Cherry Hills Completes Clubhouse Renovation Punctuating Centennial Celebration

Cherry Hills, one of America’s most iconic golf clubs, has announced the completion of a major multi-year renovation project to its historic clubhouse. The new clubhouse and its modern amenities will serve its new membership and generations to follow.

“I can honestly say this new clubhouse turned out magnificently in terms of design, function, flow, ambience, and dedication to preserving and advancing the club’s history. One of the reasons we hired the celebrated architect we did – Mark Finlay – is because he was very well grounded in historic architecture, particularly Tudor architecture,” said Cherry Hills President Kim Koehn. “Mark was very focused on recreating the look that the original 1923 clubhouse had, and I think he hit it spot on. It’s been incredibly rewarding to walk through the clubhouse since it’s opened and see people using the spaces, and being excited about being in them in the exact way the design and completed construction was intended to be used.”

Motocaddy Boosts Powered Caddy Options for US Golfers

Motocaddy, the world’s biggest-selling electric caddy brand, has boosted its powered range available to U.S. golfers to five models with the launch of the easy-to-use, entry-level M1 DHC and the feature-packed M3 GPS DHC – both offering traditional handle control.

These advanced electric caddies complement the award-winning M7 GPS REMOTE and M7 REMOTE, along with the technologically advanced M5 GPS DHC that have proven so successful for the brand in recent times.

BMW Championship Headlines Second Event of the FedExCup Playoffs with Live Coverage on NBC, Peacock, and Golf Channel

The PGA Tour’s FedExCup Playoffs continue with the BMW Championship from Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course) in Olympia Fields, Ill., this week. The top 50 players on the FedExCup eligibility and playoff points list after last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship advanced to play this week, including Lucas Glover, who defeated Patrick Cantlay for wins in back-to-back PGA TOUR events following his victory in the Wyndham Championship.

Live coverage begins Thursday and Friday at 2 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel, with lead-in coverage on the weekend beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday and Noon ET on Sunday on Peacock and GOLF Channel.

Vibrant Designs Light Up New Galvin Green Women's Collection

Women golfers seeking the most vibrant outfits for this Fall can count on the latest collection from premium hi-tech golf apparel brand Galvin Green, with a striking pallete of colors and patterns on offer in every apparel category throughout the extensive line-up.

Featuring more than 30 distinctively bold styles, including seven new garments, the 2023 Part Two range has been designed to ensure women golfers can light up the fairways over the cooler months wearing ultra-modern styles that deliver top performance.

World No. 9 Dunlap Ousts No. 1 Sargent in Round of 64

Nick Dunlap, the 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur champion, continued his hot summer on Wednesday, playing 5-under-par golf to outlast world No. 1 Gordon Sargent, 2 and 1, in the Round of 64 of the 123rd U.S. Amateur Championship at historic Cherry Hills Country Club.

“I think this was a match that a lot of people wanted to see,” said Dunlap, who captured the Northeast Amateur and the North & South Amateur earlier this summer and is No. 9 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking®(WAGR®). “Obviously he's the No. 1 player in the world for a reason. Wasn’t expecting any gifts from him. Just kind of throwing punches all day long and see who could withstand them at the end.”

New FootJoy HydroSeries: The Most Comprehensive Lineup in Performance Golf Rainwear

FootJoy, the #1 Outerwear brand in Golf, continues its commitment to Make Every Day Playable by offering the most complete rainwear lineup in golf, proven in the harshest conditions so you can perform your best.

The HydroSeries line of rain jackets are designed to protect players in everything from light mists to heavy downpours. Featuring DryJoys Waterproof Technology, HydroSeries provides the ultimate protection for every player no matter the condition or where you tee it up.

Titleist Introduces New LINKSLEGEND Series Golf Bags

The new Titleist LINKSLEGEND Series premium golf bags are meticulously designed to elevate the experience of dedicated golfers, combining classic design elements and modern features with the highest quality materials and craftsmanship.

All four LINKSLEGEND models – Members Bag, Classic Members Bag, Caddie Bag and Carry Bag – have been developed in collaboration with players, caddies and PGA Professionals from clubs around the world, and validated through extensive on-course play.

Arccos Announces Strategic Fundraising Round Headlined by the PGA Tour and Golf's Top Equipment Manufacturers

Arccos, the world’s largest on-course tracking system and a leader in connected A.I. golf products, has announced a strategic fundraising round featuring several of the game’s biggest brands and most impactful businesses, headlined by the PGA TOUR alongside PING, Inc., TaylorMade Golf Company, COBRA PUMA GOLF and Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. (NYSE: MODG) among others. In conjunction with this investment, Arccos has also been designated “The Official Game Tracker of the PGA TOUR.”

Arccos provides the ability for golfers to capture their performance on more than 40,000 courses worldwide and track their game just like the pros, who have access to information on the PGA TOUR through real-time data collected by ShotLink powered by CDW. The Arccos Caddie App automatically captures every shot a golfer takes, provides an A.I. powered GPS rangefinder, caddie advice and personalized analytics for all game facets.

Club Champion Makes the Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies

Club Champion has been named to the Inc. 5000 list, celebrating the fastest-growing private companies in America. The prestigious ranking provides a data-driven look at the most successful companies within the economy’s independent, entrepreneurial businesses.

“Running a business has only gotten harder since the end of the pandemic,” says Inc. editor-in-chief Scott Omelianuk. “To make the Inc. 5000 - with the fast growth that it requires - is truly an accomplishment. Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that are building our future.”

