MADISON — In three short years, tournament host Steve Stricker and his team at the American Family Insurance Championship have built a PGA Tour Champions event recognized among many people for many reasons.
MADISON — A second. A third. A fifth. Two sevenths.
MADISON -- Jerry Kelly turned out to be the main event Friday during the opening round of the fourth annual American Family Insurance Championship, thanks to a swing thought from the opening act — .38 Special.
MILWAUKEE — Jacob Beckman collected the first of his Wisconsin PGA Junior Chamionships winnings Tuesday at Dretzka Park Golf Course, packed his stuff in the car and drove a few miles away with the hope of collecting more.
MILWAUKEE — Every golfer, it seems, has his or her tale of resiliency and it was a day to tell them Wednesday at the Wisconsin PGA Junior Championship after what Brookfield's Claire Purtell did between the fourth and fifth holes at Brown Deer Park Golf Course.
SHOREWOOD HILLS — It wasn't until a long day of birdies and banter had come to an end Monday that Peter Webb realized the magnitude of his repeat victory at the Balance & Believe Invitational at Blackhawk Country Club.
Gary D'Amato and Rob Hernandez of Wisconsin.Golf break down Gary Woodland's victory at the U.S. Open, Osceola native Charlie Danielson's memorable week at Pebble Beach Golf Links and a busy week on the Wisconsin golf calendar before looking ahead to this week's American Family Insurance Cham…
TOWN OF ROME — There are a lot of tomorrows in Piercen Hunt's life, not to mention his golf schedule, but the Hartland golfer insists the one that went so well Tuesday wasn't motivated by the one that did not seven days earlier.
Wisconsin.Golf's Gary D'Amato & Rob Hernandez look back at WIAA state boys golf tournament, look ahead to U.S. Open and a crowded state golf calendar
Gary D'Amato and Rob Hernandez of Wisconsin.golf look at another near-victory for Madison golfer Jerry Kelly on the PGA Tour Champions, another top-10 finish for Charlie Danielson in Canada, a solid showing by Madison's Steve Stricker at The Memorial, more steady play from Jordan Niebrugge on the Web.com Tour and a 20-hole victory by Joe DuChateau and Thomas Wettstein at the WSGA State Bestball (Four-Ball) Championship before turning their attention to some great storylines at this week's WIAA state boys golf tournament.
Neil Johnson slept well Thursday night.
Round of the week
Charlie Danielson's comeback efforts from knee surgery hit such a significant milestone Monday that the Osceola native rewarded himself with a week at the beach next month — Pebble Beach, that is.
Gary & Rob break down Steve Stricker's victory at the Regions Tradition, take a look at NCAA Division I men's golf regionals, look ahead to NCAA Division III men's and women's golf championship, U.S. Open local qualifying & more
Sand Valley's addition to the Wisconsin golf landscape has created a buzz far and wide since its first 18 holes opened two years ago, but the world-class golf resort south of Wisconsin Rapids took it one step further this month.
Rachel Kauflin saw a lot of familiar faces along the recruiting trail.
No Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference school has ever won the NCAA Division III women's golf championship.
Gary D'Amato and Rob Hernandez look back at the highs and lows of a big college golf weekend as Marquette wins the Big East and Wisconsin finishes last in the Big Ten. Plus, they talk about things they like and that they'd fix in college golf
Amid the ashes of a season that ended Sunday amid bitter disappointment with a last-place showing at the Big Ten Conference Championship, University of Wisconsin men's golf coach Michael Burcin tried to find positives from his team's entire body of work during the 2018-19 season before focus…
Jeff Kaiser isn't normally the kind of golfer whose emotions get trotted out for public consumption.
On this week's podcast, Wisconsin.Golf's Gary D'Amato & Rob Hernandez look at Jerry Kelly's runner-up finish on PGA Tour Champions, offer a Neil Johnson/Charlie Danielson update & talk college golf
As fortuitous as the timing of Tuesday's announcement informing golf fans of the process for scoring tickets to the 2020 Ryder Cup may have seemed, given the boost the game — and event — received over the weekend from one Tiger Woods, Jason Mengel insists interest in the biennial matches com…
Kirk Triplett and Fred Couples have tried and failed. Will Scott McCarron be the first golfer to successfully defend his title at the American Family Insurance Championship at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison?
Tiger Woods vaulted to the top of the 2020 U.S. Ryder Cup points standings Sunday with his Masters Tournament victory.
Gary D'Amato and Rob Hernandez of Wisconsin.Golf reflect on a historic Masters Tournament and what Tiger Woods' improbable victory means.
There aren't many rounds of left in Jordan Hahn's college golf career.
