May 26, 2025Extra Holes

A Few Extra Holes2023 Photo with caption/creditClanton receives Ben Hogan Award as top collegianFlorida State junior Luke Clanton, the No. 1 player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, was selected as the 2025 recipient of the Ben Hogan Award honoring the top men’s Division I collegiate golfer. Clanton received the award at a dinner at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, ahead of the PGA Tour’s Charles Schwab Challenge. Earlier this spring, Clanton became the second golfer to earn a PGA Tour card through the PGA Tour University Accelerated program. He will be eligible to join the tour following this week’s NCAA Division I Men’s Championship. Clanton posted two runner-up finishes in PGA Tour events in 2024, the John Deere Classic and the RSM Classic, while also finishing fifth in the Wyndham Championship and T10 in the Rocket Mortgage Classic that year. Clanton became the first amateur since Jack Nicklaus in 1961 to record at least three top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour as an amateur in the same year. In all, he has made the cut in 10 of 13 PGA Tour starts. The Hialeah, Florida, resident won four college tournaments this season, including the recent NCAA Tallahassee Regional. READ MOREMurray, Hogan foundations team on mental-health initiatives The Grayson Murray Foundation will partner with the Ben Hogan Foundation to support those impacted by mental health challenges.The partnership includes a $20,000 donation to the Ben Hogan Resilience Program, a comprehensive initiative offering mental health support, academic resources and job training for children who have lost a parent to suicide.The Ben Hogan Foundation will also name an educational and support scholarship for Grayson Murray, the two-time PGA Tour winner who died by suicide last May after battling depression and alcoholism. READ MORETap-InsDavid Scott has been appointed honorary professional of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. READ MOREThe USGA has selected 24 students to participate in the Pathways Internship Program during the 125th U.S. Open Championship in June. The 10-day internship will be held on-site at Oakmont Country Club and throughout greater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. READ MORE Youth on Course, the nonprofit organization providing youth with access to opportunities through golf, announced the 2025 schedule for its 100 Hole Hike fundraising initiative, in which supporters will be challenged to complete 100 holes of golf in one day at six sites nationwide as well as virtually. Multiple hikes will be hosted by a prominent golf content creator to help amplify awareness. READ MORECompiled by Mike CullityCoverPicture ThisThe DivotIntl Callaway Elyte Hybrids 052625Locals experience Old Course for a pittanceIntl Callaway Elyte Irons 052625Kessler emphasizes trust as he takes LPGA reinsIntl Callaway Elyte Driver 052625Pic This 2Excerpt GGP+PING Putter 052625It's Your HonorIntl Callaway Elyte Fairway 052625Tour TalkExtra HolesR&ARange RatFootJoy 052625Tour Toe Stamp (P-G-S-L) available on select Vokey SM10 wedgesPXG adds Bat Attack ZT putter to its zero-torque linePeter Millar 052625DP World gamerPGA GamerGriffin starts hot, keeps cool at ColonialChampions Tour gamerLPGA gamerLPGA 052625Italian teen’s Brabazon triumph does team proudStatsMasthead