Golf fans who have been following the growth of Charlie Woods, the son of Tiger Woods, may have been wondering where and if the golf star-in-the-making would play at the high school level.
\nThe Benjamin School, located in Palm Beach Gardens, was the lucky winner and has reaped benefits from his prowess already.
\nAfter clinching the West Coast High School Tournament, hosted by the South Florida PGA Junior Tour, on Saturday afternoon, the Buccaneer boys golf team is well on its way to what it hopes will be a fourth state championship with the 14-year-old freshman prodigy.
\nCharlie was the two-day tournament’s individual champ at Cypress Woods Golf and Country Club in Naples.
\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\nSeniors Aiden Miller and Tyler Bruneau tied for second, as Luke Wise came in fourth. Travis Robertson, another Benjamin senior, shot two over before withdrawing.
\nCharlie’s performance marks his second low-round outing since the weekend prior at the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship Last Chance Florida Regional, held at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, where Benjamin will head for the high school state championship tournament this fall.
\nWith Tiger caddying and final scores of 71 and 66 \u2212 a second round highlighted by nine birdies to tie his career-best \u2212 Charlie won the junior regional qualifier in the boys 14-15 age division to advance to the national championship in Coushatta, Louisiana.
\nThe event, set to begin on Nov. 4, will conclude on Nov. 6, which is the same day Florida High School Athletic Association golf state championships kick off before teams and individual champions are determined on Nov. 15.
\nLast Sunday in a post-match interview, after shaving two strokes from his 2022 tournament scorecard of 68, Charlie only had positive reviews of Mission Inn Resort’s El Campeon course.
\nWoods told tournament host Ryan Burr: “This course is great for me.”
\nHigh school rules and regulations may keep dad off the bag when Charlie’s inaugural run at a varsity state championship comes in November. However, the Bucs can feel confident with a well-tenured “rookie” in the lineup.
\n\n\n\n", "content_text": "Golf fans who have been following the growth of Charlie Woods, the son of Tiger Woods, may have been wondering where and if the golf star-in-the-making would play at the high school level.\nThe Benjamin School, located in Palm Beach Gardens, was the lucky winner and has reaped benefits from his prowess already.\nAfter clinching the West Coast High School Tournament, hosted by the South Florida PGA Junior Tour, on Saturday afternoon, the Buccaneer boys golf team is well on its way to what it hopes will be a fourth state championship with the 14-year-old freshman prodigy.\nCharlie was the two-day tournament’s individual champ at Cypress Woods Golf and Country Club in Naples.\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\nSeniors Aiden Miller and Tyler Bruneau tied for second, as Luke Wise came in fourth. Travis Robertson, another Benjamin senior, shot two over before withdrawing.\nCharlie’s performance marks his second low-round outing since the weekend prior at the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship Last Chance Florida Regional, held at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, where Benjamin will head for the high school state championship tournament this fall.\nWith Tiger caddying and final scores of 71 and 66 \u2212 a second round highlighted by nine birdies to tie his career-best \u2212 Charlie won the junior regional qualifier in the boys 14-15 age division to advance to the national championship in Coushatta, Louisiana.\nThe event, set to begin on Nov. 4, will conclude on Nov. 6, which is the same day Florida High School Athletic Association golf state championships kick off before teams and individual champions are determined on Nov. 15.\nLast Sunday in a post-match interview, after shaving two strokes from his 2022 tournament scorecard of 68, Charlie only had positive reviews of Mission Inn Resort’s El Campeon course.\nWoods told tournament host Ryan Burr: “This course is great for me.”\nHigh school rules and regulations may keep dad off the bag when Charlie’s inaugural run at a varsity state championship comes in November. However, the Bucs can feel confident with a well-tenured “rookie” in the lineup.\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRelated\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\tWith Tiger Woods as his caddie, Charlie Woods sinks putt on 18 to win Notah Begay event\n\n\t\t\t\n\tJustin Leonard saw a lot of Tiger Woods in Charlie during a recent Florida junior golf club championship", "date_published": "2023-10-01T16:00:35-04:00", "date_modified": "2023-10-01T23:51:55-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Tim Schmitt", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/timothymschmitt/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f99e682f8eab472ec4b7e31df8247bce?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Tim Schmitt", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/timothymschmitt/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f99e682f8eab472ec4b7e31df8247bce?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" }, "image": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/10/Charlie.jpg", "tags": [ "Charlie Woods", "Cypress Woods Golf and Country Club", "Junior" ], "summary": "Charlie's performance marks his second low-round recent outing. " }, { "id": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/?p=778400413", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/09/30/usga-nicki-stricker-first-event-31-years-steve-stricker-ryder-cup/", "title": "With husband Steve at the Ryder Cup, Nicki Stricker competes in first USGA event in 31 years", "content_html": "At first, Nicki Stricker didn\u2019t tell anyone in the family that she\u2019d signed up for U.S. Senior Women\u2019s Amateur qualifying. She wanted the challenge to be hers for a little while.
\nStricker, 54, and her mental coach, Kathy Hart Wood, sister of Dudley Hart, came up with trying to qualify for a USGA Championship as a way to give purpose to her practice.
\n\u201cJust getting really frustrated because everyone was kicking my butt in my house,\u201d said Stricker, wife to Steve and mom to Bobbi, 25, and 17-year-old Izzi, with a laugh. “I’m a fairly competitive person so was just like, what is happening?”
\n![\"\"](\"https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/GettyImages-1319258348.jpg\")
Caddie Nicki Stricker, caddie for Steve Stricker, of the United States looks on from the 11th hole during the second round of the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island Resort’s Ocean Course on May 21, 2021 in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Needless to say, everyone in the Stricker house is competitive, and Nicki, a former collegiate player, wasn\u2019t having too much fun on the golf course. She also wanted to set a good example for her girls. Nicki didn\u2019t like how she treated herself on the golf course after a bad shot, and with one daughter playing the game professionally and another one playing high-level junior golf, she knew they were watching.
\n\u201cThe shots I hit good or bad, the scores I shoot good or bad, don\u2019t define me,\u201d said Nicki of what she\u2019s learned.
\nWood taught Sticker to hit shots from one of the three c\u2019s \u2013\u00a0calm, confident, certain. Rather than put numbers down on a scorecard, she\u2019d write which \u201cc\u201d she hit from.
\nBeginning on Saturday at the 61st U.S. Senior Women\u2019s Amateur at Troon Country Club, there will be numbers on the card. It\u2019s the first tournament Stricker has competed in in some 20 years, and the first USGA championship since the 1992 U.S. Women\u2019s Amateur at Kemper Lakes.
\nWith Steve working as a vice captain this week at the Ryder Cup in Rome with eldest daughter Bobbi by his side, and Izzi playing in the postseason for high school golf, Nicki won’t have any family by her side in Arizona, though she will have Wood, who will caddie.
\nNicki, of course, has caddied for Steve throughout his career. Bobbi played tennis through high school and didn\u2019t take up golf until college. Izzi, a high school senior, won a Wisconsin state golf title last year. It\u2019s not uncommon for the two sisters to take on their parents in a match.
\n\u201cThe game keeps us together,\u201d Bobbi told Golfweek last year. \u201cWe travel with (dad), we practice with him.\u201d
\nSteve was getting a lesson from Nicki\u2019s father Dennis Tiziani\u00a0at Cherokee Country Club (now TPC Wisconsin) the day they met. Nicki, who was a lifeguard at the club, went over after her shift ended to see her dad and there was Steve.
\n\u201cMy dad had said something after,\u201d she recalled. \u201c ‘You know the guy you met? He asked for your number.\u2019 \u201d
\nAfter waiting for three days, Nicki finally decided to call Steve and ask him out. Nicki was going into her freshman year of college at Wisconsin and Steve was a junior at Illinois.
\nThe couple married in 1993.
