Scottsdale’s Philip Francis, Anthem’s Scott Pinckney, Nogales’ Alberto Sanchez, Phoenix’s Charlie Marusiak and Chandler’s Garrett Iverson will compete in the 44th Pacific Coast Amateur Championship, one of the nation’s premiere amateur golf events, July 27 through 30 at Eugene Country Club in Oregon.

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In a tense final match, Nicholas Losole III prevailed over Jake Golembiewski to win the 86th Arizona Amateur Championship at Pinnacle Peak Country Club. Golembiewski led almost the entire match, but it was Losole who prevailed at the end on the 19th hole.

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The Targeted Group, a company which helps their clients connect and deepen relationships with their target audience, teamed up with custom uniform and apparel company, OOBE, to deliver a memorable experience at the Catalyst - OOBE Pro-Am Challenge in Greenville, South Carolina on Tuesday.

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The fourth hole at Spring Hill Golf Club is a 192-yard par-3 that plays steeply downhill. Plugging a ball in the front bunker is always an unpleasant possibility, and that was what happened to Kelly Kraft on Monday morning in the final round of the Gopher Invitational.

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Spring Hill is probably the most spectacular looking golf course in the Twin Cities. It's also one of the most visually intimidating. There are several tees set 50, 60 and 70 feet above the fairways, and those elevated tees have the effect of drawing a player's eyes away from the intended targets -- that is, the fairways -- and toward all the places he doesn't want to go, such as the trees, the waste areas and the water hazards that frame the views.

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The Territory Golf and Country Club, an award-winning residential community near the town of Duncan, will play host to some of the region's top collegiate golfers at The Territory Classic Sept. 21 and 22.

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2009 U.S. Amateur The focus of the golf world will be on Tulsa and two of its high-quality golf courses for the 109th U.S. Amateur, Aug. 24-30.

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Joey Garber, 17, of Petoskey, Mich., won in a sudden-death playoff by making a birdie on the third playoff hole at the Randy Wise Junior Open Friday to finish with a 7-under-par 209. In the Girls Division, Talia Campbell, 15, of Dallas, shot a final round 1-over-par 73 to win her first AJGA title.
 

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Conner Pratt of Birmingham, Ala., recorded his third under-par round of the week with a 3-under-par 68 en route to a 10-shot victory at the AJGA Southeast Junior Open. Briana Mao of Folsom, Calif., erased a one-shot deficit with a 2-under-par 70 before winning in a sudden-death playoff in the Girls Division.

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Lorens Chan of Honolulu, hung on to his second-round lead to win the TEE UP Junior Challenge presented by Kamen Rider Dragon Knight Cup on Thursday. His final round 2-under-par 70 gave him a two shot victory over Rak Cho of Brea, Calif. Szu-Han Chen of Beaumont, Calif., fired a final-round 4-under-par 68 to win by four shots. She finished with a three-day total of 2-under-par 214.

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The state of Florida was well represented at the 34th Junior PGA Championship, as Alexis Thompson of Coral Springs won the girls' division title for the second time in three years, while T.J. Vogel of Cooper City earned his first boys' division title.

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Jack Holmgren, who played on Wayzta's state Class AAA championship team this spring, shot a 1-over-par 73 on Monday at St. Cloud Country Club and then won a three-hole playoff to claim medalist honors in the Boys Division at the Minnesota PGA Junior Players' Cup for the 13-15 Age Group.

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Tom Jenkins, who graduated from Bemidji High School in 1996 and now lives in Maple Grove, returned to Bemidji this week and celebrated the occasion by winning the championship of the Birchmont resort tournament. Jenkins, who finished second in this tournament twice (2001 and '02), defeated Tim Skarperud 1 up in the final.

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Mike Christensen, the former Minnesota State Amateur, Minnesota Golf Champions and two-time state high school champ, spent the last couple of years caddying for Kevin Streelman, one of the rising stars on the PGA Tour. It was a fairly profitable arrangement, because Streelman has made more than $2.1 million since becoming fully exempt on the tour in January of 2008.

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Jay Vandeventer of Bristol, Tenn., continued his assault on The Virginian Golf Club with his third sub-par round of the tournament for a 10-shot win. In the Girls Division, Elizabeth Breed of Waynesboro, Pa., carded a 1-over-par 73 to cruise to a six-shot victory.

