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Argentine Stroke Play Championship: Judd Sundelson and Manuel Lozada share halfway lead
Matching 36-hole totals of 7-under 133 put Sundelson and Lozada two strokes clear, while Brazil’s Guilherme Nunes Grinberg surged into contention with a 63
The Draw: Blades Brown Wins at 19, Ballester's Way Back and 12 Amateurs Advance
A U.S. Amateur medalist wins on the PGA Tour at 19, a U.S. Amateur champion wins his way back through Q-School, and 12 amateurs survive First Stage.
Florida Grown: Mapping Where the Class of 2027 Signed
Seven Floridians, six international signees and a California exodus. We traced the Class of 2027's top signees from hometown to campus.
Now Playing: Palmetto Amateur at Palmetto Golf Club
Former champion Chase Nevins, recent Birmingham NIT winner Sam Jackson and 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur champion Hamilton Coleman headline the field
Bobby Locke Invitational: Gerard Hartman holds on for one-shot victory
Gerard Hartman finishes at 3-under 213 to edge Lorenzo Sakota and Schalk van Ettinger after carrying a two-shot lead into the final round
Now Playing: Ewing Cup at Dallas Athletic Club
Charlie Holland and James Minahan return as Mid-Amateur champions, while Bob Brewer and Greg Smith chase a third consecutive Senior title
SOS Fall Classic: Craig Miyamoto’s back-nine birdies set up one-shot victory
Craig Miyamoto holds off Greg Sanders at Silverado Resort, while Allen Peake wins by 12 and Jeffrey Knox and George Dillon claim division titles
California Senior Amateur: Ron Ewing’s late birdie seals one-shot victory
Ron Ewing nearly aces the 17th at Serrano Country Club, then finishes at 11-under 205 to hold off Steve Sear’s closing 65
Scarlett Schremmer makes LPGA debut at The ANNIKA with her mom on the bag
Two college wins, a summer full of trophies and a sponsor invitation from Pelican Golf Club put the Miami sophomore in a field led by Nelly Korda this week in Tampa Bay.
Mads Heller wins Tailhade title, climbs into WAGR top 150
The Dane’s one-shot victory in Argentina marks his second win of the year and lifts him 23 places to No. 133.
The Cradle: Pinehurst’s Little Course With Big Stories
An architect’s first ace. A U.S. Amateur semifinalist’s extraordinary encore. Nine holes that remind golfers why they started playing.
They Took the LIV Money. Now They're Grinding Through Q-School to Win Their Tour Cards Back.
LIV Golf's bankruptcy filing in September and the DP World Tour's October ruling shut every exemption door for 2027. Thirteen LIV-linked players were left with one route back: the 252-hole Q-School marathon. On Wednesday at INFINITUM, 2024 U.S. Amateur champion Josele Ballester charged to the top of the leaderboard — 18 holes from winning his card the hardest way there is.
Carolinas Net Amateur: Ryan Adams wins by six with matching 72s
Ryan Adams converts his opening-round lead into victory, while Matthias Timberlake finishes at 4-under and Kristi Coggins overturns a four-shot deficit
He Was 15 Under and Chasing a DP World Tour Card. One Putter Swing Got Him DQ'd.
Frank Kennedy says he caught the 11th green by accident, in frustration, and repaired it on the spot. The DP World Tour reviewed the evidence on Tuesday and called it serious misconduct. At Final Stage Q-School, that one swing didn't just end his week — it moved the cut line for seven other players.
U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying: 2027 Championship Tracker
Sectional qualifying is well underway, as teams chase a spot in the field for the 2027 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship — check back as results roll in.
Silver Cup Matches: North retains the Cup 21–19 at Las Vegas Country Club
Northern Nevada won both team sessions 6–4 and held off a South singles rally to keep the Silver Cup, with the last two singles matches halved
Lathrop Cup: Callawassie Island Club claims title by four strokes
Callawassie Island Club wins the 19th Annual Lathrop Cup Championship, while Springfield Golf Club takes the SCPGA Pro-Am title
Blades Brown’s different route: What competitive amateurs can learn from a teenage PGA Tour winner
The youngest PGA Tour winner since 1931 took an unconventional route through a very real apprenticeship. His results offer practical lessons in competition, setbacks and choosing the next step.
