BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA | One of the pleasures of being on the architecture beat is watching a place evolve from a dusty construction site full of bulldozers and backhoes to a fully operational golf course. It is hard not to appreciate the process, as arduous and full of twists and turns as it often is, and…
This week in Orlando, Florida, the golf industry will gather for the annual PGA Show, and GGPWomen will highlight some of the interesting women who work in the golf industry. We trust you will enjoy these stories. Always, in the back of Cathy Harbin’s mind, there was a golf course. For 30 years, from the…
Brooklyn Nets’ guard Cam Thomas delivered a stellar performance, scoring 33 points off the bench in a recent win over the Los Angeles Lakers. The 22-year-old, known for his scoring prowess with over 40 points in six games during his three-year NBA career, expressed his frustration with the inconsistent recognition for his achievements. Despite his…
The creation a decade ago of the Latin America Amateur Championship by the Masters, the R&A and the USGA was as inspired as it was audacious. Inspired for the ways it built off the early success of the Asia-Pacific Amateur, which the folks from Augusta and St. Andrews had helped establish in 2009. That event…
For Dylan Dreyer, a meteorologist for NBC, playing in a pro-am event with LPGA stars is an opportunity to combine two things she loves – golf and meeting people. Isaiah Vazquez, Getty Images ORLANDO, FLORIDA | Dylan Dreyer, who floats into living rooms across America several mornings each week as a popular, perky meteorologist for…
The resurgent Grayson Murray and Chris Kirk were among those traversing the 16th green during the third round of the Sony Open. Standing in a Hawaiian sunset Sunday afternoon, a flower lei around his neck, a gold Sony Open in Hawaii trophy in one hand and flashing the hang-loose gesture in the other, Grayson Murray…
Orlando, FL | Annika Sörenstam wasn’t on TV much when Yana Beeli, 18, was growing up in Switzerland. Sörenstam retired from the LPGA at the end of 2008, long before Beeli got into the game. It’s hard for Beeli to put a finger on when she first became aware of Sörenstam, a World Golf Hall…
Tom Brady and Bill Belichick combined forces to create the greatest dynasty that the NFL has ever seen. Together for a full 20 years, the two won six Super Bowl championships together, setting the standard for success in the league by remaining dominant for a full two decades. But four seasons after their last playoff…
Gary Woodland (right), who first felt symptoms last April and underwent brain surgery in September, greets Andy North during a practice round Tuesday before the Sony Open in Hawaii. Kevin C. Cox, Getty Images To hear Gary Woodland tell his story – jolting awake in the middle of the night, shaking and practically paralyzed by…
If anyone can capture the true spirit of golf with their content, it has to be St Andre Golf. The hilarious sketch comedian golfers have done it again with ‘Thank you for playing slow’. Taking on the subject of pace of play which is likely near and dear to you if you’ve ever been out…
