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Mikkel Reese (Okoboji, Iowa)

Iowa's Reese Medals; Bull, Vincelli and Lehman Among 9 to Advance to U.S. Senior Open Final Qualifying

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler carded eight birdies during his final round...

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Spanish Sun Devil Hoists U.S. Amateur Trophy at Hazeltine

Celebrating his 21st birthday, Arizona State University golfer José Luis Ballester survived a late...

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Minnesota Joins the USGA's National Development Team

Minnesota is one of nine states added to the junior team program in 2025 EDINA, Minn. (Oct. 16,...

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Massa Beats Persons on His Way to U.S. Mid-Am Final

MANAKIN-SABOT, Va. -- You can be pretty sure that anyone who was out at Hazeltine five weeks ago...

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Persons in Mid-Am Quarters, after Beating the Guy Who Beat the Co-Medalist

MANAKIN-SABOL, Va. -- Josh Persons played in the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship for the first time...

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Top Seeds in Mid-Am Are Impressive; So Are Persons (in Victory) and Tylke (in Loss)

MANKIN-SABOT, Va. -- Segundo Oliva Pinto, who was a co-medalist and is the No. 1 seed in this...

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The Top Seeds Rule on Day 1 of Match Play in the Senior Women's Am

SEATTLE -- You could certainly make the case that the cream rose to the top over the weekend in the...

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Tylke Rolls on, Makes Match Play in U.S. Mid-Am, and So Does Persons

Max Tylke has put together a remarkable string of performances in tournaments duriing the last 13...

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Stouffer Is U.S. Women's Senior Am Medalist; Klasse Advances to Match Play

SEATTLE, Wash. -- The top of the leaderboard for the stroke-play portion of the U.S. Women's Senior...

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USGA Announces Tee Times for 62nd U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship

SEATTLE, Wash. (Sept. 19, 2024) - The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced tee...

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USGA Announces Tee Times for 43rd U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship

MANAKIN-SABOT, Va. (Sept. 19, 2024) - The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced tee...

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Ledwein Falls in Round of 32 in Women's Mid-Am

WEST NEWTON, Mass. -- Taylor Ledwein won the Class AAA portion of the Minnesota state high school...

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Ledwein Needs 20 Holes, But Wins Her Round-of-64 Match at U.S. Women's Mid-Am

WEST NEWTON, Mass. -- Of all the 32 matches that were played on Monday during the Round of 64 at...

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4 Minnesotans -- Groom, Ledwein, Kelly & Herrick -- Make Match Play in U.S. Mid-Am

WEST NEWTON, Mass. -- It wasn't as if Brae Burn Country Club was all that easy on Saturday, during...

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Temperatures and Scores Are High at U.S. Senior Am; Newsome and Kemp Are Co-Medalists

OOLTEWAH, Tenn. -- The temperatures were in the 90s over the weekend at The Honors Course for the...

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Ballester Outduels Kent to Become First Spaniard to Claim U.S. Amateur Title

CHASKA, Minn. - Celebrating his 21st birthday on Sunday at Hazeltine National Golf Club, Arizona...

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University of Iowa's Kent to Face Spain's Ballester for U.S. Amateur Title

CHASKA, Minn. - For a third consecutive round Saturday, University of Iowa sophomore Noah Kent...

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Kent, Buchanan, Ballester and Masaveu the Last Four Standing at U.S. Amateur

CHASKA, Minn. - Through four rounds and 65 holes of match play at the 124th U.S. Amateur at...

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36-Year-Old Texan Massa and Iowa Hawkeye Kent Among Quarterfinalists at U.S. Amateur

CHASKA, Minn. - Looking to become the first mid-amateur golfer to claim the U.S. Amateur...

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Top-Ranked Amateur Clanton Among World's Best to Advance on Day One of Match Play at U.S. Amateur

CHASKA, Minn. - At the start of the 124th U.S. Amateur Championship this week, 18 of the world's...

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Florida's Ellis Medals With Second-Round 61 at U.S. Amateur; Broin to Play Off for Match Play

CHASKA, Minn. - Carding the second lowest round in the 124-year history of the U.S. Amateur,...

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Chang and Fischer On Top with 64s to Begin 124th U.S. Amateur

CHASKA, Minn. - Looking to advance to match play at the U.S. Amateur for a second consecutive...

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USGA Announces Tee Times for 124th U.S. Amateur Championship

CHASKA, Minn. (Aug. 9, 2024) - The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced tee times...

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124th U.S. Amateur Championship – Inside The Field

FIELD NOTES - Among the 312 golfers in the 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship field, there are: Oldest...

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