# Alabama Golf News

> Your Best Source for News about Alabama Golf


## Posts

- [Austin Gean Thankful for Extra Year of NCAA Eligibility](https://alabamagolfnews.com/austin-gean-thankful-for-extra-year-of-ncaa-eligibility/): COVID-19 Threatened Premature End to Former Florence Prep Standout&#8217;s College Career for Austin Gean, his senior year at Arkansas Tech was sailing right along, on track to reach a crescendo in mid-May. The former Central-Florence High School standout golfer had his eye on another NCAA Division II tournament appearance, and he hoped to lead the [&hellip;]
- [Hats Off to Wallaroo Hat Company](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hats-off-to-wallaroo-hat-company/): Company Named for the Road in Australia Stephanie Carter didn’t start out to be a mogul of headwear, it’s just where her career path took her. Carter is the president of the Wallaroo Hat Company, an enterprise she came to quite by accident 20 years ago on a visit to Australia. “My husband was Australian [&hellip;]
- [Brad Lardon, Former Sr. PGA Player of the Year: Pros Helping Pros](https://alabamagolfnews.com/brad-lardon-former-sr-pga-player-of-the-year-pros-helping-pros/): Proposes Virtual Lessons to Help Instructors Thrown Out of Work by COVID-19 Brad Lardon wants to help out his fellow PGA professionals in their time of need, and now that a COVID-19 stay-at-home order is in place in Alabama. It&#8217;s an idea folks in our PGA Section might want to consider here. For 2016 National [&hellip;]
- [Wilson Staff Making a Comeback](https://alabamagolfnews.com/wilson-staff-making-a-comeback/): Once a Major Name on Tour Wilson Staff Charts a Return to Public Consciousness True fact – long before Callaway and Ping and TaylorMade were in the game, there was a brand of golf clubs called Wilson Staff, and it was iconic. If you played golf in the 1960s and &#8217;70s, at one time or [&hellip;]
- [Germantown CC Development Deal Craters](https://alabamagolfnews.com/germantown-cc-development-deal-craters/): Arizona Firm Planned to Build Homes, Condos Around Shuttered 9-hole Germantown, Tenn., Course The Arizona company that planned to buy the shuttered Germantown Country Club southeast of Memphis has backed out of the deal. &#8220;Today, we made the tough decision to discontinue discussions with the sellers of Germantown Country Club — the trustees for the [&hellip;]
- [Where Can I Play Golf Right Now?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/where-can-i-play-golf-right-now/): For players wondering, &#8220;Where Can I Play Golf Right Now?&#8221; an order by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey shutting down nonessential businesses in the state does not include golf courses. Golf course employees may continue to report to work. “If we kill businesses, we can&#8217;t print enough money in Washington D.C., to bring a dead business [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville's Janie Jackson Wins Symetra Tour Opener for 1st Pro Victory](https://alabamagolfnews.com/janie-jackson-wins-symetra-tour-opener-for-1st-pro-victory/): Win Brings Alabamian Closer to LPGA Tour Janie Jackson had her breakthrough moment in professional golf in early March, winning the Symetra Tour’s Florida’s Natural Charity Classic tournament. For Jackson, a Huntsville native, the win was her first in professional golf and came in dominating fashion. The 2016 University of Alabama graduate shot 68 in [&hellip;]
- [Korn Ferry Tour's Huntsville Championship Postponed](https://alabamagolfnews.com/korn-ferry-tours-huntsville-championship-postponed/): The inaugural Huntsville Championship, a Korn Ferry Tour stop, has been postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. No new date for the tournament, which was scheduled for April 20-26 at The Ledges, has been announced. The tournament was a victim of the PGA Tour’s announcement in March that all events through the AT&amp;T Byron [&hellip;]
- [April's PGA Professional Championship Postponed](https://alabamagolfnews.com/aprils-pga-professional-championship-postponed/): PGA Professional Championship Postponed Because of Coronavirus Three Alabamians were Scheduled to Play The PGA of America postponed the 2020 PGA club-pro championship formally known as the PGA Professional Championship, which was to have been held April 26-29 at the Omni Barton Creek Resort &amp; Spa in Austin, Texas. The PGA cited the Centers for [&hellip;]
- [Players Championship Canceled, The Masters Postponed](https://alabamagolfnews.com/players-canceled-masters-postponed/): Golf Joins MLB, NHL, NBA, MLS in Coronavirus Shutdown The second, third and final rounds of The Players Championship were abruptly canceled Thursday night, and The Masters was postponed. “We have pledged from the start to be responsible, thoughtful and transparent with our decision process,” a statement from the PGA Tour said. “We did everything [&hellip;]
- [Gift of Golf: Down Syndrome Doesn't Slow Pryce Holcombe Down](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gift-of-golf-down-syndrome-doesnt-slow-pryce-holcombe-down/): Golf Plays Central Role in Boy&#8217;s Development A week after teaming with his father to win a national Special Olympics golf tournament, the smile, one of those that goes ear-to-ear and you can’t help but smile yourself, had yet to leave Pryce Holcombe’s face. On a steamy Thursday morning after the tournament, Pryce was hanging [&hellip;]
- [RJT Trail's Renaissance Ross Bridge: 'Top 100 Resorts'](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rjt-trails-renaissance-ross-bridge-top-100-resorts-trips/): Renaissance Ross Bridge Also on &#8216;Top 25 Buddy Trips&#8217; List Chip Purser got in on the ground floor before there even was a Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa to show off to the public He arrived during the construction phase of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail project prior to its August 2005 [&hellip;]
- [Heading to Orlando for Golf? Check Out Kissimmee](https://alabamagolfnews.com/heading-to-orlando-for-golf-check-out-kissimmee/): Kissimmee is More Affordable, Closer to Courses, Magic Kingdom If you&#8217;re thinking about a golf getaway to Orlando before winter loosens its grip, set your sights a little to the south, to Kissimmee, Fla., a happening town that boasts easy access to 22 public and private courses. Kissimmee, population 60,000, is a 25-minute drive from [&hellip;]
- [Try These Phoenix Area Golf Options](https://alabamagolfnews.com/check-out-these-phoenix-area-golf-options/): Phoenix Metro Golf Offers Something for Any Budget When the Super Bowl weekend ruckus known as the Waste Management Phoenix Open ends, the Phoenix Metro area gets back to what it does best &#8212; serving up high-quality golf during a time of the year when most of the U.S. is still shoveling snow. If you [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Men Disqualified at LSU Tiger Invitational](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-men-disqualified-at-lsu-tiger-invitational/): Injury WD, DQ left Tide shorthanded, in last place The Alabama Crimson Tide Men&#8217;s Golf Team rarely, if ever, finishes in last place in a tournament, yet that’s what happened over the weekend when a bizarre series of events led to the team’s disqualification at the LSU Tiger Invitational. The Crimson Tide drama unfolded on [&hellip;]
- [Using My EZ Pass on My Golf Trip Not So Easy](https://alabamagolfnews.com/using-my-ez-pass-on-my-golf-trip-not-so-easy/): My Quest to Save a Few Bucks on Tolls Cost Plenty Put this on your list of things not to do on your next golf buddies’ road trip: Using your own EZ Pass toll transponder on a rental car. My tale of woe began when I flew from Albuquerque, where I live, to Little Rock, [&hellip;]
- [Lee Hodges in the Hunt in Puerto Rico](https://alabamagolfnews.com/lee-hodges-in-the-hunt-in-puerto-rico/): Lee Hodges collected his first Korn Ferry Tour win last August in Oregon. Now, he’s hoping to take advantage of a rare PGA Tour start to win again. Hodges, the former Ardmore High School standout who played collegiately at UAB and Alabama, opened play in the Puerto Rico Open Thursday with a sizzling 6-under-par 66 [&hellip;]
- [Local Play Up on Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail](https://alabamagolfnews.com/local-play-up-on-robert-trent-jones-golf-trail/): Visitor Play Down on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Locals Help Make Up for the Drop in Tourism Due to Covid The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail saw its share of good and bad news from the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic through January 2021. On the bad side of the ledger, the pandemic [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville Championship: After Year Delay, All Systems Go](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsville-championship-after-year-delay-all-systems-go/): Strong Korn Ferry Field Expected at April 29-May 2 Event The countdown to tournament clock on the Huntsville Championship website has steadily been ticking toward zero. Day-by-day, it turns over. Eighty-one turns to 80, which turns over to 79. It recently hit 64 days until tournament week. Each day Tournament Director Penn Garvich tackles another [&hellip;]
- [Where Does the 'Tif' in TifEagle Come From?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/where-does-the-tif-in-tifeagle-come-from/): Thank Scientists at Two Georgia Turf Grass Research Labs If you’ve ever wondered what’s with the “Tif” in the names of all those Tifdwarf, TifEagle and Tifgreen Bermuda grass variants – the answer lies in Tifton, Georgia, 180 miles down I-75 from Atlanta. There, you’ll find a USDA Agricultural Research Service turf grass lab and, [&hellip;]
- [Rumbling Bald Plans Course Renovations](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rumbling-bald-plans-course-renvations/): Rumbling Bald Resort&#8217;s Bald Mountain Course to Get Facelift Bald Mountain, the original W.B. Lewis-designed mountain-style golf course at the Rumbling Bald Resort at Lake Lure, is scheduled to reopen April 1 following a series of enhancements to beautify its surrounds, increase overall playability and restore original shot values. Tree canopy coverage will be reduced [&hellip;]
- [Alabama College Golf Round-up](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-college-golf-round-up/): Auburn&#8217;s Andrew Kozan Ties for Low Medalist While Tigers, Crimson Tide Teams Fall Short in Season Debut College golf season got cranked up this week, as most of Alabama college golf teams found their way to warmer locales while the folks back home shivered in frigid temperatures. Here&#8217;s the round-up of Alabama college golf spring [&hellip;]
- [Gadsden Country Club to be Managed by Honours Golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gadsden-country-club-to-be-managed-by-honours-golf/): Division of Troon Now Managing Three Alabama Clubs Honours Golf, a division of the golf course management giant Troon, has been selected to manage Gadsden Country Club, a private golf, tennis and banquet facility in Gadsden. Honours Golf, based in Birmingham, will oversee all of the club&#8217;s operations, including golf, agronomy, sales and marketing, and [&hellip;]
- [Pinehurst Resort: Your 2021 Vacation Update](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pinehurst-resort-your-2021-vacation-update/): As you emerge from your pandemic hiberation raring to hit the links, we happily bring to your attention the latest news from the Pinehurst Resort, the home of American golf. North Alabama native Jason Isbell sang about the “Alabama Pines” on his 2011 album “Here We Rest.” Well, had Isbell and his 400 Unit band [&hellip;]
- [New Greens Coming at 2 RJT Golf Trail Courses](https://alabamagolfnews.com/new-greens-coming-at-2-rtj-golf-trail-courses/): Re-grassing Slated at Oxmoor Valley, Grand National Two courses on Alabama’s acclaimed Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail will be getting greens makeovers in 2021. Mike Beverly,&nbsp; chief operating officer of the RJT Golf Trail, detailed forthcoming renovations for Oxmoor Valley’s Valley course and for the Links course at Auburn’s Grand National facility. Greens on both [&hellip;]
- [Tunica Mississippi: Worth the Drive](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tunica-mississippi-worth-the-drive/): Tunica Mississippi, long a popular gaming destination, has blossomed into a worthy golf destination, with two great courses offering plenty of challenge for players of all abilities. Tunica’s location 25 miles from the intersection of I-55 and I-40 puts it within an easy day’s drive for two thirds of America’s population. It’s roughly 180 to [&hellip;]
- [Youth on Course Taking Root in Alabama](https://alabamagolfnews.com/youth-on-course-taking-root-in-alabama/): Program that Subsidizes Junior Golf to Surge in 2021 In 2020, the Alabama Golf Association announced it had joined the Youth on Course initiative that allows junior golfers to play at select golf course for a modest $5 fee. The timing of the program’s launch was both good and bad. Good in the sense that [&hellip;]
- [Six Invited to Augusta National Womens Amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/six-invited-to-augusta-national-womens-amateur/): Collegians from Auburn and Alabama Invited Auburn’s Julie McCarthy, Megan Scholfill and Kaleigh Telfer were among 85 players to receive invitations to the second Augusta National Womens Amateur set for March 31-April 3 in Augusta, Georgia. Huntsville native Michaela Morard, Kenzie Wright of Texas, and Benedetta Moresco of Italy will represent the Crimson Tide at [&hellip;]
- [University of North Alabama Starts Spring Golf Season Monday](https://alabamagolfnews.com/university-of-north-alabama-starts-spring-golf-season-monday/): UNA Returns 11 Months After Collegiate Golf in Alabama was Halted It was March 10, 2020 and Jackson Wedgeworth and his University of North Alabama men’s golf team teammates were riding high. Wedgeworth was coming off arguably his best college tournament, a one-shot win at Auburn University’s Tiger Invitational and helping the Lions tie for [&hellip;]
- [Golf in Montgomery: Two Strong Munis](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-in-montgomery-two-strong-munis/): Lagoon Park Features Spectacular Landscaping Gateway Park and Gateway When it comes to municipal golf, Lagoon Park Golf Course and Gateway Golf Course in Montgomery, Alabama are ahead of the curve. Because of budgetary constraints and the fact that golf course maintenance often is down on the priority list within a civic budget, municipal golf [&hellip;]
- [Roundup: 2021 Alabama College Golf Season Set](https://alabamagolfnews.com/roundup-2021-alabama-college-golf-season-set/): Jacksonville State Men Post Third-place Finish at Kiawah Event The Jacksonville State men’s golf team turned in an impressive third-place finish at the Any Given Intercollegiate, its first tournament in 320 days after the sport was halted last spring due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Jacksonville State Men&#8217;s golf team hadn’t played in a [&hellip;]
- [Alabama-NW Florida Section Award Winners Announced](https://alabamagolfnews.com/2020-alabama-nw-florida-section-award-winners-announced/): Rick Gorman Named Golf Professional of the Year The Alabama-NW Florida Section award winners for 2020 have been announced. Leading the group of honorees is Rick Gorman, general manager at Scenic Hills Country Club in Pensacola,who was named the Golf Professional of the Year for 2020. “It is truly an honor to be named Golf [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Golf Association 2021 Season Set](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-association-2021-season-set/): Schedule Includes First-Event Short-Course Competition Alabama Golf Association Season Opener: Women&#8217;s Scramble on March 24 The Alabama Golf Association announced its tournament schedule for 2021. In a first, the AGA&#8217;s season will conclude with a one-day short course tournament in November. After a trying 2020 season that included coping with COVID-19 and hurricanes, AGA Executive [&hellip;]
- [Golf in Oxford Alabama: Cider Ridge Golf Club](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-in-oxford-alabama-cider-ridge-golf-club/): Mountain Course Ranked Among Alabama&#8217;s Best Cider Ridge Golf Club is Just 14 Minutes from Downtown Oxford Alabama Mountain golf may not be what you think of when it comes to Alabama, but Cider Ridge Golf Club isn’t your typical Alabama golf course. For the most part, it’s mountain golf. The course borders the Talladega [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Golf Association Player of the Year: Gordon Sargent](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-association-player-of-the-year-gordon-sargent/): A high school senior was a double winner as the Alabama Golf Association announced its player of the year awards this week. Gordon Sargent, a senior at Mountain Brook High School, who has signed with Vanderbilt University, was named Men’s Amateur Player of the Year and also the Boys Junior Player of the Year. Other [&hellip;]
- [Janie Jackson Looks Ahead to 2021 Season](https://alabamagolfnews.com/janie-jackson-looks-ahead-to-2021-season/): 2020 Was a Breakthrough Year for Huntsville&#8217;s Janie Jackson Notched Symetra Tour Win, Gained LPGA Tour Status Amid the carnage of 2020, there were good news stories. You just had to find them. Janie Jackson is one of those stories. In fact, it was somewhat of a breakout year for the former Huntsville High School/University [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville Championship Tickets on Sale](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsville-championship-tickets-on-sale/): Event Postponed Last Spring Set for April 29-May 2 Tickets are now on sale for the Huntsville Championship Korn Ferry Tour event in late April. The tournament debuts April 29-May 2 at The Ledges after being postponed last March as part of the tour’s shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. There are two types of tickets [&hellip;]
- [For Alabama Golf Association, 2020 was 'a Roller Coaster'](https://alabamagolfnews.com/for-alabama-golf-association-2020-was-a-roller-coaster/): Alabama Golf Association Head Happy to See this Year in the Rear-view Mirror Andy Priest isn’t sure what&#8217;s in store for 2021, but the head of the Alabama Golf Association is confident his staff can now handle just about anything after navigating the trials and tribulations of 2020. “I’m amazed that we were able to [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink on COVID, Champions and Ryder Cup](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-on-covid-champions-and-ryder-cup/): Cink&#8217;s Focus Remains on PGA Tour PGA Tour professional Stewart Cink hit a milestone recently when he made his 600th career start on tour at the RSM Classic in Sea Island, Ga. Cink, who was born in Huntsville and grew up in Florence Alabama, talked with the media before the first round of the tournament. [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink Reflects on 2020 and his Resurgent Golf Game](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-reflects-on-2020-and-his-resurgent-golf-game/): PGA Tour professional Stewart Cink hit a milestone recently when he made his 600th career start on tour at the RSM Classic in Sea Island, Ga. Cink, who was born in Huntsville and grew up in Florence, talked with the media before the first round of the RSM Classic last week. His victory at the [&hellip;]
- [Hot Springs Village: A Slice of Paradise in Arkansas](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hot-springs-village-a-slice-of-paradise-in-arkansas/): Nine Golf Courses Serve 14,000 People in Gated Community Chuck Miller offers up a friendly bit of advice when talking about Hot Springs Village, Ark. “I tell people to come here for a visit but be careful, you might buy a lot or a home and decide to stay,” said Miller, author of the self-published [&hellip;]
- [Section Team Championship Winners: Genovese and Bailey](https://alabamagolfnews.com/section-team-championship-winners-genovese-and-bailey/): Mike Genovese and Todd Bailey need four extra holes, but a short birdie putt sealed the Alabama/NW Florida Section Team Championship victory. Playing a scramble on the first day and best-ball on the second day, the Genovese/Bailey team shot rounds of 62-70, while the team of Jordan Debonis/Kevin Klein had rounds of 65-67 to force [&hellip;]
- [Cypress Lakes: Golf in Muscle Shoals](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cypress-lakes-golf-in-muscle-shoals/): Cypress Lakes Golf and Tennis Club in Muscle Shoals, Alabama., is one of those understated city-run golf courses that probably doesn’t get the love it deserves. It’s also a perfect example of a golf course that you can’t judge by the stated yardage on the scorecard. Pardon the cliché, but Cypress Lakes, one of four [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville Championship Gets 2021 Korn Ferry Tour Date](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsville-championship-gets-2021-korn-ferry-tour-date/): Huntsville Event Was to Have Debuted Last Spring The Huntsville Championship will finally make its Korn Ferry Tour debut April 26-May 2 at the Ledges, the PGA Tour announced. The PGA Tour released the 23-event 2021 Korn Ferry Tour schedule on Wednesday. The Huntsville Championship, is the seventh event listed on the schedule. It follows [&hellip;]
- [Auburn Wins Jerry Pate Intercollegiate In a One-Hole Playoff](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-wins-jerry-pate-intercollegiate-in-a-one-hole-playoff/): Alabama Finishes Well off the Pace Auburn needed an extra hole, but the Tigers finally got the job done in winning the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Championship. Auburn, Georgia and Vanderbilt were tied at the end of 54 holes at the par 70 Old Overton Club before the Tigers emerged with the win. Auburn finished [&hellip;]
- [Hancock Claims Alabama State Senior Amateur Title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hancock-claims-alabama-state-senior-amateur-title/): Alexander Wins Super-Senior Crown Alabama State Senior Amateur Marks End of AGA&#8217;s 2020 Season Greenville’s David Hancock proved that it’s not how you start, but instead how you finish at the 23rd Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship. Playing at Wynlakes Golf and Country Club in Montgomery, Hancock opened the 54-hole tournament with a 74 and found [&hellip;]
- [3-over Takes Women’s Southern Senior Amateur Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/3-over-takes-womens-southern-senior-amateur-championship/): Field Endures Rain at Old Waverlyin West Point, Miss. Kim Keyer-Scott of Estero, Fla., posted two consistent rounds of 3-over 75 to win the Championship Division of the Women’s Southern Senior Amateur Championship. Keyer-Scott finished with a 6-over total of 150 in rainy conditions at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Miss. In the [&hellip;]
- [TP Country Club: Trees, and lots of them](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tp-country-club-trees-and-lots-of-them/): Cullman County Alabama Golf Course is Short but Tough Browse the scorecard from TP Country Club and the course hardly seems intimidating. Formally known as Terri Pines Country Club, the Tom Jackson-designed 18-hole semi-private course – just 45 minutes north of Birmingham and 45 minutes south of Huntsville &#8211; measures a quaint 6,451 yards from [&hellip;]
- [Ross Creek Landing Reopens](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ross-creek-landing-reopens/): Redone Ross Creek Landing Gains Favorable Reviews The reopening of the Ross Creek Landing Golf Course on Oct. 17 proved to be quite popular. According to course owner Fred Gillham, the course was packed for weekend play. Before it shut down for renovations, the course was a favorite day-trip destination for golfers from across north [&hellip;]
- [Auburn Women Golfers Take Third at Ally at Old Waverly](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-women-golfers-take-third-at-ally-at-old-waverly/): Mychael O&#8217;Berry Cards Six Birdies on Final Day Plus: University of South Alabama Men Wrap Up Fall Season The Auburn University women’s golf team rode a final-round 4-under 284 Wednesday to finish in third place in the Ally at Old Waverly Club in West Point, Miss. Auburn finished nine shots off South Carolina’s winning pace [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Gulf Coast Golf Courses Assess Hurricane Damage](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-gulf-coast-golf-courses-assess-hurricane-damage/): Kiva Dunes Hardest Hit, Remains Closed Craft Farms, Peninsula Closed, Possibly Until December A month after Hurricane Sally made landfall in Gulf Shores, golf courses along Alabama Gulf Coast are still assessing the damage and working to reopen. Here&#8217;s a quick update on the damage and the status of some of the courses: Kiva Dunes [&hellip;]
- [Vaughan-Pritchett Take Senior Four Ball Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/vaughan-pritchett-take-senior-four-ball-championship/): Emile Vaughan of Pike Road, and Shaw Pritchett of Montgomery, won the 26th Alabama State Senior Four Ball Championship at Timberline Golf Club in Calera The Vaughan-Pritchett team fired a 10-under 61 in the final round of the tournament to secure the win. Pritchett had the two biggest shots of the Senior Four Ball. His albatross [&hellip;]
- [Golf in Decatur: Point Mallard Golf Course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-in-decatur-point-mallard-golf-course/): Point Mallard Golf Course is a Bargain for Golf in Decatur Alabama Among the daily fee options for golf across the northern corridor of Alabama is the popular, yet challenging Point Mallard Golf Course in Decatur. An 18-hole facility owned by the City of Decatur and a part of the sprawling Point Mallard recreational complex, [&hellip;]
- [Ross Creek Landing Reopens Oct. 17](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ross-creek-landing-reopens-oct-17/): Fred Gillham: &#8216;We&#8217;re Having to Chase Them Out of the Parking Lot&#8217; Ross Creek Landing Golf Course will reopen for public play on Oct. 17. Course owner Fred Gillham said the course, formerly a part of the Bear Trace network of Jack Nicklaus-designed courses across Tennessee, made the announcement Tuesday. “We’ve got it ready to [&hellip;]
- [Golf in Tuscaloosa: Ol' Colony](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-in-tuscaloosa-ol-colony/): Ol&#8217; Colony: Some of the Best Golf in Western Alabama You’ll be hard-pressed to find better public-access golf in Western Alabama than Ol’ Colony Golf Complex in Tuscaloosa. What makes this 18-hole, city-owned course so good? Let’s count the ways. It was designed by University of Alabama alum and former U.S. Open champ-turned-course-architect Jerry Pate. [&hellip;]
- [AGA Staff Raises $25,000 for Youth on Course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/aga-staff-raises-25000-for-youth-on-course/): Youth 0n Course Initiative Lets Kids Play for $5 or Less Also: Robbie Prater Takes AGA&#8217;s Alabama Mid-Am Title Staff members of the Alabama Golf Association took a long walk to raise money for its Youth on Course Alabama Golf initiative. The AGA staffers, along with Hunter Bronson, Spike McRoy and Jimmy Green, played 100 [&hellip;]
- [UAB Blazers Complete Fall Tournament Sweep](https://alabamagolfnews.com/uab-blazers-complete-fall-tournament-sweep/): Blazers Rally for Graeme McDowell Invitational Title The UAB Blazers men&#8217;s golf team made a clean sweep of its fall tournaments Thursday by winning its own Graeme McDowell Invitational at Greystone Golf and Country Club. The Blazers, who previously won the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate and the Scenic City Classic, rallied from a three-shot deficit to [&hellip;]
- [Ross Creek Landing Reopening Set for October](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ross-creek-landing-reopening-set-for-october/): Greens Sprigged, Verti-cut and Sanded Ross Creek Landing Golf Course continues to move closer to reopening. Course owner Fred Gilham said recently that the new target date for the course, formerly a part of the Bear Trace network of Jack Nicklaus-designed courses across Tennessee, is now mid-October. “It’s going to probably be around the middle [&hellip;]
- [Charlie Krenkel: an' a 1 and a 2](https://alabamagolfnews.com/charlie-krenkel-an-a-1-and-a-2/): Veteran Alabama Golf Pro Cards Ace, Double Eagle in Same Round Lawrence Welk Has Nothing on Charlie Krenkel Charlie Krenkel admittedly was tinkering with his game on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, &#8211; mark that day, will ya &#8211; at the Ol’ Colony Club in Tuscaloosa and he admits he wasn’t playing his best. A PGA [&hellip;]
- [Branson, Mo.: America's Newest Golf Destination](https://alabamagolfnews.com/branson-mo-americas-newest-golf-destination/): For years, Branson, Mo., seemingly had it all to attract out-of-town music fans. Now, it’s graduated into a top-shelf golf destination as well. Historically, the list of the town’s attractions is long: shopping, restaurants, museums, mini-golf, zip lines, water parks. And shows. Lots of shows. Your grandparents probably told you about the shows – music [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Four-ball Winners: Komara, Harwick](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-four-ball-winners/): Johnny Komara and Tim Harwick, both of Huntsville, carded an 8-under-par 64 in the final round to claim the Alabama Four-Ball Championship victory. The Huntsville team finished the 54-hole tournament held at Point Clear at 19-under-par 197, good for a two-shot win over two teams. They shot 64 in the final round, which tied for [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink Breaks 11-year Winless Streak](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-breaks-11-year-winless-streak/): Battled Emotions Through the FInal Round With his wife Lisa walking outside the ropes and son Reagan on the bag, 47-year-old Stewart Cink proved Sunday he still has what it takes to win on the PGA Tour. Cink capped a weekend in which he shot 65-65 with a short birdie putt on the 72nd hole [&hellip;]
- [Payne's Valley: Tiger's Newest Set to Open](https://alabamagolfnews.com/paynes-valley-tigers-newest-set-to-open/): Payne&#8217;s Valley Latest Addition to Big Cedar Lodge Tiger Woods, the GOAT of professional golfers, is about to add a new course &#8211; Paynes Valley &#8211; to his growing portfolio of course designs. Payne’s Valley is his first public daily fee course. In the past, he has done a variety of private courses and resort [&hellip;]
- [Alabama-NW Florida PGA Professional Champion: Eric Williamson](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-nw-florida-pga-professional-champion-eric-williamson/): Winner Advances to PGA National Club Pro Event Eric Williamson kept his good play going at the Alabama-NW Florida PGA Professional Championship Wednesday and Thursday at The Ledges in Huntsville. Williamson used a trio of late birdies in the second round to pull away for a second straight win at the Alabama-NW Florida PGA Professional [&hellip;]
- [Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail App Launches](https://alabamagolfnews.com/robert-trent-jones-golf-trail-app-launches/): App Integrates with Courses&#8217; Tee Sheets, Displays Special Offers Golfers looking to book rounds can now use the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail app on their mobile phones to make the check-in process easier and faster. The custom Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail app by Gallus Golf will not only include a robust Virtual Caddie [&hellip;]
- [Golf in Gadsden: Twin Bridges Golf Club Reopens](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-in-gadsden-twin-bridges-reopens/): Gadsden Golf Course Gets New TifEagle Greens Twin Bridges Golf Club, one of the best golf facilities in Gadsden area is open once again. Twin Bridges, which is owned by the City of Gadsden, reopened for public play on Sept. 1 with new TifEagle greens. The greens renovation project on the par 72, Gene Bates-designed [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Top Juniors, All-state Golf Teams Named](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-all-state-golf-teams-named/): Michaela Morard, Gordon Sargent Named Top AGA Juniors Alabama Men’s Amateur Championship winner Gordon Sargent and Girls Junior Championship winner Michaela Morard are the Alabama Golf Association’s junior player of the year, the organization announced. The AGA also released its boys and girls all-state golf teams. The AGA began selecting the teams four years ago. [&hellip;]
- [Nailbiter in Southeast Mid Am Four Ball Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nailbiter-in-southeast-mid-am-four-ball-championship/): The drama of the second Southeast Mid Am Four Ball Championship&nbsp; kept building and building in the final round of the 54-hole event. Three teams were the hunt for the title as the final holes played out at Willow Point Golf and Country Club on Lake Martin, Alabama. The Southeast Mid Am Four Ball Championship [&hellip;]
- [Crimson Tide Alum Developed Dry Glove](https://alabamagolfnews.com/dry-glove-developed-by-crimson-tide-alum/): Antiperspirant Lotion Keeps Hands Dry, Even in Humid Weather Tired of sweating to the point that your golf glove is soaked through and you lose your grip on the club? Then, Dry Glove, a new antiperspirant lotion, is for you. Developed by former University of Alabama golfer Brad Nazzarini, Dry Glove lotion applied to your [&hellip;]
- [UNA Names All-Decade Men's Golf Team](https://alabamagolfnews.com/una-names-all-decade-mens-golf-team/): The University of North Alabama has named its UNA Men&#8217;s Golf Team of the Decade for the 2010s. The men&#8217;s golf team is the last of 11 all-decade teams that have been announced to honor UNA&#8217;s top individual performers for the period from 2010-19. The selections were made by a panel of UNA athletic department [&hellip;]
- [Golf in Flat Rock Alabama: Dogwood Hills Golf Resort](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-in-flat-rock-alabama-dogwood-hills-golf-resort/): Off the Beaten Path but Playable, Affordable We were looking for a Monday morning round recently somewhere around Northeast Alabama so we could meet a friend from Atlanta halfway. Three courses we looked into were closed for maintenance. And then my friend Jerry found a course called Dogwood Hills Golf Resort and Gardens in Flat [&hellip;]
- [Sophia Popov, Dustin: What a Weekend for Golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/sophia-popov-dustin-what-a-weekend-for-golf/): What golf fans witnessed over the weekend were two historic performances – one by Sophia Popov at the Women’s Open Championship at Royal Troon – and the other by the enigma that is Dustin Johnson. And Tiger Woods wasn’t even involved. Across the pond, Sophia Popov defied the elements and the odds to win, not [&hellip;]
- [Choosing the Right Golf Balls](https://alabamagolfnews.com/choosing-the-right-golf-balls/): The Right Ball Doesn’t Always Have to be the Most Expensive One The weekend finally arrives, and with it comes expectations of a course record or at least a personal best score, so you break out a new sleeve of golf balls. Supremely confident that today is the day it all comes together, you reach [&hellip;]
- [Golf in Fairhope Alabama: Quail Creek Golf Course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-in-fairhope-alabama-quail-creek-golf-course/): Popular Muni Tough to Get on Some Days, but Worth the Effort Tucked away in a neighborhood near downtown Fairhope, Alabama, golfers can find a good 18-hole challenge at Quail Creek Golf Course. The city-owned course, built in 1988 by Barney Shull, who designed the course, presents a fun (if one is striking the ball [&hellip;]
- [Birmingham Alabama Regions Tradition PGA Tour Champions Event Canceled](https://alabamagolfnews.com/birmingham-alabama-regions-tradition-pga-tour-champions-event-canceled/): COVID-19 Worries Cited; Date for 2021 Event Set The Regions Tradition and PGA Tour Champions announced that the 2020 golf tournament and associated events scheduled for September 23-27 at Greystone Golf &amp; Country Club will be canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis. The decision was made in conjunction with local and state health [&hellip;]
- [Birmingham Alabama Golf Courses: Bent Brook Golf Course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/birmingham-alabama-golf-courses-bent-brook-golf-course/): Venue Has Hosted Alabama Men’s State Amateur There’s no shortage of good golf courses located in Jefferson County in the Birmingham Alabama. area, and Bent Brook Golf Course is among the area&#8217;s finest. From well-known clubs such as Shoal Creek, Greystone Golf and Country Club and the Country Club of Birmingham, both of which have [&hellip;]
