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Asia-Pacific Amateur: Fifa Laopakdee rallies to retain title at Te Arai Links
The Arizona State senior beat Zack Swanwick by three to join Hideki Matsuyama as the championship’s only consecutive winners, earning returns to the Masters and The Open
Hawaii Mayor’s Cup: Ben Schlottman wins by two as Brooke Asao rallies to retain women's title
Schlottman finished two clear at Ala Wai, while Asao overturned a four-shot deficit with a closing 69 to win the Women’s Championship
Samford Intercollegiate: Jax State leads as Lara El Chaib shares individual top spot
Jax State takes an eight-shot advantage into the final round, while El Chaib and Ruble sit three clear in the individual standings
Asia-Pacific Amateur: Zack Swanwick surges two clear of Fifa Laopakdee and Cooper Moore
A second successive 67 puts Swanwick in position to become New Zealand’s first champion, with defending champion Laopakdee and fellow Kiwi Moore sharing second
Asia-Pacific Amateur: Fifa Laopakdee leads Cooper Moore by two after wind-battered second round
Three New Zealanders lead the pursuit of the defending champion, while Taishi Moto makes a hole-in-one as only seven players reach halfway under par
Florida Women’s Senior Match Play: Kim Keyer-Scott wins title on 19th hole
Keyer-Scott survives three close knockout matches, while Taffy Brower claims her 13th FSGA title with victory in the Super-Senior division
CSGA Four-Ball: Fred Hoffman and David Hernandez win by seven at Pasatiempo
Hoffman and Hernandez lead from start to finish, with former winners Bill Brewer and Don Kobashigawa taking second
ANNIKA Invitational Asia: Feiyu Xing rallies to win by one
China’s Feiyu Xing overturned a two-shot overnight deficit to finish one stroke ahead of Japan’s Hina Takeda and Yu Izawa
Coomer Cup: Team KPGA defeats amateurs to end title drought
Charles Whelan’s professionals beat Team KGA 80-70 at Olde Stone, claiming their first Coomer Cup victory since 2015
Asia-Pacific Amateur: Fifa Laopakdee opens title defence with 63
Defending champion Fifa Laopakdee leads by three after an opening 63, with New Zealand’s Joshua Bai heading the chasing pack
Carlton Woods Invitational: Kade Stewart completes wire-to-wire victory
The 2025 Texas Mid-Amateur champion pulls away from Garrett Driver to win by four, with John Hunter and Bobby Massa sharing third
Reynolds Senior Invitational: Jeff Knox rallies past Mike McCoy for two-shot victory
The former Masters marker closed with a 68 to win the Senior title, while fellow Georgia standout Doug Hanzel went wire to wire in Super Senior
East Lake Cup: Arkansas beats Oklahoma State for women's title
Maria Jose Marin delivered the championship point as Arkansas beat Oklahoma State 3½-1½ for its first team victory of the season
Westchester Mid-Amateur: Andrew Byron holds on for first title at Leewood
Byron edges Tim Hegarty by one stroke for his second victory of the month, ending Mark Mumford’s three-year reign
Carlton Woods Senior Invitational: Edward Fryatt pulls clear for four-shot victory
Edward Fryatt closed with a 4-under 68 to pull clear of Gordy McKeown and claim the Carlton Woods Senior Invitational at 4-under 212
Auburn wins third East Lake Cup title in three appearances
Billy Davis clinched the deciding point in extra holes as Auburn defeated Oklahoma State 4-1, with Logan Reilly completing an unbeaten week
The Tree Farm Invitational: Davis Weil rallies to win inaugural title
The Fordham law student overturns a seven-point deficit with a tournament-best closing round, adding another title to his recent Eagle Oaks victory
New Jersey Women’s Senior Amateur: Aidong Ma earns first state title
Aidong Ma won by three strokes at Hawk Pointe, while Anne Conway successfully defended the Super-Senior title with a five-shot victory
