Washington Women’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur being held at Home Course

[caption id="attachment_4090563" align="alignright" width="540"] The Home Course[/caption] DuPont, Wash. - The Home Course in DuPont, Wash., will host the 32nd Washington Women’s Amateur and 16th Women’s Mid-Amateur Championships this week. This year marks the third time The Home Course has…

Return to the fold – Chris Babcock relishes his role as UW assistant coach

[caption id="attachment_4089103" align="alignright" width="2560"] Being a former UW player has allowed Babcock to easily relate to, and mentor, the current team players.[/caption] Two factors made University of Washington men’s assistant golf coach Chris Babcock dedicate his life to the game. …

Hogben aces playoff hole for walk-off victory in 39th Senior Men's Amateur; Jonson takes 18th Super Senior

[caption id="attachment_4080623" align="alignright" width="600"] Paul Hogben[/caption] Clarkston, Wash. - With a 127-yard hole-in-one to walk it off after three playoff holes, Paul Hogben of Seattle completed rounds of 74-72-70 to win the 39th Washington Senior Men’s Amateur Championship; while Richard Jonson,…

Austin Brown medals in first-ever U.S. Adaptive Open qualifying

[caption id="attachment_4068630" align="alignright" width="2560"] Austin Brown, who played on the Washington State University men’s golf team, will compete in his third U.S. Adaptive Open in July.[/caption] In advance of the 2025 U.S. Adaptive Open, the Pacific Northwest contributed to setting…

End of an Era: Mary Lou Mulflur steps down as Husky head coach

[caption id="attachment_4068318" align="alignright" width="2475"] Mary Lou Mulflur lent her services to the University of Washington Women's Golf team for over four decades. (David Gonzales/Icon SMI)[/caption] And so it is over. After 42 years as the head coach of the women’s…

Hitting from the Rough (and happily so): Beloved by the community, Lava Links is a wild ride

[caption id="attachment_4068216" align="alignright" width="1920"] The greens at Lava Links are called “grays,” and are all sand.[/caption] It’s not hard for the uninitiated to spot the differences between Lava Links Golf Course in Soap Lake, Wash., and most other 9-hole facilities…

U.S. Open Dreaming – Final Qualifying held at Wine Valley

[caption id="attachment_4066209" align="alignright" width="2560"] As cameras look on, Brady Calkins (pink-and-white shirt) tees off during Final U.S. Open Qualifying at Wine Valley Golf Club.[/caption] Part of the aura that surrounds the U.S. Open, this magnificent national championship, is that anyone…

Washington Senior and Super Senior Men’s Amateur Championships being held at Red Wolf

[caption id="attachment_4060466" align="alignright" width="2048"] Red Wolf Golf Club[/caption] Clarkston, Wash. – The 39th Washington Senior Men’s Amateur and 18th Super Senior Men’s Amateur Championships will be held concurrently this week at Red Wolf Golf Club in Clarkston, Wash. The championships…

Boatwright Summit – a trip back in time, and forward to the future

[caption id="attachment_4058538" align="alignright" width="2560"] USGA CEO Mike Whan speaks to the class of the 2025 Boatwright Intern Summit at the United States Golf Association in Liberty Corner, N.J. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Copyright USGA/Jason E. Miczek)[/caption] Nestled within central…

Looking Back: It’s been 10 years since the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay

[caption id="attachment_4057368" align="alignright" width="2560"] Remember this? The grandstands surrounding the 18th green at Chambers Bay during the 2015 U.S. Open. The size of the crowds was so epic, the USGA still, 10 years later, uses photos of this gallery on…