- [Ardmore Alabama Grad Lee Hodges wins Korn Ferry Event](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ardmore-alabama-grad-lee-hodges-wins-korn-ferry-event/): Just One of Two Golfers from Northern Alabama to Win on PGA&#8217;s Developmental Tour Lee Hodges, who played high school golf at rural Ardmore High in Ardmore, Alabama, won his first professional tournament on Sunday. Hodges birdied the final hole to take a two-shot victory in the Portland Open, a Korn Ferry Tour event.  Hodges [&hellip;]
- [Heron Lakes Country Club in Mobile](https://alabamagolfnews.com/heron-lakes-country-club-in-mobile/): Semi-Private Heron Lakes Country Club Offers Special Cardholder Rates for Discounted Play Heron Lakes County Club is a semi-private golf course in Mobile Alabama that offers golf both to its members and the public. There are a variety of ways one can take advantage of the 18-hole layout located near both Interstate 65 and Interstate [&hellip;]
- [Golfweek Best Courses You Can Play in Alabama List Announced](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golfweek-best-courses-you-can-play-in-alabama-list-announced/): No Change in the Top 3 from Golfweek&#8217;s 2019 Best of List Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Holds all but Nos. 1 and 8 Spots FarmLinks at Pursell Farms in Sylacauga remained the top public golf course in Alabama, according to 2020 Best Courses You Can Play list announced by Golfweek. The Robert Trent Jones [&hellip;]
- [Gordon Sargent Wins Alabama Amateur Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gordon-sargent-wins-alabama-amateur-championship/): Gordon Sargent Shatters the Event&#8217;s All-time Scoring Record Gordon Sargent took control of the men&#8217;s Alabama Men&#8217;s State Amateur Championship with a third-round 64 to open a four-shot lead on the field. Anybody expecting the Mountain Brook High School senior to wilt under the pressure of the final round Saturday was sadly mistaken. Sargent, of [&hellip;]
- [Sargent Scorches Day 3 of the Men's Alabama Amateur Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/sargent-scorches-day-3-of-the-mens-alabama-amateur-championship/): Enjoys a 4-shot Lead after Posting an 8-under 64 Drew Mathers certainly didn’t do anything wrong in the third round of the men&#8217;s Alabama Amateur Championship. Not at all. Instead, it was all about what Gordon Sargent did right The two began Friday leading the pack by one shot starting the third round. Mathers was [&hellip;]
- [Two Tied for Lead of Alabama State Amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/two-tied-for-lead-of-alabama-state-amateur/): 61 Players Make the Cut in Alabama State Amateur After Day 2 Gordon Sargent had to play 21 holes Thursday in the Alabama State Amateur, but the extra time on the the course at Saugahatchee Country Club was well worth it. Sargent, who will be a senior at Mountain Brook High School this fall, completed [&hellip;]
- [Mark Blackburn Wins National PGA Teaching, Coaching Award](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mark-blackburn-wins-national-pga-teaching-coaching-award/): Greystone Instructor Founded Prominent Golf School The PGA of America awards for Mark Blackburn continue to pile up, and it’s safe to say his most recent will be one his most cherished. Blackburn, a 14-year PGA Member in the Alabama-NW Florida Section and director of instruction at Greystone Golf &amp; Country Club in Hoover, has been [&hellip;]
- [Alabama's Morard  Wins Tennessee Womens Open](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabamas-morard-wins-tennessee-womens-open/): Michaela Morard Notches 2nd Win in Two Months Heading to University of Alabama On a day that figured to be all about the Big Orange, it was a University of Alabama golfer who turned the tide late in the Golf Capital of Tennessee Womens Open. Incoming Alabama freshman Michaela Morard used an eagle on No. [&hellip;]
- [Mobile Alabama Golf Courses: Azalea City Golf Course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mobile-alabama-golf-courses-azalea-city-golf-course/): Azalea City Golf Course is Popular, Affordable There are many choices when choosing a golf course to play in and around Mobile, but perhaps one of the best and certainly the most popular is Azalea City Golf Course. Located at 1000 Gaillard Drive in Langan Park, Azalea City Golf Course is just a 9-iron away [&hellip;]
- [Max Johnson Wins Alabama Boys State Junior Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/max-johnson-wins-alabama-boys-state-junior-championship/): Notches Final Junior win Before Heading to Auburn Fairhope’s Max Johnson came to the Goose Pond Colony’s Lake Course this week with one goal in mind – to win the final career of in his career &#8211; in this case the Alabama Boys State Junior Championship. On Thursday, it was mission accomplished for Johnson, who [&hellip;]
- [Tyler Watts, 12, Shoots 11-under 61](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tyler-watts-12-shoots-11-under-61/): Sets Record at Alabama Boys 13&amp;under Junior Talk about going low. Tyler Watts did just that Wednesday at Goose Pond Colony Lake Course, shooting 11-under 61 in the final round of the first Alabama Boys 13 &amp; Under Junior Championship. The 13&amp;under tournament was being held along with the 75th Boys State Junior Championship. On [&hellip;]
- ['Mr. 57' Bobby Wyatt: Ten Years After](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mr-57-bobby-wyatt-ten-years-after/): People Still Talk About his 14-under Round Ten years later, a lot has changed for Bobby Wyatt. He’s no longer playing golf professionally, and he’s married and the father of a seven-month-old daughter who rules his world. He’s living and working in Atlanta and says he’s as happy as he has ever been. But one thing [&hellip;]
- [Florence Alabama Golf Courses: Blackberry Trail Golf Course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/florence-alabama-golf-courses-blackberry-trail-golf-course/): Florence Muni Offers Great Value for the Money Golfers in the Florence/Muscle Shoals metro area in Northwest Alabama are fortunate to have some excellent daily-fee offerings from which to choose. Among them is Blackberry Trail Golf Course. Also in the area is a Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail venue – The Shoals, which features 36 [&hellip;]
- [Julie Baker Captures 1st Alabama Amateur Title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/julie-baker-captures-1st-alabama-amateur-title/): Defeats Elizabeth Preus in Championship Match Julie Baker, a rising senior at the University of Southern Mississippi, edged Troy University’s Elisabeth Preus to win the 88th Alabama Women’s State Amateur Championship on Thursday. The tournament was played at Huntsville Country Club. It was Baker’s first state title, and she did it with a 2&amp;1 victory [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Golf Courses: Deer Run Golf Course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-courses-deer-run-golf-course/): Earl Stone Design Midway between Cullman, Florence Scrolling through Alabama golf courses midway between Florence and Cullman, Alabama, for a midweek round, a friend and I settled on Deer Run Golf Course in Moulton, Alabama, an Earl Stone design that has been open for more than 30 years. With Bankhead National Forest as a backdrop, [&hellip;]
- [Kathy Hartwiger Sets Alabama Amateur Golf Record with Win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/kathy-hartwiger-sets-alabama-amateur-golf-record-with-win-2/): Auburn&#8217;s Mychael O’Berry wins Women’s Stroke Play It was a banner Friday for Mychael O’Berry and Kathy Hartwiger at Timberline Golf Club, as both claimed Alabama Golf Association women’s tournament victories. Hartwiger, of Birmingham, capped an impressive win by shooting 74 in the final round of the Alabama Women’s State Senior Amateur Championship. Hartwiger, whose [&hellip;]
- [Kathy Hartwiger Sets Alabama Amateur Golf Record with Win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/kathy-hartwiger-sets-alabama-amateur-golf-record-with-win/): Auburn&#8217;s Mychael O’Berry wins Women’s Stroke Play It was a banner Friday for Mychael O’Berry and Kathy Hartwiger at Timberline Golf Club, as both claimed Alabama Golf Association women’s tournament victories. Hartwiger, of Birmingham, capped an impressive win by shooting 74 in the final round of the Alabama Women’s State Senior Amateur Championship. Hartwiger, whose [&hellip;]
- [Day 2: O’Berry, Burks lead Alabama Women’s Stroke Play](https://alabamagolfnews.com/day-2-oberry-burks-lead-alabama-womens-stroke-play/): Barbara Brown defends Super-Senior title Consistency proved to be the right recipe Thursday in the second round of the Alabama Women’s Stroke Play Championship. Mychael O’Berry and Sophie Burks each shot 1-under-par 70 for the second consecutive day to claim a share of the lead at 140 heading into Friday’s final round at the Timberline [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Women’s Stroke Play: Ashley-Sinclair Curtis Leads](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ashley-sinclair-curtis-takes-first-round-lead-at-alabama-womens-stroke-play/): Navigating through rainy conditions, Ashley-Sinclair Curtis grabbed the lead after the first round of the Alabama Women’s Stroke Play Championship on Wednesday. Curtis, of Enterprise, shot 2-under 69 in her opening round and leads by one shot over Hoover’s Mychael O’Berry and Tallassee’s Sophie Burks, who each shot 1-under 70. The Alabama Women&#8217;s Stroke Play [&hellip;]
- [Youth on Course Comes to Alabama](https://alabamagolfnews.com/youth-on-course-comes-to-alabama/): Program Subsidizes Green Fees for Juniors Youth on Course has made it to Alabama. The non-profit organization that provides youngsters ages 6-18 access to opportunities through subsidized golf, college scholarships, paid internships and a caddie program – is now partnering with the Alabama Golf Association and the Alabama-Northwest Florida chapter of the PGA of America [&hellip;]
- [No Fans Allowed at Harding Park PGA Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/no-fans-allowed-at-harding-park-pga-championship/): Harding Park Will Host Event Aug. 3-9 Brooks Koepka will get a chance at a third PGA Championship title when the 2020 PGA Championship is played at San Francisco&#8217;s TPC Harding Park without fans. &#8220;The decision to play golf’s first men’s major championship of 2020 without spectators was made in coordination with the state of [&hellip;]
- [Tagmarshal - The Answer to Slow Play?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tagmarshal-the-answer-to-slow-play/): The impetus for the creation of the Tagmarshal pace of play system in use at many of the top golf courses in the U.S. and abroad came from a text message to Bodo Sieber. “What happened was that two of my friends were playing on a beautiful course on a beautiful Saturday and their group [&hellip;]
- [Michaela Morard Wins Alabama Girls State Junior Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/michaela-morard-wins-alabama-girls-state-junior-championship/): Pre-tourney Favorite Makes History Huntsville’s Michaela Morard teed it up Monday in the Alabama Girls State Junior Championship tied with Martha Lang for the most victories in Alabama Golf Association history. When the recent Randolph High School graduate holed her final putt Wednesday afternoon, Morard owned the record all by herself. Morard, headed to the [&hellip;]
- [Morard Leads Alabama Girls State Junior Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/morard-leads-alabama-girls-state-junior-championship/): There was a shakeup on the leaderboard after the second round of the Alabama Girls State Junior Championship on Tuesday at Huntsville’s Valley Hill Country Club. Pre-tournament favorite Michaela Morard moved into position to claim the lead after Day 2 of the Alabama Girls State Junior Championship, shooting one-under-par 71. That gives the recent Randolph [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Girls State Junior Championship, Day One](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-girls-state-junior-championship-day-one/): Playing in breezy conditions at Valley Hill Country Club in Huntsville, Emilia Smith grabbed a one-shot lead after the first round of the 2020 Alabama Girls State Junior Championship Monday. Smith, of Enterprise, Ala., shot even par over the opening 18 holes to take a one-shot lead over pre-tourney favorite Michaela Morard and Pike Road’s [&hellip;]
- [Ross Creek Landing Could Reopen in September](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ross-creek-landing-could-reopen-in-september/): Original Bear Trace Course Was a Northern Alabama Favorite Plans are in place and work is proceeding in an effort to reopen Ross Creek Landing Golf Course, one of the original Bear Trace golf courses. Business partners Fred Gillham and Tommy Tinin confirmed recently they hope to have Ross Creek open by September. The course, [&hellip;]
- [Todd Bailey Wins Second Alabama Section Stroke Play Series Event](https://alabamagolfnews.com/todd-bailey-wins-second-alabama-section-stroke-play-series-event/): Rock Creek’s Todd Bailey collected his first win of the season Monday at Hoover Country Club in the Alabama PGA Section Stroke Play Series tournament. Bailey fired a 2-under-par 70 in the 18-hole event, and then outlasted Todd McCorkle in a playoff to win the $1,200 first-place check. McCorkle took home $950 for his second-place [&hellip;]
- [Two Tigers, One Alabama Golfer Voted Women's First Team All-SEC](https://alabamagolfnews.com/two-tigers-one-alabama-golfer-voted-first-team-all-sec/): Kayleigh Telfer, Megan Schofill and Kenzie Wright Honored A pair of players on Auburn’s women’s golf team were named first-team Women&#8217;s All-SEC recently, while four Tigers earned a variety of all-conference honors. Alabama had one women’s player, Kenzie Wright, named first team All-SEC. Auburn’s Kaleigh Telfer and Megan Schofill honored by the SEC as first-team [&hellip;]
- [Isaiah Jackson to Return to Memphis](https://alabamagolfnews.com/isaiah-jackson-to-return-to-memphis/): NCAA Grants Another Year of Eligibility Because of Coronavirus Red Bay graduate and University of Memphis golfer Isaiah Jackson will return to the Tigers for another year, the Northeast Daily Journal reported last week. Jackson was in his final season of eligibility at Memphis before the season came to a premature ending in March due [&hellip;]
- [Clay Brown Wins at Riverchase](https://alabamagolfnews.com/clay-brown-wins-at-riverchase/): Shoal Creek Assistant Beats David Hanson, Eric Williamson in Playoff Clay Brown celebrated a return to tournament golf Monday, capturing the HMG Stroke Play Series event at Riverchase Country Club on the third hole of a playoff. It was the first tournament of 2020 for professionals in the Alabama-NW Florida PGA Section, with 43 players [&hellip;]
- [AHSAA Announces North-South All-Star Golf Rosters](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ahsaa-announces-north-south-all-star-golf-rosters/): A trio of Muscle Shoals girls&#8217; golfers and two each from boys teams at Brooks, White Plains and Houston Academy highlight the North-South All-Star golf rosters released this week. Riya Key, Fallon Craigge and Madison Craigge of Muscle Shoals were named to the North team, according to a release from the Alabama High School Athletic [&hellip;]
- [Quail Hollow Gets 2025 PGA Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/quail-hollow-gets-2025-pga-championship/): 2nd Time PGA Championship to Be Held in Charlotte The 2025 PGA Championship will be played at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., the PGA of America announced. Founded in 1959, the club&#8217;s course opened in 1961. It was designed by golf course architect George Cobb to capture the beauty and challenging terrain of the [&hellip;]
- [The Golfers Book of Wit Wisdom](https://alabamagolfnews.com/the-golfers-book-of-wit-wisdom-2/): A Compendium of Golf Jokes and Witticisms &#8220;The Golfers Book of Wit &amp; Wisdom&#8221; is the kind of quirky little book that comes along that you have to have. Maybe on your desk when you need a break. Maybe by the loo, too. Billing itself as &#8220;The Complete Collection of Golf Jokes, One-Liners and Witty [&hellip;]
- [Lynx Junior Ai Clubs Sized by Players Heights](https://alabamagolfnews.com/lynx-junior-ai-clubs-sized-by-players-heights/): Shaft Lengths, Weights, Ferrules Sized in Color-coding System Lynx Golf has unveiled the Junior Ai range of clubs and accessories is engineered to fit junior golfers more accurately by proportionately re-sizing all aspects of the equipment. The club line is color-coded based on the player&#8217;s height. The LynxGolfUSA.com Junior Ai collection offers different club-head sizes [&hellip;]
- [Derrick Gargis Retires from Muscle Shoals](https://alabamagolfnews.com/derrick-gargis-retires-from-muscle-shoals/): Golf Coach Won 5 State Titles Muscle Shoals High School golf coach Derrick Gargis came into the season hoping to guide his Trojans boys golf team to a fourth consecutive state championship. It would have been the sixth title of his career and a perfect way to end a 22-year career as the Trojans golf [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Golf Association Updates Championship Schedule](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-association-updates-championship-schedule/): Phased-in Approach Gradually Loosen Social Distancing No Carts or Caddies at First, Walking Only The Alabama Golf Association has revised its summer championship schedule and implemented safety measures to protect competitors, volunteers, staff and spectators from COVID-19. Based on the latest “phased re-opening” recommendations from state and federal officials while still following social distancing and [&hellip;]
- [Two Win Alabama Golf Association Womens Scholarship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/two-win-alabama-golf-association-womens-scholarship/): Vestavia, Washington County High Girls Win $20,000 Scholarships Lily Anderson and Macy Sansing are recipients of the 2020 Alabama Golf Association Womens Scholarship. The AGA made the announcement in a news release on April 29. Anderson is a senior at Vestavia Hills High School in Vestavia Hills, a suburb of Birmingham, and plans to attend [&hellip;]
- [More Nick Faldo Coming to Your TV](https://alabamagolfnews.com/more-nick-faldo-coming-to-your-tv/): Two New Shows Featuring Six-time Major Winner Debut April 27 If you like Nick Faldo, get ready for more of him starting ext week. Two new shows, both hosted by six-time major champion Sir Nick Faldo, CBS Sports&#8217; lead golf analyst, and are set to air on CBS Sports Network on Monday nights, CBS announced. [&hellip;]
- [Alabama’s Hero Golf Tour is about more than golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabamas-hero-golf-tour-is-about-more-than-golf/): Madison, Alabama, resident and avid golfer Doug Smith calls playing in tournaments in North Alabama on the Hero Golf Tour “a great atmosphere” and “a support system.” The tournaments are a place where veterans like Smith, who retired after 23 years in the U.S. Air Force, first responders and even civilians can bond over golf [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap signs to play at the University of Alabama](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-nick-dunlap-signs-to-play-at-the-university-of-alabama/): He committed to the Crimson Tide when he was a high school freshman After a morning spent in the woods hunting, Alabama native and reigning U.S. Junior Amateur champion Nick Dunlap made his college destination official Wednesday. Flanked by his mother Charlene and father Jim, Nick Dunlap signed his letter-of-intent to play college golf at [&hellip;]
- [100 Hole Hike raises nearly $40K for Youth on Course Alabama](https://alabamagolfnews.com/100-hole-hike-raises-nearly-40k-for-youth-on-course-alabama/): Amount raised double that of 2020 Staffers and members of the Alabama Golf Association recently took a 100 Hole Hike to raise money for the Youth on Course Alabama junior golf initiative. They walked and played 100 holes at the Short Course of the Shoal Creek Club, and when they were through had raised nearly [&hellip;]
- [OnCore Golf makes customizing your golf balls a breeze](https://alabamagolfnews.com/oncore-golf-makes-customizing-your-golf-balls-a-breeze/): A picture of your wife, husband, dog or cat can all be printed on balls made by OnCore Golf Alabama golfers have a new way to express their individuality on the course – through customized golf balls sold online by OnCore Golf. For as little as $25.98 a dozen, plus shipping, you can have your [&hellip;]
- [Greystone’s Mark Blackburn honored as PGA's 2020 teacher, coach of the year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/greystones-mark-blackburn-honored-as-pgas-2020-teacher-coach-of-the-year/): It was a year in the making, but Alabama teaching professional Mark Blackburn of Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, finally was honored as the PGA of America&#8217;s 2020 Teacher and Coach of the Year. Blackburn was one of 12 honorees as the PGA of America opened its annual meeting Wednesday night in Milwaukee, [&hellip;]
- [Need a caddie? Caddy Time has you covered](https://alabamagolfnews.com/need-a-caddie-caddy-time-has-you-covered/): Tournment or casual round, they&#8217;ll find the right looper for you One of the best ways to enjoy a round of golf is by using the services of a caddie. The problem is that opportunities to experience golf in Alabama with a caddie are few and far between. That’s changing, though, thanks to Caddy Time, [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap named AJGA Rolex Player of the Year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-nick-dunlap-named-ajga-rolex-player-of-the-year/): Nick Dunlap joins plenty of big names in receiving the AJGA honor A good year got even better for Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap Thursday when he was named the AJGA’s Rolex Junior Player of the Year. Dunlap, who won the U.S. Junior Amateur, is the first Alabama native to win the award. New Jersey’s Megha Ganne [&hellip;]
- [Renovations at The Refuge in Jackson, Mississippi](https://alabamagolfnews.com/renovations-at-the-refuge-jackson-mississippi-muni/): Muni in capital city could be the first stop on a statewide golf trail While Mississippi has a wide array of outstanding public and semi-private golf course offerings, the capital city of Jackson is rarely mentioned as a leading golf destination for the state, despite having The Refuge, a first-rate muni. Many of the state’s [&hellip;]
- [Be TRUE to your SHOE](https://alabamagolfnews.com/be-true-to-your-shoe/): Players have longed for a golf shoe that they can wear both on the course and after the round. (Photo: True Linkswear) Who better to help TRUE Linksweardevelop a golf shoe than a guy who logs hundreds of miles a year walking around golf courses? “Growing up in golf shoes that we couldn’t stand to wear, [&hellip;]
- [Alabama, Auburn play in match play event](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-auburn-play-in-match-play-event/): BIRMINGHAM – Alabama’s Jones Free chipped-in for birdie on the 18th hole to secure a 1-up victory and the clinching point in the Crimson Tide’s 3-2 win over Ole Miss in Tuesday’s final round of SEC Match Play hosted by Jerry Pate. With the win, Alabama finished the four matches over three days with a [&hellip;]
- [Claud Cooper, Jeff Taylor coast to Senior Four-Ball title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/claud-cooper-jeff-taylor-coast-to-senior-four-ball-title/): BIRMINGHAM &#8211; The team of Claud Cooper and Jeff Taylor got off to a record-setting start and stayed hot for the duration of 54 holes to easily win the 27th Alabama State Senior Four-Ball Championship at Inverness Country Club in Birmingham this past weekend.Cooper, of Birmingham, and Taylor, of Montgomery, shot a tournament-record 58 in [&hellip;]
- [Hartwiger Wins WSGA at Gulf Shores](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hartwiger-wins-wsga-at-gulf-shores/): 10-time Alabama senior winner keeps on winning GULF SHORES, ALABAMA – Kathy Hartwiger, of Birmingham won her first Women&#8217;s Senior Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship on Wednesday at Craft Farms Golf Resort. In the 36th edition of the championship, Hartwiger played the Cypress Bend course at 3-under-par 213 for 54 holes.&nbsp; &nbsp; Hartwiger sat tied [&hellip;]
- [Ol’ Colony completes course improvements](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ol-colony-completes-course-improvements/): Players at Ol&#8217; Colony will see fewer trees, more grass TUSCALOOSA – Ol’ Colony Golf Course, the City of Tuscaloosa-owned muni, recently completed cosmetic renovations that improve conditions and makes the course more playable. Approximately 750 trees were cleared and another irrigation line was added, according Ol’ Colony Director of Golf John Gray. Much of [&hellip;]
- [Alabama junior players of the year: Nick Dunlap, Molly Brown Davidson](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-junior-players-of-the-year-nick-dunlap-molly-brown-davidson/): AGA also announces boys and girls all-state teams Both Alabama junior players of the year have built impressive golf resumes Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap and Birmingham’s Molly Brown Davidson have been named the Alabama junior players of the year by the Alabama Golf Association. The AGA&#8217;s announcement of the Alabama junior players of the year, which [&hellip;]
- [Ron Stromeyer wins section Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ron-stromeyer-wins-section-championship/): Ron Stromeyer edges Mike Genovese for the win Three will compete in the PGA&#8217;s Professional National Championship in the spring Ron Stromeyer of Pine Tree Country Club won the 2021 Alabama-NW Florida PGA Championship and one of three spots in the PGA’s Professional National Championship next spring. Two others, Jordan Debonis of The Ledges and [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Janie Jackson returns to winner’s circle](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-janie-jackson-returns-to-winners-circle/): Celebrates caddie&#8217;s 2-year anniversary on her bag with Symetra Tour win Janie Jackson was back on home turf, so to speak, at the Guardian Championship on the Symetra Tour last week. A Huntsville native who has relocated to Phoenix, Jackson shot back-to-back 6-under 66s to win the rain-shorted event played at the Robert Trent Jones [&hellip;]
- [Pinehurst is a bucket-list golf destination](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pinehurst-is-a-bucket-list-golf-destination/): Nine Courses and a Putting Course, what&#8217;s not to like? When it comes to one-stop destination golf shopping, especially in the eastern half of the United States, Pinehurst Resort simply has no equal. That’s no secret, or at least it shouldn’t be, given the resort’s long history and the inventory of golf courses its ownership [&hellip;]
- [Tennant keeps US Senior Women’s Amateur title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tennant-keeps-us-senior-womens-amateur-title/): That spot in the entranceway of Lara Tennant’s home won’t require a new centerpiece; the US Senior Women’s Amateur trophy is headed back to Portland, Oregon, to the showplace it has held for the past three years. Tennant claimed a 2&amp;1 victory over seven-time USGA event winner Ellen Port of St. Louis, Missouri, Thursday at [&hellip;]
- [Nick Dunlap named to U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nick-dunlap-named-to-u-s-junior-ryder-cup-team/): Earns right to play exhibition match at Whistling Straits Travel restrictions prevented European juniors from entering the U.S. U.S. Junior Amateur winner Nick Dunlap of Huntsville has been named to the United States Junior Ryder Cup Team. The planned 2020 Junior Ryder Cup was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that event [&hellip;]
- [Komyati, Health, Fleming Win Southeastern Junior Tour Event at Magnolia Grove](https://alabamagolfnews.com/komyati-health-fleming-win-southeastern-junior-tour-event-at-magnolia-grove/): Next Southeastern Junior Golf Tour event is at Montgomery CC Jinger Heath of Decatur, Buddy Fleming of Mobile and Cole Komyati were division winners at the recent Southeastern Junior Golf Tour event held at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Magnolia Grove facility. Heath won the girls 12-19 division, while Fleming won the boys 12-13 [&hellip;]
- [Lakewood ready to host US Senior Women’s Amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/lakewood-ready-to-host-us-senior-womens-amateur/): Town of Fairhope rallies around USGA event A year later than originally planned, the USGA will stage the US Women’s Senior Amateur golf tournament at The Lakewood Club in Point Clear. The tournament is scheduled Sept. 10-15 on Lakewood’s Dogwood course. The tournament was delayed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of [&hellip;]
- [Coshatt-Melnyk need playoff to win Southeast Mid Am Four Ball](https://alabamagolfnews.com/coshatt-melnyk-need-playoff-to-win-southeast-mid-am-four-ball/): Alabamians qualify for Men&#8217;s, Women&#8217;s Mid-Am Birmingham’s Alan Coshatt and Atlanta’s Dalton Melnyk wrapped up a wire-to-wire win at the 3rd Southeast Mid Am Four Ball Championship. Although they led or were tied for the lead throughout the 54-hole tournament played at Willow Point Golf and Country Club in Alexander City, the Coshatt-Melnyk team won [&hellip;]
- [Latest Donald Ross Renovation Renews Interest](https://alabamagolfnews.com/latest-donald-ross-renovation-renews-interest/): A Course in Michigan has 18 Holes Selected from the Best Designs by Donald Ross The reopening of the Donald Ross-designed Southern Pines Golf Club in North Carolina following an 18-month renovation is renewing interest in one of the greatest – and most prolific – American golf course designers of the early 20th Century. The [&hellip;]
- [Shephard wins Alabama-NW Florida Assistant’s PGA Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/shephard-wins-alabama-nw-florida-section-assistants-pga-championship/): Huntsville All-Stars capture PGA Jr. League section title BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Dylan Shephard and Jordan Debonis finished 1-2 at the recent Alabama-NW Florida Section Assistant’s Championship at Pine Tree Country Club, earning invitations to the national tournament later this year. Shephard was one shot off the lead going into the final round, but fashioned a [&hellip;]
- [Mobile golfer beats odds, makes 2 aces in one round](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mobile-golfer-beats-the-odds-makes-2-aces-in-one-round/): Oods are 67 million to 1 against David Deeds had quite the day at the Azalea City Golf Course near Mobile recently. As a quarterly dues-playing member of the popular city-owned course near the campus of the University of South Alabama, Deeds plays as much as possible. His course knowledge, combined with the skill and [&hellip;]
- [Fairhope’s Robert Nelson preparing for US Senior Amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/fairhopes-robert-nelson-preparing-for-us-senior-amateur/): His focus: eating right and working on his short game As the US Senior Amateur nears, the anticipation is building for Fairhope’s Robert Nelson. “Heck yeah. This is my first USGA event in probably 11 years,” he said. “I qualified for the PubLinks in 2010, but I haven’t done a whole lot since then. So [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Golf Association claims Southern Junior Cup](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-association-claims-southern-junior-cup/): Alabama Golf Association notes: Juniors benefit from fundraising The Alabama Golf Association and Team Alabama notched a fifth consecutive victory in the Southern Junior Cup matches, defeating teams from Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi. The matches are a Ryder Cup-style competition featuring four-ball, foursomes and singles matches. Alabama finished with 15.50 points, edging Arkansas (14.50) and [&hellip;]
- [The 121st US Amateur: What to Know](https://alabamagolfnews.com/the-121st-us-amateur-what-to-know/): Six Alabamians are in the 312-player US Amateur Field US Junior Am winner Nick Dunlap hopes his hot streak continues Here&#8217;s your primer to the US Amateur at Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh, which tees off on Monday morning. Who from Alabama is competing in the U.S. Amateur? There are six competitors from Alabama. The [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap stays grounded amid success](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-nick-dunlap-stays-grounded-amid-success/): One-on-one with U.S. Junior Amateur Champ Nick Dunlap on the eve of the U.S. Amateur Nick Dunlap was running a few minutes behind schedule on his way to an interview at the Canebrake Club in Athens, Alabama. “My mom had me do a few things,” the text message read. When your mother requests something, not [&hellip;]
- [Golf business briefs: Alabama teacher honored, Topgolf goes green](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-business-briefs-alabama-teacher-honored-topgolf-goes-green/): Tony Ruggiero Tops Alabama Business Briefs Roundup We&#8217;re starting off the Alabama Golf News business briefs with this local item: Tony Ruggiero of Alabama&#8217;s Dewsweepers Golf Academy has been named to Golf magazine’s list of the Top 100 golf teachers in the U.S. It&#8217;s a list he’s been on since 2017. Ruggiero works with amateur [&hellip;]
- [Ike Alexander fires course record 60 at Turtle Point](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ike-alexander-fires-course-record-60-at-turtle-point/): Birdie-eagle-birdie finish gets fomer UNA golfer to 12-under The course record from the white tees at Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club in Killen now belongs to Ike Alexander. In what was supposed to be a casual round with friends, the former University of North Alabama golf team member played perhaps his most memorable round [&hellip;]
- [Reno and Lake Tahoe: There’s great golf on those slopes](https://alabamagolfnews.com/reno-and-tahoe-theres-great-golf-on-those-slopes/): Reno and Lake Tahoe aren&#8217;t just about winter sports Travel just about anywhere in the U.S. and you can find pockets of great golf in the public sector. While for most of us, the ability to play many of the iconic private courses – think Cypress Point, Pine Valley, Oakmont, Augusta National – is just [&hellip;]
- [Oxmoor Valley: Ridge and Short Courses are no pushovers](https://alabamagolfnews.com/oxmoor-valley-ridge-and-short-courses-are-no-pushovers/): You&#8217;ll face elevation changes, slick greens Public golf in Alabama has the benefit of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail and one of the best is one of the RJT&#8217;s  original sites, Oxmoor Valley in Hoover. The Valley Course at Oxmoor Valley is closed for renovations at the moment and should reopen this fall. But [&hellip;]
- [Setterstrom edges Hawkins for Alabama Open victory](https://alabamagolfnews.com/setterstrom-edges-hawkins-for-alabama-open-victory/): A modern-day &#8216;Duel in the Sun&#8217; is fought at Alabama Open at Twin Bridges Steven Setterstrom and Hunter Hawkins staged their own version of the 1977 Open Duel in the Sun between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus in the Alabama Open this past weekend. Just like Watson and Nicklaus did at Turnberry in that Open [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap captures US Junior Am title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-nick-dunlap-captures-us-junior-am-title/): Alabamian Nick Dunlap earns spot on trophy with Tiger Woods, David Duval, Jordan Spieth The match&#8217;s turning point was the 26th of 36 holes Nick Dunlap joined an elite list of U.S. Junior Amateur winners early Saturday winning, beating Cohen Trolio 3&amp;2 in a see-saw of a championship match. Among the notable past winners of [&hellip;]
- [Dunlap, Sargent advance at US Junior Amateur; Bruce wins state boys junior](https://alabamagolfnews.com/dunlap-sargent-advance-at-us-junior-amateur-bruce-wins-state-boys-junior/): quarterfinals at U.S. Junior Amateur set for today The two Alabamians in the US Junior Amateur field each won two matches Thursday to reach the quarterfinals round at the Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Gordon Sargent, a Vanderbilt signee from Birmingham, topped Carter Loflin 2&amp;1 in the Round of 16 to [&hellip;]
