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Columnist: Golf News
Golf Generates $3.9 Billion Annually for Charity
By: Fred Altvater If you are one of the 12 million golfers that participated in a charity golf outing, you helped raise a total of $3.9 Billion for donation to thousands of charitable organizations across the country. Everyone is aware of the $2.4 billion the PGA Tour has raised through its tournaments, since 1938. […]
1966 Glass City Classic Offered the Largest Purse in LPGA History
By Fred Altvater Toledo has hosted a continuous event on the LPGA Tour since 1984, but long before the Marathon Classic, or Jamie Farr Toledo Classic, a future Hall of Famer, Sandra Haynie won one of the tour’s largest checks, at the time, in the 1966 Glass City Classic. Haynie fired a final-round one-under-par 70 […]
Carl’s Golfland Makes HUGE Jump to the Future of Golf
By: Fred Altvater Last month I had an opportunity to visit Carl’s Golfland in suburban Detroit. Carl’s Golfland is a leader in professional club fitting, offering a fully stocked retail store, plus a driving range, with covered hitting bays for year-round golf in Michigan. In addition, they are one of the largest online golf […]
Veterans Golf Association Completes 2017 Season
The Veteran Golfers Association is committed to promoting the game of golf to veterans and their family members. The VGA develops programs that allow members to compete, socialize, and remain physically active through the game of golf. The Veterans Golf Association (VGA) is an international golf organization introducing the game of golf to military […]
Golf Life Navigators Can HELP YOU FIND YOUR Best Match in Florida
If you are nearing leaving your nine-to-five job and dreaming of retirement to a golf community in Florida as your new address, how do you know which of the over 1,000 golf courses and neighborhoods is just right for you? Golf Life Navigators can help you with one of the most important decisions you will […]
Ohio Amateur Championship Has Storied History
By: Fred Altvater The Ohio Amateur Championship dates back to 1904 and its list of winners over the years is quite impressive. The Ohio Golf Association conducts five championship events each year, including the Ohio Amateur. To qualify to compete in the Ohio Amateur a golfer must be a resident of the state of […]
Northern Ohio Golf Association Celebrates 100 Years
The Northern Ohio Golf Association (NOGA) has a rich history of promoting and preserving the game of golf in Northeast Ohio. It was originally established in 1917 to conduct inter-club competitions among the original eight member clubs. NOGA is proud of its association with the USGA and dedication to serving over 22,000 private and public […]
The Presidents Cup Exhibition….Bring on the Ladies
By: Ed Travis The 2017 Presidents Cup was fun. Golf fans saw quality shots hit by a couple dozen very good golfers, a few even deserving the oft-used label, world-class. Even the weather cooperated for the Presidents Cup, an exhibition masquerading as intense competition. It was crystal clear before the teams were named, this was […]
TOPGOLF Adding 10 Million New Golfers??
By: Fred Altvater I recently visited TOPGOLF for the first time. Having read and marveled at this rapidly growing phenomenon in the golf world, it was time to see what the fuss was all about. The National Golf Foundation has reported that Topgolf facilities around the country are bringing 10 million new golfers to the […]
Peter Jacobsen Joins Golf Life Navigators
Golf Life Navigators has a system to help golfers, who will be retiring in the near future, find the right golf community in Florida, Arizona or California. As a PGA Professional, Jason Becker witnessed several retirees become disenchanted with their first choice of golf club for their Florida retirement. With over 1,400 golf clubs to […]