Golf pros don't take (or get) their title lightly (See our special section) (The Idaho Statesman)
The job title is golf professional. The emphasis is on the word professional. Golf club pros who are members of the PGA of America, as most are, must endure several years of correspondence classes and seminars before they can call themselves PGA Class A pros....more...Jr. PGA tourney slated for July 19-20 (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas)
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The Westfield Junior PGA Iowa Section Championship will take place July 19 to 20, at Finkbine Golf Course, in Iowa City, Iowa. Boys and girls compete in two age divisions - 12 and under, and 13-18....more... Know what's at stake when stake is in way (Honolulu Advertiser)
The Advertiser, with help from Ko Olina director of golf Greg Nichols, is offering this question-and-answer feature on the rules of golf. If you have a question regarding the rules of golf e-mail cmurayama@honoluluadvertiser.com. Nichols recommends readers go to PlayGolfAmerica.com for information on golf programs in their area. For additional rules information, ask your local Aloha Section PGA ...more... Golf Notebook: A little bit of Augusta at Tower Tee? (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
What do Augusta National Golf Club and Tower Tee Family Golf and Recreation Complex have in common? You might think nothing, but you would be wrong. Both have a Par-3 Tournament....more... Not a dark horse Golf club earns reputation as top-100 public course (The Union)
As you catch your first glimpse of DarkHorse Golf Club driving along Combie Road, it is easy to see why Golf Magazine has consistently ranked it as a "Top-100 Public Course." ...more... Junior golf camp (Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides)
The Coachella Valley Recreation and Park District is offering Junior Golf Summer Camps for beginning golfers 7-14 years old. Classes will teach the fundamentals of the game, instruction practice and play on the range and the golf course. Instructors are LPGA/PGA certified....more... Cook to play in NCPGA title match (The Union Democrat)
Mike Cook, the head golf professional at Mountain Springs in Sonora, will head for the storied Monterey Peninsula to play for the title in the Northern California PGA Senior Match Play Championship....more... Sierra Golf marginalia (Reno Gazette-Journal)
Smith, one of the original 13 founders of the LPGA Tour who won two majors and 19 other LPGA titles, was selected for the World Golf Hall of Fame on Wednesday through the lifetime achievement category....more... Price Cutter Charity Golf Championship set for Highland Springs (Waynesville Daily Guide)
SPRINGFIELD - For the 17th straight year the John Q. Hammons Foundation will host the Price Cutter Charity Golf Championship, presented by Dr. Pepper at Highland Springs Country Club July 20-23....more... |