by Steve Pike | Apr 8, 2024 | Events, golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, PGA Tour
Former McConnell Golf Junior Scholar Akshay Bhatia captured a thrilling Valero Texas Open this past Sunday to secure the final spot in this week’s Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. The 22-year-old left-hander withheld a jaw-dropping late run by Denny McCarthy and...
by Steve Pike | Apr 3, 2024 | Events, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, PGA Tour, Resorts
The LIV Golf League is looking to create its own history. That’s nearly impossible for any start-up in any professional sport or business, but it helps when that professional sport – in this case LIV Golf – goes to history. That is, LIV Golf this week...
by Steve Pike | Mar 12, 2024 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, golf shoes, PGA Tour
Never one to miss a celebration, Puma Golf has released a limited-edition capsule in conjunction this week’s Players Championship at TPC Sawhgrass. The Phantomcat Nitro Gator is designed in homage to the state of Florida and the alligators that populate it. The shoe...
by Steve Pike | Mar 8, 2024 | Golf Courses, Golf News, PGA Tour, Privare clubs, Real Estate
Matt Doyle sums up Tesoro Club this way: “The more time you have… the better it gets.’’ Indeed. Doyle, head golf professional at the 1,490-acre gated golf club community in Port St. Lucie, FL., has watched the property come a long way in the 26 months since he first...
by Steve Pike | Mar 7, 2024 | Equipment, golf business, Golf News, Personalities, PGA Tour
Will Zalatoris is back “home’’ this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando. Actually, Zalatoris was born in San Francisco and plays out of Dallas, but as the recipient of the 2024-15 Arnold Palmer Scholarship to Wake Forest – Palmer’s alma...
by Steve Pike | Mar 2, 2024 | Golf News, Personalities, PGA Tour, Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods will receive the United States Golf Association’s Bob Jones Award in recognition of his commitment to sportsmanship and respect for golf’s time-honored traditions. Woods, a 15-time major champion and nine-time USGA champion, has redefined the game...