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Morton Bailey

Tournaments · Aug 2, 2026

LA Tech's Morton Bailey wins English Amateur with 4 & 2 final victory

The Crawley native and No. 5 seed defeated 2025 Welsh Open champion Jamie Van Wyk at Beau Desert

Paula Martin Sampedro

Tournaments · Aug 2, 2026

AIG Women's Open Live: Paula Martin Sampedro repeats as Smyth Salver winner

The Stanford senior successfully defended her low-amateur title at the AIG Women's Open, becoming the first player since Jeeno Thitikul to win the Smyth Salver in consecutive years

Nick Kelsey

Tournaments · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Nick Kelsey claims Mackel crown with closing 71 at Bayou Oaks

Covington's Nick Kelsey fires opening 66 and holds on for one-shot victory in New Orleans Metro Am

Barnes Blake

Tournaments · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Barnes Blake caps dream summer with Met Amateur title at Deepdale

Georgetown senior defeats Christian Cavaliere 7 and 5 for his second major victory in three weeks

Kiara Romero

Tournaments · Aug 2, 2026

Amateur Tracker: Meet the Seven Amateurs at the AIG Women's Open

World No. 1 Kiara Romero and defending low amateur Paula Martin Sampedro lead the amateur contingent at the final major of the season

Phillips Swift

Tournaments · Aug 1, 2026

Phillips Swift closes with 70 to claim Golden Isles by four

Mercer sophomore posts 16-under 200 at Brunswick Country Club to win the storied coastal tournament

Greg McLellan

Tournaments · Aug 1, 2026

Scottish Men's Amateur: Greg Mclellan beats Aidan Lawson for the title

The No. 26 seed defeated Aidan Lawson, 3 & 2, in the final after knocking off the tournament's No. 2 and No. 7 seeds during a remarkable match-play run.

Bryan Newman

Tournaments · Aug 1, 2026

Bryan Newman cruises to five-shot victory at South African Stroke Play

The Arizona State sophomore posted rounds of 62-66-74 to win at 14-under 202 at Humewood

Justin Bryant

Tournaments · Updated Aug 1, 2026

Justin Bryant captures second Met Amateur title in three years

The former Wake Forest standout edged Ryan Sullivan by one shot to reclaim the Jim Tom Blair Trophy after finishing third a year ago

Tournaments · Updated Aug 1, 2026

Double Bogey, followed by an Ace and 68: Coltrane Mittag's Unforgettable Path to the Nebraska Amateur Record

The UNC sophomore transfer rode a roller-coaster front nine and a 4-under back to a championship scoring record, and a U.S. Amateur exemption

Jaiden Soong

Tournaments · Jul 31, 2026

Jaden Soong Holds On to Win 50th Boys Junior PGA Championship

The 16-year-old from Burbank closed with a 73 at Fields Ranch East and won by one at 7-under 281 to claim the boys title.

Katie Poots

Tournaments · Jul 31, 2026

Katie Poots Captures Irish Women's Close with 4 & 3 Victory at Enniscrone

Indiana senior Katie Poots defeats incoming Arizona State freshman Hannah Lee-McNamara to claim national title in Sligo

L-R - Thomas Williams and Caolan Burford

Tournaments · Updated Jul 31, 2026

Caolan Burford runs away with Welsh Amateur title

Playing out of the No. 8 seed, Caolan Burford defeated Thomas Williams 8 & 7 in the final at Prestatyn Golf Club

Christian Tooley and Trey Wall

Tournaments · Jul 31, 2026

Trey Wall, Christian Tooley share Kentucky Open low-amateur honors

The pair tied for second overall after finishing one shot behind professional champion Erik Edwards in a dramatic final-hole finish

Yvette O'Brien

Tournaments · Jul 30, 2026

Yvette O'Brien outlasts Staci Pla in playoff to win Florida Legacy Cup

TCU sophomore survives late charge from Staci Pla before prevailing in a playoff at PGA National

Collin Bond

Tournaments · Updated Jul 31, 2026

Collin Bond captures Oklahoma State Amateur title

Oklahoma State redshirt sophomore defeats Benjamin Stoller to claim 114th championship at Oklahoma City G&CC

Josh Ryan

Tournaments · Jul 30, 2026

Josh Ryan masters Oakmont to capture Pennsylvania Amateur

The 1912 Club member fires closing 69 in brutal conditions to claim third PAGA title and US Amateur berth

Dawson Lew

Tournaments · Updated Jul 30, 2026

Dawson 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

Andrew Pinette

Tournaments · Updated Jul 30, 2026

Andrew Pinette closes with 68 to win British Columbia Senior Amateur

Surrey's Pinette finishes at 1-under 215, one stroke clear of Seattle's Paul Hogben at Crown Isle

Tournaments · Jul 30, 2026

Georgia Match Play Championship: Griffin Latimer takes the title

Latimer overcame a two-hole deficit against 2019 U.S. Senior Amateur champion Bob Royak before defeating Georgia Tech's Mitch Kim in the championship match.

Vani Karimanal

Tournaments · Updated Jul 31, 2026

Vani Karimanal wins California Women's titles

UC Davis senior from Pleasanton holds off Yoon down the stretch for school's second straight state title

Alexa Takai

Tournaments · Updated Jul 31, 2026

Aubrey Hilgers Wins Girls Junior PGA in Playoff at PGA Frisco

The Surprise, Arizona, junior closed with a 69 and beat Yujie Liu on the third extra hole to win the 50th Girls Junior PGA Championship.

Owen Sawyer

Tournaments · Jul 30, 2026

Owen Sawyer defends Iowa Amateur title with wire-to-wire romp at Beaver Hills

The Iowa State junior from Cedar Falls claimed his second straight championship on his home course, finishing at 16-under to win by seven

Tournaments · Jul 29, 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

Tournaments · Jul 29, 2026

Jacksonville State's Stanley Campbell earns medalist honors at English Amateur

Campbell fired a bogey-free 64 at Beau Desert to finish at 9-under and claim medalist honors as match play begins Thursday

Tournaments · Updated Jul 30, 2026

Connecticut 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.

Tournaments · Updated Jul 29, 2026

Griffin 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.

Parker Paxton

Tournaments · Updated Jul 28, 2026

Parker Paxton wins Silverado Amateur by four at Napa's North Course

Colorado junior fires opening rounds of 68-68 to take control, holds off UC Davis senior Ryan Firpo

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 Aug 2, 2026

124th Western Amateur: Jay Leng Wins the Thorne Trophy at Beverly

Jay Leng closed out Michael Riebe 5 & 4 at Beverly, a day after ending medalist Miles Russell's week. He never shot over par all week.

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

Sam Renner

Tournaments · Updated Aug 1, 2026

Sam Renner earns low amateur honors at Colorado Open

Washington State senior finishes 12-under to claim low amateur honors after a closing 70 at Green Valley Ranch.

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

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