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Most Noteworthy Products From 2024 PGA Golf Show
By Len Ziehm Every year the giant PGA Show, held in Orlando, is the same thing – only different. The 71st rendition, held in January, once again showcased the newest must-have golf gear and attire. More than 1,000 golf companies and brands enticed approximately 30,000 industry members who gathered for the traditional Demo Day, and […]
What you need to know about 2024 Rules Changes
USGA Revised 2024 Rules The United States Golf Aassociation (USGA) sets and defines the rules of golf and have announced three rules changes for 2024. The World Handicap System was first introduced in 2020 in an effort to make golf inclusive for all skill-levels, provide a consistent measure of ability, plus remain current with trends. […]
USGA Proposes to Limit Golf Ball
By Fred Altvater In addition to hosting the United States Open, the Women’s U.S. Open, Men’s and Women’s U.S. Amateurs, plus 10 other national golf championships, the United State Golf Association (USGA) oversees and occasionally fine tunes the rules of golf. The USGA, along with The R&A have served notice, that in their vigil […]
Did Ben Hogan Really Win Five U.S. Opens?
By Mike May As we look forward to the 2023 U.S. Open that will be held at the Los Angeles Country Club, June 15-18, we want to look back at 1953, one of the greatest seasons in major championship history. It was 70 years ago that Ben Hogan won three of golf’s four major […]
New Rules For 2023
By Mitch Moon Starting January 1, 2023, the USGA, in conjunction with The R&A, has made several changes to the Rules of Golf, most of which are minor and will rarely come into play, but others are important for everyday golfers. There are new rules for golfers with physical limitations, replacing damaged clubs, how to […]
Pinehurst ‘The Home of American Golf’ Continues to Expand
By Brad King Calling these “the best of times” around the Pinehurst, Southern Pines and Aberdeen area of North Carolina might seem like it’s saying a lot, but sometimes the shoe simply fits. Just take a look at everything that is currently happening around the ‘Home of American Golf.’ Pine Needles Lodge […]
USGA Holds Inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open
WMU’s Head Golf Coach, Kim Moore won the USGA’s inaugural U.S. Adaptive Women’s Open in Pinehurst.
USGA Holds Inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open in Pinehurst
“A Disability is Not an Inability.” Women’s Division Western Michigan University Head Women’s Golf Coach, Kim Moore won the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Women’s Open at Pinehurst last month. Moore was born with a clubbed left foot and spina bifida, but that did not prevent her from playing collegiate golf for the University of Indianapolis. She […]
History Surrounds 122nd U.S. Open at Brookline
By Fred Altvater The U.S. Open will be held June 16-19 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts near Boston. This historic club hosted the 1913 U.S. Open won by a 20-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet, when he outdueled the great Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. Seeing this son of immigrants, successfully defeating two of […]
Rules Split Likely and It Creates Questions
By Ed Travis Golf’s ruling bodies, the USGA and The R&A, are just steps away from dictating that elite players (top amateurs and professionals) must compete with equipment different from recreational golfers. On March 16 the USGA and The R&A sent out a press release covering recent results in the Distance Insight Report. […]