\n![\"\"](\"https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2022/11/IMG_9382.jpg\")
Stricker family: Nicki, Steve, Bobbi and Izzi (courtesy Bobbi Stricker)
Steve, now a 12-time winner on the PGA Tour and a 17-time winner on the PGA Tour Champions, including six titles this season, won the 2019 U.S. Senior Open with Nicki on the bag.
\nAll that time caddying for Steve changed Nicki\u2019s approach to a golf course, how she looks at green complexes and how she views the importance of short game. She shot 7-over 77 at Glenview Park Golf Club in Illinois to secure her spot in this week’s field of 132. She\u2019d love to advance to match play and see what happens.
\n\u201cThey\u2019re super proud of me,\u201d said Nicki of what her kids think of mom back in a USGA Championship. \u201cWhich to have your child say that they\u2019re proud of you for something obviously warms my heart \u2026 makes me choke up a little bit.\u201d
\n", "content_text": "At first, Nicki Stricker didn\u2019t tell anyone in the family that she\u2019d signed up for U.S. Senior Women\u2019s Amateur qualifying. She wanted the challenge to be hers for a little while.\nStricker, 54, and her mental coach, Kathy Hart Wood, sister of Dudley Hart, came up with trying to qualify for a USGA Championship as a way to give purpose to her practice.\n\u201cJust getting really frustrated because everyone was kicking my butt in my house,\u201d said Stricker, wife to Steve and mom to Bobbi, 25, and 17-year-old Izzi, with a laugh. “I’m a fairly competitive person so was just like, what is happening?”\nCaddie Nicki Stricker, caddie for Steve Stricker, of the United States looks on from the 11th hole during the second round of the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island Resort’s Ocean Course on May 21, 2021 in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)\nNeedless to say, everyone in the Stricker house is competitive, and Nicki, a former collegiate player, wasn\u2019t having too much fun on the golf course. She also wanted to set a good example for her girls. Nicki didn\u2019t like how she treated herself on the golf course after a bad shot, and with one daughter playing the game professionally and another one playing high-level junior golf, she knew they were watching.\n\u201cThe shots I hit good or bad, the scores I shoot good or bad, don\u2019t define me,\u201d said Nicki of what she\u2019s learned.\nWood taught Sticker to hit shots from one of the three c\u2019s \u2013\u00a0calm, confident, certain. Rather than put numbers down on a scorecard, she\u2019d write which \u201cc\u201d she hit from.\nBeginning on Saturday at the 61st U.S. Senior Women\u2019s Amateur at Troon Country Club, there will be numbers on the card. It\u2019s the first tournament Stricker has competed in in some 20 years, and the first USGA championship since the 1992 U.S. Women\u2019s Amateur at Kemper Lakes.\nWith Steve working as a vice captain this week at the Ryder Cup in Rome with eldest daughter Bobbi by his side, and Izzi playing in the postseason for high school golf, Nicki won’t have any family by her side in Arizona, though she will have Wood, who will caddie.\nNicki, of course, has caddied for Steve throughout his career. Bobbi played tennis through high school and didn\u2019t take up golf until college. Izzi, a high school senior, won a Wisconsin state golf title last year. It\u2019s not uncommon for the two sisters to take on their parents in a match.\n\u201cThe game keeps us together,\u201d Bobbi told Golfweek last year. \u201cWe travel with (dad), we practice with him.\u201d\nSteve was getting a lesson from Nicki\u2019s father Dennis Tiziani\u00a0at Cherokee Country Club (now TPC Wisconsin) the day they met. Nicki, who was a lifeguard at the club, went over after her shift ended to see her dad and there was Steve.\n\u201cMy dad had said something after,\u201d she recalled. \u201c ‘You know the guy you met? He asked for your number.\u2019 \u201d\nAfter waiting for three days, Nicki finally decided to call Steve and ask him out. Nicki was going into her freshman year of college at Wisconsin and Steve was a junior at Illinois.\nThe couple married in 1993.\nStricker family: Nicki, Steve, Bobbi and Izzi (courtesy Bobbi Stricker)\nSteve, now a 12-time winner on the PGA Tour and a 17-time winner on the PGA Tour Champions, including six titles this season, won the 2019 U.S. Senior Open with Nicki on the bag.\nAll that time caddying for Steve changed Nicki\u2019s approach to a golf course, how she looks at green complexes and how she views the importance of short game. She shot 7-over 77 at Glenview Park Golf Club in Illinois to secure her spot in this week’s field of 132. She\u2019d love to advance to match play and see what happens.\n\u201cThey\u2019re super proud of me,\u201d said Nicki of what her kids think of mom back in a USGA Championship. \u201cWhich to have your child say that they\u2019re proud of you for something obviously warms my heart \u2026 makes me choke up a little bit.\u201d", "date_published": "2023-09-30T16:11:32-04:00", "date_modified": "2023-10-02T15:01:50-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Beth Ann Nichols", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/golfweekbiff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/407736f745d3317c6f078f94c0085e16?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Beth Ann Nichols", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/golfweekbiff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/407736f745d3317c6f078f94c0085e16?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" }, "image": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/GettyImages-1418871538-e1696101730204.jpg", "tags": [ "2023 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur", "Arizona golf", "Nicki Stricker", "Steve Stricker", "Troon Country Club", "U.S. Senior Women's Amateur", "USGA", "Amateur", "Senior" ], "summary": "\u201cThe shots I hit good or bad, the scores I shoot good or bad, don\u2019t define me.\" " }, { "id": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/?p=778399067", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/09/28/team-europe-wins-2023-junior-ryder-cup-marco-simone/", "title": "Team Europe runs away with Junior Ryder Cup title at Marco Simone", "content_html": "On the eve of the 44th Ryder Cup, another trophy was handed out on the grounds that the golf world will focus on the next three days.
\nTeam Europe ran away with the Junior Ryder Cup title, ending a streak of six straight losses to the Americans, winning 20\u00bd-9\u00bd at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, Italy. The Europeans dominated singles, winning seven of the 12 singles matches and tying three others to claim 8.5 points on the final day.
\nEurope took a commanding 12-6 lead after winning all six fourball matches on Wednesday. The teams were tied at 6 after the first day of competition.
\nA 2014 Ryder Cup player, Stephen Gallacher, led the European squad while PGA past president Paul Levy captained the U.S.
\n![\"2023](\"https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/1694700765.jpg\")
European captain Stephen Gallacher holds up the trophy as European players celebrate on the 18th green after winning the Junior Ryder Cup ahead the 44th Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome on September 28, 2023. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
Nicholas Gross and Billy Davis were the lone Americans to win their singles matches on Thursday. Anna Davis, Billy’s twin sister, halved her match, as did Leigh Chien and Kylie Chong.
\nThe first two rounds were held at Golf Nazionale in Rome before moving to Marco Simone for the final round. This was the first year the singles matches were held on a third day and at the site of the current Ryder Cup.
\nThe U.S. now owns a 7-4-1 all-time record in the biennial competition. The team features six boys and six girls who are U.S. citizens and members of the high school graduating class of 2024 or younger.
