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Qualifications: Men & Women amateur golfers. THIS EVENT IS NOT JUST FOR COLLEGE-AGE PLAYERS! If your are a competitive amateur golfer you are eligible to play. Junior golfers in the 2024 graduating class are eligible to play. Junior golfers in the 2025 class or younger need to request a spot by e-mailing Lance Ringler at lringler@golfweek.com.  ...

Qualifications: Men & Women amateur golfers. THIS EVENT IS NOT JUST FOR COLLEGE-AGE PLAYERS! If your are a competitive amateur golfer you are eligible to play. Junior golfers in the 2024 graduating class are eligible to play. Junior golfers in the 2025 class or younger need to request a spot by e-mailing Lance Ringler at lringler@golfweek.com.  ...

When in Australia. That’s how the saying goes, right? This week, the LIV Golf League is Down Under for its event at Grange Golf Club in Adelaide. Through 36 holes, Talor Gooch owns a 10 (!!) shot lead after posting consecutive 10-under 62s. However, the most note-worthy trend happening at the tournament might be the “shoeys.” Don’t know what those are? Well, it’s when you pour a beer into a shoe and chug it. Wouldn’t say it sounds very tasty, but it is very funny to watch someone else do...

THE WOODLANDS, Texas — World No. 1 Lydia Ko came out early to the Chevron Championship and said she nearly ran out of balls in that first loop around the Nicklaus Course at the Club at Carlton Woods. “To be honest, I struggled the first few times I played around this course,” Ko said earlier in the week, “and I was like, I don’t know how I’m going to do this.” Turns out it didn’t get much better for Ko, who shot 76 with a birdie on the last hole...

World No. 1 Lydia Ko came out early to the Chevron Championship and said she nearly ran out of balls in that first loop around the Nicklaus Course at the Club at Carlton Woods. “To be honest, I struggled the first few times I played around this course,” Ko said earlier in the week, “and I was like, I don’t know how I’m going to do this.” Turns out it didn’t get much better for Ko, who shot 76 with a birdie on the last hole in Round 2, finishing...

On Friday, Talor Gooch shot the lowest round of his professional career during the first round of LIV Golf Adelaide at the Grange Golf Club in Australia. On Saturday, he did it again. Thanks to eight birdies and an eagle, Gooch sits 20 under after two rounds, is bogey-free through 36 holes and leads the tournament by 10 shots. It would take a meltdown of epic proportions for Gooch not to be the man holding the trophy Sunday afternoon Down Under. Six players — including Brooks Koepka and Abraham Ancer...

We have all heard that being proficient on and around the greens is the key to lower scores. Those bladed and chunked chips can cost you multiple strokes, and mastering a simple chip is a foolproof method to bring your handicap down. This week, Golfweek‘s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek is demonstrating keeping the butt end of the club connected to your body when chipping. Executing this tip correctly will help minimize those dreaded and surprise shots around the green If you’re interested in any of Averee’s fitness...

A 2 ½-hour weather delay slowed play Friday at the Zurich Classic, but there’s a strong leaderboard heading into the weekend. Wyndham Clark and Beau Hossler are in the lead at 16 under, but Doc Redman-Sam Ryder and Sungjae Im-Keith Mitchell are one shot behind. Defending champions Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele went low Friday, carding a record 9-under 63, and are two shots back at 14 under. The duo of Max Homa and Collin Morikawa, however, were not among those who made the cut for the weekend. Saturday’s format...