Golfweek Fripp Island Invitational: Florida Southern sweeps titles
Florida Southern won by eight strokes as Palmer Haynes’s back-nine 30 secured his first collegiate victory ahead of teammate Jack VanderSchuur
Delaware Mid-Open: Rij Patel takes low amateur after playoff defeat
Rij Patel earned low-amateur and Mid-Amateur honours after losing a playoff to Kyle Dalton
Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic: Georgia edges Clemson by one stroke
Georgia held off Clemson’s closing 266 to win by one, while Grayson Wood and Hampton Roberts shared individual honours at 11 under
The Clash at Boulder Creek: Kansas wins; Ebba Nordstedt takes medal
Kansas held on for the team title and Ebba Nordstedt won the individual crown at 16 under at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nevada
Carolinas Invitational: Cole Baldwin and Robb Kinder win by one
Cole Baldwin and Robb Kinder sealed victory with a birdie at the last, finishing one stroke ahead of two teams at 13-under 129
Lady Blue Hen Invitational: Delaware wins by five as Vanessa Zhang takes medal
Harvard’s Vanessa Zhang closed with a 72 to win by two at 3-under 213, while host Delaware held off Dartmouth and Harvard for the team title
SC Players Four-Ball: Zachary Herold and Dane Burkhart win by two
Herold and Burkhart closed with a 67 at Columbia Country Club to finish at 12-under 132 and go wire-to-wire
French-American Challenge: Ligue de Paris rallies to retain trophy
Ligue de Paris overturned a three-point deficit with 8½ points from the closing singles session to defeat the Met Area team 12-10 at The Bridge
Georgia Senior Four-Ball: Doug Hanzel and Bob Royak win eighth straight
Doug Hanzel and Bob Royak closed with a second consecutive 64 to win by one stroke at Richmond Hill, extending their championship streak to eight
Senior Challenge Matches: GAP claims third consecutive title
Neil Gordon’s 71 led the Golf Association of Philadelphia to a seven-stroke victory at Chevy Chase Club
Nelson Broach Memorial: John Rosenstock and Michael Joyce retain title
John Rosenstock and Michael Joyce defended their title with a 65, while Paras Pandya and Cam Young won the Senior division, and David Pleasants and Terry Towler took Super Senior
Virginia Mid-Senior & Super Senior Championship: Bob Bailey and Marc Hogan triumph
Bob Bailey marked his move into the 65+ division with victory at Spotswood, while Marc Hogan, Steve Marino and John Osborne also claimed VSGA match-play titles
Abilene Christian Intercollegiate: Celina Yeo rallies as Oregon sweeps titles
Celina Yeo erased an eight-shot deficit with a closing 65 to earn her first collegiate victory, while Oregon won the team title by 14 strokes
Florida Senior Two-Man Shootout: Jon Veneziano and Philip Josephson win
Jon Veneziano and Philip Josephson won the Senior division by two strokes, while Rokki Rogan and Bob Murphy Jr. edged the Super Senior contest
New Jersey Women’s Four-Ball: Colleen Rafter and Meral Malady triumph
Colleen Rafter’s closing birdie secured a one-shot victory alongside Meral Malady, while Carla Bernard and Casey Gabriel claimed the net title
Monterey Open: Tiger Tahvildari finishes as low amateur at Del Monte
Tiger Tahvildari ties for 20th at even par to lead the four amateurs who played the weekend; Eddy Lai wins the title at 14 under
The Clerico: Ben Gratzl’s closing 64 leads Oral Roberts to 10-shot win
Host Oral Roberts shot 278 on the final day to win at 854, and Gratzl’s 6-under 64 earned the individual title by two over New Mexico’s Johnnie Clark
Dayton Flyer Invitational: Butler wins by eight as Logan Sutto takes medal
Butler led from start to finish to win at 2-under 850, and Logan Sutto finished at 6-under 207 to edge St. Thomas’ Miles Bollinger by one