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OSU Alum Rod Spittle Retires from PGA Tour Champions
By Fred Altvater The PGA Tour Champions is the most difficult golf tour in the world, on which, to earn a spot. Every year thousands of 45-year-old Champions Tour wannabes dream of making a run for the senior tour, when they turn 50. It sounds good, but don’t be fooled, the system is stacked against […]
OSU Football and Golf in Central Ohio
By Fred Altvater If you are heading to Columbus for an Ohio State football game, GO BUCKS!! But, still want to get in a little golf either, pre or post game, here are two courses that will fill the bill. Indian Springs, in Mechanicsburg and Woodland Golf Club, in Cable, sit just west of Columbus, […]
Ohioan Renee’ Powell Receives Another High Honor
By Fred Altvater The PGA of America announced in August that Ohio golfing legend, Renee’ Powell will receive yet another high honor this month. The University of St. Andrews is naming a residence hall in her honor. She is being recognized for her inspiration in diversity in golf and the advancement of women’s social causes. […]
French Lick’s Dye Course to Host Major Championship
In a repeat from last season, the second Senior LPGA Championship presented by Old National Bank will be held on the Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort in southern Indiana. Last year the tournament was held in June, in conjunction with the Symetra Tour’s Donald Ross Classic. This year, the Legends Tour ladies will […]
A Ryder Cup Rant: What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports Just Happened?
By Fred Altvater On the way to the podium to retain the Ryder Cup, Team USA ran into a slight problem. The European Team, captained by, “The Smartest Man in Golf,” Thomas Bjorn, said, Not so fast my friends. Yes, it was all fun and games in the city of lights. Dinner at Versailles all […]
Ryder Cup Began in Toledo
By: Fred Altvater The 2018 Ryder Cup is being held at Le Golf Club National outside of Paris, France. The European Team has won seven of the past ten Ryder Cups and has not lost on European soil in 25 years. The Ryder Cup has become one of the biggest sporting events in the world, […]
The Ryder Cup Has Become One of the World’s Leading Sports Events
By Fred Altvater For serious sports fans there is the Super Bowl, World Series, World Cup, Wimbledon, the Stanley Cup, Daytona 500, Boston Marathon and the Ryder Cup that stand as the biggest and best competitions in each of their respective sports. This year the biennial Ryder Cup will be held September 25-30, at Le […]
Thomas Bjorn Stuck to the European Ryder Cup Formula
By Fred Altvater Over the last 20 years the Europeans have become the dominant force in the Ryder Cup, winning six of the last eight competitions since 2002. They have a solid formula, let the best eight sort themselves out on the World and European Points Lists. The Captain then picks the best veterans and […]
Technology Is Changing the Face of Golf Forever
Technology has become one of the most important areas of golf advancement over the past twenty years. Since the dawn of metal woods and composite shafts, golf continues to push the boundaries of technological advancement to improve golf swings, lower scores and help golfers enjoy the game more. Here are only a few of the […]
Moses in the Marble: Bobby Jones and the Formation of Augusta National Golf Club
By Bob Jones IV When the great artist Michelangelo was asked how he sculpted his magnificent statue of Moses, he replied, “Simple, I get a good block of marble and carve away everything that isn’t Moses.” This amusing story highlights a truth, all great things begin as ideas. To Michelangelo, the idea of Moses […]