Category: Golf
Earning top marks in Montreal: A golfer’s journey to success
The Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal had its ups and downs. It started with the International team falling into a 5-0 hole on Friday, but they made an unprecedented reversal on Day 2 to reignite hopes of a potential victory. However, by Sunday, it was the same old story of American dominance with an official…
Global Golf Post: Your Ticket to the World of Golf Coverage
Jennifer MortonWhen Desane Blaney, longtime CEO of the Association of Golf Merchandisers, retired in 2022, there was little doubt who would be asked to fill her shoes. Jennifer Morton, a 25-year AGM member, had already helped set the organization on a new course with modern marketing ideas and innovative programming. Her ascent to the top…
Tom Kim Reaches Out to Apologize to U.S. Team Members at the Presidents Cup
One of the first things Tom Kim did after tying Sam Burns in his singles match Sunday at the 2024 Presidents Cup was seek out Xander Schauffele and U.S. captain Jim Furyk. A day earlier, Kim accused members of the U.S. team of ‘cursing at us’ during their Saturday foursomes match, in which Kim and…
Potential LPGA Return on the Horizon as Epson Tour Makes Debut in the Desert
As the Epson Tour Championship comes to the resort this week to award 15 tour cards for the 2025 LPGA season, the possibility of an LPGA return to the desert is tantalizing. Officials at the City of Indian Wells have not been shy about how they covet the LPGA returning and making sure that return…
UNC Asheville golf team faces rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Helene causes severe flooding
Ross Cash’s normal drive from his home in Jonesborough, Tennessee, to Asheville, North Carolina, takes roughly 45 minutes. Right now, it’s impossible for him to make the journey. The women’s golf coach at UNC Asheville has no idea when he will get back to campus, let alone what will be at campus when he returns….
2024 Sanderson Farms Championship: Breakdown of Prize Money, Television Coverage and More
After a two-week hiatus that included the 2024 Presidents Cup in Montreal, Canada, the PGA Tour’s FedEx Fall Series returns to action with the first of four events over the next four weeks. The Country Club of Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi, will host the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship, which begins Thursday. Luke List is the…
Golfer Eric Axley achieves rare albatross during Monday qualifying round
Eric Axley, among the 50 golfers entered in the Monday qualifier for the PGA Tour Champions event this week, is moving into the main field after one of golf’s rarest shots. He’s one of three moving on after he shot a 66 to finish a shot behind Kris Blanks. Garrett Willis shot 67 to be…
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Savannah De Bock of Eastern Michigan emerges victorious at the 2024 Golfweek Red Sky Classic
Josh Brewer sees in Savannah De Bock the quality all good players have: An unfailing confidence in her own game. “She thinks she’s holing every shot she can get to the hole,” said Brewer, the new women’s golf coach at Eastern Michigan. “If it’s a hybrid or a putt, she really thinks she should make…
Interesting tidbits about the golf movie
The roster of strong golf movies isn’t that deep but this one is on the short list. Director Bill Paxton brought amateur golfer Francis Ouimet’s story to the big screen on “The Greatest Game Ever Played”, released in theaters 19 years on this date, Sept. 30, 2005. The secret weapon for Ouimet – played by…