Add Kentucky to the states that now have a golf trail. Bob Baldassari ended a long run in Florida golf to join The Woodford Club, which is near Lexington, Ky. That led to his joining forces with Randy Clay, a co-owner of the Woodford Club, in establishing the Kentucky Golf Trail. Baldassari’s wife Pam is…
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PGA Show proved there’s no shortage of innovative gear for putting
I don’t know what it is, but I’m fascinated by putters and their wide range of creators. I have a Scotty Cameron that’s been in my bag for over 10 years. I’m comfortable with it, though it doesn’t always work. What putter does? I’m not one to experiment with putters, either, but I do …
Concert offers private golf clubs a formula for success
HEATHROW, Florida – Concert Golf Partners describes itself as “a boutique club hospitality company. ‘’ It builds its own capital to fund new projects and add amenities. Also, pointed out vice president of public relations Michael Abramowitz, “we never give an assessment.’’ That formula has worked since Peter Nanula and Susan Dunnavant left Arnold Palmer…
LIV changes set the stage for an eventful PGA Merchandise Show
ORLANDO, FL. – The PGA Merchandise Show , which takes over the Orange County Convention Center this week, is the annual kickoff to the golf season. All phases of the industry are represented at this mass gathering that spotlights all that’s new in the sport. The industry-only show, awaiting its 72nd staging, draws nearly 40,000…
Golf Travel Writers group is looking for new adventures
My biggest focus at this 72nd PGA Merchandise Show was getting the word out on my latest project. I’d been coaxed into being the new president (or, I think the title should be executive director) of the Golf Travel Writers of America. It’s a 20-year old organization that has been led by Bruce Vittner, a…
Nick Price has designed a special layout at Florida’s Soleta course
MYAKKA CITY, Florida – Not all great golfers have evolved into great golf course designers. Nick Price is one who did, as underscored by his just unveiled Soleta course, located a few miles east of Sarasota, FL. As a golfer Price, now 67, was one of the great ones. No doubt about that. He…
Illinois PGA shortens its section championship tourney
Golf schedules at the local level aren’t usually announced until late winter or early spring but the Illinois PGA revealed two major developments in its 2025 schedule. The Illinois PGA Championship – officially the Illinois Professional Championship now – will be reduced from 54 to 36 holes next year. The tournament, scheduled for Aug….
LIV Tour will return to Bolingbrook in 2025
The PGA Tour made its last Chicago area visit in 2019 and the other national golf organizing groups have been absent longer than that. Not the upstart LIV Golf League, though. LIV, the Saudi-backed circuit that is waging a well-publicized battle with the PGA Tour, announced Tuesday that it will be playing for a fourth…
Home Town Takeover TV series will take Sebring in a new direction
SEBRING, Florida – This charming town of about 11,000 in Central Florida has long been known for its robust golf courses and a famous auto race. Legendary golf course architect Donald Ross started the golf scenario when he designed the Pinecrest course in 1923 and the Sebring International Raceway, which opened in 1950, is one…
Caitlin Clark will make her next pro-am at the LPGA’s Annika tourney
Caitlin Clark may be a basketball whiz, but she is making inroads in golf, too. In July, 2023, Clark made her first golf appearance playing in the pro-am at the John Deere Classic, the PGA Tour stop at TPC Deere Run – a course located near the boarderline of Illinois and Iowa. Now, on Nov….