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Korn Ferry Tour Championship Coming to Indiana
Congratulations to Dave Harner, the director of golf at the French Lick Resort, and his associates at The Pete Dye Course for securing the rights to stage the Korn Ferry Tour Championship (presented by United Leasing and Finance) in the fall of 2024 and will stay there through 2028. This tournament will also be the […]
Brickyard Crossing: The Confluence of Golf & Auto Racing
By Mike May Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines, er your golf carts! That is an appropriate message for all golfers that play the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course in Indianapolis – especially in May, when the annual Indianapolis 500 is contested. This 18-hole championship golf course is named in honor of its more famous sporting […]
A Day at the Masters, A Memory Forever
By Mike May My first-ever (and, hopefully, not final) trip to a competitive round at The Masters Tournament happened this year and I have several indelible memories from the experience. I was joined for Thursday’s opening round, by my brother. Charles, my son Trevor, and my daughter-in-law Hannah. The gates officially open at […]
Sam Roberts: An Ace in Golf and in Life
By Indiana Golf Sam Roberts was hesitant to join the First Tee of Indiana program in middle school. Already an avid golfer and former Gongaware Academy participant, Sam assumed First Tee was for just for beginners. At his parent’s urging, Sam reluctantly attended his first class and was excited to learn that the program offered […]
Carmel’s Ariana Savich: A Golf Channel Stalwart
By Mike May When you watch the LPGA Tour on Golf Channel, one of the key cogs in the entire broadcast is a Hoosier native, Ariana Savich, born, raised, and educated in Carmel. Savich is a graphics producer for all Golf Channel LPGA broadcasts. One of her jobs is to make sure that […]
INDIANA’S I-65 SOUTHERN CORRIDOR OF GOLF
By Mike May For sports fans in Indiana, May is one of the most exciting months of the year. Horse racing fans attend the Kentucky Derby in Louisville and in late May, auto racing fans flock to watch the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In between, there’s nothing better to do than play […]
Beginner French: Cotes du Rhone
By Kurt Wieneke, aka Wine Guy Kurt Years ago, I lived in Arizona when I first started getting into wine. Back then, I had a friend who always brought Cotes du Rhone to any social gathering. What I recall was that Cotes du Rhone is not only a fruit-forward and complex red wine, but it was great to drink before, […]
Pete & PB Dye: Mirror Images of One Another
By Mike May Authentic, Genuine, Dedicated, and Passionate, those four words best describe the personal and professional life of the late World Golf Hall-of-Fame course architect, Pete Dye. Sadly, the world lost Dye when he died two years ago, January 9, 2020 at the age of, 94. Fortunately, his legacy of work, of this longtime Hoosier resident, remains intact, thanks to the many golf courses, which he designed and redesigned over the […]
Back Home In Indiana on The Pete Dye Golf Trail
By Mike May The late, great hall-of-fame golf course architect Pete Dye was one of the finest golf course architects of his generation. Dye’s ‘footprint’ on golf is prolific. It’s on display around the world, especially in Indiana. To honor Dye’s ties to Indiana, The Pete Dye Golf Trail is comprised of seven of Dye’s creations: The Pete Dye Course at French Lick, Brickyard Crossing Golf Club, The […]
Legends Luncheon Raises $1.4 Million Virtually
The 11th annual Legends Luncheon presented by Nationwide was moved from April to September, but still raised $1.4 million for the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. All proceeds of the Legends Luncheon directly benefit the young patients and families that Nationwide Children’s compassionately serves each day. The 2021 contribution equals the […]