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USCAA Announces Alternating Sites for Golf Championships

The United States Collegiate Athletic Association has announced State College, Pennsylvania, and Williamsburg, Virginia, as the alternating host sites for the USCAA Golf National Championships through 2028. The 2025 and 2027 championships will be played at the Penn State Blue Course in State College, while the 2026 and 2028 championships will be played in Williamsburg […]

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The Swilcan Bridge
The Swilcan Bridge on the 18th Fairway of the Old Course in St Andrews is where many of the game's greats have said farewell to major play. Photo by Paul Tomkins of VisitScotland

Old Course at St. Andrews to Host 2027 Open Championship

The Old Course at St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland, will host the 2027 Open Championship, the 31st time the event has been home of what is considered the oldest golf course in the world. The Old Course at St. Andrews first hosted The Open in 1873, the event’s 13th playing, which was played over an […]

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Genesis Invitational
The crowd gathers around the 18th green at the Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles in 2020. This year's tournament will be relocated because of the wildfires in the region. File Photo by Tim Schneider/SportsTravel

PGA to Move Genesis Invitational After Los Angeles Wildfires

The PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational will be moved out of the Pacific Palisades area after wildfires near Riviera Country Club and throughout Southern California, the latest in a series of sporting events moved or postponed. The Genesis Invitational is hosted by Tiger Woods. As well as annually hosting the tournament, Riviera Country Club is also […]

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Scott O’Neil LIV Golf

LIV Golf Tabs Scott O’Neil as Chief Executive Officer

LIV Golf has announced Scott O’Neil as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately. O’Neil will drive the strategic vision, business operations, and global growth for the league and its 13 teams. Greg Norman, the public face of LIV Golf as its first chief executive officer and commissioner, will remain involved with the organization. “On […]

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Full LIV Golf Schedule 2025

LIV Golf 2025 Schedule Includes Six U.S. Destinations

LIV Golf has revealed the last four destinations of its 2025 schedule with three more stops in the United States announced and six overall among the 14 tournaments. Miami, Washington D.C. and Plymouth, Michigan, join Chicago, Dallas and Indianapolis as the six U.S. destinations to host LIV events this year. Trump National Doral in Miami […]

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AJGA

AJGA Brings New Tournament to Paducah

The American Junior Golf Association has announced a partnership with the McCracken County Sports Tourism Commission and Paducah Convention and Visitors Bureau to bring a junior golf event to the Kentucky destination. The McCracken Sports Junior Championship presented by Paducah CVB will run July 15–17 at the Country Club of Paducah. The qualifier will be […]

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Digger Smith
Jordan R. “Digger” Smith has stepped down as chairman of the AJGA Board of Directors after 44 years of leadership. AJGA Photo

American Junior Golf Association Announces New Chairman of the Board

The American Junior Golf Association has named Jim Nugent as the new chairman of the board and Angela Rho as president after Jordan “Digger” Smith stepped down as chairman after 44 years of leadership and service. “I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished together as an organization,” Smith said. “The AJGA’s mission of […]

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LPGA Hawaii

Hawai’i Tourism Authority Hosts LPGA’s Lotte Championship

The Hawai’i Tourism Authority furthered its partnership with the LPGA Tour this past weekend at the Lotte Championship on Oʻahu, which welcomed 120 LPGA golfers from over 15 countries. The partnership with the LPGA Tour included the establishment of the LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Hawaii Chapter in 2023 to encourage Hawai’i’s youth golfers. “The rise of […]

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Charlotte CC
Charlotte Country Club is set to host the U.S. Women's Mid-Am in 2028 and the U.S. Senior Open five years later. Photo courtesy Charlotte C.C.

Charlotte Country Club Awarded Two Future USGA Championship Events

Charlotte Country Club has been chosen by the USGA as host for the 2028 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship and 2033 U.S. Senior Open Championship. The club has previously hosted four USGA championships, including the 1972 U.S. Amateur, 2000 U.S. Senior Amateur, 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur and 2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur. Charlotte Country Club has also hosted […]

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