- [Davidson, Sinclair-Lewis win AGA Four-Ball title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ldavidson-sinclair-lewis-win-aga-four-ball-title/): Dunlap, Sargent advance at US Junior Am After three runner-up finishes. Birmingham’s Molly Brown Davidson finally broke through to claim an Alabama Golf Association championship. Brown teamed with Enterprise’s Ashley Sinclair-Lewis to shoot 67-70 to win the AGA Four-Ball Championship title at rain-soaked Musgrove Country Club in Jasper. Their 5-under 137 total was one shot [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap continues hot play](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-nick-dunlap-continues-hot-play/): Alabama junior player also earned a berth in the U.S. Amateur Nick Dunlap has had quite the summer so far Since March, Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap has had quite a run on the junior golf circuit. Playing out of Canebrake Club in Athens, Dunlap has two wins, a pair of second-place finishes and a fifth-place finish [&hellip;]
- [Ryan Winther, long driver, has gone the distance, and then some](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ryan-winther-long-driver-has-gone-the-distance-and-then-some/): Former long drive champ offers amateurs his tip on how to get longer off the tee Sometimes a guy’s nickname tells you all you need to know about him. Former Long Drive Champion Ryan Winther, the host of Driven Golf Show on NBC Sports, is known as &#8220;Manbear.&#8221; That seems about right for a former [&hellip;]
- [Charles Barkley Has a New Lease on His Golf Life](https://alabamagolfnews.com/charles-barkley-has-a-new-lease-on-his-golf-life/): Charles Barkley Vows He&#8217;ll Beat Bookmakers&#8217; Odds at the American Century Championship Owner of Much-maligned Golf Swing Promises to Place 70th or Better in 80-player Field Charles Barkley was holding court with the media and assorted guests via a Zoom call in early June. As usual, he had most everybody watching laughing as he talked [&hellip;]
- [Taylor Trible wins Alabama State Women’s Amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/taylor-trible-wins-alabama-state-womens-amateur/): AGA Stalwart Kathy Hartwiger Wins Senior Women&#8217;s Amateur The last time Taylor Trible visited the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at the Shoals and played the Schoolmaster course, it was 2018 and she was an up-and-coming player on Spain Park’s girls varsity golf team. On those two days in May, Trible shot 89-82 as Spain [&hellip;]
- [Dry Glove Anti-sweat Lotion Works in Field Test](https://alabamagolfnews.com/dry-glove-anti-sweat-lotion-works-in-field-test/): Antiperspirant Lotion Was Developed by Crimson Tide Golf Alum Alabama Golf News recently tested Dry Glove, a lotion designed to prevent your golf glove from soaking with sweat. We concluded it does what its maker claims. The product, developed by former Alabama Crimson Tide golfer Brad Nazzarini, is designed to prevent your hands from soaking [&hellip;]
- [Foster, Poppell Win SJGT Event at Wynlakes](https://alabamagolfnews.com/foster-poppell-win-sjgt-event-at-wynlakes/): Tallahassee Sophomore Takes Overall SJGT Female Title Mobile’s Katlyn Foster and Tallahassee, Florida’s Lee Poppell were won overall Male and Female Division championships at the recent SJGT Wynlakes Junior Classic in Montgomery. The tournament was part of the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour, which conducts junior tournament across the region. Foster finished the two-day event with [&hellip;]
- [Rumbling Bald: Cool Down in the Mountains of the Carolinas](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rumbling-bald-cool-down-in-the-mountains-of-the-carolinas/): Lake Lure, Champion Hills and Cherokee Valley Offer Superb Golf Beat the Heat by Driving North into the Blue Ridge Mountains The relentless heat and humidity of the Deep South&#8217;s summers makes golfers dream about cooler temperatures and drier air. A little drive up to the Blue Ridge mountains of to Cherokee Valley, Rumbling Bald [&hellip;]
- [Conner Godsey Breaks Through, Wins on PGA Tour Latinoamerica](https://alabamagolfnews.com/conner-godsey-breaks-through-wins-on-pga-tour-latinoamerica/): Quito, Ecuador Win Punches Godsey&#8217;s Ticket for Korn Ferry Tour The road Conner Godsey has taken in professional golf has taken him to a lot of faraway outposts and resulted in a number of flirtations with victory. On Sunday in another of those off-the-beaten path professional golf stops – Quito, Ecuador &#8211; Godsey, the former [&hellip;]
- [Three Alabama Players Earn Juco PING All-America Honors](https://alabamagolfnews.com/three-alabama-players-earn-juco-all-america-honors/): Players from Central Alabama Jefferson State, Wallace-Hanceville Win PING All-America Status One player each from Central Alabama, Jefferson State and Wallace State-Hanceville earned NJCAA Division I PING All-America status for their play this past season. Hayden Carner was a first-team selection, while Jefferson State’s Dillon West was named to the second team. Carter Goodwin of [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Women’s Stroke Play Championship: Williams Holds off Davidson](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-womens-stroke-play-championship-williams-holds-off-davidson/): Hartwiger Dethroned by Lowen in Senior Alabama Women&#8217;s Stroke Play Championship SCOTTSBORO &#8211; Locked in a tight battle with Molly Brown Davidson, Ally Williams knew she needed to go low in final round of Alabama Women’s Stroke Play Championship at Goose Pond Colony on Thursday. That’s exactly what transpired too, as Williams shot a 3-under [&hellip;]
- [Catching Up with Isaac 'Sasquatch' Sanchez of The Big Break](https://alabamagolfnews.com/catching-up-with-sasquatch-isaac-sanchez-of-the-big-break/): You might remember Isaac Sanchez from his two appearances on The Big Break, the Golf Channel’s long-running reality/golf competition. He first appeared in 2012 on The Big Break Greenbrier and returned two seasons later to participate in The Big Break NFL in Puerto Rico, where he won the competition with Jerry Rice and Emily Talley. [&hellip;]
- [Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail: Grand National](https://alabamagolfnews.com/robert-trent-jones-golf-trail-grand-national/): Grand National is Among the Best of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail covers the state of Alabama with twelve sites and 468 holes of superior golf unmatched throughout the world. My favorite destination among them for a stay-and-play package&#8217; is the Grand National Golf Club at the Auburn [&hellip;]
- [Sargent Marches to 2nd Straight Alabama State Amateur Title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/sargent-marches-to-2nd-straight-alabama-state-amateur-title/): Gordon Sargent didn’t have to be great in the final round to win his second consecutive Alabama State Amateur Championship Saturday. His third-round 62 took most of the mystery out of the final day. Instead of having to go low to fend off the rest of the field, all the Vanderbilt signee had to do [&hellip;]
- [Southeastern Junior Golf Tour:  Davidson, Watts, Bruce Win at Canebrake](https://alabamagolfnews.com/southeastern-junior-golf-tour-davidson-watts-bruce-win-at-canebrake/): Also: Montgomery CC, UGA Golf Course SJGT Results Molly Davidson, Tyler Watts and John Bruce were division winners at the Lee Hodges Classic stop of the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour. Davidson, who will be a freshman and lives in Birmingham, ran away with the girls division to win by eight shots.  Davidson was the only [&hellip;]
- [Auburn Tigers Women Fall in NCAA Quarterfinals](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-tigers-women-fall-in-ncaa-quarterfinals/): Elena Hualde Zúñiga Delivers Only Win in Match Play A day after they made a frenzied run up the leaderboard to qualify for the match play portion of the NCAA Women’s Championship, the Auburn Tigers women&#8217;s golf team couldn’t sustain the magic. Third-seeded Oklahoma State eliminated sixth-seed Auburn in the quarterfinals with a 4-1 victory. The [&hellip;]
- [The Best Golf Courses in Biloxi Mississippi](https://alabamagolfnews.com/the-best-golf-courses-in-biloxi-mississippi/): Casinos, Beaches and Golf Beckon in Biloxi Although the Mississippi Gulf Coast is best known for its beaches and casinos, the appeal of golf courses in Biloxi golf travelers is growing quickly. Coastal Mississippi has some amazing and stunning golf courses, with plenty of courses for the public to play, numerous restaurants to eat at, [&hellip;]
- [Grayson Valley CC, Trussville CC Merge](https://alabamagolfnews.com/grayson-valley-cc-trussville-cc-merge/): Clubs to Offer a Two-fer to Their Members Trussville Becomes Semi-private While Grayson Valley Remains Private The private Grayson Valley Country Club northeast of downtown Birmingham, and the semi-private Trussville Country Club will be merged and rebranded under the name of Country Clubs East, effective June 1. The two clubs are about 8 miles apart [&hellip;]
- [Doug McLeod Wins Alabama Senior Amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/doug-mcleod-wins-alabama-senior-amateur/): Dicky Pride wins PGA Tour Champions Event at TPC Sugarloaf Doug McLeod and Fred Clark emerged as the winners of the Alabama State Senior and Super-Senior Amateur Championships Sunday in Mobile. Both players are from Mobile. McLeod shot three consecutive rounds of 1-under-par 69 to finish at 207, one shot ahead of defending champ David [&hellip;]
- [Streamsong Deal for Alabama Golfers This Summer](https://alabamagolfnews.com/streamsong-deal-for-alabama-golfers-this-summer/): Streamsong Woos Players from Southern States Plus: Sections News, NJCAA Results, GolfNow-Youth on Course Deal You’ve heard of Streamsong in Florida, right? Three great golf courses and a ton of other amenities. If you live in Alabama, a buddies’ trip to the renowned golf destination might never be cheaper. The resort is offering a summer [&hellip;]
- [Twin Pines Country Club Has New Owner](https://alabamagolfnews.com/twin-pines-country-club-has-new-owner/): Donnie Walker Was Going to Join the Littleville Club but Bought It Instead All Donnie Walker really wanted to do was become a member of Twin Pines Country Club. Then, he ended up buying the place. Walker, a mechanical engineer by trade and also a product designer, is the new owner of Twin Pines Country [&hellip;]
- [Auburn, Alabama Advance to NCAA Women’s Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-alabama-advance-to-ncaa-womens-championship/): Tigers Move on to in Dramatic fashion Tide Doesn’t Have to Hit a Shot to Qualify for NCAA Women&#8217;s Championship The Auburn and Alabama women’s golf teams found different ways to qualify for the upcoming NCAA Women&#8217;s Championship to be held May 21-26. Auburn needed a clutch putt from Kaleigh Telfer on the final hole [&hellip;]
- [Alabama State High School Golf Championships Shortened by Weather](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-state-high-school-golf-championships-shortened-by-weather/): Mars Hills Wins First-ever Title Rainy weather and soggy playing conditions robbed Alabama fans of some potential fantastic finishes Tuesday at the Alabama State High School Golf Championships. When rain and lightning forced AHSAA officials to cancel play, scores in all but two classifications reverted back to the first round. So, instead of some fantastic [&hellip;]
- [Balog-Burns Team Takes AGA Four-Ball Title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/balog-burns-team-takes-aga-four-ball-title/): Uneven Performance During Qualifying Was in the Rearview Miror in Match Play It would have been hard to handicap the team of Alex Balog and Daniel Burns heading into the match-play portion of the 39th Alabama State Four-Ball Championship. Would the Balog-Burns pairing that shot 62 in the first round of qualifying show up? Or [&hellip;]
- [Barjon Breaks Through, Wins Huntsville Championship in Playoff](https://alabamagolfnews.com/barjon-breaks-through-wins-huntsville-championship-in-playoff/): Eagle on Third Playoff Hole Seals the Deal for New Caledonian Player Paul Barjon finally found the winner’s circle on the Korn Ferry Tour&#8217;s inaugural Huntsville Championship on Sunday. Close so often this season, the former TCU golf team member from Dumbea, New Caledonia, broke through Sunday afternoon at the Huntsville Championship with an eagle [&hellip;]
- [Yuan, Hardy Take Huntsville Championship Day 1 Lead](https://alabamagolfnews.com/yuan-hardy-take-huntsville-championship-day-1-lead/): Locals Hodges, Godsey 5 shots back after 1st round A couple of big numbers slowed local favorites in the first round of the Huntsville Championship Thursday at The Ledges in Huntsville. Ardmore’s Lee Hodges and Rogersville’s Conner Godsey shook off triple bogeys in their opening rounds and still managed to shoot under par to remain [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville Championship Starter: What's in a Name?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsville-championship-starter-whats-in-a-name/): Pereira, Gutschewski – It’s All in a Day’s Work for Starter Matthew Schmitz There was a familiar face on the first tee at The Ledges Wednesday, but he wasn’t teeing it up in the Huntsville Championship pro-am. Instead, Ledges member Matthew Schmitz had a pairings’ sheet in his hand. And he dutifully announced the names [&hellip;]
- [Alabamian Conner Godsey Wins Huntsville Championship Spot](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabamian-conner-godsey-wins-huntsville-championship-spot/): He Survived a Seven-man playoff at Monday&#8217;s Qualifier It took a long wait and four extra holes Monday, but former University of North Alabama golfer Conner Godsey made it through a seven-man playoff to earn a berth in this week’s Huntsville Championship. Godsey played his qualifying round at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Hampton [&hellip;]
- [Ardmore’s Lee Hodges Ready to Tackle Huntsville Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ardmores-lee-hodges-ready-to-tackle-huntsville-championship/): Mickey Wolfe hadn’t been at Canebrake Club very long, but he knew there was a kid by the name of Lee Hodges who was a special talent, just from the sound the ball made against the clubface. “I’ll never forget seeing this little skinny kid up there,” Canebrake’s director of golf said Monday. “I didn’t [&hellip;]
- [College Golf Experience launches Partnership with College Coaches](https://alabamagolfnews.com/college-golf-experience-launches-partnership-with-college-coaches/): Partnership Lets Young Golfers to See what Collegiate Golf is All About Newly-launched College Golf Experience and the Golf Coaches Association of America have launched a partnership that allows junior golfers to learn  what collegiate golf is like – directly from coaches and players. The program allows coaches to showcase their programs via camps and [&hellip;]
- [Set Up for Failure? At Mid-major Level, Not All Courses are Created Equal](https://alabamagolfnews.com/set-up-for-failure-at-mid-major-level-not-all-courses-are-created-equal/): Course Set-ups Often Penalize Women Players Neil Self coaches the women’s golf team at the University of North Alabama. It’s a fledgling program in only its third year of existence and was added when the school, located in Northwest Alabama, opted to upgrade athletics from the NCAA Division ll level to Division I. The Lions, [&hellip;]
- [Alabama College Golf Roundup: Jacksonville State Women Post Historic Win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-college-golf-roundup-jacksonville-state-women-post-historic-win/): Alabama State Women Capture 3rd Straight SWAC Title Alabama College Golf Roundup: The Jacksonville State women&#8217;s golf team saved its best Ohio Valley Conference Championship performance for its last. The Gamecocks shot the best 54-hole score in OVC tournament history and rolled to their sixth OVC title and first since 2012 in impressive fashion. They [&hellip;]
- [Auburn Tigers Women Capture SEC Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-tigers-women-capture-sec-championship/): The Auburn Tigers are the Champion of SEC Women’s Golf. Taking on Mississippi State in the championship of the match play portion of the tournament, the Auburn Tigers omen used strong back-nine play Sunday morning to take down the Bulldogs 5-0 and win the SEC Championship. Playing at Greystone Golf and Country Club, the 5-0 [&hellip;]
- [In Front of Family and Friends, Stewart Cink Wins Again](https://alabamagolfnews.com/in-front-of-family-and-friends-stewart-cink-wins-again/): The second time around it really was a family affair. When Stewart Cink dropped in the final putt to win the RBC Heritage Sunday afternoon for his second victory of the season, he hugged his caddie/son Reagan. Behind the ropes, wife Lisa and the couple’s oldest son, Connor, watched the scene unfold amidst a slew [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink: 18 Holes Away from 8th PGA Tour Title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-18-holes-away-from-8th-pga-tour-title/): Sleeping (or Not) on a 54-hole Lead Stewart Cink, in the lead going into Day 4 of the RBC Heritage, has been on both ends of the spectrum while trying to win a golf tournament. The best two examples of his current situation&nbsp; came in 2004. At what was then called the MCI Heritage, he [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink in Command at Midway Point of RBC Heritage](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-in-command-at-midway-point-of-rbc-heritage/): Stewart Cink hasn’t totally lapped the field through two rounds at the RBC Heritage, but he has done a pretty good disappearing act. Friday’s second consecutive 8-under-par 63 leaves Cink, the former Florence resident, with a five-shot lead at the midway point of a tournament that he’s won twice. Through 36 holes, Harbour Town Golf [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink Scorches Harbour Town with First-round 63](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-scorches-harbour-town-with-first-round-63/): Lots of Birdies Offset Water Ball on First Tee Shot For Stewart Cink, the first shot in his first round of the RBC Heritage Thursday morning was a water ball. Yep – it sailed 25 yards left into the lake along the 10th hole fairway. Starting on the back nine at the Harbour Town Golf [&hellip;]
- [Southeast Junior Golf Tour April 10-11 Results](https://alabamagolfnews.com/southeast-junior-golf-tour-april-10-11-results/): Peyton Purvis Wins at Hampton Cove; Jackson Mitchell Wins at Huntsville CC Jackson Mitchell won the 2021 edition of the Huntsville Junior Classic a stop on the Southeast Junior Golf Tour, by one shot over Canon Clark last weekend. Mitchell, of Athens, Alabama, graduates in 2023. Clark, of Lafayette, Louisiana, graduates in 2022. Three others [&hellip;]
- [Pre-round Stretching Prevents Injury](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pre-round-stretching-prevents-injury/): There are plenty of reasons we don&#8217;t play well, among them the most obvious, lack of practice and, of course, lack of talent. Another often overlooked reason is our lack of pre-round stretching to make the most of our abilities. Mara Kimowitz, a former professional dancer and trained kinesiologist, has laid out five pre-round stretching [&hellip;]
- [Coore-Crenshaw Course Coming to Lake Martin](https://alabamagolfnews.com/coore-crenshaw-course-coming-to-lake-martin/): The Course is Part of &#8216;The Heritage,&#8217; a 1,500-acre Residential Development Along Lake Martin A new Coore-Crenshaw golf course is being built along the shore of Lake Martin about 30 miles northeast of Montgomery, Alabama. The course, the first Coore-Crenshaw project in Alabama, is being constructed for Russell Lands, which is developing a 1,500-acre luxury [&hellip;]
- [Reagan Cink on Dad's Bag at The Masters](https://alabamagolfnews.com/reagan-cink-on-dads-bag-at-the-masters/): Caddie was One Day Old When Dad Stewart Cink Made His Augusta National Debut One of the feel-good golf stories from 2020 came in early September in California’s Napa Valley as a 47-year-old PGA Tour veteran was trying to hang on and win for the first time since 2009 with Reagan Cink, a new caddie, [&hellip;]
- [College Update: JSU Women Claim Mimosa Hills Title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/college-update-jsu-women-claim-mimosa-hills-title/): College Update: Claire Vermette earned her first career win and led the Jacksonville State women&#8217;s golf team to the team title at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate on Tuesday. Vermette shot a final-round 75 to hold her lead, while the Gamecocks carded a 308 on Tuesday to pass host Appalachian State and win JSU&#8217;s final regular-season [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink on his Memorable First Masters Week](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-on-his-memorable-first-masters-week/): Son Reagan&#8217;s Birth Meant Cink Missed Vital Practice Time In early April 1997, Stewart Cink was just a young pup in professional golf, heading to Augusta, Georgia, excited to be teeing it up at The Masters for the first time. Cink, then just a 24-year-old fledgling pro on the PGA Tour, had yet to celebrate [&hellip;]
- [How Pros with Ties to Alabama Fared](https://alabamagolfnews.com/how-pros-with-ties-to-alabama-fared/): Matt Wallace Finishes Third at Valero Texas Open Matt Wallace didn’t snag his first PGA Tour victory Sunday, but he was one of several pros with ties to Alabama who banked a nice check. Wallace, who played collegiately at Jacksonville State University, finished solo third to net $531,300. Wallace was tied for the lead with [&hellip;]
- [College Golf Roundup: North Alabama 2nd in Georgia](https://alabamagolfnews.com/college-golf-roundup-north-alabama-2nd-in-georgia/): Strong Showing in National Collegiate Sets Stage for ASUN Conference Tourney College Golf Roundup: With the ASUN Conference tournament on the horizon, North Alabama’s men’s golf team appears to be rounding into form. The Lions finished second in a a13-team field earlier this week at The National Intercollegiate at Reynolds Lake Oconee National Course east [&hellip;]
- [Shoal Creek Cleaning Up Tornado Damage](https://alabamagolfnews.com/shoal-creek-cleaning-up-tornado-damage/): Auburn Intercollegiate Moved to the Country Club of Birmingham Five days after a deadly tornado outbreak in Alabama struck one of the state’s iconic courses, the Shoal Creek Club continues its cleanup efforts. Shoal Creek took a direct hit from a tornado on March 25. The twister downed trees and caused damage to the club’s [&hellip;]
- [How Pros with Ties to Alabama Fared Last Week](https://alabamagolfnews.com/how-pros-with-ties-to-alabama-fared-last-week/): No Winners but Plenty of Checks Got Cashed by Pros with Ties to Alabama Pros with ties to Alabama didn’t have the greatest week on tour over the weekend, but several still cashed nice paychecks. On the PGA Tour, Bubba Watson (Faulkner State) deposited the biggest check, earning $189,000 at the Dell Match Play World [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Golf Association 2021 Season Kicks Off](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-association-2021-season-kicks-off/): Ladies and Partners Events Start Alabama Golf Association Tournament Season The Alabama Golf Association opened its season with a pair of tournaments last week, starting with the Ladies Two-Person Scramble followed by the Alabama Partners Kickoff Scramble. The ladies event was played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Ross Bridge site. The partners event [&hellip;]
- [Tornado Wallops Shoal Creek, Site of Multple Majors](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tornado-wallops-shoal-creek-site-of-multple-majors/): Nearby Greystone, Timberline Untouched by Tornado Outbreak &#8216;No signs blown down, no limbs on the course. It’s the craziest thing you have ever seen&#8217; – Timberline Pro Joe Kruse Thursday’s tornado outbreak near Birmingham scored a direct hit on Shoal Creek, the state’s top golf course, but spared two others. Shoal Creek, which hosted the [&hellip;]
- [GlenLakes: Affordable Southern Alabama Golf Stop](https://alabamagolfnews.com/glenlakes-affordable-southern-alabama-golf-stop/): Glen Lakes: Close to the Beach, Great Conditions Easily Accessible from Mobile, Gulf Shores, Pensacola GlenLakes Golf Club in Foley offers a little something for everyone, regardless of skill level, for folks looking for affordable golf in southern Alabama. The 27-hole course is a popular stop not only among locals in the Mobile-Foley-Gulf Shores-Pensacola area, [&hellip;]
- [University of South Alabama Wins 'Bama Beach Bash'](https://alabamagolfnews.com/university-of-south-alabama-wins-bama-beach-bash/): Siti Saari of University of South Alabama Takes 3rd Place The University of South Alabama women’s golf team used strong second and third rounds to win its own Bama Beach Bash at the Gulf Shores Golf Club this week. The Jaguars were five shots behind Central Arkansas after the first round, but closed with 291-297 [&hellip;]
- [Southeastern Junior Golf Tour March 20-21 Results](https://alabamagolfnews.com/southeastern-junior-golf-tour-march-20-21-results/): Baton Rouge Player Wins Peninsula Junior Classic by Two Strokes Walter Anderson of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was the overall winner of the Peninsula Junior Classic, the fifth event in the 2021 season of the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour. Anderson, who played in the boys 16-19 age group, shot 73-71 to edge out Chase Kaiser of [&hellip;]
- [Thompson, Cink Nab Top 20 Finishes in Honda Classic](https://alabamagolfnews.com/thompson-cink-nab-top-20-finishes-in-honda-classic/): Cink got within a Four Shots of the Lead Before Falling Back University of Alabama graduate Michael Thompson and Florence native Stewart Cink topped the list of finishers with ties to Alabama in the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic. Thompson shot a final-round 3-under 67 to finish tied for 19th place with Cink, who shot 72 [&hellip;]
- [Auburn Claims Tiger Invitational Title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-claims-tiger-invitational-title/): Team Scores 1. Auburn: -26 (282-274-282&#8211;838) 2. Alabama: -24 (276-283-281&#8211;840) T-3. LSU: -13 (287-281-283&#8211;851) T-3. Vanderbilt: -13 (283-283-285&#8211;851) 5. South Carolina: -11 (283-284-286&#8211;853) 6. Georgia: -10 (280-282-292&#8211;854) 7. Arkansas: -9 (287-284-284&#8211;855) 8. Mississippi State: -4 (288-288-284&#8211;860) 9. Tennessee: -1 (286-280-297&#8211;863) 10. Arkansas State: +2 (295-287-284&#8211;866) 11. Texas A&amp;M: +4 (292-287-289&#8211;868) T-12. UAB: +5 (286-291-292&#8211;869) T-12. [&hellip;]
- [Jacksonville State claims Bash at the Beach Title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jacksonville-state-claims-bash-at-the-beach-title/): Quim Vidal Mora Leads JSU to Third Bash at the Beach Win There’s no question about it, Jacksonville State knows how to wear out its welcome at the Bash at the Beach Collegiate tournament. For the third straight year, the Gamecocks emerged victorious at the Bash at the Beach event in Myrtle Beach hosted by [&hellip;]
- [Alabama–NW Florida Section PGA Tourney Season Starts](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-nw-florida-section-pga-tourney-season-starts/): Mike Genovese&#8217;s 67 Wins at Pensacola CC The 2021 Alabama–NW Florida Section PGA tournament season opened earlier this week at Pensacola Country Club, and a familiar face emerged with the victory. Life member Mike Genovese fired a 5-under-par 67 in windy, rainy conditions to grab the win by one shot over host professional David Pilkington. [&hellip;]
- [Cumberland Lake: The Man Who Turned it Around](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cumberland-lake-the-man-who-turned-it-around/): Cumberland Lake Owner is a Firefighter Who Sought 2nd Career He Went Shopping for a Wedding Venue, Ended Up Buying a Golf Course Imagine being retired at age 48. Now imagine retiring and buying a golf course for your second career. Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? Yet, it’s exactly what John Faler did when he bought [&hellip;]
- [UA Alum Justin Thomas Wins The Players](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ua-alum-justin-thomas-wins-the-players/): Win at TPC Sawgrass Rights Thomas&#8217;s Ship Former University of Alabama golfer Justin Thomas cashed a huge check Sunday, while two other players with ties to Alabama added money to their bank accounts by virtue of their finishes at The Players Championship. Justin Thomas went 64-68 on the weekend to win by one shot over [&hellip;]
- [Quim Vidal Mora Named Player of the Week](https://alabamagolfnews.com/quim-vidal-mora-named-player-of-the-week/): Quim Vidal Mora Finishes T3 at Sea Palms Invitational Jacksonville State’s Quim Vidal Mora was named the Ohio Valley Conference player of the week March 13 for his play at the Sea Palms Invitational on St. Simons Island, Georgia. Vidal helped the Gamecocks to the team title in the 16-team field by tying for third [&hellip;]
- [Paako Ridge Golf Club : Worth the 1,200-mile Drive](https://alabamagolfnews.com/paako-ridge-golf-club-worth-the-1200-mile-drive/): Paako Ridge Has Spent 21 Years on the &#8220;Top 100 You Can Play&#8221; List This High-Desert Gem Outside Albuquerque Beckons We’re always ready for a golf road trip, right? But, to New Mexico? Really? Why drive 1,200 miles from Alabama to find more golf? Well, Paako Ridge Golf Club in Albuquerque. That’s why. When Alabama [&hellip;]
- [Demo Days at Madison Golf Center Return this Month](https://alabamagolfnews.com/demo-days-at-madison-golf-center-return-this-month/): Annual Event Interrupted by Coronavirus Set for March 19-20 After a one-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic, Demo Days at Madison Golf Center returns March 19-20. That’s good news for golfers across north Alabama and southern Tennessee, as well as for Cindy Parrish, manager of the Madison Golf Center golf shop. Demo Days at [&hellip;]
- [Alabama-NW Florida Section Sets 2021 Youth Priorities](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-nw-florida-section-sets-2021-youth-priorities/): Junior Tour, Youth on Course at Top of the List Placing an emphasis on junior golf, the Alabama-NW Florida Section PGA unveiled its initiatives for 2021. In addition to its continuing partnership with the Alabama Golf Association for Youth on Course, the Alabama-Northwest Florida Section PGA will support its junior tour, scholarship program, PGA Jr. [&hellip;]
- [Auburn Women's Golf Team 5th in Gamecock Intercollegiate](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-womens-golf-team-5th-in-gamecock-intercollegiate/): Mychael O&#8217;Berry Paces Auburn Women&#8217;s Golf Team Paced by another top-10 finish by Mychael O’Berry, Auburn’s women’s golf team finished in fifth place at the Gamecock Intercollegiate on Wednesday. O’Berry shot 71-69-76 to finish tied for sixth place at even-par 216 in the tournament played at Columbia (S.C.) Country Club. As a team, the Auburn [&hellip;]
- [HD Golf Simulator a Hit in Muscle Shoals](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hd-golf-simulator-a-hit-in-muscle-shoals/): Birdy&#8217;s Sports Grill has the Only HD Golf Simulator in the Area I got in a quick nine holes the other day at Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand without ever leaving the Shoals, thanks to a cool new HD golf simulator at Birdy&#8217;s Sports Grill. The best part? No long-distance flights. No passport. No staying [&hellip;]
- [Austin Gean Thankful for Extra Year of NCAA Eligibility](https://alabamagolfnews.com/austin-gean-thankful-for-extra-year-of-ncaa-eligibility/): COVID-19 Threatened Premature End to Former Florence Prep Standout&#8217;s College Career for Austin Gean, his senior year at Arkansas Tech was sailing right along, on track to reach a crescendo in mid-May. The former Central-Florence High School standout golfer had his eye on another NCAA Division II tournament appearance, and he hoped to lead the [&hellip;]
- [Hats Off to Wallaroo Hat Company](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hats-off-to-wallaroo-hat-company/): Company Named for the Road in Australia Stephanie Carter didn’t start out to be a mogul of headwear, it’s just where her career path took her. Carter is the president of the Wallaroo Hat Company, an enterprise she came to quite by accident 20 years ago on a visit to Australia. “My husband was Australian [&hellip;]
- [Brad Lardon, Former Sr. PGA Player of the Year: Pros Helping Pros](https://alabamagolfnews.com/brad-lardon-former-sr-pga-player-of-the-year-pros-helping-pros/): Proposes Virtual Lessons to Help Instructors Thrown Out of Work by COVID-19 Brad Lardon wants to help out his fellow PGA professionals in their time of need, and now that a COVID-19 stay-at-home order is in place in Alabama. It&#8217;s an idea folks in our PGA Section might want to consider here. For 2016 National [&hellip;]
- [Wilson Staff Making a Comeback](https://alabamagolfnews.com/wilson-staff-making-a-comeback/): Once a Major Name on Tour Wilson Staff Charts a Return to Public Consciousness True fact – long before Callaway and Ping and TaylorMade were in the game, there was a brand of golf clubs called Wilson Staff, and it was iconic. If you played golf in the 1960s and &#8217;70s, at one time or [&hellip;]
- [Germantown CC Development Deal Craters](https://alabamagolfnews.com/germantown-cc-development-deal-craters/): Arizona Firm Planned to Build Homes, Condos Around Shuttered 9-hole Germantown, Tenn., Course The Arizona company that planned to buy the shuttered Germantown Country Club southeast of Memphis has backed out of the deal. &#8220;Today, we made the tough decision to discontinue discussions with the sellers of Germantown Country Club — the trustees for the [&hellip;]
- [Where Can I Play Golf Right Now?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/where-can-i-play-golf-right-now/): For players wondering, &#8220;Where Can I Play Golf Right Now?&#8221; an order by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey shutting down nonessential businesses in the state does not include golf courses. Golf course employees may continue to report to work. “If we kill businesses, we can&#8217;t print enough money in Washington D.C., to bring a dead business [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville's Janie Jackson Wins Symetra Tour Opener for 1st Pro Victory](https://alabamagolfnews.com/janie-jackson-wins-symetra-tour-opener-for-1st-pro-victory/): Win Brings Alabamian Closer to LPGA Tour Janie Jackson had her breakthrough moment in professional golf in early March, winning the Symetra Tour’s Florida’s Natural Charity Classic tournament. For Jackson, a Huntsville native, the win was her first in professional golf and came in dominating fashion. The 2016 University of Alabama graduate shot 68 in [&hellip;]
- [Korn Ferry Tour's Huntsville Championship Postponed](https://alabamagolfnews.com/korn-ferry-tours-huntsville-championship-postponed/): The inaugural Huntsville Championship, a Korn Ferry Tour stop, has been postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. No new date for the tournament, which was scheduled for April 20-26 at The Ledges, has been announced. The tournament was a victim of the PGA Tour’s announcement in March that all events through the AT&amp;T Byron [&hellip;]
- [April's PGA Professional Championship Postponed](https://alabamagolfnews.com/aprils-pga-professional-championship-postponed/): PGA Professional Championship Postponed Because of Coronavirus Three Alabamians were Scheduled to Play The PGA of America postponed the 2020 PGA club-pro championship formally known as the PGA Professional Championship, which was to have been held April 26-29 at the Omni Barton Creek Resort &amp; Spa in Austin, Texas. The PGA cited the Centers for [&hellip;]
- [Players Championship Canceled, The Masters Postponed](https://alabamagolfnews.com/players-canceled-masters-postponed/): Golf Joins MLB, NHL, NBA, MLS in Coronavirus Shutdown The second, third and final rounds of The Players Championship were abruptly canceled Thursday night, and The Masters was postponed. “We have pledged from the start to be responsible, thoughtful and transparent with our decision process,” a statement from the PGA Tour said. “We did everything [&hellip;]
- [Gift of Golf: Down Syndrome Doesn't Slow Pryce Holcombe Down](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gift-of-golf-down-syndrome-doesnt-slow-pryce-holcombe-down/): Golf Plays Central Role in Boy&#8217;s Development A week after teaming with his father to win a national Special Olympics golf tournament, the smile, one of those that goes ear-to-ear and you can’t help but smile yourself, had yet to leave Pryce Holcombe’s face. On a steamy Thursday morning after the tournament, Pryce was hanging [&hellip;]