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At the Monday conclusion to the rain-plagued RBC Canadian Open, Nathan Green (Pro V1) holed a par putt on the second hole of a sudden death playoff to capture his first career PGA TOUR victory. The 34-year-old fired a 4-under 68 in the final round to finish regulation at 18-under 270. He saved par on the first playoff hole and then tapped in for a par and his first win in 112 career PGA TOUR starts. It was fitting that Green's first victory would come in Canada. Green began his professional career on the Canadian Tour and, coincidentally, is a Toronto native (Toronto, Australia).

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Buege, Detlefsen Miss Cut in Callaway Junior World Championships

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Iowa State golfer and Waterloo native Nathan Leary fired a final round 5-under 67 to win the 2009 Hunters Ridge Amateur by a stroke over Cedar Rapids' Nate Dunn. Leary's stellar final round featured a 4-under 32 over the final nine holes. Leary eagled the par-5 12th and birdied 15 and 16 against no bogeys to catch Dunn.

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Natalie Lansing, the 2008 state Class A high school champion, set the pace in the Minnesota PGA Junior qualifying at Loggers Trail, shooting a 5-over-par 77. That brought her in two strokes ahead of runner-up Emily Kvidera.
 

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Dean Kain holes out his Pro V1x for an albatross "2" the first time he uses his new 909F2 fairway metal on the golf course.

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It was not exactly ideal conditions, but a field of more than 70 aspiring golfers donned rain gear and umbrellas and competed in U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifying at Walpole Country Club. The players battled through 36 holes of stroke play in hopes of capturing one of the only four qualifying spots available.

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Moorhead golfers claimed the both first-place medals in the qualifying for the Minnesota PGA Junior at Balmoral and three of the five available spots.

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Apparently, Minnewaska's supremacy did not end with the high school season. One of the Lakers, Allie Ostrander, who concluded her junior season with a second-place finish in the Class AA portion of the state tournament, shot a 76 at Marshall GC to win medalist honors in a Minnesota PGA Junior qualifying tournament.

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After much deliberation the Indiana Golf Association, along with South Bend Country Club, have decided that it is in the best interest of the Championship to move the 2009 State Amateur to Rock Hollow Golf Club in Peru, Indiana.

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In the 1973 U.S. Open, Johnny Miller and Lanny Wadkins, both playing well in front of the third-round leaders on Sunday, put on a spectacular show at Oakmont Country Club. Miller shot his famous 63 and won the tournament. Wadkins, who started the final round ever further behind than Miller, shot a 65 and tied for seventh.

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Gretchen Huhnerkoch rattled off four birdies in a row Wednesday at Valleywood Golf Course on her way to an even-par 72, which earned her medalist honors in the 2009 Minnesota Section PGA Junior Championship Qualifying.

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It took 37 minutes for the longest-running individual event in Maryland State Golf Association history to grind to a conclusion at the Chevy Chase Club, June 10. This was the 88th annual Amateur championship, which ended a week-long stay when Jay Mulieri, TPC-Potomac, defeated Zach Lese, Argyle CC, 2 up.

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Betsy Aldrich was the hero on the front nine, and Leigh Klasse provided the critical shots on the back nine as they shot a 2-under-par 72 at Tianna Country on Tuesday and claimed the lead in the opening round of the Women's State Amateur Four-Ball Championship.

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Betsy Aldrich was the hero on the front nine, and Leigh Klasse provided the critical shots on the back nine as they shot a 2-under-par 72 at Tianna Country on Tuesday and claimed the lead in the opening round of the Women's State Amateur Four-Ball Championship.

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Alex Ellis of Austin, Texas, finished strong after carding 1-under-par 71 in the final round to take top honors in the Boys Division at the John Deere Classic Junior Open on Thursday. Emma Talley of Princeton, Ky., posted a final-round score of 70 to finish at 7-under-par 209 in the Girls Division.

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Shotaro Ban of San Jose, Calif., came out victorious at the Junior All-Star at LakeHavasu by sinking a 25-foot putt on the first playoff hole on Friday. Brittany Mai of Poway, Calif., won her final Junior All-Star event on the fourth playoff hole with a three day total of 2-under-par 214, one day before her sixteenth birthday.

