Call for ‘Local Legends’
There are many amateur golfers playing the game who have impressive stories to tell.
Do you know of a “Local Legend”?
Golfweek wants to hear about golfers with impressive amateur records on the state and local scene. Several will be highlighted in our annual Amateur Issue on April 30.
Send nominations by March 5 with brief credentials to news@golfweek.com or fax to 407-563-7077 (Attn.: Local Legends). Please include name, address and contact numbers for the nominee.
Most Recent Men’s Amateur Golf Stories
Reed wins Jones Cup title in playoff
Welcome to the big time Patrick Reed. The Augusta State sophomore won a playoff for his first major amateur title at the Jones Cup.
Barber takes lead at windy Jones Cup
On a gusty day in Sea Island, Ga., Blayne Barber grabbed the second-round lead at the Jones Cup Invitational and took a step toward claiming his third amateur title in the past year.
Amateur banned for steroid possession
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency says leading Australian amateur golfer Daniel Nisbet has been given an 18-month ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for the possession of a prohibited substance.
Sherratt outlasts Cauley in Australia
Jordan Sherratt started the year off right at the Master of the Amateurs Friday, winning a playoff with Bud Cauley to claim the championship, as well as a handful of other amateur invites.
Mou triumphs at frigid New Year’s Invite
Winning a tournament with a final-round 79 is about as rare as Florida temperatures in the 30s. The New Year’s Invitational, played Dec. 7-10 in St. Petersburg, Fla., had both.
U.S. defends title at Copa de las Americas
Team USA built a big lead and easily defended its title at the Copa de las Americas, beating host country Argentina by 12 stokes.
Team USA builds 14-shot lead in Argentina
What’s a good way to cure final-round nerves? Build a 14-shot lead in Round 3, which is just what the United States did at the Copa de las Americas Friday.
Team USA leads Copa de las Americas
Peter Uihlein continued his hot streak Thursday as he and the rest of Team USA took the lead after the second round of the Copa de las Americas.
Manassero to turn pro after Masters
Here’s an easy golf prediction for 2010. If you haven’t yet heard of Italian golf sensation Matteo Manassero, you soon will.
Uihlein keeps rolling at Dixie Amateur
How else to end 2009 than with another win by Peter Uihlein? The Oklahoma State sophomore continued his torrid run Tuesday with a playoff win at the Dixie Amateur.
Canadian teams selected for Copa de las Americas
Matt Hill, Nick Taylor, Jennifer Kirby and Stephanie Sherlock were selected to play for Canada at the Copa de las Americas being held January 6-9 at Buenos Aires Golf Club and Olivos Golf Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
‘By the book’: A volunteer official’s creed
Golf fit Abie Gordon like his dress blues. The game’s orderliness appealed to him. Do this here; don’t do that there.
U.S. takes home Spirit International title
The United States took home another golf title Saturday, holding on for a four-shot victory at the Spirit International Amateur, an international team best-ball event held every two years.
U.S. takes big lead into Spirit Am finale
The United States will take an 11-shot lead heading into Saturday’s final round of the The Spirit International Amateur, an international team best-ball event held every two years.
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