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2022 Curtis Cup: Team USA retains cup

“To stimulate friendly rivalry among the women golfers of many lands.”
That’s the essence of the Curtis Cup, donated over a century ago by sisters Margaret and Harriot Curtis. All one had to witness was the first-tee exit by Caley McGinty and Rachel Kuehn. After hitting the fairway with their drives, the opponents chatted all two hundred-fifty yards to their approach shots. If that wasn’t enough, how about Rachel Heck and Megha Ganne, teammates, signing autographs for little fans just seconds before they were introduced? The Curtis sisters are smiling from their place in the afterlife. The tradition they established in 1905 is alive and well, on both sides of the Atlantic.
The Singles Matches
Needing only a point and half to retain the cup, following two days of partner matches, Team USA had every right to be confident heading into day three. If you missed how we arrived at this point, you can check out day one and check out day two coverage by clicking those links. Team GBI would not go away quietly, but they needed more horsepower than they brought to Merion.
The Sunday Singles were originally slated to begin around two pm, to take advantage of some primer afternoon television coverage. A wretched weather report compelled a move to a 7:30 start, but at that hour, the rain and the lightning were still in the neighborhood. After three postponements, the first match teed off at 11:15, and to their credit, the 16 ladies sped around the course in record time.
The Blowouts
Rose Zhang and Emilia Migliaccio won their matches on the 13th green, while Emily Price earned the sole GBI point on the 15th green. Zhang led off the day for the Red, White, and Blue, and delivered a series of jabs and uppercuts to Louise Duncan of the Blue and White. Duncan made birdie at the first, but Zhang matched it. The world number one played three-under par golf through 13 holes, and never allowed Duncan to win a single hole. In match six, a similar thing took place. Emilia Migliaccio of the host squad won six holes from, and lost none to, the visitors’ Annabell Fuller. Nearly as precise as Zhang, Migliaccio stood minus-two when the match ended. Team GBI needed Team USA to encounter its share of difficulty, but it did not come to pass.
The bright spot for the losing side was the one match that Team USA didn’t want to lose. Amari Avery came in to the final day with a spotless, 4-0 record. Only three other golfers in the history of the matches had gone 5-0, and none had done so as rookies. Avery came out tentative, and Emily Price was the last golfer she needed to face with that sort of game. Price was two-under par through their 15 holes, and that was enough to deny Avery a fifth point on the week.
The nail-biters
One match ended on the home green, while four others concluded on the penultimate hole. Latanna Stone fought back from a two-hole deficit with six to play. Her opponent, Charlotte Heath, had suffered her share of heartbreak over the previous two days. Despite Stone’s rally, the pair reached the 18th tee all square. Heath made par, but it wasn’t enough. Stone drained a birdie putt at the end of Hogan’s Alley, and won the match outright for the home squad.
Of the four matches that ended at the 17th green, only Megha Ganne won the hole to jump from one up to 2 & 1. Ganne’s par on the extraordinary par-three hole took down a determined Amelia Williamson. Earlier in the day, matches two, three, and four ended on the same putting surface. Rachel Kuehn, Rachel Heck, and Jensen Castle all brought down their opponents (Caley McGinty, Lauren Walsh, and Hannah Darling, respectively) at the green submerged in the famous Merion quarry.
Top Ten Moments of the Week
For the second consecutive, stateside match, Team USA was much stronger than Team GBI. Unlike Quaker Ridge in 2018, Team GBI put up a better fight, and deserved a closer result than 15.5-4.5. Beyond the actual golf, there were a number of memorable moments that I’ll take away from Merion. In no particular order, they were
- Amy Morton’s smile. Morton is one of the USGA staffers, and she greeted us every day with a smile. She was always available to shuttle the pundits to the bus stop or the feed bag. Thank you, Amy!
- Julia Pine’s calm. Pine is the director of communications for the USGA, and she never failed to send results, perspective, and the occasional reference from Greek mythology. Like Morton, she supported the journalists and allowed us ease in doing our jobs
- The Pizza Moment. Simply put, Hannah Darling raced from the 16th tee to the media center for a pit stop and a slice of pizza. She raced back to the fairway, in time to hit her team’s approach over the quarry AND make her partner (Annabell Fuller) jealous. During a post-round interview, Darling gave complete permission to make the Pizza Moment on the record
- The Food. Somehow, the USGA negotiated clubhouse access for the scribes. In a word: delicious. In another word: ample. Breakfast and lunch were a delight. There was no dinner, but the USGA staff took care of us. The aforementioned pizza, unlimited soft pretzels, I’ll never be the same
- The Volunteers. In 2009, when I attended the Walker Cup at Merion, media parking was across Cobb’s Creek from the 12th green. It was about a 100-yard stroll to the course. This year, we were re-assigned to nearby Haverford College. I took the bus each day but, in hindsight, could have walked over. Alas. The drivers were patient and gentle. The marshals were well-trained, with the proper amount of intensity. The servers and other staff were polite and gracious. Merion was the essence of a well-oiled machine
- The Swag. You get some freebies, in addition to the food, in the media center. I now have a deck of Curtis Cup trading cards, three Cup-logoed Taylor Made golf balls, and a bunch of pins. If you’ve ever been a kid, you never get over being a kid who loves free swag
- The walkabouts. They say that golf courses are never as flat as they appear on television. If Merion appears even remotely flat, it’s not. You have to respect ladies who walk 36 holes of matches for two days, bracketed by a practice round and a singles match. You have to request caddies who do the same, while carrying a fetching but heavy, golf bag. When you are off by yourself, for a morning or evening stroll with only a camera, it’s bliss
- The banter. As an infrequent resident of the media center, I try to keep a low profile. I listen to the wizened and grizzled reporters for whom this is their livelihood. They drop gems and pearls of wisdom like a bunny drops Easter eggs. I’m grateful to continue learning from them
- Wake Forest. In this particular Curtis Cup, 1 GBI and 2 USA team members attended (and played for) my college alma mater. Many fans had a connection to the school, and associate Women’s head coach Ryan Potter was resplendent in old gold and black. It was a great week to be a Deac.