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University of Minnesota junior-to-be Samantha Sommers, a former three-time Minnesota state high school champion, shot a 73 at Keller Golf Course on Thursday to claim medalist honors in the qualier for the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship.

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Seventy-two holes couldn’t decide a Champion, so Andrew Loupe and Ken Looper played a little longer. After finishing Sunday’s final round tied at eleven-under par 277, they headed back to the 16th tee at English Turn Golf & Country Club to determine a winner in the 2009 Louisiana Golf Association Amateur Championship.

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Two college players from Carmel, Ind. -- Milena Savich and Aimee Neff -- both decided to play in the Local U.S. Open Qualifying at Woodhill Country Club, which meant driving roughtly 550 miles.

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Brittany Levens, who helped Hopkins claim the Classic Lake Conference girls golf championship and the Section 6AAA title last spring, has decided to attend Illinois Wesleyan University.

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The Bill Madonna Golf Academy, a worldwide leader in Golf Instruction, is pleased to announce the launch of The United States Junior Golf Academy (USJGA). The USJGA will encompass a total golf game and academic education with supervised practice and improvement initiatives.

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The McGladrey Team Championship, the first nationwide grassroots best-ball amateur championship conducted by The PGA of America, marks its third year with a new title, an enhancement to its format and a third consecutive return for the National Championship at Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort.

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Mission Hills Golf Club - the world's largest collection of premier golf courses with 12 layouts designed by many of the greatest golfers and golf course architects from five continents - announces its Jack Nicklaus-designed World Cup Course will host Asia's most significant amateur tournament, the Asia-Pacific Open Amateur Championship, January 13-16.

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Phil Bundy, age 43, begins his official quest to play on the PGA Tour. And his son, Charlie (aged 5), is his inspiration. "He also loves golf," Bundy explains, "and if I don't do this, someday he will ask why."

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 Amateurs continue their dominance in singles play at the 41st Annual SunTrust Tennessee Challenge Cup Matches (Presented by: Gentleman Jack). The Amateur team went into Sunday’s final play of singles matches with a comfortable 7 point lead. When it was all over they had increased their lead to 11 points which was the largest margin in recent years. The final score was Amateurs 21 ½ to Professionals 10 ½.

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The National Collegiate Golf Championship (NCGC) will be played at the Silverstone Golf Course in Las Vegas, November 7-9, 2008, and for the first time, Fox Sports will be there to cover the event. Players compete in one of three divisions: Student, Faculty/Staff, or Alumni/Community. To qualify, players must participate in a Local Qualifying Tournament hosted by one of over 55 colleges and universities across the country. The NCGC Tournament is the largest collegiate golf tournament ever, and is designed for non-NCAA student athletes.

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Seven Chicago-area clubs will take turns hosting the prestigious Western Amateur golf championship from 2009 through 2015, the Western Golf Association has announced.

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Hunters Ridge Golf Course (Marion) took home the IGA Club Team Title for the second time in three years on Monday at Sunnyside CC in Waterloo. Team members Nate Dunn, Mike Sawyer, George Gartelos and Todd Hingtgen combined to shoot a team total of 6-over 222. The host team of Sunnyside was the low Net team with a 4-under 212. In the gross competition the best three out of four 18-hole total scores counted while in the Net event, the best three of four net scores on each hole were counted. 

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 Congratulations are in order for a number of Michigan junior golfers following a terrific summer of fantastic performances capped off at the Randy Wise Junior Open, part of the American Junior Golf Association’s tournament schedule, held at GAM member club, Spring Meadows Country Club.

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The Island of Hilton Head prepares to host its largest golf tournament ever when the Amateur Golf Tour conducts its 2008 National Championship. A field of approximately 700 golfers from across the country will converge on the island Oct. 25-26 for the tour's national finals. The championship will be contested on seven courses, including three at Palmetto Dunes Resort, Port Royal Plantation, Oyster Reef & Robert Cupp course in Palmetto Hall.

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Annika Sorenstam and the American Junior Golf Association are combining efforts to create The ANNIKA Invitational, an invitation-only event featuring the top 60 girls from around the world. Held at Ginn Reunion Resort on the Independence (Watson) Course, the event will take place Jan. 16-19, 2009.

