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...
It was a strong spring golf season for several local players at their respective colleges. Throughout the country, Western Pennsylvanians took home Division I conference accolades and achieved great heights on the course this spring. At Bradley University,...
Tim Peters saw an opportunity to improve his golf career and made a considerable jump. The readily available home cooking was merely a nice bonus. Peters, a standout Western Pennsylvania amateur player from State College, transferred from NCAA Division II...