What Happens When Real Amateurs Get a Tour-Level Fujikura Fitting at Club Champion
We sent some lucky AmateurGolf.com equipment panelists for a tour-level Fujikura VENTUS fitting — two at Club Champion, one at Fujikura's Carlsbad HQ. Here's what they gained, and what surprised them.
East-West Matches: West retains title with 25–20 victory
The West won Sunday’s singles 10–8 to secure consecutive titles at Maridoe Golf Club, with Bobby Massa completing a perfect four-point week
National Invitational Tournament: Sam Jackson wins by four in Birmingham
Sam Jackson completed three consecutive under-par rounds to finish four strokes ahead of Sean Rowen on the West Course at The Country Club of Birmingham
Central Gauteng Amateur: Jandre van Niekerk holds off Stefan Jacobs for title
Jandre van Niekerk closed with a 70 to win by one stroke, completing three consecutive under-par rounds for a 10-under total.
Napa City Golf Championship: Shaun Nair wins by five strokes
UC Davis junior Shaun Nair adds the Napa City title to his 2026 Nipomo Amateur victory, finishing five shots ahead of Sacramento State’s Zach Matzke
Texas Shootout: North edges South 37–35 at Ridgewood
North Texas held on for a 37–35 victory at Ridgewood Country Club, surviving a strong South Texas singles comeback to win the 24th Texas Shootout
Georgia Public Links Championship: Derek Foulke wins by one at Stonebridge
Derek Foulke overturns a four-stroke deficit to Davis Blackmon, finishing at 1-over 145 to claim the Georgia Public Links Championship
Mississippi Mid-Amateur: Joseph Deraney holds off Ben Snow by one
Joseph Deraney closed with a 70 to finish at 6-under 207, holding off Ben Snow as Eddie Brescher took third at Canebrake
Jackie Burke Cup: South reclaims trophy with 28–20 victory
Isaiah Diaz and Ryan (Woojin) Lee finish unbeaten as South’s strong performance in the team sessions proves decisive at Eagle’s Bluff Country Club
Lou Miller Mixed Team Championship: Hubert Barksdale and Christina Lecuyer-Salter take title at 20-under
Hubert Barksdale and Christina Lecuyer-Salter finish atop the standings at 124, matching Rise Alexander and Bubba Klugh’s total despite the runners-up’s closing 59
Orlando City Men's Amateur: Christian Koehn wins by seven at Dubsdread
Christian Koehn matched his winning total from 2024 with a 10-under 200, while Mike Murphy edged Chris Howell and Robert Parker by one in the Senior Division
Now Playing: Silver Cup at Las Vegas Country Club
Northern Nevada seeks consecutive victories as two 20-player teams meet at Las Vegas Country Club for three days of match play
How a $57 muni built one of the best weeks in senior amateur golf
Keith Brown thought players would fly across the country to a county-owned course in Ojai. He was right, eventually. The story of the Ojai Senior Cup, eight editions in.
Doyal, Block and Sriwong lead an amateur surge on Q-School's biggest Friday
Eight amateurs cleared PGA TOUR First Stage and four got through the LPGA Qualifying Stage. For the LPGA four, advancing comes with a deadline.
Q-School Tracker: Amateur Connor Doyal Wins as Eight Amateurs Clear First Stage
First Stage is done: 268 advance from 14 sites. Doyal wins Lake Caroline, Block shares Soboba, and eight amateurs get through in the final week.
2026 LPGA Q-Series Guide and Tracker: Stages, Venues, Dates, and Who Advances
Qualifying Stage final: Jang and Fassi share medalist honors, 55 advance at 1-under, and four amateurs led by Achiraya Sriwong (T4) get through.
Hightower and McCreary win the Two Man Links at Pinehurst by five
Clay Hightower and Ramsey McCreary closed with 68 on No. 2 to win at 11-under 203. Final results from every division.
Pearl at Kalauao Invitational: Andries van der Vyver leads Augusta to title
South African freshman Andries van der Vyver turned his prolific junior scoring into collegiate success, winning individually as Augusta finished 11 strokes clear in Hawaii