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Twenty-four of the nation's brightest minds and junior golfers were named to the HP Scholastic Junior All-America Team by the American Junior Golf Association and HP Tuesday, Oct. 7. The 2008 team, sponsored for the 14th consecutive year by HP, consists of 12 young men and 12 young women who demonstrate the ability to excel both on the golf course and in the classroom.

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 The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has awarded scholarships to 15 college students as part of the GCSAA Scholars Program administered by GCSAA's philanthropic organization, The Environmental Institute for Golf.

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Carlos Burguillo of Malaga, Spain, has won a $9,500 scholarship to Michigan State University from Valderrama Golf Club in San Roque, Spain, funded through a grant by The Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA).

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Limited space is available to play in the LG Skins Game Celebrity Pro-Am Friday, Nov. 28 at the Celebrity Course at the Indian Wells Golf Resort. The LG Skins Game Celebrity Pro-Am is a fun, family event that enables the community to interact with celebrities while enjoying the Celebrity Course in tournament condition before two-time defending champion Stephen Ames, three-time major champion Phil Mickelson, five-time PGA Tour winner K.J. Choi and U.S. Open runner-up Rocco Mediate compete in the $1 million main event on Thanksgiving weekend, Saturday, Nov. 29 and Sunday, Nov. 30.

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Graced with two beautiful late summer days in Chicago, the inaugural Ted Rhodes Classic featured outstanding golf by all skill levels from juniors to seniors, amateurs to professionals, scratch players to high-handicappers - in the spirit of diversity for the benefit of the Ted Rhodes Foundation. After 17 years of conducting the legendary Ted Rhodes Legends Tour (TRLT), The TR Classic saw golfers come together from across the country from the TRLT, the International Players Tour (IPT), and local Chicago juniors for this memorable tournament. Sponsors played a big role in the success of the event as well, with Titleist, Golf Digest, Basic Golf, Lexus of Orland Park, and Attorney Thomas E. Vaughn providing substantial support for player gifts and prizes

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The United States Junior Ryder Cup Team came out strong on the second day of competition and cruised to victory at the 2008 Junior Ryder Cup, 22 to 2, at The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Ky. The United States, who won their first ever Junior Ryder Cup in dominant fashion, built on their opening day success in the foursome and mixed four-ball matches, winning 11 of the 12 singles matches, and earning a halve in the final match.

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When the words 'Amateur Golf' are mentioned around the world, most people tend to associate this with the club player or official governing bodies. Sadly this eliminates the millions of avid amateurs who enjoy this sport but are generally very rarely recognised as part of the thriving global golfing community.

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Playing in his first AJGA Invitational, Evan Beck of Virginia Beach, Va., captured The Junior Players Championship title in dramatic fashion. Sinking a 60-foot putt for birdie to propel past Pontus Widegren of Danderyd, Sweden, on the final hole, Beck was victorious at the second-annual Junior Players Championship Sunday.

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Richard Dearinger, 17, of Chapel Hill, N.C., shot a final-round 68 for a tournament total 8-under-par 205 to win the Boys Division at the Woodward Video Junior at The Greenbrier Monday. Casey Ann Kennedy, 17, of Venice, Fla., made a clutch 10-foot putt on the first playoff hole to claim victory in the Girls Division.

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Paula Morton of Greenbrier, Tenn., a 20.6 handicap golfer from Greenbrier, Tenn., shot a net 67 Friday to win the 2008 PGA Tour Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The 2004 Centex Villa Quest winner entered the 18th hole tied with Percy Hayes of Granbury, Texas at four-under-par. After her third shot on hole No. 18 found the lake guarding the front of the green, Morton took a drop and a penalty stroke and chipped in from 75 yards out to win the title of "World's Amateur Champion. Morton is the fourth woman champion in the 25-year history of the World Am and follows 2007 World Am champion June Wang as back-to-back female champions.

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Steph Burns of Wartburg (Iowa) was one of the few players to improve on her first-round score in the UW-Eau Claire Invitational this weekend. She followed an opening 79 with a 78 in windy conditions on Saturday at Mill Run Golf Course to finish at 157 for the 36-hole tournament.

