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Have More FUN on the Course!
By: Fred Altvater As a devoted and unrepentant golfer for over 50 years, it has been my contention that it is impossible to have fun and play golf at the same time. That’s not entirely true, but in my younger days I took my scores, or my inability to lower them, much to seriously and […]
Marianne Reece Inducted Into The Toledo Golf Hall of Fame
In a dinner held at the Inverness Club, the Toledo District Golf Association (TDGA) celebrated its Centennial Anniversary by inducting long time TDGA Executive Director, Marianne Reece into the Toledo District Golf Hall of Fame. The Toledo Golf Hall of Fame was founded in 1999 by Don Kotnik, Reg Jackson and Jim Millon to recognize […]
Ryder Cup is Just a Month Away
By Fred Altvater The Ryder Cup has become one of the most anticipated and watched sporting events in the world. Next month the 43rd Ryder Cup will be held at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. Samuel Ryder receives full credit for donating the first trophy back in 1927 and Sports Illustrated officially wrote about a proposed intercontinental golf competition as early as September 1920. […]
Still Lots of Golf to be Played in Ohio in August and September
Solheim Cup Will Be BIG!! The biggest event in Women’s Golf, the Solheim Cup will be held at the Inverness Club August 31-September 6. The teams will be comprised of the best women golfers from the United States and Europe. Practice rounds will begin August 31 with the actual competition scheduled for Labor Day Weekend, September 4-6. Foursome matches […]
Do We Really Need Golf in the Olympics?
By Fred Altvater Although the women’s golf competition at the Olympics had not yet been completed before publishing this issue, the men’s competition had wrapped up and we have a few thoughts. NBC Coverage The announcers were adequate, but the camera work was not. While normal golf announcers Dan Hicks and Terry Gannon were on assignment with other Olympic sports, Rich Lerner took the lead on […]
ROYAL ST. GEORGE’S: THE CROWN JEWEL OF GOLF IN KENT
By Mike May Fast Facts About Royal St. George’s Golf Club, Site of the 149th OPEN Championship LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: This championship links course is located in the southeast of England on Sandwich Bay with stunning views of the iconic White Cliffs, in the county of Kent. Royal St. George’s is less than a […]
GOOD AND BAD: GOLF ANNOUNCERS, ANALYSTS AND COMMENTATORS
By Ed Schmidt Dedicated Golfaholics watch hours of tournament action on television every week. The announcers can be bland, annoying, funny and occasionally entertaining. Here a few comments about these on-air personalities and what they do, or don’t bring to the big screen. Paul Azinger (NBC) “The Zinger” is opinionated and he draws his […]
Wish I Had Known Arthur Hills Better
By Len Ziehm I wish I could say that I knew Arthur Hills better than I did. Our only in-depth meeting came in 1993, when – as a Chicago golf columnist – I was invited to the Grand Opening of The Thoroughbred in Rothbury, Michigan. Over the years as we have visited more of his […]
GROWING UP NICKLAUS: A SON’S TRIBUTE TO HIS FAMOUS FATHER
By Steve Pike “Tasks connected with the home are the fundamental tasks of humanity.’’………Theodore Roosevelt Whether, or not Jack Nicklaus ever read that quote from the man his sons called “The Lion,’’ is not as important as the fact that Nicklaus, known the world over as “The Golden Bear,’’ lived TR’s philosophy when it came […]
Chris Perry’s Name Litters the Record Book at Ohio State
By Fred Altvater I happened to looking through the Ohio State University Golf Team’s Record Book and a single name kept popping up. Yes, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Weiskopf, John Cook and Joey Sindelar are among Buckeye greats that are mentioned with great regularity, but one name in particular stood out. Chris Perry attended OSU 1980-1984 […]