Past SW champion J.T. Poston wins his 3rd PGA Tour event
J.T. Poston, who won the Southwestern Amateur in 2013, held off a charging Doug Ghim for a one-shot victory at the Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas. It was the third career PGA Tour title for Poston, who won his last event at the 2022 John Deere Classic. The nine-year pro from...
Past SW Am player Ken Tanigawa wins 3rd Champions Tour title
Ken Tanigawa won the Rogers Charity Classic on Sunday for his third career PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 64 to beat Richard Green by two shots. Two strokes behind Green after matching the Canyon Meadows record with a career-best 61 on Saturday, the 56-year-old Tanigawa birdied the par-5 15th and 17th holes...
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...
DeChambeau adds to major tally for Southwestern Amateur past participants
The SWGA would like to congratulate Bryson DeChambeau for his thrilling U.S. Open win at Pinehurst #2. We first got to know Bryson at the 2012 Southwestern Amateur when he finished in a tie for 9th, and have enjoyed his rise to amateur and then professional stardom. This is the second U.S. Open championship for...
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...
Crowded leaderboards portend final-round shootouts at the Southwestern Amateur
After three rounds at the 109th Southwestern Amateur, both the Men’s and Women’s divisions have co-leaders at 8 under par, setting up an exciting race to the finish on Saturday on the Outlaw Course at Desert Mountain. The third round saw challenging pin positions and increasing temperatures, starting in the mid-70s and reaching the mid-90s,...
Kaminski leads Women; Robison and Walker tied for Men’s lead after day two of the Southwestern Amateur
Ideal weather conditions paved the way for impressive scores during the second round of the 109th Southwestern Amateur at Desert Mountain’s Outlaw Golf Course. Women’s Division: Nicola Kaminski of Los Gatos, California, surged into the lead with a two-day total of 8-under-par. She followed her opening 69 with a stellar 67, featuring six birdies and just...
Southwestern Amateur gets off to hot start with red numbers across both divisions
Gomez Dominates with Bogey-Free 66, Leads Women’s Division; Robison, Lewis, and Enright Share Men’s Lead with 68s The 109th Southwestern Amateur Golf Tournament kicked off today at Desert Mountain’s Outlaw Golf Course with stellar performances in both the women’s and men’s divisions. Murrieta, California native Lauren Gomez set the pace in the women’s division, shooting...
109th Southwestern Amateur set to tee off at Desert Mountain
The prestigious Southwestern Amateur Golf Championships return to the Desert Mountain Club’s Outlaw Course from June 12-15, 2024. This year’s tournament marks the 109th year for the Men’s Division and the 4th year for the Women’s Division, featuring some of the best amateur golfers from around the country. A Storied History Founded in 1915, the...