\n", "content_text": "On the eve of the 44th Ryder Cup, another trophy was handed out on the grounds that the golf world will focus on the next three days.\nTeam Europe ran away with the Junior Ryder Cup title, ending a streak of six straight losses to the Americans, winning 20\u00bd-9\u00bd at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, Italy. The Europeans dominated singles, winning seven of the 12 singles matches and tying three others to claim 8.5 points on the final day.\nEurope took a commanding 12-6 lead after winning all six fourball matches on Wednesday. The teams were tied at 6 after the first day of competition.\nA 2014 Ryder Cup player, Stephen Gallacher, led the European squad while PGA past president Paul Levy captained the U.S.\nEuropean captain Stephen Gallacher holds up the trophy as European players celebrate on the 18th green after winning the Junior Ryder Cup ahead the 44th Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome on September 28, 2023. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)\nNicholas Gross and Billy Davis were the lone Americans to win their singles matches on Thursday. Anna Davis, Billy’s twin sister, halved her match, as did Leigh Chien and Kylie Chong.\nThe first two rounds were held at Golf Nazionale in Rome before moving to Marco Simone for the final round. This was the first year the singles matches were held on a third day and at the site of the current Ryder Cup.\nThe U.S. now owns a 7-4-1 all-time record in the biennial competition. The team features six boys and six girls who are U.S. citizens and members of the high school graduating class of 2024 or younger.", "date_published": "2023-09-28T10:00:33-04:00", "date_modified": "2023-09-28T09:16:43-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Cameron Jourdan", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/cameronjourdan/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/766180fcbbbce7d291e0c75d0e65ef96?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Cameron Jourdan", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/cameronjourdan/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/766180fcbbbce7d291e0c75d0e65ef96?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" }, "image": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/1694710712.jpg", "tags": [ "2023 Junior Ryder Cup", "Amateur Golf", "Golf Nazionale", "Junior", "Junior Golf", "Junior Ryder Cup", "Marco Simone", "2023 Ryder Cup", "Ryder Cup" ], "summary": "The Europeans ended a long losing streak. " }, { "id": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/?p=778399022", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/09/28/bradley-karns-seals-local-win-scott-masingill-goes-wire-to-wire-at-golfweek-pacific-northwest-senior-championship/", "title": "Bradley Karns seals local win, Scott Masingill goes wire-to-wire at Golfweek Pacific Northwest Senior Championship", "content_html": "The 2023 Golfweek Pacific Northwest Senior Amateur had everything you could ask for as a golf fan. A winner chasing records; a sweaty, down-to-the-wire finish; and four new champions were crowned this week at Wine Valley Golf in Walla Walla, Washington.
\nBradley Karns began Wednesday\u2019s final round three shots back of the leader, Jon Lindstrom.
\nWith over 275 rounds recorded, a 2016 Washington State Senior Amateur win and a runner-up finish in last year\u2019s event all at Wine Valley, Karns felt confident in his abilities to get the job done.
\n\u201cWhen you get to this age and you\u2019re kind of in the mix a little bit, playing in tournaments,\u201d Karns told Golfweek. \u201cYou just kind of [put your] head down and continue to grind.\u201d
\nLindstrom struggled towards the back half of the front nine, carding a front nine 38 and dropping two strokes to Karns as they made the turn. With a birdie on the par 3 11th, Karns moved his way into a tie for the lead, setting up a shootout over the final seven holes.
\nLindstrom regained the lead with a birdie on No. 13 only to relinquish the lead on No. 16 with a bogey.
\nKarns would get his first solo lead of the tournament on No. 17 thanks to another bogey from Lindstrom. Using his local knowledge, the three-time U.S. Senior Am qualifier made easy work of the par 5 18th, taking his first Golfweek Senior Amateur win by one stroke over Lindstrom.
\n\u201cI\u2019ve played enough and competed against high-level players, that I feel very comfortable when I go tee it up,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, I just try to put my head down and keep grinding away\u2026 There\u2019s some really good players around the Pacific Northwest and I\u2019m just trying to fit in is all I\u2019m trying to do.\u201d
\nFor Lindstrom, his runner-up finish will move him inside the top 5 of the Golfweek Senior Amateur rankings. Previously 6th in the rankings coming into the week, Lindstrom benefits two-fold as the top 5 players were not in the field.
\nWith a 16-stroke lead heading into the final round, the only question remaining for Scott Masingill was not if he was going to win, but by how many.
\n\u201cYesterday, we talked about confidence,\u201d Masingill told Golfweek. \u201cYou know, you can be too confident and think \u2018I don\u2019t really have to concentrate.\u201d
\nNo matter how experienced you are or how well you may be playing, golf has a funny way of humbling you.
\nMasingill had a tap in left for par on the par-4 9th. Sweeping it into the hole, it lipped out and resulted in a bogey for the 1971 Pac-8 conference champion (1971, Oregon State). Closing the championship with a 3-over 75, Masingill had wise words that everyone can benefit from:
\n\u201cThere\u2019s the right amount of confidence and there\u2019s the right amount of intensity. You can\u2019t try too hard and you can\u2019t assume that you\u2019re such a good player that you can just go out and play and everything will work out, because it won\u2019t.\u201d
\nDespite the uncharacteristic day, Masingill closes the week at Wine Valley with the best score to par across the entire field at 7 under 209 and a 17-stroke win in the Super Senior division. Not too shabby for the 72-year-old Idaho legend.
\nDan Parkinson (10 over) and Frank Maxwell (12 over) rounded out the podium spots.
\nMichael Jonson retained his 36-hole lead, taking the Legend division crown with a 10 over 226. Greg Tatham (12 over) takes runner-up honors.
\nOklahoma\u2019s Craig Collins (10 over) takes the 75-and-up division crown. Three straight sub-80 rounds of golf gave him a one-shot victory over No. 2 ranked Bill Engel. Tightly contested, the top six finishers in the Super Legends bracket were separated by just six shots.
\nThe Golfweek Senior Amateur Series tees off yet again next week, this time just outside of Atlanta, Georgia for the Golfweek International Senior Invitational at Cartersville Country Club in Cartersville, Georgia.
\nCoverage for the event will begin on Tuesday, October 3.
\n", "content_text": "The 2023 Golfweek Pacific Northwest Senior Amateur had everything you could ask for as a golf fan. A winner chasing records; a sweaty, down-to-the-wire finish; and four new champions were crowned this week at Wine Valley Golf in Walla Walla, Washington.\nSeniors (55-64)\nBradley Karns began Wednesday\u2019s final round three shots back of the leader, Jon Lindstrom.\nWith over 275 rounds recorded, a 2016 Washington State Senior Amateur win and a runner-up finish in last year\u2019s event all at Wine Valley, Karns felt confident in his abilities to get the job done.\n\u201cWhen you get to this age and you\u2019re kind of in the mix a little bit, playing in tournaments,\u201d Karns told Golfweek. \u201cYou just kind of [put your] head down and continue to grind.\u201d\nLindstrom struggled towards the back half of the front nine, carding a front nine 38 and dropping two strokes to Karns as they made the turn. With a birdie on the par 3 11th, Karns moved his way into a tie for the lead, setting up a shootout over the final seven holes.\nLindstrom regained the lead with a birdie on No. 13 only to relinquish the lead on No. 16 with a bogey.\nKarns would get his first solo lead of the tournament on No. 17 thanks to another bogey from Lindstrom. Using his local knowledge, the three-time U.S. Senior Am qualifier made easy work of the par 5 18th, taking his first Golfweek Senior Amateur win by one stroke over Lindstrom.\n\u201cI\u2019ve played enough and competed against high-level players, that I feel very comfortable when I go tee it up,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, I just try to put my head down and keep grinding away\u2026 There\u2019s some really good players around the Pacific Northwest and I\u2019m just trying to fit in is all I\u2019m trying to do.\u201d\nFor Lindstrom, his runner-up finish will move him inside the top 5 of the Golfweek Senior Amateur rankings. Previously 6th in the rankings coming into the week, Lindstrom benefits two-fold as the top 5 players were not in the field.\nSuper Seniors (65-69)\nWith a 16-stroke lead heading into the final round, the only question remaining for Scott Masingill was not if he was going to win, but by how many.\n\u201cYesterday, we talked about confidence,\u201d Masingill told Golfweek. \u201cYou know, you can be too confident and think \u2018I don\u2019t really have to concentrate.\u201d\nNo matter how experienced you are or how well you may be playing, golf has a funny way of humbling you.\nMasingill had a tap in left for par on the par-4 9th. Sweeping it into the hole, it lipped out and resulted in a bogey for the 1971 Pac-8 conference champion (1971, Oregon State). Closing the championship with a 3-over 75, Masingill had wise words that everyone can benefit from:\n\u201cThere\u2019s the right amount of confidence and there\u2019s the right amount of intensity. You can\u2019t try too hard and you can\u2019t assume that you\u2019re such a good player that you can just go out and play and everything will work out, because it won\u2019t.\u201d\nDespite the uncharacteristic day, Masingill closes the week at Wine Valley with the best score to par across the entire field at 7 under 209 and a 17-stroke win in the Super Senior division. Not too shabby for the 72-year-old Idaho legend.\nDan Parkinson (10 over) and Frank Maxwell (12 over) rounded out the podium spots.\nLegends (70-74)\nMichael Jonson retained his 36-hole lead, taking the Legend division crown with a 10 over 226. Greg Tatham (12 over) takes runner-up honors.\nSuper Legends (75+)\nOklahoma\u2019s Craig Collins (10 over) takes the 75-and-up division crown. Three straight sub-80 rounds of golf gave him a one-shot victory over No. 2 ranked Bill Engel. Tightly contested, the top six finishers in the Super Legends bracket were separated by just six shots.\nThe Golfweek Senior Amateur Series tees off yet again next week, this time just outside of Atlanta, Georgia for the Golfweek International Senior Invitational at Cartersville Country Club in Cartersville, Georgia.\nCoverage for the event will begin on Tuesday, October 3.", "date_published": "2023-09-28T07:45:24-04:00", "date_modified": "2023-09-28T07:38:34-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Brayden Conover", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/braydenconover/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7f6b72fca1cfa1d154484a3878d4879b?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Brayden Conover", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/braydenconover/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7f6b72fca1cfa1d154484a3878d4879b?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" }, "image": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2022/05/Wine-Valley-Sunset-1.jpg", "tags": [ "Bradley Karns", "Golfweek", "Golfweek Events", "Jon Lindstrom", "Ron Gaines", "Scott Masingill", "Senior", "Senior Amateur", "Wine Valley Golf Club", "Amateur", "Golf" ] }, { "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/09/27/golfweek-pacific-northwest-senior-championship-second-round-leaderboard/", "title": "Scott Masingill continues domination at Golfweek Pacific Northwest Senior Championship", "content_html": "Round 1 Super Senior division leader Scott Masingill came into the week just looking to post three rounds around 70. The 72-year-old from Idaho made the quick trip to Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, Washington, to test his game. He didn\u2019t think he would dominate the way he has.
