We Spend All Day on Amateur Golf. Here's What We Built for the Juniors.

By AmateurGolf.com Staff,

But if you spend enough time around amateur golf, you notice something: almost every good amateur was once a junior looking for a tee time. The road into this game runs through junior golf — and for a lot of families, the hardest part isn't hitting the shots. It's simply finding the events.

CEO Brian Rolapp addresses new PGA TOUR Competitive Model

The PGA Tour has introduced a two-track system to reshape its competitive format beginning in 2028.

Zach Gomez completed a successful title defense at the Colorado Mid-Amateur Match Play Championship, defeating Joel Perez 5 and 4 in Wednesday's final at TPC Colorado to claim the last Colorado Golf Association championship of the 2026 season. The 27-year-old from Westminster has now won the championship in both of...

Sophie Cunningham, the Indiana Fever guard known for her outspoken style, recently offered pointed comments about teammate Caitlin Clark that underscored both her loyalty and her frustration with how online conversation treats the team’s stars.

Learn about an apple variety that is super crisp and firm that I am getting at apple orchards over Honeycrisp this month. It took a long time from when the Crimson Crisp apple was first bred until it was available to be grown commercially. It was first developed in the 1970s by the PRI (Purdue, Rutgers, and Illnois) co-operative. It wasn't until 2006 that the apple was released for growers. That is a long time in the development process. You don't get rich quick by developing a new apple variety!

Honeycrisp has been one of the most popular apples for years, but now Cosmic Crisp has come along to give it a run for its money. I've had both many times and am sharing what apple I would buy for sweetness, texture, price, and more.

Round of 16 - Three-time defending champions Glenn Przybylski and Greg Seelinger kept their bid for a fourth consecutive title alive as the Round of 16 concluded at the 11th CDGA Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Ridgemoor Country Club. Tuesday produced two 5-and-4 decisions and a pair of matches that...

Steve Humphrey, Bobby Lundquist and Jim Carley emerged as champions across three age divisions at the Florida Legends Championship at Bonita Bay Club in Naples, FL. The third edition of the championship featured a comeback victory, a dramatic finish and a dominant performance from an 80-year-old champion.

A sprawling ocean disturbance moving toward California could temporarily raise coastal water levels by several inches, increasing the potential for flooding and beach erosion as fall turns to winter.

Florida controlled the Hamptons Intercollegiate from start to finish, completing a 15-shot victory Tuesday at Maidstone Club in East Hampton, NY, while Utah's Gabriel Palacios separated himself from the individual field with a seven-shot win. The Gators finished at 6-under 858 (279-285-294) for their first team victory of the season....

Chris Tarallo took the early lead at the Massachusetts Mid-Amateur Championship, shooting a 4-under 66 in the opening round at Thorny Lea Golf Club in Brockton, MA. Tarallo, a multiple-time club champion at Thorny Lea, made his course knowledge count with a round highlighted by an eagle at the par-4 seventh. He holed his approach from 110 yards shortly after making birdie at the sixth and added another birdie at the ninth to strengthen his position.

Karen Garcia of Cool, CA, defeated Sherry Wright on the first playoff hole to win the 48th California Senior Women’s Amateur Championship at Monarch Dunes Golf Club. The 64-year-old Garcia, winner of the 2015 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, closed with a 74 to finish at 14-over 227 (78-75-74), matching Wright of Oxnard, CA, who posted rounds of 74-77-76.

Bani Banwait of North Bethesda, MD, claimed low-amateur honors at the 27th Maryland Women’s Open presented by Toyota, finishing tied for seventh overall after rounds of 80 and 71 for a 7-over 151 total. The championship featured 21 amateurs, including four competing in the Senior Division. Banwait produced one...

Four-time Met Amateur runner-up claims the Westmoreland Cup by a record four shots at Hudson National. CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — For a player who has spent the better part of a decade knocking on the door of a Metropolitan Golf Association title, Christian Cavaliere picked the perfect place to kick it in.

Payne Denman made Tennessee golf history with a six-stroke victory at the Tennessee Mid-Amateur Championship, becoming only the second player to win the Tennessee State Amateur and Mid-Amateur titles in the same season. Denman, representing Indian Hills Golf & Athletic Club, closed with a 7-under 65 to finish at 13-under...

