Gary Pinns is probably best known in Illinois golf circles for winning the Illinois Open five times. No one else has done that. Pinns has done much more than that, howeve3r. He gave the PGA Tour a four-year shot before making an instantly successful transition into teaching. He’s been doing that as director of instruction …
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Late qualifier Malm repeats in IPGA Players
Curtis Malm, may have been the defending champion in the Illinois PGA Players Championship this week, but he was lucky to even be in the field. The 36 players invited into the last of the IPGA’s four major tournaments is determined off a season-long point list, and Malm was one spot out until Shaun McElroy,…
U.S. dominates in this Ryder Cup
HAVEN, Wis.—The longstanding U.S. frustrations in the Ryder Cup are over. After losing to Europe in four of the previous five meetings and seven of the last nine captain Steve Stricker found a combination of young players who dominated the 43rd staging of golf’s premier team event at Whistling Straits. In fact, this American team…
Could this be the day the U.S. reclaims the Ryder Cup?
HAVEN, Wis. – If it wasn’t for a nightmarish day nine years ago the United States golfers and their supporters would already be in a celebratory mood at Whistling Straits. The U.S. went 3-1 in Saturday’s morning foursome matches for the third straight session to open a 9-3 lead. The Europeans had their best session…
At least there’s hope for the U.S. after great start in Ryder Cup
HAVEN, Wis. – Beautiful weather greeted the 40,000 spectators when the 43rd Ryder Cup teed off Fridays. So did massive traffic jams on the rural roads that surround Whistling Straits. At the end of the day, though, there was at least hope for the American side that has been dominated by the Europe in in…
Stricker in the spotlight at Ryder Cup Opening Ceremonies
HAVEN, Wis. – Thursday’s Opening Ceremonies for the 43rd Ryder Cup was not without the unexpected. U.S. captain Steve Stricker provided it. First Stricker broke into tears while introducing his wife and daughters to a standing room only crowd who ignored a late afternoon rain to gather at the Dye Pavilion at Whistling Straits. “I…
Euros made a good move in donning Packers’ gear at Ryder Cup
HAVEN, Wis. – The fun is over – well almost – and things are getting serious at the 43rd Ryder Cup. Clearly the European team, which has won four of the last five Ryder Cups, is well prepared. Captain Padraig Harrington, in a clear move to soften the passions of the partisan American crowd, had…
Who’s the real team to beat in this Ryder Cup?
HAVEN, Wis. – Most of the world golf media is labelling the United States the favorite in the 43rd Ryder Cup matches, which tee off on Friday at Whistling Straits. I’m not part of that group. Frankly, it’d be shocking if this U.S. Ryder Cup team even made a game of it against the Europeans….
This resort has one of Michigan’s best courses — and one of the most different
BARK RIVER/HARRIS, Michigan – Island Resort and Casino has two golf courses. They’re eight miles apart and have a much bigger difference in course architecture, even though Paul Albanese designed them both. Sweetgrass, which opened in 2008, is one of the best courses in Michigan – perhaps in the whole Midwest. Sage Run, which opened 10 years…
Tour Edge makes early introduction of its new golf clubs
It’s obvious that the pandemic changed golf. Play increased nation-wide last year because the sport was a safe outlet for people in need of exercise and this year, according to industry reports, play is up another 15 percent over that. “There’s been a 40 percent bump in new golfers coming into the game or players…