The Chicago Golf Show is always a tantalizing event, in that a mid-winter walk through the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont is an early forerunner to golf courses opening in the spring. This year that’s not quite the case, as many courses have taken advantage of unusually warm winter weather to already announce their openings…
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IT ZIEHMS TO ME: Couples, Daly are off to encouraging starts
BOCA RATON, Florida — You don’t see this very often any more. Fred Couples is healthy for a change, and John Daly is not only belting his tee shots further than last year, his drives are straighter, too. Those two items are what matter most going into the start of Florida’s turn to host the…
Allianz tourney draws big numbers for PGA Champions opener
BOCA RATON, Florida – This week’s first full-field event on the PGA Champions circuit couldn’t come at a better place. The Old Course at Broken Sound, home to the Allianz Championship, is one of the best courses on the 50-and-over circuit. In its 11th season, the Allianz has been the Champions’ season-opening event every year…
Drivers were the most interesting feature at the PGA Merchandise Show
ORLANDO, FL. — Be it clubs, balls, training devices or apparel, the PGA Merchandise Show always has something to intrigue every type of golfer. The 64th staging of this biggest show in golf ended its four-day run on Friday at the Orange County Convention Center with 40,000 industry members from all 50 states and 19…
Palmer Design Company shows off Shingle Creek’s new course — near Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Florida – The late Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club is just a 15-minute drive from Shingle Creek Golf Club, an 18-holer connected to the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel and in Palmer’s final days his design company was in the process of renovating the nearby layout. That renovation is now completed and the course has…
A milestone for the world’s first replica golf course
OCALA, Florida – The world’s first replica golf course, turned 30 this week. Ron Garl, one of the most prolific of all course architects, was the brainchild for the layout at Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club. Back in 1986 he picked out eight holes from five of golf’s most famous courses – Augusta National…
Chicago Golf Show expands its program
The Chicago Golf Show, presented by French Lick Resort, is expanding the program available to its visitors. A new four-color glossy magazine-style program will be available when the show is staged for the 33rd time from Feb. 24-26 at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. Chicagoland Golf, which publishes monthly during the local season, will…
HERE AND THERE: No doubt about it: The Loop is Best New Course of 2016
The Loop, Tom Doak’s 18-hole reversible course in Roscommon, Mich., isn’t just something new. It’s also been declared something very good. Golf Digest and GOLF Magazine, the golf industry’s two leading publications, both honored The Loop with its top awards. Golf Digest named The Loop as the Best New Public Course of 2016 and GOLF…
Jupiter has its big-time clubs — but don’t underestimate Jupiter Dunes
JUPITER, Florida – This town on Florida’s East Coast, just north of Palm Beach, has long attracted top golfers. It’s home for Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, Dustin Johnson, Luke Donald and a host of others. Those pros have a wide range of championship courses to play, but there’s another course in town that…
Going public was a big boost for the PGA’s St. Lucie Trail course
Of the four golf courses in PGA Golf Club, one stands out – at least historically. The winter home of the PGA of America’s 28,000 members includes three 18-hole courses on the grounds of PGA Village – the Wanamaker, the Ryder and the Dye. PGA Golf Club also encompasses one course across Interstate 95 about…