Jason Swanson leads the amateur contingent after the opening round of the Texas Senior Open at Eagle Pointe Golf Club in Mont Belvieu, TX. Swanson, from Klein, TX, opened with a 3-over 74 to sit T41 overall. He is one shot ahead of fellow amateur Bob Jacobson of McKinney, TX, who posted a 4-over 75 and is T58.

Tennessee claimed its second consecutive Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate team title with an 11-stroke victory at Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville, TN, while High Point's Makayla Grubb and Tennessee's Madison Messimer shared individual medalist honors. The Lady Vols posted rounds of 280-273-278 to finish at 21-under 831, the second-lowest 54-hole team score...

Before you reach for frozen berries for your next smoothie, check the bag. A recall involving Walmart's Great Value Organic Triple Berry Blend now covers select stores in 26 states and Puerto Rico because of possible E. coli contamination.

Christian Chapman of Victor, NY, completed a wire-to-wire victory at the New York State Mid-Amateur Championship, overcoming challenging conditions to win by three strokes at the Country Club of Buffalo. The 27-year-old, representing Cobblestone Creek Country Club, finished at 6-over 216 (66-72-78), securing his first state Mid-Amateur title.

Meet Butterball, a goofy young pup who is searching for the family who will help him write the next chapter of his life. Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, has highlighted Butterball Bold, who has been in their care for some time. According to the rescue, “This strong boy was a local surrender in Mississippi, but he can't wait to see what New England is all about!” He has so far been waiting for a new home for over half a year.

Three-time champions Jeff Taylor and Shaw Pritchett of Montgomery, AL, opened with a 9-under 63 to take a one-stroke lead at the Alabama State Senior Four-Ball Championship at Hoover Country Club. The pair combined for 10 birdies in the opening round as they began their pursuit of a fourth championship...

Mississippi Mud Potatoes coat tender diced potatoes in a creamy mixture of cheddar, cream cheese, and sour cream. As the casserole bakes, the sauce melts around every potato and the top develops bubbling, golden patches. Bacon can bring smoky crunch, while onions or green onions add savory freshness. The finished dish is rich, cheesy, and substantial enough to challenge the main course for attention.

Mike Henry and Sean McCaw of Bloomington, IL, secured their first CDGA Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championship title together, defeating David Feder and Larry Silvestri 1 up in the final at Ridgemoor Country Club. The Crestwicke Country Club pair, competing together in the championship for the fourth consecutive year, held off...

There is no cart path at Bandon Dunes. There is no cart. You walk, with a caddie or with your own bag on your back, and if the weather turns you walk in it. Thirty-six holes in a day is normal. Across four days that is close to thirty miles on firm fescue, through dune grass, up and down ground that never once lies flat.

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. The year a couple stops driving to somebody else's house and fires up their own oven is the year Thanksgiving gets real. The bird goes in the pan at a time they picked. The stuffing is built from scratch the way they want it. The house smells like what they cooked, and the people around the table are there because they invited them.

This article was originally published on ChaChingQueen.com, a site my wife and I own. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this.

Koa Kai Bernstein has been missing from Honolulu, Hawaii, since October 12, 2022, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). His age-progressed photo (above, far right) shows what he may have looked like at 12, though he would now be 13.

Dash, a 12-pound, one-year-old dog, is ready to meet the person who will give him a home of his own. Small Dog Rescue of New England says Dash is in Rhode Island and is friendly with other dogs. He’s ready for a meet-and-greet, and hoping someone will share his story.

I flew from Phoenix to Dallas for one round of golf and came home thinking about how much better a tournament can feel when someone pays attention to the details. The Malbon Buckets Cup at Maridoe was my first time playing golf in Texas. We’d been covering the tour at AmateurGolf.com, and I wanted to play in one myself. Fly in, tee it up, head home.

Every fall, golf runs its most unforgiving final exam. No sponsor invites, no second chances, no "next week." Just 72 holes, then 72 more, then a final stage where a single three-putt can decide whether a player spends next year on a major tour or back on the mini-tours. That...

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Each year, election officials prepare for the worst: A bomb threat at a polling place, power outages, natural disasters.

Most range sessions follow the same script. Grab a 7-iron, pick a flag, hit 20 balls at it and leave feeling good about the last three. The problem is that no tournament round looks like that. On the course you never hit the same shot twice in a row. You get one ball, one yardage and one chance, and the next shot asks for something completely different.