Bellerive Country Club has hosted it's share of major championships. As recently as last year, the world's top players converged on the Robert Trent Jones design to contest the 2008 BMW Championship. This week, the area's top amateur golfers will walk the fairways and greens of one of the St. Louis metro's most treasured layouts.

July 27 - The Country Club of The Legends - Zach Barlow and Scott Langley of the University of Illinois Men's Golf team share the first round lead at the 2009 United States Amateur Qualifying being played at The Country Club of the Legends in Eureka, MO. Andrew Floyd of Milan, TN finishes out the trio at 2-under par.

Crancer jumped out to a solid start in the 2009 STLDGA Men's Championship on Wednesday with a 2 under par, 70. He followed his 2 under par first round with a 7 over, 79 to earn a spot in the 16 player match play field on Friday. Conventional wisdom would have had Crancer's run in this year's championship ending right there as he would face a veteran Match Play competitor in David Lucks in his first round match. But if it wasn't a home course advantage, it was Crancer's youth that prevailed 3&2 over Lucks.

In early August, St. Louis golf fans are going to have the opportunity to enjoy watching the top amateur golfers in the Women's game at Old Warson Country Club. If you've never had the chance to experience firsthand the quality of play on display at a USGA National Championship, you don't want to miss this opportunity.

July 11 - Country Club of St. Albans - You've heard the saying, horses for courses? Well consider the Country Club of St. Albans one of Scott Langley's favorite tracks. Langley captured his second consecutive Metropolitan Open Championship on Saturday by a 3 shot margin over St. Louis' John Kelly.