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Slow Play: The Problem, The European Solution, Teach Kids
Slow Play – “We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us” By Ed Travis The topic of slow play leapt into focus on social media when Brooks Koepka, the No. 1 ranked player in the world and No. 3 ranked, Rory McIlroy, criticized the time a few of their fellow Tour players on […]
UT Women to Host Top Collegiate Golfers in Glass City Invitational
The Glass City Invitational, hosted by the University of Toledo Women’s Golf Team, will be held September 15-17 at the historic Inverness Club. With an opportunity to play Inverness, site of the 2021 Solheim Cup, women’s collegiate golf teams from across the country will be competing in this year’s Glass City Invitational. Committed to be […]
Inaugural PGA HOPE National Golf & Wellness Week to be held at Congressional Country Club
By Mike May PGA REACH, a program for disabled golfers operated by the PGA of America, has announced the inaugural PGA HOPE National Golf & Wellness Week will take place from October 25-28, at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) is a national program that introduces golf to […]
Folds of Honor Holds Annual Patriot’s Day
By Fred Altvater Every year over the Labor Day weekend thousands of golfers participate in outings, tournaments, or simply make a donation to Folds of Honor at their local courses. The millions of dollars donated are used to fund educational grants to the children and the families of fallen, or injured military veterans. Patriot’s Day […]
Double Amputee Sets ParaLong Drive Record
By: Fred Altvater Evan Mathias was born without legs and has relied on the use of prosthetics for most of his life. “I had congenital defects, no legs. They basically did reconstructive surgeries. I was born with just a couple of toes.” Playing golf is hard, just getting a golf ball airborne is challenging for […]
2019 Michigan Golf Tour Was a HUGE Success
By Fred Altvater Even though I am a staunch Buckeye fan, GO BUCKS!! I appreciate the fact that Michigan has over 800 courses, plus several outstanding resorts that offer every amenity any golfer could want. This summer we had the chance to visit three of the best resorts in Michigan, plus play one of […]
U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Was A Winner
By Ed Travis Fans had the opportunity for a great show—U.S. Open week on the Monterrey Peninsula and they weren’t disappointed. During the buildup prior to the 119th national championship there were almost more interesting storylines than you could count starting with the USGA and the big question was could they run a national championship […]
NEOH Golf News
By Allen Freeman 89-year-old Makes Two Holes-in-One Every golfer knows that making a hole-in-one is a rare feat, but making two holes-in-one within a three-day stretch is just too much to comprehend. 89-years-young, Howard Freeman has been a longtime member of Wooster Country Club, but last week may have been the most memorable in his golfing […]
Great Reasons to Visit Lake Charles, Louisiana
By Len Ziehm Casino owned golf courses, Contraband Bayou and The Country Club at Golden Nugget garner the most attention, when golfers visit this popular gambling mecca near the Louisiana/Texas border. A couple other local courses, well known to the casino crowd, are making major upgrades. Gray Plantation has opened its new indoor academy […]
Pinehurst Resort is The Home of American Golf
By Fred Altvater Every golfer is aware that Donald Ross was lured to Pinehurst by its original owner, James Tufts. Ross designed Pinehurst No. 2, lived near the third green and spent his life tinkering with every little detail of the course to create one of the most iconic, as well as, difficult courses […]