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Donegan 'hitting good golf shots' at U.S. Amateur

Niall Shiels Donegan, a Scot who grew up in Mill Valley, reflected after advancing to the U.S. Amateur in front of a large, ...
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The ‘switch’ that has hometown hero charging into U.S. Amateur semifinals

This week in the U.S. Amateur, Niall Shiels Donegan is having the most fun he has ever had on the course. Well, of course he ...

Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach denied in U.S. Amateur quarterfinals 1-up by Eric Lee

Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach had to play another veteran of college golf in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur on ...

Niall Shiels Donegan, backed by vocal gallery, advances to U.S. Amateur semifinals

Niall Shiels Donegan, the Scot who grew up in nearby Mill Valley, advanced to the U.S. Amateur semifinals Friday at The ...

For a decade, Pasadena has put amateur boxing at center stage, building ‘champions of life’

The Centennial Square Boxing Show at City Hall has drawn a crowd every August, with local boxers and their supporters ...

With all of Mill Valley behind him, Niall Shiels-Donegan’s electric U.S. Amateur run continues

Shiels-Donegan, born in Scotland but raised in the Bay Area, beat medalist Preston Stout in front of a raucous sea of support ...

Isabel Brozena wins Massachusetts Women’s Amateur, 2 up, over top-seeded Shannon Johnson

Isabel Brozena’s drive on the 18th hole leaked right, landing in the fairway bunker. From a little more than 130 yards, ...
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Surrounded by hometown fan club, Niall Shiels Donegan delivers all-time post-round interview after U.S. Amateur upset

Surprisingly, the best gallery in golf this week isn’t at BMW Championship or LIV Golf Indianapolis—the penultimate events of ...
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The U.S. Amateur is a looong week. Here are the recovery strategies players are using to survive and advance—and you could use, too

The two players who make it to the championship match at The Olympic Club will have played nine competitive rounds in seven ...
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Turned down by colleges, this D-III golfer is proving everyone wrong at the U.S. Amateur

Abdo, who was adopted from Lebanon and grew up in Minnesota, started hitting golf balls at age 3 but didn’t start playing ...

John Daly II, son of the 2-time major champion, advances to quarterfinals of US Amateur

John Daly II and Niall Shiels Donegan each won two matches Thursday at The Olympic Club to advance to the U.S. Amateur ...

Buddy Marucci, chairman of BMW Championship, is a renowned amateur golfer

George “Buddy” Marucci Jr., an accomplished amateur golfer, serves as chairman of the BMW Championship on behalf of Caves ...