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Bob McCall: Youngstown’s Greatest Golfer You Never Knew
By Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune of Indiana (Reprinted with permission) Bob McCall walked into Lake Michigan on Nov. 12, 1987, wearing only a hospital gown, paper slippers and underwear. McCall had slipped away from an orderly at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He had been hospitalized for severe depression — depression so bad that his wife Jean McCall […]
Sweet Home Alabama
Gulf Shores and RTJ Trail Await By Pam Shaheen Sweet Home Alabama is more than just the title of a song or movie, although they both certainly evoke the spirit of the beautiful state. It’s also a mantra for the hard-working, friendly folks that travelers encounter along the way. From the bagboys and beverage cart […]
Masters, Augusta National Women’s Amatuer & Drive Chip & Putt Return in 2021
The first major golf tournament of the season, the Masters, will be held next month with limited patrons in attendance. Augusta National will also host the second annual Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals for junior golfers. The Masters annually signals a start to the golf season in the […]
Can Michael Whan Create Change in the USGA?
By Ed Travis Michael Whan recently announced he would resign as Commissioner of the LPGA Tour and last month it was announced he would replace Mike Davis as CEO of the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 2022. The USGA is facing issues that will affect the game for years to come. This […]
Thank-You Michael Whan For Saving the LPGA Tour
By Fred Altvater Jim Brown knew. Barry Sanders knew. The greats always know, but stay past their prime for one more shot at glory, trying to capture youth in a bottle for one more adrenalin rush. Michael Whan came to the LPGA, in 2010, when it was at its absolute lowest point. The previous […]
Solheim Cup Preparations Continue At Rapid Pace
By Fred Altvater Even though COVID continues to rear its ugly head and is preventing large groups from congregating. The distribution of the new vaccine provides a light at the end of the tunnel and a promise of a return to a normal world. The Solheim Cup is continuing to plan for a full […]
SOUTHERN COMFORT
Many northern avid golfers regard Hilton Head Island as the ideal destination for a spring getaway. By Brad King Golfers residing above the Mason-Dixon Line know the feeling. It’s an itch that typically strikes around December, or January. A cabin fever that makes golf nuts eagerly map out their annual spring trip, with a yearning anticipation of warmer days ahead. Many of the more discerning golfers have discovered Hilton Head Island […]
Holiday Gift Guide: Golf Gift Ideas for Santa
If you are struggling for gift ideas for your favorite golfer, we hope these suggestions may help make it the best Christmas ever. GearUp Sportswear Every golfer needs more golf shirts, plus you can help him, or her, look a little better on the course. GearUp Sportswear is a Toledo-based company that offers the most fashionable, […]
Tiger Woods Teaches Us A Life Lesson
“Golf and Life are not about the last shot. They are about the next one.” Only two other golfers in the history of the game, Bobby Jones and Jack Nicklaus, are in the same league as Tiger Woods. He was a highly regarded amateur and we all know the success he has recorded as a professional golfer. Perhaps one of the […]
Bond, James Bond, A Life Well Played
By Fred Altvater The golf world lost a giant last month when Sean Connery passed at the age of 90. He had struggled with health issues in his last years, but will always be remembered by golfers as 007 in a golf match with Goldfinger. Sean Connery portrayed Ian Fleming’s James Bond in seven […]