Cohen Trolio figured out a way to stop the 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur locomotive known as Luke Clanton: make more birdies. Trolio, 18, of West Point, Miss., registered five of them in a 10-hole stretch during Friday’s 6-and-5 semifinal victory at The Country Club of North Carolina to earn a spot in Saturday’s 36-hole championship match against Nicholas Dunlap.
Dunlap, 17, of Huntsville, Ala., rallied from an early 2-down deficit to defeat Luke Potter, 18, of Encinitas, Calif., 3 and 2.
In partnership with Foresight Sports, Bushnell Golf will be entering the domestic launch monitor market later this year with the Launch Pro, a personal launch monitor built on the industry’s best and most widely accepted technology.
“Bushnell Golf is committed to innovation, technology advancements and supporting the golfing consumer as they build confidence in their game. The Launch Pro will offer our core consumer access to the best technology in ball striking measurement and analysis, which will support our consumers in their pursuit of improvement,” said Vishak Sankaran, President of Bushnell. “Launch Pro also expands our offerings in the off-course, lifestyle-inspired golf segment. Launch Pro users will have access to multiple course simulations to enhance their in-home or off-course playing experience.”
The members at The Country Club of North Carolina will get a chance to see their favorite son for at least one more day. Jackson Van Paris, 17, who is getting a rare opportunity to compete in a USGA championship on his home course, opened match play on Wednesday in the 73rd U.S. Junior Amateur Championship with a comfortable 4-and-3 victory over fellow North Carolinian Spencer Turtz, of Charlotte.
Van Paris, an incoming freshman at Vanderbilt University, will join medalist Kelly Chinn – along with 14 of the other top-16-seeded players – in Thursday’s Round of 32. The next opponent for Van Paris will be incoming Georgia Tech freshman Benjamin Reuter, 18, of the Netherlands, at 7:12 a.m. ET.
The USGA and Bandon Dunes Golf Resort have announced an agreement that will bring 13 USGA amateur championships to the resort over 23 years. The relationship will begin with the 74th U.S. Junior Amateur in 2022 and run through the 2045 U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships, with eight different championships being played at the resort, including the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Women’s Amateur, the Walker Cup Match and the Curtis Cup Match.
The 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur will be conducted from July 25-30, with Bandon Dunes serving as the host course for both stroke play and match play, and Bandon Trails serving as the second stroke-play course. Dates and courses for the other championships will be announced in the future.
PUMA Golf has announced a unique addition to its line of premium apparel collections, this time with a focus on the classic, fun essentials of a perfect day on the course.
The SNACK SHACK lineup was created to celebrate the simple, enjoyable moments during a round of golf—the feel of a new glove, teeing up a new ball, the refreshing, ice-cold beverage on a hot afternoon, buying a round of delicious hot dogs for your buddies at the turn.
Inspired by the putters he has made for major winners and champions on the worldwide professional golf tours, Scotty Cameron has re-imagined one of his most iconic designs to create three new models called Champions Choice.
Crafted in a limited run to be released this summer, the new putters bring the sleek, tour-proven shapes of the Special Select family of putters together with an integrated Teryllium insert and Scotty Cameron’s revered “Button Back” setup, as well as unique graphics and accessories celebrating the history of winning with Scotty Cameron putters.
Kelly Chinn has a chance to join some elite company, including one of the greatest to ever play the game. Chinn, 18, of Great Falls, Va., who is headed to Duke University next month, carded a bogey-free, 8-under-par 64 on The Country Club of North Carolina’s Dogwood Course in Monday’s first round of stroke play of the 73rd U.S. Junior Amateur Championship.
Chinn, the 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur medalist, can join three-time champion Tiger Woods (1991-93), 1977 winner Willie Wood and 2010 champ Jim Liu as a multiple medalist. He’d love to join them as a champion as well. In his two previous starts, he was eliminated in the Round of 32 (2018) at Baltusrol Golf Club and in the semifinals (2019) at Inverness Club. The championship was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19.
For nearly her entire life, Rose Zhang has made history with a golf club in her hands. She added to her illustrious list of accomplishments on Saturday, with a 6-and-4 victory over Bailey Davis to win the 72nd U.S. Girls’ Junior at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Md.
Zhang, who came into this week as the No. 1 player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, now holds two USGA titles concurrently: the Girls’ Junior and the U.S. Women’s Amateur, which she won 11 months ago at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md., just 8 miles from Columbia. Zhang is the eighth player to have won both championships and the first to have won the Women’s Amateur first.
Leading golf apparel brand Galvin Green has built on its award-winning ‘GameDay’ Part One range with the introduction of a 2021 Part Two collection inspired by the uncompromising precision of computer-generated technologies, matched with long-lasting garments that offer exceptional performance in all weather conditions.
