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Notable World Golf Ranking Rises in 2019
By Kieran Clark During 2019, emerging stars made a name for themselves, while others seem steeped in a steady decline and have questions to answer, as we slip into the ‘Roaring Twenties.’ Taking more than a cursory glance at the latest Official World Golf Ranking and comparing it to the final standings from last […]
20-20 Questions for Golf
The PGA TOUR schedule kicked off the new year in Hawaii with the Sentry Tournament of Champions. 2019 was a spectacular year of golf on the men’s tour and 2020 promises to be just as intense and exciting. Here are a few questions we are following Can Tiger win another Major? Tiger Woods turned […]
LPGA and LET Announce Join Venture
By Fred Altvater At the end of November, the LPGA and the Ladies European Tour (LET) announced a joint venture to strengthen women’s professional golf around the world. This single announcement will have lasting effects and will provide an impetus to grow women’s professional golf around the world. LET Board Chairman, Marta Figueras-Dotti […]
Renee’ Powell Appeared on CBS Morning Show in November
By Fred Altvater Ohio’s leading lady of golf and golfing pioneer was featured in the November 17th edition of CBS Morning Show. The segment featured Powell’s passion for female veterans and the promotion of PGA HOPE at her family-owned Clearview Golf Club in East Canton. Powell’s father, William built Clearview just outside of East […]
Pro Ams are the Life Blood of Golf
By: Fred Altvater The World Golf Foundation tracks the amount of money generated for charitable causes every year from golf related activities. Local outings, tournaments and pro-am events raise nearly $4 Billion annually. The PGA Tour boasts that they have generated over $2 Billion in charitable donations, since the tour started tracking their generosity. […]
Christmas Ideas for Your Favorite Golfer
Thanksgiving is looming and that means Christmas will be here before you know it. Here are a few ideas every golfer would like to see under the tree on Christmas morning. Swing Align The gift every golfer really wants is lower scores. The Swing Align training aid will create a more “connected” swing, from a […]
Glass City Invitational Features Top-Ranked Collegiate Talent
The Glass City Invitational, hosted by the University of Toledo Women’s Golf Team, will be held September 15-17 at the historic Inverness Club. With an opportunity to play Inverness, site of the 2021 Solheim Cup, women’s collegiate golf teams from across the country will be competing in this year’s Glass City Invitational. Committed to […]
Fall in Perfect Time to Play the Arthur Hills Golf Trail
September means Labor Day and the beginning of the end of warm weather in Northwestern Ohio and Southeastern Michigan. It also means trees turning bright colors, crisp mornings and sunny pleasant afternoons for a round, or two of golf. We, who live in the northern climes, know that colder weather and snow will soon be […]
Slow Play: The Problem, The European Solution, Teach Kids
Slow Play – “We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us” By Ed Travis The topic of slow play leapt into focus on social media when Brooks Koepka, the No. 1 ranked player in the world and No. 3 ranked, Rory McIlroy, criticized the time a few of their fellow Tour players on […]
UT Women to Host Top Collegiate Golfers in Glass City Invitational
The Glass City Invitational, hosted by the University of Toledo Women’s Golf Team, will be held September 15-17 at the historic Inverness Club. With an opportunity to play Inverness, site of the 2021 Solheim Cup, women’s collegiate golf teams from across the country will be competing in this year’s Glass City Invitational. Committed to be […]