amateur golf

Australian Amateur titles head overseas

Australian Amateur titles head overseas

New Zealander Kazuma Kobori and Japan’s Mizuki Hashimoto have stamped themselves as future superstars of golf by winning the Australian Amateur championships for men and women at New South Wales Golf Club. 16 Jan 2023
Winner’s Bag: Ting-Hsuan Huang – Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship

Winner’s Bag: Ting-Hsuan Huang – Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship

Ting-Hsuan Huang has won the first Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific for Chinese Taipei after a thrilling final day battle with long hitting local Natthakritta Vongtaveelap. Here is what the 17-year-old had in her bag in Thailand. 6 Nov 2022
The Preview: Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

The Preview: Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

Despite only coming into existence in 2009, the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship has established itself as one of the premier events in world golf and certainly the local region. 26 Oct 2022
Jeffrey Guan – Rising star, wise guy

Jeffrey Guan – Rising star, wise guy

Jeffrey Guan is no ordinary Aussie teenage golf star. Inspired by Ben Hogan, he believes any future success he has is as much about the power of the mind as it is about the power of his swing. 19 Oct 2022
The Thing About Golf Podcast #74 – Isiaih Mwisege

The Thing About Golf Podcast #74 – Isiaih Mwisege

Golf is a lot of different things to a lot of different people but for Uganda’s Isiaih Mwisege it is a calling. 21 Sep 2022
US comeback leads to third Junior Presidents Cup

US comeback leads to third Junior Presidents Cup

After two high intensity days of competition, the United States team has again emerged victorious as they claim the 2022 Junior Presidents Cup by a score of 13-11. Winning eight matches and getting a half point in another lead to a third straight victory for the US squad. 21 Sep 2022
Top amateur Puig turns pro ahead of LIV Chicago

Top amateur Puig turns pro ahead of LIV Chicago

One of the best players in college golf, David Puig, a senior at Arizona State, announced on Instagram on Monday that he's turning pro but will stay at Arizona State University to finish his degree. 13 Sep 2022
The Preview: adidas Junior 6s Tour World Final

The Preview: adidas Junior 6s Tour World Final

The 2021-2022 season of the adidas Junior 6s Tour will come to a close at the World Final over two days at Kingston Heath on Monday and Tuesday next week. 9 Sep 2022
Region’s best set sights on Asia-Pacific Amateur glory

Region’s best set sights on Asia-Pacific Amateur glory

The region’s top men’s amateur talent will gather for the 13th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, which will be played at Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi, Thailand, from October 27-30. 6 Sep 2022
Guan claims record setting Junior Players win

Guan claims record setting Junior Players win

Jeffrey Guan has blitzed the field on the final day at TPC Sawgrass to win the Junior Players Championship and give Australia a second win on the property in 2022. 5 Sep 2022
Italy claims gold at World Amateur Team Championship

Italy claims gold at World Amateur Team Championship

Teenager Marco Florioli’s bogey-free six-under-par 66 and a three-under 68 from Pietro Bovari led Italy to the gold medal in the World Amateur Team Championship Saturday at Le Golf National. 5 Sep 2022
Australia names Asia-Pacific Amateur teams

Australia names Asia-Pacific Amateur teams

The Australian team for this year’s Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship and Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific in Thailand has been chosen and the squad is full of firepower. 1 Sep 2022
Japan take dominant World Amateur Team Championship lead

Japan take dominant World Amateur Team Championship lead

Japan, with Taiga Semikawa shooting nine-under 63, distanced itself from a tightly packed leaderboard with a 14-under-par to take a six-stroke lead over Spain in the first round of the 32nd World Amateur Team Championship. 1 Sep 2022
Nakajima wins second Mark H McCormack Medal

Nakajima wins second Mark H McCormack Medal

Keita Nakajima, of Japan, is the recipient of the Mark H McCormack Medal as the leading men’s player in the 2022 World Amateur Golf Ranking. The McCormack Medal winner receives exemptions into The 151st Open and the U.S. Open in 2023. 25 Aug 2022
Bennett’s delayed decision leads to U.S. Amateur glory

Bennett’s delayed decision leads to U.S. Amateur glory

Nobody would have questioned Sam Bennett had he chosen not to return to Texas A&M University for a fifth year of eligibility. An All-American who finished tied for 49th in this year’s U.S. Open, Bennett had all of the recommended credentials to enter the play-for-pay ranks. 22 Aug 2022
Australian Amateur Sydney bound

Australian Amateur Sydney bound

New South Wales and St. Michael’s Golf Clubs in Sydney will host the 2023 Australian Amateur. 19 Aug 2022
Rose Zhang wins third Mark H McCormack Medal

Rose Zhang wins third Mark H McCormack Medal

Rose Zhang of the United States has won the Mark H McCormack Medal as the leading women’s player in the 2022 World Amateur Golf Ranking. 18 Aug 2022
Golden’s day out for maiden Junior 6s Tour win

Golden’s day out for maiden Junior 6s Tour win

Queensland’s Dougal Golden has claimed his first win on the adidas Junior 6s Tour on a day of low scoring at Coolangatta & Tweed Heads Golf Club. 15 Aug 2022
Woad and Hansson take out Girls’ and Boys’ Amateur Championships

Woad and Hansson take out Girls’ and Boys’ Amateur Championships

Lottie Woad and Albert Hansson were crowned Girls’ and Boys’ Amateur champions on a historic day at Carnoustie. 15 Aug 2022
Two Aussies through to U.S. Women’s Amateur Round of 32

Two Aussies through to U.S. Women’s Amateur Round of 32

The recent strong showing by Australian amateurs around the globe has continued in America, with Kelsey Bennett and Maddison Hinson-Tolchard advancing at the U.S. Women’s Amateur. 11 Aug 2022
Wooster U.S. Senior Women's Amateur runner-up for third time

Wooster U.S. Senior Women's Amateur runner-up for third time

In one of the most dominant performances in championship history, Shelly Stouffer breezed through the bracket to win the 60th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur at Anchorage Golf Course. 5 Aug 2022