By the Numbers · 2026 Championships30Teams in each championship field6Individual qualifiers per championship72Holes of stroke play before match play8Teams that advance to match playPart TwoConference ChampionshipsThe road to La Costa actually starts at the conference level. Each Division I conference…
Played over Herbert Fowler’s celebrated Old and New Courses, the Walton Heath Trophy has become one of the standout events of the amateur summer calendar. Formerly known as the South of England Open Amateur Championship until 2019, the tournament is…
The 25th AmateurGolf.com Two-Man Links and Father & Son Championship is underway at Bandon Dunes, with live scoring, division leaders, and round-by-round coverage all week long. Some tournaments mark a date on the calendar. Others define a season. The AmateurGolf.com…
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Southern California leaned on one decisive stretch of golf to claim the 79th Western Intercollegiate, closing out a tense finish at Pasatiempo Golf Club with a one-shot victory over California.The Trojans finished at 13-under, their advantage…
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The 79th Western Intercollegiate has taken a decisive turn at the midway point, with Southern California surging into the lead after a dominant second round at historic Pasatiempo Golf Club.The Trojans now sit at 16-under through…
Some tournaments mark a date on the calendar. Others mark time. For 25 years, the AmateurGolf.com Two-Man Links and Father & Son Championship at Bandon Dunes has done both—bringing together competition, camaraderie, and pure links golf on the rugged southern…
Amelia Harris saved her best for last, and Kanichiro Katano made history, as the 2026 Australian Junior Amateur delivered a dramatic finish at Ballarat Golf Club.Harris, a 17-year-old from Victoria, captured her first Australian Junior Amateur title in her sixth…
There’s a moment in every amateur golfer’s journey where the path feels unclear.Coaches, academies, college golf, swing systems—there are more “right ways” than ever to chase the game at a high level. And then there’s Sudarshan Yellamaraju.At the 2026 Players…
Wide-Eyed and Fearless: The Youngest in the FieldAmelie and Elise, the Youngest in the Field The youngest players in the field are arriving with very different accents — and the same wide-eyed sense of wait, this is actually happening.At just…
U.S. Amateur Qualifying GuideGetting into the 126th U.S. Amateur Championship requires surviving a new two-stage, 18-hole gauntlet where only about 4.2% of entrants make it all the way into the field. With entries now open for Merion, here’s a practical,…