Tick. Tick. Tick. The search is on for a small, round white object with dimpled skin. All that is missing is a search and rescue helicopter and a team of sniffing dogs. Tick. Tick. Tick. “Enough already,” said The Quarry’s head pro, Taylor Scinski. “The ball is lost. Drop another ball and move on.” But no. […]
When Lydia Ko won the Evian Championship last weekend, she joined a very short list of New Zealanders to win a Golf Major. Only Sir Bob Charles and Michael Campbell had achieved the feat before. But Ko’s success is a game changer, with growing numbers of young players trying to be like Lydia. The real […]
A clinic at King’s Walk GC in Grand Forks, N. D. highlighted how the game can be used to help maintain balance, coordination and rotation and combat the affliction that impairs movement and is second only to Alzheimer’s as the most prevalent neurological disorder in the U.S. Golf is proving to be a key activity […]
Billy Bomar has putted sidesaddle nearly his entire golf career. It’s an unconventional approach, but those who play with or against Bomar quickly learn that the PGA pro and co-owner of Prairie Falls Golf Club can flat roll the ball. One accomplished area collegiate player called Bomar the best putter he’s seen. Bomar taught his kids, a […]
Twelve years ago Alan Power had a heart transplant. Now, he is a gold medal winner in golf for New Zealand. The Waikanae Golf Club member snared gold at the World Transplant Games in Mar Del Plata, Argentina last month. Power held off 11 others to win the 60-69 year-old age bracket. It was Power’s […]
A top official of the International Golf Federation said Wednesday that the new course for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will get its first test in March with a one-day exhibition event featuring three or four of the top male and female players. Players have not yet been selected. ”We’re in conversations with […]
Indonesian golf has gained support from world golf governing body The R&A for its development program in the hopes of bearing more strong golfers in the future. The Indonesian Golf Association (PGI), under the chairmanship of Murdaya Widyawimarta, known as Po, has brought in professionals from The R&A to assist in refining and developing the […]
Australian PGA Member gives lessons to Nepali golfers The one-week training camp for the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship-bound Nepali squad concluded at the Gokarna Golf Club. Australian PGA Instructor Kim Baldwin conducted the camp under the auspices of R&A and Gokarna Forest Resort. A total of three players – Nepal No 1 amateur player Arun Tamang, No 2 […]
Lausanne, Switzerland: From the shores of Lake Geneva to the fairways of Rio de Janeiro, the world’s top women golfers had a taste of what to expect in 2016 when they paid a visit to the Olympic Museum and IOC Headquarters ahead of the Evian Championship. Seven golfers from five continents, all with aspirations of […]
Coming off a victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship, Rickie Fowler has been named an Ambassador for PGA Junior League Golf, which introduces boys and girls ages 13 and under to the game in a recreational team setting. Fowler, who has five Professional victories, including three this year—The Players Championship, Scottish Open and the Deutsche […]
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