The US Golf Association doesn’t just run championships and make rules. The governing body of golf in the US and Mexico has also invested nearly $47 million dollars in the past four decades to promote turfgrass and environmental research. It’s money well spent, as the USGA says its recently renamed Mike Davis Program for Advancing … Read more
LONDON – The Governing Board of Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) today announces that the enhancements to OWGR’s system revealed in August of 2021 are now in effect after a 12-month notice period. The updated system incorporates modern statistical techniques, which allows players and eligible tournaments to be more accurately evaluated relative to each other. … Read more
Chagrin Falls, Independence, and Cardinal each won their respective divisions at the Chagrin Valley Conference preseason golf tournaments on Monday. The Tigers claimed the Chagrin Division at Legend Lakes Golf Course in Chardon with a score of 313. Hawken placed second with 331 strokes and Orange was third with 337. Sven Nielsen of Chagrin Falls … Read more
Phil Mickelson reacts to a putt attempt during a LIV Golf event at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ, on July 29. (Seth Wenig/Associated Press) The PGA Tour asked a federal judge in San Francisco to deny the appeal of three suspended players who joined Saudi-backed LIV Golf and now want to compete in … Read more
Golf is often counted among the most popular sports in the world and is enjoyed as a popular hobby. One of the biggest takeaways of the pastime is that it can be enjoyed by both young and old people. The popularity of the game has helped many players amass huge wealth through prize money, endorsements, … Read more
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Humanitarian Ambassadors of America Community Development Corp. bought 151 acres of the former Royal Virginian Golf Course. (Photos courtesy of Humanitarian Ambassadors of America CDC) The winding road of Royal Virginian Golf Course’s post-golf existence has taken yet another turn. A portion of the 250-acre former Goochland County course, which has been closed since 2018, … Read more
A court hearing on Tuesday will mark the first US legal test of LIV Golf’s emergence and the PGA Tour’s efforts to counter its new rival. Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Matt Jones are three of the 11 golfers who sued the PGA Tour last Wednesday, arguing that the Tour’s nearly two-year suspensions and $100,000 … Read more
Legendary golfer Gary Player has been embroiled in a bizarre scandal, releasing a statement disavowing the sale of his memorabilia by his own son. “I would like to draw the public’s attention to the fact that several trophies and other pieces of memorabilia that form part of my legacy have been put up for auction … Read more
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW — Big Red’s Anthony Colefish lines up a shot in a duel match against Buckeye Local to open the 2022 high school golf season last week. – Contributed STEUBENVILLE — The Big Red golf team evened its record at 1-1 with a duel match win against Edison on Monday. Steubenville took … Read more
