Mike Dudurich

Jun 12, 2024 | tribdem.com | Mike Dudurich

He calls it “an amazing story about a full circle at the Sunnehanna Amateur.”The “he” in this case is Nathan Smith, one of the best amateurs in the history of golf in western Pennsylvania. The full circle? At age 16, a year after he won the PIAA boys championship, he made the first of his 22 appearances at the Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions in 1995. “I was a sophomore in (Brookville) high school when I won,” Smith said.

Jun 12, 2024 | tribdem.com | Mike Dudurich

The 2023 Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions will always hold a special place in Neal Shipley’s golfing memories. No, he didn’t win the historic event, but it served as a catalyst for things to come and opened doors that had previously been closed. He finished a shot behind Vanderbilt’s Jackson Van Paris after a tough final-round duel that saw him erase most of Van Paris’ four-shot lead. “I’d definitely say things really started to come together at Sunnehanna,” Shipley said.

Jun 11, 2024 | tribdem.com | Mike Dudurich

The 2023 Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions will always hold a special place in Neal Shipley’s golfing memories. No, he didn’t win the historic event, but it served as a catalyst for things to come and opened doors that previously been closed. He finished a shot behind Vanderbilt’s Jackson Van Paris after a tough final-round duel that saw him erase most of Van Paris’ four-shot lead. “I’d definitely say things really starting to come together at Sunnehanna,” Shipley said.

Jun 11, 2024 | tribdem.com | Mike Dudurich

He calls it “an amazing story about a full circle at the Sunnehanna Amateur.”The “he” in this case is Nathan Smith, one of the best amateurs in the history of golf in western Pennsylvania. The full circle? At age 16, a year after he won the PIAA boys championship, he made the first of his 22 appearances at the Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions in 1995. “I was a sophomore in (Brookville) high school when I won,” Smith said.

May 28, 2024 | wpga.org | Mike Dudurich

The game of golf has been very, very good to Mike Nicolette. Just ask him, he’ll be happy to tell you. Growing up close to the epicenter of Arnold Palmer’s world – Latrobe, Pa. – Nicolette was influenced by what Palmer was accomplishing in the world of golf, even though he didn’t meet him until he was a mid-teenager. He did have a couple significant meetings with the ‘King,’ however.