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Tournaments · Updated Jul 19, 2026

Francisco Solorza Gutierrez wins Mexican National Amateur

Francisco Solorza Gutierrez took home the title, and some big exemptions at Club Campestre de la Ciudad de México

Matthew Wilson

Tournaments · Updated Jul 21, 2026

Matthew Wilson Wins BC Amateur in Playoff at Riverway

Weber State sophomore Matthew Wilson makes birdie on first extra hole to claim provincial title

Alexander Elia

Tournaments · Jul 16, 2026

Alexander Elia wins San Diego City Amateur in playoff at Torrey Pines

Vanguard sophomore edges San Diego State's Phillip Kench after both finish 54 holes at 8-under 208

Tournaments · Updated Jul 16, 2026

Jenson Forrester survives late drama, wins Tillman Trophy by three

Purdue player rallies from double bogey with closing birdie stretch to hold off Royal Liverpool course-record holder Hopkins at The Caversham in England

Tournaments · Updated Jul 16, 2026

Kathryn VanArragon cruises to third Minnesota Women's Amateur title at Bearpath

The St. Thomas senior seized control in the final round in Eden Prairie, turning a 3-shot 36-hole lead into a blowout and earning a spot in the U.S. Women's Amateur

Wichita Country Club

Tournaments · Updated Jul 16, 2026

Meg Tilma wins the Kansas Women's Amateur by one at Wichita CC

Tilma edged Kinslea Jones and Stalee Fields with a late round flourish that adds to her family's Kansas Golf legacy; her sister Kate finished T5

Tournaments · Updated Jul 19, 2026

Kansas Amateur: Kaden Leivian wins 37 hole marathon final for the title

Leivian becomes the youngest player in championship history (15) to win the event, breaking the previous record set in 1925 when he defeated Charlie Haney on the first extra hole

Tournaments · Updated Jul 19, 2026

Porter Cup: Final round cancellation means 54-hole leaders Spielman and Roberts are 2026 champions

Tyler Spielman of Cave Creek, Arizona, is the men's division at Niagara Falls CC, while Jazy Roberts of Australia takes the women's title

The scene is set of a Thursday finish at Crestwicke

Tournaments · Updated Jul 21, 2026

Charlie Kulwin takes title at Illinois State Amateur

Kulwin earned not only the trophy and place in history, but also a U.S. Amateur exemption after a grueling 36-hole day at Crestwicke

GreatHorse Golf Club

Tournaments · Updated Jul 16, 2026

New 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

BJ Boyce

Tournaments · Jul 14, 2026

BJ Boyce rallies from five back with a course-record 63 to win Carolinas Amateur

The UNC Greensboro senior matched the Governors Club competitive record a day after a quintuple-bogey derailed his third round

Addison Kartusch made an ace today. Photo courtesy of Ron Alvey

Tournaments · Updated Jul 17, 2026

Meadow 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

Edan Cui faced down this shot on No. 18

Tournaments · Jul 13, 2026

U.S. Am Final: Zou, Knight Share Medalist Honors as Nine Advance from Ruby Hill Qualifier

Stanford-bound Daniel Zou and Colorado's Brandon Knight fire matching 63s to lead Norcal field into Merion

The Mountain View Course at Desert Willow

Tournaments · Updated Jul 15, 2026

FCG Callaway World Championship: Connor Holden, Teresa Wang take 15-18 titles

Three-day Future Champions Golf junior showcase brought international field to Desert Willow in the Coachella Valley

Ysabel Liu at Essex Fells CC (NJGolf.org photo)

Tournaments · Updated Jul 15, 2026

New Jersey Women's Amateur: Ysabel Liu defeats Angelina Tolentino 2-up for the title

The incoming Princeton freshman earned an exemption into the 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur and capped off an amzing summer of New Jersey golf

Tournaments · Updated Jul 20, 2026

Farah 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

Nate Smith

Tournaments · Updated Jul 24, 2026

Nate Smith repeats as Idaho Amateur champion

Former PGA Tour player captures his second Idaho Amateur title and secures a U.S. Amateur berth

Jake Bauer

Tournaments · Jul 10, 2026

Jake Bauer rallies from 6 down to claim second Rhode Island Amateur

Three straight birdies late in the final carried Bauer past Tyler Cooke, 2 & 1, at Ledgemont

Tournaments · Updated Jul 10, 2026

Nick Fowlkes Wins Southern California Amateur in Hometown Triumph

The Valencia CC member caps a dream week with a three-shot victory, closing 71 to finish 5-under and claim the SCGA's storied amateur championship.

