Rob Schumacher/USA TODAY Sports When the NCAA’s interim policy on name, image and likeness went into effect on July 1, the rules of engagement effectively changed right in the middle of the summer amateur golf season. It made some college golfers leery of the landscape and left them treading lightly where NIL was concerned so as not [...]
Hosted at PGA TOUR Superstore Owner and Chairman Arthur M. Blank’s West Creek Ranch in Montana, the teens will enjoy dynamic outdoor activities and build upon leadership concepts that were explored during the First Tee Leadership Series this past Spring PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. and ATLANTA, Ga. − First Tee, a youth development organization [...]
By Maggie Will Navigating the junior golf landscape can be a daunting task for junior golf families. “Which tournaments to play, where to play and how many to play” are the questions often asked of Maggie Will, 3-time LPGA winner, former college golf coach and now owner of Will2Golf, the world’s largest searchable [...]
The South Course at Oakland Hills, designed by Donald Ross and the site of nine men’s major championships and a Ryder Cup, will reopen in July after a comprehensive restoration by architect Gil Hanse and his design partner, Jim Wagner. The $12-million project began in the fall of 2019 after Hanse and his team [...]
By Jason Lusk, first published in Golfweek BREWSTER, Wash. – Forget watching big drives soar beyond sight. Forget seeing a putt find the bottom of the cup. And forget turning a cold eye as an opponent stubs a chip in a tight match (forgive me for pointing out this one, as I’m usually on [...]
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) Past President Rees Jones knows his way around the South Course at Torrey Pines. His handiwork in renovating the San Diego facility will be on display at the upcoming U.S. Open, June 17-20. In an “ASGCA Insights” podcast, Jones discussed his firm’s two-decade history at [...]
By Eamon Lynch It’s difficult to imagine two more discordant places than Kiawah Island and Ridgeland, which are separated by so much more than the 90-minute drive on US-17 through the backwoods of South Carolina. The famed barrier island is home to an upscale resort, to real estate listings with two commas in the [...]
By Michael Burcin - Owner Under Par Consulting - underparconsulting.com Coach Burcin spent 17 years as a D1 golf coach. From 2004-11 he was at the University of South Carolina as the assistant coach, winning the 2010 GCAA Assistant Coach of the Year. In 2011 he was named the head coach at the [...]
By Brendan Ryan, Golf Placement Services If you’re a die-hard college golf fan, and have been watching the regional coach’s announcements recently, you will have noticed that there are a lot of jobs open. While some jobs are the result of people retiring, it is also the beginning of the coach’s recruitment period, [...]