Designed for golfers by golfers, the collection includes a host of new products for men, women and juniors – including an array of INSULA™ sweaters made 100% from recycled plastic bottles that recently won a prestigious global Sports Technology Award for Sustainability.
We've waited two years for an Open Championship, and the golf gods have rewarded our patience. The 149th Open Championship has produced record-setting performances, emotional meltdowns, and ball striking clinics from the game's biggest names.
And on this eve of the final round from Royal St. George's, all that remains to be seen is who the golf gods will smile upon to hoist the Claret Jug on Sunday.
Celebrating two weeks of links golf in the United Kingdom, FootJoy and Harris Tweed Hebrides have partnered to create a truly unique version of the popular FJ Premiere Series golf shoes called the Black Watch Packard.
The Black Watch cloth, from the Harris Tweed Hebrides Heritage Collection, has been chosen to feature on this limited edition Premiere Series Packard shoe.
Tour Edge, the pound for pound industry leader in performance and innovation, today introduces their new limited-edition Exotics Pro 721 Series: the Pro 721 Driver, Pro 721 Fairway and Pro 721 Hybrid.
Only 1000 of each will be made available to the end consumer in this special small batch “Straight from the Tour Van” series.
Reynolds Lake Oconee has announced the promotion of Jason Plazola to General Manager of The Club at Reynolds Lake Oconee.
“The appointment of Jason to the General Manager position is the next step in the growth of our team and the continued success of The Club,” said Tim Hong, Chief Operating Officer, Reynolds Lake Oconee. “We believe there is tremendous value in being able to promote someone from within our organization and his institutional knowledge and understanding of our community will pay dividends for years to come.”
Golf Datatech, LLC (www.golfdatatech.com), the golf industry’s leading independent market research firm for retail sales and consumer trends, today introduced the 8th Edition of its exclusive report on the Evolution of Custom Fitting Golf Equipment in the United States.
“Golf Datatech started analyzing this category well before it developed into what it is today,” said John Krzynowek, Partner at Golf Datatech. “We took our first look at custom fitting in 2001, before digital data or interchangeable shafts/heads were even invented.
True Spec Golf, the global leader in premium club fitting and building, is proud to announce that 20 of its North American locations have been named in Golf Digest’s America’s Best Clubfitters 2021-2022 guide.
Annually ranked by Golf Digest, GOLF Magazine & GOLF.com as an elite brand-agnostic fitter, the True Spec process brings experience, data, and service together to find the best equipment to improve your game.
First images of the new 2022 Mizuno ST-G driver were seen at The Open Championship today. Weight track technology has returned, but on closer inspection there are some clear visible differences from the ST200G. The most notable being a third weight track in the back bottom of the driver.
The shape of the ST-G 220 head appears similar, but refined. It looks deeper and less rounded than the ST200G, which theoretically could improve stability and manipulate launch easier.
The final major of the season is upon us and PUMA has their athletes ready for the show. Rickie Fowler and Emiliano Grillo will sport pieces from the AW21 Moving Day Collection, Bryson DeChambeau will wear PUMA’s famous MATTR and CLOUDSPUN polos and Gary Woodland will represent America’s heroes with pieces from the Volition America collection.
As the Open Championship approaches, PUMA Golf rounds out the major tournament looks by showing off the new Tracks drop, Moving Day Collection, as well as key pieces from the summer and fall season. Rickie Fowler will wear gear from PUMA’s Moving Day Collection—created to reflect the high performance shown under pressure by PUMA athletes on Tour. The collection features a new stacked four form stripe branding, with a single orange strip that represents Moving Day.
After making bogey-double bogey on his second and third holes to lose most of the four-stroke lead he began the day with in the 41st U.S. Senior Open, Jim Furyk got back to what has made him one of the best players of his era and the 2003 U.S. Open champion: consistency.
Furyk, 51, settled down and played 2-under-par golf over the next 11 holes to restore his advantage and went on to capture the championship in his debut. The Jacksonville, Fla., resident who grew up in West Chester, Pa., completed a final round of 1-over-par 71 for a total of 7-under 273, good for a three-stroke victory over two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen and 2003 Masters winner Mike Weir. The victory made Furyk the eighth man to win both the U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open titles, joining a list that includes Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Hale Irwin and Lee Trevino.
One hundred years after hosting the 1921 U.S. Open, Columbia Country Club is set to host the 72nd U.S. Girls Junior Championship.
Columbia C.C. will be set up at 6,116 yards and will play to a par of 35-35–70.
