Whether frozen or not, precipitation — and massive amounts of it — became the biggest challenge for the region’s golf courses and their superintendents in 2026. From large amounts of snow that sat on courses for extended periods of time in the winter to one of...
Jamin Brock is one of the top high school golfers in the region, having clinched a spot in the PIAA Class AA state tournament a year ago. But Brock — like so many others — didn’t have a deep-seated interest in playing the game competitively until just a few...
Reaching match play at a USGA national championship is a significant accomplishment for any golfer. Western Pennsylvania, over the last two weeks, has had two players do just that. Nico Ward, a rising junior at West Allegheny High School, posted an impressive...
In late 2024, Joe Loughran stood on the Old Course at St Andrews, just feet from the iconic Swilcan Bridge — one of golf’s most recognizable landmarks. But the Western Pennsylvania author wasn’t chasing a souvenir moment or photo op. He was standing where centuries of...
As the game of golf continues to blossom in all avenues of emerging media, the opportunity for those entities to give back grows, as well. That was evident earlier this month, when the ultra-popular No Laying Up Podcast awarded its first-ever scholarship in...
Two Western Pennsylvanians played in last week’s 126th U.S. Open. A pair of professionals, Neal Shipley and Jake Sollon, qualified for the national championship at Shinnecock Hills in New York. Shipley, who appeared in his second U.S. Open, returned after...
