach or local club can borrow.

Content vs. Competition: How YouTube Golf Is Impacting USGA Qualifying Days

Nearly 100 Years of Golf History: Richard Hope on the New Year's Invitational

Pete Wlodkowski talks with longtime chairman Richard Hope about the New Year's Invitational's history, famous champions and the club community that keeps it going.

Your Next Great Golf Trip: 10 Amateur Tournaments to Put on the Calendar Now

Pinehurst, Sand Valley, Torrey Pines and seven more reasons to stop talking about the next golf trip. Registration checked October 10, 2026; eligibility and availability caveats are called out below.

The City Returns: Entries Open for the 111th San Francisco City Championship

Sixty-four into match play, NCGA referees, and the oldest consecutively played city championship in golf back on the municipal turf of Harding Park and Lincoln Park, March 5–21. Registration is open now.

Climb the Ladder: What Foresight's Ladder Drill Really Does for Your Game

The Draw: Cavaliere Breaks Through, 17 Mid-Am Titles and Q-School Starts

A four-time Met Am runner-up finally wins at home, five repeat champions own 17 state Mid-Am titles, Joonho Kim runs away in Hong Kong and Q-School's big stretch starts Tuesday.

Senior amateur golf’s fall finish: 10 events to watch through early January

A guide to the senior amateur calendar from October 7 through January 6, with 10 events to follow and a year-end team option at Torrey Pines.

Cavaliere finally breaks through, wins MGA Mid-Amateur at home

Four-time Met Amateur runner-up claims the Westmoreland Cup by a record four shots at Hudson National

Inside the Malbon Buckets Cup: A day at Maridoe that got the details right

Serious golf, good people, and a tournament experience that made a quick trip to Texas worth it.

Can offseason training actually add distance? What the research tells amateur golfers

Recent research gives golfers a reason to take physical preparation seriously—and a better way to judge whether it is helping.

When the Prize Is Bigger Than the Trophy: Tom Kim's Asian Games Gold

One closing 64 at Aichi-Nagoya earned Tom Kim individual gold by three strokes — and kept the next chapter of his career on the golf course.

The Draw: Bailey Wins the Mid-Am, Zhong Makes History, California Bans Scalpers

Andrew Bailey goes from Pine Valley's 16 seed to U.S. Mid-Am champion, Sherry Zhong makes history in Portland, and California outlaws tee-time scalping.

Nantucket Invitational Preview: Sankaty Head, Miacomet and a New Amateur Major

Forty teams, two divisions and 54 holes of four-ball and alternate shot on the bluff at Sankaty Head and the south shore at Miacomet

Foresight Brings Back the GC2, Its Most Affordable Launch Monitor Yet

Meet the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur Quarterfinalists: A Caddie, a Dentist and Seven Former Pros

A Sand Valley caddie, a dentist, a Hagestad slayer and seven former pros made up the final eight at The Lido.

Yuna Nishimura Wins First LPGA Title With the Club She Helped Create

Nishimura went wire-to-wire in Arkansas with the Quantum Mini Spinner 7-wood, a club Callaway built after she asked for more spin and stopping power.

California Outlaws Tee Time Brokering at Public Golf Courses as Newsom Signs AB 1954

The PAR Act makes it an unfair business practice to list or resell municipal tee times without the course operator's written consent — a direct response to the brokering scandal that swept Los Angeles munis in 2024.

Buckets Cup Finale Preview: The Malbon Tour Closes Its Season at Pinehurst No. 4

One round, 100 players, a $36,000 purse and a full Sandhills week. The Malbon Buckets Cup's season finale comes to Pinehurst No. 4 on November 17, and AmateurGolf.com members have a way in.

Sherry Zhong wins 2026 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur at Portland Golf Club

Medalist Xiaolong "Sherry" Zhong birdied the 17th to beat France's Amandine Vincent, 1 up, becoming the first champion from China, and the first from Asia, in her U.S. Senior Women's Amateur debut

Evans Scholarship 2026: How Caddies Earn Full Tuition and Housing for College

The nation's largest scholarship program for caddies has sent more than 12,500 young men and women through college since 1930. Here's who qualifies, which schools are in play, and what to get done before the Sept. 30 deadline.

Pinehurst No. 11: Coore & Crenshaw's 'Weirdly Wonderful' Course Opens March 29, 2027

Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw restored No. 2 fifteen years ago. Now they have built their first original course at Pinehurst, and it opens earlier than planned.

The Draw: Hagestad Wins at Pine Valley, Now Eyes a Record-Tying Fourth Mid-Am

Hagestad's second Crump Cup, Team USA's record Junior Presidents Cup rout, and a U.S. Mid-Am that starts Saturday with history on the line.

Two-time PGA Tour winner James Hahn joins Arizona State men's golf staff

The former Nordstrom shoe salesman who won at Riviera and Quail Hollow brings nearly 300 Tour starts to Matt Thurmond's Sun Devils.

The Match at Cypress Point: The Day Two Amateurs Nearly Beat Hogan and Nelson

A car dealer's boast, a $5,000 wager, and one foggy morning at Cypress Point produced the greatest private match ever played — with two amateurs at the center of it.

Asian Tour cancels 2027 Q-School: what it means for golf's professional pathways

The Asian Tour will not hold a 2027 Qualifying School, closing — for one year — one of the most important doors between elite amateur golf and a professional career.

Buckets Cup Preview: After Seven Stops, the Malbon Tour Turns to Maridoe

Torrey Pines to Chambers Bay, the Malbon Buckets Cup has spent 2026 proving itself on elite venues. Now the tour hits Maridoe Oct 6 — with the Pinehurst No. 4 finale looming — and AmateurGolf.com members have a direct way into both.

2026 Crump Cup: Stewart Hagestad Wins Second Title at Pine Valley

Hagestad beats Andrew Price 3 and 2 in an all-champions final; Randy Haag upsets his way to the Senior title. Full results and brackets.

The Man Who Built Golf's Greatest Course — and Never Saw It Finished

This week the Crump Cup returns to Pine Valley, the most celebrated golf course on earth. It exists because one quiet Philadelphia hotel heir gave it his fortune, his final five years — and his life.

Dear Steph: Let's make a season of it

Steph is imagining amateur golf after retirement. We built a possible calendar around our Winter Series, California championships, Tahoe and USGA ambitions—with basketball first until then.

By Design: Amateur Tournaments on the Courses of Golf's Greatest Architects

You can't buy a tee time at some of these cathedrals — but you can earn one with a scorecard. We ran the game's six greatest course architects against our database of 5,600+ events.

The Field Is Set: What 6,124 Entries Bought at the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur

Qualifying is complete after nearly 70 sites and a record entry pool — here's who's in, who's exempt, and what awaits the 264 players headed to Sand Valley

Lancaster Country Club to Host Five USGA Women's Championships Through 2044

The two-time U.S. Women's Open host will stage a championship for every age and stage of the women's game — three of them amateur events — between 2028 and 2044.

The Amateur's Road to Augusta: Every Way to Earn a 2027 Masters Invitation (and Who's Already In)

The Masters invitation is the ultimate prize in amateur golf. Six of the seven doors into Augusta National for 2027 have now been walked through — Jack Whaley, Jay Leng Jr., Stuart Grehan, Preston Stout, Andrew Bailey and back-to-back Asia-Pacific champion Fifa Laopakdee. One remains, and it closes in January.

We Spend All Day on Amateur Golf. Here's What We Built for the Juniors.

Introducing JuniorGolfAmerica.com — a free, junior-focused front door to AmateurGolf.com