Grewal, Chaisilprungruang close strong to win 110th Southwestern Amateur titles
Incoming University of Kansas sophomore Hartej Grewal (Pleasanton, Calif.) and rising University of North Carolina Charlotte sophomore Pimchompoo “Pinky” Chaisilpringruang (Thailand) are heading home as champions of the 110th Southwestern Amateur. Both entered the final round with slim leads and outlasted their challengers to secure the win at Desert Mountain Club – Outlaw Course. Grewal,...
Leaderboards flip as Grewal and Chaisilprungruang take leads into the final round
Moving day at the 110th Southwestern Amateur lived up to its name on Friday, with new leaders emerging in both the men’s and women’s divisions. On the women’s side, the Pimchompoo Chaisilpringruang of Thailand and the University of North Carolina Charlotte fired a 3-under round to take a two-shot lead heading into the final day....
Braidech takes solo lead; Eidhagen Harrouch pulls away as the cut falls
With a 4-under 68, Camden Braidech of the University of Tennessee Chattanooga moved to 9 under and into the solo lead at the halfway point of 110th Southwestern Amateur Championship. In the women’s division, Maria Eidhagen Harrouch of the University of Georgia extended her lead to five shots, gutting out a 2-under 70 in a...
Eidhagen Harrouch leads women’s division with 64; Three men tied at 67 in round one
Maria Eidhagen Harrouch (-8), a recent graduate transfer to the University of Georgia, holds a two-shot lead after the opening round of the 110th Southwestern Amateur, while Camden Braidech, Luke Haskew and Charlie Palmer (-5) co-lead the men’s division at Desert Mountain Club’s Outlaw Course. Eidhagen Harrouch had a goal in mind coming into today:...
Inside the Field: 2025 Southwestern Men’s and Women’s Amateur Championships
The SWGA welcomes 72 men and 72 women to Desert Mountain for the 110th Southwestern Amateur Championship. The 2025 field will represent 30 U.S. states and 15 countries. In all, 24 players have already won a WAGR-ranked tournament in 2025. Here is a breakdown of the field for the 2025 Southwestern Men’s and Women’s Amateur...
Natalie Yen wins the U.S. Women’s Four-Ball with partner Asia Young
Natalie Yen, who finished T13 in last year’s Southwestern Women’s Amateur, is the newest USGA champion along with her partner Asia Young, who won the U.S. Women’s Four-Ball at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club in Nichols Hills, Okla. The Texas A&M commit teamed with her fellow Oregonian Young to win five straight matches including...
Jeneath Wong wins the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific in dramatic fashion
Jeneath Wong, who finished 12th at last year’s Southwestern Women’s Amateur, won the biggest event of her career with a dramatic flourish at Hoiana Shores Golf Club in Vietnam. The Pepperdine junior from Malaysia stuffed an iron shot to tap-in range on the par-3 17th, then pitched close again for birdie on the final hole...
Huai-Chien (Cindy) Hsu wins inaugural Women’s Elite Amateur Cup
Huai-Chien (Cindy) Hsu, who tied for second in the Southwestern Women’s Amateur earlier this summer, rode that momentum all the way to a win in the inaugural Elite Amateur Cup points race. The Southwestern Women’s Amateur was one of five amateur championships selected as inaugural members of the Women’s Elite Amateur Golf Series (WEAGS), and...
SW Am champ Kuvaas finishes 6th at Trans-Mississippi Championship
2024 Southwestern Amateur champion Kristoffer Kuvaas continued his great run of form by finishing 6th in the prestigious Trans-Mississippi Championship at Flint Hills National in Andover, Kansas. Kuvaas, who won at Desert Mountain in a playoff after a tournament-low-round 63, shot 9 under at Flint Hills National to finish 5 shots behind the winner Andrew...
SW Women’s champ Chien wins the Girls High School Golf National Invitational
2024 Southwestern Women’s Amateur champion Leigh Chien picked up her second big win of the summer at the Girls High School Golf National Invitational, run by the PGA of America and played over three courses in North Texas. Chien, who pulled away from the field for a 6-shot win at Desert Mountain, had to go...
SWGA pays homage to John Ranslem and Maree Stone
The Southwestern Golf Association (SWGA) has decided to name the permanent trophy for the Southwestern Amateur Women’s Division the “John Ranslem Trophy” for John’s 16+ years of dedicated service to the SWGA. John was instrumental as a President (2013-17) and an Executive Director (2017-2024) in establishing a home for the Southwestern Amateur at the Desert...
Leigh Chien and Kristoffer Kuvaas win Southwestern Amateur titles
The final day of the 109th Southwestern Amateur saw a shootout on the men’s division and a runaway on the women’s division, as new champions were crowned at the Outlaw Course at Desert Mountain. Play concluded under sunny skies with temperatures rising from 86°F in the morning to 103°F by early afternoon. Winds around 9...