I’ve decided to broaden our website again. It was all about golf when we started in 2009 but was quickly expanded to encompass travel writing opportunities as well. That became more and more of a need as both the golf and travel industries were constantly changing. Since then – in part to accommodate our…
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Meeting the journalists of the future
WILMINGTON, N.C. – This was a first for us. Erin Simpson, the advisor for the Laney High School Creative Writing Club, invited me to speak before about 30 student club members in their first meeting of the year. We were happy to see the turnout and the enthusiasm the students – with a wide variety…
Old Elm’s Don Wegrzyn was the ultimate PGA professional
It’s hard to imagine any Illinois club professional contributing more to golf in the state than Don Wegrzyn. Wegrzyn, who passed on at the age of 88 in Libertyville on June 11, entered golf as a caddie at the Onwentsia Club, in Lake Forest, in 1952 as he was entering his freshman year at Northern…
GOOD BOOK READING: “Death in the Strike Zone”
It’s time to stray away from golf and revive Book Report duties. The strange-looking face on his page is that of James Creighton. His picture isn’t sharp because cameras weren’t of the same quality in 1860 as they are these days.Gilbert wrote a recently-published book, “Death in the Strike Zone,’’ to make the case…
BEST OF MY RECENT BOOKS: Heartland, For the Glory
It’s been too long since I’ve added to my book review contributions, but it’s not because I haven’t been enjoying a steady diet of reading material that’s come on the market, and it certainly hasn’t been limited to golf. To get back in the review routine, though, I’m trying something new. Instead of focusing…
Ryder Cup site Bethpage Black has an unusual way of doing things
Lots of golf facilities have hosted the biggest PGA events, but Bethpage Black – site of the Ryder Cup has an unusual way of doing things. The head golf professional, Justin Koff, is also the director of junior instruction at the massive five-course facility. The director of golf is Kelley Brooke whose company heads Bethpage…
Haven’t heard of Curly Lambeau? Maybe you should
I’m an avid reader, and always have a book going on some topic or another. That got me to writing book reviews on some of them, and my last three reads have taken me in new directions. The first two led to my taking on books that went well over 1,000 pages for the first…
Welcoming PGA players is nothing new for Quail Hollow’s Davenport
In any business this is a rarity. Quail Hollow Club, the PGA Championship venue for the second time, opened its course in 1960 and has had only two golf professionals. The current one, Scott Davenport, has held the job since 1999. “It’s a good place to work,’’ said Davenport. “Johnny Harris and his family have…