Jim Furyk doubled his lead in weather-delayed Round 3 of the 41st U.S. Senior Open Championship on Saturday, shooting a 4-under-par 66 to take a four-stroke advantage over Stephen Ames into Sunday’s final round at Omaha Country Club.
Furyk, the 2003 U.S. Open champion who turned 51 in May, is attempting to become the eighth player to win both the U.S. Open and the U.S. Senior Open, an illustrious list that includes Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Billy Casper and Gary Player. Furyk is also seeking to join nine other golfers who have won the U.S. Senior Open in their first attempt.
Billy Andrade and Stephen Ames, a pair of 57-year-olds, each shot 5-under-par 65 to share the Round 1 lead on Thursday in the 41st U.S. Senior Open Championship at Omaha Country Club.
Andrade, of Bristol, R.I., shot one of two bogey-free rounds on Thursday, with the other turned in by Wes Short Jr., of Austin, Texas, who opened with a 4-under 66 and is alone in third place. Andrade, whose best finish in six previous U.S. Senior Open starts is a tie for sixth in 2015 at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, Calif., birdied all three par-5 holes in his afternoon round on the hilly Omaha layout and birdied Nos. 16 and 17 to earn a share of the lead with Ames, who had played in the morning.
As athletes continue to return to competition, Adidas is celebrating sport this summer with their biggest multi-sport assortment of performance footwear to date. With the celebration of all sports, all teams, and all athletes at its core, the collection mirrors the renewed significance of sports as athletes are united once again.
Made up of 85 footwear pieces tailored to the specific needs of athletes across 17 sports, the collection features the very best of Adidas performance innovation, unified in a crisp solar red and white colorway. This integration of solar red is a nod to their longstanding heritage of launching our pinnacle technologies for elite sports competitions in this bold colorway; uniting athletes of today with sporting legends of the past.
The 41st U.S. Senior Open Championship gets underway this week from Omaha Country Club, which hosts the championship for a second time.
Only seven courses in history have hosted this event two or more times, and this week Omaha Country Club will set up at 6,891 yards and play to a par of 35-35–70. The yardage for each round of the championship will vary due to course setup and conditions.
The legendary Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio is a Camelot of golf. It's hosted the most prestigious tournaments in the world, including 12 major championships. Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Jones, Sam Snead, and a Who's Who of the game's greatest players have all competed here.
And on August 4th, four of you will become a part of Inverness Club's storied 118 year history, and leave your own footprints on this hallowed ground.
Now that the nearly three-year-long road to qualifying for golfers has officially come to an end, attention now shifts to Kasumigaseki Country Club just outside of Tokyo where players will compete for their chance at history. As the Official Uniform Provider for USA GOLF, today we’re proud to unveil the uniforms that will be worn by the American team for both the men’s and women’s events in Tokyo.
Once we were renamed as the Official Uniform Provider for USA Golf, we began working with Tokyo-based artist Hiroko Takahashi on concepts for how the red, white and blue would show up in Tokyo. Takahashi’s designs are iconic and instantly recognizable through her use of minimal elements like circles and straight lines meant to represent infinite possibilities. While she has worked with us on designing products in other categories at our brand, designing these uniforms for golf was a first in her career.
SRIXON®, a global leader in golf ball technology and innovation, announces two new color offerings to the popular Q-STAR TOUR DIVIDE: Yellow/Blue and Yellow/Orange. Golfer’s seeking added distance, maximum greenside spin, and clear visual feedback have loved the performance of the Q-STAR TOUR DIVIDE.
“We were extremely excited to launch the Q-STAR TOUR DIVIDE (Yellow/Red) back in April, and the feedback since inception has exceed all expectations,” said Brian Schielke, General Manager of Srixon North America. “By adding these two new color offerings, we’re expanding the reach of this popular golf ball. Q-STAR TOUR DIVIDE is really a golf ball that everyone must try for themselves.”
In a newly established partnership between Mizuno and the LPGA, the Japanese manufacturer will have a presence at various professional and amateur women’s events in 2021 as well as produce content for the LPGA’s Women’s Network.
“We are excited to begin a long-term partnership with the LPGA,” says Jeremy Galbreth, Director of Golf, Mizuno USA. “It’s great to have a presence in the women’s game again and to be able to create greater brand awareness amongst female golfers. Our equipment is designed for all golfers and our fitting process is very much by ability rather than by gender.”
PUMA’s new GRYLBL Collection continues the latest in golf fashion trends with its sleek, minimalist designs for the ultimate high-end athleisure look. GRYLBL features PUMA’s innovative CLOUDSPUN performance fabric blend—known for its exceptional comfort and versatility on and off the course.
