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Late Birdies Extend Matthew's Lead to 3 at U.S. Senior Women's Open

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Friday was Catriona Matthew's birthday. The now 54-year-old from Scotland...

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USGA Announces Tee Times for 5th U.S. Senior Women's Open

Portland, Ore. (Aug. 22, 2023) - The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced tee...

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Bad Start, Fast Finish. For Dunlap, It Adds up to a U.S. Amateur Title

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE -- Nick Dunlap arrived at the U.S. Amateur on a roll, having won two big...

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It's Dunlap vs. Shipley in U.S. Amateur Final

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. -- We aren't all that far from the start of the college football...

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Dunlap Rolls on, But Fords Won't Collide in U.S. Am Quarterfinals

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. -- In big amateur tournaments, the second round -- aka the Round of 32...

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Top Seeds Win in U.S. Am, But Top-Ranked Sargent Loses

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. -- Gordon Sargent won the individual championship at the NCAA Division...

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16 Year Old Shoots 64 to Claim Co-Medalist Honors in U.S. Amateur

CHERRY HILLS. VILLAGE, Colo. -- Youth will be served. Experience be damned. That seemed to be the...

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From the Start of the 1st Match, Schofill Dominates the U.S. Women's Am

LOS ANGELES -- Megan Schofill started her first match (the Round of 64) at the U.S. Women's Amateur...

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Stone Does Unto Heck What Heck Had Done Unto Rao, Will Play Schofill in U.S. Women's Am Final

LOS ANGELES -- "Turnabout is fair play," according to the old proverb. But in golf, at elite...

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No Lead -- or Seed -- Is Safe on Day 2 of Matches at U.S. Women's Amateur

LOS ANGELES -- Eight of the top 10 seeds and four of the top five at the U.S. Women's Amateur...

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Chacon Sets Record with 66-65--131 in U.S. Women's Am; Closing Double Does McCauley in

LOS ANGELES -- Briana Chicon wasn't thinking about doing it, but she set the record for lowest...

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Brenda Williams Qualifies for First U.S. Senior Women’s Open

WEST ST. PAUL, Minn. - Brenda Williams has already competed in two USGA events at Waverley Country...

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Bull, Larson and Ordway Survive U.S. Mid-Amateur Qualifying

WAYZATA, Minn. - Jesse Bull fired a bogey-free six-under-par 65 to earn medalist honors at Woodhill...

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Ledwein, Herrick Earn Qualifying Spots into U.S. Women’s Mid-Am

WAYZATA, Minn - Taylor Ledwein fired an ever-par 71 at Woodhill Country Club to earn medalist...

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Husband, Peterson Earn Qualifying Spots at U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifying

EDINA, Minn. - John Husband fired a 2-under-par 70 to earn medalist honors and one of the two...

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No. 52 Seed Kim Birdies 35th and 36th Holes to Win U.S. Junior Am

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The final for 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship was played Saturday and...

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Top-seeded Morrison Eliminates Ohe in Round of 16

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Tommy Morrison was 9 under par for 36 holes Monday and Tuesday while qualifying...

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Morrison Advances in Boys Junior; So Does Ohe, But Birdwell Loses in Round of 64

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- If you follow Minnesota high school golf, there were some things this spring...

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Morrison Is U.S. Junior Medalist ; Ohe Makes Match Play; Birdwell Will Play off in AM

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- There was a widely held belief in the 1960s and '70s that golfers under 6 feet...

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Adams, Herron Earn Qualifying Spots Into U.S. Amateur

WAYZATA, MINN. - An hour and forty-five-minute weather delay halted play on a hot day at the...

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Romero Overtakes Malixi to Win Girls Junior Title

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- It was a long week, and the final in the U.S. Girls Junior Championship...

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McCauley Is Tied after 16 Holes in U.S. Girls Junior Round of 16

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- It was almost like an ambush. The top seeds had nearly all come through...

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17th-Hole Birdie Gives Kim 1-up Victory over McCauley, But It Will Be Romero vs. Malixi in the Girls Junior Final

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- For Reese McCauley, the U.S. Girls Junior Championship ended early...

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McCauley Is the Exception as Most of the Top Seeds Advance in U.S. Girls Junior

Colorado Springs, Colo. -- The top two seeds were as good as advertised on Wednesday in the Round...

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