2013 Argentina Team member, Alejandro Tosti, continues his stellar amateur play by leading the inaugural Latin America Amateur, played at the Pilar Golf Club, Ruta Panamericanan, in Pilar, Buenos Aires. The 109-player filed has representatives from 28 countries with some of the best amateurs in the region. The champion of this event will receive: An...
Read MoreSpirit Players at the PGA
The final major of the season is the PGA Championship and this years competition will be contested at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. As 2014 is a Ryder Cup year, there is plenty of news stories surrounding this championship…from Tiger Woods (will he play or won’t he play?) to Rory McIlroy moving into the #1 spot in the World Golf...
Read More#TBT-Lexi Thompson
In our Throw-Back Thursday segment for The Spirit International, we bring you a short, post-interview segment from the 2009 Spirit International with Lexi Thompson. Lexi came back in 2011 to speak to the field and cheer on the USA team. She is a great example of a superstar talent that loves playing for her country. This week, The LPGA Tour and Caves...
Read MoreSpirit Players at The Porter Cup
One of the premiere amateur events on the schedule every year is the Porter Cup. Played at the historical Niagara Falls CC in Lewiston, NY, the Porter Cup started in 1959 and has been played in the summer months of July every year since. The list of champions is a prominent list of elite players: Phil Mickelson, David Duval, Scott Verplank, Booby Clampett...
Read MoreNiebrugge Ousted at USAPL
2013 Spirit Champion Jordan Niebrugge made it to the round of 32 in his defense of the USAPL, but was beaten by 18-year Doug Ghim, from Arlington Heights, IL—a future University of Texas product. It was a great match with an inspiring twist with Ghim’s father on the bag all week. More details in the article below from Adam Schupak. NEWTON, Kan....
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