Created with everyday wear in mind, the collection showcases simple designs with subtle branding to highlight the finer details of each piece.
This week at the PGA TOUR’s Travelers Championship, Titleist takes another step forward in the design, technology and performance of its next generation T-Series irons and U-Series utility iron.
Following a rigorous two-year development process, the new Titleist T100, T100•S and U•505 utility iron models are now available to PGA Tour players to use in competition, with the first opportunity coming on Thursday in Cromwell, Conn. The new T200 irons are expected join the family on tour in the coming weeks.
Club Champion’s entire roster of studios was named to Golf Digest’s 2021-22 America’s 100 Best Clubfitters list! Since the prestigious biennial ranking’s inception in 2011, the custom club fitter has been included by Golf Digest as one of the top places to visit for custom fitting services in the United States.
“At Golf Digest, we believe custom fitting is the most important tool to optimizing a golfer’s potential, and today more than ever it stands as the one area where the greatest improvement can occur,” said Golf Digest Senior Equipment Editor, Mike Stachura, in the publication’s congratulations letter.
To celebrate the forthcoming Independence Day next month, Italian golf fashion brand Duca del Cosma is giving U.S. golfers the opportunity to wear the Star Spangled Banner, with the launch of its new 4th of July UNITED (Men’s) and UNITY (Women’s) golf shoes.
The stunning limited edition shoes were designed to honor Independence Day, with both the UNITED and UNITY models reflecting the inspirational design and colors of the American flag with prominent Stars & Stripes on either side. Handcrafted in soft Italian Nappa leather, the shoes feature exceptional attention to detail, matched with eco-friendly materials to provide the ultimate fashion statement both on and off the course.
Torrey Pines delivered again. Seventy-second hole. Birdie putt. A delirious crowd going wild for one of the pre-championship favorites.
Thirteen years ago, it was Tiger Woods who delivered the “Expect anything different” putt heard around the world.
Golf Channel put up an intriguing graphic during its Friday telecast of the 121st U.S. Open Championship. When then-50-year-old Phil Mickelson produced his age-defying victory last month in the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course, he was No. 115 in the Official World Golf Ranking. This week, that spot in the world ranking is occupied by 48-year-old journeyman Richard Bland, who just happens to share the midway lead at Torrey Pines.
Karma? Maybe.
As first impressions go, the South Course at Torrey Pines Golf Course didn’t leave a positive one on Russell Henley. A first-round 79 in the 2014 Farmers Insurance Open – which also uses the North Course here – led to a missed cut and the Georgia native opting to omit the late-January event from his annual West Coast PGA Tour itinerary.
“I don't remember [much] besides leaving the course feeling like I just got beat up,” said Henley, a three-time PGA Tour winner.
The work's been put in. Preparation is complete. And the practice rounds are over. And all that's left is to get a good night's sleep and then go after it with everything you have.
The U.S. Open begins tomorrow from Torrey Pines, and for 156 players in the field golf's toughest test awaits at dawn.
Jon Rahm has his US Open Championship look down thanks to a little help from TravisMathew polos and Cuater shoes from their latest collections.
Jon's polos feature quick-drying, wrinkle-resitant fabric that stretches comfortably with every move, and his shoes give him all the comfort and performance benefits he needs to look, feel, and play his best.
VOLITION AMERICA, in partnership with Revo, is excited to introduce the Revo Volition America sunglass collection, a unique collaboration designed to support the Volition America movement and those who have sacrificed for our country.
The collection will feature an array of classic sunglass shapes and signature mirrored lenses equipped with Revo’s best-in-class, NASA-based polarized lens technology. Expect considerable custom details and Revo’s impeccable lens clarity for a collection that seamlessly combines style and performance.
FootJoy, the #1 Shoe in Golf, has introduced the Premiere Series Pacific Sunset Collection. Inspired by the vibrant sunsets of Southern California, these limited edition shoes combine the performance and style of Premiere Series with the distinctly laid back feel of the West Coast.
Available in two upper designs, these beautiful, hand-crafted Premiere Series shoes take a clean, traditional silhouette and adds a west coast twist, celebrating elevated California style with vibrant pops of color.
LA Golf announced today World No. 1 Ranked player Dustin Johnson is the newest LA Golf partner.
Johnson has also become a major shareholder and will join the Board of Directors alongside defending U.S. Open Champion Bryson DeChambeau, TV personality Amanda Balionis, entertainer Kelley James, Duck Commander’s Willie Robertson, and Marucci Sports CEO Kurt Ainsworth.
SIK Golf, developer of Patented Descending Loft Technology (DLT), today announced the introduction of a US Open Commemorative Putter, similar to the model used by Bryson DeChambeau at Winged Foot in 2020.
