by Steve Pike | Jan 14, 2026 | Events, Golf News, Personalities, USGA
USGA champions Trip Kuehne and Paul Simson have been named the captains for the 2026 East West Matches at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas, November 6-8. Kuehne (pronounced KEEN-knee) 53, of Westlake, Texas, who will captain the West squad, won the 2007 U.S....
by Steve Pike | Jan 12, 2026 | Equipment, golf business, Golf News, Personalities, PGA Tour
New Scotty Cameron Phantom mallets have arrived on the PGA Tour, with next generation Phantom 5, 7 and 9R head designs and a range of neck and shaft configurations available to players at this week’s season-opening Sony Open in Hawaii. Titleist parent Acushnet...
by Steve Pike | Jan 12, 2026 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Instruction
By Brian Sommer The modern coaching industry presents itself as a moral enterprise. It speaks in the elevated tones once reserved for clergy, educators, and statesmen. It claims to liberate human potential, awaken authenticity, and empower individuals to become the...
by Steve Pike | Jan 9, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, golf course management, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, Real Estate, Resorts, Travel News
By Hal Phillips HAWKES BAY, New Zealand — It takes 20 minutes to drive from the entry gate at Cape Kidnappers to the clubhouse. If golfers aren’t staying at the resort’s luxury acccomodations, the Rosewood Cape Kidnappers, they enter the property on the shores of...
by Steve Pike | Jan 6, 2026 | golf business, golf course management, Golf Courses, Golf News, Restaurants
KemperSports has been selected to manage Lyman Orchards Golf Club, a 45-hole public facility in Middlefield, CT. With a proven track record of managing premier public golf facilities across the country, KemperSports will bring its passion for golf and hospitality and...
by Steve Pike | Jan 6, 2026 | golf business, golf course management, Golf Courses, Golf News, Private Clubs
Heritage Golf Group, a fast-growing owner and operator of golf and country clubs in the United States, has acquired Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville, FL., from Managing Partner MG Orender. This marks the fourth and final acquisition in a multi-club...