\n\u201cEvery once in a while you\u2019ll hit a streak where you just don\u2019t put a lot of pressure on yourself,\u201d Masingilll said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s where I am right now.\u201d
\nA 2004 Pacific NW Golf Association Hall of Fame inductee, Masingill has not only lapped the field. He has lapped them nearly three times.
\nFollowing his opening round 65 with a 3-under 69 on Tuesday, Masingill holds a commanding 16-stroke lead on the rest of the Super Senior age bracket, currently sitting at 10 under.
\n\u201cThe confidence has built,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve been able to clear my mind and build on that confidence. It was a good day, and I didn\u2019t get everything out of my round today like I did yesterday. There was no stress and I could\u2019ve been lower, but anyway, it\u2019s great.\u201d
\nWith just one bogey through 36 holes of play, Masingill has only his game and the course between him and the trophy.
\nUtah\u2019s Dan Parkinson and Louisiana\u2019s Frank Maxwell round out the podium through two rounds at 6 over and 7 over, respectively.
\nTrailing overnight leader Jerry Gunthorpe by one shot heading into Tuesday\u2019s second round, Jon Lindstrom set out to make a move on moving day.
\nExecuting his plan to near perfection, Lindstrom followed up his Monday 68 with a 3-under 69 on Tuesday. Starting his day on the back nine, Lindstrom made the turn at 1 under before lighting up hole Nos. 1-4 with a trio of birdies.
\nA bogey on the par-3 sixth ended his 27-hole bogey-free streak, but nonetheless, the Denver native takes a three-shot advantage into Wednesday\u2019s final round.
\nBradley Karns stayed stagnant with an even-par 72 to remain in second place at 4 under. Jon Brown lurks in third place at 2 under with a pair of 71s. Kevin VandenBerg, Kevin Sullivan, Tom Brandes and Jerry Gunthorpe share fourth place at 1 under.
\nMichael Jonson (6 over) vaulted first-round leader Kerry Booth (9 over) with a second-round 73. Greg Tatham (10 over) and Bruce Meyer (18 over) round out the division.
\nGreg Mokler (2 over) overtakes the top spot in the Super Legends division with a 72. Wayne Peddy (5 over), Craig Collins (6 over), Henry Cole (7 over), Bill Engel and Larry Dodds (8 over) all look to apply pressure in Wednesday\u2019s final round.
\n", "content_text": "Round 1 Super Senior division leader Scott Masingill came into the week just looking to post three rounds around 70. The 72-year-old from Idaho made the quick trip to Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, Washington, to test his game. He didn\u2019t think he would dominate the way he has.\n\u201cEvery once in a while you\u2019ll hit a streak where you just don\u2019t put a lot of pressure on yourself,\u201d Masingilll said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s where I am right now.\u201d\nA 2004 Pacific NW Golf Association Hall of Fame inductee, Masingill has not only lapped the field. He has lapped them nearly three times.\nFollowing his opening round 65 with a 3-under 69 on Tuesday, Masingill holds a commanding 16-stroke lead on the rest of the Super Senior age bracket, currently sitting at 10 under.\n\u201cThe confidence has built,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve been able to clear my mind and build on that confidence. It was a good day, and I didn\u2019t get everything out of my round today like I did yesterday. There was no stress and I could\u2019ve been lower, but anyway, it\u2019s great.\u201d\nWith just one bogey through 36 holes of play, Masingill has only his game and the course between him and the trophy. \nUtah\u2019s Dan Parkinson and Louisiana\u2019s Frank Maxwell round out the podium through two rounds at 6 over and 7 over, respectively.\nSeniors (55-64)\nTrailing overnight leader Jerry Gunthorpe by one shot heading into Tuesday\u2019s second round, Jon Lindstrom set out to make a move on moving day.\nExecuting his plan to near perfection, Lindstrom followed up his Monday 68 with a 3-under 69 on Tuesday. Starting his day on the back nine, Lindstrom made the turn at 1 under before lighting up hole Nos. 1-4 with a trio of birdies.\nA bogey on the par-3 sixth ended his 27-hole bogey-free streak, but nonetheless, the Denver native takes a three-shot advantage into Wednesday\u2019s final round. \nBradley Karns stayed stagnant with an even-par 72 to remain in second place at 4 under. Jon Brown lurks in third place at 2 under with a pair of 71s. Kevin VandenBerg, Kevin Sullivan, Tom Brandes and Jerry Gunthorpe share fourth place at 1 under.\nLegends (70-74)\nMichael Jonson (6 over) vaulted first-round leader Kerry Booth (9 over) with a second-round 73. Greg Tatham (10 over) and Bruce Meyer (18 over) round out the division.\nSuper Legends (75+)\nGreg Mokler (2 over) overtakes the top spot in the Super Legends division with a 72. Wayne Peddy (5 over), Craig Collins (6 over), Henry Cole (7 over), Bill Engel and Larry Dodds (8 over) all look to apply pressure in Wednesday\u2019s final round.", "date_published": "2023-09-27T08:30:35-04:00", "date_modified": "2023-09-27T10:31:19-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Brayden Conover", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/braydenconover/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7f6b72fca1cfa1d154484a3878d4879b?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Brayden Conover", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/braydenconover/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7f6b72fca1cfa1d154484a3878d4879b?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" }, "image": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/04/Wine-Valley-Wheat-View.jpg", "tags": [ "Amateur Golf", "Golfweek", "Golfweek Events", "Jon Lindstrom", "Scott Masingell", "Senior Amatuer", "Wine Valley Golf Club", "Amateur", "Senior" ], "summary": "\u201cEvery once in a while you\u2019ll hit a streak where you just don\u2019t put a lot of pressure on yourself.\" " }, { "id": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/?p=778398260", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/09/26/sir-michael-bonallack-englands-most-decorated-amateur-golfer-dead-at-88/", "title": "Sir Michael Bonallack, England's most decorated amateur golfer, dead at 88", "content_html": "Michael Bonallack, a giant figure in amateur golf both as a player and later as an administrator, died on Tuesday in St. Andrews, Scotland. He was 88.
