Colombian golfer leads US Amateur qualifying
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MAMARONECK, NY   Oscar Alvarez of Colombia shot a 3-under-par 67 for the first-round lead at the US Amateur on Monday. Alvarez, a junior at BYU, had five birdies and two bogeys on the 6,775-yard East course at Winged Foot Golf Club, and was the ...
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Alex Bogomolov Jr., ranked 110th, was among eight young American men given U.S. Open wild cards Thursday.
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OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Long-hitting Angel Cabrera of Argentina put himself in position to claim a maiden major victory after closing with a one-under-par 69 in the U.S. Open final round on Sunday.
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Jeff Brehaut first tried to qualify for the U.S. Open at 18, and he figured it was only a matter of time. Just not this much time. He has lost track of the trips to local and sectional qualifying during a career that stretches over two decades and has taken him to 385 tournaments on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour, probably a hundred more on the mini-tours. His last victory was five years ago when he was the medalist at Q-school.
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All the action as Europe chase the singles points they need to win the Ryder Cup. Latest: USA 5-11 Europe.
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Frank Vana Jr. is the lone remaining Massachusetts entry in the US Amateur Championship after three days of play at a demanding Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y.
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Oscar Alvarez of Colombia took advantage of a dried-out course following a morning of heavy rains and shot a 3-under-par 67 for the first-round lead at the U.S. Amateur on Monday.
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ERIE, Pa. -- Jane Park won the US Women's Amateur yesterday, clinching her first US Golf Association title when Amanda McCurdy bogeyed the 36th and final hole.
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The U.S. Golf Association is expected to announce the awarding of the 2011 U.S. Open and the 2009 U.S. Amateur championships to Congressional Country Club later this month.
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Two of the three Australians who made the field for this week&#39;s US Amateur Championship at the famed Winged Foot Golf Club in New York, have made it into the top sixty four who will fight out the Match Play phase of the Championship.
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Ryan Moore took medalist honors in stroke-qualifying play at the US Amateur on Tuesday, shooting and even-par 70 for a two-round total of 139.
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Colin Montgomerie and Luke Donald were picked as wild-card entrants as Europe&#39;s 12-man Ryder Cup golf team was completed. Englishmen Ian Poulter, Paul Casey and David Howell qualified to face the US for the first time.
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Ryan Moore moved into a position to try for his fourth amateur title of the year, beating Jeff Overton 2 and 1 in the semifinals of the US Amateur at Winged Foot Golf Club on Saturday.
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MAMARONECK, NY -- NCAA Division I champion Ryan Moore advanced to the quarterfinals Thursday at the US Amateur at Winged Foot Golf Club.
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Oakmont was as easy as it gets. The U.S. Open was as tough as ever. Even with a half-inch of rain on the eve of the championship and several hole locations that showed a compassionate side of the USGA, Nick Dougherty and Angel Cabrera were the only players who managed to break par Thursday in an opening round that left players wondering if the worst was ahead of them.
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England&#39;s Brian Davis took top spot in the qualifying tournament at PGA West in California, where the leading 30 and ties made it onto the American tour.
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Three strokes behind Frank Vana Jr. with 18 holes to go in the State Mid-Amateur Championship, Phil Smith thought he needed a score from 65 to 68 to bring down the two-time defending champion.