There’s usually a bit of an adjustment period for freshman golfers. They must get accustomed to campus life as well as a higher level of competition. Players who come to the States from overseas have even more adjustments to make, which is why they can be excused if their collegiate careers get off to a slow start.

Hitting into a 40 mph headwind, Ryan Winther won the World Long Drive championship with a bomb of 343 yards, using a driver with only 4.5 degrees of loft.

The NCAA Championship sites for 2014 and 2015 have been announced. Prairie Dunes Golf Club in Hutchinson, Kan., will host the 2014 NCAA Men’s Division I Golf Championship, while Tulsa (Okla.) Country Club will host the 2014 women’s championship.

Rock Creek tops this list.

The Asia-Pacific Amateur will leave the Asian for the first time in 2014, and for good reason. The tournament, conducted by Augusta National Golf Club, the R&A and the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation, is headed to historic Royal Melbourne in Australia.