\nTo run down a list of Bonallack’s wins and awards is like reading a catalog of the available prizes in British amateur golf. Bonallack won the British Amateur Championship five times between 1951 and 1970, \u00a0second only to John Ball for the most victories in the championship, and featured a hat-trick of titles from 1968\u20131970. He also won the English Amateur Championship title five times and was a four-time English stroke-play champion. Twice the leading amateur in the British Open (winning the silver medal in 1968, ’71), Bonallack also represented GB&I in six World Amateur Team Golf Championships, for the Eisenhower Trophy, the last three as playing Captain (1960, \u201962, \u201964, \u201966, \u201968, \u201970 and \u201972). In 1968 he tied for the Individual title with American Vinny Giles.
\n![\"\"](\"https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/83089808.jpg\")
Sir Michael Bonallack drives off the seventh hole during the first round of The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at The Old Course on October 2, 2008 in St.Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
He was a member of the Walker Cup team in nine straight matches from 1957 to 1973. In 1971, he was playing captain of the home team that won the Cup at St. Andrews, the first time GB&I had lifted the trophy since 1938.
\n\u201cIt does not get, cannot get, any better than that,” he said.
\nHis list of playing achievements at the amateur level is unlikely to ever be matched again, and he is arguably the best amateur golfer to represent Great Britain and Ireland.
\nBorn in Chigwell, Essex, in 1934, Bonallack first showed an aptitude for golf on a family holiday to Devon when, at the age of 10, his parents spotted his skill while playing around on the beach. He was given membership at Chigwell Golf Club and began to receive coaching from the club pro. He won the Essex Boys Championship in 1950, before retaining the title in 1951. A year later, Bonallack won his first significant amateur title \u2013 the British Boys.
\n\n\n\nWe pay tribute to Sir Michael Bonallack, Britain\u2019s most decorated amateur golfer, who has died aged 88.
\nOur thoughts are with the Bonallack family and his many friends in the world of golf at this time.https://t.co/K46DgNMsGg pic.twitter.com/02NZSj0kpU
\n— The R&A (@RandA) September 27, 2023
Despite his bonafides at the amateur level, Bonallack chose to make his living working in his family coach-building business. \u201cI didn\u2019t think I was good enough until I was too old,\u201d he once explained. \u201cWhen I saw how good Jack Nicklaus\u00a0was and compared that to how good I thought I was, there was a big difference. I thought, \u2018I might starve if I turn professional.\u2019\u201d
\nBonallack’s lifelong love affair with golf and service to the game continued past his championship years.\u00a0Bonallack was chairman of the European Tour between 1976 and 1982, chairman of the Golf Foundation from 1977-1982 and president of the EGU in 1982. He was appointed Secretary of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews in 1983, succeeding Keith Mackenzie. As Secretary of the R&A, Bonallack helped to guide the game into the 21st Century.
\n\u201cI\u2019m extremely proud,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel privileged to have been so closely involved with the Club for so much of my life and both it and the town of St Andrews are incredibly dear to me. It has been an honour to serve the Club.\u201d
\nHe received the USGA\u2019s Bob Jones Award for sportsmanship in 1972, the Donald Ross Award in 1991 and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2000. In 1971, he was awarded an OBE and, in 1998, was made a knight. In 1999, he was captain of the R&A. His legacy lives on as teams of 12 amateur golfers from Europe and the Asia-Pacific play for the Sir Michael Bonallack Trophy every two years.
\nBonallack, who appeared in a wheelchair, was a guest at the opening ceremony of the 49th Walker Cup match played earlier this month at St. Andrews and received a standing ovation. In a life well lived in the game, he played simply for the love of golf. When secretary of the R&A he was once asked: \u201cMost people play golf to escape work. What do you do to relax?\u201d
\n\u201cI play golf,\u201d he replied without hesitation.
\n\n", "content_text": "Michael Bonallack, a giant figure in amateur golf both as a player and later as an administrator, died on Tuesday in St. Andrews, Scotland. He was 88.\nTo run down a list of Bonallack’s wins and awards is like reading a catalog of the available prizes in British amateur golf. Bonallack won the British Amateur Championship five times between 1951 and 1970, \u00a0second only to John Ball for the most victories in the championship, and featured a hat-trick of titles from 1968\u20131970. He also won the English Amateur Championship title five times and was a four-time English stroke-play champion. Twice the leading amateur in the British Open (winning the silver medal in 1968, ’71), Bonallack also represented GB&I in six World Amateur Team Golf Championships, for the Eisenhower Trophy, the last three as playing Captain (1960, \u201962, \u201964, \u201966, \u201968, \u201970 and \u201972). In 1968 he tied for the Individual title with American Vinny Giles.\nSir Michael Bonallack drives off the seventh hole during the first round of The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at The Old Course on October 2, 2008 in St.Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)\nHe was a member of the Walker Cup team in nine straight matches from 1957 to 1973. In 1971, he was playing captain of the home team that won the Cup at St. Andrews, the first time GB&I had lifted the trophy since 1938.\n\u201cIt does not get, cannot get, any better than that,” he said.\nHis list of playing achievements at the amateur level is unlikely to ever be matched again, and he is arguably the best amateur golfer to represent Great Britain and Ireland.\nBorn in Chigwell, Essex, in 1934, Bonallack first showed an aptitude for golf on a family holiday to Devon when, at the age of 10, his parents spotted his skill while playing around on the beach. He was given membership at Chigwell Golf Club and began to receive coaching from the club pro. He won the Essex Boys Championship in 1950, before retaining the title in 1951. A year later, Bonallack won his first significant amateur title \u2013 the British Boys.\n\nWe pay tribute to Sir Michael Bonallack, Britain\u2019s most decorated amateur golfer, who has died aged 88.\nOur thoughts are with the Bonallack family and his many friends in the world of golf at this time.https://t.co/K46DgNMsGg pic.twitter.com/02NZSj0kpU\n— The R&A (@RandA) September 27, 2023\n\nDespite his bonafides at the amateur level, Bonallack chose to make his living working in his family coach-building business. \u201cI didn\u2019t think I was good enough until I was too old,\u201d he once explained. \u201cWhen I saw how good Jack Nicklaus\u00a0was and compared that to how good I thought I was, there was a big difference. I thought, \u2018I might starve if I turn professional.\u2019\u201d\nBonallack’s lifelong love affair with golf and service to the game continued past his championship years.\u00a0Bonallack was chairman of the European Tour between 1976 and 1982, chairman of the Golf Foundation from 1977-1982 and president of the EGU in 1982. He was appointed Secretary of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews in 1983, succeeding Keith Mackenzie. As Secretary of the R&A, Bonallack helped to guide the game into the 21st Century.\n\u201cI\u2019m extremely proud,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel privileged to have been so closely involved with the Club for so much of my life and both it and the town of St Andrews are incredibly dear to me. It has been an honour to serve the Club.\u201d\nHe received the USGA\u2019s Bob Jones Award for sportsmanship in 1972, the Donald Ross Award in 1991 and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2000. In 1971, he was awarded an OBE and, in 1998, was made a knight. In 1999, he was captain of the R&A. His legacy lives on as teams of 12 amateur golfers from Europe and the Asia-Pacific play for the Sir Michael Bonallack Trophy every two years.\nBonallack, who appeared in a wheelchair, was a guest at the opening ceremony of the 49th Walker Cup match played earlier this month at St. Andrews and received a standing ovation. In a life well lived in the game, he played simply for the love of golf. When secretary of the R&A he was once asked: \u201cMost people play golf to escape work. What do you do to relax?\u201d\n\u201cI play golf,\u201d he replied without hesitation.\n ", "date_published": "2023-09-26T23:03:55-04:00", "date_modified": "2023-09-27T15:27:33-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Adam Schupak", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/shoop007/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c770dcffbdb4a77bab2df2cc7e89690f?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Adam Schupak", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/shoop007/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c770dcffbdb4a77bab2df2cc7e89690f?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" }, "image": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/153617175.jpg", "tags": [ "Michael Bonallack", "Amateur" ], "summary": "He is arguably the best amateur golfer to represent Great Britain and Ireland. " }, { "id": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/09/26/golfweek-2023-pacific-northwest-senior-championship-leaderboard-updates/", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/09/26/golfweek-2023-pacific-northwest-senior-championship-leaderboard-updates/", "title": "Scott Masingill, Jerry Gunthorpe go low at Golfweek Pacific Northwest Senior Championship", "content_html": "
The Golfweek senior amateur circuit has made its annual stop in Wine Country.