- Hugh Wilson. Alive on this Earth for 46 years, Hugh Wilson laid down the Merion Golf Club’s two courses. His resume includes just three other courses, along with input on a few other, well-known tracts of golfing land. Wilson took only the land that he needed for the East course, and what he created is eternal. From the 1954 Curtis Cup to 2022, to the 2034 and 2046 Women’s Open championships, Merion will provide a venue for the finest female golfers of the day to shine and take their place in history.
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Tour Rundown: Bend, but don’t break

I’m going to gush in this intro paragraph, to get the emo stuff done early. I’ve not pulled harder for a professional to win, than Cameron Young. I coach golf in New York state, and each spring, my best golfers head to a state championship in Poughkeepsie. I first saw Cameron there as a 9th grade student. I saw him three more times after that. I reconnecected with Coach Haas from Wake Forest, an old interview subject from my days on the Old Gold and Black, the Wake newspaper. He was there to watch Cameron. After four years at Wake Forest, Young won on the Korn Ferry Tour, made it to the big tour, almost won two majors, almost won five other events, and finally got the chalice about 25 minutes from the Wake campus. Congratulations, Cameron. You truly are a glass of the finest. #MotherSoDear
OK, let’s move on to the Tour Rundown. The major championship season closed this week in Wales, with the Women’s Open championship. The PGA Tour bounced through Greensboror, N.C., while the PGA Tour Americas hit TO (aka, Toronto) for a long-winded event. The Korn Ferry lads made a stop in Utah, one of just two events for that tour in August. The many-events, golf season is winding down, as we ease from summer toward fall in the northern hemisphere. Let’s bask in the glory of an August sunrise, and run down a quartet of events from the first weekend of the eighth month.
LET/LPGA @ Women’s Open: Miyu bends, but she doesn’t break
Royal Porthcawl was not a known commodity in the major tournament community. The Welsh links had served as host to men’s senior opens, men’s amateurs, and Curtis and Walker Cups in prior years, but never an Open championship for the women or the men. The last-kept secret in UK golf was revealed once again to the world this week, as the best female golfers took to the sandy stage.
Mao Saigo, Grace Kim, Maja Stark, and Minjee Lee hoped to add a second major title to previous wins this season, but only Lee was able to finish inside the top ten. The 2025 playing of the Women’s Open gave us a new-faces gallery from day one. The Kordas and Thitikulls were nowhere to be found, and it was the Mayashitas, Katsus, and Lim Kims that secured the Cymru spotlight. The first round lead was held at 67 by two golfers. One of them battled to the end, while the other posted 81 on day two, and missed the cut. Sitting one shot behind was Miyu Yamashita.
On day two, Yamashita posted the round of the tournament. Her 65 moved her to the front of the aisle, in just her fourth turn around a women’s Open championship. With the pre-event favorites drifting off pace, followers narrowed into two camps: those on the side of an underdog, and others hoping for a weekend charge from back in the pack. In the end, we had a bit of both.
On Saturday, Yamashita bent with 74 on Saturday, offering rays of hope to her pursuing pack. England’s Charley Hull made a run on Sunday closing within one shot before tailing off to a T2 finish with Minami Katsu. Katsu posted the other 65 of the week, on Saturday, but could not overtake her countrywoman, Yamashita. wunderkind Lottie Woad needed one round in the 60s to find her pace, but could only must close-to’s, ending on 284 and a tie with Minjee for eighth.
On Sunday, Yamashita put away the thoughts of Saturday’s struggles, with three-under 33 on the outward half. She closed in plus-one 37, but still won by two, for a first Major and LPGA title.