- [RJT Trail's Renaissance Ross Bridge: 'Top 100 Resorts'](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rjt-trails-renaissance-ross-bridge-top-100-resorts-trips/): Renaissance Ross Bridge Also on &#8216;Top 25 Buddy Trips&#8217; List Chip Purser got in on the ground floor before there even was a Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa to show off to the public He arrived during the construction phase of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail project prior to its August 2005 [&hellip;]
- [Heading to Orlando for Golf? Check Out Kissimmee](https://alabamagolfnews.com/heading-to-orlando-for-golf-check-out-kissimmee/): Kissimmee is More Affordable, Closer to Courses, Magic Kingdom If you&#8217;re thinking about a golf getaway to Orlando before winter loosens its grip, set your sights a little to the south, to Kissimmee, Fla., a happening town that boasts easy access to 22 public and private courses. Kissimmee, population 60,000, is a 25-minute drive from [&hellip;]
- [Try These Phoenix Area Golf Options](https://alabamagolfnews.com/check-out-these-phoenix-area-golf-options/): Phoenix Metro Golf Offers Something for Any Budget When the Super Bowl weekend ruckus known as the Waste Management Phoenix Open ends, the Phoenix Metro area gets back to what it does best &#8212; serving up high-quality golf during a time of the year when most of the U.S. is still shoveling snow. If you [&hellip;]
- [Mahlik, Erhart ready to tee it up in US Senior Women’s Open](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mahlik-erhart-ready-to-tee-it-up-in-us-senior-womens-open/): Canebrake Club player is one of two Alabamians in field Ahead of this week’s U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship in Ohio, Theresa Mahlik said she just wants to stay in her own zone. Of course, that is easier said than done for the Madison resident who plays at Canebrake Club in Athens. After all, she’ll [&hellip;]
- [The current state of international golf travel](https://alabamagolfnews.com/the-current-state-of-international-golf-travel/): Unprecedented UK and Irish golf-tour bookings through 2023 What a difference one year makes! Never a truer expression for golf travel to the British Isles. Almost exactly one year ago, Covid-19 quarantine restrictions for entry into the UK were lifted and a very short golf travel season in 2021 remained before the fall and winter [&hellip;]
- [Old Course advance tee times for 2023 to resume on Aug. 24](https://alabamagolfnews.com/old-course-advance-tee-times-to-resume/): Your chance for a tee time next year starts on Aug. 24 The Private Advanced Tee Time ballot system to secure a guaranteed 2023 tee time at the Old Course at St. Andrews, will resume this month following a two-year hiatus. The system, which is the last chance for golfers worldwide to guarantee a tee [&hellip;]
- [On Course Foundation introduces vets to the golf industry](https://alabamagolfnews.com/on-course-foundation-introduces-wounded-vets-to-golf-industry/): Program gives vets skills and confidence upon re-entry to civilian life Especially with its coastal location, Alabama is an important outpost for America’s military with notable bases at Fort Rucker, Fort McClellan, Maxwell-Gunter AFB and Redstone Arsenal. Our state is also remarkable for golf.&nbsp; It’s easy to enjoy rounds at Purcell Farms, Oxmoor Valley, Ross [&hellip;]
- [Canebrake embraces junior golf program](https://alabamagolfnews.com/canebrake-embraces-junior-golf-program/): Lee Hodges has been a boost for the club&#8217;s program ATHENS – One by one, youngsters teed up their golf ball and took a mighty lash at it. Sometimes, they swung and missed. Other times, it took off and went pretty good – a hundred yards or so – as their parents looked on eagerly. [&hellip;]
- [Mobile’s Robby Shelton closes regular KFT season with comeback win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mobiles-robby-shelton-closes-regular-kft-season-with-comeback-win/): Win ensures promotion to PGA Tour next year Mobile native and former University of Alabama golfer Robby Shelton closed out the Korn Ferry Tour finale in style Sunday, using an early eagle in the final round to win the Pinnacle Bank Championship in Omaha, Nebraska. It was the fourth career Korn Ferry Tour win for [&hellip;]
- [June rounds played trend up after slight decline](https://alabamagolfnews.com/june-rounds-played-trend-up-after-slight-decline/): Overall, golf is in a good place In the most recent National Rounds Played Report, Golf Datatech reported rounds played in June were up 2.7 percent over the same month last year. Nice to see, given four of the previous five months ‘comped’ down compared to 2021. Year-to-date, we still trail last year by 5.7 [&hellip;]
- [Don’t overlook Mississippi when it comes to seeking good golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/dont-overlook-mississippi-when-it-comes-to-seeking-good-golf/): Mississippi offers plenty of great golf choices Don’t sleep on Mississippi when it comes to seeking good golf. From north to south and east to west, Mississippi is home to some outstanding courses. A recent trip to the Magnolia State started on the coast in Gulfport with rounds at Windance Golf and Country Club, the [&hellip;]
- [What people are saying about LIV Golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/what-people-are-saying-about-liv-golf/): LIV Golf players&#8217; case against PGA Tour goes to court next week Three LIV Golf players get their day in court next week as they try to reclaim their forfeited spots in the FedEx Playoffs.&nbsp;A federal judge in San Jose, California, will hear a request from LIV Golf players Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Matt [&hellip;]
- [OnCore Golf finds its niche among industry giants](https://alabamagolfnews.com/oncore-golf-finds-its-niche-among-industry-giants/): Start-up thriving using direct-to-consumer sales model What sounded like a good idea at the time has turned out even better than OnCore Golf founders Steve Coulton and Bret Blakely imagined. Coulton and Blakely were just two friends looking for new jobs in 2011. For some reason, they thought getting into the golf industry seemed reasonable [&hellip;]
- [Anniston kid going to US Kids World Championship this week](https://alabamagolfnews.com/anniston-kid-going-to-us-kids-world-championship-this-week/): 7-year-old is driven to compete ANNISTON –&nbsp;Manning Askew had a birthday in early February and the best birthday present a 7-year-old golfer could ever get was waiting for him in the mailbox. That’s the day invitations for the US Kids World Championship went out around the globe and Manning’s was waiting for him when he [&hellip;]
- [Bo Hayes claims Alabama Open in playoff](https://alabamagolfnews.com/bo-hayes-claims-alabama-open-in-playoff/): Pro wins with father on the bag GADSDEN —&nbsp;Bo Hayes drove his cart up the big hill with his father to the Twin Bridges clubhouse after winning the Alabama Open in dramatic fashion Sunday and didn’t mind saying it brought a tear to his eye. The hometown pro birdied No. 18 twice, first to erase [&hellip;]
- [Worried about  the hassle of flying? Maybe the answer is Branson, Missouri](https://alabamagolfnews.com/branson-should-be-your-golf-destination/): One day&#8217;s drive puts you on any one of 10 top-ranked golf courses Canceled flights, interminable delays,&nbsp; lost luggage &#8211; hold on here, maybe there&#8217;s another way to get to that late summer or fall golf getaway. So, let&#8217;s talk about Branson, Missouri. From Birmingham, for example, the overland route to Branson, one of the [&hellip;]
- [Mitchell is Junior Boys champ; Trible-Gorden claim Women’s Four-Ball title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mitchell-is-junior-boys-champ-trible-gorden-claim-womens-four-ball-title/): &#8216;Might have been the best round of golf&#8217; he has seen&#8217; &#8211; Micky Wolfe Trailing Chase Kyes by five shots with 18 holes to play looked to be an uphill climb for Jackson Mitchell going into the final round of the 77th Alabama Boys State Junior Championship Thursday at the Canebrake Club in Athens. And [&hellip;]
- [Pinehurst No. 8 to undergo agronomic remastering](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pinehurst-no-8-to-undergo-agronomic-remastering/): Tom Fazio’s Centennial design to emerge firmer, faster Pinehurst No. 8 closed in June and will reopen in September following a series of agronomic and infrastructure enhancements. Golfers who’ve followed Pinehurst Resort’s arc over the past decade might assume the centennial Fazio design is getting a Sandhills makeover like No. 2 and No. 4 experienced [&hellip;]
- [Changes on the way at Cherokee Ridge, AU Club](https://alabamagolfnews.com/changes-on-the-way-at-cherokee-ridge-au-club/): TifEagle greens replace bentgrass UNION GROVE – Some major changes are on the way at Cherokee Ridge Golf Course and the Auburn University Club. Cherokee Ridge, a semiprivate 18-hole course just south of Huntsville, is converting its greens to TifEagle Bermuda grass. The AU Club course, a private facility in Auburn, is undergoing an extensive [&hellip;]
- [FarmLinks completes bunker renovation project](https://alabamagolfnews.com/farmlinks-completes-bunker-renovation-project/): New bunkers enhance FarmLinks visually and strategically SYLACAUGA – FarmLinks at Pursell Farms, long considered a top-5 golf course in the state, now has pristine bunkers to complement the Michael Hurdzan/Dana Fry design that opened in 2002. Architect Tripp Davis did the design work and Golf Sculptors International did the construction. Although less obvious, mowing [&hellip;]
- [Celebrity tournament benefits Franklin Primary Health Center](https://alabamagolfnews.com/celebrity-tournament-benefits-franklin-primary-health-care/): 25-year-old event returns after 2-year pandemic hiatus MOBILE &#8211; After being on hiatus for two years due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Franklin Primary Health Center is bringing back its Celebrity Golf Tournament for a 25th year. The tournament is scheduled for Aug. 13 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Magnolia Grove facility [&hellip;]
- [Former Alabama golfer Trey Mullinax breaks through for 1st PGA Tour win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/former-alabama-golfer-trey-mullinax-breaks-through-for-1st-pga-tour/): Grinding win gets Trey Mullinax back to golf&#8217;s top tier The last big-time fist pump from Trey Mullinax came way back in 2014 when he was playing for the University of Alabama men’s golf team and he knocked in the putt that clinched the Tide’s most recent national golf championship. With his family and friends [&hellip;]
- [Davidson, Hartwiger claim women’s titles](https://alabamagolfnews.com/davidson-hartwiger-claim-womens-titles/): Oneonta&#8217;s Will Patrick qualifies for U.S. Amateur Molly Brown Davidson notched her second tournament title, capturing the Alabama Women’s State Amateur Championship last week at Mountain Brook Country Club. Davidson, a rising sophomore at Hewitt-Trussville High School, qualified as the No. 5 seed with a 73. She proceeded to win four straight matches to win [&hellip;]
- [For Chris Biggins, US Adaptive Open is a game-changer](https://alabamagolfnews.com/for-chris-biggins-u-s-adaptive-open-is-a-game-changer/): Cerebral Palsy doesn&#8217;t hold back US Adaptive Open competitor BIRMINGHAM – Baseball’s loss was golf’s gain – at least that’s the way Chris Biggins these days reflects on his life in high school. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was 11 months old, Biggins has spent a lifetime playing one sport or another. Not only [&hellip;]
- [Visual impairment doesn’t keep Orange Beach’s Joe McCarron down](https://alabamagolfnews.com/visual-impairment-doesnt-keep-orange-beachs-joe-mccarron-down/): Making history at the first U.S. Adaptive Open ORANGE BEACH – Joe McCarron can still feel a good shot these days; he just can’t see them very well. Diagnosed with a retinal degenerative disease called Stargardt Disease nearly 40 -years ago, the 59-year-old Orange Beach resident never lost his love of golf. But as his [&hellip;]
- [Destination Kohler planning another golf course?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/destination-kohler-planning-another-course/): Land swap subject of conservation group&#8217;s legal challenge A lawsuit over public land use near Sheboygan, Wisconsin, suggests that Destination Kohler plans another golf course on the western shore of Lake Michigan. A conservation group is suing to block a land swap proposed by the Wisconsin of Natural Resources to allow the Kohler Co. to [&hellip;]
- [Disney's Magnolia Course gets partial redesign](https://alabamagolfnews.com/disneys-magnolia-course-gets-partial-redesign/): 50-year-old Walt Disney World course to reopen in the fall Walt Disney World will reroute four holes of its 18-hole Magnolia Course and re-grass all 18 greens in the most significant renovation in the course’s 50-year history. The project is being undertaken by One Club Limited of Hong Kong, which has previously worked with Arnold [&hellip;]
- [Morard wins 3rd-straight State Women’s Stroke play title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/morard-wins-3rd-straight-state-womens-stroke-play-title/): Ehrhart wins Senior Amateur Championship MONTGOMERY – Michaela Morard of Huntsville turned the 32nd Alabama Women’s Stroke Play Championship into a runaway win at Wynlakes Golf and Country Club. Morard, coming off a strong season at the University of Southern California, shot 70 in the final round of the 54-hole women&#8217;s stroke play event to [&hellip;]
- [Wolfe, Pike nab 13 & Under titles](https://alabamagolfnews.com/wolfe-pike-nab-aga-13-under-titles/): 4-under 66 takes 13 &amp; under girls title Samuel Wolfe of Harvest won the 3rd Alabama State Boys 13 &amp; Under Junior Championship. He shot 3-under 67 in the final round of the AGA event and finished at 6-under 134 for the tournament played at Highland Park. “I hit my driver really well, the fairways [&hellip;]
- [Can’t keep Lake Charles down](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cant-keep-lake-charles-down/): SW Louisiana returns to normalcy after Covid, hurricanes, flooding LAKE CHARLES, La. – When Curtis Luck launched the opening tee shot of the Lake Charles Championship Korn Ferry Tour event in late March, city and region officials could finally exhale and maybe even take a moment to smile. That first tee shot was a clear [&hellip;]
- [Club Champion wants you](https://alabamagolfnews.com/club-champion-wants-you/): Fast-growing clubfitter now hiring WILLOWBROOK, Ill. – New careers and work opportunities in the golf industry are now available at Club Champion. The nation’s top golf club fitter and builder is looking to fill new positions in its Willowbrook, Illinois and Tempe, Arizona warehouses, as well as their stores nationwide. Having recently opened its 100th [&hellip;]
- [Father’s Day Gift Guide, Part II](https://alabamagolfnews.com/fathers-day-gift-guide-part-ii/): From apparel to golf memberships to vacations, it&#8217;s in our gift guide Maybe your dad has all the equipment he really needs. That’s OK, too, because here&#8217;s a gift guide that has some other great items that he’s sure to love. So, let&#8217;s get to it. TRUE linkswear, the golf shoe you can wear all [&hellip;]
- [Mobile’s Robbie Shelton claims Korn Ferry Tour win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mobiles-robbie-shelton-claims-korn-ferry-tour-win/): Robbie Shelton: On the road to reclaiming PGA Tour card Robbie Shelton has had a taste of the PGA Tour good life, and on Sunday he took a major step toward getting back out there. Shelton, a Mobile native and Birmingham resident, made par on the second playoff hole to edge Ben Griffin for a [&hellip;]
- [LIV Golf players: Remember who helped get you to the top](https://alabamagolfnews.com/liv-golf-players-remember-who-helped-get-you-to-the-top/): Turning their backs on The Tour, on us Where do we stand on LIV Golf? We stand with the people who made golf into the sport it is today and – spoiler alert – they’re not the Greg Normans, Phil Mickelsons or Dustin Johnsons of the world. We stand with the people who organize golf [&hellip;]
- [Newton wins men’s state am; Davidson is girls champ](https://alabamagolfnews.com/connor-newton-wins-mens-state-am-davidson-is-girls-champ/): Wins title on 2nd playoff hole Connor Newton of Auburn birdied the second playoff hole to defeat Max Johnson to win the 106th Alabama State Amateur Champion. He fired a 13-under 271 overall to sit atop the leaderboard, posting 4-under 67 for the final round. The tournament was played at Bent Brook Golf Course in [&hellip;]
- [How Lee Trevino found his way to the PGA Tour](https://alabamagolfnews.com/how-lee-trevino-found-his-way-to-the-pga-tour/): His route included a stop at an El Paso money game It was either 1988 or 1989. I had ridden up from Washington, D.C., where I was working as a newspaper reporter, to play in a shotgun scramble sponsored by a Pittsburgh bar frequented by friends and family. I had bungeed my putter to the [&hellip;]
- [USGA breaks ground on Pinehurst campus](https://alabamagolfnews.com/usga-breaks-ground-on-pinehurst-campus/): Museum, testing center to be built at Pinehurst The USGA broke ground Monday on its new campus at the Pinehurst Resort that will include a museum, equipment testing center, golf shop and two areas aimed to increase awareness of golf&#8217;s role in nature. The campus will include two buildings located near the Pinehurst Resort &amp; [&hellip;]
- [Bart Bryant killed in Florida car crash](https://alabamagolfnews.com/bart-bryant-killed-in-florida-car-crash/): Three-time Tour winner&#8217;s SUV was rear-ended at high speed Bart Bryant, who won three times on the PGA Tour, was killed in a Florida car crash in which his stopped car was rear-ended by a pickup truck. Bryant, 59, and his wife were stopped in a line of traffic on a two-lane road in central [&hellip;]
- [2022 Father’s Day Golf Gift Guide, Part 1](https://alabamagolfnews.com/2022-fathers-day-golf-gift-guide-part-1/): Plenty of gift options for the golfer in your life With the onset of a new golf year comes the insatiable desire for new gear. We’ve all dealt with supply chain issues and long lead times for ordering clubs, balls, apparel and just about any sort of golf gear. To get ahead of the game, [&hellip;]
- [Gordon Sargent wins NCAA golf; Auburn fails to reach match play](https://alabamagolfnews.com/sargent-wins-ncaa-golf-auburn-fails-to-reach-match-play/): Only the second Commodore to win an Individual title For the second time in Vanderbilt Athletics history, a Commodore has won an individual national title. Gordon Sargent&nbsp;won a four-man playoff Monday at the Grayhawk Golf Club to claim the national title. The freshman birdied the par-4 18th hole to beat Parker Coody of Texas, Ryan [&hellip;]
- [Pryce Holcombe returns to spotlight at Special Olympics USA Games](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pryce-holcombe-returns-to-spotlight-at-special-olympics-usa-games/): Son of Turtle Point pro practices harder than just about anyone KILLEN – Pryce Holcombe has a smile that is infectious. His confidence is unwavering. His joy for playing golf is unsurpassed. How many other players do you know who can stand on a practice range for hours on end and hit balls without taking [&hellip;]
- [Goose Pond Lake Course closing for greens renovations](https://alabamagolfnews.com/goose-pond-lake-course-closing-for-greens-renovations/): Practice facilities also will be expanded SCOTTSBORO – The Goose Pond Lake Course, one of north Alabama’s popular public golf courses, is closing for several months to get a greens makeover. The Lake Course, which in the past has hosted numerous Alabama Golf Association events, will close May 31 to replace its current greens with [&hellip;]
- [Auburn women’s NCAA title run ends in semifinals](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-womens-ncaa-title-run-ends-in-semifinals/): Tigers fall to No. 1 seed Stanford The Auburn women’s golf team’s postseason run at a national championship came to a close Tuesday in the Arizona desert. After finishing fifth in the stroke play portion of the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship and qualifying as the No. 5 seed for match play, the Tigers topped UCLA [&hellip;]
- [Jacksonville State’s James Hobbs retires, seeks new golf coaches](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jacksonville-states-james-hobbs-retires-seeks-new-golf-coaches/): Hobbs notched 16 Division I NCAA appearances JACKSONVILLE &#8211; For the first time in 40 years, Jacksonville State University is looking for a golf coach. Two, actually, as the joint position held by retiring James Hobbs is being split into two separate positions. Hobbs, a member of the school’s athletics hall of fame, is retiring [&hellip;]
- [Fairhope’s Nelson birdies his way to State Senior title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/fairhopes-nelson-birdies-his-way-to-state-amateur-senior-title/): 8 birdies in final round overcomes 3-shot deficit GADSDEN – Robert Nelson came into the final round of the 25th Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship on Sunday three shots off the lead being held by two players. When the day was over Nelson, of Fairhope, owned the championship trophy at Gadsden Country Club. Nelson used [&hellip;]
- [Biggins, McCarron to represent Alabama in US Adaptive Open](https://alabamagolfnews.com/biggins-mccarron-to-represent-alabama-in-u-s-adaptive-open/): Full field for championship for disabled golfers The USGA has set the full field for the inaugural US Adaptive Open – a new national championship that will showcase the world’s best golfers with disabilities on Pinehurst No. 6 July 18-20, and Alabama will be represented by two players in the field. Birmingham’s Chris Biggins and [&hellip;]
- [Alexa: your personal caddie or spy?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alexa-your-personal-caddie-or-spy/): Are you getting the feeling Alexa knows too damned much? Alexa died last week. Or, should I say it— she?— stopped functioning. Is this a blessing or a curse? Over the past few years I’ve come to rely on her to keep my shopping lists, report on the weather, or serve up some Queen music [&hellip;]
- [Auburn qualifies for NCAA Men’s National Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-qualifies-for-ncaa-mens-national-championship/): Sophomore J.M. Butler notches third-place individual finish The Auburn men’s golf team is in the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2019. The Tigers easily made it through the Norman Regional with a second-place finish behind No. 1 seed Oklahoma. It’s the 25th time in school history and ninth time in coach Nick Clinard’s [&hellip;]
- [Shoal Creek, Bent Brook to host 2023 PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/shoal-creek-bent-brook-to-host-2023-pga-works-collegiate-championship/): &#8216;Beyond the Green,&#8217; the PGA&#8217;s jobs expo, also coming to Birmingham in 2023 FRISCO, Texas&nbsp;– Shoal Creek Club and Bent Brook Golf Course will host the 2023&nbsp;PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship next May 8-10, the PGA ofAmerica announced Tuesday. The PWCC, the most culturally significant championship in collegiate golf, features Historically Black Colleges and Universities and [&hellip;]
- [UMS-Wright, Mountain Brook continue boys dominance](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ums-wright-mountain-brook-continue-boys-dominance/): Haleyville boys win first state title HUNTSVILLE&nbsp;– Two of Alabama’s boys state powerhouse golf teams continued their domination at the AHSAA state championship Tuesday. UMS-Wright claimed the 26th state title in school history by winning the Class 5A title, while Mountain Brook took home its 11th title in Class 6A. Perhaps the biggest surprise came [&hellip;]
- [Alabama, Auburn women’s team advance to NCAA national golf tourney](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-auburn-womens-team-advance-to-ncaa-national-golf-tourney/): Lots of SEC representation at next week&#8217;s Division I championship in Scottsdale The women’s golf teams at the University of Alabama and Auburn University are headed to the upcoming NCAA national women’s golf championship. Alabama survived the Franklin Regional, while Auburn made it through the Stillwater Regional. Also, another familiar face in Alabama golf will [&hellip;]
- [Willy Wilcox on the comeback trail](https://alabamagolfnews.com/willy-wilcox-on-the-comeback-trail/): Former PGA Tour player comes back from addiction Ask Willy Wilcox how he’s doing these days and he’ll give you a frank assessment of his life to this point. “A hell of a lot better” than it was, he says. For the longest time and up to about nine months ago, his life was a [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Brad Story’s caddie story continues in Tennessee](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-brad-story-caddie-story-continues-in-tennessee/): Coming off a win looping for Australian Harrison Endycott COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. – The second chapter of Brad Story and Harrison Endycott’s most excellent adventure is still being written at The Grove just south of Nashville. Whether there is a third chapter next week in Knoxville remains to be seen, but Endycott has continued his [&hellip;]
- [Boys field set for AHSAA state golf tournament at Hampton Cove](https://alabamagolfnews.com/boys-field-set-for-ahsaa-boys-state-golf-tournament-at-hampton-cove/): Vestavia Hills, Auburn, Enterprise and Hoover in boys&#8217; 7A state championship Vestavia Hills, Auburn, Enterprise and Hoover high schools head up a strong Class 7A field to highlight the annual Alabama High School Athletic Association’s boys state golf tournament May 9-10 in Huntsville. Vestavia Hills and Hoover emerged from the North sub-state tournament, while Auburn [&hellip;]
- [Alabama high school girls state tourney field set](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-high-school-girls-state-tourney-field-set/): Class 7A girls&#8217; state tourney field shows depth The four teams and several individuals competing for spots in next week’s Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Class 7A state tournament put on quite a show Tuesday at the Timberline Golf Course in Calera. Just three shots separated all four teams, with Spain Park and Huntsville tying [&hellip;]
- [A Cinderella Story at the Huntsville Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/a-cinderella-story-for-brad-story-at-the-huntsville-championship/): Brad Story steps up to caddie for winner Harrison Endycott HUNTSVILLE – Harrison Endycott came to the Huntsville Championship without a professional victory and without a caddie. He picked up Brad Story, the director of golf at nearby Huntsville Country Club, as his caddie for the week and on Sunday he celebrated his first victory. [&hellip;]
- [Alabama player Wilson Furr makes most of sponsor exemption](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-player-wilson-furr-makes-most-of-sponsor-exemption/): Finishes 31st in front of hometown crowd HUNTSVILLE – Sponsor exemptions are not easy to acquire on the Korn Ferry Tour. For the Huntsville Championship there were five awarded– two unrestricted, two restricted and one given by the Korn Ferry Tour. Former University of Alabama golfer Wilson Furr, who is in his first year playing [&hellip;]
- [Aussie Harrison Endycott can end frustrating season at Huntsville Classic](https://alabamagolfnews.com/aussie-harrison-endycott-can-end-frustrating-season-at-huntsville-classic/): Heads into Sunday with a comfortable lead HUNTSVILLE – Harrison Endycott planned on relaxing Saturday night after taking a five-shot lead through three rounds at the Huntsville Championship Korn Ferry Tour event.With a five-shot lead after three rounds, getting to sleep shouldn’t be much of a problem. Endycott, of Sydney, Australia, shot a bogey-free 6-under [&hellip;]
- [Mobile’s Robby Shelton climbing out of his ‘rabbit hole’](https://alabamagolfnews.com/robby-shelton-climbing-out-of-rabbit-hole/): Alabama pro working his way back to PGA Tour HUNTSVILLE – Robby Shelton is only 26 years old, but he seemingly has been making golf news in Alabama forever. The former St. Paul’s High School (Mobile) and University of Alabama standout, Shelton has shuttled between the Korn Ferry Tour and the PGA Tour for the [&hellip;]
- [A brisk walking pace adds years to your life](https://alabamagolfnews.com/a-brisk-walking-pace-adds-years-to-your-life/): Walking also speeds up play Do you want to speed up the pace of play and add years to your life? Well, researchers at the University of Leicester in Great Britain have found that a brisk waking pace allows golfers to do just that. In a study of over 400,000 adult U.K. participants, researchers found [&hellip;]
- [Rogersville’s Conner Godsey grinding toward PGA Tour goal](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rogersvilles-to-compete-in-huntsville-championship/): His appearance at Huntsville Championship is a homecoming of sorts This week’s Huntsville Championship Korn Ferry Tour event isn’t an actual home game for Rogersville native Conner Godsey, but it will sure have a feel of being home about it. Godsey, in his second stint on the Korn Ferry Tour after regaining his status thanks [&hellip;]
- [New ownership returning Limestone Springs to past glory](https://alabamagolfnews.com/limestone-springs-returning-to-past-glory/): Alabama&#8217;s former No. 1-ranked course being restored ONEONTA, Ala. – When it opened in 1999, Limestone Springs Golf Club immediately climbed to the top of the list of must-play golf courses in Alabama. The par-72 Jerry Pate design, set against a scenic backdrop of the southern tip of the Appalachian Mountains, quickly ascended to the [&hellip;]
- [Is Golf Coming Up Short?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/the-short-course-is-golf-coming-up-short/): Understanding the U.S. short course movement Are we in the midst of a short-course movement in golf? The attention given to certain new Par 3 layouts can make it seem that way. Last year, six of the 19 course openings were par 3s, among them the Staple Course at PGA National Resort &amp; Spa in [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink looks to jumpstart season at RBC Heritage](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-looks-to-jumpstart-season-at-rbc-heritage-2/): Heads to Harbour Town as two-time defending champion If there&#8217;s one tournament or golf course conducive to Stewart Cink jumpstarting the remainder of his PGA Tour season, it’s the RBC Heritage and Harbour Town Golf Links. For the third time in his now 25-year career on Tour, the former Florence, Alabama resident comes into the [&hellip;]
- [Conner Godsey, Mia Hamm win Hootie & the Blowfish Tourney](https://alabamagolfnews.com/conner-godsey-mia-hamm-win-hootie-the-blowfish-tourney/): Scorecard playoff decides the winner of Monday After the Masters Event NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. &#8211; A team led by Conner Godsey and women’s soccer star Mia Hamm won a scorecard playoff to capture the 2022 Hootie &amp; the Blowfish post-Masters pro-am. Golfer Keenan Huskey and musician Preston Pohl captained a squad that equaled the [&hellip;]
- [Shoal Creek to host AGA Men’s, Women’s state amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/shoal-creek-to-aga-mens-womens-state-amateur/): All events at Shoal Creek will be walking-only HOOVER – One of Alabama’s iconic golf courses is set to host two of the Alabama Golf Association&#8217;s premier events in the near future. The Alabama Golf Association announced this week that Shoal Creek in Birmingham, will host the 108th&nbsp;Alabama State Amateur Championship from June 5-8, 2024, [&hellip;]
- [Augusta National, Masters special to players](https://alabamagolfnews.com/augusta-national-the-masters-special-to-players/): Augusta National: A place like no other The phrase “A tradition unlike any other” is an accurate statement regarding The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. But it isn’t just the patrons, the fans watching on TV or media members covering the event who feel that way. Players share those sentiments as well. [&hellip;]
- [Mack, Sargent reap SEC weekly honors](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mack-sargent-reap-sec-weekly-honors/): Two with Alabama ties earn Player of the Week honors A University of Alabama women’s golfer and a Vanderbilt men’s player with ties to Alabama racked up Player of the Week honors in the Southeastern Conference this week Alabama’s Polly Mack, a senior from Berlin, Germany, was named SEC Women’s Player of the Week after [&hellip;]
- [Two Alabamians to compete in Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals](https://alabamagolfnews.com/two-alabamians-to-compete-in-drive-chip-putt-national-finals/): West Point’s Sutter, Mountain Brook’s Rice head to Augusta National Golf’s biggest names are set to tee it up next week at Augusta National for the annual playing of The Masters. Before Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy and possibly even Tiger Woods make their way to the first tee, the famed course will host the Augusta [&hellip;]
- [Hudson, Lell named AGA’s Joe H. King award winners](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hudson-lell-named-agas-joe-h-king-award-winners/): Lell: &#8216;I am both honored and humbled&#8217; HOOVER – The Alabama Golf Association honored its award winners for 2021 and also conducted its annual board of directors meeting at a luncheon held at the Country Club of Birmingham. &nbsp;The AGA announced the Joe H. King Award, the Sadie Roberts Volunteer of the Year winners, along [&hellip;]
- [Oxford’s Cider Ridge GC replacing bentgrass greens](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cider-ridge-gc-replacing-bentgrass-greens/): Change will affect how approach shots behave OXFORD – Cider Ridge Golf Club has been the only course in Calhoun County – and one of the only public-access courses in the eastern part of Alabama – where players putt on bentgrass greens. It’s a distinction the course’s operators over the years have worn as a [&hellip;]
- [American Society of Golf Course Architects announces hole-design contest for kids](https://alabamagolfnews.com/american-society-of-golf-architects-announces-kids-contest/): Anything goes: from whimsical to serious It’s time to let your golf imagination run a little bit wild. Children ages 17 and under can win some cool stuff from the American Society of Golf Course Architects simply by designing a golf hole. Continuing a program first introduced during the COVID shutdown of 2020, the American [&hellip;]
- ['Golf's Greatest Holes' available on demand](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golfs-greatest-holes-available-on-demand/): On-demand series highlights the best of Ireland Fans of great golf architecture are in for a treat as&nbsp; &#8220;Golf&#8217;s Greatest Holes,&#8221; a new video series hosted by Irishman Paul McGinley debuts on NBC&#8217;s Golf Pass, features the best golf holes in Ireland. The series co-hosted by McGinley, a former Ryder Cup captain, and British sports [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Golf Association sets 2022 tournament schedule](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-association-sets-2022-tournament-schedule/): This year&#8217;s event schedule spans the state The Alabama Golf Association staff is about to get busy. The AGA will work a total of 26 tournaments stretching from Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club, Canebrake Club and the RTJ Golf Trail at Hampton Cove in the north all the way to The Lakewood Club and [&hellip;]
- [Wynlakes to host U.S. Senior Open qualifier](https://alabamagolfnews.com/wynlakes-to-host-u-s-senior-open-qualifier/): A labama venue a stop on path to US Senior Open Wynlakes Golf and Country Club in Montgomery will be the site on May 12 for the only Alabama qualifier for the US Senior Open at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The event is open to golfers 50 or older who have a [&hellip;]
- [Alabama’s Canon Claycomb leads Tide to 2<sup>nd</sup>-place finish](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabamas-canon-claycomb-leads-tide-to-2nd-place-finish/): AGN report Siti Shaari leads South Alabama to win The University of Alabama’s Canon Claycomb won a college tournament for the first time earlier this week, shooting a career-low 14-under par 202 to win the Watersound Invitational at the Shark’s Tooth Golf Course. Claycomb’s win sparked the Crimson Tide to a second-place finish at 10-under 854. [&hellip;]
- [TopTracer technology highlights new practice facility near Florence](https://alabamagolfnews.com/toptracer-technology-highlights-new-practice-facility-near-florence/): Idea for a small range grew and grew What started out as a plan to build a four-acre golf practice facility quickly morphed into a full-scale entertainment venue along with golf instruction and TopTracer technology in the tiny north Alabama community of Greenhill. The target date for Wohali Golf, a multi-purpose golf practice facility spread [&hellip;]