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More than 125 future golfers attended the annual Give-A-Kid-A-Club evening staged by the Piedmont Golf Course Superintendents Association in early August. Kids received instruction at Deep River Driving Range, a hot dog dinner and a club to take home for more practice.

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Steve Klassen is putting "his feet on the ground" by turning his passion for golf into a new career after spending 28 years in the aviation industry by acquiring the Total Golf Adventures franchise for this county.

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On a course where players faced challenging terrain and strong winds, victory came down to the final putt as Bo Andrews, 18, of Raleigh, N.C., carded a final-round 80 for a tournament total 6-over-par 222 to hold on to his lead and win the Boys Division by one stroke Friday at the CNL Lifestyle Company Junior Championship. Annie Park, 13, of Levittown, N.Y., shot a 2-over-par 74 final round to top the Girls Division.

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Jay Burlison of Salinas, Calif., carded a final-round 4-over-par 74 Friday to seal the win in the Boys Division of the Mayakoba Junior Golf Classic with a tournament total 7-over-par 217. Amelia Lewis of Jacksonville, Fla., finished with a three-day total of 11-over-par 221 to win the Girls Division.

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It took three holes of a sudden-death playoff to crown a champion in the Girls Division of the AJGA Junior at Wenatchee Friday. Erynne Lee of Silverdale, Wash., took home the trophy after defeating Tiffany Lim of San Jose, Calif., on the par-4 No. 12 at Wenatchee Golf & Country Club. In the Boys Division, Charlie Hughes of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, walked into the scoring tent with a tournament total of 6-under-par 210 and walked out with a win in his first AJGA event.

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One of the requirements for participating in the WSGA State Amateur is taking four days off of work.  Luckily, Ben Bendtsen III took the time off this year.  Bendsten of The Racine Country Club came out on top in a playoff Thursday to win Wisconsin's biggest amateur tournament of the year, sinking a birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff to defeat Danny Zimmerman of Hawks Landing Golf Club.

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John Long, 56, of Centreville, Va., shot 4-under-par 68 at Spring Creek Golf Club to lead three golfers who qualified for the 2008 United States Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship today in sectional qualifying. The USGA Senior Amateur Championship is scheduled for Sept. 20-25 at Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

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In sectional qualifying for the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship at The Country Club of Whispering Pines in Whispering Pines, N.C., Chesapeake’s Cyndi Carlson earned medalist honors by shooting 5-over 77. Leesburg’s Allisyn Terry also qualified for the national championship through sectional qualifying at Chevy Chase Club in Chevy Chase, Md.

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2008 VSGA SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP, Aug. 25-29, 2008 at The Homestead (Cascades Course, Old Course and Lower Cascades Course) in Hot Springs, Virginia.  The Homestead’s Cascades Course (6,679 yards, par 35-35—70) was designed by William Flynn and opened in 1923.  Match play follows two rounds of stroke play qualifying.

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In the end, there was just no question as to which team was the most dominant. Under near perfect conditions at Wanumetonomy Golf & Country Club in Middletown, Rhode Island, a team of seven golfers from Connecticut pieced together three superior rounds of golf to capture the 2008 New England Junior Invitational title by eight points. This marks the third straight title and the fifth in the last six years for the team from Connecticut.

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The 2008 Branch Law Firm Dick McGuire Invitational will be held Sept. 18-20 at the University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course (par-73, 6,176 yards). We will use tee times off No. 1 and No. 10 at 8 a.m., on Thursday, Sept. 18 and Friday, Sept. 19, and a shotgun start at 8 a.m. for the final round on Saturday, Sept. 20.

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A Lone Star State battle came down to a playoff as Anthony Paolucci, 15, of Dallas, Texas, defeated Jordan Spieth, also a Dallas resident, on the second playoff hole to capture the boys' division at the 33rd Junior PGA Championship at TPC River's Bend in Maineville, Ohio. It was only the third playoff in the history of the Junior PGA Championship. Danielle Frasier, 15, of Encinitas, Calif., cruised to victory in the girls' division.

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The 2008 United States Junior Ryder Cup Team was announced following the conclusion of the 33rd Junior PGA Championship at TPC River's Bend in Maineville, Ohio.