PGA Tour @ Wyndham: Young gathers first title near home
Cameron Young grew up along the Hudson river, above metro New York, but he also calls Winston-Salem home. He spent four years as a student and athlete at Wake Forest University, then embarked on tour. This week in Greensboro, after a bit of a break, Young opened with 63-62, and revved the engine of Is this the week once more. Runner-up finishes at the Open, the PGA, and a handful of PGA Tour events had followers wonder when the day would come.
On Saturday, Young continued his torrid pace with 65, giving him a five-shot advantage over his closest pursuer. Sunday saw the Scarborough native open with bogey, then reel off five consecutive birdies to remind folks that his time had, at last, arrived. Pars to the 16th, before two harmless bogeys coming home, made Young the 1000th winner of an official PGA Tour event (dating back to before there was a PGA Tour) throughout history. What’s next? I have a suspicion, but I’m not letting on. Mac Meissner closed with 66 to finish solo 2nd, while Mark Hubbard and Alex Noren tied for third.
Korn Ferry Tour @ Utah Championship: Are you Suri it’s Julian?
Who knows exactly when the flower will bloom? Julian Suri played a solid careet at Duke University, then paid his dues on the world’s minor tours for three years. He won twice on two tours in Europe, in 2017. Since then, the grind has continued for the journeyman from New York city. At age 34, Suri broke through in Beehive state, outlasting another grinder (Spencer Levin) and four others, by two shots.
Taylor Montgomery began the week with 62, then posted 64, then 68, and finally, 70. That final round was his undoing. He finished in that second-place tie, two back of the leader. Trace Crowe, Barend Botha, and Kensei Hirata made up the last of the almost quintet. As for Suri, his Sunday play was sublime. His nines were 32 and 31, with his only radar blip a bogey at ten. He closed in style with one final birdie, to double his winning margin. Hogan bloomed late…might Suri?
PGA Tour Americas @ Osprey Valley Open presented by Votorantim Cimentos – CBM Aggregates
Some tournament names run longer than others. This week in Toronto, at the Heathlands course at TPC Toronto, we might have seen the longest tournament title in recorded history. The OVOPBVCCBMA was a splendid affair. It saw three rounds of 62 on Thursday, but of those early risers, only Drew Goodman would stick around until the end. 64 was the low tally on day two, and two of those legionnaires managed to finish inside the top three at week’s end. Saturday brought a 63 from Patrick Newcomb, and he would follow with 64 on Sunday, to finish solo fourth.
Who, then, ended up winning the acronym of the year? It turns out that Carson Bacha had the right stuff in TeeOhhh. Bacha and Jay Card III posted 63 and 64, respectively, on day four, to tie for medalist honors at 23-under 261. Nathan Franks was one shot adrift, despite also closing with 63. If you didn’t go low on Sunday, it was about the check, not the championship.
Bacha and JC3 returned to the 18th hole twice in overtime. Card nearly chipped in from the thick stuff for birdie, while Bacha peeked and shoved a ten-feet attempt at the win. On the second go-round, Card was long with his approach, into the native grasses once more. He was unable to escape, and a routine par from the fairway was enough to earn the former Auburn golfers a first KFT title.
Card III and Bacha both miss their birdie tries on the first playoff hole.
We’ll play 18 again @OspreyOpen. pic.twitter.com/vNpHTdkHDg
— PGA TOUR Americas (@PGATOURAmericas) August 3, 2025
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Photos from the 2025 Wyndham Championship

GolfWRX is live this week from the final event of the PGA Tour’s regular season, the Wyndham Championship.
Photos are flowing into the forums from Sedgefield Country Club, where we already have a GolfWRX spirit animal Adam Schenk WITB and plenty of putters for your viewing pleasure.
Check out links to all our photos below, which we’ll continue to update as more arrive.
General Albums
- 2025 Wyndham Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2025 Wyndham Championship – Tuesday #2
- 2025 Wyndham Championship – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Chandler Phillips – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Davis Riley – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Scotty Kennon – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Austin Duncan – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Will Chandler – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Kevin Roy – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Ben Griffin – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Peter Malnati – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Ryan Gerard – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Adam Schenk – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Kurt Kitayama – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Camilo Villegas – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Matti Schmid – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
Pullout Albums
- Denny McCarthy’s custom Cameron putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Swag Golf putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Karl Vilips TM MG5 wedges – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- New Bettinardi putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
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- Cameron putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
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BK’s Breakdowns: Kurt Kitayama’s Winning WITB, 3M Open

Kurt Kitayama just won his 2nd PGA Tour event at the 3M Open. Kurt is a Bridgestone staffer but with just the ball and bag. Here are the rest of the clubs he used to secure a win at the 2025 3M Open.
Driver: Titleist GT3 (11 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VF 7 TX
3-wood: Titleist GT1 3Tour (14.5 degrees, A3 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX
7-wood: Titleist GT1 (21 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 9 TX
Irons: TaylorMade P7CB (4), TaylorMade P7MB (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (52-12F, 56-14F), Vokey Design WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style Newport 2 Tour Prototype
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy 1.0PT
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Bridgestone Tour B XS (with Mindset)
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