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Michigan’s Mitten Golf Tour: Two-Person Tournaments Open to All
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 […]
New Global Ranking For Golfers With Disabilities
The USGA and The R&A announced the creation of a global ranking system for golfers with disabilities, that is set to begin in 2019. The World Ranking for Golfers with Disability will launch on Jan. 1, 2019 and will be administered in tandem with the World Amateur Golf Ranking for both men and women. The USGA […]
Golf Equipment Company’s Third Quarter Economic Report
By Ed Travis There is a danger in reading too much into the financial results of a company over the short term especially a publicly traded company whose management is judged on interim results. If the company is in a stagnant or slow grow industry, such as golf equipment, growth only comes from […]
Rose is Still a Rose Either Way
By Ed Travis Justin Rose won the FedExCup bonus of $10 million on points, despite a rather mundane three-over-par effort on the final day at the Tour Championship. Don’t ask me to explain the points system, since not even the players clearly understand it. However, in 2019, there’s a completely new and […]
Third UL International Crown Set for Korea
The third renewal of the LPGA’s UL International Crown is set to be held October 4-7 at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon City, South Korea. Eight countries have qualified to compete in the event based on their individual team member’s positions on the Rolex Rankings. TEAMS: Korea: Sung Hyun Park, So Yeon […]
Technology is Making Putting Easier Too!
By Fred Altvater As talked about earlier in this issue, modern technology over the last two decades has brought a radical revolution to golf. Advanced space-age drivers, turbo-charged golf balls, and training aids, that Arnie and his Army could only dream about, make it easier to hit a ball further and straighter than at […]
The Legacy Has That “Country Club Feel in a Public Golf Course”
The Legacy Golf Club by Arthur Hills opened for play in 1997. Golf Digest rated it a 4 ½ stars and listed it as one of the Top 200 courses to play in the country. It is still one of the very best around. Local golf course architect, Arthur Hills is renowned world-wide for his […]
New World Golf Tour to Offer $20 Million Purses
By Fred Altvater Last month Reuters reported that a new World Golf Tour is in the planning stages that will conduct 15-20 events with $20 million purses. The average purse for a regular PGA Tour event is $6 million. With exception of the eight Rolex Series Tournaments on the European Tour, purse sizes in Europe […]
11th Annual National Golf Day Enlightened Congressmen
By: Fred Altvater In April, more than 300 golf industry leaders converged on Washington D.C. to meet with congressional leaders to enlighten them on the importance of the golf industry to the country. The 11th annual National Golf Day was held April 24-25. It featured over 230 activities and meetings to discuss golf’s 15,000 diverse […]
Forest Dunes “Loop” Offers Dual Golf Experience
By Tom Lang The Loop is one of the world’s most intriguing course designs as a fully-reversible layout featuring 18 greens and 36 teeing areas. Its closest model of comparison is historic St. Andrews, which is reversible, but only played the opposite direction one time each year on April 1. The Loop is […]