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65th PGA Merchandise Show is Set for January 22-25 in Orlando
By Fred Altvater Over 40,000 golf industry professionals will gather at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, January 22-25 to view the gigantic display of golf-related products and equipment. Vendors will exhibit golf apparel, trophies and awards, bags, balls, carts, food, gifts, equipment, services, technology, training aids and travel. Golf destinations such as, Scotland, Ireland, China and the Dominican Republic showcase their country’s best […]
Michigan High Schools to Try Cell Phone Scoring APP
By Tom Lang In a response to growing concern over high school golfers occasionally not recording accurate scores – sometimes due to not properly interpreting the rules and sometimes what has the appearance of scoring deception – a new pilot program recommendation in early December by the MHSAA Golf Committee will begin with the 2019 boys’ golf spring season to test if it should be adopted full-time. The power to help maintain integrity in the […]
PGA of America is Moving to Dallas, Texas
By: Fred Altvater The PGA of America’s main headquarters have been located in Palm Beach, Florida, since 1965. When they moved to Palm Beach, it was a sleepy community with few paved roads or golf courses. Today Palm Beach is one of the most prestigious zip codes in the country with tall high rises, hundreds of golf courses and traffic at […]
FITNESS TIPS FOR GOLFERS: TRY ‘DESKERCIZES’
By Mike May The ‘Inactivity Pandemic is now impacting more than 80 million Americans, especially those people who happen sit behind a desk all day. But working at a desk doesn’t mean your time at the office has to be a sedentary experience. Believe it or not, but you can incorporate exercise and fitness […]
Top 10 stories in golf for 2018
Patrick Reed has to be the most unpopular Masters winner ever Golf fans have a love/hate relationship with Patrick Reed. His stellar performance in the 2016 Ryder Cup earned him the nickname, Captain America, but his past antics in collegiate golf and revelations about a complete split with his family have turned golf purists against […]
Play Golf All Winter at The Tee Box in Ann Arbor
It’s time to take your golf game indoors With the advancements in ball tracking technology, indoor golf simulators have become a very popular winter entertainment for golfers. Simulators are being installed in a variety of venues including, homes, golf courses, bowling alleys, sports bars, as well as, commercial indoor golf centers. They offer the perfect […]
GOLF PROVIDES A GATEWAY TO GREAT HEALTH
By Mike May International scientists and doctors agree, going to the golf course is very similar to going to a local gym for a group exercise session or a cardio workout. That’s the messages from the recently completed 7th Congress of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) in London. During this […]
No Blood No Foul, Has the USGA Lost Touch?
By Ed Travis The R&A and the USGA, the co-arbiters of the Rules of Golf should be congratulated for their efforts to simplify the Rules of Golf in their most recent edition, which will take effect on January 1, 2019. However, these two organizations have missed the boat with the recent reinterpretation of Rule […]
Peggy Kirk Bell to be Enshrined in World Golf Hall of Fame
By: Fred Altvater “Miss Peggy was the female Arnold Palmer”……Jim Dodson It was announced that Ohio native, Peggy Kirk Bell will be enshrined into the World Golf Hall of Fame in June, preceding the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Most of today’s golfers are not familiar with the name Peggy Kirk Bell, but to the […]
OSU Alum Rod Spittle Retires from PGA Tour Champions
By Fred Altvater The PGA Tour Champions is the most difficult golf tour in the world, on which, to earn a spot. Every year thousands of 45-year-old Champions Tour wannabes dream of making a run for the senior tour, when they turn 50. It sounds good, but don’t be fooled, the system is stacked against […]