\nWine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, Washington is a stunning Dan Hixson design that perfectly uses the natural features of southeastern Washington in the shadow of the Blue Mountains. With open fairways and rarely a tree in sight, the course plays tough thanks to wild grasses, undulating greens and strategic bunkering, Wine Valley is one of the best tests of golf in the Pacific Northwest.
\nTwo men were able to use those features to their advantage to take leads in their respective age divisions.\u00a0
\n72-year-old Scott Masingill had the round of the day, posting a bogey-free 7-under 65 to take an eight-stroke lead in the Super Senior age bracket.
\n\u201cI\u2019ve played this golf course quite a bit,\u201d Masingell said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s really one of my favorite courses of anywhere that I\u2019ve played. In about the past two months, my game has come around, and it\u2019s really just about confidence now.\u201d
\nThe Idaho native has plenty to be confident about. Starting his scoring early, Masingell carded four birdies through his first seven holes. Keeping it on cruise control, he parred the next seven holes before adding three consecutive birdies on hole Nos. 15-17. Needing to knock home a 4-footer on 18 for par to keep his bogey-free round in check, Masingell found the bottom of the cup.
\n\u201cI got a little nervous and sweaty on the last hole,\u201d he said. \u201cI was proud of the fact that feeling some stress on that last putt, I just knocked it in the middle of the hole. I\u2019m real pleased with the way I played, I\u2019ve been working on my fitness and my game, and I got a result.\u201d
\nMasingill is not a stranger to playing with the best. With a U.S. Open, two Senior Opens, a U.S. Am and two U.S. Mid-Ams under his belt, he\u2019s no stranger to being in the mix with elite golfers.
\nAs for how he\u2019ll take on the next 36 holes?
\n\u201cWith a big lead like this, I\u2019m really just competing with myself at the moment. So, just not getting distracted by that and [focus] on the cliche of all time, playing one shot at a time. That\u2019s the only way to do it.\u201d
\nGeorge Walker (No. 1 in the Golfweek Super Senior rankings) and Frank Maxwell are in a two-way tie for second at 1 over.
\nIn the senior division, Michigan\u2019s Jerry Gunthrope leads the way thanks to his opening round of 5-under 65.\u00a0 His week began on the wrong foot, as his driver shaft was snapped on his flight out to the West Coast.
\nFinding a similar shaft at a store 45 minutes from the course, Gunthorpe was able to put the driver in play Monday but still didn\u2019t feel 100 percent comfortable with it throughout the day. Relying on a driving iron and his woods for the most part, Gunthorpe\u2019s wedges made up for the rest.
\n\u201cI had a lot of wedges,\u201d Gunthorpe said. \u201cI hit a lot of really good wedges so that\u2019s where I made a lot of birdies.\u201d
\nNot completely satisfied with his game, Gunthorpe looks to improve on his par 5 scoring as well as his tee and approach shots. If the Michigander can get those facets of his game to lock in, it could be a long week for the rest of the field.
\nHe takes a one-shot lead into Tuesday\u2019s round, as Bradley Karns and Jon Lindstrom look to keep their play rolling with matching 68s. Seven more golfers are at par or better.
\nKerry Booth (+4) holds a two-stroke lead over Greg Tatham.
\nBill Engel posted an even par round and commands a two-shot lead over Greg Mokler.
\n", "content_text": "The Golfweek senior amateur circuit has made its annual stop in Wine Country.\nWine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, Washington is a stunning Dan Hixson design that perfectly uses the natural features of southeastern Washington in the shadow of the Blue Mountains. With open fairways and rarely a tree in sight, the course plays tough thanks to wild grasses, undulating greens and strategic bunkering, Wine Valley is one of the best tests of golf in the Pacific Northwest.\nTwo men were able to use those features to their advantage to take leads in their respective age divisions.\u00a0\nSuper Seniors (65-69)\n72-year-old Scott Masingill had the round of the day, posting a bogey-free 7-under 65 to take an eight-stroke lead in the Super Senior age bracket.\n\u201cI\u2019ve played this golf course quite a bit,\u201d Masingell said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s really one of my favorite courses of anywhere that I\u2019ve played. In about the past two months, my game has come around, and it\u2019s really just about confidence now.\u201d\nThe Idaho native has plenty to be confident about. Starting his scoring early, Masingell carded four birdies through his first seven holes. Keeping it on cruise control, he parred the next seven holes before adding three consecutive birdies on hole Nos. 15-17. Needing to knock home a 4-footer on 18 for par to keep his bogey-free round in check, Masingell found the bottom of the cup.\n\u201cI got a little nervous and sweaty on the last hole,\u201d he said. \u201cI was proud of the fact that feeling some stress on that last putt, I just knocked it in the middle of the hole. I\u2019m real pleased with the way I played, I\u2019ve been working on my fitness and my game, and I got a result.\u201d\nMasingill is not a stranger to playing with the best. With a U.S. Open, two Senior Opens, a U.S. Am and two U.S. Mid-Ams under his belt, he\u2019s no stranger to being in the mix with elite golfers.\nAs for how he\u2019ll take on the next 36 holes?\n\u201cWith a big lead like this, I\u2019m really just competing with myself at the moment. So, just not getting distracted by that and [focus] on the cliche of all time, playing one shot at a time. That\u2019s the only way to do it.\u201d\nGeorge Walker (No. 1 in the Golfweek Super Senior rankings) and Frank Maxwell are in a two-way tie for second at 1 over.\nSeniors (55-64)\nIn the senior division, Michigan\u2019s Jerry Gunthrope leads the way thanks to his opening round of 5-under 65.\u00a0 His week began on the wrong foot, as his driver shaft was snapped on his flight out to the West Coast.\nFinding a similar shaft at a store 45 minutes from the course, Gunthorpe was able to put the driver in play Monday but still didn\u2019t feel 100 percent comfortable with it throughout the day. Relying on a driving iron and his woods for the most part, Gunthorpe\u2019s wedges made up for the rest.\n\u201cI had a lot of wedges,\u201d Gunthorpe said. \u201cI hit a lot of really good wedges so that\u2019s where I made a lot of birdies.\u201d\nNot completely satisfied with his game, Gunthorpe looks to improve on his par 5 scoring as well as his tee and approach shots. If the Michigander can get those facets of his game to lock in, it could be a long week for the rest of the field.\nHe takes a one-shot lead into Tuesday\u2019s round, as Bradley Karns and Jon Lindstrom look to keep their play rolling with matching 68s. Seven more golfers are at par or better.\nLegends (70-74)\nKerry Booth (+4) holds a two-stroke lead over Greg Tatham.\nSuper Legends (75+)\nBill Engel posted an even par round and commands a two-shot lead over Greg Mokler.", "date_published": "2023-09-26T10:21:40-04:00", "date_modified": "2023-09-26T10:21:40-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Brayden Conover", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/braydenconover/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7f6b72fca1cfa1d154484a3878d4879b?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Brayden Conover", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/braydenconover/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7f6b72fca1cfa1d154484a3878d4879b?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" }, "image": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/04/Wine-Valley-Sunset-2.jpg", "tags": [ "Amateur Golf", "Golfweek Events", "Jerry Gunthorpe", "Scott Masingill", "Senior Amateur", "Wine Valley Golf Club", "Amateur", "Golf", "Senior" ], "summary": "The Golfweek senior amateur circuit has made its annual stop in Wine Country. " }, { "id": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/?p=778397715", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/09/24/stewart-hagestad-wins-crump-cup-pine-valley/", "title": "Stewart Hagestad's September to remember continues with Crump Cup victory", "content_html": "PINE VALLEY, N.J. \u2013 Stewart Hagestad is having a September to remember.