Just like the one Bryson games, the US Open Commemorative model ($2999.99 each) is a SIK Pro C head with alignment aid on top rather than on the flange and a traditional plumber’s neck hosel. An armlock-length LAGP shaft, fitted with a JumboMax grip identical to the one Bryson plays, also comes standard.
As the U.S. Open approaches, PUMA Golf continues its collection of exclusive TRACKS drops inspired by major tournaments with a new release, the Rocco Collection. The Rocco Collection is inspired by Rocco the Raccoon and the other lovable critters that notoriously roam the Torrey Pines course in southern California.
The collection flaunts red, white and blue color schemes and a logo of the Torrey Pines resident mascot—like the iconic Bandit polo with an all over print design of Rocco the Racoon and the Raccoon P 110 Snapback cap. Bryson DeChambeau, Chris Baker, and Justin Suh will all wear pieces from the Rocco Collection during the tournament.
COBRA® Golf, a leader in golf club innovation, unveiled today the new KING TEC Hybrid ($279), the newest addition to their KING players’ family. Packed with innovative technologies, the KING TEC Hybrid is designed for better players who seek a utility club that delivers reliable carry distance and enhanced forgiveness off the tee and on longer approach shots into par 5’s.
The KING TEC Hybrid is the only hybrid in COBRA’s lineup to feature a PWRSHELL Face design (also featured in the latest RADSPEED irons). The innovative design utilizes a thin, forged 455 stainless steel L-cup insert that is hyper-flexible to promote faster ball speed and higher launch across the face.
The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced tee times for the first two rounds of the 2021 U.S. Open Championship, Thursday (June 17) and Friday (June 18), at 7,652-yard, par-71 Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), in San Diego, Calif.
The U.S. Open is a 72-hole, stroke-play competition. A field of 156 players will play 18 holes of stroke play on June 17 and 18, after which the field will be reduced to the low 60 scores and ties. Those players making the cut will play 18 holes on June 19 and 20. If there is a tie upon the completion of 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff will immediately follow. If this playoff results in a tie, the tied players will immediately continue to play off hole-by-hole until the winner is determined.
Things started to get a little more serious Tuesday at Torrey Pines, as players began intensifying preparation for the 121st U.S. Open Championship.
Tuesday was the biggest interview day, and stars like Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka, and defending champion Bryson DeChambeau all had interesting things to say about this championship and how they will attack the course.
A field of 156 players, including defending champion Bryson DeChambeau and favorite to win the U.S. Open Jon Rahm landed on Torrey Pines South Course today as preparations began for the 121st playing of the national championship.
The South Course will play to a par-71, and yardage is listed at 7,652. However yardage will vary each round and South can play up to 7,800+ yards, which would make it possibly the longest course in U.S. Open history.
U.S. Open week is upon us, and we're deep diving into the facts and numbers of this 121st U.S. Open Championship to get you ready for all the action from Torrey Pines.
Can Bryson go back-to-back? Does Phil really have a shot to grab the big one that's eluded him for so long? Is there a dark horse who can get it done this week? Let's jump inside the numbers.
Torrey Pines Golf South Course hosts the 121st U.S. Open Championship next week, and will be set up at 7,652 yards.
The course will play to a par of 35-36–71, and the yardage for each round of the championship will vary due to course setup and conditions.
I've taken the new Bushnell Golf Tour V5 Shift rangefinder out for testing a handful of times now. Enough to get a good idea of what it can do and start writing my review. Yesterday however, I was playing with a good friend and of course he was asking me questions about it. So I decided to just let him use mine, it would be interesting what he thinks. I had no idea it would become the intro for this review.
He was impressed, which didn't surprise me. What did surprise me was just how impressed he was. A few hours later I had a huge grin on my face when he texted me a pic of his new Tour V5 Shift. He actually went out and bought his own after our round, I kid you not.
Toptracer, a division of global sports and entertainment leader Topgolf Entertainment Group, has announced a multi-year partnership with property and golf course ownership group, C-Bons International Golf Group Management, LLC (CBIGG Management LLC).
CBIGG owns 26 golf properties throughout the United States, with seven currently installed with Toptracer Range, showcasing technological innovation and unmatched experiences for existing customers and newcomers designed to grow the game of golf.
It doesn't happen very often, but every once in awhile you try on new golf shoes, play in them for the first time, and literally have a kind of "Woah!" (out loud) moment because they're so good.
Well, after my first full round wearing the new FootJoy Flex Coastal shoes, that moment was more than just "woah, these are good." These are the most comfortable FootJoy Flex I’ve ever worn.
