New World Golf Handicap System is different, but you will get used to it. Take a deep breath and calm down, the new World Handicap System creates a few minor changes, but it will all work out in the end. Some of you may have seen a slight change in your handicap as the […]
By Wayne Mills The Concession Club in Bradenton, Florida has added a new 9-hole, par three course created by Nicklaus Design. The $2 million expansion at the Concession Club created an enjoyable par-3 short course, as well as, a putting course for the club. Construction began in March on an eight-acre patch of […]
By Fred Altvater The French Lick Resort in Southern Indiana is already the home of one of the most beautiful hotels in the world, the West Baden Inn. The resort also has a complete casino, in the adjoining French Lick Springs Hotel, plus two of the most challenging golf courses to be found anywhere, The […]
By Fred Altvater Over 12 million golfers participate in a charity golf outing every year to help raise a total of $4 Billion for thousands of charitable organizations across the country. Everyone is aware of the nearly $3 billion the PGA Tour has raised through its tournaments, since 1938. The LPGA Tour also creates needed […]
Jimmy Dee Dowsett is a veteran of the United States Air Force and was a former member of the Asian Golf Tour in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but his world and ambitions changed 19 years ago, when he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Dowsett, from Clarkston, Michigan, came home from Thailand, after finding […]
By: Len Ziehm Gary Woodland is just the latest Wilson staff player to win a major title. His victory in the 119th U.S. Open at Pebble Beach won’t be forgotten – and certainly not at Chicago’s biggest golf equipment company. Tim Clarke, who heads Wilson’s golf division, added Gary Woodland to the company’s player ambassador […]
Before Florida was crisscrossed by interstates, invaded by Mickey Mouse, castles and Princesses, the state was known for its sandy beaches, sunny warm climate, cattle ranches and citrus groves. If you are looking for a place that still holds to the Old Florida ways, visit Sebring in the middle of the state, where cattle ranches […]
By: David Daubert Jeff Gotham, the Director of the Leadbetter Golf Academy at Cateechee, has been recognized by both PING and Titleist as an award-winning club fitter. In 2018, Gotham and owners, Kelli and Charly Schell, partnered to construct a state-of-the-art indoor/outdoor golf teaching facility complete with 3D Swing Efficiency, by the Titlist […]
By Chris King First-Ever Event Will Celebrate Familial Bonds Golf Helps Create With a star-studded golf course lineup and an idyllic host destination, the first annual Kissimmee Family Golf Classic will be played June 20-23, 2019. The 54-hole, team scramble event is open to any combination of family members and will be a celebration of the bonds the game […]
By Tom Lang A new golf tour in Michigan is designed for golfers who like competition yet want to play in a fun, two-person team setting, using a variety of scoring formats. “I think the benefit of a two-person tournament is that they are more competitive than a four-person corporate scramble and a lot more fun than competing on your own,” said […]