Category: Golf
Golf, It’s Good For You!
Golf Canada Launches Season-Long Campaign That Highlights The Many Health Benefits of The Sport New Golf and Health campaign website along with Golf Canada mobile app enhancements to focus on the sport’s positive physical, mental, and social benefits for participants. Golf Canada is highlighting the physical, mental, and social benefits that the sport can provide…
What makes Augusta National so hard for the average golfer?
We’ve all dreamed of teeing it up at the home of the Masters. But how would we get on if that became a reality? We asked 1991 champ Ian Woosnam to spell it out… Greens that are like glass and slope for days, a fairway grain that’s waiting to snag every iron you hit, we’ve…
A pair of 67s highlights opening day at Desert Willow
Outside of a pair of 67s atop the senior division leaderboard, Desert Willow’s Firecliff Course didn’t give up much in the opening round of the Golfweek Senior Amateur in Palm Desert, California. Only 11 players broke par across the four divisions, which features 167 players total, with another seven at even par. Mark Strickland of…
Portsea pins its faith in enthusiastic new GM | Inside Golf. Australia’s Most-Read Golf Magazine as named by Australian Golfers
By Michael Davis THERE are probably not too many general manager’s like Portsea’s John Burbergs who have a university degree in psychology. It’s doubtful, too, that many would have worked as labourers for a road asphalting company when their hopes of a professional golf career drained their bank balance in just a few short months….
Taking the next step – Global Golf Post
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA | Gianna Clemente possesses the whole package – talented, smart, attractive, personable and fearless. A year ago, her golf skills led her to the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur at age 15, the youngest player in the field. Today, after celebrating her 16th birthday exactly two weeks ago, Clemente is…
Golfer barely shifts the ball in video literally every amateur can relate to
The ultimate disappointment is always with the actions you have taken yourself that didn’t quite work out. A shot that barely shifts a ball has to be one of the worst feelings. The wasted motion of a swing punctuated by the thunk of a club hitting the ground well before the ball. Some golfers might…
Akshay Bhatia cards opening 63 to lead Valero Texas Open – Golf News
Akshay Bhatia shot an opening nine-under-par 63 to take a three-shot lead at the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. The American did not drop a shot as he followed four birdies on the front nine with five on the second, including four in his final five holes. Bhatia sits ahead of Brendon Todd and…
Humi becomes official partner of Golf Canada
Multi-year partnership includes sponsorship of Golf Canada’s National Open Championships and support of Golf Canada Member Facilities across the country. Golf Canada and Humi announced a multi-year integrated partnership that will see Humi become the official payroll, human resources, and benefits partner of Golf Canada. The partnership extends across Golf Canada’s National Open Championships –…
Does Augusta National need to be saved from the big hitters?
It’s the poster child for those who wanted to roll back the golf ball. Augusta National is the classic course we’re told must be saved – the one advocates yearn to be “played as Dr Alister MacKenzie intended”. It’s also the layout that’s constantly trying to find new ways of stretching its confines. Drone images…
Izzi Stricker roasts dad Steve during PGA Tour Champions Galleri event
There isn’t much to critique Steve Stricker in his golf game over his career. Twelve-time PGA Tour winner. Seven-time major winner on the PGA Tour Champions. Ryder Cup captain in his home state of Wisconsin. Winner of many prestigious awards for his work on and off the golf course. The list goes on. But his…