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...
With Women’s Elite Series, Southwestern Am is ready for its close-up
By Sean Melia of AmateurGolf.com Women’s amateur golf has been growing quickly, especially in the last decade. The players are better, and the pool is deeper. Events are popping up around the country to help the wealth of women’s amateur players compete on great courses against strong fields. In an effort to create some continuity, the Women’s Elite...
Women’s Elite Amateur Golf Series launches in 2024
The Southwestern Women’s Amateur will be a member of a new tournament series as part of its mission to align the top competitive amateur events in the United States. The Elite Amateur Golf Series has announced that five leading women’s amateur events representing over 345 years of conducting championships will form the Women’s Elite Amateur Golf...
Southwestern Women’s Amateur players to tee it up at the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach
The Southwestern Golf Association wishes good luck to Minori Nagano, Julia Misemer and Grace Summerhays, who are in the field at this week’s U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links. All finished in the top 20 of the 2023 Southwestern Women’s Amateur, with Nagano leading the way with a 5th place finish. Past participants...
Davis Bryant stays hot at the Northeast Amateur
Back-to-back Southwestern Amateur champion Davis Bryant continued his good play at the Northeast Amateur, shooting rounds of 67-70-64-68 to finish fourth at Wannamoisett Country Club. His score to par in the Southwestern and Northeast Amateurs is 29 under. Next stop for Bryant is the North & South Amateur at Pinehurst.
Sophie Zhang-Murphy flips the script, wins Southwestern Women’s Amateur
Sophia Zhang-Murphy (Saratoga, Calif.), a rising sophomore at Princeton University, shot a final-round 68, her fourth straight round in the 60s to win the Southwestern Women’s Amateur at Desert Mountain Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. For three rounds on the Cochise Course at Desert Mountain, as in the Men’s championship, the field looked up to a...
In final-round comeback, Davis Bryant repeats at 108th Southwestern Amateur
On the final day of the 108th Southwestern Amateur, Davis Bryant (Aurora, Colo. / Colorado State University) shot a 6-under 66 to come from five shots back and successfully defend his title at the Desert Mountain Club’s Cochise Course in Scottsdale, Ariz.. For three rounds and 13 holes on Saturday, the field looked up at Louisiana State...
Ashley Menne has third-straight high finish in Southwestern Women’s Amateur
Ashley Menne (Surprise, Ariz. / Arizona State University) shot rounds of 69-71-70-68 for a 10-under 278 total and a solo fourth-place finish in the Southwestern Women’s Amateur on the Cochise Course at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Ariz. It was Menne’s third straight high finish in the event, having previously finished T7 last year and T3...
Reagan Zibilski and Luke Haskew will try to go wire-to-wire at 108th Southwestern Amateur
After three rounds on the Cochise Course at Desert Mountain Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., Louisiana State University’s Luke Haskew (Baton Rouge, La.) and University of Arkansas’s Reagan Zibilski (Springfield, Mo.) lead the Men’s and Women’s divisions respectively, headed into the final round of the 108th Southwestern Amateur. Both Haskew and Zibilski have led each of the first three...