LA GOLF and Sportsbox AI Partner to Launch Motion Based Fitting Experience

LA GOLF has partnered with Sportsbox AI to launch the ‘LA GOLF Fit Yourself Experience’. This is a first-of-its-kind fitting experience inside the Sportsbox 3DGolf app that allows golfers to effortlessly record their own swing and matches them to the perfect shaft for their game.

The collaboration between LA GOLF and Sportsbox AI has culminated in the development of an extraordinary experience that introduces an unprecedented AI fitting based on state-of-the-art motion science, revolutionizing the way golfers select the best equipment for their game.

Back to Back Victories for Fujikura Ventus on Tour

Fujikura, the leader in performance golf shafts, was honored to be the #1 driver and wood shaft on the PGA Tour. This included a victory for the tournament winner, who used all VENTUS shafts in his driver and woods.

At the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Tennessee, Fujikura sealed the #1 driver and wood shaft spot with a back-to-back victory for the eventual PGA Tour winner. In total, over 37.1% of the field used a Fujikura driver shaft during the week, with another 35.0% in the wood shaft count.

Trio, Including 16-Year-Old Brown, Share Medalist Honors

The audacity of youth is on full display in the 123rd U.S. Amateur Championship. In Round 2 of stroke play on Tuesday morning, a pair of 16-year-olds in the same group, Bowen Mauss and Preston Stout, matched 7-under-par rounds of 65 at Colorado Golf Club (CGC), the stroke-play co-host for the championship. Not to be outdone, two groups later, another 16-year-old named Blades Brown, from Nashville, Tenn., did them one better with an 8-under 64, matching the course record for CGC and earning a share of medalist honors.

Brown, who turned 16 in May, joined Round 1 solo leader Sampson Zheng, 22, of the People’s Republic of China; and Jackson Buchanan, 21, of Dacula, Ga., as co-medalists at 7-under-par 136, thus becoming the youngest co-medalist in championship history. The rising sophomore at Brentwood Academy in Nashville and a two-time state high school champion, eclipses Bob Jones, who was 18 when he earned co-medalist honors in the 1920 U.S. Amateur at Engineers Country Club in Roslyn Harbor, N.Y.

The Princess of Bel-Air: Schofill Claims 123rd U.S. Women’s Amateur Title

Megan Schofill is a creature of habit. This week at Bel-Air Country Club, she made winning look routine. The Auburn University graduate student became the first Tiger to win the U.S. Women’s Amateur, delivering a 4-and-3 victory over longtime friend and Southeastern Conference rival Latanna Stone.

Schofill closed out the match with a dart on the par-4 33rd hole, a 6-iron from 165 yards to 8 feet which set up a winning par when Stone lipped out her 5-footer to stay alive.

Motocaddy M7 Remote Electric Caddy Review - PGAPappas Giveaway Winner Review

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Florida Friends Stone, Schofill to Compete for Coveted Women’s Am Title

If Latanna Stone goes on to win this championship, she will have earned it. In a performance that is reminiscent of Sam Bennett’s run at last year’s U.S. Amateur (he took out the 8, 9, 10 and 13th ranked players in the world) at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, N.J., en route to the title, Stone has now beaten the No. 7, No. 10 and No. 25  players in the World Amateur Golf Ranking to reach Sunday’s 36-hole championship match at the 123rd U.S. Women’s Amateur at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif.

In addition to their high rankings, Stone’s five wins came against three of her 2022 USA Curtis Cup teammates (Amari Avery, Rachel Kuehn and Rachel Heck), the 2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior champion (Yana Wilson) and the 2022 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball champion Thienna Huynh.

123rd U.S. Amateur Championship – Inside The Field

The 123rd U.S. Amateur Championship kicks of next week.

Here's a look inside the field.

123rd U.S. Amateur Championship – Fact Sheet

The 123rd U.S. Amateur Championship kicks off next week.

Cherry Hills Country Club will be set up at 7,394 yards and will play to a par of 35-36–71. Colorado Golf Club, which will serve as the stroke-play co-host course for the two rounds of stroke play, will be set up at 7,560 yards and play to a par of 36-36–72.

Dominant Heck, Unflappable Stone Headline U.S. Women’s Amateur Semifinalists

Before this week, Rachel Heck had only played one competitive round since last October. Now she’s two matches away from winning the biggest title of her career.

Heck was relentless at Bel-Air Country Club on Friday, winning six consecutive holes in an 8-and-6 triumph over Catherine Rao, the largest U.S. Women’s Amateur quarterfinal victory in 51 years. The rising senior at Stanford is on to the semifinals at this championship for the second time in three years.

Clemente Outlasts Castle for Big Round of 64 Victory

Four years after making her U.S. Women’s Amateur debut at age 11, Gianna Clemente, 15, of Estero, Fla., is back with bigger expectations and significantly more attention. 

Entering the week as one of the hottest players in the field (she won the PGA Junior Championship last week), Clemente already has one USGA title under her belt this season, teaming up with Avery Zweig to win the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball in May at The Home Course in Dupont, Wash.

New Resource: “Private Club Governance: A Handbook of Principles and Best Practices,” Published for Leaders of Private Clubs

The National Club Association (NCA) and Club Management Association of America (CMAA) today released “Private Club Governance: A Handbook of Principles and Best Practices.” Written by a joint committee of experts from the associations, the new publication is a definitive guide to governance of private clubs, designed to be a framework of best practices for clubs at any place on the spectrum of effective governance.

“Governance is among the most discussed issue at any private club,” said joint Governance Committee Chair Tim Muessle, CCM, CCE, Chief Operating Officer, The Olympic Club, San Francisco. “This new publication was written to clearly define the standard of effective governance, offering best practices for club boards, committees and general managers/CEOs.”