Archive: Golf Digest Magazine

An 'upsetting' second round: PINEHURST, N.C.--So much for form holding early on Thursday at the 108th U.S. Amateur Championship. Upsets were the order of the morning under cloudy skies at Pinehurst No. 2, where three former U.S. Walker Cup...; Published Aug. 21, 2008; Keywords Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort | Ryan Herrington | U.S. Amateur

Supersized playoff at Pinehurst: PINEHURST, N.C.--It's one of the U.S. Amateur's more entertaining yet little-known rituals: the annual playoff to determine who are the last few golfers advancing from the stroke-play qualifying field of 315 to the match-play field...; Published Aug. 19, 2008; Keywords Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort | Ryan Herrington | U.S. Amateur

Time off helped U.S. Am medalist Fillmore: PINEHURST, N.C.--So how do you become a good enough golfer to earn medalist honors at the U.S. Amateur Championship? Try giving up the game for two years. OK, so maybe it's not the conventional training...; Published Aug. 19, 2008; Keywords Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort | Robbie Fillmore | U.S. Amateur

Conference preview: ACC: Loyal readers will know the drill. I gave the 35,000-foot-level preview of the 2009-10 college golf season in last week's issue of Golf World (in case you missed it, you can click here to see...; By Ryan Herrington; Published Sep. 08, 2009; Keywords ACC | Brendan Gielow | College golf | N.C. State | Natalie Sheary | Ryan Herrington | Virginia

Pine Needles Recovering From Fire: Life at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. is as good as it can be expected, considering they’re recovering from a fire.On Sunday evening, at about 8 o’clock, a fire broke...; By Liz Bergren; Published Mar. 18, 2009; Keywords Matt Ginella | N.C. | Peggy Kirk Bell | Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club | Southern Pines

Players of the week: Oct. 20-26: MEN Darren Blair, N.C. StateWith a five-stroke victory at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, the senior from South Africa made it two straight starts in which a Wolfpack golfer has claimed an individual title, following...; Published Oct. 27, 2008; Keywords Anna Nordqvist | Arizona State | College golf | Darren Blair | N.C. State | Ryan Herrington

Major accomplishments for Kittleson, Lee: PINEHURST, N.C.--How long does it take for it to sink in that you've just earned a spot in the Masters and the U.S. Open? For Drew Kittleson, the blank expression on his face moments after...; Published Aug. 23, 2008; Keywords Danny Lee | Drew Kittleson | Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort | Ryan Herrington | U.S. Amateur

First-round U.S. Am winner Exber defies his age: PINEHURST, N.C.--Brady Exber is an anomaly at the 108th U.S. Amateur Championship. At 52, he is more likely to be mistaken for a competitor's father than a competitor himself. Yet after playing the longest match...; Published Aug. 20, 2008; Keywords Brady Exber | Patrick Reed | Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort | Ryan Herrington | U.S. Amateur

Nothing's easy at Pinehurst: PINEHURST, N.C.--You're Philip Francis, a former U.S. Junior champion who helped UCLA win the NCAA team title last June as a freshman and made the cut at the PGA Tour's John Deere Classic in July....; Published Aug. 20, 2008; Keywords Men's college golf | Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort | Ryan Herrington | U.S. Amateur

Lovemark's game coming around: Matt Savage pulled off the upset win the 108th North & South Amateur yesterday, but runner-up Jamie Lovemark looks like he's back to his old self. The rising junior at USC claimed a share of...; Published Jul. 07, 2008; Keywords Jamie Lovemark | North & South Amateur | Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort | Ryan Herrington | U.S. Amateur

NCAA title caps eighth-win season for N.C. State's Hill: TOLEDO--There are players that have gotten on a roll, and then there's what N.C. State sophomore Matt Hill has accomplished over the past 11 weeks. In eight tournament starts since early March the sophomore from...; By Ryan Herrington; Published May. 28, 2009; Keywords Inverness Club | Kyle Stanley | Matt Hill | Men's College Golf | N.C. State | NCAA Championship | Richard Sykes | Tom Hoge

Players of the week: Oct. 6-12: MEN Dustin Garza, Wichita StateThe junior's memorable start to the 2008-09 season continued as he won his second straight tournament, the Wolf Pack Classic, with an 11-under 205 at Wolf Run GC in Reno, Nev....; Published Oct. 13, 2008; Keywords College golf | Dustin Garza | Lauren Doughtie | N.C. State | Players of the Week | Ryan Herrington | Wichita State