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April 30th, 2026

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

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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.

April 2nd, 2026

Rising stars earn 2026 Karrie Webb Series Scholarships

Jazy Roberts and Raegan Denton have been named 2026 Karrie Webb Series Scholarship recipients, continuing a proven pathway that has helped shape Australia’s next generation of stars.

March 31st, 2026

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

March 24th, 2026

GA reshapes High Performance pathway after breakthrough 2025

Golf Australia has refreshed its High Performance pathway for 2026 after a standout year, introducing new programs and support systems to help the next generation of Aussie golfers thrive.

March 23rd, 2026

Stop chipping it short of those back pins

Want your chip shots to release more? This simple “hook spin” technique helps you add rollout and get the ball tracking closer to the hole.

March 12th, 2026

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

If your golf ball moves before you make a stroke, you could face a penalty – or not. Here’s how the Rules of Golf determine whether natural forces or player actions caused it.

October 23rd, 2025

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

Sadbhav “Sam” Acharya grew up playing golf at a course perched 4,600 feet above sea level in Kathmandu, Nepal, a city famous for being the gateway to the Himalayas. But his game reached new heights when a lesson from Nick Faldo a year ago contributed to a victory that helped the 20-year-old become the first amateur from his country to play Division I college golf in the US.

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

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

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

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

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

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

August 18th, 2022

Golfer makes ace during SHOCKER round at amateur event

Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you. Just ask Massachusetts Women’s Amateur Championship golfer Na Liu. Liu had a ROUGH showing at Orchard Golf Club this week. Liu finished dead last (or DFL as we like to say in the private chat), missing the cut after firing rounds of 123 and Read more…

March 23rd, 2022

PlayersTeams

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Jon Rahm	-21	18	4
2	David Puig	-15	18	4
3	Josele Ballester	-14	18	4
4	Scott Vincent	-12	18	4
T5	Branden Grace	-11	18	4
T5	Thomas Detry	-11	18	4
T5	Tyrrell Hatton	-11	18	4
T5	Tom McKibbin	-11	18	4
T5	Matthew Wolff	-11	18	4
T10	Cameron Tringale	-10	18	4
T10	Marc Leishman	-10	18	4
T12	Louis Oosthuizen	-9	18	4
T12	Harold Varner III	-9	18	4
T12	Luis Masaveu	-9	18	4
T15	Dean Burmester	-8	18	4
T15	Richard T. Lee	-8	18	4
T17	Carlos Ortiz	-7	18	4
T17	Dustin Johnson	-7	18	4
T17	Victor Perez	-7	18	4
T20	Charles Howell III	-6	18	4
T20	Joaquin Niemann	-6	18	4
T22	Yosuke Asaji	-5	18	4
T22	Abraham Ancer	-5	18	4
T22	Minkyu Kim	-5	18	4
T25	Ian Poulter	-4	18	4
T25	Sebastian Muñoz	-4	18	4
T25	Byeong Hun An	-4	18	4
T25	Laurie Canter	-4	18	4
T25	Martin Kaymer	-4	18	4
T25	Brendan Steele	-4	18	4
31	Bubba Watson	-3	18	4
T32	Peter Uihlein	-2	18	4
T32	Sam Horsfield	-2	18	4
T32	Caleb Surratt	-2	18	4
T35	Paul Casey	-1	18	4
T35	Lee Westwood	-1	18	4
T35	Elvis Smylie	-1	18	4
38	Adrian Meronk	E	18	4
T39	Charl Schwartzel	+2	18	4
T39	Sergio Garcia	+2	18	4
T39	Cameron Smith	+2	18	4
T39	Younghan Song	+2	18	4
T43	Anthony Kim	+3	18	4
T43	Talor Gooch	+3	18	4
45	Richard Bland	+4	18	4
T46	Lucas Herbert	+5	18	4
T46	Anirban Lahiri	+5	18	4
T46	Thomas Pieters	+5	18	4
T49	Travis Smyth	+6	18	4
T49	Jason Kokrak	+6	18	4
T49	Miguel Tabuena	+6	18	4
T52	Danny Lee	+7	18	4
T52	Graeme McDowell	+7	18	4
54	Björn Hellgren	+8	18	4
55	Michael La Sasso	+9	18	4
56	Ben Campbell	+11	18	4
	Luis Carrera		18	4
	Bryson DeChambeau	+2		3

