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August 20th, 2026

Golf Australia updates Gender Policy in alignment with peak bodies

Amateur Golf, article, Australian Golf Digest, Brooke Irvine, Club Golf, Damien de Bohun, England Golf, Gender Policy, Golf Australia, Inclusion, News, R&A, Sport Integrity, USGA, World Handicap System

July 16th, 2026

Open Championship 2026: The stories of the 10 amateurs playing at Birkdale are inspiring and heart wrenching

From a Ukrainian-born teenager to an Irishman living with cystic fibrosis, here are the ten amateurs chasing the Silver Medal at the Open Championship, awarded to the low amateur through 72 holes.

June 10th, 2026

How to hit one of the most impressive shots from the US Women’s Open

When Gaby Lopez faced one of golf’s toughest lies at the US Women’s Open, she made it look easy. Here’s what amateur golfers can learn from her textbook technique when the ball sits well below their feet

May 28th, 2026

Coming out of your posture? Try this drill to get in the correct position

A small posture change can completely alter your golf swing. Here’s a simple drill from coach Molly Braid to help you stay in posture, strike the ball cleaner and eliminate wild misses.

May 28th, 2026

Rules Review: He lined his partner up to putt, then stood there. Do they both get penalised?

Most golfers know it’s bad etiquette to stand behind another player’s putting line, but in some formats it can also lead to penalties for both partners. Here’s what the Rules of Golf actually say.

May 8th, 2026

Victoria sweeps Australian Interstate Teams titles in dramatic final win

April 30th, 2026

This golf creator is getting absolutely DRAGGED for filming his US Open local qualifier

A golf creator filming every shot in a US Open qualifier has divided opinion. Honest content or a step too far for competitive golf?

April 15th, 2026

Rules Review: He says it was a practice swing that nicked the ball. I think he was trying to hit it. Re-tee without penalty?

Practice swing or real stroke? It’s one of golf’s most debated moments. Here’s what the Rules of Golf actually say when things get messy.

April 15th, 2026

Stuck in the trees? Here’s how to hit a punch-out like Rory McIlroy

Stuck in the trees? Here’s how to hit a controlled punch shot and get back in play just like the pros at the Masters.

April 2nd, 2026

Adelaide teen has never watched the Masters, but she could lift the ANWA trophy at Augusta National this weekend

Raegan Denton has never watched the Masters but is thriving at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Read about her confident approach and standout play.

Rising stars earn 2026 Karrie Webb Series Scholarships

16 players to watch at the 2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur

GA reshapes High Performance pathway after breakthrough 2025

Stop chipping it short of those back pins

Rules Review: I took the club back and my ball dropped further into the rough. Is that a penalty?

He’s from Nepal. He goes to college in Texas. He’s hoping to earn a Masters invite in Dubai

September 19th, 2025

Brandon Holtz, former college basketball player and pro golfer, wins the US Mid-Amateur

Brandon Holtz, suffice it to say, is accomplished at putting a ball in a hole, considering that he played college basketball and, for a time, professional golf, but his ability at doing so paid a huge dividend when he won the US Mid-Amateur Championship this week.

September 17th, 2025

Player gets bumped from US Mid-Amateur when caddie mistakenly commits unusual rules violation

[Picture: Steve Gibbons/USGA] When a match in a USGA championship ends on the 20th hole, it frequently wraps up with some drama. In a way that was the case during a first-round showdown between Ryan O’Rear and Paul Mitzel at the US Mid-Amateur Championship on Monday at Troon Country Club in Scottsdale. Just not the Read more…

September 8th, 2025

The old man does it again: Stewart Hagestad builds on an impressive Walker Cup résumé

Among a group of youngsters, 34-year-old Stewart Hagestad did himself proud at Cypress Point Club, the lone mid-amateur on the US Walker Cup side contributing a pair of singles wins in the Americans’ 17-9 victory over Great Britain & Ireland.

September 3rd, 2025

Cypress Point, Pine Valley, Oakmont: How the Walker Cup curated golf’s best host courses

How the USGA created a rota of the world’s best courses for its flagship teams event, the Walker Cup, being played at Cypress Point this week.

August 18th, 2025

Teenager Mason Howell overtakes Tiger Woods as the US Amateur’s third-youngest winner

Teenager Mason Howell won the US Amateur, becoming the third-youngest winner – overtaking Tiger Woods.

