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| Greaser in SemiFinals Today at US Amateur |
For the second time this Summer, Austin Greaser is in the Semifinals of a very prestigious Amateur Championship. The first being the Western Amateur (Watch His Matches) where he lost to the eventual champion, Michael Thorbjomsen in a tightly contested match 2 up. This time it's the 121st US Amateur being contested this week at Oakmont CC. His 139, 1 under par Stroke Play Qualifying Score, got him easily inside the Top 64 to qualify him as the 24th seed for Match Play in the 312-player field. The sister course for the stroke play qualifying rounds was the Longue Vue Club just down the Allegheny from Oakmont, northeast of Pittsburgh. For More
Watch his Match Today On Golf Channel at 3pm and NBC at 4pm |
| Qualifiers at Walnut Grove Wins US Women's Amateur |
With a round of -2, 70 at Walnut Grove CC on Thursday, July 8th, Jensen Castle, tied for the 4th of just 6 positions in the US Women's Amateur Qualifier, missing a three-person playoff by just a shot. She started her round on that hot steamy day by making bogey's on the 5th and 7th holes before turning it on by birding 8, 12, 13 and 16 to bring it inside the qualifying number by just one shot. Once she reached the US Women's Amateur at Westchester CC just outside of New York City her first round of 79 left her outside of the number to make the match play field (The Low 64 reach Match Play). Her second round score of 71, brought her into a tie for 63rd position with 11other golfers, one of them being Marissa Wenzler, from Centerville, this year's Western Women's Amateur Champion. To make Match Play she was going to have to survive a 12 for 2 playoff. For More |
| Trivia Question: Has there ever been anyone from the Miami Valley who has won the US Amateur? Answer on the Bottom. |
| Masters at Sugar Valley on Monday |
The 3rd Event of the Season is this Monday at Sugar Valley Golf Course and gets underway with a 1pm shotgun. There is no lunch prior and Dinner is included after play with your entry. For More |
| Over the Top |
| By Dr. Nick Curry |
Over-the-Top is perhaps the most common swing characteristic among high handicap golfers. It usually occurs because of overuse or over-dominance of the upper body during the downswing. As a result, the club is thrown outside of the intended swing plane, with the club head approaching the ball in an out-to-in motion. This creates a pull if the clubface is square or a slice if the clubface is open. This can create a lot of issues if your “misses” are potentially going in two different directions. To Read More |
| Dr. Nick Curry is a chiropractor that is also certified through the highly esteemed Titleist Performance Institute as a medical, fitness, and junior golf wellness professional. He is the owner of Integrative Health and Sports Performance in Bellbrook and serves at the Team Chiropractor to Wright State and Miami Universities. To Visit their Website |
| Mid Am /Senior Metropolitan |
 The 2021 Mid Amateur and Senior Metro is taking place at Troy Country Club on September 9th and 10th. The format of this year's championship is 36-holes of stroke-play. Divisions of Play: - Mid Amateur - Ages 25-49
- Senior Metropolitan Divisions - Ages 50-64, 65-74, and 75+.
Entry Deadline - 11:59p.m., Friday, September 3rd. For practice rounds, contact Troy Country Club at (937)335-1328. For More Information |
| Rules of Golf Question: True or False - You can change your Golf Ball when taking relief. (Answer at Bottom) |
| MVTI is September 23rd |
 The annual Miami Valley Team Invitational, founded in 1994 by David McSemek, as an event at the end of the season to determine who had the best playing club that year.
This year's invitational is taking place on September 23rd at The Country Club of the North. The format of this year's invitational includes teams of 8 players from each club in this 27-hole event. Play includes 9 holes of Best Ball, 9 holes of Alternate Shot, and 9 holes of Singles. At conclusion, the winner will be decided by the lowest aggregate score from all 3 competitions. At the most resent invitational in 2019, it was NCR Country Club who was victorious, beating Country Club of the North by 10 strokes.
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Ohio Golf Journal for August Items in this edition... - Should Golf really be an Olympic Sport
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Trivia Question: Has there ever been anyone from the Miami Valley who has won the US Amateur? Answer on the Bottom.
Answer: No, the closest we believe to our area was when Cincinnatian, Johnny Fischer won the 1937 US Amateur at The Garden City Golf Club is 1936 |
Rules of Golf Question: True or False - You can change your Golf Ball when taking relief.
Answer: True. You can use your original ball or another ball when taking either free or penalty relief. |
