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Greens go Orange for new regional initiative

Greens go Orange for new regional initiative

Golf Orange is a joint initiative between Orange Ex-Services, Duntryleague Golf Club and Wentworth Golf Club to promote golf within, and golf tourism to, Orange, NSW. Golf Orange has launched 11 new stay and play packages ahead of October's Hahn City of Orange Golf Championship. 15 Aug 2019
Gabi Ruffels into U.S. Women’s Amateur Final

Gabi Ruffels into U.S. Women’s Amateur Final

Albane Valenzuela and Gabriela Ruffels, two international players who are standouts at American universities, will square off in Sunday’s 36-hole final of the 119th U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship at Old Waverly Golf Club after producing dramatic semi-final victories. 11 Aug 2019
Leadbetter University offers new learning opportunities for coaches

Leadbetter University offers new learning opportunities for coaches

Ambitious golf coaches can now raise their skills to a higher level thanks to David Leadbetter’s world-class tuition methods. 7 Aug 2019
USGA changes US Open policy for US Amateur winners

USGA changes US Open policy for US Amateur winners

The USGA announced Monday that moving forward, the reigning US Amateur and US Women’s Amateur champions will be afforded the opportunity to utilize their exemptions in the following year’s US Open and US Women’s Open as an amateur or professional. 6 Aug 2019
Ye defeats Bourdage in thrilling US Girls’ Junior finale

Ye defeats Bourdage in thrilling US Girls’ Junior finale

Seven times in the 36-hole championship match on Saturday, Jillian Bourdage managed to win a hole after losing the previous one to opponent, Lei Ye. 29 Jul 2019
Medallist Saso & Zhang among Girls’ Junior quarterfinalists

Medallist Saso & Zhang among Girls’ Junior quarterfinalists

Yuka Saso and Rose Zhang, the two highest-ranked players in the 71st US Girls’ Junior Championship field, each won a pair of matches on Thursday at SentryWorld to set up a quarterfinal showdown on Friday morning. 26 Jul 2019
Ireland’s Adare Manor to host 2026 Ryder Cup

Ireland’s Adare Manor to host 2026 Ryder Cup

Irish golf is set for an extended spell in the golfing spotlight following Shane Lowry’s Open Championship victory, with the announcement of Adare Manor as host venue for the 2026 Ryder Cup. 26 Jul 2019
Medallist Saso prevails on day of upsets at Girls’ Junior

Medallist Saso prevails on day of upsets at Girls’ Junior

Any anxieties Yuka Saso had about match play were shelved at least for one day. Saso, the stroke-play medallist in the 71st US Girls’ Junior Championship at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, Wis., dispatched No.64 seed and final match-play qualifier Kaylee Sakoda, of Cypress, Calif., in the Round of 64 on Monday, 6 and 4. 25 Jul 2019
Near-record performance nets Saso medallist honours

Near-record performance nets Saso medallist honours

When it comes to match play, Yuka Saso admits that her acumen in that format could use a boost. But if she can somehow find the same mojo that was on display the past two stroke-play days at SentryWorld, the 18-year-old from the Philippines might be an awfully difficult out. 24 Jul 2019
Saso’s 65 leads after day 1 of US Girls’ Junior

Saso’s 65 leads after day 1 of US Girls’ Junior

A year ago, Yealimi Noh rode the momentum of her Girls Junior PGA Championship victory to a championship run in the US Girls’ Junior Championship. 23 Jul 2019
Preston Summerhays claims U.S. Junior Amateur title

Preston Summerhays claims U.S. Junior Amateur title

It was only fitting that Preston Summerhays received the flag from the 17th hole as a memento at the closing ceremony of the 72nd U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Inverness Club. 21 Jul 2019
US Junior Amateur: Co-Medallists advance to second round of Match Play

US Junior Amateur: Co-Medallists advance to second round of Match Play

Ricky Castillo, William Moll and William Mouw, who shared medallist honours on Tuesday in the 72nd US Junior Amateur Championship at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, led the advance in Wednesday’s Round-of-64 matches. 18 Jul 2019
US Junior Amateur: Three players share medallist honours

US Junior Amateur: Three players share medallist honours

Three players – William Mouw and Ricky Castillo of California and William Moll of Houston, Texas – completed 36 holes at four-under-par 138 to share medallist honours as the 156-player field for the 72nd US Junior Amateur Championship was trimmed for match play on Tuesday at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. 17 Jul 2019
Commercial partnership opportunities open for Australia’s largest golf industry event

Commercial partnership opportunities open for Australia’s largest golf industry event

The Australian Golf Course Superintendents’ Association (AGCSA) and Golf Business Forum have opened commercial partnership opportunities for their sports turf management and golf business events and combined trade exhibition in 2020, with the release of their Partnership Prospectus. 17 Jul 2019
Karl Vilips shares lead at US Junior Amateur

Karl Vilips shares lead at US Junior Amateur

William Mouw and Karl Vilips, both top-50 players in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR), shot rounds of two-under-par 69 on Monday to share the lead after 18 holes of stroke play in the 72nd US Junior Amateur Championship at historic Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. 16 Jul 2019
Andrew Fraser appointed to Golf NSW Board

Andrew Fraser appointed to Golf NSW Board

Mr Andrew Fraser has been appointed as a Director to the Board of Golf NSW for a 12-month term. 3 Jul 2019
Stricker completes record-setting US Senior Open victory

Stricker completes record-setting US Senior Open victory

Going into Sunday’s final round of the 40th US Senior Open Championship at Notre Dame’s Warren Course, anyone other than Steve Stricker must have felt like one of those early season Fighting Irish football opponents. Yes, they were going to get a nice experience playing in the shadow of the Golden Dome, but their chances of winning were slim. 1 Jul 2019
Barry Bent honoured with prestigious NSW Sports Award

Barry Bent honoured with prestigious NSW Sports Award

Barry Bent, Head Professional at Woolooware Golf Club, has received a Distinguished Long Service Award at the NSW Community Sports Awards, presented by Sport NSW. 1 Jul 2019
US Senior Open: Historic Rounds for Stricker and Toms

US Senior Open: Historic Rounds for Stricker and Toms

Before the competitors stepped on the grounds of the Warren Course at Notre Dame for this week’s US Senior Open Championship, they had to register inside the locker room of one of the country’s iconic athletic venues. 28 Jun 2019
Legends spearhead the Swing in the West

Legends spearhead the Swing in the West

Professional golf heads back to Western Australia next week with both the Ladbrokes Legends Tour and Ladbrokes Pro-Am series set to tee off through May and June. 10 May 2019
Blitz Golf to herald an Australian first

Blitz Golf to herald an Australian first

In an Australian sporting first, men and women golfers are set to compete against each other for the same prize purse when Blitz Golf returns in January 2020. 18 Apr 2019