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The Senior Amateur State Championship will be played on August 22-24 at Clarksdale Country Club. The tournament is scheduled for 54 holes of stroke play and players will be flighted within their age division after the first 36 holes.

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As the country's top amateurs gather at historic Pinehurst Resort & Country Club to compete for the national championship this week, 255 players, or 81 percent of the field of 315, made Titleist their overwhelming #1 golf ball choice, compared to just 27 players for the nearest competitor. The U.S. Amateur continues the golf ball momentum Titleist has enjoyed on the 2008 PGA Tour and across all of the worldwide professional tours, the PGA Professional National Championship, and at every level of competitive amateur golf.

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The 2nd Annual uPRO Kentucky Golf Foundation Pro-Am, presented by Winner's Award Group, will be conducted Tuesday, September 2 at Champion Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville. The event raises funds for the Kentucky Golf Foundation, and features one PGA Professional or Apprentice and three amateurs per team in a two best ball of four (one gross and one net) per hole format.

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Veterans of USGA Championships will go for title at Milwaukee CC

Gene Elliott of West Des Moines advanced to the 2008 United States Mid-Amateur Championship after shooting a 1-under par 70 at Veenker Memorial Golf Course in Ames on Monday. Ron Peterson defeated Rob Lynch for 1st Alternate position after each shot a 2-over par 73.

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The Southern Illinois Golf Association will be hosting the SIGA Mid-AM Team Championship at Green Hills Golf Club on August 23rd.  The tournament is a 2-Person Team Championship that is open to all SIGA members, Men and Women age 45 and over with a one day format of 27 hole scramble. 

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Firing a 6-under-par 32-33=65, his lowest competitive round of 2008, Randy Nichols of Brookville came back and claimed the Mid Am Championship with a 137. After a first round 72, he found himself tied in 13th place with a lot of ground to make up. Consistent playing equated to seven birdies and allowed him to jump out in front of the field.

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Nick Deets of Carmel and Sam Till of Fort Wayne lead the IGA Mid Amateur Championship after first round scores of 2-under-par 69. Pine Valley Country Club in Fort Wayne welcomed 98 of the state’s best amateur players over 30 years of age Thursday for the 36-hole, stroke play competition.

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While many players struggled with the challenging Cantigny layout, Zach Barlow (Percy) tallied a seven-under par 281 over 72 holes to win the 78th annual Illinois State Amateur Championship. Barlow carded a 71-71 over the final 36 holes on Thursday to preserve a three-stroke victory over a hard-charging Phillip Arouca (Winnetka).

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"It felt even worse than it looked," Olivia Lansing said, after shooting a 76 at Edina Country Club on Tuesday in the second round of the Minnesota Women's State Amateur.  Actually, it didn't look all that bad. It wasn't as tidy -- or as stress-free -- as her opening round of 74 on Monday, but her two-day total of 150 was good enough to give her sole possession of the lead going into Wednesday's final round.

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The University of Wisconsin, which tied for second last year, will be back next month to play in the Gopher Invitational once again, and so will the Badgers' Danny Zimmerman, who was co-medalist in the 2007 tournament. Zimmerman is one of five players from the top 10 last year who will return to Spring Hill Golf Club for this year's tournament, which will be played Sept. 12-14.

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Philip Ahn of Potomac, MD and Tyler Koch of Issue, MD took the two championship trophies in the 2nd Charley Ridgway Junior conducted today at Bowie Golf & Country Club. Ahn recorded 41-39--80 for a three shot margin over Brendan Peel (42-41--83) of Potomac, MD and Jonathan Carr (44-39) of Rockville, MD in the 12-13 age group. Koch registered a nine-hole tally of 41 to edge Mason Short (44) of Waldorf, MD in the 10-11 category.

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Congratulations to Craig on winning The New Hampshire Golf Association's 2008 Stroke Play Championship. Craig is the first player to have won all three of the NHGA's major events. The Stroke Play (2008), State Amateur (2005), and Players Chamionships (2007). We would like to thank all those who participated and Green Meadow Golf Club for hosting this year's championship.

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University of Delaware men’s golf head coach Mike Keogh has announced that Justin Martinson, a transfer from Charleston Southern University, has joined the Blue Hens and will compete for UD in the fall.