For the second year in a row, winter has chosen to linger in parts of Wisconsin with as much as 10 inches of snow falling over a band from northwest Wisconsin through the central part of the state with golf courses throughout Wisconsin staying closed for at least another day.
When Gabby Curtis eliminated the professional ranks as her next step in golf last fall, the former University of Wisconsin golfer began the search for other ways to stay involved in the game.
This might be the most exciting day of the year in Wisconsin junior golf.
Sarah Busey treats fist pumps like many of us treat formal attire. She only breaks them out for special occasions.
Two of the top four teams at the 2018 WIAA Division 1 state tournament — eventual state champion Kettle Moraine and Brookfield Central — came from the same sectional and that statistic may not change in 2019, even though the Lasers will try to defend their state title via a different tournam…
BEAUMONT, California — A two-putt birdie on the 16th hole and a dazzling purple sunset in the distance as she putted out on the 18th green under the glow of a portable spotlight were about the only things worth remembering from Lexi Harkins' back-nine odyssey Saturday that turned the second …
RANCHO MIRAGE, California — In actual distance, it's 1,861 miles from the first tee at River Falls Golf Club to the first tee at The S at Rancho Mirage.
The Morgan Stanley Wisconsin State Open golf tournament will be significantly bigger in 2019.
Even the most passionate Wisconsin golf fans might not be familiar with rising stars like Ruixin Liu, Dottie Ardina, Pavarisa Yoktuan, Elizabeth Szokol, Linnea Strom, Stephanie Meadow, Kendall Dye, Charlotte Thomas or Dana Finkelstein.
Taylor McCorkle made Friday a day to remember during the final round of the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational.
Clayton Tribus can't wait for the Furman Invitational.
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From an 18 to a hole-in-one, Brookfield golfer Claire Purtell's bounce-back skill was second-to-none on a day of resiliency at WPGA Junior Championship
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Milwaukee Magazine: Four of Wisconsin's most memorable golf holes
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La Crosse Tribune: Groundbreaking held for Tomah VA golf course
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Janesville Gazette: 5,000 golf balls spill onto Janesville highway
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Fennimore: Report says Southwest Tech in talks to acquire nine-hole Hickory Gove GC for golf, culinary instruction
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@WisDotGolf's Top 18 of '18: No. 2 | Three victories on PGA Tour Champions make 2018 way above average for Madison's Steve Stricker
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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Oconomowoc wants to buy a portion of the Paganica Golf Course to extend Thackeray Trail
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Nekoosa: Golf magazine adds Sand Box at Sand Valley to Best New Course honors
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BizTimes.com: PGA plans additional hospitality structure for 2020 Ryder Cup after units sell out
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WLIF-West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue golfer meets Green Bay man who gifted her an education
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WSAW-Wausau: Wisconsin Rapids man played golf with Pres. George H.W. Bush on 9/11
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Nekoosa: Mammoth Dunes at Sand Valley Resort runner-up to Streamsong as 2018 Best New Course
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Golf Digest: Streamsong Black edges out Sand Valley's Mammoth Dunes for Best New Course of 2018
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Wisconsin State Journal: Golf pro lawsuit ends up costing Madison more than $1.2 million
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Superior Telegram: UW-Superior removes Roger Plachta as softball, women's golf coach
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Opponents of Kohler golf course claim Wisconsin DNR caved to political pressure
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From an 18 to a hole-in-one, Brookfield golfer Claire Purtell's bounce-back skill was second-to-none on a day of resiliency at WPGA Junior Championship
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Third-round 77 doesn't begin to tell the story as Charlie Danielson of Osceola plays alongside Phil Mickelson at U.S. Open
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Rob Hernandez: Balance & Believe Invitational champ Peter Webb chips in with birdies while Blackhawk CC members, others donate $7,500 on behalf of one of their own
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Hartland's Piercen Hunt becomes first Wisconsin golfer since 1989 to add his name to list of Western Junior champions with wire-to-wire victory at Rich Harvest Farms
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Gary D'Amato: Jack Nicklaus brings the already successful Celebrity Foursome at the AmFam Championship to a new level
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For Charlie Danielson of Osceola, the U.S. Open was validation that he can play at golf's highest level
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Gary D'Amato: Some players swear by it and others are unsure, but CBD is here to stay on the PGA Tour Champions
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'Pretty crazy' day begins with Middleton's Jacob Beckman staying in hunt at WPGA Junior Championship, ends with him on top after older golfers stumble late in the day
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On top of (Sentry)World, Green Bay golfer Jo Baranczyk thrilled to earn chance to represent Wisconsin at U.S. Girls Junior Championship in Stevens Point
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AmFam Championship Report Card: Friday's highlights, lowlights from University Ridge GC
