Eli Grant Wins Metropolitan Amateur Championship Eli Grant, the 34-year-old St. Louis native, who nailed a 25-foot birdie putt in near total darkness Thursday to finish with a 3-under 68, shot 72 in the second round and finished off the championship with a final round 75 to win by 1.
Eli Grant, the 34-year-old St. Louis native, who nailed a 25-foot birdie putt in near total darkness Thursday to finish with a 3-under 68, shot 72 in the second round and finished off the championship with a final round 75 to win by 1.
St. Louis, MO - July 16 - Amateur golf is said to be a young man's game. The summer is long, the weather is scorching hot and the competition fierce. The greens are firm and fast, most tournaments require the players to walk and the golf courses continue to get longer and longer. But yet, it's a 64 year old atop the leaderboard at the 2010 St. Louis District Golf Association Championship.
When I played Annbriar about a year ago with my uncle John, the first question he asked is why is such a beautiful course located way out here? (It is actually only 10 or 12 minutes from the JB Bridge) The answer is found on the Annbriar website, which tells the story of this course being built by the parents of Ann Nobbe, who met an untimely death in an auto crash in January of 1990. Ann always felt that her parent's farm would make a beautiful site for a golf course, so her parents built Annbriar in her memory. Her parents created a fitting tribute when they hired golf course architect Dr. Michael Hurdzan to design and build the magnificent Annbriar Golf Course.
Waterloo, Ill., mini-tour professional Collin Neeman fired a 4-under 66 to take a one-shot lead into Friday's second round of the 4th Metropolitan Open Championship at the Country Club of St. Albans.
Paul Azinger, Author of "Cracking the Code" - LISTEN (Part I) LISTEN (Part II)
Dustin and Curt react to their interview with
Zinger - LISTEN
Jim Grundberg of SeeMore Putters discusses Zach
Johnson and putter technology - LISTEN
The Back Nine - May 29
Dustin, Dave and Adam review the 24th Normandie Amateur Championship, Missouri Amateur Qualifying and PGA Tour Leaderboards - LISTEN
Mickelson misses the cut, Jason Day wins, Molder leads at Colonial - LISTEN
Dustin, Dave and Adam discuss Corey Pavin's comments about Tiger Woods and the Ryder Cup - LISTEN
The Bogeyman, Dan O'Neill, goes "On the Clock" - LISTEN
Lance Ringler, Golfweek, previews the NCAA Championship - LISTEN
Amanda Blumenhurst, LPGA Rookie, talks about life on the LPGA Tour - LISTEN
The Back Nine - May 15
Dr. Tobin Lingafelter of The Back and Neck Care Center discusses Tiger's Injury - LISTEN
Peggy Ference, Golf Digest Challenge Winner discusses her quest to break 100 at Pebble Beach - LISTEN
How likely is it that Peggy breaks 100 at Pebble Beach? - LISTEN
Dustin, Dave and Adam run down this week's scoreboards - LISTEN
8-time Major Champion and 4-time Missouri Amateur Champion, Tom Watson joins The Back Nine -LISTEN
Dustin, Dave and Adam react to what Tom Watson had to say - LISTEN
Heather Daly-Donofrio - LPGA Staff Member previews the upcoming LPGA State Farm Classic - LISTEN
NGA Hooters Tour Summary, MAGA Match Play - LISTEN
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