Once again, the Dana Open presented by Marathon was a success. Sunday’s weather was slightly damp, but golf fans were treated to a quality field and the players put on an exciting show. After the first three rounds 19-year-old Lucy Li held a tentative one-shot lead over veterans, Caroline Masson and Lexi Thompson. Seven more […]
Rumors began surfacing in the spring of 2021 about a new professional golf tour to be based in the Middle East that would invite the best players to compete in their events. Greg Norman was named the CEO of the newly formed LIV Invitational Golf Series with an initial investment of $200 million committed to […]
Jordan Gilkison a Sophomore at Kent State becomes only the sixth amateur to win the Ohio Open. During the second round of the Ohio Open youth and age were pitted against one another. Dublin’s Bob Sowards was trying to make history and become only the third player to win the Ohio Open for the fourth […]
A new and unique tournament format using state of the art technology, allows club and recreational golfers of all skill levels to compete against fellow golfers from around the country on a live leaderboard, while supporting their favorite charity, and possibly earn a trip to the National Championship, all from the comfort of their favorite […]
By Fred Altvater The U.S. Open will be held June 16-19 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts near Boston. This historic club hosted the 1913 U.S. Open won by a 20-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet, when he outdueled the great Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. Seeing this son of immigrants, successfully defeating two of […]
By Fred Altvater The life of a tour professional is not all glitter and big checks. James Nicholas a young golf professional trying to make his way on the Korn Ferry Tour. He did not make it into the field for the AdventHealth Championship in Kansas City, Missouri, via the Monday qualifier. He was […]
By Fred Altvater A detailed piece written by Global Golf Post’s Publisher, Jim Nugent calls for the firing of Greg Norman, who has failed to deliver on any of his promises to the LIV Investment group. Thus far, his attempts to lure any of the top names in golf to defect to the new […]
PGA Tour’s BEST will be at Muirfield Village, May 30-June 5. The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday has accepted entries from 2021 Memorial winner Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa, Cameron Smith and Xander Schauffele to assure another strong field for golf fans to watch in the 47th edition the Memorial Tournament. With the strength of Muirfield Village and […]
As the runner-up to James Piot in the U.S. Amateur at Oakland Hills last summer, Austin Greaser, from Vandalia, was invited to compete in the Masters Tournament at Augusta National in April. “I realized that I’m now standing on the first tee at Augusta, playing in The Masters. This is what The Masters nerves feel […]
By Ed Travis Golf’s ruling bodies, the USGA and The R&A, are just steps away from dictating that elite players (top amateurs and professionals) must compete with equipment different from recreational golfers. On March 16 the USGA and The R&A sent out a press release covering recent results in the Distance Insight Report. […]