- [Tour pros should turn their backs on Saudi Super Golf League](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tour-pros-should-turn-their-backs-on-saudi-super-golf-league/): Will they ruin their reputations associating with the new tour? For those PGA Tour pros who think they’re making the right move jumping to the new Saudi Super Golf League, here are a couple questions: When was the last time a hit team sent from the PGA Tour office murdered a Washington Post journalist, cut [&hellip;]
- [Brandt Snedeker: Say no to fledgling Saudi Tour](https://alabamagolfnews.com/brandt-snedeker-just-say-no-to-saudi-tour/): Nashville’s Brandt Snedeker doesn’t want any part of new Saudi-backed golf tour COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. – Don’t hold your breath waiting for Brandt Snedeker to announce he&#8217;s going to jump ship from the PGA Tour to the fledgling Saudi-backed Super Golf League. Brandt Snedeker, a nine-time Tour winner, said Wednesday in no uncertain terms he [&hellip;]
- [Streamsong to add a 4th golf course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/streamsong-to-add-a-4th-golf-course/): Coore-Crenshaw to build short course near Streamsong lodge Streamsong Resort in Florida announced the addition of a fourth golf course that will be designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. The architects, who designed the resort&#8217;s Red course, will partner with the Mosaic Company to add a new short course a short walk from the [&hellip;]
- [Can't-miss baked Superbowl Buffalo chicken wings](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cant-miss-baked-superbowl-buffalo-chicken-wings/): Easy no-deep-fry recipe for Buffalo chicken wings for the big game Buffalo chicken wings are so popular these days it&#8217;s amazing to think that until the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York,&nbsp; created the iconic dish in 1964, wings were basically discarded by chefs as not worth the effort. Today, they&#8217;re right up there with [&hellip;]
- [Alabama’s golf teams going big with new facilities announcement](https://alabamagolfnews.com/university-of-alabama-golf-teams-going-big-with-new-facilities-announcement/): State-of-the-art project carries $26 million price tag TUSCALOOSA – The University of Alabama men’s and women’s golf teams are getting new digs, and the new facilities should vault the programs into the upper echelon of the nation’s best when completed. Last week, the university system’s board of trustees approved Phase II of what is called The [&hellip;]
- [To our readers: Tell us about your favorite Alabama courses](https://alabamagolfnews.com/to-our-readers-tell-us-about-your-favorite-alabama-courses/): Here&#8217;s your chance to show off your golf writing chops Hey there, fellow golfers. What are your favorite Alabama courses? Ypu know, the ones you&#8217;re eager to show off to visitors. The ones you&#8217;ll never tire of playing. Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s up. We&#8217;ve played a lot of Alabama golf courses, and we have our favorite Alabama [&hellip;]
- [AGA’s Priest looks forward to continued growth following ‘tremendous 2021 tournament season’](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-association-looks-forward-to-2022/): Weather topped the list of 2021 challenges for the Alabama Golf Association Alabamagolfnews.com recently caught up with Andy Priest, the executive director of the Alabama Golf Association. Andy wrapped up the 2021 season and offered a look ahead at what 2022 has to offer. AGN: The Alabama Golf Association made it through 2021. What were [&hellip;]
- [Hitting bombs? Southern Alabama League gives amateurs long-drive experience](https://alabamagolfnews.com/southern-alabama-long-drive/): &#8216;Drive for show, putt for dough&#8217; is old news So, you think you can hit bombs? Of course, you do. There was that one time when you almost drove that short par 4 at your home club. Then there&#8217;s that day when you knocked it on a long par 5 in two. And yeah, you [&hellip;]
- [Smaller PGA Merchandise Show missing big names](https://alabamagolfnews.com/smaller-pga-merchandise-show-missing-big-names/): Major Clubmakers Absent from PGA Merchandise Show ORLANDO, Fla. – If you came to the PGA Merchandise Show looking to try out the latest and greatest in golf equipment, the Orange County Convention Center was not the place to be this week. TaylorMade and its new Stealth driver? Absent. Ping? Nowhere to be found. Callaway? [&hellip;]
- [Ardmore’s Lee Hodges falls short of 1st Tour win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ardmores-lee-hodges-falls-short-of-1st-tour-win/): Rookie entered Sunday tied fro the lead Making the turn to the back nine Sunday afternoon, Ardmore’s Lee Hodges had a two-shot lead on the field and his first win on the PGA Tour was within grasp. Then the ALabamian got a lesson in just how fast things can change. Hodges, who played college golf [&hellip;]
- [Ardmore’s Lee Hodges surges to lead at American Express](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ardmores-lee-hodges-surges-to-lead-at-american-express/): PGA Tour rookie posts opening round 62 Alabama native Lee Hodges shattered his personal-best PGA Tour score by three shots Thursday in the first round of the American Express, and put himself in contention for a breakthrough victory in his first season on the big tour. Lee Hodges, an Ardmore High School graduate who played [&hellip;]
- [Gordon Sargent, Molly Brown Davidson named AGA Players of the Year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gordon-sargent-molly-brown-davidson-named-aga-players-of-the-year/): Season-long ranking system determines Players of the Year Two-time defending Alabama Men’s Amateur champion Gordon Sargent and high school freshman Molly Brown Davidson are the Alabama Golf Association’s Men’s and Women’s Players of the Year for 2021. It’s Sargent’s second time to be named Men’s Player of the Year, while it is Davidson’s first time [&hellip;]
- [Remember cotton golf shirts? Radmor Golf thinks they can help save the planet](https://alabamagolfnews.com/remember-cotton-golf-shirts-radmor-golf-thinks-they-can-help-save-the-planet/): That polyester shirt is an environmental menace If you want to save the planet, you gotta change your shirt, say the founders of Radmor Golf, which is taking a radical approach to manufacturing and merchandising golf apparel. That synthetic-fabric  golf polo in the swag bag at your last golf tournament? It’s just as bad as [&hellip;]
- [Looking for a challenge? Take on RTJ Silver Lakes](https://alabamagolfnews.com/robert-tent-jones-golf-trail-silver-lakes/): RTJ Silver Lakes: Where hard and punishing can translate into fun golf The first thing you need to know about the RTJ Silver Lakes facility is that the golf courses are hard. Very hard. Hard, as in you better bring your A game for approach shots. Hard, as in you better bring your A-plus game [&hellip;]
- [Alabama NW Florida section announces award winners, new Hall of Fame members](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-nw-florida-section-announces-award-winners-new-hall-of-fame-members/): With 2021 winding down, the Alabama-NW Florida Section PGA’s Special Awards Committee announced its special awards winners. David Pilkington, the head golf professional at Pensacola Country Club is the Golf Professional of the Year for 2021. Other award winners include: Assistant Professional of the Year:&nbsp; Jordan Debonis, The Ledges Teacher of the Year:&nbsp; Craig Bocking, [&hellip;]
- [Ol’ Colony’s No. 17 is Dereck Wyatt’s lucky number](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ol-colonys-no-17-is-dereck-wyatts-lucky-number/): One man, one hole, two days, two aces For those fortunate to make a hole-in-one, it’s always an unexpected treat. The shot provides a memory of a lifetime and a story to be told over and over again. So, let me tell you an amazing hole-in-one story about a golfer in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. On a [&hellip;]
- [Cullman acquires Terri Pines Golf Course through McGriff family gift](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cullman-acquires-terri-pines-golf-course-through-mcgriff-family-gift/): The City of Cullman, in north central Alabama, has become perhaps the smallest town to have two municipal golf courses. The newest is Terri Pines Golf Course. On Monday, the Cullman City Council announced that the McGriff family is giving the golf course to the town. The city’s parks and recreation department will manage the [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Janie Jackson earns LPGA Tour card](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-janie-jackson-earns-lpga-tour-card/): Hole-in-one helps propel former Crimson Tide player to full-time LPGA Tour status Huntsville, Alabama, native Janie Jackson is no stranger to the LPGA Tour. After all, she made her first appearance on the top women’s professional golf tour way back in 2011 at the Navistar Classic in Montgomery when she was just 16. After winning [&hellip;]
- [Roussin-Bouchard leads LPGA qualifying in Mobile](https://alabamagolfnews.com/roussin-bouchard-leads-lpga-qualifying-in-mobile/): Huntsville’s Janie Jackson among those advancing to final stage in Dothan Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, the former University of South Carolina standout, produced strong play over her final two rounds of the LPGA Tour Q Series at Magnolia Grove Golf Course, Mobile’s stop on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. Those two rounds earned her medalist honors [&hellip;]
- [Our can't-miss holiday golf gift suggestions](https://alabamagolfnews.com/our-cant-miss-holiday-golf-gift-suggestions/): Here are some surefire holiday golf gift ideas for any budget In Alabama, sometimes the only way to fit in a round of golf is to get it in early. The same goes for holiday golf gift shopping. With all the supply chain and shipping delays, we urge you to to speed up the pace [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Charles Warren among finalists for USGA-AJGA Leadership Award](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-charles-warren-among-finalists-for-usga-ajga-leadership-award/): High school sophomore raised money for cancer treatment while battling cancer himself Charles Warren of Huntsville is among ten finalists for the AJGA’s and USGA’s Leadership Award for boys – given to a player annually who demonstrates leadership, character and community service. The organizations&#8217; joint leadership award was created to recognize one male and one [&hellip;]
- [Tiger's newest venture: PopStroke, where beer and mini-golf meet](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tigers-newest-venture-popstroke-where-beer-and-mini-golf-meet/): Beer and wine for Mom and Dad, ice cream for the kids Next time you’re in Florida, check out Tiger Woods’s latest venture – a chain of sports bar-restaurant and miniature golf entertainment venues called PopStroke. Just like on tour, Woods is taking golf somewhere it’s never been before. The concept behind PopStroke is simple: [&hellip;]
- [Jim Hartsell: a links golf lover's advice for your first trip to Scotland](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jim-hartsell-a-links-golf-lovers-advice-for-your-first-trip-to-scotland/): Alabamian who discovered his love of Scottish golf as a child writes book Jim Hartsell is a resident of Hartselle, Alabama, and a registered architect. He’s worked on projects for the University of Alabama, Jacksonville State University, University of Georgia and the University of Florida. Golf writing and Scottish links golf are his passions and [&hellip;]
- [Holiday golf gifts for yourself or the golfer in your life](https://alabamagolfnews.com/holiday-golf-gifts-for-yourself-or-the-golfer-in-your-life/): Some sensible holiday golf gifts you can order right now Ho, ho, umm &#8230; how are you going to reward the golfer in your life this holiday season? Alabama Golf News has some ideas for holiday golf gifts. Here they are in plenty of time to order and get them ready for gift-wrapping by the [&hellip;]
- [Birmingham’s Parker, Trible victorious in Gulf Shores](https://alabamagolfnews.com/birminghams-parker-trible-victorious-in-gulf-shores/): Tuscaloosa&#8217;s Trace Bracknell finishes second with a 66 on the final day Two junior golfers from Alabama and one from Georgia were division winners at the recent Gulf Shores Junior Classic held by the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The tournament is part of the SJGT series and was played at the [&hellip;]
- [Cullen Carstens steps down as North Alabama’s men’s golf coach](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cullen-carstens-steps-down-as-north-alabamas-mens-golf-coach/): Cullen Carstens took UNA from Division II to Division I The University of North Alabama men’s golf team is in the market for a new head coach following the announced departure of Cullen Carstens. Carstens submitted his resignation last week effective Dec. 31. Carstens is leaving to take a non-coaching position in the private golf [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Men Disqualified at LSU Tiger Invitational](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-men-disqualified-at-lsu-tiger-invitational/): Injury WD, DQ left Tide shorthanded, in last place The Alabama Crimson Tide Men&#8217;s Golf Team rarely, if ever, finishes in last place in a tournament, yet that’s what happened over the weekend when a bizarre series of events led to the team’s disqualification at the LSU Tiger Invitational. The Crimson Tide drama unfolded on [&hellip;]
- [Using My EZ Pass on My Golf Trip Not So Easy](https://alabamagolfnews.com/using-my-ez-pass-on-my-golf-trip-not-so-easy/): My Quest to Save a Few Bucks on Tolls Cost Plenty Put this on your list of things not to do on your next golf buddies’ road trip: Using your own EZ Pass toll transponder on a rental car. My tale of woe began when I flew from Albuquerque, where I live, to Little Rock, [&hellip;]
- [Lee Hodges in the Hunt in Puerto Rico](https://alabamagolfnews.com/lee-hodges-in-the-hunt-in-puerto-rico/): Lee Hodges collected his first Korn Ferry Tour win last August in Oregon. Now, he’s hoping to take advantage of a rare PGA Tour start to win again. Hodges, the former Ardmore High School standout who played collegiately at UAB and Alabama, opened play in the Puerto Rico Open Thursday with a sizzling 6-under-par 66 [&hellip;]
- [Local Play Up on Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail](https://alabamagolfnews.com/local-play-up-on-robert-trent-jones-golf-trail/): Visitor Play Down on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Locals Help Make Up for the Drop in Tourism Due to Covid The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail saw its share of good and bad news from the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic through January 2021. On the bad side of the ledger, the pandemic [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville Championship: After Year Delay, All Systems Go](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsville-championship-after-year-delay-all-systems-go/): Strong Korn Ferry Field Expected at April 29-May 2 Event The countdown to tournament clock on the Huntsville Championship website has steadily been ticking toward zero. Day-by-day, it turns over. Eighty-one turns to 80, which turns over to 79. It recently hit 64 days until tournament week. Each day Tournament Director Penn Garvich tackles another [&hellip;]
- [Where Does the 'Tif' in TifEagle Come From?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/where-does-the-tif-in-tifeagle-come-from/): Thank Scientists at Two Georgia Turf Grass Research Labs If you’ve ever wondered what’s with the “Tif” in the names of all those Tifdwarf, TifEagle and Tifgreen Bermuda grass variants – the answer lies in Tifton, Georgia, 180 miles down I-75 from Atlanta. There, you’ll find a USDA Agricultural Research Service turf grass lab and, [&hellip;]
- [Rumbling Bald Plans Course Renovations](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rumbling-bald-plans-course-renvations/): Rumbling Bald Resort&#8217;s Bald Mountain Course to Get Facelift Bald Mountain, the original W.B. Lewis-designed mountain-style golf course at the Rumbling Bald Resort at Lake Lure, is scheduled to reopen April 1 following a series of enhancements to beautify its surrounds, increase overall playability and restore original shot values. Tree canopy coverage will be reduced [&hellip;]
- [Alabama College Golf Round-up](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-college-golf-round-up/): Auburn&#8217;s Andrew Kozan Ties for Low Medalist While Tigers, Crimson Tide Teams Fall Short in Season Debut College golf season got cranked up this week, as most of Alabama college golf teams found their way to warmer locales while the folks back home shivered in frigid temperatures. Here&#8217;s the round-up of Alabama college golf spring [&hellip;]
- [Gadsden Country Club to be Managed by Honours Golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gadsden-country-club-to-be-managed-by-honours-golf/): Division of Troon Now Managing Three Alabama Clubs Honours Golf, a division of the golf course management giant Troon, has been selected to manage Gadsden Country Club, a private golf, tennis and banquet facility in Gadsden. Honours Golf, based in Birmingham, will oversee all of the club&#8217;s operations, including golf, agronomy, sales and marketing, and [&hellip;]
- [Pinehurst Resort: Your 2021 Vacation Update](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pinehurst-resort-your-2021-vacation-update/): As you emerge from your pandemic hiberation raring to hit the links, we happily bring to your attention the latest news from the Pinehurst Resort, the home of American golf. North Alabama native Jason Isbell sang about the “Alabama Pines” on his 2011 album “Here We Rest.” Well, had Isbell and his 400 Unit band [&hellip;]
- [New Greens Coming at 2 RJT Golf Trail Courses](https://alabamagolfnews.com/new-greens-coming-at-2-rtj-golf-trail-courses/): Re-grassing Slated at Oxmoor Valley, Grand National Two courses on Alabama’s acclaimed Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail will be getting greens makeovers in 2021. Mike Beverly,&nbsp; chief operating officer of the RJT Golf Trail, detailed forthcoming renovations for Oxmoor Valley’s Valley course and for the Links course at Auburn’s Grand National facility. Greens on both [&hellip;]
- [Tunica Mississippi: Worth the Drive](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tunica-mississippi-worth-the-drive/): Tunica Mississippi, long a popular gaming destination, has blossomed into a worthy golf destination, with two great courses offering plenty of challenge for players of all abilities. Tunica’s location 25 miles from the intersection of I-55 and I-40 puts it within an easy day’s drive for two thirds of America’s population. It’s roughly 180 to [&hellip;]
- [Youth on Course Taking Root in Alabama](https://alabamagolfnews.com/youth-on-course-taking-root-in-alabama/): Program that Subsidizes Junior Golf to Surge in 2021 In 2020, the Alabama Golf Association announced it had joined the Youth on Course initiative that allows junior golfers to play at select golf course for a modest $5 fee. The timing of the program’s launch was both good and bad. Good in the sense that [&hellip;]
- [Six Invited to Augusta National Womens Amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/six-invited-to-augusta-national-womens-amateur/): Collegians from Auburn and Alabama Invited Auburn’s Julie McCarthy, Megan Scholfill and Kaleigh Telfer were among 85 players to receive invitations to the second Augusta National Womens Amateur set for March 31-April 3 in Augusta, Georgia. Huntsville native Michaela Morard, Kenzie Wright of Texas, and Benedetta Moresco of Italy will represent the Crimson Tide at [&hellip;]
- [University of North Alabama Starts Spring Golf Season Monday](https://alabamagolfnews.com/university-of-north-alabama-starts-spring-golf-season-monday/): UNA Returns 11 Months After Collegiate Golf in Alabama was Halted It was March 10, 2020 and Jackson Wedgeworth and his University of North Alabama men’s golf team teammates were riding high. Wedgeworth was coming off arguably his best college tournament, a one-shot win at Auburn University’s Tiger Invitational and helping the Lions tie for [&hellip;]
- [Golf in Montgomery: Two Strong Munis](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-in-montgomery-two-strong-munis/): Lagoon Park Features Spectacular Landscaping Gateway Park and Gateway When it comes to municipal golf, Lagoon Park Golf Course and Gateway Golf Course in Montgomery, Alabama are ahead of the curve. Because of budgetary constraints and the fact that golf course maintenance often is down on the priority list within a civic budget, municipal golf [&hellip;]
- [Roundup: 2021 Alabama College Golf Season Set](https://alabamagolfnews.com/roundup-2021-alabama-college-golf-season-set/): Jacksonville State Men Post Third-place Finish at Kiawah Event The Jacksonville State men’s golf team turned in an impressive third-place finish at the Any Given Intercollegiate, its first tournament in 320 days after the sport was halted last spring due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Jacksonville State Men&#8217;s golf team hadn’t played in a [&hellip;]
- [Alabama-NW Florida Section Award Winners Announced](https://alabamagolfnews.com/2020-alabama-nw-florida-section-award-winners-announced/): Rick Gorman Named Golf Professional of the Year The Alabama-NW Florida Section award winners for 2020 have been announced. Leading the group of honorees is Rick Gorman, general manager at Scenic Hills Country Club in Pensacola,who was named the Golf Professional of the Year for 2020. “It is truly an honor to be named Golf [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Golf Association 2021 Season Set](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-association-2021-season-set/): Schedule Includes First-Event Short-Course Competition Alabama Golf Association Season Opener: Women&#8217;s Scramble on March 24 The Alabama Golf Association announced its tournament schedule for 2021. In a first, the AGA&#8217;s season will conclude with a one-day short course tournament in November. After a trying 2020 season that included coping with COVID-19 and hurricanes, AGA Executive [&hellip;]
- [Golf in Oxford Alabama: Cider Ridge Golf Club](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-in-oxford-alabama-cider-ridge-golf-club/): Mountain Course Ranked Among Alabama&#8217;s Best Cider Ridge Golf Club is Just 14 Minutes from Downtown Oxford Alabama Mountain golf may not be what you think of when it comes to Alabama, but Cider Ridge Golf Club isn’t your typical Alabama golf course. For the most part, it’s mountain golf. The course borders the Talladega [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Golf Association Player of the Year: Gordon Sargent](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-association-player-of-the-year-gordon-sargent/): A high school senior was a double winner as the Alabama Golf Association announced its player of the year awards this week. Gordon Sargent, a senior at Mountain Brook High School, who has signed with Vanderbilt University, was named Men’s Amateur Player of the Year and also the Boys Junior Player of the Year. Other [&hellip;]
- [Janie Jackson Looks Ahead to 2021 Season](https://alabamagolfnews.com/janie-jackson-looks-ahead-to-2021-season/): 2020 Was a Breakthrough Year for Huntsville&#8217;s Janie Jackson Notched Symetra Tour Win, Gained LPGA Tour Status Amid the carnage of 2020, there were good news stories. You just had to find them. Janie Jackson is one of those stories. In fact, it was somewhat of a breakout year for the former Huntsville High School/University [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville Championship Tickets on Sale](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsville-championship-tickets-on-sale/): Event Postponed Last Spring Set for April 29-May 2 Tickets are now on sale for the Huntsville Championship Korn Ferry Tour event in late April. The tournament debuts April 29-May 2 at The Ledges after being postponed last March as part of the tour’s shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. There are two types of tickets [&hellip;]
- [For Alabama Golf Association, 2020 was 'a Roller Coaster'](https://alabamagolfnews.com/for-alabama-golf-association-2020-was-a-roller-coaster/): Alabama Golf Association Head Happy to See this Year in the Rear-view Mirror Andy Priest isn’t sure what&#8217;s in store for 2021, but the head of the Alabama Golf Association is confident his staff can now handle just about anything after navigating the trials and tribulations of 2020. “I’m amazed that we were able to [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink on COVID, Champions and Ryder Cup](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-on-covid-champions-and-ryder-cup/): Cink&#8217;s Focus Remains on PGA Tour PGA Tour professional Stewart Cink hit a milestone recently when he made his 600th career start on tour at the RSM Classic in Sea Island, Ga. Cink, who was born in Huntsville and grew up in Florence Alabama, talked with the media before the first round of the tournament. [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink Reflects on 2020 and his Resurgent Golf Game](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-reflects-on-2020-and-his-resurgent-golf-game/): PGA Tour professional Stewart Cink hit a milestone recently when he made his 600th career start on tour at the RSM Classic in Sea Island, Ga. Cink, who was born in Huntsville and grew up in Florence, talked with the media before the first round of the RSM Classic last week. His victory at the [&hellip;]
- [Hot Springs Village: A Slice of Paradise in Arkansas](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hot-springs-village-a-slice-of-paradise-in-arkansas/): Nine Golf Courses Serve 14,000 People in Gated Community Chuck Miller offers up a friendly bit of advice when talking about Hot Springs Village, Ark. “I tell people to come here for a visit but be careful, you might buy a lot or a home and decide to stay,” said Miller, author of the self-published [&hellip;]
- [Section Team Championship Winners: Genovese and Bailey](https://alabamagolfnews.com/section-team-championship-winners-genovese-and-bailey/): Mike Genovese and Todd Bailey need four extra holes, but a short birdie putt sealed the Alabama/NW Florida Section Team Championship victory. Playing a scramble on the first day and best-ball on the second day, the Genovese/Bailey team shot rounds of 62-70, while the team of Jordan Debonis/Kevin Klein had rounds of 65-67 to force [&hellip;]
- [Cypress Lakes: Golf in Muscle Shoals](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cypress-lakes-golf-in-muscle-shoals/): Cypress Lakes Golf and Tennis Club in Muscle Shoals, Alabama., is one of those understated city-run golf courses that probably doesn’t get the love it deserves. It’s also a perfect example of a golf course that you can’t judge by the stated yardage on the scorecard. Pardon the cliché, but Cypress Lakes, one of four [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville Championship Gets 2021 Korn Ferry Tour Date](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsville-championship-gets-2021-korn-ferry-tour-date/): Huntsville Event Was to Have Debuted Last Spring The Huntsville Championship will finally make its Korn Ferry Tour debut April 26-May 2 at the Ledges, the PGA Tour announced. The PGA Tour released the 23-event 2021 Korn Ferry Tour schedule on Wednesday. The Huntsville Championship, is the seventh event listed on the schedule. It follows [&hellip;]
- [Auburn Wins Jerry Pate Intercollegiate In a One-Hole Playoff](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-wins-jerry-pate-intercollegiate-in-a-one-hole-playoff/): Alabama Finishes Well off the Pace Auburn needed an extra hole, but the Tigers finally got the job done in winning the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Championship. Auburn, Georgia and Vanderbilt were tied at the end of 54 holes at the par 70 Old Overton Club before the Tigers emerged with the win. Auburn finished [&hellip;]
- [Hancock Claims Alabama State Senior Amateur Title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hancock-claims-alabama-state-senior-amateur-title/): Alexander Wins Super-Senior Crown Alabama State Senior Amateur Marks End of AGA&#8217;s 2020 Season Greenville’s David Hancock proved that it’s not how you start, but instead how you finish at the 23rd Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship. Playing at Wynlakes Golf and Country Club in Montgomery, Hancock opened the 54-hole tournament with a 74 and found [&hellip;]
- [3-over Takes Women’s Southern Senior Amateur Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/3-over-takes-womens-southern-senior-amateur-championship/): Field Endures Rain at Old Waverlyin West Point, Miss. Kim Keyer-Scott of Estero, Fla., posted two consistent rounds of 3-over 75 to win the Championship Division of the Women’s Southern Senior Amateur Championship. Keyer-Scott finished with a 6-over total of 150 in rainy conditions at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Miss. In the [&hellip;]
- [TP Country Club: Trees, and lots of them](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tp-country-club-trees-and-lots-of-them/): Cullman County Alabama Golf Course is Short but Tough Browse the scorecard from TP Country Club and the course hardly seems intimidating. Formally known as Terri Pines Country Club, the Tom Jackson-designed 18-hole semi-private course – just 45 minutes north of Birmingham and 45 minutes south of Huntsville &#8211; measures a quaint 6,451 yards from [&hellip;]
- [Ross Creek Landing Reopens](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ross-creek-landing-reopens/): Redone Ross Creek Landing Gains Favorable Reviews The reopening of the Ross Creek Landing Golf Course on Oct. 17 proved to be quite popular. According to course owner Fred Gillham, the course was packed for weekend play. Before it shut down for renovations, the course was a favorite day-trip destination for golfers from across north [&hellip;]
- [Auburn Women Golfers Take Third at Ally at Old Waverly](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-women-golfers-take-third-at-ally-at-old-waverly/): Mychael O&#8217;Berry Cards Six Birdies on Final Day Plus: University of South Alabama Men Wrap Up Fall Season The Auburn University women’s golf team rode a final-round 4-under 284 Wednesday to finish in third place in the Ally at Old Waverly Club in West Point, Miss. Auburn finished nine shots off South Carolina’s winning pace [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Gulf Coast Golf Courses Assess Hurricane Damage](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-gulf-coast-golf-courses-assess-hurricane-damage/): Kiva Dunes Hardest Hit, Remains Closed Craft Farms, Peninsula Closed, Possibly Until December A month after Hurricane Sally made landfall in Gulf Shores, golf courses along Alabama Gulf Coast are still assessing the damage and working to reopen. Here&#8217;s a quick update on the damage and the status of some of the courses: Kiva Dunes [&hellip;]
- [Vaughan-Pritchett Take Senior Four Ball Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/vaughan-pritchett-take-senior-four-ball-championship/): Emile Vaughan of Pike Road, and Shaw Pritchett of Montgomery, won the 26th Alabama State Senior Four Ball Championship at Timberline Golf Club in Calera The Vaughan-Pritchett team fired a 10-under 61 in the final round of the tournament to secure the win. Pritchett had the two biggest shots of the Senior Four Ball. His albatross [&hellip;]
- [Golf in Decatur: Point Mallard Golf Course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-in-decatur-point-mallard-golf-course/): Point Mallard Golf Course is a Bargain for Golf in Decatur Alabama Among the daily fee options for golf across the northern corridor of Alabama is the popular, yet challenging Point Mallard Golf Course in Decatur. An 18-hole facility owned by the City of Decatur and a part of the sprawling Point Mallard recreational complex, [&hellip;]
- [Ross Creek Landing Reopens Oct. 17](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ross-creek-landing-reopens-oct-17/): Fred Gillham: &#8216;We&#8217;re Having to Chase Them Out of the Parking Lot&#8217; Ross Creek Landing Golf Course will reopen for public play on Oct. 17. Course owner Fred Gillham said the course, formerly a part of the Bear Trace network of Jack Nicklaus-designed courses across Tennessee, made the announcement Tuesday. “We’ve got it ready to [&hellip;]
- [Golf in Tuscaloosa: Ol' Colony](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-in-tuscaloosa-ol-colony/): Ol&#8217; Colony: Some of the Best Golf in Western Alabama You’ll be hard-pressed to find better public-access golf in Western Alabama than Ol’ Colony Golf Complex in Tuscaloosa. What makes this 18-hole, city-owned course so good? Let’s count the ways. It was designed by University of Alabama alum and former U.S. Open champ-turned-course-architect Jerry Pate. [&hellip;]
- [AGA Staff Raises $25,000 for Youth on Course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/aga-staff-raises-25000-for-youth-on-course/): Youth 0n Course Initiative Lets Kids Play for $5 or Less Also: Robbie Prater Takes AGA&#8217;s Alabama Mid-Am Title Staff members of the Alabama Golf Association took a long walk to raise money for its Youth on Course Alabama Golf initiative. The AGA staffers, along with Hunter Bronson, Spike McRoy and Jimmy Green, played 100 [&hellip;]
- [UAB Blazers Complete Fall Tournament Sweep](https://alabamagolfnews.com/uab-blazers-complete-fall-tournament-sweep/): Blazers Rally for Graeme McDowell Invitational Title The UAB Blazers men&#8217;s golf team made a clean sweep of its fall tournaments Thursday by winning its own Graeme McDowell Invitational at Greystone Golf and Country Club. The Blazers, who previously won the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate and the Scenic City Classic, rallied from a three-shot deficit to [&hellip;]
- [Ross Creek Landing Reopening Set for October](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ross-creek-landing-reopening-set-for-october/): Greens Sprigged, Verti-cut and Sanded Ross Creek Landing Golf Course continues to move closer to reopening. Course owner Fred Gilham said recently that the new target date for the course, formerly a part of the Bear Trace network of Jack Nicklaus-designed courses across Tennessee, is now mid-October. “It’s going to probably be around the middle [&hellip;]
- [Charlie Krenkel: an' a 1 and a 2](https://alabamagolfnews.com/charlie-krenkel-an-a-1-and-a-2/): Veteran Alabama Golf Pro Cards Ace, Double Eagle in Same Round Lawrence Welk Has Nothing on Charlie Krenkel Charlie Krenkel admittedly was tinkering with his game on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, &#8211; mark that day, will ya &#8211; at the Ol’ Colony Club in Tuscaloosa and he admits he wasn’t playing his best. A PGA [&hellip;]
- [Branson, Mo.: America's Newest Golf Destination](https://alabamagolfnews.com/branson-mo-americas-newest-golf-destination/): For years, Branson, Mo., seemingly had it all to attract out-of-town music fans. Now, it’s graduated into a top-shelf golf destination as well. Historically, the list of the town’s attractions is long: shopping, restaurants, museums, mini-golf, zip lines, water parks. And shows. Lots of shows. Your grandparents probably told you about the shows – music [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Four-ball Winners: Komara, Harwick](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-four-ball-winners/): Johnny Komara and Tim Harwick, both of Huntsville, carded an 8-under-par 64 in the final round to claim the Alabama Four-Ball Championship victory. The Huntsville team finished the 54-hole tournament held at Point Clear at 19-under-par 197, good for a two-shot win over two teams. They shot 64 in the final round, which tied for [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink Breaks 11-year Winless Streak](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-breaks-11-year-winless-streak/): Battled Emotions Through the FInal Round With his wife Lisa walking outside the ropes and son Reagan on the bag, 47-year-old Stewart Cink proved Sunday he still has what it takes to win on the PGA Tour. Cink capped a weekend in which he shot 65-65 with a short birdie putt on the 72nd hole [&hellip;]
