Buddy Marucci

Paul Simson won the USGA Senior Amateur Championship on Thursday, beating stroke-play medalist Pat Tallent 2 and 1 to become the first player to win the event and the British Seniors Open Amateur Championship and Canadian Men's Senior in the same year.The 59-year-old Simson, from Raleigh, N.C., was 4-up after nine holes at Lake Nona and ended the match with a halve for par on the par-3 17th."There's nothing like a USGA championship," Simson said. "The British Seniors are very special to me...Read Full Story

Updated: September 10, 2011, 21:27 Share on Facebook Tweet This Digg This Share on Reddit Share on StumbleUpon Share on Imagine Sports Email to a Friend Cancel Send to a friend MANAKIN-SABOT, Va. (AP) Mark Bemowski shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead after the first round of stroke-play qualifying in the USGA Senior Amateur Championship at Kinloch Golf Club.The 65-year-old Bemowski, from Mukwonago, Wis., won the event in 2004. He's...Read Full Story

Updated: September 10, 2009, 18:26 PHILADELPHIA(AP) Ben Hogan and Bobby Jones left their mark at Merion Golf Club's East Course. Now, a member of the venerable club will try to add to its legacy.George "Buddy'' Marucci Jr. will lead the two-time defending champion U.S. team against Great Britain and Ireland in the 42nd Walker Cup this weekend in suburban Philadelphia.Marucci also was in charge of the U.S. team in 2007, when the Americans pulled off a dramatic 12 1/2-11 1/2 victory at...Read Full Story

Updated: September 13, 2009, 18:33 ARDMORE, Pa.(AP) The United States won its third straight Walker Cup on Sunday, taking five singles matches and halving another for a 16 1/2-9 1/2 victory over Great Britain and Ireland at Merion Golf Club.Americans Ricky Fowler and Peter Uihlein won all four of their weekend matches, and Cameron Tringale won in an 8-and-6 romp in the third-largest winning margin by a U.S. player in singles.Fowler's victory punctuated a solid amateur career. Tringale's...Read Full Story

ORLANDO, Fla. – Paul Simson won the USGA Senior Amateur Championship on Thursday, beating stroke-play medalist Pat Tallent 2 and 1 to become the first player to win the event and the British Seniors Open Amateur Championship and Canadian Men's Senior in the same year.Read Full Story