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Tournaments · Jul 27, 2026

Georgia Match Play Down to Sweet Sixteen at Old Toccoa Farm

Sixty-four became sixteen as match play grind continues at one of state's oldest championships

Tournaments · Updated Jul 27, 2026

2026 Dave King Senior: Live Coverage Hub from Virginia

The major senior championship features five age divisions, competing in tribute to the Virginia Golf Hall of Fame member King, who is in the field

Jul 27, 2026

The Rebirth of Otter Creek Golf Course

Otter Creek Golf Course Renovation Blends Championship Golf and Community

Equipment Review · Jul 27, 2026

Inside Cobra Golf R&D: Doug Roberts on OPTM Drivers, 3DP Technology and the Future of Club Innovation

Cobra Golf is already designing clubs for 2030.

Player Profile · Updated Jul 27, 2026

Before They Turned Pro: World No. 1 ranked amateur Jackson Koivun

Before he was a PGA Tour winner, NCAA champion, and the world's top-ranked amateur, Jackson Koivun was a member of AmateurGolf.com and played our Tour events

Player Profile · Jul 26, 2026

Play 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

Tournaments · Updated Jul 26, 2026

Kansas City Amateur Jacob Fratzel beats his brother in a playoff for the win

Josh Fratzel, Jacob Fratzel, and Ben Wheeler were deadlocked at 10-under after 54 holes at Creekmoor. Jacob will have family bragging rights this year.

Tournaments · Updated Jul 26, 2026

2026 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

Tournaments · Jul 26, 2026

South 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.

Tournaments · Updated Jul 27, 2026

The Western Amateur Returns to Beverly: 124th Edition of Golf's Toughest Test

The world's elite amateurs descend on Chicago's Beverly Country Club for six days of 72-hole stroke play followed by a Sweet 16 match-play bracket

Tournaments · Jul 26, 2026

Sean 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

Lake Bennett

Tournaments · Updated Jul 27, 2026

Lake Bennett, 17, becomes youngest Missouri Stroke Play champion

Bennett closes with a 66 to win by three at Bogey Creek, breaking the age record by more than a year

Tournaments · Jul 26, 2026

PREVIEW: 121st Canadian Men's Amateur Championship

Canada's premier amateur golf championship tees off July 27-30 at Mickelson National Golf Club and Heritage Pointe Golf Club in Calgary, Alberta.

Michael Carnes

Tournaments · Jul 26, 2026

Michael Carnes defeats brother Casey to win Texas Mid-Amateur Match Play

New Braunfels amateur takes 3 & 2 victory in family finale at Big Easy Ranch

Jorge Maicas

Tournaments · Updated Jul 27, 2026

Jorge Maicas wins Biarritz Cup in playoff after last year's near-miss

The Spaniard birdied the first extra hole to claim the historic French title, earning revenge after losing in a playoff at the same event in 2025

Tournaments · Jul 25, 2026

European Ladies Amateur: Charlotte Naughton wins by two in Sweden

The incoming freshman at the University of Texas from England birdied the last two holes to hold off Sweden's Meja Örtengren of Stanford Women's Golf

Tournaments · Jul 25, 2026

Rudy Sautron cruises to victory at the Monroe Invitational

Tennessee junior finished with rounds of 63 and 67 to get to 19-under in Pittsford, NY

Tournaments · Jul 25, 2026

Southeastern 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

Tournaments · Updated Jul 25, 2026

South 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

Tournaments · Jul 24, 2026

South Carolina Amateur underway at Quixote Club with Kosney, Langdale tied

Casey Kosney and Austin Langdale share the early lead at 4-under with 36 holes to play in Sumter

Tournaments · Jul 24, 2026

Fields grabs early lead at Texas Women's Stroke Play

Kansas State's Stalee Fields posts lone sub-par round at Bentwater's Miller Course

Tournaments · Jul 24, 2026

Jaden Dumdumaya defends Pacific Coast Amateur with gutsy closing 69

The USC sophomore survived a wobble on the back nine to hold off charging Deitrek Gill by two at Poppy Ridge

Tournaments · Jul 24, 2026

Canadian Women's Amateur: Rina Kawasaki of Japan wins by four shots at 6-under

A week of weather delays pushed the third round so late that play had to be suspended due to darkness with players returning early Friday to settle the score.

Carson Bellish

Tournaments · Updated Jul 25, 2026

Carson Bellish holds steady to capture Ohio Amateur at The Virtues

Pickerington's Carson Bellish closes with even-par 72 to win by two strokes over Siefker and Curtis

Tournaments · Jul 23, 2026

59th Pacific Coast Amateur: Jaden Dumdumaya surges to three-shot lead with 65

The defending champ will sleep on the lead; his chasers include new course record holder Reese Knox of Idaho (pictured), who shot 62 today at Poppy Ridge

Updated Jul 23, 2026

Scarlett Schremmer wins the 99th LNGA Amateur

An international field spanning eight countries takes on Harrison Lake Country Club in the Elite Women's Amateur Series' final 2026 stop. Indiana has been waiting 99 years to host the LNGA, and the Hoosier State's time has come.

Updated Jul 23, 2026

2026 U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifying Roundup

Four qualifiers were held on Monday, July 20, and another on July 21 - we've got the latest results and a complete list of everyone who is in and all the alternates hoping for a spot

News · Updated Jul 23, 2026

Walton 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

Equipment Review · Jul 23, 2026

Titleist GTS300 Mini Driver Review: Gapping It vs. a GTS4 Driver and GTS2 5-Wood

Fit at Titleist Performance Institute before the GTS300 hit retail, I tested the new mini driver against the two clubs it sits between. I expected a fairway-finder off the tee — the data told a different story.

Updated Jul 23, 2026

U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur 2026 Qualifying Roundup

All the locations, every amateur player that advanced. All in an easy, reverse chronological format

Isabella Kent

Tournaments · Updated Jul 24, 2026

Isabella Kent sets championship record to win Ladies Walton Heath Trophy

Wofford senior fires 17-under to capture the Jill Thornhill Rose as scoring records fall throughout the week

Jul 23, 2026

U.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.

Tournaments · Jul 23, 2026

Kiser Pannier wins Prairie Invitational Women's Championship

The 36-hole leader never relinquished control in Sunday's finale at Lake Quivira Country Club.

Bryce Hanstad

Tournaments · Updated Jul 24, 2026

Bryce Hanstad wins Minnesota Amateur 19 years after first title

The 39-year-old rallied from five back and survived a playoff with Torger Ohe at StoneRidge

Tournaments · Jul 22, 2026

Ben Mitchell wins the Michael Hebron Amateur at 3-under on Bethpage Black

Fresh Meadow's Ben Mitchell shot 3-under 68 in Round 1, and followed that with a solid 71 in the second round to win by six

Updated Jul 22, 2026

Baltusrol's championship legacy grows with four future USGA Championships

The USGA handed Baltusrol four more championships including the 2046 Open. We walked its restored Tillinghast courses with Gil Hanse — here's what awaits.