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Birthday boy Tommy Morrison tied for lead after opening round of 2025 U.S. Amateur

Posted: August 11, 2025 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

Happy birthday, Tommy Morrison. It was a stellar start for the now 21-year-old Morrison, the rising senior at Texas who opened in 4-under 66 on Monday at Olympic Club’s Ocean Course in the first round of stroke play at the 2025 U.S. Amateur. Morrison, who had a clean card with four birdies, is tied with […]

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English amateur Woad, 21, wins Women's Irish Open

Posted: July 6, 2025 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

Lottie Woad made just three bogeys over four rounds at Carton House [Getty Images] Women's Irish Open final-round leaderboard -21 L Woad (Eng*); -15 M Sagstrom (Swe); -14 A Garvey (NZ); -12 C Hull (Eng); -10 H Screen (Eng), F Fernandez (Spa), C Tamburlini (Swi), K Rudgeley (Aus) Selected others:-8 A Foster (Ire), A Hewson […]

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Mackenzie Lee joins notable SMU alums to win at Pinehurst No. 2 after North & South Amateur victory

Posted: June 29, 2025 at 10:21 am   /   Sports

Mackenzie Lee took the lead on the third hole and never looked back. The rising senior at SMU won the 123rd Women’s North & South Amateur on Saturday at Pinehurst No. 2, topping Jazy Roberts 2 and 1 to win the title. Lee, who was the 19th seed after two rounds of stroke play, had […]

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Arizona State’s Josele Ballester, 2024 U.S. Amateur champion, gets first collegiate win at Olympia Fields

Posted: September 22, 2024 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

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 & […]

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Heidelberg CC’s Chris Fieger Sr., LedgeRock GC’s Chris Storck qualify for U.S. Senior Amateur

Posted: August 1, 2023 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

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 […]

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After Jon Rahm-inspired swing epiphany, Nels Surtani wins Golfweek Hoosier Amateur in Pfau marathon

Posted: August 11, 2022 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

The Purdue junior got it done after five playoff holes. Golf News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos

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Robert Funk takes lead at Golfweek Senior Amateur National Championship

Posted: April 2, 2022 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

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

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U.S. Amateur: Wild finish as Tyler Strafaci birdies 18 to win, will meet Charles Osborne in final

Posted: August 15, 2020 at 10:23 pm   /   Sports

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

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Oklahoma State’s Aman Gupta advances to US Amateur semifinal

Posted: August 14, 2020 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

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 […]

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David Bowie turned down by BBC for being ‘amateur, out of tune and devoid of personality’

Posted: October 10, 2018 at 10:16 am   /   Music

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

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