Leaderboard

Cadillac Championship - 2026

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Cam Young	-19	F	4
2	Scottie Scheffler	-13	F	4
3	Ben Griffin	-12	F	4
T4	S.W. Kim	-11	F	4
T4	Adam Scott	-11	F	4
T4	Sepp Straka	-11	F	4
T7	Alex Noren	-10	F	4
T7	Alex Smalley	-10	F	4
T9	Alex Fitzpatrick	-9	F	4
T9	Rickie Fowler	-9	F	4
T9	Kurt Kitayama	-9	F	4
T9	Matt McCarty	-9	F	4
T9	Nick Taylor	-9	F	4
T14	Lucas Glover	-8	F	4
T14	Aldrich Potgieter	-8	F	4
T14	Kristoffer Reitan	-8	F	4
T14	J.J. Spaun	-8	F	4
T18	Michael Kim	-7	F	4
T18	Min Woo Lee	-7	F	4
T18	Andrew Putnam	-7	F	4
T18	Jordan Spieth	-7	F	4
T18	Sam Stevens	-7	F	4
T23	Daniel Berger	-6	F	4
T23	Akshay Bhatia	-6	F	4
T23	Tommy Fleetwood	-6	F	4
T23	Nicolai Højgaard	-6	F	4
T23	Shane Lowry	-6	F	4
T23	Justin Thomas	-6	F	4
T23	Matt Wallace	-6	F	4
T30	Corey Conners	-5	F	4
T30	Ryan Fox	-5	F	4
T30	Ryan Gerard	-5	F	4
T30	Harry Hall	-5	F	4
T30	Denny McCarthy	-5	F	4
T30	Maverick McNealy	-5	F	4
T30	Sahith Theegala	-5	F	4
T30	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	-5	F	4
T38	Sam Burns	-4	F	4
T38	Bud Cauley	-4	F	4
T38	Pi Coody	-4	F	4
T38	Jason Day	-4	F	4
T38	Chris Gotterup	-4	F	4
T38	Max Greyserman	-4	F	4
T38	Brian Harman	-4	F	4
T38	Max Homa	-4	F	4
T38	Viktor Hovland	-4	F	4
T38	Taylor Pendrith	-4	F	4
T38	Gary Woodland	-4	F	4
T49	Keegan Bradley	-3	F	4
T49	Brian Campbell	-3	F	4
T49	Russell Henley	-3	F	4
T49	J.T. Poston	-3	F	4
T53	Hideki Matsuyama	-2	F	4
T53	Michael Thorbjornsen	-2	F	4
T55	Ricky Castillo	-1	F	4
T55	Nico Echavarria	-1	F	4
T55	Harris English	-1	F	4
T55	Keith Mitchell	-1	F	4
T55	Jordan Smith	-1	F	4
T60	Austin Smotherman	E	F	4
T60	Jhonattan Vegas	E	F	4
T62	Joel Dahmen	+1	F	4
T62	Tom Hoge	+1	F	4
T62	Collin Morikawa	+1	F	4
T65	Jacob Bridgeman	+2	F	4
T65	Ryo Hisatsune	+2	F	4
T65	Sungjae Im	+2	F	4
T65	Andrew Novak	+2	F	4
T65	Patrick Rodgers	+2	F	4
T65	Justin Rose	+2	F	4
71	David Lipsky	+4	F	4
72	Chandler Blanchet	+7	F	4

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Golfer makes ace during SHOCKER round at amateur event

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Leaderboard

Pos	Team	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	LEGION XIII	-45	18	4
2	FIREBALLS GC	-36	18	4
3	SOUTHERN GUARDS GC	-26	18	4
4	TORQUE GC	-22	18	4
5	HYFLYERS GC	-17	18	4
6	MAJESTICKS GC	-11	18	4
7	4ACES GC	-10	18	4
8	CLEEKS GOLF CLUB	-7	18	4
9	RANGEGOATS GC	-5	18	4
10	RIPPER GC	-4	18	4
11	KOREAN GOLF CLUB	E	18	4
12	CRUSHERS GC	+1	18	4
13	SMASH GC	+7	18	4