The best senior women golfers, the ones who did so much to make the Ladies PGA Tour into what it is today, haven’t gotten the respect they deserve. Their own tour barely recognized them, leaving it to Jane Blalock and The Legends Tour to provide a circuit for players after they turned 45. Thanks to…
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Hammock Creek
Location: Palm City, Florida. Architect: Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II Opened: 1995 Par: 72. Yards/Rating/Slope: Tips (Black) tees 7,131 yards/ 74.6/143; Gold 6,770/73.2/140; Blue 6,360/70.9/135; White 5,922/68.7/124 (men), 74.1/133 (women); Red 5,045/64.3/114 (men), 68.6/118 (women). Saturday morning green fee: $59 (but varies with the season). Caddie Service: No. Walker friendly: Yes. Fairways: Bermuda. Greens:…
Sultan’s Run
Location: Jasper, Indiana Architect: Tim Liddy, a Pete Dye disciple. Opened: 1992. Par: 72 Yards/Rating/Slope: Black tees – 6,859, 73.5, 143; Gold – 6,429, 71.5, 138; Silver – 5,762, 68.8. 129; Green – 4,911, 69.1, 129. Saturday morning green fee: $69. (The course is closed for the season but may re-open when weather permits. It’s…
SAGE RUN
Location: Bark River, Michigan. Course architect: Paul Albanese. Opened: July, 2018. Par 72 From the tips: 7,375 yards. There are five sets of tees, beginning at 5,231 yards. Rating: TBD. (STUART, Raters have been out but not provided info yet). Slope: TBD. Saturday morning green fee: Basic rate is $85 but there are a variety…
ST. LUCIE TRAIL
Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida Architect: Jim Fazio Opened: 1988 Par: 72. Yards/Rating/Slope: 6,901/73.4/142 from the tips; Tournament 6.470/71.0/139; Standard 5,946/69.8/126; Combo 5,778/69.1/124; Middle 5,608/68.2/120; Forward 5,012/65.4/115 Saturday morning green fee: $49 is top fee in December (Rates will increase for winter of 2019). Caddie Service: No Walker friendly: No, but GolfBoards are available. Fairways:…
Singh, Fowler, Koepka had a chance — but Mitchell ruled Honda Classic
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida – The stage was set for the biggest historically significant accomplishment of the 2019 PGA Tour season on Sunday. Vijay Singh, in the final pairing of the Honda Classic, was ideally positioned to become the oldest winner of a PGA Tour event and erase one of the longest-standing records in golf….
With Thomas, Koepka and Fowler, this Honda Classic isn’t exactly without star power
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida – The field for today’s start of the Honda Classic isn’t very good, no doubt about it. Only three of the top 20 in the Official World Golf Rankings are here. Clearly this $6.8 million event that has roots on the PGA Tour going back to 1972, when it was known…
New clubhouse at Reunion’s Nicklaus Course could trigger a housing boom there
ORLANDO, FL. – Jack Nicklaus-designed golf courses are generally show pieces – the focal points for golf communities world-wide. That wasn’t the case at one of Florida’s biggest resorts, however. Reunion Resort started with an 18-holer designed by Tom Watson, then added one designed by Arnold Palmer. The Nicklaus Course there opened eight years ago…
PGA Tour Champions rivals don’t have a prayer against Langer
There isn’t much more Bernhard Langer can accomplish as a golfer. Last week he became the career money leader on PGA Tour Champions, surpassing Hale Irwin. Thanks to his $255,000 payday for winning the Oasis Championship on the Old Course at Broken Sound, Langer has $27,120,554 in career earnings on PGA Tour Champions. He needed…
Couples opts for one more tournament appearance at Riviera
BOCA RATON, FL. – Fred Couples, eight months away from his 60th birthday, returns to the PGA Tour this week. He wangled a spot in the Genesis Open thanks to a sponsor’s exemption, but he’s going with some reservations. “I probably should go to Naples (the Chubb Classic in Naples, FL., on PGA Tour Champions),’’…