ROB AKINS NAMED NEW GOLF INSTRUCTOR A Golf Digest Top 100 Teacher for more than 20 years, Atkins set to further enhance the club experience Memphis, TENN. – TPC Southwind, part of the TPC Network (owned, operated and licensed by the PGA TOUR), has named Rob Akins as the club’s newest golf instructor. One of the nation’s most [...]
AUGUSTA – The 2021 Masters Tournament is set for Monday, April 5, through Sunday, April 11 at Augusta National Golf Club. ESPN has TV coverage of Thursday’s first round and Friday’s second round. CBS airs Saturday’s third round and Sunday’s final round. On the first two days of the tournament, the coverage window will be four-and-a-half [...]
As Golf Returns In England, Shot Scope Enjoys Biggest Day Ever on March 29 Shot Scope GPS Smart Watches Recorded the Largest Amount of Shots on a Single Day in England, Resulting in 4,788 Rounds Played and Eclipsing the Previous Daily Record in the Country by over 2,500; Shot Scope Watches Were Used to Track Performance at over 75% [...]
Jacksonville, Fl.--Blue Cypress Golf Course, the city of Jacksonville-owned facility located in the heart of Blue Cypress Park, just across the St. Johns River east of downtown, proudly announces a major renovation to the course set to reopen mid-April. The facelift includes rebuilt greens, tee boxes and fairways for the layout, plus an enhanced and lengthened [...]
The PGA of America announced that it will allow Distance-Measuring-Devices (DMD) during its three 2021 annual major Championships: The PGA Championship at Kiawah Island's Ocean Course, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club, and the Kitchen Aid Senior PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa. The PGA Championship at Kiawah will be [...]
On April 16, the Pebble Beach Company will unveil an exciting enhancement to its famed golf portfolio. The Hay, located on the site of the former Peter Hay Golf Course, features a dramatically redesigned nine-hole short course, the resort's first-ever putting course, and a new restaurant with an expansive outdoor patio positioned to take in the [...]
SQAIRZ, the fastest growing golf shoe company, announced a new long-term partnership with PGA Legend John Daly. John has been a professional since 1987 and has won numerous tournaments including the 1991 PGA Championship, the 1995 Open Championship, 2001 BMW International Open and the 2017 Insperity Invitational. “I couldn’t imagine a better representative of the SQAIRZ [...]
ORLANDO – Professional golfer Erik Compton is officially making the switch to OnCore Golf’s new VERO X1 tour ball. After shooting a 7-under par 65 with the VERO X1 in Monday’s qualifier at Banyan Cay in West Palm Beach, Florida, Erik is currently playing in his first PGA TOUR start since the 2019 Honda Classic. Erik’s [...]
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.– Maulana Dotch, PGA was named General Manager at Hermann Park Golf Course in Houston, becoming the first African-American woman PGA Member to serve as a General Manager of a golf facility. A native of Irving, Texas, Dotch, 40, earned her PGA Membership in 2010. At the time, she was the second-ever African-American [...]
Women’s Golf Day (WGD) has inked a deal with PGA TOUR Superstores (PGATSS), the largest golf-only retailer in the U.S. with 45 stores, to be the official retailer for the international event promoting women and girls’ involvement in golf. The multi-year agreement includes PGATSS selling a WGD Capsule Collection of branded apparel and accessories from other [...]
