Tag Archives: USGA
Golf Never Forgets You and Is Always Awaiting Your Return
By Fred Altvater “Golf never forgets you and is always waiting for your return.” This quote, from by Tommy Barnes in Jim Dodson’s book, “The Range Bucket List,” has never been so true as Lara Tennant’s return to golf. Tennant has been playing golf as a young girl, but the game was never an all-consuming […]
Current & Future Buckeyes Perform Well at USGA Four-Ball Championship
Current Ohio State Women’s Golf Team member, Aneka Seumanutafa and future Buckeye, Faith Cho teamed up to win medalist honors at the USGA Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Timuquana Country Club in Jacksonville, Florida last month. Unfortunately, they were knocked out in the Round of 32. However, another future Buckeye Jillian Bourdage and her […]
Growing the Game of Golf Through Technology
By Richard Todd Those that love golf have heard the over-used phrase, ‘Grow the Game’. This refers to increasing the number of new players each year over the number that leave the game. There’s also a saying that ‘our children are the future of the world’. As one-third of the population are minors […]
New Golf Rules Seminars
With the new Rules of Golf going into effect January 1, 2019, you may want to brush up on these changes by attending one of the many Golf Rules Seminars being held around the state. Miami Valley Golf Association will be conducting four Rules Seminars: Saturday, Jan. 19th Dayton CC 10am – Noon Saturday, Mar. 9th NCR CC 10am […]
New Global Ranking For Golfers With Disabilities
The USGA and The R&A announced the creation of a global ranking system for golfers with disabilities, that is set to begin in 2019. The World Ranking for Golfers with Disability will launch on Jan. 1, 2019 and will be administered in tandem with the World Amateur Golf Ranking for both men and women. The USGA […]
New Golf Rules for 2019
USGA’s new golf rules go into effect January 1. These changes were meant to help speed up the game and make it fair for every golfer. To assure you know the changes and understand how they may affect your game, visit the USGA website: http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules-hub/rules-modernization/major-changes/major-changes.html Plus, the Northern Ohio Golf Association, Ohio Golf Association, Miami […]
Inverness Club Will Host the U.S. Junior Amateur in July
Very few courses in this country can match the number and history of major championship golf that has been hosted at Inverness Golf Club in Toledo. Ted Ray beat out his good friend Harry Vardon, Jackie Burke Sr. and two others to win the 1920 U.S. Open held at Inverness Club. That 1920 U.S. Open […]
U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur
Two Ohio women, Lynn Thompson & Suzi Spotleson both qualified in the Top 64 during the stroke-play portion of the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, held at Orchid Island Beach & Golf Club in Vero Beach, Florida. Both, however were knocked out in the first round of match play.
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 […]