By John Hopkins – Global Golf Post I had a number of fixed points in my childhood: my home, Stinchcombe Hill Golf Course, which was barely a 7-iron from our house, and school. Even now a half century or more later, I can remember another one, albeit hazily. Westonbirt is a village 10 miles or…
By Ron Green Jr. NORTON, MASSACHUSETTS | For 41 years, Roger Maltbie thought he’d lost the $40,000 check he received for winning the 1975 Pleasant Valley Classic. It made for a great story, a fun-loving Tour pro having a huge night after winning for the second consecutive week only to wake up the next morning…
A new kind of golf competition / reality show will be broadcast on the Golf Channel starting on October 4, 2016. Driver vs Driver will pit 10 teams of golf equipment designers against each other for the opportunity to win half a million dollars as well as their design concept manufactured and sold as part of the Wilson Staff product…
By John Steinbreder – Global Golf Post One of the toughest and most tedious jobs for a golf professional, or anyone else involved in club management, is running tournaments. They require lots of preparation, to be sure, and it is not easy to keep up with all that is happening during an actual event. In…
Without question, the most rewarding and most fun time of a contest for us at Worldwide Golf Shops is when we get to announce the winners. And this contest is no exception. It’s really been a great one. Along with the good folks at Callaway Golf, not only are we giving away free golf balls for a…
Everyone dreams of going to the birthplace of golf and playing the same courses that they did over 100 years ago. Here, for a limited time, is your chance to actually win a golf trip of a lifetime to Scotland, courtesy of our friends at Global Golf Post. The grand prize includes roundtrip airfare for…
Summer is in full force around the northern hemisphere. Temperatures are rising, the sun is beating down on your and in some areas, humidity is thick enough to cut with a knife. It’s important to prepare for it on the course. You’re out there for 4-6 hours at a time. Most people aren’t on the…
Nike Junior Camps combine game improvement and fun for kids Golf is a multi-generational game, and for parents who want to enjoy the links with their kids, there is no better time than summer to get them started learning the sport. This summer, 10 American Golf courses across Southern California will host Nike Junior Camps,…
By: Ron Green, Global Golf Post If you didn’t like the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay last June – and it seemed about as popular with purists as tofu casserole – then you’re probably going to love this U.S. Open. It’s time for Oakmont, a golf course that would walk like Ángel Cabrera if it…
Edwin Watts, the founder of Edwin Watts Golf, and his band The Mulligans, rocked the house at the Emerald Coast Convention Center on June 10th, benefiting Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which provides scholarships for surviving children of fallen Special Operations Forces. The Mulligans and Not Quite Fab, the Southeast’s Ultimate Beatles Tribute Band, performed for…
