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A Few Things We are Looking Forward To in 2022
By Fred Altvater As we turn our focus to 2022, we are excited about the new possibilities and once the temperatures climb above freezing and the snow melts, we can’t wait for the upcoming golf season. Ohio always hosts several professional golf tournaments, The Memorial, The Senior PLAYERS at Firestone, the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship […]
The Long & Illustrious Career of Bernhard Langer
By Fred Altvater One of the most amazing stories in golf that no one seems to talk about is the long and illustrious career of Bernhard Langer. In 2021, the ageless German won the Charles Schwab Cup for the sixth time at the age of 64. Since 2010 he has either won, or finished runner-up […]
Why Cities & Towns Should Invest $$ In Their Municipal Golf Courses
Opinion: By Fred Altvater In nearly every town throughout America municipal golf courses are under loved and suffer silently in poor condition. Local real estate developers drool at the prospect of buying up the land on the cheap to create strip malls and condos. While city administrators spend millions for roundabouts, plus grant tax abatements like […]
What Makes A Great Playing Companion?
By Kieran Clark Golf is a beguiling game of inconsistencies and contradictions, where both good and bad shots can have the same result, but perhaps the most striking example of that nature is that this most individualistic of sports also surpasses any other when it comes to companionship. When you’re on a course with […]
Beginners Guide for Betting On PGA TOUR Golf
By Ed Schmidt Jr. Historically, most wagering in golf was accomplished on the course, between the competitors. Now, everyone can simply grab your phone, or laptop and you can lay down a bet without having to make that miraculous 20-footer for par to beat a fellow hacker. Betting online, or at a sportsbook site is here […]
Ryder Cup is Just a Month Away
By Fred Altvater The Ryder Cup has become one of the most anticipated and watched sporting events in the world. Next month the 43rd Ryder Cup will be held at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. Samuel Ryder receives full credit for donating the first trophy back in 1927 and Sports Illustrated officially wrote about a proposed intercontinental golf competition as early as September 1920. […]
Still Lots of Golf to be Played in Ohio in August and September
Solheim Cup Will Be BIG!! The biggest event in Women’s Golf, the Solheim Cup will be held at the Inverness Club August 31-September 6. The teams will be comprised of the best women golfers from the United States and Europe. Practice rounds will begin August 31 with the actual competition scheduled for Labor Day Weekend, September 4-6. Foursome matches […]
Do We Really Need Golf in the Olympics?
By Fred Altvater Although the women’s golf competition at the Olympics had not yet been completed before publishing this issue, the men’s competition had wrapped up and we have a few thoughts. NBC Coverage The announcers were adequate, but the camera work was not. While normal golf announcers Dan Hicks and Terry Gannon were on assignment with other Olympic sports, Rich Lerner took the lead on […]
ROYAL ST. GEORGE’S: THE CROWN JEWEL OF GOLF IN KENT
By Mike May Fast Facts About Royal St. George’s Golf Club, Site of the 149th OPEN Championship LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: This championship links course is located in the southeast of England on Sandwich Bay with stunning views of the iconic White Cliffs, in the county of Kent. Royal St. George’s is less than a […]
GOOD AND BAD: GOLF ANNOUNCERS, ANALYSTS AND COMMENTATORS
By Ed Schmidt Dedicated Golfaholics watch hours of tournament action on television every week. The announcers can be bland, annoying, funny and occasionally entertaining. Here a few comments about these on-air personalities and what they do, or don’t bring to the big screen. Paul Azinger (NBC) “The Zinger” is opinionated and he draws his […]