Pete is the founder of AmateurGolf.com. He has been taking pictures and video of, and writing about golf for over 25 years. It all started for Pete in 2000 at the San Francisco City Championship, where the coverage he posted on an early version of the tournament's website (and AmateurGolf.com) got thousands of views and piqued player interest in his new venture.
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25 totalHow to Become a Golf Course Architect: Jay Blasi and the Three Paths Into Golf's Dream Job
There's no degree in golf course design. So how did Jay Blasi go from drawing holes on placemats to a U.S. Open venue at Chambers Bay — and what are the real paths in? A career guide to golf's dream job.
August 14, 2026Golf Gear Myth Busters, Vol. 1: The "Follow Me" Electric Caddie
In Myth Busters, we put the folklore up against the facts. We're starting with the most polarizing piece of equipment in the walking-golf world: the follow-me electric caddie.
August 1, 2026U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur 2026 Qualifying Roundup
All the locations, every amateur player that advanced. All in an easy, reverse chronological format
August 1, 2026Dawson Lew caps remarkable comeback with Canadian Amateur title
The 16-year-old from Toronto became just the ninth player to win both the Canadian Junior Boys and Canadian Men's Amateur championships after a three-shot victory in Calgary
July 30, 2026Connecticut Open:Bradley Sawka wins by two, Oklahoma signee claims first title
The amateur from Ellington Ridge fired a final-round 65 to finish at 14-under and hold off Patrick Healy for the 92nd Connecticut Open championship.
July 29, 2026Griffin Latimer wins Georgia Match Play
Royak's remarkable run has earned him a semifinal showdown with Reinhardt sophomore Griffin Latimer, highlighting golf's unique ability to bridge generations.
July 28, 2026Play a hole with Scarlett Schremmer of the University of Miami
During a practice round for the upcoming U.S. Women's Amateur at The Honors Course in Tennessee, the rising star of the women's game did a "walk and talk" with the AG team
July 27, 20262026 St. Louis City Championship: Live Coverage Hub
Chad Niezing of Manchester won the annual championship at Forest Park Golf Course's Redbud and Dogwood nines
July 26, 2026South Carolina Amateur: Easley’s Austin Langdale holds off Sam Jackson to win
The 31-year-old protected a five-shot lead at Quixote Club, holding off fellow Mid-Am Sam Jackson by two.
July 26, 2026Sean David of Wales captures South of Ireland Amateur Open Golf Championship
The Welshman erased a three-hole deficit with six to play, defeating good friend Tomi Bowen in the first all-Welsh final in championship history
July 26, 2026Southeastern Amateur: Ethan Whitaker birdies the last to claim the title
UT Chattanooga golfer Ethan Whitaker edged Jacksonville State's Ryley Heath when a 3-shot swing on the final hole flipped the script at Country Club of Columbus in Georgia
July 26, 2026South of Ireland Amateur: Four left standing at Lahinch
GB&I star Connor Graham shot 11-under to earn the qualifying medal, but was stunned in the round of 16 as four players are set for Saturday's semifinals
July 25, 2026Walton Heath Trophy: Host course member Monty Holcombe wins club's trophy by five at 17-under
Holcombe won the Michael Lunt Salver on the Men's side, while Isabella Kent of Castle Royle, who also posted 17-under, won the women's Jill Thornhill Rose trophy
July 24, 2026New England Amateur: Elliott Spaulding defends his title at GreatHorse
Defending champion shot 68 to finish at 11-under, holding off final round charges from Caden Piselli and Emil Nielsen
July 14, 2026Meadow Tian wins Women's Ohio State Amateur
The University of Illinois golfer survived a grueling 36-hole final, which saw her tested multiple times by runner-up Addison Kartusch at Moraine Country Club
July 14, 2026Farah O'Keefe is low amateur with top-35 finish at Evian Championship
Texas sophomore goes 5-under at the major in France, birdieing the final hole to edge Yunseo Yang of South Korea by a stroke
July 12, 2026Danish International Amateur Championship: Bence Bertanyi and Tessa Kremser take titles
Europe's elite amateurs return to Denmark for 72 holes of stroke play at one of the circuit's established tests
July 3, 202654-hole Seattle Amateur Underway at the city's best public courses
The 54-hole championship that has gone to sudden death three times in six years begins its latest edition
July 3, 2026Cory Mehl wins 89th Earl Hunt Memorial in Montana
Mehl charges back to take the Men's championshjip flight while Jesi Somrock is the Women's champ
July 3, 2026Matthew Lowe holds off Dean Muratore to capture 2026 Ike MGA Metropolitan Stroke Play
Bethpage State Park member posts 8-under 202 at Sleepy Hollow to claim MGA's premier stroke-play title
June 30, 2026Three Share Title in Wind-Battered Battlement Mesa Open
Nelson, Biro, and Choate tie at 21-over while the senior winner Roger Walters records a 10-shot victory
June 29, 2026In North Carolina, Rowan Match Play title goes to Cade Cranfield
Played at Warrior GC, the Rowan Masters has been contested since 2003 and annually brings together many of Rowan County's top amateurs
June 29, 2026Tennessee State Amateur: Denman is first person to three-peat in over 80 years
The 34-year-old from Murfreesboro turned what was expected to be a dramatic final-round duel into a dominant march to history
June 29, 2026U.S. Senior Open Amateur Tracker: Snedeker earns low-amateur honors at 46th U.S. Senior Open
Haymes Snedeker capped his comeback week with a T36 finish at Scioto as the only amateur to make the cut at the U.S. Senior Open.
June 29, 2026Montana State Amateur: Kade McDonough rides wild ending to victory
In an "only in Montana" ending, the winner's ball got lodged in a pine tree, but he survived with a double bogey and one shot win
June 28, 2026