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Fry/Straka to Design Curracloe Links in Ireland
Dana Fry & Jason Straka have been contracted to design and build a new links course in Ireland.
Five Elected to USGA Executive Committee
Andrew Biggadike, from New Jersey, David Dorton, from Atlanta, Virginia C. Drosos, of Dallas, David Leitch, Virginia and two-time U.S. Open Champion, Andy North were elected to serve on the USGA Executive Committee at the Association’s Annual Meeting, in Nashville. Additionally, Cathy Engelbert, of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, was elected to her second three-year term […]
Old Course Changes Tee Time Process
You won’t see golfers camped out on the benches at St. Andrews in the early morning hours waiting for a chance to get onto the iconic course after the St. Andrews Trust announced that beginning in March there will be a new sign up procedure. Prospective singles, or twosomes must now register at either the […]
Gary Woodland Named Ben Hogan Award Winner
The Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA) has named Gary Woodland as the Ben Hogan Award winner for 2024. Woodland went from walking the lush fairways on the PGA Tour to an operating table to undergo surgery to remove a lesion on his brain. He has successfully recovered and returned to the tour this season. […]
Who is Trying to Kill Golf Quicker……LIV or USGA?
By Fred Altvater Since 2020 the golf industry has experienced a resurgence of popularity and golf course owners are experiencing the highest levels of profitability they have ever seen. Women and juniors are taking up the game in record numbers and tee sheets at golf courses are filled with enthusiastic golfers. The golf equipment and […]
Men’s Professional Golf Doesn’t Deserve Our Respect or Attention
From Kieran Clark, GolfShake.com “I am proud to join LIV Golf and be part of something new that is bringing growth to the sport,” Jon Rahm There it is yet again. ‘Grow the game,’ a nauseatingly trite phrase routinely deployed to justify any questionable decision, or action in the golf industry. Jon Rahm has shown himself to be just […]
Italian Ryder Cup Sets Records & Pros Still NOT Paid
By Fred Altvater The results are in and they are conclusive, sportsmen and women around the world enjoy watching Europe and the United States do battle in the Ryder Cup. The 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy set new records across the board attracting unprecedented levels of engagement across social media, as well as global […]
Women’s Collegiate Golf Began in NW Ohio
By Fred Altvater Before they were famous, two Hall of Fame women golfers, Peggy Kirk Bell and Shirley Spork, one of the 13 co-founders of the LPGA Tour, were responsible for early collegiate golf tournaments for women. Peggy Kirk Bell grew up in Findlay, was a top amateur, played on the fledgling LPGA. She spent […]
Ohio-Native Gianna Clemente Competes in International Events
By Fred Altvater Golf fans watched as the European Solheim Cup Team and Team USA battled to a 14-14 tie in Spain last month. Just prior to the main event, the PING Junior Solheim Cup was held in Spain, as well. Twelve young American women from America competed against a European Team in match […]
Korn Ferry Tour Finals Head to Columbus
The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, one of four Korn Ferry Tour Finals events, will be held at The Ohio State University Golf Club the week of September 18-24, 2023. The top-30 players in the season-long standings at the end of the 2023 campaign will earn PGA TOUR membership for the 2024 season. For the […]