Tag Archives: USGA
Did Ben Hogan Really Win Five U.S. Opens?
By Mike May As we look forward to the 2023 U.S. Open that will be held at the Los Angeles Country Club, June 15-18, we want to look back at 1953, one of the greatest seasons in major championship history. It was 70 years ago that Ben Hogan won three of golf’s four major […]
Pros & Cons of USGA’s Proposed Golf Ball Roll Back
Kieran Clark and Mike May discuss the Pros & Cons of the #USGA’s proposal to roll back the #Golf ball for Pros and Elite Amateurs. #TheR&A #golfball #Rollback #Distance #PGATour.
UM Junior Monet Chun Finishes Runner-up at U.S. Women’s Amateur.
UM Junior Monet Chun finished Runner-up to Saki Baba from Japan in US Women’s Amateur held at Chambers Bay Golf Club in Tacoma, Washington. Although she was soundly defeated in the final match, 11-9, Chun had a wonderful week at Chambers Bay. She finished the stroke play segment at three-over par good for a tie […]
WMU’s Kim Moore Wins U.S. Adaptive Women’s Open
WMU Golf Coach Kim Moore won the USGA’s inaugural U.S. Adaptive Women’s Open at Pinehurst in July.
Western Michigan’s Kim Moore Wins Inaugural U.S. Adaptive Women’s Open
“A Disability is Not an Inability.” Women’s Division Western Michigan University Head Women’s Golf Coach, Kim Moore won the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Women’s Open at Pinehurst last month. Moore was born with a clubbed left foot and spina bifida, but that did not prevent her from playing collegiate golf for the University of Indianapolis. She […]
History Surrounds 122nd U.S. Open at Brookline
By Fred Altvater The U.S. Open will be held June 16-19 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts near Boston. This historic club hosted the 1913 U.S. Open won by a 20-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet, when he outdueled the great Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. Seeing this son of immigrants, successfully defeating two of […]
MSU’s James Piot wins Georgia Cup ahead of The Masters Tournament
Michigan State golfer and reigning U.S. Amateur Champion James Piot’s preparation for next week’s Masters Tournament seems to be working quite well. Piot will be teeing it up next week at Augusta National. As the reigning 2021 U.S. Amateur Champion, he was accorded an invitation into the Masters. The Georgia Cup is annually held the […]
Good News For Oakland Hills Golf Club After Devastating Fire Destroyed Historic Clubhouse
By Fred Altvater The bad news for Oakland Hills Country club is that a large portion of their historic 110,000 square foot clubhouse and the priceless golf artifacts housed there were destroyed by a devastating fire in February. It appears that the club is rebounding and the USGA has placed their trust in the club’s […]
Detroit Youth Learning to Golf In LPGA-USGA Girls Golf Program
By Teresa Silver The summer golf season has set on a terrific program run by the Michigan Women’s Golf Association (MWGA) where mostly girls, but some boys, get top-notch instruction and mentorship by members of the PGA and the MWGA. On a Tuesday afternoon in early August, Detroit area girls and boys played a 9-hole golf […]
Two MSU Golfers Heading to U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship
Michigan State rising sophomore Valentina Rossi has qualified for the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship. Rossi did so by shooting a 2-under-par 69 in a qualifier on June 21 at Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale, N.Y. She finished tied for third in the event where the top five players all earned a spot in this […]