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Jason Cage earned the medal at Argyle Country Club in sectional qualifying for the U.S. Mid-Amateur championship, returning a bogey-free round of 33-35--68 to lead a field of 104 starters who were in search of seven places in the title-event on a mild, sunny and breezy day. Cage, from Baltimore and Chestnut Ridge Country Club, qualified for the championship last year, but admitted he had not been playing well this seasaon. "It all seemed to come together," he said of a round that ended with birdie putts of 10 and 12 feet at Nos. 4 and 8, respectively, and 16 pars, by-products of driving it straight and hitting 15 green in regulation. A year ago, the Loyola College graduate, 29, who works at T. Rowe Price, qualified with a 69 at Musket Ridge GC.

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In the 26th Dewey Ricketts Memorial August 4 - 6 at Andrews Air Force Base East Course, the 14 - 15 and 16 - 17 age group competitiosn were each essentially three-man races. In the younger age group, Jordan Sweet, Casey Taylor and Mason Short battled for three rounds, with some pressure from Greg Bourdon. In the end Taylor's steady 73-74-74 matched Sweet's 71-73-77 before Sweet took the title in a play-off. This marks Sweet's second successive year of titleholding in WMGA junior events as he took the inaugural Charley Ridgway Junior at Falls Road last year with a sensational 68.

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The year of 2008 will go down in Maine golf history as the Year of the Child.  In a rain soaked championship at Val Halla Golf Course on Thursday, the 2008 Maine Amateur Champion Ryan Gay and the 2008 WMSGA and SMWGA Champion Alexa Rancourt both repeated their Maine Junior Championship titles in the match play championship. Both Gay of Pittston and Rancourt of South Portland are just 17.

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Tom and Charlie Winegardner, from Lothian and Old South Country Club, posted a 4-under-par 32-34--66 and won the 68th Father-Son championship of the Maryland State Golf Association at Manor CC in Rockville, Aug.6. In winning for the second time in three years, they had a two-shot margin on Steven-Steven, Jr. Delmar, from Montgomery CC, who had 36-32--68 for the par 35-35--70, 6,326-yard course. A field of 84 teams participated on a warm, sunny day.

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With his victory today in the 50th NJSGA Senior Amateur Championship at Crestmont Country Club, Allan Small of Fairmount Country Club becomes the first golfer in NJSGA history to win the NJSGA Amateur Championship, Mid-Amateur Championship and Senior Amateur Championship. “I am just honored to play in NJSGA events will all you guys,” Small said in accepting the championship trophy. Indeed, he has been on the competitive scene for a long time. He first won the Mid-Amateur in 1986 and again in 2006, and won the State Amateur in 2004 at Spring Brook. Completing the NJSGA “Amateur Slam” is a big accomplishment for the 56 year-old golfer, whose career has been plagued by lingering injuries.

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The prestigious Black Hall Club was the site of the second and final qualifier in the state of Connecticut for the 108th United States Amateur Championship. With a field of 78 players only three will find themselves advancing to Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, Village of Pinehurst, NC; the site for the Championship.

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The final match at Purgatory Golf Course remained all square through the turn, but Randy Nichols of Brookville took charge on the back nine to claim his third Match Play Championship victory. He defeated Robert Gleixner of Greenwood 3 and 2.

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Seven Chicago-area clubs will take turns hosting the prestigious Western Amateur golf championship from 2009 through 2015, the Western Golf Association has announced.

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The Peninsula, in Millsboro, played host to the 43rd Delaware Open. The competition was fierce with 31 professionals and 51 amateurs competing in the 1st and 2nd rounds to make the cut into the final round. 13 professionals and 23 amateurs survived the cut with a score of 155 or below.

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The Peninsula, in Millsboro, played host to the 43rd Delaware Open. The competition was fierce with 31 professionals and 51 amateurs competing in the 1st and 2nd rounds to make the cut into the final round. 13 professionals and 23 amateurs survived the cut with a score of 155 or below.

