Columnist: Mike May
Hoosier Native Tim Prichard; A Road Warrior For Golf Channel
By Mike May When you watch an LPGA golf tournament on Golf Channel, one of the reasons your signal is so strong and clear is due to the efforts of a Hoosier native. Tim Prichard grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from Lawrence Central High School in 1982. Many sports events that […]
Father & Daughter Work Scoreboard for LPGA Event
By Mike May While the LPGA’s season-ending CME Group Tour Championship, won by Lydia Ko, was held in late November at the Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida, there was an Indiana element to the event. During the final two rounds of this 72-hole tournament, the father-daughter tandem of Brent and Kate Edwards of […]
Rivers Edge: A True Memory Maker
By Mike May For golfers searching for an unforgettable coastal golf experience, then Rivers Edge in the Brunswick Isles area of North Carolina is a great choice. This par-72 Arnold Palmer design in Shallotte, North Carolina overlooks the nearby Shallote River tidal basin which impacts play on seven holes, while marshes, ponds, and lakes influence […]
Indiana’s Lance Ringler Is Committed to Collegiate Golf
By Mike May Both Lance Ringler’s personal and professional lives are so intertwined with golf for the last 25 years, that it’s difficult imagining him involved in anything else. Currently Ringler is involved in promoting, publicizing and organizing the Hoosier Amateur golf tournament. It is a 54-hole event, held every August at the […]
Golfers Are Spoiled at French Lick Resort
By Mike May Two world-class golf courses await to spoil golfers at the French Lick Resort. The Donald Ross Course opened in 1917 and The Pete Dye Course was added in 2009. For history buffs, the family-friendly, 9-hole Valley Links Course was built by ‘The Johnny Appleseed of American Golf,’ Tom Bendelow, in 1907. French […]
Please Replace Your Divots: For the Health of Golf
By Mike May As a golf writer who gets a chance to play a wide variety of courses around the country, I have come to the conclusion that golf courses are true national treasures, which should be cherished and preserved. To that end, one of my goals, when I play golf, is to make sure […]
IHSAA Crowns Girls Champ
By Mike May I want to begin this issue of the Indiana Golf Journal by extending our heartfelt congratulations to Ava Bunker, a freshman from Columbus North High School, who was the individual medalist at this year’s IHSAA state girls golf tournament. She won with a two-round total of two-under par 142 (69-73). Her nearest […]
Life Lessons for Crooked Stick Golf Club Caddies
By Mike May Thanks to the leadership of the Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, the role of the caddie is alive and well. “We are in touch with middle school and high school golf coaches in the Indianapolis area, who provide us with a number of caddies each year,” says Tony Pancake, the director […]
Legends Golf Club: Where Champions Are Crowned
By Mike May The Legends Golf Club has hosted more championship golf events in Indiana in the last 30 years than any other golf course in the state. Those championship events include the Indiana Open, Indiana Men’s and Women’s State Amateur Championships, Indiana PGA Championship, Indiana High School Athletic Association’s Boys and Girls State Golf Finals, […]
Annabelle Pancake Remains In the News
Longtime Zionsville resident and current Clemson University junior Annabelle Pancake had two memorable competitive golf experiences last month. In early August, she competed in the Epson Tour’s French Lick Charity Classic, held at The Pete Dye Course. She was the only Indiana resident in the field, made the cut and finished in a tie […]