Arizona State’s Josele Ballester, 2024 U.S. Amateur champion, gets first collegiate win at Olympia Fields
Josele Ballester picked a good place to pick up his first collegiate victory. The senior at Arizona State made pars on his final two holes Sunday morning to hold on and win the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational, one of the top events of the season, at Olympia Fields Country… Golf News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & […]
Heidelberg CC’s Chris Fieger Sr., LedgeRock GC’s Chris Storck qualify for U.S. Senior Amateur
Aug. 1—Two golfers who are members at Berks County clubs made the U.S. Senior Amateur through Monday's qualifying tournament administered by the Golf Association of Philadelphia at Kennett Square Golf & Country Club. Chris Fieger Sr., a member at Heidelberg Country Club, earned medalist honors with a 2-under 69, and Chris Storck, a member at […]
After Jon Rahm-inspired swing epiphany, Nels Surtani wins Golfweek Hoosier Amateur in Pfau marathon
The Purdue junior got it done after five playoff holes. Golf News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos
Robert Funk takes lead at Golfweek Senior Amateur National Championship
There weren’t a lot of red numbers on Friday, but the few that were able to card sub-par rounds made it count. Golf News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos
U.S. Amateur: Wild finish as Tyler Strafaci birdies 18 to win, will meet Charles Osborne in final
BANDON, Ore. – Tyler Strafaci is trying to bring a USGA championship back to his family for the first time in 85 years. The Georgia Tech senior birdied the 18th hole to defeat Oklahoma State's Aman Gupta 1-up Saturday evening in the semifinals of … Golf News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos
Oklahoma State’s Aman Gupta advances to US Amateur semifinal
Oklahoma State's Aman Gupta outlasted incoming Stanford freshman Michael Thorbjornsen 1-up on Friday at windy Bandon Dunes to advance to the U.S. Amateur semifinals. Gupta, from Concord, North Carolina, got into the field last Friday when second-ranked No. 2 Ricky Castillo withdrew. Gupta tied Thorbjornsen, the 2018 U.S. Junior champion from Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a […]
David Bowie turned down by BBC for being ‘amateur, out of tune and devoid of personality’
HE became one of the world’s most famous music stars but the BBC once turned down a young David Bowie for being “devoid of personality”, it emerged. The broadcaster’s Talent Selection Group was unimpressed with the flamboyant singer, archived footage has revealed. Daily Express :: Music Feed
Solve It Like Sherlock book review: A must for amateur detectives and super-sleuths
THERE are two reasons to delight in Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories. Daily Express :: Books Feed
Formula One? For amateur boxers, Baku is all about Rio (Reuters)
By Alan Baldwin BAKU (Reuters) – Formula One has taken over the city streets but for Cuban Olympic boxing champion Robeisy Ramirez, being in Baku is all about the road to Rio. Azerbaijan’s first grand prix may have got all the attention but, away from the fenced-off track and the television cameras, hundreds of amateur […]
Filipino pair reach semifinals of Women’s Amateur Four-Ball (The Associated Press)
Princess Mary Superal made a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole to lead her Filipino team into the semifinals of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball on Tuesday. Superal and Pauline Del Rosario trailed for the first time all week at Streamsong Resort when Del Rosario made birdie on the tough par-3 16th to square […]