Mother Nature threw the 41st U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship another curveball on Wednesday morning when fog caused a 30-minute delay for the resumption of the Round of 64 that was suspended due to darkness on Tuesday.
Following Sunday’s storm – 4 inches fell at Erin Hills – this was just another blip on the radar for the best 25-and-older golfers hoping to add their name to the Robert T. Jones Memorial Trophy and earn a spot in next year’s U.S. Open at The Los Angeles Country Club.
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., the club manufacturer with more Major wins with its irons than any other brand, today celebrates Padraig Harrington’s victory at the Ascension Charity Classic held in St. Louis at Norwood Hills Country Club.
“What an incredible season our Wilson ambassador Padraig Harrington is having,” said Tim Clarke, President, Wilson Golf. “It’s hard to beat nine top-10 finishes in just 13 starts and we’re thrilled that he’s added the Ascension Charity Classic trophy to go alongside his Dick’s Sporting Goods Open and U.S. Senior Open Championship wins. We love providing Padraig with the innovative clubs that helped him claim his 35th professional win of his career.”
To some degree, the 41st U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship has turned into a race against fading daylight. Given Sunday’s storm and the loss of nearly half a day on Monday due to course cleanup, the national championship for golfers 25 and older is now playing catchup.
On Tuesday, weather-delayed Round 2 was completed at noontime CDT at Erin Hills and stroke-play co-host Blue Mound Golf & Country Club, with the cut for match play coming at 3-over-par 144. Two hours later, the first Round-of-64 match began at Erin Hills, while the 17-for-12 playoff for the final spots in the draw commenced on No. 10 at 1:30 p.m.
The 35th U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship kicks off this week on the Long Mean Course at Fiddlesticks Country Club.
The course will be set up at 6,199 yards and play to a par of 72. Based on the setup, the Course Rating™ is 77.0 and the Slope Rating® is 137.
Mother Nature continues to wreak havoc on the 41st U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. Sunday’s storm dumped 4 inches of rain on Erin Hills and 5.3 inches at stroke-play co-host Blue Mound Golf & Country Club in Wauwatosa, nearly 30 miles to the southeast, requiring a massive cleanup effort.
This was especially the case at Blue Mound, where 20 pumps were utilized to extract standing water from bunkers and fairways. Staffers from nine nearby facilities aided in the herculean task of making the course playable.
Scottie Scheffler has been named the 2022 PGA TOUR Player of the Year as voted by the TOUR’s membership for the 2021-22 season. Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the Official World Golf Ranking, led the TOUR with four victories this season, including his first major championship title at the Masters Tournament.
Scheffler, who spent four years on the men’s golf team at the University of Texas, received the Jack Nicklaus Award for winning PGA TOUR Player of the Year during an appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay before the Longhorns football team hosted No. 1 Alabama in Austin. In receiving 89 percent of the votes, Scheffler was selected for the honor over the other two nominees: Rory McIlroy and Cameron Smith.
GOLFFOREVER, the leading at-home golf fitness training system that helps golfers play without limits, congratulates World-No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler on a breakthrough season that saw him win four times, be crowned The Masters champion, break the TOUR’s record for on-course earnings in a single season and, now, be named PGA TOUR Player of the Year by his peers.
Scheffler, who began using the GOLFFOREVER Swing Trainer daily at home and on TOUR several weeks prior to his prodigious run of wins this season, appears in fitness training videos on GOLFFOREVER’s mobile-app video platform – alongside his longtime physical trainer and key GOLFFOREVER contributor Dr. Troy Van Biezen – and stars in television ads for the groundbreaking golf fitness system.
PrideSports® confirms the winner of the 2022 BMW PGA Championship this weekend at the Wentworth Club!
The 35-year-old Irishman surged to the front of the pack on Sunday to capture his sixth professional win. He was automatic off the tee and made every putt in the biggest moments. When it mattered, he pulled off the shots needed to take the title.
Located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country at the beautiful JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, TPC San Antonio is the ideal destination for your next golf getaway and special fall packages are now available.
Featuring two 18-hole championship golf courses woven within the dramatic topography of the Texas Hill Country and designed by two of golf’s most innovative architects, TPC San Antonio caters to both casual resort golfers and TOUR professionals alike.
KemperSports announced today that it has acquired Fuzzy Zoeller’s Covered Bridge and Champions Pointe Golf Clubs in Southern Indiana. With this acquisition, the two Southern Indiana/Louisville-area daily fee facilities join KemperSports’ growing portfolio of owned properties and expand the company’s Midwest footprint in a new market.
KemperSports will look to take the golf and guest experience at both courses to the next level through a continued commitment to providing first-class service and optimized course conditions and further cement the courses’ reputation as two of the best public courses in the region.