Tobias Buffam

Tournaments · Updated Jul 23, 2026

Tobias Buffam Runs Away With Alberta Men's Amateur by Seven

Lee University sophomore birdies five of first seven holes Sunday to capture second provincial title

Tournaments · Updated Jul 9, 2026

De Marco, Lehner Win Inaugural Texas Junior Match Play at High Meadow Ranch

Southlake's Stephanie De Marco closed out Izzy Brost 4 & 3, while Dallas's Edward Lehner edged Knox Barnard 1 up on the 18th hole Thursday.

Tournaments · Updated Jul 11, 2026

Emmerich Routs Georgantas 8 & 6 to Win 118th Massachusetts Amateur

Aidan Emmerich never trailed, closing out first-time finalist Zac Georgantas 8 & 6 at Winchester for his first Massachusetts Amateur title.

Tournaments · Updated Jul 17, 2026

Brewer Cup rescheduled for Sept 14-16 at Trump National as weather forces cancellation

The opening round was halted at Trump National with no scores recorded and the tournament never got started as course conditions worsened

Tournaments · Updated Jul 6, 2026

Columbus Amateur: Match play set for Tuesday

This year's event is being played at the second-longest course in Ohio, Northstar Golf Club

Tournaments · Updated Jul 11, 2026

Lowe rallies from eight back to win New York Men's Amateur by three strokes

MGA eClub member fires closing 65 to overtake Chapman at Glens Falls and claim first state title

Tournaments · Updated Jul 13, 2026

Kylee Choi Wins the 126th Women's Western Amateur

Pepperdine's Kylee Choi never trailed in a 2&1 win over Grace Lee at River Forest, claiming the W.A. Alexander Trophy and her breakthrough title.

Tournaments · Updated Jul 12, 2026

Parker Sands Wins Trans-Miss Amateur Wire-to-Wire at Southern Hills

Parker Sands led all four rounds and survived a closing 72 to win the 122nd Trans-Miss by two at 10-under 274. Thyr and Cowan shared second.

Tournaments · Updated Jul 11, 2026

Byungho Lee outlasts Naik 3 and 1 to win 124th Pacific Northwest Amateur

The Pepperdine junior claimed the Macan Cup in a seesaw 36-hole final at Palouse Ridge, leaving Nilay Naik a runner-up for the second year.

Tournaments · Jul 3, 2026

Danish 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

Tournaments · Jul 3, 2026

FCG International Junior Championship: Final results from Pala Mesa

Annual Future Champions tune-up event for Junior World offers exemptions across multiple age divisions

Tournaments · Updated Jul 5, 2026

Jonathan Chen is wire-to-wire winner at Monterey City Amateur

Chen held off charges from John Sawin and Miguel Delgado to take the historic title by a shot at Del Monte G.C.

McCoy Biagioli

Tournaments · Updated Jul 22, 2026

McCoy Biagioli Claims Second Michigan Amateur Title in Three Years

Michigan State senior defeats reinstated amateur Logan Price 7 & 5 at Eagle Eye

Bill Wright Golf Course with Seattle in the background

Tournaments · Jul 2, 2026

54-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

Tournaments · Updated Jul 5, 2026

Arnold Palmer Cup: Internationals win another over USA 30.5 to 29.5 at Ireland's Tralee

Every singles match meant something on Sunday, as the 30th edition at Arnold Palmer's famed Irish links went to the home team

Whitefish Lake Golf Club

Tournaments · Updated Jul 4, 2026

Cory 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

Tournaments · Jul 1, 2026

Erin Nguyen Captures California Junior Girls State Championship

San Jose's Nguyen defeated giant-killer Kelley O'Keefe 2 and 1 to claim the title and earn a U.S. Girls' Junior berth