Amateur golf coverage — US Amateur, college golf, international championships, and the players on the path to turning pro.
Preston Stout clinched the 2026 NCAA golf title, earning exemptions into the U.S. Open and Masters, spotlighting a pivotal moment in his amateur career.
BYU's golf team played their Sunday round early at the 2026 NCAA Championship to honor their religious beliefs, highlighting a rare scheduling accommodation in college golf.
What score qualifies as 'good' golf? Tour pros weigh in with varied takes, revealing scoring thresholds and overlooked strategies for amateurs aiming to improve.
Alex Fitzpatrick only caddied for Matt at the 2013 U.S. Amateur after their parents promised him a new phone. That moment helped shape their careers in unexpected ways.
Jackson Koivun’s historic SEC three-peat pushes him atop DataGolf’s amateur golf ranking, outpacing stars like Rahm and Spieth in strokes gained since 2010.
Amateur Farah O’Keefe is seven strokes behind leader Nelly Korda at the Farah O’Keefe Chevron Championship 2026, riding a hot putter and a positive mindset into the weekend.
A 92-year-old father's golf trip to Boca Raton reveals how golf blends family, strategy, and community beyond the fairways.
Mason Howell’s 2026 Masters debut alongside Rory McIlroy was more than a missed cut—it was a masterclass in elite golf experience and future potential.
Realtor Brandon Holtz’s journey to the 2026 Masters highlights how amateurs balance careers and golf dreams on golf’s biggest stage.
Bryson DeChambeau's mentorship of Asterisk Talley at Augusta National Women’s Amateur reveals why setbacks don’t define golfers and the power of inspiring beyond the scoreboard.
Mason Howell, an 18-year-old high school senior, debuts at the Masters playing alongside Rory McIlroy, blending youthful promise with intense pressure at Augusta National.
Six amateurs from diverse backgrounds step onto Augusta's fairways in 2026, each poised to make a major impact on the game's grandest stage.
Maria Jose Marin dominated the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur, setting a tournament record and capitalizing on a crucial late-round collapse by Asterisk Talley.
Maria Jose Marin’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur 2026 win represents a breakthrough for Latin American women in golf and showcases the power of family and perseverance.
Asterisk Talley’s heartbreaking collapse at the 2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur shows the immense pressure and fine margins young golfers face.
Amateur golf is where careers begin and where the sport's purest competitive traditions live. The US Amateur Championship — the oldest USGA championship after the US Open — has launched the professional careers of Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, and dozens of players who defined their generations. The Amateur at the top level is genuinely elite golf: a 312-player field cut to 64 for match play, contested on courses that host major championships, with a champion who earns automatic invitations to Augusta National and The Open Championship. Below that marquee level, amateur golf spans college golf's NCAA Championships — a fiercely competitive environment that now feeds directly into the Korn Ferry Tour — the Walker Cup and Curtis Cup international team competitions, state amateurs, and the USGA's mid-amateur and senior divisions. All The Golf covers the amateur game with the same depth it brings to professional golf: tournament-by-tournament results and player tracking, coverage of breakout performances from players not yet on the professional radar, and analysis of the college golf ecosystem that now serves as the PGA Tour's primary developmental pipeline. When the next generation of tour players emerges, you'll have been following them here first.
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