- [Payne's Valley: Tiger's Newest Set to Open](https://alabamagolfnews.com/paynes-valley-tigers-newest-set-to-open/): Payne&#8217;s Valley Latest Addition to Big Cedar Lodge Tiger Woods, the GOAT of professional golfers, is about to add a new course &#8211; Paynes Valley &#8211; to his growing portfolio of course designs. Payne’s Valley is his first public daily fee course. In the past, he has done a variety of private courses and resort [&hellip;]
- [Alabama-NW Florida PGA Professional Champion: Eric Williamson](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-nw-florida-pga-professional-champion-eric-williamson/): Winner Advances to PGA National Club Pro Event Eric Williamson kept his good play going at the Alabama-NW Florida PGA Professional Championship Wednesday and Thursday at The Ledges in Huntsville. Williamson used a trio of late birdies in the second round to pull away for a second straight win at the Alabama-NW Florida PGA Professional [&hellip;]
- [Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail App Launches](https://alabamagolfnews.com/robert-trent-jones-golf-trail-app-launches/): App Integrates with Courses&#8217; Tee Sheets, Displays Special Offers Golfers looking to book rounds can now use the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail app on their mobile phones to make the check-in process easier and faster. The custom Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail app by Gallus Golf will not only include a robust Virtual Caddie [&hellip;]
- [Golf in Gadsden: Twin Bridges Golf Club Reopens](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-in-gadsden-twin-bridges-reopens/): Gadsden Golf Course Gets New TifEagle Greens Twin Bridges Golf Club, one of the best golf facilities in Gadsden area is open once again. Twin Bridges, which is owned by the City of Gadsden, reopened for public play on Sept. 1 with new TifEagle greens. The greens renovation project on the par 72, Gene Bates-designed [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Top Juniors, All-state Golf Teams Named](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-all-state-golf-teams-named/): Michaela Morard, Gordon Sargent Named Top AGA Juniors Alabama Men’s Amateur Championship winner Gordon Sargent and Girls Junior Championship winner Michaela Morard are the Alabama Golf Association’s junior player of the year, the organization announced. The AGA also released its boys and girls all-state golf teams. The AGA began selecting the teams four years ago. [&hellip;]
- [Nailbiter in Southeast Mid Am Four Ball Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nailbiter-in-southeast-mid-am-four-ball-championship/): The drama of the second Southeast Mid Am Four Ball Championship&nbsp; kept building and building in the final round of the 54-hole event. Three teams were the hunt for the title as the final holes played out at Willow Point Golf and Country Club on Lake Martin, Alabama. The Southeast Mid Am Four Ball Championship [&hellip;]
- [Crimson Tide Alum Developed Dry Glove](https://alabamagolfnews.com/dry-glove-developed-by-crimson-tide-alum/): Antiperspirant Lotion Keeps Hands Dry, Even in Humid Weather Tired of sweating to the point that your golf glove is soaked through and you lose your grip on the club? Then, Dry Glove, a new antiperspirant lotion, is for you. Developed by former University of Alabama golfer Brad Nazzarini, Dry Glove lotion applied to your [&hellip;]
- [UNA Names All-Decade Men's Golf Team](https://alabamagolfnews.com/una-names-all-decade-mens-golf-team/): The University of North Alabama has named its UNA Men&#8217;s Golf Team of the Decade for the 2010s. The men&#8217;s golf team is the last of 11 all-decade teams that have been announced to honor UNA&#8217;s top individual performers for the period from 2010-19. The selections were made by a panel of UNA athletic department [&hellip;]
- [Golf in Flat Rock Alabama: Dogwood Hills Golf Resort](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-in-flat-rock-alabama-dogwood-hills-golf-resort/): Off the Beaten Path but Playable, Affordable We were looking for a Monday morning round recently somewhere around Northeast Alabama so we could meet a friend from Atlanta halfway. Three courses we looked into were closed for maintenance. And then my friend Jerry found a course called Dogwood Hills Golf Resort and Gardens in Flat [&hellip;]
- [Sophia Popov, Dustin: What a Weekend for Golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/sophia-popov-dustin-what-a-weekend-for-golf/): What golf fans witnessed over the weekend were two historic performances – one by Sophia Popov at the Women’s Open Championship at Royal Troon – and the other by the enigma that is Dustin Johnson. And Tiger Woods wasn’t even involved. Across the pond, Sophia Popov defied the elements and the odds to win, not [&hellip;]
- [Choosing the Right Golf Balls](https://alabamagolfnews.com/choosing-the-right-golf-balls/): The Right Ball Doesn’t Always Have to be the Most Expensive One The weekend finally arrives, and with it comes expectations of a course record or at least a personal best score, so you break out a new sleeve of golf balls. Supremely confident that today is the day it all comes together, you reach [&hellip;]
- [Golf in Fairhope Alabama: Quail Creek Golf Course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-in-fairhope-alabama-quail-creek-golf-course/): Popular Muni Tough to Get on Some Days, but Worth the Effort Tucked away in a neighborhood near downtown Fairhope, Alabama, golfers can find a good 18-hole challenge at Quail Creek Golf Course. The city-owned course, built in 1988 by Barney Shull, who designed the course, presents a fun (if one is striking the ball [&hellip;]
- [Birmingham Alabama Regions Tradition PGA Tour Champions Event Canceled](https://alabamagolfnews.com/birmingham-alabama-regions-tradition-pga-tour-champions-event-canceled/): COVID-19 Worries Cited; Date for 2021 Event Set The Regions Tradition and PGA Tour Champions announced that the 2020 golf tournament and associated events scheduled for September 23-27 at Greystone Golf &amp; Country Club will be canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis. The decision was made in conjunction with local and state health [&hellip;]
- [Birmingham Alabama Golf Courses: Bent Brook Golf Course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/birmingham-alabama-golf-courses-bent-brook-golf-course/): Venue Has Hosted Alabama Men’s State Amateur There’s no shortage of good golf courses located in Jefferson County in the Birmingham Alabama. area, and Bent Brook Golf Course is among the area&#8217;s finest. From well-known clubs such as Shoal Creek, Greystone Golf and Country Club and the Country Club of Birmingham, both of which have [&hellip;]
- [Ardmore Alabama Grad Lee Hodges wins Korn Ferry Event](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ardmore-alabama-grad-lee-hodges-wins-korn-ferry-event/): Just One of Two Golfers from Northern Alabama to Win on PGA&#8217;s Developmental Tour Lee Hodges, who played high school golf at rural Ardmore High in Ardmore, Alabama, won his first professional tournament on Sunday. Hodges birdied the final hole to take a two-shot victory in the Portland Open, a Korn Ferry Tour event.  Hodges [&hellip;]
- [Heron Lakes Country Club in Mobile](https://alabamagolfnews.com/heron-lakes-country-club-in-mobile/): Semi-Private Heron Lakes Country Club Offers Special Cardholder Rates for Discounted Play Heron Lakes County Club is a semi-private golf course in Mobile Alabama that offers golf both to its members and the public. There are a variety of ways one can take advantage of the 18-hole layout located near both Interstate 65 and Interstate [&hellip;]
- [Golfweek Best Courses You Can Play in Alabama List Announced](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golfweek-best-courses-you-can-play-in-alabama-list-announced/): No Change in the Top 3 from Golfweek&#8217;s 2019 Best of List Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Holds all but Nos. 1 and 8 Spots FarmLinks at Pursell Farms in Sylacauga remained the top public golf course in Alabama, according to 2020 Best Courses You Can Play list announced by Golfweek. The Robert Trent Jones [&hellip;]
- [Gordon Sargent Wins Alabama Amateur Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gordon-sargent-wins-alabama-amateur-championship/): Gordon Sargent Shatters the Event&#8217;s All-time Scoring Record Gordon Sargent took control of the men&#8217;s Alabama Men&#8217;s State Amateur Championship with a third-round 64 to open a four-shot lead on the field. Anybody expecting the Mountain Brook High School senior to wilt under the pressure of the final round Saturday was sadly mistaken. Sargent, of [&hellip;]
- [Sargent Scorches Day 3 of the Men's Alabama Amateur Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/sargent-scorches-day-3-of-the-mens-alabama-amateur-championship/): Enjoys a 4-shot Lead after Posting an 8-under 64 Drew Mathers certainly didn’t do anything wrong in the third round of the men&#8217;s Alabama Amateur Championship. Not at all. Instead, it was all about what Gordon Sargent did right The two began Friday leading the pack by one shot starting the third round. Mathers was [&hellip;]
- [Two Tied for Lead of Alabama State Amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/two-tied-for-lead-of-alabama-state-amateur/): 61 Players Make the Cut in Alabama State Amateur After Day 2 Gordon Sargent had to play 21 holes Thursday in the Alabama State Amateur, but the extra time on the the course at Saugahatchee Country Club was well worth it. Sargent, who will be a senior at Mountain Brook High School this fall, completed [&hellip;]
- [Mark Blackburn Wins National PGA Teaching, Coaching Award](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mark-blackburn-wins-national-pga-teaching-coaching-award/): Greystone Instructor Founded Prominent Golf School The PGA of America awards for Mark Blackburn continue to pile up, and it’s safe to say his most recent will be one his most cherished. Blackburn, a 14-year PGA Member in the Alabama-NW Florida Section and director of instruction at Greystone Golf &amp; Country Club in Hoover, has been [&hellip;]
- [Alabama's Morard  Wins Tennessee Womens Open](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabamas-morard-wins-tennessee-womens-open/): Michaela Morard Notches 2nd Win in Two Months Heading to University of Alabama On a day that figured to be all about the Big Orange, it was a University of Alabama golfer who turned the tide late in the Golf Capital of Tennessee Womens Open. Incoming Alabama freshman Michaela Morard used an eagle on No. [&hellip;]
- [Mobile Alabama Golf Courses: Azalea City Golf Course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mobile-alabama-golf-courses-azalea-city-golf-course/): Azalea City Golf Course is Popular, Affordable There are many choices when choosing a golf course to play in and around Mobile, but perhaps one of the best and certainly the most popular is Azalea City Golf Course. Located at 1000 Gaillard Drive in Langan Park, Azalea City Golf Course is just a 9-iron away [&hellip;]
- [Max Johnson Wins Alabama Boys State Junior Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/max-johnson-wins-alabama-boys-state-junior-championship/): Notches Final Junior win Before Heading to Auburn Fairhope’s Max Johnson came to the Goose Pond Colony’s Lake Course this week with one goal in mind – to win the final career of in his career &#8211; in this case the Alabama Boys State Junior Championship. On Thursday, it was mission accomplished for Johnson, who [&hellip;]
- [Tyler Watts, 12, Shoots 11-under 61](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tyler-watts-12-shoots-11-under-61/): Sets Record at Alabama Boys 13&amp;under Junior Talk about going low. Tyler Watts did just that Wednesday at Goose Pond Colony Lake Course, shooting 11-under 61 in the final round of the first Alabama Boys 13 &amp; Under Junior Championship. The 13&amp;under tournament was being held along with the 75th Boys State Junior Championship. On [&hellip;]
- ['Mr. 57' Bobby Wyatt: Ten Years After](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mr-57-bobby-wyatt-ten-years-after/): People Still Talk About his 14-under Round Ten years later, a lot has changed for Bobby Wyatt. He’s no longer playing golf professionally, and he’s married and the father of a seven-month-old daughter who rules his world. He’s living and working in Atlanta and says he’s as happy as he has ever been. But one thing [&hellip;]
- [Florence Alabama Golf Courses: Blackberry Trail Golf Course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/florence-alabama-golf-courses-blackberry-trail-golf-course/): Florence Muni Offers Great Value for the Money Golfers in the Florence/Muscle Shoals metro area in Northwest Alabama are fortunate to have some excellent daily-fee offerings from which to choose. Among them is Blackberry Trail Golf Course. Also in the area is a Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail venue – The Shoals, which features 36 [&hellip;]
- [Julie Baker Captures 1st Alabama Amateur Title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/julie-baker-captures-1st-alabama-amateur-title/): Defeats Elizabeth Preus in Championship Match Julie Baker, a rising senior at the University of Southern Mississippi, edged Troy University’s Elisabeth Preus to win the 88th Alabama Women’s State Amateur Championship on Thursday. The tournament was played at Huntsville Country Club. It was Baker’s first state title, and she did it with a 2&amp;1 victory [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Golf Courses: Deer Run Golf Course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-courses-deer-run-golf-course/): Earl Stone Design Midway between Cullman, Florence Scrolling through Alabama golf courses midway between Florence and Cullman, Alabama, for a midweek round, a friend and I settled on Deer Run Golf Course in Moulton, Alabama, an Earl Stone design that has been open for more than 30 years. With Bankhead National Forest as a backdrop, [&hellip;]
- [Kathy Hartwiger Sets Alabama Amateur Golf Record with Win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/kathy-hartwiger-sets-alabama-amateur-golf-record-with-win-2/): Auburn&#8217;s Mychael O’Berry wins Women’s Stroke Play It was a banner Friday for Mychael O’Berry and Kathy Hartwiger at Timberline Golf Club, as both claimed Alabama Golf Association women’s tournament victories. Hartwiger, of Birmingham, capped an impressive win by shooting 74 in the final round of the Alabama Women’s State Senior Amateur Championship. Hartwiger, whose [&hellip;]
- [Kathy Hartwiger Sets Alabama Amateur Golf Record with Win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/kathy-hartwiger-sets-alabama-amateur-golf-record-with-win/): Auburn&#8217;s Mychael O’Berry wins Women’s Stroke Play It was a banner Friday for Mychael O’Berry and Kathy Hartwiger at Timberline Golf Club, as both claimed Alabama Golf Association women’s tournament victories. Hartwiger, of Birmingham, capped an impressive win by shooting 74 in the final round of the Alabama Women’s State Senior Amateur Championship. Hartwiger, whose [&hellip;]
- [Day 2: O’Berry, Burks lead Alabama Women’s Stroke Play](https://alabamagolfnews.com/day-2-oberry-burks-lead-alabama-womens-stroke-play/): Barbara Brown defends Super-Senior title Consistency proved to be the right recipe Thursday in the second round of the Alabama Women’s Stroke Play Championship. Mychael O’Berry and Sophie Burks each shot 1-under-par 70 for the second consecutive day to claim a share of the lead at 140 heading into Friday’s final round at the Timberline [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Women’s Stroke Play: Ashley-Sinclair Curtis Leads](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ashley-sinclair-curtis-takes-first-round-lead-at-alabama-womens-stroke-play/): Navigating through rainy conditions, Ashley-Sinclair Curtis grabbed the lead after the first round of the Alabama Women’s Stroke Play Championship on Wednesday. Curtis, of Enterprise, shot 2-under 69 in her opening round and leads by one shot over Hoover’s Mychael O’Berry and Tallassee’s Sophie Burks, who each shot 1-under 70. The Alabama Women&#8217;s Stroke Play [&hellip;]
- [Youth on Course Comes to Alabama](https://alabamagolfnews.com/youth-on-course-comes-to-alabama/): Program Subsidizes Green Fees for Juniors Youth on Course has made it to Alabama. The non-profit organization that provides youngsters ages 6-18 access to opportunities through subsidized golf, college scholarships, paid internships and a caddie program – is now partnering with the Alabama Golf Association and the Alabama-Northwest Florida chapter of the PGA of America [&hellip;]
- [No Fans Allowed at Harding Park PGA Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/no-fans-allowed-at-harding-park-pga-championship/): Harding Park Will Host Event Aug. 3-9 Brooks Koepka will get a chance at a third PGA Championship title when the 2020 PGA Championship is played at San Francisco&#8217;s TPC Harding Park without fans. &#8220;The decision to play golf’s first men’s major championship of 2020 without spectators was made in coordination with the state of [&hellip;]
- [Tagmarshal - The Answer to Slow Play?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tagmarshal-the-answer-to-slow-play/): The impetus for the creation of the Tagmarshal pace of play system in use at many of the top golf courses in the U.S. and abroad came from a text message to Bodo Sieber. “What happened was that two of my friends were playing on a beautiful course on a beautiful Saturday and their group [&hellip;]
- [Michaela Morard Wins Alabama Girls State Junior Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/michaela-morard-wins-alabama-girls-state-junior-championship/): Pre-tourney Favorite Makes History Huntsville’s Michaela Morard teed it up Monday in the Alabama Girls State Junior Championship tied with Martha Lang for the most victories in Alabama Golf Association history. When the recent Randolph High School graduate holed her final putt Wednesday afternoon, Morard owned the record all by herself. Morard, headed to the [&hellip;]
- [Morard Leads Alabama Girls State Junior Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/morard-leads-alabama-girls-state-junior-championship/): There was a shakeup on the leaderboard after the second round of the Alabama Girls State Junior Championship on Tuesday at Huntsville’s Valley Hill Country Club. Pre-tournament favorite Michaela Morard moved into position to claim the lead after Day 2 of the Alabama Girls State Junior Championship, shooting one-under-par 71. That gives the recent Randolph [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Girls State Junior Championship, Day One](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-girls-state-junior-championship-day-one/): Playing in breezy conditions at Valley Hill Country Club in Huntsville, Emilia Smith grabbed a one-shot lead after the first round of the 2020 Alabama Girls State Junior Championship Monday. Smith, of Enterprise, Ala., shot even par over the opening 18 holes to take a one-shot lead over pre-tourney favorite Michaela Morard and Pike Road’s [&hellip;]
- [Ross Creek Landing Could Reopen in September](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ross-creek-landing-could-reopen-in-september/): Original Bear Trace Course Was a Northern Alabama Favorite Plans are in place and work is proceeding in an effort to reopen Ross Creek Landing Golf Course, one of the original Bear Trace golf courses. Business partners Fred Gillham and Tommy Tinin confirmed recently they hope to have Ross Creek open by September. The course, [&hellip;]
- [Todd Bailey Wins Second Alabama Section Stroke Play Series Event](https://alabamagolfnews.com/todd-bailey-wins-second-alabama-section-stroke-play-series-event/): Rock Creek’s Todd Bailey collected his first win of the season Monday at Hoover Country Club in the Alabama PGA Section Stroke Play Series tournament. Bailey fired a 2-under-par 70 in the 18-hole event, and then outlasted Todd McCorkle in a playoff to win the $1,200 first-place check. McCorkle took home $950 for his second-place [&hellip;]
- [Two Tigers, One Alabama Golfer Voted Women's First Team All-SEC](https://alabamagolfnews.com/two-tigers-one-alabama-golfer-voted-first-team-all-sec/): Kayleigh Telfer, Megan Schofill and Kenzie Wright Honored A pair of players on Auburn’s women’s golf team were named first-team Women&#8217;s All-SEC recently, while four Tigers earned a variety of all-conference honors. Alabama had one women’s player, Kenzie Wright, named first team All-SEC. Auburn’s Kaleigh Telfer and Megan Schofill honored by the SEC as first-team [&hellip;]
- [Isaiah Jackson to Return to Memphis](https://alabamagolfnews.com/isaiah-jackson-to-return-to-memphis/): NCAA Grants Another Year of Eligibility Because of Coronavirus Red Bay graduate and University of Memphis golfer Isaiah Jackson will return to the Tigers for another year, the Northeast Daily Journal reported last week. Jackson was in his final season of eligibility at Memphis before the season came to a premature ending in March due [&hellip;]
- [Clay Brown Wins at Riverchase](https://alabamagolfnews.com/clay-brown-wins-at-riverchase/): Shoal Creek Assistant Beats David Hanson, Eric Williamson in Playoff Clay Brown celebrated a return to tournament golf Monday, capturing the HMG Stroke Play Series event at Riverchase Country Club on the third hole of a playoff. It was the first tournament of 2020 for professionals in the Alabama-NW Florida PGA Section, with 43 players [&hellip;]
- [AHSAA Announces North-South All-Star Golf Rosters](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ahsaa-announces-north-south-all-star-golf-rosters/): A trio of Muscle Shoals girls&#8217; golfers and two each from boys teams at Brooks, White Plains and Houston Academy highlight the North-South All-Star golf rosters released this week. Riya Key, Fallon Craigge and Madison Craigge of Muscle Shoals were named to the North team, according to a release from the Alabama High School Athletic [&hellip;]
- [Quail Hollow Gets 2025 PGA Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/quail-hollow-gets-2025-pga-championship/): 2nd Time PGA Championship to Be Held in Charlotte The 2025 PGA Championship will be played at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., the PGA of America announced. Founded in 1959, the club&#8217;s course opened in 1961. It was designed by golf course architect George Cobb to capture the beauty and challenging terrain of the [&hellip;]
- [The Golfers Book of Wit Wisdom](https://alabamagolfnews.com/the-golfers-book-of-wit-wisdom-2/): A Compendium of Golf Jokes and Witticisms &#8220;The Golfers Book of Wit &amp; Wisdom&#8221; is the kind of quirky little book that comes along that you have to have. Maybe on your desk when you need a break. Maybe by the loo, too. Billing itself as &#8220;The Complete Collection of Golf Jokes, One-Liners and Witty [&hellip;]
- [Lynx Junior Ai Clubs Sized by Players Heights](https://alabamagolfnews.com/lynx-junior-ai-clubs-sized-by-players-heights/): Shaft Lengths, Weights, Ferrules Sized in Color-coding System Lynx Golf has unveiled the Junior Ai range of clubs and accessories is engineered to fit junior golfers more accurately by proportionately re-sizing all aspects of the equipment. The club line is color-coded based on the player&#8217;s height. The LynxGolfUSA.com Junior Ai collection offers different club-head sizes [&hellip;]
- [Derrick Gargis Retires from Muscle Shoals](https://alabamagolfnews.com/derrick-gargis-retires-from-muscle-shoals/): Golf Coach Won 5 State Titles Muscle Shoals High School golf coach Derrick Gargis came into the season hoping to guide his Trojans boys golf team to a fourth consecutive state championship. It would have been the sixth title of his career and a perfect way to end a 22-year career as the Trojans golf [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Golf Association Updates Championship Schedule](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-association-updates-championship-schedule/): Phased-in Approach Gradually Loosen Social Distancing No Carts or Caddies at First, Walking Only The Alabama Golf Association has revised its summer championship schedule and implemented safety measures to protect competitors, volunteers, staff and spectators from COVID-19. Based on the latest “phased re-opening” recommendations from state and federal officials while still following social distancing and [&hellip;]
- [Two Win Alabama Golf Association Womens Scholarship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/two-win-alabama-golf-association-womens-scholarship/): Vestavia, Washington County High Girls Win $20,000 Scholarships Lily Anderson and Macy Sansing are recipients of the 2020 Alabama Golf Association Womens Scholarship. The AGA made the announcement in a news release on April 29. Anderson is a senior at Vestavia Hills High School in Vestavia Hills, a suburb of Birmingham, and plans to attend [&hellip;]
- [More Nick Faldo Coming to Your TV](https://alabamagolfnews.com/more-nick-faldo-coming-to-your-tv/): Two New Shows Featuring Six-time Major Winner Debut April 27 If you like Nick Faldo, get ready for more of him starting ext week. Two new shows, both hosted by six-time major champion Sir Nick Faldo, CBS Sports&#8217; lead golf analyst, and are set to air on CBS Sports Network on Monday nights, CBS announced. [&hellip;]
- [Here are your Top 100 U.S. courses to walk](https://alabamagolfnews.com/top-courses-to-walk-in-the-us/): Pebble, Bandon, Streamsong dominate list GolfPass, NBC Universal’s membership program for avid golfers, has published a list of the top 100 U.S. courses you can walk. Topping the list: Pebble Beach Golf Links. Rounding out the top five are: Pacific Dunes at the Bandon Dunes Resort (No. 2), the Straits Course at Whistling Straits (No. [&hellip;]
- [Daytona Beach area golf is deep in history](https://alabamagolfnews.com/daytona-beach-golf-is-deep-in-history/): &#8216;We’re maybe a golf trip that people don’t realize is out there&#8217; DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Sunshine State has a wealth of great golf stretching from the Panhandle north all the way south to Miami, and it seems like a person can’t go more than a few miles without encountering some type of golf [&hellip;]
- [Asheville Donald Ross design being restored](https://alabamagolfnews.com/asheville-donald-ross-design-being-restored/): Course is largely unaltered since 1927 The Asheville Municipal Golf Course, a 1927 Donald Ross design listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is undergoing a $3.5 million renovation. The project is funded by the City of Asheville, user fees and grants.&nbsp; &nbsp;The first phase of the project started in October 2022 and will [&hellip;]
- [Nantz, Chamblee top TV golf broadcaster poll](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jim-nantz-brandel-chamblee-top-tv-golf-broadcaster-poll/): Mickelson polls well as a future broadcaster A poll of golf-industry insiders found that CBS golf announcer Jim Nantz is far and away their favorite TV golf personality followed, surprisingly, by Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee. Tellingly, however, unlike Nantz, Chamblee had some strong negatives; half as many people as voted for him listed him [&hellip;]
- [LIV Golf-PGA Tour deal: Carl Icahn would have been proud](https://alabamagolfnews.com/liv-golf-pga-tour-deal-carl-icahn-would-have-been-proud/): It was never about LIV Golf being a competitor Let’s just call it what it is: The LIV Golf and PGA Tour thing was a hostile corporate takeover, pure and simple. They’re calling it a merger or maybe a partnership, but it was a takeover of the PGA Tour by a hostile, well-funded outside group [&hellip;]
- [Alexis Belton, long-drive winner profiled in docuseries](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alexis-belton-long-drive-winner-profiled-in-docuseries/): Series focuses on people of color in golf Alexis Belton, a long-drive winner, is profiled in a new docuseries, &#8220;Step Forward,&#8221; featuring golfers of color. In addition to Alexis Belton, the docuseries also follows last year&#8217;s Advocates Professional Golf Association Tour Player of the Year Kamaiu Johnson and content creator and host of Group Golf [&hellip;]
- [New women's apparel brand: Fia Green](https://alabamagolfnews.com/new-womens-apparel-brand-fia-green-launches/): Actress-golfer designs own clothing line A Hollywood actress and golfer dissatisfied with her golf apparel options did what entrepreneurs often do &#8211; she started her own company: Fia Green and its line of high-end sportswear. Julianne Arrietta, a long-time golfer, discovered during the Covid-19 pandemic that she couldn&#8217;t find the performance apparel she demanded, so [&hellip;]
- [Tourism is a key component of golf industry](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tourism-is-a-key-component-of-golf-industry/): We&#8217;re traveling more than we did pre-pandemic If we want to talk about the sturdiness of golf demand,&nbsp; no metric is more direct or appropriate than rounds played, which was up 10 percent in May. And yet there are other ways to assess the current depth of consumer interest and investment in the game. Golf-equipment [&hellip;]
- [Alabama’s Nick Dunlap wins again](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabamas-nick-dunlap-wins-again-at-pinehurst/): Second major amateur victory in a week Former Huntsville resident Nick Dunlap is spending his summer vacation collecting tournament wins and trophies. The rising sophomore golfer at the University of Alabama collected his second win of the summer on Sunday, downing Karl Vilips 1-up to capture the 123rd&nbsp;North &amp; South Amateur championship played on Pinehurst [&hellip;]
- [Alabama State Amateur was homecoming for Greens](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-state-amateur-was-homecoming-for-jimmy-green/): Ex-Tour pro caddies for son in State Am MOBILE &#8211; The name Jimmy Green is a familiar one in golf circles around the state. The Jimmy Green Junior Tour in Mobile is named in his honor and the former Alba High School standout starred at Auburn University and later played on the PGA Tour. Since [&hellip;]
- [Put Branson, Big Cedar Lodge on the golf destination map](https://alabamagolfnews.com/put-branson-big-cedar-lodge-on-the-golf-destination-map/): The Midwest&#8217;s booming golf mecca BRANSON, Mo. – Golf is booming and the landscape has become cluttered with destinations filled with players eager to test themselves on the country’s best courses. North Carolina is home to the renowned Pinehurst, which soon will christen a 10th course. Florida features the three-course Streamsong and Bandon Dunes is [&hellip;]
- [Plumbing the depths of golf sandbagging](https://alabamagolfnews.com/plumbing-the-depths-of-golf-sandbagging/): How I unleashed a sandbagger on an unsuspecting golfing public I was at my local muni the other day and heard some guys in the grill griping about golf sandbagging &#8211; the sad but not uncommon practice of someone pretending to be a worse golfer than they are in order to get strokes and win [&hellip;]
- [Joe Wheeler’s ‘General’ course could be so much better](https://alabamagolfnews.com/joe-wheeler-general-course-could-be-so-much-better/): One player&#8217;s view of what has to change ROGERSVILLE – Among the amenities at Joe Wheeler State Park is a golf course, aptly named “The General,” a nod to the famous Confederate Civil War leader and the state park’s namesake. The General is one of three state parks golf courses in Alabama &#8211; the others [&hellip;]
- [Birmingham’s Gordon Sargent finishes as low am at US Open](https://alabamagolfnews.com/birminghams-gordon-sargent-finishes-as-low-am-at-us-open/): Learning from the pros in his 2nd major While Wyndham Clark was on his way to winning the U.S. Open Championship Sunday at the Los Angeles Country Club, Birmingham’s Gordon Sargent wrapped up his second major start by finishing as the low amateur. Sargent, a rising star junior at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, closed with [&hellip;]
- [Golf equipment sales remain above pre-pandemic levels](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-equipment-sales-above-pre-pandemic-levels/): Club sales down slightly, ball sales up Father’s Day, the men’s U.S. Open and the kickoff of the summer golf season align to make mid-June one of golf’s most noteworthy annual windows for golf equipment sales. So, as we approach the midpoint of 2023, what has the appetite for golf clubs and golf balls been [&hellip;]
- [Cink hopes to make U.S. Open title run at 50](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cink-hopes-to-make-u-s-open-title-run-at-50/): Five others have ties to Alabama Phil Mickelson won the PGA Championship when he was 51 years old. Stewart Cink doesn’t see any reason that he can’t win the U.S. Open at 50. “Maybe. I don’t see why not,” he said last week after qualifying for the U.S. Open in Columbus, Ohio. “It’s all about [&hellip;]
- [Poll finds harsh reactions to PGA Tour/LIV deal](https://alabamagolfnews.com/industry-reaction-to-pga-tour-liv-deal-dispppointed/): For many, merger leaves a bad taste Fifty-eight percent of sports thought leaders polled by Golf Power Poll about the PGA Tour/LIV Golf merger expressed disappointment in the deal announced last week. Those polled were about evenly split on whether the proposed merger of the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour would [&hellip;]
- [Tyler Watts becomes youngest Alabama Men’s Am winner](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tyler-watts-becomes-youngest-alabama-mens-am-winner/): He won&#8217;t graduate H.S. until 2026 The only thing that would have prevented Huntsville’s Tyler Watts from winning the 107th Alabama State Amateur Championship Saturday was himself. He went to bed Friday night with a seven-shot lead and 18 holes to play, and all he needed to do was stay out of his own way [&hellip;]
- [Mobile’s Linksman GC gets new life](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mobiles-linksman-gc-gets-new-life/): Jerry Pate is designing a new Linksman Mobile’s Linksman Golf Course, closed since 2006, is on the road to reopening. When he looks out from the overgrown and deserted parking lot onto the property that once was a popular golf course, Shane Allen sees what it used to be, and more importantly, what it will [&hellip;]
- [Longtime professional Chris Burns dies at 86](https://alabamagolfnews.com/chris-burns-longtime-professional-dies-at-86/): Mentor to countless junior players The day after his death, longtime Florence Country Club professional Chris Burns was being remembered as someone who “truly loved the game” and was passionate about junior golf. And there were stories – plenty of stories – being told about Burns, who earlier this year was inducted into the Alabama-NW [&hellip;]
- [PGA Tour, LIV Golf will merge, ending feud](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pga-tour-liv-golf-will-merge-ending-feud/): New entity to include DP World Tour The PGA Tour and LIV Golf will merge, ending their feud and signaling a deep-pocketed alliance to control golf worldwide.&nbsp; The DP World Tour, formerly called the European Tour, is also part of the deal. Much is unknown about the agreement that ends two years of bitter legal [&hellip;]
- [Bill Johnston: A PGA pro who had a lot to say](https://alabamagolfnews.com/bill-johnston-a-pga-pro-who-had-a-lot-to-say/): He played against, and beat, golf&#8217;s stars Bill Johnston surely would have had a meaty take on Michael Block’s Cinderella week at the PGA Championship, being as Johnston was among the few PGA club pros good enough to compete – and win – against golf’s biggest stars in the 1950s and 1960s. “They didn’t want [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink settles for third place in first Champions event](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-settles-for-third-place-in-first-champions-event/): Lackluster ron play to blame On a day when Stewart Cink felt like he needed a low number to overtake Steve Stricker and Padraig Harrington to win the KitchenAid PGA Senior Tour Championship, the former Florence, Alabama resident was stuck in neutral for most of the final round. Cink closed fast with a birdie and [&hellip;]
- [Ace is the place for Stewart Cink in 3rd round](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ace-is-the-place-for-stewart-cink-in-3rd-round/): Looking for hardware in Champions debut In a week already filled with firsts, a hole-in-one by Stewart Cink on the PGA Tour Champions might be the lasting memory he’ll take with him from the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. Unless, of course, he can rally from three shots back with 18 holes to play Sunday, to [&hellip;]
- [Cink contending in first Champions Tour event](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-contends-in-first-champions-tour-event/): He trails the leader by four strokes Just two rounds into his PGA Tour Champions debut and Stewart Cink already is showing he’ll be a factor on the over-50 tour if and when he decides to make the transition full time. On Friday at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Tour Championship, Cink shot his second consecutive [&hellip;]