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See whether you can spot a trend in what has happened locally in this golf season:  Barrington High, which plays at Rhode Island Country Club, won the Interscholastic League championship. David McAndrew, who is from RICC, won the State Amateur. Matt Broome, who plays out of RICC, won the New England Amateur. Eddie Hjerpe, one of the Barrington High stars, finished third the other day in an American Junior Golf Association event in Mattapoisett, Mass.

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Wes McNulty of Pine Bluff was 5-under par for 14 holes defeating Allen McFerran of Fort Smith 5 & 4 to win the 2008 ASGA Men's Match PLay Championship. McNulty defeated Eddie Craven of Little Rock 3 & 2 in the morning semi-finals while McFerran defeated Razorback teammate Jason Cuthbertson of Conway 4 & 3.

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The Cleveland Golf Company is heavily involved in player development with support to junior, collegiate and developmental tour golf. For developmental tour players, Monday qualifying for the Nationwide Tour is a step in the right direction. The Cleveland Golf Tour is intended to provide an alternative event for players missing the cut in a Monday Qualifier. The Cleveland Golf Tour will offer 8 competitive, 36-hole events scheduled around the Monday Qualifiers. Each event will be held on the Monday Qualifying course. The first event will be held July 29-30 at Tiburon GC in Omaha, Nebraska.

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New Haven, CT, July 22, 2008 – The Course at Yale held the first of two qualifiers in the state of Connecticut for 108th United States Amateur Championship. With a field of 78 players only three will find themselves advancing to Pinehurst Resort and Country Club,
Village of Pinehurst, NC; the site for the Championship.
After a 36-hole qualifier Eric Mina from Fremont, CA led the field on a par 70, 6739 yard course, with a 136 (-4) score. In second, Reed Howard from Hilton Head Island, SC finished with a 139 (-1). The third and final spot was awarded to Mu Hu from Champions Gate, FL with a 141 (+1). The qualifiers are as follows:
1. Eric Mina – Fremont, CA
2. Reed Howard – Hilton Head Island, SC
3. Mu Hu – Champions Gate, FL
1st Alternate – Ryan Leahey, Orange, CT
2nd Alternate – Jim Mueller, Altamont, NY
The Connecticut State Golf Association will host the second qualifier for the 108th U.S. Amateur at The Black Hall Club on August 4, 2008. The United States Amateur Championship will be played at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, Village of Pinehurst, NC on August 18-24, 2008.

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The 2008 Junior Girl’s Championship was held at the Brandywine Country Club, in Wilmington, Delaware, July 16th & 17th. Christine Shimel, of DuPont CC, claimed her 4th consecutive Junior Girl’s title against some of the best girl’s in Delaware, with scores of 75-73, 148. This year's event had the most participation that we've seen in recent years; 10 girls competed ranging from 13 years old to 17 years old. Shimel also qualified for the USGA Junior Girl's Championship!

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The University of Arkansas had 46 first-year student-athletes named to the 2008 Southeastern Conference Freshmen Academic Honor Roll the league office recently announced. Highlighted by nine women’s swimming and diving team members, Arkansas’ 46 selections ranked as the fifth-best in the league this year. South Carolina topped the list with 67 selections followed by Florida with 66, Alabama with 55 and Kentucky with 52.

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The high school and college teammates estimated they played 150 rounds of golf together, but Friday’s two were for the most on the line, to decide the 108th Colorado Golf Association Match Play Championship.  When all was said and done after 35 holes of golf, University of Colorado junior Luke Symons defeated Buff senior Derek Tolan, 2 and 1, to win the title.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff professional Justin Rose sank a 12-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to capture the Volvo Masters. With the win, Rose overtook the top position on the 2007 European Order of Merit to win the season-long title and hoist the Harry Vardon Trophy.

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Hookers N Slicers, llc announced that the 2007 Hooked on Hootie Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, April 7 at the Barefoot Resort & Golf complex in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Hookers N Slicers, llc are also very proud to have made special arrangements with Hootie Golf to be able to include an all inclusive package to the 13th Annual Hootie and the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament.

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Eric Stromstad a UMC senior majoring in Golf Facilities and Turf Systems (GFTS) was awarded the North Dakota Golf Association Scholarship. The scholarship was presented by Bruce Kary of the Dickenson Parks and Recreation department last week at the association’s annual meeting. Stromstad is the first UMC student to receive this award.

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