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Golfweek Amateur Tour, Senior Amateur Tour add Srixon as partner

The Golfweek Amateur Tour has firmly established itself as a platform for amateur golfers of all skill levels and ages.

The Golfweek Amateur Tour and Senior Amateur Tour have announced a new partnership with Srixon as the Official OEM partner for both Tours. This collaboration aims to provide Golfweek and Senior Amateur Tour members with the unique opportunity to experience Srixon’s award-winning products, including their premium clubs, balls, and gear trusted by the world’s best players.

“It’s a tremendous honor to be the Official OEM partner for these Tours,” says Mike Powell, president and COO of Srixon. “We love the concept of amateurs being able to enjoy the competitive spirit of the game, just like the best players in the world. We believe this partnership will greatly benefit the golfing community and contribute to the growth of the sport.”

With over 6,450 members nationwide, the Golfweek Amateur Tour has firmly established itself as a platform for amateur golfers of all skill levels and ages. Offering over 775 tournaments annually, the Tour provides a competitive, yet friendly environment for golf enthusiasts to compete for trophies and prizes via flighted, stroke play tournaments.

Similarly, the Senior Amateur Tour, open to individuals aged 50 and above starting October 1, 2024, boasts a membership of over 2,400 individuals who participate in over 350 tournaments each year.

Both Amateur Golf Tours offer events at premiere locations, including Regionals, and utilize live/online scoring to enhance the overall experience for participants. The pinnacle of the season is at the year-end National Championship Tournament, where the combined field of 1,245 competitors, including 791 Golfweek Amateur Tour members and 434 Senior Amateur Tour members, battled it out over nine courses in a thrilling five-day event last October.

The Tour’s tagline “Where Amateurs play like the Pros,” comes to life during this special event, as golfers from all walks of life compete.

This year, the experience will be further enhanced by the presence of Srixon, which will have representatives on-site at the 2024 National Championships to showcase their exceptional range of products and explain the meaning behind their philosophy.

“Loving the game is what drives you to compete at your best, and what’s driven us to create state-of-the-art equipment for 130 years of athletes just like you,” said Dennis McCormac, president of both the Golfweek Amateur Tour and the Senior Amateur Tour. “We’re excited to kick off the 30th anniversary of the Golfweek Amateur Tour and the 26th season of the Senior Amateur Tour with the introduction of Srixon as our Tours’ official OEM. This partnership enriches the overall Tour experience, provides members with added benefits, and offers opportunities for our members to enhance every facet of their game.”

Moving day sees new leaders at 2022 Golfweek Senior Tournament of Champions

Top senior amateurs from across the country made their move towards claiming a crown at the 2022 Golfweek Senior Tournament of Champions.

Moving day commenced Thursday at PGA National.

Top senior amateur players from across the country made their move towards claiming a crown at the 2022 Golfweek Senior Tournament of Champions.

After sleeping on the solo lead following an opening 1 under 71, Andy Hydorn is joined atop the senior division leaderboard by Ken Kinkopf. The duo is trending in opposite directions as Hydorn fell four shots off the pace he set Thursday. Kinkopf is playing steady with back-to-back rounds of 73.

The pair lead the senior division by two shots. Greg Goode rounds out the podium at 4 over with a trio of golfers in the wings at 5 over.

Following up an impressive opening round, super senior Steve Humphrey looks to put a bow on a near-perfect tournament in Friday’s final round. The Ocala, Florida, native continues to extend his lead over not just the super senior field, but the entire tournament. 

Humphrey doubled down with a pair of 70s to open the tournament and a 14-shot lead in the super senior division. With 11 birdies on the week, it won’t be a matter of if Humphrey will take home the super senior crown, but by how many.

More theater will be had in the legend and super legend age divisions with both still yet to be settled. Legend Joseph Gilmore slid past Round 1 leader Don Donatoni with rounds of 72 and 75. At 3 over for the week, he commands a five-shot lead over Donatoni. Sam Robinson and John Osborne are tied for third at 10 over par.

Super legend Frank Polizzi will have plenty in pursuit come Friday’s final round. At 11 over, Polizzi holds onto a one-stroke lead with Jim DuBois and first-round co-leader Joel Hirsch lurking at 12 over.

Four champions will be crowned with player of the year points doled out to all finishers. 

If you think you have what it takes to challenge some of the best senior amateur golfers on the best courses around the country and even the globe, check out the 2023 Golfweek amateur schedule here. The race for the 2023 Golfweek Player of the Year is right around the corner.

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Watch this: Using only a putter, man wins Arizona amateur event

Anthony Griggs won a Golfweek Amateur Tour D Flight event at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Arizona with just a putter.

Traveling with a full set of clubs isn’t much of a hassle for Anthony Griggs.

One of the newer members of the Golfweek Amateur Tour, Griggs posted a round of 84 to capture the D Flight during a recent event played at Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Arizona.

But that’s just half the story.

After the round, a member of Griggs’ group insisted he’d just seen the most incredible thing he’d ever witnessed on a golf course.

Griggs, who will turn 61 on May 19, played the entire round with just a putter. Tees, fairways, bunkers and, of course, greens — Griggs only used one trusty club.

An Army veteran originally from Gary, Indiana, Griggs moved to Arizona in 2001 and now makes his home in Mesa. He has played throughout Arizona, including at the Waste Management Pre-Qualifier and the 2018 Kadima Ventures Pro-Am.

And Griggs, who drives the ball more than 200 yards off the tee, does it all with just the one club.

After becoming a pretty good traditional player, Griggs got bored with the game and an acquaintance suggested that if he wanted to challenge himself again, he should play with just a putter. While practicing on the range, he decided to give it a try and found that with some trial and error he could hit the ball pretty well.

He’s been using only a putter on the course ever since.

Anthony Griggs won the D Flight of a Phoenix-area event using just a putter. (Submitted photo)

Originally, Griggs used a Scotty Cameron putter, but it broke while he was preparing for the tournament.

No problem — he went to a nearby Goodwill and bought an old Wilson Staff putter for $2.99. That’s the lone club he used to win the Phoenix-area event as he beat Angelo Faux by six strokes to claim the crown.

Along with his do-it-all partner, friend, sometimes caddie and manager Larry Vinson, Griggs has been working to improve on this incredible idea for roughly four years.

His reward for winning the D Flight at Wild Horse Pass? Griggs will be promoted to B Flight for the next event.

Gabe Garcia is the director of Phoenix and Tucson tours for the Golfweek Amateur Tour.

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