Professional Golf Has a Huge Mess on Its Hands July in Ohio means Golf, Golf and More Golf. In every town and golf course there are charity golf outings that provide funds to continue to provide services for those that need help. Get your favorite foursome together and join a charitable golf outing in your neighborhood today. Golf outings and charitable activities through golf generate over $4 billion annually across the country. No other sport comes close to the largess of golfers. Here’s a Big Attaboy if you have played in at least one charity golf outing this year. Hopefully you’ll add a couple more. The Ohio Amateur will be contested at Maketawah Golf Club in Cincinnati at the end of July and the Ohio Senior Amateur Hall of Fame Championship will be hosted by Plumbrook Country Club in Sandusky, August 1-2. Even if you don’t participate in the tournament, the Hall of Fame Dinner will induct Bob Sowards and Gary Taylor into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame. In this issue we delve into the issues that are creating a tremendous divide in professional golf. The LIV Golf Series funded by Saudi Arabian money and led by Greg Norman is luring several top names to participate. The PGA TOUR and DP World Tour are scrambling to protect their players and product and have suspended those golfers playing in LIV events. Recent lawsuits filed in London by several LIV players are just the beginning for suspended LIV Players wanting to reclaim their eligibility on the DP World Tour, which will lead eventually to the PGATour, as well. It is a mess and hopefully we can clear up some of the confusion for golf fans. I can’t think about the LIV right now I’ve got a tee time. Hope I see you on the Back 9. FRED ALTVATER PUBLISHER Back 9 Media Group Also Publishes: Michigan Golf Journal Indiana Golf Journal Back 9 Report Ohio Golf Journal
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