- [Cink shoots 'fun' 68 in first Champions Tour round](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-shoots-fun-68-in-first-champions-tour-round/): Enjoying the senior tour&#8217;s different vibe Stewart Cink called his first round on the PGA Tour Champions “fun.” Without a sample size to pull from, being tied for fourth place with three rounds to play in the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, seems just about right for the just-turned 50-year-old former Florence, Alabama resident. Cink’s 68 [&hellip;]
- [A golfer looks at 50: Cink prepares for dual-tour life](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-looks-at-50-cink-prepares-for-dual-tour-life/): Major winner seeks to play with familiar faces Life doesn’t end at 50 for a PGA Tour golfer. In fact, turning 50 opens up a new spectrum of playing opportunities. Former Florence, Alabama, resident and one-time major winner Stewart Cink, who is making his PGA Tour Champions debut this week at the KitchenAid PGA Senior [&hellip;]
- [Myrtle Beach golf fall packages announced](https://alabamagolfnews.com/myrtle-beach-golf-fall-packages-announced/): Also: Jim Nantz involved in Minnesota golf project Caledonia Golf &amp; Fish Club and True Blue Golf Club, two top Myrtle Beach golf destinations, have unveiled their always anticipated Golftoberfest fall package, an offer that provides traveling players with maximum value during the Myrtle Beach area’s peak fall season.&nbsp; The package, which runs from October [&hellip;]
- [Minnesota’s Giants Ridge opens for 2023 season](https://alabamagolfnews.com/minnesotas-giants-ridge-opens-for-2023-season/): Acclaimed destination offering package deals BIWABIK, Minn. – Minnesota isn’t necessarily the first place that comes to mind when looking for a golf trip, but a visit north to Giants Ridge in the Land of 10,000 Lakes is well be worth it, especially during the oppressive heat of summer in the South. Giants Ridge&nbsp; is [&hellip;]
- [Alabama, Auburn earn national championship trips](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-auburn-earn-ncaa-national-championship-trips/): Championship to be held May 26-31 in Scottsdale, Arizona The Alabama and Auburn men’s golf teams are headed to the NCAA Men’s National Championship in Arizona. Both teams qualified this week with impressive showings, each winning regional championships. Alabama traveled to Norman, Oklahoma, to win its first regional championship since 2014, while Auburn stayed home [&hellip;]
- [Father’s Day gifts to fit any budget](https://alabamagolfnews.com/fathers-day-gifts-to-fit-any-budget/): Make Dad happy with these gifts Father’s Day is on the horizon and dad has just about everything he needs, right? Wrong. Don’t just give him a card and a pair of socks. Check out the Alabama Golf News guide for everything a golfing dad wants, needs or thinks he needs this Father&#8217;s Day. &nbsp;Travel [&hellip;]
- [PGA WORKS puts spotlight on minority college golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pga-works-puts-spotlight-on-minority-college-golf/): Event stresses opportunities off the course SHOAL CREEK – A week ago, the NCAA was conducting its women’s golf regional tournament across the country. A few miles up the road from the Shoal Creek Club, the PGA Tour Champions were playing the Regions Tradition at Greystone Country Club At Shoal Creek, the PGA WORKS Collegiate [&hellip;]
- [Shoal Creek, Bent Brook host PGA WORKS Event](https://alabamagolfnews.com/shoal-creek-bent-brook-host-pga-works-event/): NBC, Golf hannel to broadcast competition BIRMINGHAM – The theme for a couple of teams and a couple of players at this year’s PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship is simple: Do it again.&nbsp; That’s because both defending Division I team champions and the medalists in the division return to defend their crowns at the 2023 PWCC, [&hellip;]
- [Alabama, Auburn earn NCAA Men’s Regional bids](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-auburn-earn-ncaa-mens-regional-bids/): Auburn to compete on home course As expected, both the University of Alabama and Auburn University men’s golf teams were included in the upcoming NCAA men’s golf regional tournaments. Auburn, ranked No. 13 nationally, will host a regional at the AU Club, while Alabama travels to Norman, Oklahoma as the No. 3 seed in that [&hellip;]
- [Ben Kohles wins HomeTown Lenders Championship in Huntsville](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ben-kohles-wins-hometown-lenders-championship-in-huntsville/): Second win for Kohles this month HUNTSVILLE – Brian Hughes knew the shot was good the second Ben Kohles hit it. A former Korn Ferry Tour player himself who still has visions of returning to professional golf, Kohles’ caddie knows a thing or two about good golf. “He had been hitting it good all week,” [&hellip;]
- [Tee it up at Pinehurst, Whistling Straits, TPC Sawgrass](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tee-it-up-at-pinehurst-whistling-straits-tpc-sawgrass/): Room, board included in entry fee .Have money to burn? Troon Golf is organizing golf competitions and luxury accomodations at Pinehurst, Whistling Straits and TPC Sawgrass. At Pinehurst, the deal is for four nights of double-occupancy lodging at the Carolina Hotel &amp; Manor, three rounds of golf &#8211; on Nos. 2, 6 and 8 -Aug. [&hellip;]
- [PGA Tour merges Canadian, Latin American tours](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pga-tour-merges-canadian-latin-american-tours/): New tour will have Latin, North America swings PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida – PGA Tour Latinoamérica and PGA Tour Canada will merge into a singular tour to form PGA Tour Americas, which will begin play in February 2024, the PGA Tour announced today. The new tour will consist of 16 events contested across Latin America, [&hellip;]
- [Time to book that golf trip to Ireland is now](https://alabamagolfnews.com/time-to-book-that-golf-trip-to-ireland-is-now/): 2024 tee times are about to open up Due to increased post-pandemic demand, the time to book that dream 2024 golf trip to Ireland is now, travel experts are saying. The tee sheet for two renowned courses in Northern Ireland, for example, open up for 2024 reservations in May, according to the folks at Lyons [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Brad Story hopes history repeats in caddie role](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-brad-story-hopes-history-repeats-in-caddie-role/): Pro reprises cadie role in Korn Ferry event HUNTSVILLE – Brad Story had such a good time with his one-time caddying experience in 2022 at what was then the Korn Ferry Tour’s Huntsville Championship, he’s back for a second go-around. HomeTown Lenders Championship What: Korn Ferry Tour event When: April 27-30 Where: The Ledges, Huntsville [&hellip;]
- [Take a swing through Oxmoor Valley’s Back Yard](https://alabamagolfnews.com/take-a-swing-through-oxmoor-valleys-back-yard/): Short course emphasizes fun, socializing The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail was an innovator when it came to creating short courses at its properties. The initial construction phase of what has become an iconic golf destination in Alabama included short, albeit difficult, par-3 courses at its seven original sites. Some of the courses were 18 [&hellip;]
- [A weird first encounter with an AI](https://alabamagolfnews.com/a-weird-first-encounter-with-an-ai/): I met an AI that dresses up as furry animals Well, it looks like my job as a golf travel writer is safe from the threat of artificial intelligence, or AI – for the time being. Like other journalists have done recently, I visited an AI online to kick the tires and take ‘er for [&hellip;]
- [There’s no such thing as Mickey Mouse golf in Orlando](https://alabamagolfnews.com/theres-no-such-thing-as-mickey-mouse-golf-in-orlando/): Four courses that won&#8217;t bust the bank ORLANDO, Fla &#8211; Admit it. At some point in time, you and the family are headed south to Orlando and the wonderful world of the mouse. Theme parks galore and the fun of dodging baby strollers and sidestepping young&#8217;uns await. During the family vacation, your sanity dictates that [&hellip;]
- [St. Patrick's Links shifts Irish golf's center of gravity northward](https://alabamagolfnews.com/st-patricks-links-shifts-irish-golfs-center-of-gravity-northward/): For some time now, the lords of Irish Tourism have been politely weaning some of the many thousands of international golfers who descend upon Ireland from May to September off the venerable Southwest cathedrals – think Ballybunion and Lahinch &#8212; to the remote Northwest and its dramatic but lesser known courses.&nbsp; Tour operators say they’ve [&hellip;]
- [Rounds 4 Research auction kicks off April 24](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rounds-4-research-auction-kicks-off-april-24/): Win rounds at high-end golf vcourses The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America’s annual Rounds 4 Research online auction is scheduled for April 24-April 30. Nearly 1,000 rounds of golf (each round includes two or four players) have been donated at courses in 43 states plus Bermuda and Costa Rica. Rounds are added daily, so [&hellip;]
- [Checking out two of Tennessee's best public courses](https://alabamagolfnews.com/checking-out-two-of-best-of-the-tennessee-golf-trail/): Fall Creeks Falls, Paris Landing are must-plays When it comes to accessible public golf in Tennessee, its state parks system has some of the most challenging and picturesque courses. Jack Nicklaus helped put Tennessee State Parks on the map with his Bear Trace. Nicklaus originally built five Bear Trace courses; three of them are still [&hellip;]
- [HomeTown Lenders Championship unveils junior initiative](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hometown-lenders-championship-unveils-junior-initiative/): Goal: Expose 800 kids to golf in first year HUNTSVILLE&nbsp;– The HomeTown Lenders Championship announced the inception of the Drive, Chip, Putt Fore Success Junior Initiative. The program aims to create a clear path to a college education through the game of golf. The Drive, Chip, Putt Fore Success Junior Initiative will create several meaningful [&hellip;]
- [Search and sell: The story of Lexi’s Golf Balls](https://alabamagolfnews.com/search-and-sell-the-story-of-lexis-golf-balls/): 9-year-old&#8217;s golf ball business is booming PRATTVILLE – Lemonade stands, household chores and mowing yards are just a few ways kids make some spending money. but for one nine-year-old girl, her method is both creative and lucrative at the same time. Lexi Porter, who attends Prattville Christian, spends much of her free time scouring the [&hellip;]
- [Architect: What the modern golf ball has done to golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/architect-what-the-modern-golf-ball-has-done-to-golf/): Lack of regulation is to blame, he says The USGA’s and R&amp;A’s proposed model local rule to reduce the driving distances of the game’s longest hitters in elite competitions has been met with criticism on a variety of fronts – from coming long after the horse has left the barn to breaking the connection between [&hellip;]
- [Turtle Point Y&CC sustains heavy storm damage](https://alabamagolfnews.com/turtle-point-ycc-sustains-heavy-storm-damage/): Blackberry Trail damage less severe KILLEN – Iconic Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club sustained major tree damage late Friday night and Saturday morning when a line of severe thunderstorms lashed Northwest Alabama. A partial survey of the damage at Turtle Point, consistently ranked among the top 5 or 10 courses in Alabama, revealed more [&hellip;]
- [Small wonders: Scottsdale's top par 3s](https://alabamagolfnews.com/small-wonders-scottsdales-top-par-3-holes/): Par 3 holes you&#8217;ll remember There’s no denying golfers love the long ball. Nothing excites PGA Tour fans more than watching big hitters like Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm smash towering drives down the fairways. However, few will ever replicate these heroics on their own.&nbsp; While we may strive for 300-yard drives, the best opportunities [&hellip;]
- [Wicker Point Golf Club on track for fall opening](https://alabamagolfnews.com/wicker-point-golf-club-on-track-for-fall-opening/): First Coore/Crenshaw project in Alabama Wicker Point Golf Club, the first Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw-designed golf course in Alabama, is inching closer to opening. Wicker Point, a private course being built along Lake Martin in central Alabama, is scheduled to open this fall according to a release from Russell Lands, owner of the new course. Per [&hellip;]
- [Tom Marzolf on the modern golf ball](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tom-marzolf-discusses-the-modern-golf-ball/): Its effect on America&#8217;s classic courses Long-time Fazio Design Group designer Tom Marzolf has a thing or two, actually, 20, 30 or 50 things to say about the effect of modern technology – especially the modern golf ball – on the game of golf and on his profession – which has included restoring classic courses [&hellip;]
- [Burns Foundation hopes to S.N.A.G. kids, hook them on golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/burns-foundation-hopes-to-s-n-a-g-kids-into-golf/): Program introduced at Florence school FLORENCE – The squeals of joy and a plethora of giggles filled the new gym at Mars Hill Bible School early Wednesday morning. The source of the laughter was easy to pinpoint – a couple of kindergarten classes getting their initiation into golf through&nbsp; S.N.A.G. (Starting New At Golf), a [&hellip;]
- [Putt smarter with PuttLink](https://alabamagolfnews.com/putt-smarter-with-puttlink/): Chip embedded in ball tells all FAIRHOPE – Stop me if you&#8217;ve heard this one before – a lightbulb goes off in a guy’s head with a can’t-miss idea. He spends four years at night and on weekends secretly tinkering with it in his garage before unveiling it to the public. And when he finally [&hellip;]
- [Grayton Beach Open turns 48 in April](https://alabamagolfnews.com/grayton-beach-open-turns-48-in-april/): What began as a 9-hole event has grown The Grayton Beach Open is fast approaching another milestone in its long history. When golfers tee it up in April, it will mark the event’s 48th anniversary since its inception, and it’s probably not a stretch to say the event is one of the longest-running “buddies” golf [&hellip;]
- [Heavy rain, high winds batter some north Alabama courses](https://alabamagolfnews.com/heavy-rain-high-wind-storm-batter-north-alabama-courses/): Downed trees, soaked turf have maintenance crews busy DECATUR – Heavy rain and a Friday wind storm kept maintenance crews busy and golfers scrambling for places to play across north Alabama. Several area courses were closed to allow them to dry out and let cleanup crews clear fallen trees and remove debris after violent wind [&hellip;]
- [How to ruin a golf course with trees](https://alabamagolfnews.com/how-to-ruin-a-golf-course-with-trees/): Refreeing the battle for light, moisture Interfering with shots, building walls between holes and shading key playing areas are just some of the useful roles that trees can play on a golf course. Trees are a wonderful part of many golf courses and they are iconic features on some of the greatest courses in the [&hellip;]
- [Gadsden’s Twin Bridges offers quality municipal golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gadsdens-twin-bridges-offers-quality-municipal-golf/): Gene Bates design checks all the boxes GADSDEN – For designer Gene Bates, the Coosa River was a perfect backdrop for building Gadsden’s city-owned Twin Bridges Golf Club. And from the first tee shot to the final putt, Twin Bridges meets the expectations of a solid municipal golf course. Nice layout? Check. Good greens? Check. [&hellip;]
- [Ten ways your club can go to hell](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ten-ways-your-club-can-go-to-hell/): Lack of marketing is just one sin It&#8217;s interesting to hear my club members talk about how great it will be when the members finally take over from the developer. But I know better. I have been there before, and it never works out like they think it will. The only thing worse than the [&hellip;]
- ['When Revelation Comes' is a tale of healing](https://alabamagolfnews.com/when-revelation-comes-is-a-tale-of-healing/): Finding solace in a journey to Scotland ORLANDO, Fla. – In the midst of the cacophany of the PGA Merchandise Show, Jim Hartsell was sitting at an eight-seat dining table quietly talking about his new book, “When Revelation Comes.&#8221; Near the end of the interview, Hartsell paused and he wiped away another of the million [&hellip;]
- [Sensible Weather: Refunding rained-out rounds even before it rains](https://alabamagolfnews.com/sensible-weather-refunding-rained-out-rounds-even-before-it-rains/): Putting &#8216;Big Data&#8217; to work for golfers A climate scientist has created Sensible Weather, a company that will reimburse golfers for bad weather during their rounds – even before it starts raining. Dr. Nick Cavanaugh, CEO and founder of Sensible Weather of Santa Monica, California, has, in effect, created technology that takes on the risk [&hellip;]
- [Canebrake’s Stewart Whitt wins National Club Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/canebrakes-stewart-whitt-wins-national-club-championship/): Takes title in third attempt The slogan “We Build Champions’ seems quite appropriate these days at the Canebrake Club in Athens. In 2021, Nick Dunlap won the U.S. Junior Amateur and went on to play in the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Open. On Friday, the club’s membership celebrated another national champion. Longtime member Stewart [&hellip;]
- [Cabot Citrus Farms plans 21-hole course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cabot-citrus-farms-plans-21-hole-course/): New course is third at Tampa-area property BROOKVILLE, Fla.&#8211; The international firm Cabot Golf is adding a 21-hole golf course called “The 21” to its Cabot Citrus Farms property near Tampa. Holes at the Hernando County property north of Tampa will vary between 85 to 560 yards in length when it opens late this year. [&hellip;]
- [Reflections on the 2023 PGA Merchandise Show](https://alabamagolfnews.com/reflections-on-the-2023-pga-merchandise-show/): Annual industry showcase rebounds ORLANDO, Fla. – When the slimmer, trimmer version of the annual PGA Merchandise Show closed shop in 2022, there were musings among industry insiders about whether it would return for 2023 and if so, what it might look like going forward. Would it be the 2022 version where most major manufacturers [&hellip;]
- [Maker claims supplement aids golfers' vision](https://alabamagolfnews.com/eyepromise-claims-supplement-aids-golfers-vision/): Suplement boosts your eyes&#8217; &#8216;internal sunglasses&#8217; EyePromise, an eye-health nutritional supplement maker, claims its product can help golfers read greens better, track golf shots better and fight glare. The company, which has worked with Major League Baseball and several touring pros, sells supplements containing lutein and zeaxanthin, two organic pigments called carotenoids that are believed [&hellip;]
- [The Wheel Pro golf bag doubles as a push cart](https://alabamagolfnews.com/this-wheel-pro-golf-bag-doubles-as-apush-cart/): Wheels detach and it becomes a carry bag The undeniable hit of the 2023 PGA Merchandise Show was Zero Friction’s Wheel Pro golf bag that does double duty as a carry bag and a push cart. The ingeniously simple design converts a light-weight stand-up bag into a push cart with the addition of two detachable [&hellip;]
- [Topgolf coming to Mobile in late 2023](https://alabamagolfnews.com/topgolf-coming-to-mobile-in-late-2023/): Mobile to become 3rd Alabama facility DALLAS – When Topgolf opens its newest facility in Mobile later this year, it will have Alabama covered in three areas. With existing sites already in Huntsville and Birmingham, the Mobile entity will give Topgolf facilities in the northern, central and southern portions of the state. Topgolf announced that [&hellip;]
- [Bud Rousey, Chris Burns to enter into Section Hall of Fame](https://alabamagolfnews.com/bud-rousey-chris-burns-to-enter-into-section-hall-of-fame/): Awards to be given at Feb. 5 dinner Longtime Alabama-NW Florida PGA section members Bud Rousey and Chris Burns are the newest members of the section’s hall of fame. The two will be inducted into the hall of fame during the section’s Awards Dinner at Wynlakes Golf &amp; Country Club on Feb. 5 Bud Rousey [&hellip;]
- [Myrtle Beach golf: What's new in 2023](https://alabamagolfnews.com/myrtle-beach/): Course renovations, new accolades and more MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. &#8211; There have been quite a few renovation projects completed at golf courses along the Grand Strand of Myrtle Beach, which has seen record levels of play. The Grande Dunes Resort Course, Prestwick Country Club, Rivers Edge, Thistle, River Hills, Caledonia and True Blue all underwent [&hellip;]
- [RTJ Golf Trail keeps churning out record numbers](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rtj-golf-trail-keeps-churning-out-record-numbers/): Record rounds, record Trail card sales BIRMINGHAM – If you thought golf courses across the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail seemed a little more crowded, and prime tee times were a little harder to get in 2022, that assumption would be 100 percent correct. For a second consecutive year, the RTJ Golf Trail set records [&hellip;]
- [4 repeat as AGA Players of the Year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/4-repeat-as-aga-players-of-the-year/): Morard, Pritchett also honored Four repeat winners and two first-timers have been named 2022 Alabama Amateur Players of the Year by the Alabama Golf Association. &nbsp; Gordon Sargent (Men), Kathy Hartwiger (Senior Women), Nick Dunlap (Junior Boys) and Molly Brown Davidson (Junior Girls) repeat as Players of the Year while Michaela Morard (Women) and Shaw [&hellip;]
- [Mountain Brook's Gordon Sargent accepts Masters invite](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mountain-brooks-gordon-sargent-accepts-masters-invite/): AGN Staff First special invitation since 2000 Gordon Sargent plays college golf at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, but he grew up playing golf for Mountain Brook High School, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. In April, the Mountain Brook High grad will tee it up at The Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Now a sophomore [&hellip;]
- [Pinehurst to add new Tom Doak course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pinehurst-to-add-new-tom-doak-course/): Tenth Pinehurst Course to open in 2024 Pinehurst Resort will break ground on its first new golf course in nearly three decades this month, and it will be designed by Tom Doak. Located four miles south of the main resort clubhouse,&nbsp;Doak’s 18-hole routing&nbsp;is expected to open late spring of 2024, coinciding with the return of [&hellip;]
- [Rounds played: Almost, but not quite…](https://alabamagolfnews.com/national-golf-foundation-rounds-played-almost-but-not-quite/): Another record-breaking year, almost A year ago, the National Golf Foundation was tracking a record-setting 2021, with more rounds of golf played in the U.S. than ever before. And throughout this year, questions lingered: Would demand dip? Would golf’s Covid dividends begin to wane? While there&#8217;s been a slight decline from a year ago, indications [&hellip;]
- [AGA, Alabama-NW Florida Section collaborate on Junior Golf Alabama](https://alabamagolfnews.com/aga-alabama-nw-florida-section-collaborate-on-junior-golf-alabama/): One new program introduces golf in phys-ed classes to ages 6 and up The Alabama Golf Association and the Alabama-NW Florida PGA Section have combined forces to start Junior Golf Alabama, a collaboration focused on junior golf for kids, parents, coaches, golf administrators, and PGA Professionals. By creating new educational, instructional, and playing opportunities, JGA [&hellip;]
- [A match made in north Alabama](https://alabamagolfnews.com/a-match-made-in-north-alabama/): Hodges, Medley team up for success on PGA Tour Ardmore and Athens, a pair of small north Alabama towns, are separated only by about 16 miles of a lonesome stretch of Interstate 65, a highway that runs north-south from Indiana all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Ardmore is just a speck on the [&hellip;]
- [Auburn, Alabama, JSU announce fall signings](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-alabama-announce-fall-signings/): New women&#8217;s team members arrive next fall Alabama, Auburn and Jacksonville State recently announced their fall women’s golf signing classes. Here’s a breakdown of those signings: Alabama Coach Mic Potter signed prep standouts Harriet Lockley and Kaitlyn Schroeder to National Letters of Intent to continue their careers at the University of Alabama. Potter expects both [&hellip;]
- [<strong>Last-minute Christmas gift ideas</strong>](https://alabamagolfnews.com/last-minute-christmas-gift-ideas/): Choice of clubs, balls and apparel gifts Time is running short to grab those last-minute Christmas gifts for yourself or another golfer. Check out these apparel and equipment gift ideas before it’s too late. RADMOR Golf RADMOR was founded and is based in Seattle. That means you can be sure the upstart, sustainability-focused brand is [&hellip;]
- [<strong>State schools announce early men’s signees</strong>](https://alabamagolfnews.com/state-schools-announce-early-mens-signees/): Top Alabama prep players selected Alabama’s Division I men’s golf programs recently announced their fall signing classes. Here’s a roundup of the players who signed letters-of-intent as announced by their respective schools. Auburn Men’s coach&nbsp;Nick Clinard&nbsp;signed three players &#8211; Josiah Gilbert, Jackson Koivun and Cayden Pope. &#8220;I would like to thank Coach (Chris) Williams for [&hellip;]
- [Apparel, gadgets among popular Christmas gift ideas](https://alabamagolfnews.com/apparel-gadgets-among-popular-christmas-gift-ideas/): Part 1 of our annual holiday gift guide The Thanksgiving Holiday means only one thing – it’s time to begin shopping for the holiday season and checking out all the cool, new golf apparel and gadgets available. We&#8217;re here to help. Here’s part one of the annual Alabama Golf News holiday gift guide: TRUE Linkswear [&hellip;]
- [DeBonis, Bosso notch top-30 finishes in Assistant PGA Pro Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/debonis-bosso-notch-top-30-finishes-in-assistant-pga-pro-championship/): DeBonis follows up on PGA Section win Two Alabama-Northwest Florida PGA Section assistant professionals notched top-30 finishes at the National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship this past weekend. Leading the way was Jordan DeBonis of The Ledges in Huntsville, who shot rounds of 75-71-71-77 at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. [&hellip;]
- [Alabama hits top winter golf-trips list](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-hits-top-winter-golf-trips-list/): Plenty of Alabama mentions on best overlooked-courses list Alabama got major props from Golf Digest, which listed the Yellowhammer state as having several of the best winter golf trips. A piece by writer Drew Powell listed Alabama prominently under the headline, &#8220;Best Winter Golf Trips: 11 underrated trips we&#8217;re booking now.&#8221; The piece features descriptions [&hellip;]
- [We've discovered an ingenious way to find golf balls](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ingenious-way-to-find-golf-balls-ultraviolet-flashlight/): Lost balls at your local course won&#8217;t be lost much longer After all these years, someone finally has published a foolproof way to find lost golf balls:At night, through the use of an ultraviolet flashlight. Alan Barnstable of Golf.com published a groundbreaking piece about how he and the rest of his foursome used ultraviolet flashlights [&hellip;]
- [New milestones in golf’s evolution](https://alabamagolfnews.com/new-milestones-in-golfs-evolution/): Topgolf, other entry points enhance golf&#8217;s appeal The traditional game of golf has been undergoing an evolution that began long before the pandemic, even as the past two years have seen historic increases in&nbsp; rounds played, engagement, more favorable perceptions of the game, and a generally healthier outlook. Yes, golf’s evolution has been underway for [&hellip;]
- [Golf notes: Auburn women close fall season with win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-notes-auburn-women-close-fall-season-with-win/): Defeats Texas A&amp;M to take Eastlake Cup ATLANTA –&nbsp;Auburn ended its fall season on a winning note after completing a sweep of Texas A&amp;M in the match play finals at the 2022 East Lake Cup. Redshirt freshman&nbsp;Casey Weidenfeld&nbsp;went out first for the Tigers and won her match over Zoe Slaughter 3&amp;1, on the strength of [&hellip;]
- [David Ferherty signs on with Ocean City, Md.](https://alabamagolfnews.com/david-feherty-signs-on-with-ocean-city-md/): Aims to boost beach town&#8217;s national profile Guess who&#8217;s the new pitch man for Ocean City, Md. Funny man and long-time CBS Sports and Golf Channel commentator David Feherty, that&#8217;s who. The 64-year-old Northern Irishman-turned-U.S.-citizen signed a 2-year deal with the city&#8217;s tourism agency, it was announced Wednesday. The deal kicks off with a video [&hellip;]
- [Historic Nashville muni to undergo renovations](https://alabamagolfnews.com/percy-warner-gc-to-undergo-renovations/): Percy Warner GC, opened in 1937, will reopen in late 2023 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Percy Warner Golf Course, one of Nashville’s historic public golf courses, will close for 11 months while undergoing a massive renovation project. The course will close in November while architect Bruce Hepner oversees the renovations and enhancements to the city-run 18-hole [&hellip;]
- [Golf is great in Gulf Shores, Orange Beach](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-is-great-in-gulf-shores-orange-beach/): Seaside golf is as good as it gets GULF SHORES – When people in Alabama talk about heading to L.A. for the weekend or for the week, they usually don’t mean the City of Angels on the Left Coast.Instead, the initials L.A. stand for one thing – Lower Alabama. More often than not, heading to [&hellip;]
- [Daytona Beach golf returns after Ian](https://alabamagolfnews.com/daytona-beach-golf-returns-after-ian/): Courses suffered minimal damage DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – With clean-up from Hurricane Ian well underway, the Daytona Beach area continues to bounce back, including the area’s acclaimed golf courses, which are welcoming players for the popular fall season. Home to nearly 20 courses, including LPGA International and a pair of Donald Ross designs, the area [&hellip;]
- [Masking tape can unmask the cause of your mishit drives](https://alabamagolfnews.com/masking-tape-can-unmask-the-cause-of-your-mishit-drives/): The tape tells the tale I have a long, sad history of topping drives but a $4 roll of masking tape helped diagnose the source of my problem: the height I&#8217;ve been teeing the ball. For years I&#8217;ve been teeing the ball so that half the ball (or so I thought) was above the top [&hellip;]
- [Great golf, outstanding scenery at Gunter’s Landing](https://alabamagolfnews.com/great-golf-outstanding-scenery-at-gunters-landing/): Devilish greens offer a stiff defense GUNTERSVILLE – Although known as an outdoorsman’s paradise, don’t overlook the golf scene in and around Lake Guntersville. Specifically, don’t sleep on Gunter’s Landing Golf Course. The 18-hole semi-private facility checks just about every box that golfers look for in a course. Located about 45 minutes south of Huntsville, [&hellip;]
- [Myrtle Beach reopens after Hurricane Ian](https://alabamagolfnews.com/myrtle-beach-golf/): Storm did little damage to Grand Strand courses MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Myrtle Beach golf courses reopened just days after Hurricane Ian made landfall along the Grand Strand. Ian brought heavy wind, rain and storm surge with it but moved quickly through the area, sparing Myrtle Beach courses major structural damage. Courses were forced to [&hellip;]
- [Amateurs crush pros in Alabama Cup matches](https://alabamagolfnews.com/amateurs-crush-pros-in-alabama-cup-matches/): Inaugural event held at Willow Point ALEXANDER CITY – It was a good two days for the Amateur Team at the inaugural Alabama Cup matches played at Willow Point Golf and Country Club. The 10-person amateur team easily won the Alabama Cup, taking down their professional counterparts 12-3 in the first of what will become [&hellip;]
- [Strong summer rounds played bode well for demand](https://alabamagolfnews.com/strong-summer-rounds-played-bode-well-for-demand/): 2022&#8217;s peak follows record 2021 The page has officially turned on the summer of 2022. The peak-season, summer months of June, July and August are disproportionately important for the golf industry, as those months tend to carry almost 1 1/2 times their weight in terms of the year’s total rounds. It’s a make-or-break period for [&hellip;]
- [Green pleased with final product at Cherokee Ridge, AU Club courses](https://alabamagolfnews.com/green-pleased-with-final-product-at-cherokee-ridge-au-club-courses/): TifEagle replaces bentgrass on greens UNION GROVE – Jimmy Green looked over the practice putting green at Cherokee Ridge and smiled. The club’s owner and former PGA Tour player had to like what he was seeing, Dozens of golfers were milling about, talking, practicing and eagerly waiting for the unveiling of the recently completed greens [&hellip;]
- [Lee Hodges looks for bigger, better in 2nd year on PGA Tour](https://alabamagolfnews.com/lee-hodges-looks-for-bigger-better-in-2nd-year-on-pga-tour/): Alabamian sizes up his Year 1 performance and what lies ahead ATHENS – After a short vacation, Lee Hodges is back at work this week on the PGA Tour where he’s teeing it up in the Fortinet Championship beginning Thursday in Napa, California. Hodges hasn’t played competitively since mid-August when he finished 13th in the [&hellip;]
- [Damaged greens force RTJ Golf Trail’s Ross Bridge closure](https://alabamagolfnews.com/damaged-greens-force-rtj-golf-trails-ross-bridge-closure/): Herbicide mistaken for greens sand HOOVER – Ross Bridge, the flagship golf course on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, has closed for the near future as officials figure out a solution after its greens were damaged by a herbicide misapplication. According to WBRC-TV in Birmingham, the maintenance staff mistook a one-ton bag of herbicide [&hellip;]
- [HomeTown Lenders signs on as Huntsville KFT title sponsor](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hometown-lenders-signs-on-as-huntsville-kft-title-sponsor/): Lends name on 2-year-old developmental tour event HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville’s two-year-old Korn Ferry Tour stop has a new title sponsor. Previously known as the Huntsville Championship, officials announced Wednesday that the tournament is now the HomeTown Lenders Championship. After two years without a title sponsor, HomeTown Lenders, a mortgage brokerage firm with its roots in [&hellip;]
- [Greens projects near completion on 4 North Alabama courses](https://alabamagolfnews.com/greens-projects-near-completion-on-4-north-alabama-courses/): Bentgrass replaced with heat-tolerant Bermuda The summer of 2022 brought a variety of course improvement projects to numerous golf courses across north Alabama, and as fall approaches course operators are about to unveil the finished products. Here’s an update on projects at four north Alabama courses: Cherokee Ridge (Union Springs), Cider Ridge (Oxford), Goose Pond [&hellip;]
- [Rumbling Bald: A perfect fall golf getaway](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rumbling-bald-resort-a-perfect-fall-getaway/): Fall golf packages available now Looking for a late summer, early fall golf getaway? Look no farther than the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina and the Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure. A drive of less than six hours from Birmingham puts you on the first tee of either of the resort’s two [&hellip;]