June 24th, 2025

Amateur Golf: Prestige, Performance, And A Hole-In-One Dream

Inside Future Golf’s most ambitious series yet

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Leaderboard

Austin Championship presented by Compliance Solutions - 2026
Pos Player Tot Thru Rnd
1Trace Crowe-10F1
2Erik van Rooyen-8F1
3Blades Brown-7F1
T4Rafael Campos-6F1
T4Kevin Yu-6F1
T4Max Greyserman-6161
T4Mark Hubbard-615*1
T4Ben Kohles-615*1
T4Kristoffer Ventura-614*1
T4Gordon Sargent-614*1
T11Chandler Phillips-5F1
T11Aaron Wise-5F1
T11Miles Russell-5F1
T11Max McGreevy-5F1
T11Austin Smotherman-5151
T11Brian Harman-5141
T11Jordan Smith-5141
T11Nicholas Lindheim-513*1
T19Mac Meissner-4F1
T19Tyler Duncan-4F1
T19Sami Valimaki-4F1
T19Adam Schenk-4F1
T19Marcelo Rozo-4F1
T19Neal Shipley-4F1
T19Chandler Blanchet-4F1
T19Zecheng Dou-4F1
T19Haotong Li-4F1
T19David Lipsky-4F1
T19Nick Dunlap-4F1
T19Austin Eckroat-4161
T19Matt McCarty-416*1
T19Jimmy Stanger-4131
T33Nick Hardy-3F1
T33Lee Hodges-3F1
T33Brice Garnett-3F1
T33Rasmus Højgaard-3F1
T33Max Homa-3F1
T33Billy Horschel-3F1
T33Sudarshan Yellamaraju-3F1
T33Jeffrey Kang-3F1
T33Christiaan Maas-3F1
T33Emilio Gonzalez-3F1
T33Zach Bauchou-3171
T33Jackson Koivun-3151
T33Tommy Morrison-3151
T33William Mouw-316*1
T33Ben Martin-315*1
T33Chad Ramey-3131
T33Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen-314*1
T33Marco Penge-314*1
T33Isaiah Salinda-3111
T33Will Gordon-312*1
T53C.T. Pan-2F1
T53Zac Blair-2F1
T53Matthieu Pavon-2F1
T53Kevin Streelman-2F1
T53Karl Vilips-2F1
T53Hank Lebioda-2F1
T53Mackenzie Hughes-2F1
T53Jesper Svensson-2F1
T53John VanDerLaan-2F1
T53Patton Kizzire-218*1
T53Justin Lower-217*1
T53Kevin Roy-217*1
T53Johnny Keefer-214*1
T53Davis Chatfield-2131
T53Hayden Springer-2121
T53Thomas Rosenmueller-212*1
T69John Parry-1F1
T69Andrew Putnam-1F1
T69Vince Whaley-1F1
T69Davis Thompson-1F1
T69Daniel Berger-1F1
T69Taylor Moore-1F1
T69Emiliano Grillo-1F1
T69Christiaan Bezuidenhout-1F1
T69Eric Cole-1141
T69Sam Stevens-1141
T69A.J. Ewart-1131
T69David Ford-1121
T81Brendon ToddEF1
T81David SkinnsEF1
T81Andrew NovakEF1
T81Cam DavisEF1
T81Luke ClantonEF1
T81Alvaro OrtizEF1
T81Dylan WuEF1
T81Joel DahmenE161
T81Peter MalnatiE17*1
T81Pi CoodyE141
T81Matt KucharE16*1
T81Cole SherwoodE14*1
T81Rikuya HoshinoE13*1
T81Paul PetersonE111
T95Doug Ghim+1F1
T95Lucas Glover+1F1
T95Adrien Dumont de Chassart+1F1
T95Patrick Fishburn+1F1
T95Alejandro Tosti+1F1
T95Adam Svensson+1F1
T95Patrick Rodgers+1F1
T95Nick Taylor+116*1
T95Taylor Pendrith+116*1
T95Chris Kirk+1141
T95Rico Hoey+1131
T95Frankie Harris+1121
T95William Sides+113*1
T108Takumi Kanaya+2F1
T108Stephan Jaeger+2F1
T108Davis Riley+2F1
T108Michael Thompson+2F1
T108Jackson Suber+2171
T108Danny Walker+2171
T108Ricky Castillo+216*1
T108Kensei Hirata+2131
T108Pontus Nyholm+212*1
117Adrien Saddier+3F1
118Joe Highsmith+4F1
119Casey Russell+9111
WDSeamus Power--
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