My Play With Pete Invitational at Pasatiempo this year was one for the ages. The eight players at Pasatiempo absolutely raved about the Alister MacKenzie gem.
Lots of drama over last three holes! And affects all of you. 😁👀 Will post videos, tell you stories later or tomorrow. Group dinner next.
— Pete Pappas (@PGAPappas) June 14, 2022
Everyone had phenomenal time! Pasatiempo fam highest possible praise and thank you as always. A 💯 perfect day. 👍 #PlayWithPeteInvitational pic.twitter.com/CGbtNwSELb
Everyone received TravisMathew and Cuater swag before their rounds began. And each player was also fit for new Callaway drivers and golf balls.
Bushnell Golf, the definitive #1 laser rangefinder brand in golf, has introduced the new Pro X3 Laser Rangefinder featuring industry-first technologies and specifications.
Used and trusted by 99 percent of PGA Tour players, Bushnell Golf continues to evolve advanced technologies and with the Pro X3, introduces an update to its Slope with Elements technology which allows golfers to store their home elevation to reflect the Slope with Elements compensated distances at the elevation where they play their most golf. In addition, a new dual display provides the option to toggle between the bright red or crisp black display settings based on lighting conditions and user preference.
I had just finished my fitting for the new Titleist TSR drivers and fairway woods at Windmill Lakes Golf Club and couldn't stop smiling walking back to my car. When I got in my car I just sat there for awhile, still smiling. Even thinking to myself "wow, just freaking wow."
Yes, I was extremely impressed with each new TSR driver and fairway wood model I hit. The enhancements and new technology was real, and performance gains backed up by the numbers. But even beyond that I was truly amazed the driver and woods I hit best were not what I expected. And if not for my fitter Justin Long, I might not have even tried one of the drivers.
PXG has expanded its product offerings to include all-new stability shaft technology. The PXG M16 Putter Shaft, the company’s entrée into the shaft category, is a game-changing upgrade for golfers looking for more control on putts from any distance, especially those outside of ten feet.
When PXG entered the market, the company made it clear that its focus was on developing leading golf clubhead technology. To complement PXG’s clubheads, PXG engineers performance-tested a range of premium shafts to identify those that would deliver the best results for players of varying skill levels and swing styles. Hence, the introduction of a vast fitting matrix and a commitment to building every golf club to a player’s unique specifications.
The 41st U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship kicks off this week.
And here's a deep dive look into the field.
The DP World Tour’s BMW PGA Championship and LPGA Tour’s Kroger Queen City Championship highlights this week’s live golf tournament coverage across three events on GOLF Channel, Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms.
DP WORLD TOUR: BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Southern Trace Country Club in Shreveport, Louisiana recently completed a two-year, $4.2 million golf course renovation and enhancement project. The project focused on irrigation and drainage system upgrades, green complex enhancements and the addition of a new short game practice area. Golf course designer and Southern Trace member Jim Lipe oversaw the course renovation with Wadsworth Construction, Black Creek Construction and Winterberry Construction performing the work.
The renovation project included rebuilding all 18 greens and resurfacing with Mach One Bermuda grass; adding and eliminating tee boxes; reshaping fairways; and installing a new state-of-the-art irrigation system. Cart paths were repaired and rerouted, and retaining walls were reinforced, pressure washed and stained. Bridges were also added on holes 5 and 15 to accommodate walking and cart traffic. In addition, the Southern Trace Country Club agronomy team completed large drainage projects, and cut tree canopies on several holes to increase playability and enhance the ability to grow healthy turf.
PAYNTR GOLF today announced the launch of the Women’s Payntr X 003 F as the performance-based golf footwear company continues their rapid expansion across the global golf market.
Its women’s shoe is specifically designed for a smaller frame and the technology allows the golfer to harness ground reaction forces as effectively as their comparable men’s product. Specifically, its midsole is engineered to have softer return and responsiveness, enabling the golfer to maximize energy return within their swing.
The PGA Show celebrates 70 years as golf’s largest global business gathering when it returns to Orlando January 25-27, 2023.
Each year, the PGA Show dedicates a portion of the show floor specifically for independent inventors seeking to showcase their innovation to the golf industry. The area, referred to as the “UIA Inventors Spotlight”, is operated and managed by the United Inventors Association (UIA), and will feature numerous inventors, pitch panels, education, and awards.
You guys already know how much I enjoyed my putter fitting at True Spec Golf in Beverly Hills a few months back. It was on the same trip we did the Play With Pete Invitational for the first time at Pasatiempo Golf Club. And if all that wasn't enough we had something extra going on as well.
I wanted one of you to experience what I did at True Spec, and so we opened it up on twitter and Instagram to pick someone to get fit for a new putter as well. That winner was @JensenCollins3 (on twitter), and Jensen had himself a day, "I was ecstatic with the results and my best interests were always at the front of my fitter's mind."
