Ohio Golf Journal May 2018

)T APPEARS 3PRING HAS ÚNALLY reached Ohio. The temperatures are warming up, the sun is making the grass green up and birds are BUILDING NESTS AROUND MY HOUSE ) EVEN HAVE ONE PESKY WOODPECKER WHO IS TRYING TO ATTRACT A SEXY FEMALEBYDRUMMING ON THE ÛASHING THAT SURROUNDS THE CHIMNEY ON THE ROOF OF MY HOUSE ) WISH HIM LUCK SOON THE noise is somewhat distracting. 7E HAVE A GREAT FEATURE THIS MONTH about Jim Long, who took a chance OPERATING A GOLF COURSE 4HAT SINGLE ACTION HAS GROWN INTO FOUR COURSES IN /HIO AND BUILT A LEGACY FOR HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ALONG THE WAY 4HE 3UPREME #OURT IS CURRENTLY DEBATING THE ISSUE OF LEGALIZED GAMBLING ON SPORTING EVENTS AND is expected to issue judgement BY THE END OF *ULY -OST INSIDERS FEEL THE COURT WILL DECIDE TO ALLOW SPORTS GAMBLING 4HE SPORTS GAMBLING INDUSTRY IS VAST AND WOULD GENERATE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TAX REVENUES TO STATES /UR ARTICLE EXPLORES WHAT GAMBLING MEANS FOR GOLF AND whether it’s good or bad. -IKE -AY IN A DEPARTURE FROM HIS NORMAL GOLF TRAVEL PIECES HAS CONTRIBUTED AN ARTICLE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ÚTNESS FOR ALL !MERICANS AND HOW GOLF CAN HELP EXTEND OUR LIVES AND ADD TO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE &ITNESS AND 0()4 !MERICA WAS ALSO A CENTRAL TOPIC ON .ATIONAL 'OLF $AY IN 7ASHINGTON $ # 7ITH THE CALENDAR TURNING TO -AY THE -EMORIAL 4OURNAMENT WILL ONCE AGAIN BE HELD AT -UIRÚELD 6ILLAGE )T BRINGS THE BEST GOLFERS TO THE STATE AND THIS YEAR IS NO EXCEPTION !LL FOUR MAJOR CHAMPIONS WILL BE IN THE ÚELD COMPETING FOR THE MILLION ÚRST PLACE CHECK 'OLF IS A GREAT GAME FOR KIDS TO START PLAYING AT A YOUNG AGE #HECK OUT OUR LISTING OF THE GREAT JUNIOR PROGRAMS AVAILABLE AROUND /HIO 0LUS WE WRITE ABOUT GOLF TRAVEL TO 2EYNOLDS ,AKE /CONEE AS WELL AS THE 7ORLD 'OLF (ALL OF &AME WITH THE TWO COURSES AND OTHER GOLF RELATED ACTIVITIES AT 3T !UGUSTINE )mM GETTING THE ITCH TO PLAY 4HE SUN is out and the greens are mowed, )mLL CATCH YOU ON THE "ACK SPRING HAS FINALLY ARRIVED! &2%$ !,46!4%2 You KnowYou are a Golfaholic if: You have broken more than two CLUBS IN ANGER OVER A BAD SHOT Golf tips are like aspirin. One may do you good, but if you swallow the whole bottle you will be lucky to survive... ^ (!26%9 0%.)#+ Oh io Go l f J ourna l