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Smith skips WGC to spend time with mum
Cameron Smith is taking a break after his life-changing win at The Players Championship – to spend more time with his mum and sister.
17 Mar 2022
Three past champions in U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur hunt
Defending champion Ina Kim-Schaad prevailed in a battle of USGA champions Tuesday afternoon in the Round of 16 of the 34th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Berkeley Hall.
29 Sep 2021
NHL referee and last man in advance at U.S. Mid-Amateur
Hayes Brown, who got his spot in the match-play bracket of the 40th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship by holing out a 95-yard wedge shot, prevailed in two matches on Tuesday at Sankaty Head Golf Club, including a 1-up victory over No.1-seeded Yaroslav Merkulov.
29 Sep 2021
Michel misses match play in U.S. Mid-Amateur defence
The Round of 64 got underway on Monday in the fog-delayed 40th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Sankaty Head Golf Club, a windy day highlighted by the winnowing of the field to 64 players, with a dramatic eagle hole-out earning Hayes Brown the final spot in the match-play bracket.
28 Sep 2021
Clark knocks friend and top seed out of U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
It was a bittersweet upset victory for Aliea Clark on Monday at Berkeley Hall Club.
28 Sep 2021
U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur hat-trick for Tennant
Lara Tennant, the No.1 seed and the two-time defending champion, outlasted seven-time USGA champion Ellen Port, 2&1, in the 18-hole final of the 59th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship Thursday on the Dogwood Course at The Lakewood Club.
17 Sep 2021
Past champions to face off in U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur final
Two-time defending champion Lara Tennant and three-time champion Ellen Port gritted their way through two matches on a soggy Tuesday at The Lakewood Club, both of them converting birdie putts on the 18th hole to seal their spots in Wednesday’s 18-hole final of the 59th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship.
15 Sep 2021
Top seed out of U.S. Senior Amateur Championship
For the previous two days at the Country Club of Detroit, Tim Hogarth’s golf game had been impeccable. The California resident made 11 birdies against one bogey during 36 holes of stroke play in the 66th U.S. Senior Amateur, matching the championship scoring mark of 134.
31 Aug 2021
Morri: Golf is unique, for the better
It’s an almost never ending quest among industry types to look to other sports for ways to ‘fix’ golf.
16 Aug 2021
Bigham best of the Boys at Royal Cinque Ports
Jack Bigham defeated Riccardo Fantinelli on the first extra hole to win the final of the 94th R&A Boys’ Amateur Championship at Royal Cinque Ports.
16 Aug 2021
Aussie Dobbelaar bows out of weather delayed U.S. Amateur
Competing in his third U.S. Amateur Championship, Van Holmgren earned two match-play victories on Thursday at Oakmont Country Club to reach the Round of 16 for the first time.
13 Aug 2021
Bigham leads R&A Boys’ Amateur at Royal Cinque Ports
Jack Bigham of England led the qualifiers into the match play stages of the R&A Boys’ Amateur Championship at Royal Cinque Ports as 144 players became 64 at the end of the second round of strokeplay qualifying.
12 Aug 2021
Rain continues to wreak havoc at U.S. Amateur as Dobbelaar advances
Mark Goetz completed 36 holes of stroke play at eight-under-par 132 at Oakmont Country Club and stroke play co-host the Longue Vue Club to earn medallist honours in the rain-delayed 121st U.S. Amateur Championship on Wednesday.
12 Aug 2021
Dobbelaar stakes match play claim at weather delayed U.S. Amateur
The U.S. Amateur, the USGA’s oldest championship, is known as a test of fortitude, and the patience and resilience factors for the 312-player field were ramped up on Tuesday afternoon when play in the championship’s 121st edition was halted for nearly four hours by storms in the area.
11 Aug 2021
Ogilvy: Why match-play is the best version of the game
I have to be honest. I was more than a little surprised when I heard the Australian Amateur Championships were going to be 72-hole stroke-play tournaments.
16 Jun 2021
Winner’s Bag: Ally Ewing – Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play
Ally Ewing went 6-1-0 for the week at Shadow Creek, including a 2&1 win over major champion Sophia Popov in the final, to claim the inaugural Bank of Hope Match Play on the LPGA Tour. Here is what she had in the bag.
31 May 2021
Salas, Kang clash in 'friendly' match play
Lizette Salas and Danielle Kang have set up an intriguing LPGA match play clash in Las Vegas, with the close friends battling each other for a berth in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play last 16.
28 May 2021
Kemp denied opening win at LPGA Match Play
Sarah Kemp's fine recent form has extended to the LPGA Match Play at Shadow Creek with the experienced Australian halving her opening round-robin showdown with Thai star Patty Tavatanakit.
27 May 2021
So-called expert golf tips for this week
It was a fairly quiet week for the so-called experts, but our new tipster did record the best result of the team. Here is who our crew think will get over the line on the PGA, European and LPGA Tours this week.
26 May 2021
The Preview: Bank Of Hope LPGA Match-Play
The LPGA has added a new event to its schedule for this year, with the exciting prospect of players going head-to-head in match play at the famous Shadow Creek in Las Vegas.
26 May 2021
Opinion: Tortoises should have to watch the hare
Those guilty of it often don’t even know they do it. The outraged often identify the wrong cause of the issue. And the ruling powers are yet to effectively combat it. The issue at hand is, of course, slow play.
31 Mar 2021
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