\nHagestad added the prestigious Crump Memorial Tournament to his recent haul of trophies Saturday, defeating defending champion Stephen Behr Jr. in a playoff at Pine Valley Golf Club.
\nHagestad, 32, was a member of the U.S. side that won the 49th Walker Cup at the Old Course in St. Andrews on Sept. 3. Then he claimed the U.S. Mid-Amateur championship on Sept. 13, at Sleepy Hollow in N.Y., winning the title for a third time, 3 and 2 over Evan Beck.
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Stewart Hagestad kisses the Robert T. Jones, Jr. Memorial Trophy after winning the 2023 U.S. Mid-Amateur at Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Scarborough, N.Y. on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (Kathryn Riley/USGA)
Hagestad\u2019s Crump Memorial began in dramatic fashion with a hole-in-one at Pine Valley\u2019s famed par-3 10th hole (known as the Devil\u2019s Asshole) as he posted rounds of 71-72 and tied for third in 36-hole stroke-play qualifying. (Beck earned medalist honors with a pair of 68s and a 36-hole total of 4-under 136.) Tropical Storm Ophelia forced the tournament committee to shorten the weekend match play to 18 holes of stroke play to determine the champion.\u00a0 All non-championship flights were canceled.
\nHagestad shot 3-over 73 in difficult conditions at Pine Valley, ranked No. 1 on Golfweek’s Best Classic Courses list. He made par at the first hole, the first playoff hole, to secure the win over Behr of Alpharetta, Georgia, and claim the 98th Crump Cup.
\nMatthew Sughrue of Arlington, Virginia, shot a 1-under 69 to win the Senior Crump Cup. Bob Royak of Alpharetta, Georgia, finished second with a 74.
\n", "content_text": "PINE VALLEY, N.J. \u2013 Stewart Hagestad is having a September to remember.\nHagestad added the prestigious Crump Memorial Tournament to his recent haul of trophies Saturday, defeating defending champion Stephen Behr Jr. in a playoff at Pine Valley Golf Club.\nHagestad, 32, was a member of the U.S. side that won the 49th Walker Cup at the Old Course in St. Andrews on Sept. 3. Then he claimed the U.S. Mid-Amateur championship on Sept. 13, at Sleepy Hollow in N.Y., winning the title for a third time, 3 and 2 over Evan Beck.\nStewart Hagestad kisses the Robert T. Jones, Jr. Memorial Trophy after winning the 2023 U.S. Mid-Amateur at Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Scarborough, N.Y. on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (Kathryn Riley/USGA)\nHagestad\u2019s Crump Memorial began in dramatic fashion with a hole-in-one at Pine Valley\u2019s famed par-3 10th hole (known as the Devil\u2019s Asshole) as he posted rounds of 71-72 and tied for third in 36-hole stroke-play qualifying. (Beck earned medalist honors with a pair of 68s and a 36-hole total of 4-under 136.) Tropical Storm Ophelia forced the tournament committee to shorten the weekend match play to 18 holes of stroke play to determine the champion.\u00a0 All non-championship flights were canceled.\nHagestad shot 3-over 73 in difficult conditions at Pine Valley, ranked No. 1 on Golfweek’s Best Classic Courses list. He made par at the first hole, the first playoff hole, to secure the win over Behr of Alpharetta, Georgia, and claim the 98th Crump Cup.\nMatthew Sughrue of Arlington, Virginia, shot a 1-under 69 to win the Senior Crump Cup. Bob Royak of Alpharetta, Georgia, finished second with a 74.", "date_published": "2023-09-24T09:58:12-04:00", "date_modified": "2023-09-24T14:44:30-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Adam Schupak", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/shoop007/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c770dcffbdb4a77bab2df2cc7e89690f?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Adam Schupak", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/shoop007/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c770dcffbdb4a77bab2df2cc7e89690f?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" }, "image": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2022/06/USATSI_18546327.jpg", "tags": [ "Crump Cup", "Pine Valley", "Stewart Hagestad", "Amateur" ], "summary": "Hagestad added another prestigious trophy to his recent haul. " }, { "id": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/?p=778396691", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/09/20/joel-dahmen-james-hahn-pxg-bob-parsons-first-tee-phoenix-fundraiser/", "title": "PGA Tour golfers, PXG founder headline First Tee Phoenix fundraiser 'green' carpet event", "content_html": "SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. \u2014\u00a0The First Tee Phoenix celebrated its 20th year with a “green” carpet fundraising bash Monday night.
\nPGA Tour golfers Joel Dahmen and James Hahn were among those who walked the celebrity green carpet at Ocean 44, a high-end seafood restaurant in Scottsdale, where guests paid $1,500 a plate to raise money for the First Tee program, first established in 2003. There are now 14 golf courses hosting First Tee-Phoenix programs, including TPC Scottsdale, home of the PGA Tour’s WM Phoenix Open.
\nOther famous faces who showed up Monday included ESPN commentator Michael Wilbon, golf trick shot artist Tania Tare, PXG founder Bob Parsons, former Arizona governor Doug Ducey and former vice president Dan Quayle.
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Joel Dahmen is interviewed by a local TV station during a fundraising event for the First Tee Phoenix in Scottsdale. (Photo: Todd Kelly/Golfweek)
The First Tee has 150 chapters nationwide with a goal of connecting the game of golf with junior golfers ages 4 to 18 in underserved communities. First Tee-Phoenix reports that there are now more than 120,000 young golfers involved in the program statewide.
\nJeff Mastro, owner and founder of Ocean 44 as well as popular Scottsdale steak restaurants Steak 44 and Dominick’s Steakhouse, hosted the event and underwrote the entire cost of the evening.
\nThere were about 180 attendees in all and the night raised close to $1 million.
\n", "content_text": "SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. \u2014\u00a0The First Tee Phoenix celebrated its 20th year with a “green” carpet fundraising bash Monday night.\nPGA Tour golfers Joel Dahmen and James Hahn were among those who walked the celebrity green carpet at Ocean 44, a high-end seafood restaurant in Scottsdale, where guests paid $1,500 a plate to raise money for the First Tee program, first established in 2003. There are now 14 golf courses hosting First Tee-Phoenix programs, including TPC Scottsdale, home of the PGA Tour’s WM Phoenix Open.\nOther famous faces who showed up Monday included ESPN commentator Michael Wilbon, golf trick shot artist Tania Tare, PXG founder Bob Parsons, former Arizona governor Doug Ducey and former vice president Dan Quayle.\nJoel Dahmen is interviewed by a local TV station during a fundraising event for the First Tee Phoenix in Scottsdale. (Photo: Todd Kelly/Golfweek)\nThe First Tee has 150 chapters nationwide with a goal of connecting the game of golf with junior golfers ages 4 to 18 in underserved communities. First Tee-Phoenix reports that there are now more than 120,000 young golfers involved in the program statewide.\nJeff Mastro, owner and founder of Ocean 44 as well as popular Scottsdale steak restaurants Steak 44 and Dominick’s Steakhouse, hosted the event and underwrote the entire cost of the evening.\nThere were about 180 attendees in all and the night raised close to $1 million.", "date_published": "2023-09-20T12:00:54-04:00", "date_modified": "2023-09-24T11:10:48-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Todd Kelly", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/kellyt2019/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6d34543c2c8b62ab550f4bd55c0440ea?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Todd Kelly", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/kellyt2019/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6d34543c2c8b62ab550f4bd55c0440ea?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" }, "image": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/PXL_20230919_010955774.jpg", "tags": [ "Arizona golf", "First Tee", "First Tee Phoenix", "James Hahn", "Joel Dahmen", "Junior" ], "summary": "The night raised close to $1 million. " }, { "id": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/?p=778396242", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/09/16/arizona-high-school-golf-coach-turns-storage-room-into-golf-simulator/", "title": "Arizona high school golf coach turns storage room into golf simulator, adds putting green", "content_html": "GILBERT, Ariz. \u2014 A couple of years ago, when Williams Field High School built a field house next to the football stadium, Rick Miles, the only boys golf coach the school has had since it opened, kept asking athletic director Darrell Stangle, “Where’s the golf room?”
