50 years ago, Ritchie Miller established a match play competition for local junior golf players as a way of honoring his father, Charles R. Miller. Five decades later, the C.R. Miller Memorial Match Play Invitational has become one of Western Pennsylvania’s marquee...
It is a debate that has been active for decades, maybe even centuries. Match play vs. stroke play. There are merits on both sides and in the world of golf, most events would fall into the stroke play side. And maybe that’s what makes match play events special when...
Rocco Salvitti sees the tide rising in Western Pennsylvania. He’s undeniably a major part of it, but there’s plenty of company along for the ride, too. And that was blatantly apparent Tuesday at Chartiers Country Club. Salvitti, a rising sophomore at Notre Dame,...
PITTSBURGH — Two golden tickets were on the line Tuesday at Shannopin Country Club, and the fight for those tickets and the right to play in the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship did not disappoint. Following an eventful 18-hole Sectional Qualifying Round, West Virginia...
Aaron Didjunas knew he wanted to get off to a fast start on his home course Wednesday. But even he was a bit caught off guard by his early score. Didjunas, a rising sophomore at Elizabeth Forward High School, shot a 1-under 71, cruising to an overall victory and a...
Started in 1959, the WPGA Boys Championship has served as a premier competition for boys ages 15 and under in Western Pennsylvania. On Wednesday, youth golfers from around the region will compete for the 64th WPGA Boys Championship at Youghiogheny Country Club in...
