by Steve Pike | Apr 10, 2024 | Equipment, Events, Golf News, Personalities, PGA Tour, The Masters
It’s an oddity when any PGA Tour switches to a long – or broomstick putter – but Akshay Bhatia seems to have made it work. Bhatia and his 44-inch putter – with an Odyssey Versa Jailbird 380 head – won this past week’s Texas Valero Open in a...
by Steve Pike | Apr 10, 2024 | Events, Golf News, Personalities, PGA Tour
In the world of sports – or any business – the best way to succeed is to keep a cool head while others are losing theirs. In professional golf, nobody has his head on better than Jon Rahm. And nowhere is that evident than at this week’s Masters, where the...
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...