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Why do We Play Golf?
By Fred Altvater Golf is a balm for the body and the soul………….Anonymous Golfaholic With more and more people taking up golf for the first time, or returning to it, because they need to find a COVID-safe activity, what does golf provide that makes it so attractive to over 20 million golfers. Physical Activity The first obvious answer is that it is a physical activity […]
Ohio State’s Max Moldovan Sets NEW Scoring Record in Southern Amateur
Two-time OHSAA State Champion and now a sophomore at Ohio State, Max Moldovan shattered a 28-year-old scoring record held by Justin Leonard to win the Southern Amateur at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Mississippi. Moldovan fired rounds of 64-68-65-67 and didn’t make a bogey in the final 36 holes. His 20-under par performance bested the previous scoring record by six shots.
Ohio Has Fantastic Public Golf Courses
As everyone knows the Buckeye state is filled with some of the best public and private golf courses that can be found anywhere. With golfers looking for great golf opportunities closer to home, Ohio golfers do not need to travel great distances to experience some of the best golf to be found. Arthur Hills is […]
Solheim Cup Will Be the BIGGEST Event Toledo Has Seen
Every year the LPGA visits Toledo for the Marathon Classic. The Toledo Mud Hens are one of the best franchises in minor league baseball. The Walleye never fail to fill the Huntington Center. The UT Rockets and BGSU Falcons rivalries always send tremors through the entire Northwest Ohio area. BUT, Toledo ain’t seen nothing […]
Stefani & Young to Entertain at Solheim Cup
Gwen Stefani will headline the concert following the 2021 Solheim Opening Ceremonies on Friday, September 3. The three-time GRAMMY® Award winner and has achieved global success as a performer, songwriter, frontwoman for an iconic rock band and multi-platinum solo artist. She also won numerous awards, in addition to being a regular judge on NBC’s The […]
Ohio Amateur Championship will return to Canterbury Golf Club in 2023.
The Ohio Golf Association announced that the Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio will host the 117th Ohio Amateur Championship in July of 2023. They will celebrate the 30th anniversary of longtime Canterbury Golf Club member Robert Fairchild’s Ohio Amateur Championship title. At the age of 42 Fairchild won the 1993 Ohio Amateur Championship on his home course in a playoff […]
Ohio State Red-Shirt Freshman Jillian Bourdage Finished Runner-up at U.S. Women’s Four-Ball
A pair of 17-year-olds, Texan Savannah Barber and Alexa Saldana, from Mexico walked away with the 2021 USGA’s Women’s Four-Ball Championship contested at Maridoe Golf Club in Dallas. The winners defeated Jillian Bourdage a Red-Shirt Freshman at Ohio State and Casey Weidenfeld, who will a Freshman at Auburn University this fall. For the Bourdage/Weidenfeld team, […]
Renee Powell’s Clearview Legacy Foundation Beneficiary of LPGA Event
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) announced a partnership with KPMG and the Mariah Stackhouse Foundation to sponsor an event at the Bobby Jones Course in Atlanta. Proceeds from the inaugural Renee Powell Clearview Legacy Benefit, celebrating Renee and her father, William Powell’s legacy, will be donated to the Clearview Legacy Foundation Set to take […]
$40 Million Player Impact Bonus Affects Fans
By Ed Travis After Golfweek revealed the new popularity-based bonus plan for PGA Tour members most comments were focused on the players and made the point that undoubtedly Tiger Woods would be at the top of the list. This $40 million social media popularity contest will also affect fans, but opinions have been scarce concerning how they, […]
Ohio Loses A Golf Legend
A former Ohio State Buckeye golfer and four-time winner on the PGA tour, Jerry McGee passed at the age of 77. Born in New Lexington, McGee played on the Buckeye Golf Team in the mid-1960’s and joined the PGA Tour in 1967. His first win came at the 1975 Pensacola Open. He won again in […]