\nMiles was given the field house’s storage room, where golf carts were going to be stationed.
\n“He showed it to me and I was like, ‘Done, we’ll take it,’ ” Miles said.
\nOnce just concrete flooring and brick walls, Miles got help from players and parents to paint the room the school colors opf red and black. A student painted the Black Hawks logo on the wall. Turf was added with the big screen that features Torrey Pines for the simulator.
\n“I did some serious fundraising,” Miles said. “Here we are. It’s only one day. But it’s a start.”
\nEvery Monday, this is Williams Field’s golfers’ practice facility. The 10 boys golfers get out of class, walk over to the field house, pull out their clubs, and go to work, driving shots into the screen. There also is a big hitting net outside into which they rocket shots. A putting green was added this summer behind the field house.
\nGroups of three, three and four golfers alternate from station to station, including the weight room. This has been helpful during a season in which Williams Field’s home golf course isn’t available due to overseeding.
\n“It’s fun to know how far you hit it,” Carr said. “It’s very accurate. You’re getting right numbers. It’s also fun to take a driver and hit it and know the exact distance it will go.”
\nWilliams Field’s boys golf team captured its first Division II state golf championship in 2021. This year, unable to use its home course due to overseeding, the school has been helped by Ocotillo Golf Club in Chandler and Toka Sticks Golf Club in Mesa a couple of days a week.
\nMiles isn’t a certified teaching pro, but he does the best he can with technology to give kids what they need to be the best they can be. Top golfers have their own swing coaches. Carr calls Miles a great “strategist.”
\nMiles also knows how to fundraise. He said winning state two years ago helped. It gave people more incentive to donate. The simulator room with all the bells and whistles, Miles said, ended up costing about $16,000.
\nWilliams Field isn’t the only high school that has a golf simulator room. Brophy Prep, a private Jesuit school in central Phoenix, has two golf rooms. But it doesn’t have a putting green. Miles believes Williams Field might be the only high school in Arizona with its own putting green.
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An outdoor practice putting green at Williams Field High School in Gilbert, Arizona. (Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic)
By raising funds for the putting green, Miles said he was able to get a couple of hitting nets. But only one is being used on this particular Monday.
\n“One of the coaches parked in the other area where he we would set up the other one, so I don’t think he wants golf balls peppered on the windshield,” Miles said. “We’re going to let that one go today.”
\nIn the sim room, Miles can only have one golfer inside at a time because of space limitations. It still is used for storage. There also is a mini refrigerator to store water for the golfers during their workout.
\n“All we need is a couch back there,” Miles said.
\nBefore entering the sim room for the first time this season, Miles asked his newer players how far they thought they hit a 7-iron. When they get to the simulator, they quickly find out how far they actually hit it.
\nFreshman Benjamin Bui, one of the team’s top golfers, said he still is getting used to high school competition. But the sim room helps. He’s worked with it before with his private coach.
\n“It’s like a good practice day,” Bui said. “You work out. You go to the putting green. And you go hit. It’s kind of nice.”
\nMiles said his next fund-raising project will be to add three more courses to the simulator, including Pebble Beach and St. Andrews.
\n“They like coming in here,” Miles said. “I toyed with putting a bunker out here to get some sand work in. But I was afraid of the liability.”
\n", "content_text": "GILBERT, Ariz. \u2014 A couple of years ago, when Williams Field High School built a field house next to the football stadium, Rick Miles, the only boys golf coach the school has had since it opened, kept asking athletic director Darrell Stangle, “Where’s the golf room?”\nMiles was given the field house’s storage room, where golf carts were going to be stationed.\n“He showed it to me and I was like, ‘Done, we’ll take it,’ ” Miles said.\nOnce just concrete flooring and brick walls, Miles got help from players and parents to paint the room the school colors opf red and black. A student painted the Black Hawks logo on the wall. Turf was added with the big screen that features Torrey Pines for the simulator.\n“I did some serious fundraising,” Miles said. “Here we are. It’s only one day. But it’s a start.”\nEvery Monday, this is Williams Field’s golfers’ practice facility. The 10 boys golfers get out of class, walk over to the field house, pull out their clubs, and go to work, driving shots into the screen. There also is a big hitting net outside into which they rocket shots. A putting green was added this summer behind the field house.\nGroups of three, three and four golfers alternate from station to station, including the weight room. This has been helpful during a season in which Williams Field’s home golf course isn’t available due to overseeding.\n“It’s fun to know how far you hit it,” Carr said. “It’s very accurate. You’re getting right numbers. It’s also fun to take a driver and hit it and know the exact distance it will go.”\nWilliams Field’s boys golf team captured its first Division II state golf championship in 2021. This year, unable to use its home course due to overseeding, the school has been helped by Ocotillo Golf Club in Chandler and Toka Sticks Golf Club in Mesa a couple of days a week.\nMiles isn’t a certified teaching pro, but he does the best he can with technology to give kids what they need to be the best they can be. Top golfers have their own swing coaches. Carr calls Miles a great “strategist.”\nMiles also knows how to fundraise. He said winning state two years ago helped. It gave people more incentive to donate. The simulator room with all the bells and whistles, Miles said, ended up costing about $16,000.\nWilliams Field isn’t the only high school that has a golf simulator room. Brophy Prep, a private Jesuit school in central Phoenix, has two golf rooms. But it doesn’t have a putting green. Miles believes Williams Field might be the only high school in Arizona with its own putting green.\nAn outdoor practice putting green at Williams Field High School in Gilbert, Arizona. (Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic)\nBy raising funds for the putting green, Miles said he was able to get a couple of hitting nets. But only one is being used on this particular Monday.\n“One of the coaches parked in the other area where he we would set up the other one, so I don’t think he wants golf balls peppered on the windshield,” Miles said. “We’re going to let that one go today.”\nIn the sim room, Miles can only have one golfer inside at a time because of space limitations. It still is used for storage. There also is a mini refrigerator to store water for the golfers during their workout.\n“All we need is a couch back there,” Miles said.\nBefore entering the sim room for the first time this season, Miles asked his newer players how far they thought they hit a 7-iron. When they get to the simulator, they quickly find out how far they actually hit it.\nFreshman Benjamin Bui, one of the team’s top golfers, said he still is getting used to high school competition. But the sim room helps. He’s worked with it before with his private coach.\n“It’s like a good practice day,” Bui said. “You work out. You go to the putting green. And you go hit. It’s kind of nice.”\nMiles said his next fund-raising project will be to add three more courses to the simulator, including Pebble Beach and St. Andrews.\n“They like coming in here,” Miles said. “I toyed with putting a bunker out here to get some sand work in. But I was afraid of the liability.”", "date_published": "2023-09-16T11:00:51-04:00", "date_modified": "2023-09-15T19:50:59-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Todd Kelly", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/kellyt2019/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6d34543c2c8b62ab550f4bd55c0440ea?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Todd Kelly", "url": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/author/kellyt2019/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6d34543c2c8b62ab550f4bd55c0440ea?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" }, "image": "https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/USATSI_21425718.jpg", "tags": [ "Arizona golf", "Rick Miles", "Williams Field High School", "Junior" ], "summary": "A Phoenix-area high school golf coach added a simulator in an old storage shed for his golfers. " } ] }