Words by Dr Darragh Garrahy With the bulk of the Amateur season now behind us, notably including the Lytham Trophy, the St Andrews Links, The Amateur Championship, the European Amateur Championship, and last week's South of Ireland at Lahinch itself, the jostling for position on the Great Britain & Irish Walker Cup team is reaching a crescendo. A large majority of the team will no doubt pick themselves based on form, experience and a sprinkling of data that will help Dean Robertson and his selectors put their best foot forward at [...]

AMATEUR HOUR BY HUGO CORNELL Table of Contents AMATEUR HOUR Following on from Nelly Korda’s now iconic lip-in at Riviera CC last weekend during the U.S Open, all eyes remained fixed on the West Coast for another storied, albeit different event. The U.S.G.A are decamping themselves to the iconic Bel Air Country Club for the 44th playing of the Curtis Cup. Great Britain and Ireland take on the United States of America in three days of high intensity matches. It is contested over two foursomes and fourball [...]

THE MASTERS SILVER CUP WORDS BY HUGO CORNELL The 2026 Masters marks a continuing of a unique tradition and connection between amateur and professional golf that has been going on at the tournament since its inception in 1934. Since then, the stars of tomorrow have had the chance to play with the world’s best professional golfers and fabled heroes of yesteryear in pursuit of becoming a ‘Masters Champion’. The history of amateur golf at Augusta National began with co-Founder Bobby Jones, the greatest amateur in the sport’s history. Honouring amateur golf has always been seen as [...]