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Third UL International Crown Set for Korea
The third renewal of the LPGA’s UL International Crown is set to be held October 4-7 at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon City, South Korea. Eight countries have qualified to compete in the event based on their individual team member’s positions on the Rolex Rankings. TEAMS: Korea: Sung Hyun Park, So Yeon […]
Technology is Making Putting Easier Too!
By Fred Altvater As talked about earlier in this issue, modern technology over the last two decades has brought a radical revolution to golf. Advanced space-age drivers, turbo-charged golf balls, and training aids, that Arnie and his Army could only dream about, make it easier to hit a ball further and straighter than at […]
The Legacy Has That “Country Club Feel in a Public Golf Course”
The Legacy Golf Club by Arthur Hills opened for play in 1997. Golf Digest rated it a 4 ½ stars and listed it as one of the Top 200 courses to play in the country. It is still one of the very best around. Local golf course architect, Arthur Hills is renowned world-wide for his […]
New World Golf Tour to Offer $20 Million Purses
By Fred Altvater Last month Reuters reported that a new World Golf Tour is in the planning stages that will conduct 15-20 events with $20 million purses. The average purse for a regular PGA Tour event is $6 million. With exception of the eight Rolex Series Tournaments on the European Tour, purse sizes in Europe […]
11th Annual National Golf Day Enlightened Congressmen
By: Fred Altvater In April, more than 300 golf industry leaders converged on Washington D.C. to meet with congressional leaders to enlighten them on the importance of the golf industry to the country. The 11th annual National Golf Day was held April 24-25. It featured over 230 activities and meetings to discuss golf’s 15,000 diverse […]
Forest Dunes “Loop” Offers Dual Golf Experience
By Tom Lang The Loop is one of the world’s most intriguing course designs as a fully-reversible layout featuring 18 greens and 36 teeing areas. Its closest model of comparison is historic St. Andrews, which is reversible, but only played the opposite direction one time each year on April 1. The Loop is […]
Early Season Specials at French Lick Resort
Ohio and Michigan golfers seeking a jump start on summer golf could head to southern Indiana in May, to try out some special golf packages. Valid May 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21, both courses at French Lick Resort, designed by World Golf Hall of Fame architects Pete Dye and Donald Ross, have been […]
World Golf Handicap System Unifies International Golf
Golfers around the World will calculate their handicaps on a more consistent basis beginning in 2020. The new handicap system comes after an extensive review of the current handicap methods administered by the six existing authorities: Golf Australia, the Council of National Golf Unions (CONGU), the European Golf Association (EGA), the South African Golf Association […]
USGA Announces New Regional Alliances
The United States Golf Association recently sent a press release announcing the new Allied Golf Associations (AGA). In all 59 regional golf associations were recognized by the USGA to receive funding and acknowledgement by the national association. The AGA’s are supported by five existing regional affairs offices to provide guidance for course rating, handicapping, championship […]
Did We See the Tiger of Old?
By: Ed Travis It’s been a couple of weeks, since we witnessed Tiger Wood’s competitive comeback at the Hero World Challenge, but a few comments seem appropriate. First of all, those of you looking to break into broadcasting should listen to the gushing commentary by some of the Golf Channel and NBC personalities […]