Category: Golf
The Importance of Golf According to Larry Hirsh
Larry Hirsh, President of Golf Property Analysts, is an expert in appraising golf courses and facilities. Since opening his company in 1980, he and his team have conducted over 3,000 appraisals in 46 states, Canada, Scotland, Panama, and the Caribbean. A Penn State graduate with a liberal arts degree, Hirsh found his passion in evaluating…
Exploring Family Bonds within the World of Golf – Global Golf Post
After Brenda Corrie Kuehn played her way into the semifinals of this year’s U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, one of more than 60 USGA championships in which she has played, GGPWomen thought it would be a fun to share this story, published last October. There is heritage in the image of Brenda Corrie Kuehn walking the…
14 LIV Pros Competing in 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
The 2024 LIV Golf season has come to a close, but the excitement continues with the upcoming 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. This prestigious event will take place at three renowned courses: The Old Course at St. Andrews, Carnoustie, and Kingsbarns. The tournament features a star-studded field of players from around the world,…
Presidents Cup ratings pale in comparison to football and golf’s major events
The television audience for the 2024 Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal was notably smaller compared to the 2022 edition at Quail Hollow Golf Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to Nielsen data as reported by Sports Business Journal, 1.37 million viewers tuned in for Sunday’s final day on NBC, marking a 28 percent decline from…
BetMGM Offers $1500 Bonus Code for MLB Wild-Card Games and More on Wednesday
If you wager on Wednesday’s Game 2 MLB playoff matchups with the BetMGM bonus code SBWIRE you may benefit from a first-bet offer up to $1,500. That is a value cap unmatched among sportsbook promo codes, so whether you wager on the Kansas City at Baltimore, Atlanta at San Diego or New York Mets at…
Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina set to undergo major restoration in 2025
Harbour Town Golf Links at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, announced it will close for six months in 2025 for a restoration of the Pete Dye-designed layout that opened in 1969. Part of Sea Pines Resort, Harbour Town is ranked by Golfweek’s Best as the No. 2 public-access layout in South Carolina. It also is…
South Korea edges out Canada by one stroke in first round of 2024 World Junior Girls Golf Championship
Canadian Aphrodite Deng holds individual lead following a 5-under 67 on Wednesday Mississauga, Ont. – The Republic of Korea sits atop the team leaderboard by one-shot over Team Canada 1 following the opening round of the 2024 World Junior Girls Golf Championship at Credit Valley Golf & Country Club in Mississauga, Ont. Sumin Hong and…
Legendary Golfer and Major Champion Susie Maxwell Berning Passes Away at Age 83
Susie Maxwell Berning, a 2021 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee who won three U.S. Women’s Opens, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 83. Maxwell Berning, who won 11 times on the LPGA tour, is one of six women to win the U.S. Women’s Open at least three times, securing the title in…
Edmonton’s Wil Bateman shows steady progress on Korn Ferry Tour
Edmonton’s Wil Bateman has learned to ride the waves of being a professional golfer in his second season on the Korn Ferry Tour. Bateman is one of three Canadians competing in this week’s Korn Ferry Tour Championship, the finale of the second-tier circuit’s season. He’s 54th on the tour’s points list with a card for…
Up-and-coming Korn Ferry Tour players on the cusp of securing PGA Tour cards for 2025
The Korn Ferry Tour Championship marks the end of the 2024 season with a four-day, 72-hole stroke play event. The main focus of the tournament is the battle for a 2025 PGA Tour card. This season, 30 PGA Tour cards will be awarded, an increase from the 25 previously given out. So far, 17 cards…