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Golf Tours & News / Week in Review

Despite a battle between two of the PGA Tour's top players, the first playoff event still lacked drama.

August 29, 2011

By John Strege

keywords:: pga tour,; golf world,; tiger woods,; golf,; john strege

Golf Tours & News / Campus Insider

ERIN, Wis.—A little bit of everything seemed to take place Wednesday at Erin Hills, in a slightly twisted sort of way. Fog delay? Check. USGA scoring record? Check. Two-hour, 20-man, three-hole playoff? Check. 6:54 p.m....

Wednesday, 8/24/2011 at 8:36PM

Posted by Ryan Herrington

keywords:: Erin Hills GC,; Gregor Main,; Harris English,; Patrick Cantlay,; Peter Uihlein

Golf Tours & News / Week in Review

Webb Simpson's breakthrough victory in Greensboro makes it three straight weeks of long putters winning on the PGA Tour.

August 22, 2011

By John Strege

keywords:: pga tour,; pga championship,; tiger woods,; golf world,; john strege

Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

AUGUSTA, Ga.--They each have pleasant memories of Augusta National GC, a place that treated them kindly when they first set foot on the grounds as U.S. Amateur champions. Perhaps then it's not surprising Matt Kuchar,...

Thursday, 4/7/2011 at 7:52PM

Posted by John Strege

keywords:: Augusta National,; Masters,; Matt Kuchar,; Ricky Barnes,; Ryan Moore

Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

PHOENIX -- The goal, according to USGA officials, has always been to have the strongest fields at their championship events. To that end, the association announced changes to exemption categories for several of national championships...

Saturday, 2/5/2011 at 1:43PM

Posted by Sam Weinman

keywords:: R&A,; latest news,; rickie fowler,; ryan herrington,; u.s. amateur

Golf Tours & News / Campus Insider

FAB FIVEMy look at the top five teams in the country right nowMEN1. Oklahoma State (Last edition: 1)Peter Uihlein closed out 2010 in style with a victory at the Dixie Amateur. While it's going to...

Monday, 1/10/2011 at 3:05AM

Posted by Ryan Herrington

keywords:: Alabama,; Auburn,; Casey Martin,; College golf,; Mike Davis

Golf Courses & Golf Travel / Where's Matty G?

(The 396-yard 16th at Chambers Bay runs along train tracks and Puget Sound.) I read recently that Chambers Bay in University Place Wash., continues to struggle financially. (Click here for the latest from the local paper, the...

Thursday, 1/6/2011 at 10:00AM

Posted by Matt Ginella

keywords:: 2015 U.S. Open,; Bandon Dunes,; Chambers Bay,; David Fay,; Golf

Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

Since 2006, the United States Golf Association has employed a checkpoint pace-of-play system for each of its 10 amateur championships and the results aren't especially encouraging. At the U.S. Amateur last week, 21 penalty strokes...

Thursday, 9/2/2010 at 8:44AM

Posted by John Strege

keywords:: U.S. Amateur,; USGA

Golf Tours & News / Campus Insider

UNIVERSITY PLACE, WASH.--There were no shortage of opinions last week as to how Chambers Bay held up during the 110th U.S. Amateur Championship. But what's hard for either critics or crusaders of the links-style course,...

Monday, 8/30/2010 at 5:24PM

Posted by Ryan Herrington