Many of the world’s best players are across the pond this week for the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open, but there’s a field of PGA Tour players headed to Kentucky for the ISCO Championship at Keene Trace Golf Club. Arguably the biggest storyline heading into the tournament is amateur Luke Clanton, who last week became the…
Melanie Green had a successful debut at the Women’s Amateur Championship, securing a two-hole victory over Scotland’s Lorna McClymont in a thrilling final at Portmarnock. The 22-year-old American, who is the first from her country to win the prestigious title since 1996, showed her love for links golf by coming back from a four-hole deficit…
Amateurs stealing the spotlight ahead of U.S. Senior Open Forget Steve Stricker, Ernie Els, and even Lee Westwood, who is making his PGA Tour Champions debut this week, at the U.S. Senior Open at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island. One of them may win the title at a great, historic venue, but let’s…
Jacob Skov Olesen made history Saturday. The former Arkansas and TCU golfer became the first Dane to win the Amateur Championship, taking down Dominic Clemons 4 and 3 in the 36-hole finale at Ballyliffin in Ireland. Oleson’s victory earned him a spot in next month’s Open Championship at Royal Troon as well as spots in…
Jacob Skov Olesen made history at Ballyliffin by becoming the first Danish golfer to win The Amateur Championship. The 25-year-old defeated Dominic Clemons in a 36-hole showdown over the Glashedy Links with a 4&3 victory, marking a memorable Championship debut for Olesen. His win not only secured one of the most prestigious trophies in the…
England’s Dominic Clemons and Jacob Skov Olesen of Denmark will meet in the Final of The 129th Amateur Championship at Ballyliffin. On a challenging, sodden day on the northwest tip of Ireland, Clemons and Olesen battled their opponents, the weather and the rigorous test posed by the Glashedy Links to set-up a 36-hole showdown for…
Hertfordshire’s Jack Bigham’s bid to add another R&A title to his collection gathered pace as the Walker Cup player surged into the quarter-finals of The 129th Amateur Championship at Ballyliffin. The 20-year-old from Harpenden, who won the R&A Boys’ Amateur Championship in 2021, stayed on course for a notable double with two contrasting match play…
Max Kennedy will carry Irish hopes into the last 32 of The 129th Amateur Championship at Ballyliffin Golf Club in Ireland. On a bright and breezy day over the Glashedy Links, Kennedy was left as the last Irishman standing after easing to a 3&2 win over France’s Oscar Couilleau in the opening match play round….
Scotland’s Connor Graham stood firm on a testing day to finish as the leading qualifier in the 129th Amateur Championship held at Ballyliffin in Ireland. The 17-year-old from Blairgowrie, who led the 288-strong field after an opening 65 on Ballyliffin’s Old Course, fortified his position at the top with a one-under-par 71 over the Glashedy…
Charlie Woods will be competing at Oakland Hills Country Club next month. He recently shot a 1-under-par 71 at a U.S. Junior Amateur Championship qualifier at Eagle Trace Golf Club in Florida, winning by one shot. The tournament will take place from July 22-27 on both the North and restored South courses at Oakland Hills….
