Most golfers in the greater Orange County area are quite familiar with all the golf-related equipment, apparel and accessories assembled within the spacious confines of the Roger Dunn Golf Shops Superstore in Santa Ana, Calif. But the store has never offered anything quite like what it unveiled on September 17, when Titleist opened a state-of-the-art…
By: Ron Green Jr. CHASKA, MINNESOTA | So this is what an American Ryder Cup victory looks like. Ryan Moore, the last man picked at the last hour, looking dazed after winning the clinching point at Hazeltine National, ending an American losing streak that dated to 2008. One week earlier, Moore hadn’t been on the…
Your October-November issue of Worldwide Golf Insider is here. What’s new and exciting in this issue of WWG Insider: Cameron and Crown Series Putters – Short and Sweet – A new concept in putters, Cameron & Crown flatsticks are designed for players whose setup requires a shorter 33-inch putter. According to Roger Dunn Golf Shops putter…
Dear Mr. Palmer, Just a short note from us down here to say “Thank you!” From those of us who were young boys and girls in the 1960s, thank you for bringing the game of golf into our living room (where the only black and white television in the house was at the time) where…
By Mike Purkey – Global Golf Post It’s “Teaching Tuesday” on Inside The Ropes and Ron in California is on the line. He’s a 3.1 handicap index and like everyone else it seems, he is looking for more distance. He wants to know if he should fire the right side or the left side. “It…
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…
