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Ohio Golf Journal Contributors Receive ING Awards
Ohio Golf Journal contributors, Len Ziehm, Ed Travis and Fred Altvater received writing awards from the International Network of Golf (ING). The annual award ceremony normally takes place during the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, but this year was forced to be held virtually. Ziehm’s piece about the Western Golf Association’s efforts to improve opportunities […]
Annika Sorenstam Still Tops the LPGA’s Career Money List
By Fred Altvater Annika Sorenstam, who will captain the European Junior Solheim Cup Team in 2021 at , Sylvania Country Club, compiled several amazing statistics during her competitive years. She was the first woman to break the 60 barrier by firing a 59 in the second round of the Standard Register PING in 2001. She accepted an invitation to play […]
Firestone Names G. W. Bush Ambassador of Golf
Every year the Firestone Country Club, in conjunction with the FirstEnergy Foundation and the PGA Tour, honors a person who has fostered the ideals of golf on an international level and whose concern for others extends beyond the golf course. For 2021, Former President George W. Bush has been named the Ambassador of Golf Award […]
Firestone Unveils Unique Stay & Play Opportunity
Firestone Country Club is now allowing an exclusive opportunity for non-members to reserve a limited number of stay-and-play packages to walk the same fairways as Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods. Since the 1950s, the famed South Course has annually hosted the biggest names in professional golf. In addition to being site of […]
The Truth About Green Speed
By George Waters, USGA Green Section The following content was first published in the monthly digital edition of Golf Journal. To receive access to the USGA’s Members-only Golf Journal quarterly print and monthly digital publication – along with the many other benefits of USGA Membership – visit support.usga.org. Green speed is one of the most sensitive and misunderstood topics in golf. Golfers see lightning-fast greens on television or hear claims about green […]
Midland’s Currie Golf Course Recovers After the Flood
Fred Altvater As if Currie Golf Course in Midland, Michigan wasn’t dealing with enough challenges in 2020, they experienced a flood of biblical proportions on May 20. After two days of extremely heavy rains, two dams that held back the waters of the Tittabawassie River to form Wixom and Sanford Lakes both gave way, allowing […]
PGA HOPE Improves the Quality of Life for Veterans
By Rich O’Brien; PGA HOPE Charleston Many Veterans struggle to reintegrate back into society following military service as they battle conditions such as, post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injuries, loss of limbs, or paralysis. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, there are over 4 million disabled Veterans nationwide, PTSD is one of the […]
The Strangest Day EVER in Golf!
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL. – Commissioner Jay Monahan gave his annual state of the PGA Tour announcement earlier this week, noting with pride that the circuit has events in Asia, Canada, Bermuda and the Dominican Republic and three allied international tours in Canada, China and Latin America. He added that over 200,000 fans were expected […]
Is It Time for a World Golf Tour?
Carlos Torres & Fred Altvater The golf world has been learning more about the proposed Premier Golf League that wants to feature the top 48 players in the world in an 18-tournament league offering $10 million purses, mandatory play, with both a team and individual components. Currently several PGA Tour events offer total purses much […]
Is Golf Really Broken?
At the 2020 PGA Show, the International Network of Golf (ING) hosted their annual state of the industry presentation from analytics veterans Jim Koppenhaver of Pellucid Corp and Stuart Lindsay of Edgehill Consulting. Some key data highlights from their presentation: – 2019 showed 20.6 million golfers played 432 million rounds. Those numbers are comparable to 2018, but are well below 2000, when there […]