- [Alabama’s Hero Golf Tour is about more than golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabamas-hero-golf-tour-is-about-more-than-golf/): Madison, Alabama, resident and avid golfer Doug Smith calls playing in tournaments in North Alabama on the Hero Golf Tour “a great atmosphere” and “a support system.” The tournaments are a place where veterans like Smith, who retired after 23 years in the U.S. Air Force, first responders and even civilians can bond over golf [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap signs to play at the University of Alabama](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-nick-dunlap-signs-to-play-at-the-university-of-alabama/): He committed to the Crimson Tide when he was a high school freshman After a morning spent in the woods hunting, Alabama native and reigning U.S. Junior Amateur champion Nick Dunlap made his college destination official Wednesday. Flanked by his mother Charlene and father Jim, Nick Dunlap signed his letter-of-intent to play college golf at [&hellip;]
- [100 Hole Hike raises nearly $40K for Youth on Course Alabama](https://alabamagolfnews.com/100-hole-hike-raises-nearly-40k-for-youth-on-course-alabama/): Amount raised double that of 2020 Staffers and members of the Alabama Golf Association recently took a 100 Hole Hike to raise money for the Youth on Course Alabama junior golf initiative. They walked and played 100 holes at the Short Course of the Shoal Creek Club, and when they were through had raised nearly [&hellip;]
- [OnCore Golf makes customizing your golf balls a breeze](https://alabamagolfnews.com/oncore-golf-makes-customizing-your-golf-balls-a-breeze/): A picture of your wife, husband, dog or cat can all be printed on balls made by OnCore Golf Alabama golfers have a new way to express their individuality on the course – through customized golf balls sold online by OnCore Golf. For as little as $25.98 a dozen, plus shipping, you can have your [&hellip;]
- [Greystone’s Mark Blackburn honored as PGA's 2020 teacher, coach of the year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/greystones-mark-blackburn-honored-as-pgas-2020-teacher-coach-of-the-year/): It was a year in the making, but Alabama teaching professional Mark Blackburn of Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, finally was honored as the PGA of America&#8217;s 2020 Teacher and Coach of the Year. Blackburn was one of 12 honorees as the PGA of America opened its annual meeting Wednesday night in Milwaukee, [&hellip;]
- [Need a caddie? Caddy Time has you covered](https://alabamagolfnews.com/need-a-caddie-caddy-time-has-you-covered/): Tournment or casual round, they&#8217;ll find the right looper for you One of the best ways to enjoy a round of golf is by using the services of a caddie. The problem is that opportunities to experience golf in Alabama with a caddie are few and far between. That’s changing, though, thanks to Caddy Time, [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap named AJGA Rolex Player of the Year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-nick-dunlap-named-ajga-rolex-player-of-the-year/): Nick Dunlap joins plenty of big names in receiving the AJGA honor A good year got even better for Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap Thursday when he was named the AJGA’s Rolex Junior Player of the Year. Dunlap, who won the U.S. Junior Amateur, is the first Alabama native to win the award. New Jersey’s Megha Ganne [&hellip;]
- [Renovations at The Refuge in Jackson, Mississippi](https://alabamagolfnews.com/renovations-at-the-refuge-jackson-mississippi-muni/): Muni in capital city could be the first stop on a statewide golf trail While Mississippi has a wide array of outstanding public and semi-private golf course offerings, the capital city of Jackson is rarely mentioned as a leading golf destination for the state, despite having The Refuge, a first-rate muni. Many of the state’s [&hellip;]
- [Be TRUE to your SHOE](https://alabamagolfnews.com/be-true-to-your-shoe/): Players have longed for a golf shoe that they can wear both on the course and after the round. (Photo: True Linkswear) Who better to help TRUE Linksweardevelop a golf shoe than a guy who logs hundreds of miles a year walking around golf courses? “Growing up in golf shoes that we couldn’t stand to wear, [&hellip;]
- [Alabama, Auburn play in match play event](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-auburn-play-in-match-play-event/): BIRMINGHAM – Alabama’s Jones Free chipped-in for birdie on the 18th hole to secure a 1-up victory and the clinching point in the Crimson Tide’s 3-2 win over Ole Miss in Tuesday’s final round of SEC Match Play hosted by Jerry Pate. With the win, Alabama finished the four matches over three days with a [&hellip;]
- [Claud Cooper, Jeff Taylor coast to Senior Four-Ball title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/claud-cooper-jeff-taylor-coast-to-senior-four-ball-title/): BIRMINGHAM &#8211; The team of Claud Cooper and Jeff Taylor got off to a record-setting start and stayed hot for the duration of 54 holes to easily win the 27th Alabama State Senior Four-Ball Championship at Inverness Country Club in Birmingham this past weekend.Cooper, of Birmingham, and Taylor, of Montgomery, shot a tournament-record 58 in [&hellip;]
- [Hartwiger Wins WSGA at Gulf Shores](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hartwiger-wins-wsga-at-gulf-shores/): 10-time Alabama senior winner keeps on winning GULF SHORES, ALABAMA – Kathy Hartwiger, of Birmingham won her first Women&#8217;s Senior Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship on Wednesday at Craft Farms Golf Resort. In the 36th edition of the championship, Hartwiger played the Cypress Bend course at 3-under-par 213 for 54 holes.&nbsp; &nbsp; Hartwiger sat tied [&hellip;]
- [Ol’ Colony completes course improvements](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ol-colony-completes-course-improvements/): Players at Ol&#8217; Colony will see fewer trees, more grass TUSCALOOSA – Ol’ Colony Golf Course, the City of Tuscaloosa-owned muni, recently completed cosmetic renovations that improve conditions and makes the course more playable. Approximately 750 trees were cleared and another irrigation line was added, according Ol’ Colony Director of Golf John Gray. Much of [&hellip;]
- [Alabama junior players of the year: Nick Dunlap, Molly Brown Davidson](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-junior-players-of-the-year-nick-dunlap-molly-brown-davidson/): AGA also announces boys and girls all-state teams Both Alabama junior players of the year have built impressive golf resumes Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap and Birmingham’s Molly Brown Davidson have been named the Alabama junior players of the year by the Alabama Golf Association. The AGA&#8217;s announcement of the Alabama junior players of the year, which [&hellip;]
- [Ron Stromeyer wins section Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ron-stromeyer-wins-section-championship/): Ron Stromeyer edges Mike Genovese for the win Three will compete in the PGA&#8217;s Professional National Championship in the spring Ron Stromeyer of Pine Tree Country Club won the 2021 Alabama-NW Florida PGA Championship and one of three spots in the PGA’s Professional National Championship next spring. Two others, Jordan Debonis of The Ledges and [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Janie Jackson returns to winner’s circle](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-janie-jackson-returns-to-winners-circle/): Celebrates caddie&#8217;s 2-year anniversary on her bag with Symetra Tour win Janie Jackson was back on home turf, so to speak, at the Guardian Championship on the Symetra Tour last week. A Huntsville native who has relocated to Phoenix, Jackson shot back-to-back 6-under 66s to win the rain-shorted event played at the Robert Trent Jones [&hellip;]
- [Pinehurst is a bucket-list golf destination](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pinehurst-is-a-bucket-list-golf-destination/): Nine Courses and a Putting Course, what&#8217;s not to like? When it comes to one-stop destination golf shopping, especially in the eastern half of the United States, Pinehurst Resort simply has no equal. That’s no secret, or at least it shouldn’t be, given the resort’s long history and the inventory of golf courses its ownership [&hellip;]
- [Tennant keeps US Senior Women’s Amateur title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tennant-keeps-us-senior-womens-amateur-title/): That spot in the entranceway of Lara Tennant’s home won’t require a new centerpiece; the US Senior Women’s Amateur trophy is headed back to Portland, Oregon, to the showplace it has held for the past three years. Tennant claimed a 2&amp;1 victory over seven-time USGA event winner Ellen Port of St. Louis, Missouri, Thursday at [&hellip;]
- [Nick Dunlap named to U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nick-dunlap-named-to-u-s-junior-ryder-cup-team/): Earns right to play exhibition match at Whistling Straits Travel restrictions prevented European juniors from entering the U.S. U.S. Junior Amateur winner Nick Dunlap of Huntsville has been named to the United States Junior Ryder Cup Team. The planned 2020 Junior Ryder Cup was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that event [&hellip;]
- [Komyati, Health, Fleming Win Southeastern Junior Tour Event at Magnolia Grove](https://alabamagolfnews.com/komyati-health-fleming-win-southeastern-junior-tour-event-at-magnolia-grove/): Next Southeastern Junior Golf Tour event is at Montgomery CC Jinger Heath of Decatur, Buddy Fleming of Mobile and Cole Komyati were division winners at the recent Southeastern Junior Golf Tour event held at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Magnolia Grove facility. Heath won the girls 12-19 division, while Fleming won the boys 12-13 [&hellip;]
- [Lakewood ready to host US Senior Women’s Amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/lakewood-ready-to-host-us-senior-womens-amateur/): Town of Fairhope rallies around USGA event A year later than originally planned, the USGA will stage the US Women’s Senior Amateur golf tournament at The Lakewood Club in Point Clear. The tournament is scheduled Sept. 10-15 on Lakewood’s Dogwood course. The tournament was delayed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of [&hellip;]
- [Coshatt-Melnyk need playoff to win Southeast Mid Am Four Ball](https://alabamagolfnews.com/coshatt-melnyk-need-playoff-to-win-southeast-mid-am-four-ball/): Alabamians qualify for Men&#8217;s, Women&#8217;s Mid-Am Birmingham’s Alan Coshatt and Atlanta’s Dalton Melnyk wrapped up a wire-to-wire win at the 3rd Southeast Mid Am Four Ball Championship. Although they led or were tied for the lead throughout the 54-hole tournament played at Willow Point Golf and Country Club in Alexander City, the Coshatt-Melnyk team won [&hellip;]
- [Latest Donald Ross Renovation Renews Interest](https://alabamagolfnews.com/latest-donald-ross-renovation-renews-interest/): A Course in Michigan has 18 Holes Selected from the Best Designs by Donald Ross The reopening of the Donald Ross-designed Southern Pines Golf Club in North Carolina following an 18-month renovation is renewing interest in one of the greatest – and most prolific – American golf course designers of the early 20th Century. The [&hellip;]
- [Shephard wins Alabama-NW Florida Assistant’s PGA Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/shephard-wins-alabama-nw-florida-section-assistants-pga-championship/): Huntsville All-Stars capture PGA Jr. League section title BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Dylan Shephard and Jordan Debonis finished 1-2 at the recent Alabama-NW Florida Section Assistant’s Championship at Pine Tree Country Club, earning invitations to the national tournament later this year. Shephard was one shot off the lead going into the final round, but fashioned a [&hellip;]
- [Mobile golfer beats odds, makes 2 aces in one round](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mobile-golfer-beats-the-odds-makes-2-aces-in-one-round/): Oods are 67 million to 1 against David Deeds had quite the day at the Azalea City Golf Course near Mobile recently. As a quarterly dues-playing member of the popular city-owned course near the campus of the University of South Alabama, Deeds plays as much as possible. His course knowledge, combined with the skill and [&hellip;]
- [Fairhope’s Robert Nelson preparing for US Senior Amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/fairhopes-robert-nelson-preparing-for-us-senior-amateur/): His focus: eating right and working on his short game As the US Senior Amateur nears, the anticipation is building for Fairhope’s Robert Nelson. “Heck yeah. This is my first USGA event in probably 11 years,” he said. “I qualified for the PubLinks in 2010, but I haven’t done a whole lot since then. So [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Golf Association claims Southern Junior Cup](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-association-claims-southern-junior-cup/): Alabama Golf Association notes: Juniors benefit from fundraising The Alabama Golf Association and Team Alabama notched a fifth consecutive victory in the Southern Junior Cup matches, defeating teams from Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi. The matches are a Ryder Cup-style competition featuring four-ball, foursomes and singles matches. Alabama finished with 15.50 points, edging Arkansas (14.50) and [&hellip;]
- [The 121st US Amateur: What to Know](https://alabamagolfnews.com/the-121st-us-amateur-what-to-know/): Six Alabamians are in the 312-player US Amateur Field US Junior Am winner Nick Dunlap hopes his hot streak continues Here&#8217;s your primer to the US Amateur at Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh, which tees off on Monday morning. Who from Alabama is competing in the U.S. Amateur? There are six competitors from Alabama. The [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap stays grounded amid success](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-nick-dunlap-stays-grounded-amid-success/): One-on-one with U.S. Junior Amateur Champ Nick Dunlap on the eve of the U.S. Amateur Nick Dunlap was running a few minutes behind schedule on his way to an interview at the Canebrake Club in Athens, Alabama. “My mom had me do a few things,” the text message read. When your mother requests something, not [&hellip;]
- [Golf business briefs: Alabama teacher honored, Topgolf goes green](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-business-briefs-alabama-teacher-honored-topgolf-goes-green/): Tony Ruggiero Tops Alabama Business Briefs Roundup We&#8217;re starting off the Alabama Golf News business briefs with this local item: Tony Ruggiero of Alabama&#8217;s Dewsweepers Golf Academy has been named to Golf magazine’s list of the Top 100 golf teachers in the U.S. It&#8217;s a list he’s been on since 2017. Ruggiero works with amateur [&hellip;]
- [Ike Alexander fires course record 60 at Turtle Point](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ike-alexander-fires-course-record-60-at-turtle-point/): Birdie-eagle-birdie finish gets fomer UNA golfer to 12-under The course record from the white tees at Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club in Killen now belongs to Ike Alexander. In what was supposed to be a casual round with friends, the former University of North Alabama golf team member played perhaps his most memorable round [&hellip;]
- [Reno and Lake Tahoe: There’s great golf on those slopes](https://alabamagolfnews.com/reno-and-tahoe-theres-great-golf-on-those-slopes/): Reno and Lake Tahoe aren&#8217;t just about winter sports Travel just about anywhere in the U.S. and you can find pockets of great golf in the public sector. While for most of us, the ability to play many of the iconic private courses – think Cypress Point, Pine Valley, Oakmont, Augusta National – is just [&hellip;]
- [Oxmoor Valley: Ridge and Short Courses are no pushovers](https://alabamagolfnews.com/oxmoor-valley-ridge-and-short-courses-are-no-pushovers/): You&#8217;ll face elevation changes, slick greens Public golf in Alabama has the benefit of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail and one of the best is one of the RJT&#8217;s  original sites, Oxmoor Valley in Hoover. The Valley Course at Oxmoor Valley is closed for renovations at the moment and should reopen this fall. But [&hellip;]
- [Setterstrom edges Hawkins for Alabama Open victory](https://alabamagolfnews.com/setterstrom-edges-hawkins-for-alabama-open-victory/): A modern-day &#8216;Duel in the Sun&#8217; is fought at Alabama Open at Twin Bridges Steven Setterstrom and Hunter Hawkins staged their own version of the 1977 Open Duel in the Sun between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus in the Alabama Open this past weekend. Just like Watson and Nicklaus did at Turnberry in that Open [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap captures US Junior Am title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-nick-dunlap-captures-us-junior-am-title/): Alabamian Nick Dunlap earns spot on trophy with Tiger Woods, David Duval, Jordan Spieth The match&#8217;s turning point was the 26th of 36 holes Nick Dunlap joined an elite list of U.S. Junior Amateur winners early Saturday winning, beating Cohen Trolio 3&amp;2 in a see-saw of a championship match. Among the notable past winners of [&hellip;]
- [Dunlap, Sargent advance at US Junior Amateur; Bruce wins state boys junior](https://alabamagolfnews.com/dunlap-sargent-advance-at-us-junior-amateur-bruce-wins-state-boys-junior/): quarterfinals at U.S. Junior Amateur set for today The two Alabamians in the US Junior Amateur field each won two matches Thursday to reach the quarterfinals round at the Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Gordon Sargent, a Vanderbilt signee from Birmingham, topped Carter Loflin 2&amp;1 in the Round of 16 to [&hellip;]
- [Davidson, Sinclair-Lewis win AGA Four-Ball title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ldavidson-sinclair-lewis-win-aga-four-ball-title/): Dunlap, Sargent advance at US Junior Am After three runner-up finishes. Birmingham’s Molly Brown Davidson finally broke through to claim an Alabama Golf Association championship. Brown teamed with Enterprise’s Ashley Sinclair-Lewis to shoot 67-70 to win the AGA Four-Ball Championship title at rain-soaked Musgrove Country Club in Jasper. Their 5-under 137 total was one shot [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap continues hot play](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-nick-dunlap-continues-hot-play/): Alabama junior player also earned a berth in the U.S. Amateur Nick Dunlap has had quite the summer so far Since March, Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap has had quite a run on the junior golf circuit. Playing out of Canebrake Club in Athens, Dunlap has two wins, a pair of second-place finishes and a fifth-place finish [&hellip;]
- [Ryan Winther, long driver, has gone the distance, and then some](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ryan-winther-long-driver-has-gone-the-distance-and-then-some/): Former long drive champ offers amateurs his tip on how to get longer off the tee Sometimes a guy’s nickname tells you all you need to know about him. Former Long Drive Champion Ryan Winther, the host of Driven Golf Show on NBC Sports, is known as &#8220;Manbear.&#8221; That seems about right for a former [&hellip;]
- [Charles Barkley Has a New Lease on His Golf Life](https://alabamagolfnews.com/charles-barkley-has-a-new-lease-on-his-golf-life/): Charles Barkley Vows He&#8217;ll Beat Bookmakers&#8217; Odds at the American Century Championship Owner of Much-maligned Golf Swing Promises to Place 70th or Better in 80-player Field Charles Barkley was holding court with the media and assorted guests via a Zoom call in early June. As usual, he had most everybody watching laughing as he talked [&hellip;]
- [Taylor Trible wins Alabama State Women’s Amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/taylor-trible-wins-alabama-state-womens-amateur/): AGA Stalwart Kathy Hartwiger Wins Senior Women&#8217;s Amateur The last time Taylor Trible visited the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at the Shoals and played the Schoolmaster course, it was 2018 and she was an up-and-coming player on Spain Park’s girls varsity golf team. On those two days in May, Trible shot 89-82 as Spain [&hellip;]
- [Dry Glove Anti-sweat Lotion Works in Field Test](https://alabamagolfnews.com/dry-glove-anti-sweat-lotion-works-in-field-test/): Antiperspirant Lotion Was Developed by Crimson Tide Golf Alum Alabama Golf News recently tested Dry Glove, a lotion designed to prevent your golf glove from soaking with sweat. We concluded it does what its maker claims. The product, developed by former Alabama Crimson Tide golfer Brad Nazzarini, is designed to prevent your hands from soaking [&hellip;]
- [Foster, Poppell Win SJGT Event at Wynlakes](https://alabamagolfnews.com/foster-poppell-win-sjgt-event-at-wynlakes/): Tallahassee Sophomore Takes Overall SJGT Female Title Mobile’s Katlyn Foster and Tallahassee, Florida’s Lee Poppell were won overall Male and Female Division championships at the recent SJGT Wynlakes Junior Classic in Montgomery. The tournament was part of the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour, which conducts junior tournament across the region. Foster finished the two-day event with [&hellip;]
- [Rumbling Bald: Cool Down in the Mountains of the Carolinas](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rumbling-bald-cool-down-in-the-mountains-of-the-carolinas/): Lake Lure, Champion Hills and Cherokee Valley Offer Superb Golf Beat the Heat by Driving North into the Blue Ridge Mountains The relentless heat and humidity of the Deep South&#8217;s summers makes golfers dream about cooler temperatures and drier air. A little drive up to the Blue Ridge mountains of to Cherokee Valley, Rumbling Bald [&hellip;]
- [Conner Godsey Breaks Through, Wins on PGA Tour Latinoamerica](https://alabamagolfnews.com/conner-godsey-breaks-through-wins-on-pga-tour-latinoamerica/): Quito, Ecuador Win Punches Godsey&#8217;s Ticket for Korn Ferry Tour The road Conner Godsey has taken in professional golf has taken him to a lot of faraway outposts and resulted in a number of flirtations with victory. On Sunday in another of those off-the-beaten path professional golf stops – Quito, Ecuador &#8211; Godsey, the former [&hellip;]
- [Three Alabama Players Earn Juco PING All-America Honors](https://alabamagolfnews.com/three-alabama-players-earn-juco-all-america-honors/): Players from Central Alabama Jefferson State, Wallace-Hanceville Win PING All-America Status One player each from Central Alabama, Jefferson State and Wallace State-Hanceville earned NJCAA Division I PING All-America status for their play this past season. Hayden Carner was a first-team selection, while Jefferson State’s Dillon West was named to the second team. Carter Goodwin of [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Women’s Stroke Play Championship: Williams Holds off Davidson](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-womens-stroke-play-championship-williams-holds-off-davidson/): Hartwiger Dethroned by Lowen in Senior Alabama Women&#8217;s Stroke Play Championship SCOTTSBORO &#8211; Locked in a tight battle with Molly Brown Davidson, Ally Williams knew she needed to go low in final round of Alabama Women’s Stroke Play Championship at Goose Pond Colony on Thursday. That’s exactly what transpired too, as Williams shot a 3-under [&hellip;]
- [Catching Up with Isaac 'Sasquatch' Sanchez of The Big Break](https://alabamagolfnews.com/catching-up-with-sasquatch-isaac-sanchez-of-the-big-break/): You might remember Isaac Sanchez from his two appearances on The Big Break, the Golf Channel’s long-running reality/golf competition. He first appeared in 2012 on The Big Break Greenbrier and returned two seasons later to participate in The Big Break NFL in Puerto Rico, where he won the competition with Jerry Rice and Emily Talley. [&hellip;]
- [Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail: Grand National](https://alabamagolfnews.com/robert-trent-jones-golf-trail-grand-national/): Grand National is Among the Best of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail covers the state of Alabama with twelve sites and 468 holes of superior golf unmatched throughout the world. My favorite destination among them for a stay-and-play package&#8217; is the Grand National Golf Club at the Auburn [&hellip;]
- [Sargent Marches to 2nd Straight Alabama State Amateur Title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/sargent-marches-to-2nd-straight-alabama-state-amateur-title/): Gordon Sargent didn’t have to be great in the final round to win his second consecutive Alabama State Amateur Championship Saturday. His third-round 62 took most of the mystery out of the final day. Instead of having to go low to fend off the rest of the field, all the Vanderbilt signee had to do [&hellip;]
- [Southeastern Junior Golf Tour:  Davidson, Watts, Bruce Win at Canebrake](https://alabamagolfnews.com/southeastern-junior-golf-tour-davidson-watts-bruce-win-at-canebrake/): Also: Montgomery CC, UGA Golf Course SJGT Results Molly Davidson, Tyler Watts and John Bruce were division winners at the Lee Hodges Classic stop of the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour. Davidson, who will be a freshman and lives in Birmingham, ran away with the girls division to win by eight shots.  Davidson was the only [&hellip;]
- [Auburn Tigers Women Fall in NCAA Quarterfinals](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-tigers-women-fall-in-ncaa-quarterfinals/): Elena Hualde Zúñiga Delivers Only Win in Match Play A day after they made a frenzied run up the leaderboard to qualify for the match play portion of the NCAA Women’s Championship, the Auburn Tigers women&#8217;s golf team couldn’t sustain the magic. Third-seeded Oklahoma State eliminated sixth-seed Auburn in the quarterfinals with a 4-1 victory. The [&hellip;]
- [The Best Golf Courses in Biloxi Mississippi](https://alabamagolfnews.com/the-best-golf-courses-in-biloxi-mississippi/): Casinos, Beaches and Golf Beckon in Biloxi Although the Mississippi Gulf Coast is best known for its beaches and casinos, the appeal of golf courses in Biloxi golf travelers is growing quickly. Coastal Mississippi has some amazing and stunning golf courses, with plenty of courses for the public to play, numerous restaurants to eat at, [&hellip;]
- [Grayson Valley CC, Trussville CC Merge](https://alabamagolfnews.com/grayson-valley-cc-trussville-cc-merge/): Clubs to Offer a Two-fer to Their Members Trussville Becomes Semi-private While Grayson Valley Remains Private The private Grayson Valley Country Club northeast of downtown Birmingham, and the semi-private Trussville Country Club will be merged and rebranded under the name of Country Clubs East, effective June 1. The two clubs are about 8 miles apart [&hellip;]
- [Doug McLeod Wins Alabama Senior Amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/doug-mcleod-wins-alabama-senior-amateur/): Dicky Pride wins PGA Tour Champions Event at TPC Sugarloaf Doug McLeod and Fred Clark emerged as the winners of the Alabama State Senior and Super-Senior Amateur Championships Sunday in Mobile. Both players are from Mobile. McLeod shot three consecutive rounds of 1-under-par 69 to finish at 207, one shot ahead of defending champ David [&hellip;]
- [Streamsong Deal for Alabama Golfers This Summer](https://alabamagolfnews.com/streamsong-deal-for-alabama-golfers-this-summer/): Streamsong Woos Players from Southern States Plus: Sections News, NJCAA Results, GolfNow-Youth on Course Deal You’ve heard of Streamsong in Florida, right? Three great golf courses and a ton of other amenities. If you live in Alabama, a buddies’ trip to the renowned golf destination might never be cheaper. The resort is offering a summer [&hellip;]
- [Twin Pines Country Club Has New Owner](https://alabamagolfnews.com/twin-pines-country-club-has-new-owner/): Donnie Walker Was Going to Join the Littleville Club but Bought It Instead All Donnie Walker really wanted to do was become a member of Twin Pines Country Club. Then, he ended up buying the place. Walker, a mechanical engineer by trade and also a product designer, is the new owner of Twin Pines Country [&hellip;]
- [Auburn, Alabama Advance to NCAA Women’s Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-alabama-advance-to-ncaa-womens-championship/): Tigers Move on to in Dramatic fashion Tide Doesn’t Have to Hit a Shot to Qualify for NCAA Women&#8217;s Championship The Auburn and Alabama women’s golf teams found different ways to qualify for the upcoming NCAA Women&#8217;s Championship to be held May 21-26. Auburn needed a clutch putt from Kaleigh Telfer on the final hole [&hellip;]
- [Alabama State High School Golf Championships Shortened by Weather](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-state-high-school-golf-championships-shortened-by-weather/): Mars Hills Wins First-ever Title Rainy weather and soggy playing conditions robbed Alabama fans of some potential fantastic finishes Tuesday at the Alabama State High School Golf Championships. When rain and lightning forced AHSAA officials to cancel play, scores in all but two classifications reverted back to the first round. So, instead of some fantastic [&hellip;]
- [Balog-Burns Team Takes AGA Four-Ball Title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/balog-burns-team-takes-aga-four-ball-title/): Uneven Performance During Qualifying Was in the Rearview Miror in Match Play It would have been hard to handicap the team of Alex Balog and Daniel Burns heading into the match-play portion of the 39th Alabama State Four-Ball Championship. Would the Balog-Burns pairing that shot 62 in the first round of qualifying show up? Or [&hellip;]
- [Barjon Breaks Through, Wins Huntsville Championship in Playoff](https://alabamagolfnews.com/barjon-breaks-through-wins-huntsville-championship-in-playoff/): Eagle on Third Playoff Hole Seals the Deal for New Caledonian Player Paul Barjon finally found the winner’s circle on the Korn Ferry Tour&#8217;s inaugural Huntsville Championship on Sunday. Close so often this season, the former TCU golf team member from Dumbea, New Caledonia, broke through Sunday afternoon at the Huntsville Championship with an eagle [&hellip;]
- [Yuan, Hardy Take Huntsville Championship Day 1 Lead](https://alabamagolfnews.com/yuan-hardy-take-huntsville-championship-day-1-lead/): Locals Hodges, Godsey 5 shots back after 1st round A couple of big numbers slowed local favorites in the first round of the Huntsville Championship Thursday at The Ledges in Huntsville. Ardmore’s Lee Hodges and Rogersville’s Conner Godsey shook off triple bogeys in their opening rounds and still managed to shoot under par to remain [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville Championship Starter: What's in a Name?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsville-championship-starter-whats-in-a-name/): Pereira, Gutschewski – It’s All in a Day’s Work for Starter Matthew Schmitz There was a familiar face on the first tee at The Ledges Wednesday, but he wasn’t teeing it up in the Huntsville Championship pro-am. Instead, Ledges member Matthew Schmitz had a pairings’ sheet in his hand. And he dutifully announced the names [&hellip;]
- [Alabamian Conner Godsey Wins Huntsville Championship Spot](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabamian-conner-godsey-wins-huntsville-championship-spot/): He Survived a Seven-man playoff at Monday&#8217;s Qualifier It took a long wait and four extra holes Monday, but former University of North Alabama golfer Conner Godsey made it through a seven-man playoff to earn a berth in this week’s Huntsville Championship. Godsey played his qualifying round at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Hampton [&hellip;]
- [Ardmore’s Lee Hodges Ready to Tackle Huntsville Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ardmores-lee-hodges-ready-to-tackle-huntsville-championship/): Mickey Wolfe hadn’t been at Canebrake Club very long, but he knew there was a kid by the name of Lee Hodges who was a special talent, just from the sound the ball made against the clubface. “I’ll never forget seeing this little skinny kid up there,” Canebrake’s director of golf said Monday. “I didn’t [&hellip;]
- [College Golf Experience launches Partnership with College Coaches](https://alabamagolfnews.com/college-golf-experience-launches-partnership-with-college-coaches/): Partnership Lets Young Golfers to See what Collegiate Golf is All About Newly-launched College Golf Experience and the Golf Coaches Association of America have launched a partnership that allows junior golfers to learn  what collegiate golf is like – directly from coaches and players. The program allows coaches to showcase their programs via camps and [&hellip;]
- [Set Up for Failure? At Mid-major Level, Not All Courses are Created Equal](https://alabamagolfnews.com/set-up-for-failure-at-mid-major-level-not-all-courses-are-created-equal/): Course Set-ups Often Penalize Women Players Neil Self coaches the women’s golf team at the University of North Alabama. It’s a fledgling program in only its third year of existence and was added when the school, located in Northwest Alabama, opted to upgrade athletics from the NCAA Division ll level to Division I. The Lions, [&hellip;]
- [Alabama College Golf Roundup: Jacksonville State Women Post Historic Win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-college-golf-roundup-jacksonville-state-women-post-historic-win/): Alabama State Women Capture 3rd Straight SWAC Title Alabama College Golf Roundup: The Jacksonville State women&#8217;s golf team saved its best Ohio Valley Conference Championship performance for its last. The Gamecocks shot the best 54-hole score in OVC tournament history and rolled to their sixth OVC title and first since 2012 in impressive fashion. They [&hellip;]
- [Auburn Tigers Women Capture SEC Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-tigers-women-capture-sec-championship/): The Auburn Tigers are the Champion of SEC Women’s Golf. Taking on Mississippi State in the championship of the match play portion of the tournament, the Auburn Tigers omen used strong back-nine play Sunday morning to take down the Bulldogs 5-0 and win the SEC Championship. Playing at Greystone Golf and Country Club, the 5-0 [&hellip;]
- [In Front of Family and Friends, Stewart Cink Wins Again](https://alabamagolfnews.com/in-front-of-family-and-friends-stewart-cink-wins-again/): The second time around it really was a family affair. When Stewart Cink dropped in the final putt to win the RBC Heritage Sunday afternoon for his second victory of the season, he hugged his caddie/son Reagan. Behind the ropes, wife Lisa and the couple’s oldest son, Connor, watched the scene unfold amidst a slew [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink: 18 Holes Away from 8th PGA Tour Title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-18-holes-away-from-8th-pga-tour-title/): Sleeping (or Not) on a 54-hole Lead Stewart Cink, in the lead going into Day 4 of the RBC Heritage, has been on both ends of the spectrum while trying to win a golf tournament. The best two examples of his current situation&nbsp; came in 2004. At what was then called the MCI Heritage, he [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink in Command at Midway Point of RBC Heritage](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-in-command-at-midway-point-of-rbc-heritage/): Stewart Cink hasn’t totally lapped the field through two rounds at the RBC Heritage, but he has done a pretty good disappearing act. Friday’s second consecutive 8-under-par 63 leaves Cink, the former Florence resident, with a five-shot lead at the midway point of a tournament that he’s won twice. Through 36 holes, Harbour Town Golf [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink Scorches Harbour Town with First-round 63](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-scorches-harbour-town-with-first-round-63/): Lots of Birdies Offset Water Ball on First Tee Shot For Stewart Cink, the first shot in his first round of the RBC Heritage Thursday morning was a water ball. Yep – it sailed 25 yards left into the lake along the 10th hole fairway. Starting on the back nine at the Harbour Town Golf [&hellip;]
- [Southeast Junior Golf Tour April 10-11 Results](https://alabamagolfnews.com/southeast-junior-golf-tour-april-10-11-results/): Peyton Purvis Wins at Hampton Cove; Jackson Mitchell Wins at Huntsville CC Jackson Mitchell won the 2021 edition of the Huntsville Junior Classic a stop on the Southeast Junior Golf Tour, by one shot over Canon Clark last weekend. Mitchell, of Athens, Alabama, graduates in 2023. Clark, of Lafayette, Louisiana, graduates in 2022. Three others [&hellip;]
- [Pre-round Stretching Prevents Injury](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pre-round-stretching-prevents-injury/): There are plenty of reasons we don&#8217;t play well, among them the most obvious, lack of practice and, of course, lack of talent. Another often overlooked reason is our lack of pre-round stretching to make the most of our abilities. Mara Kimowitz, a former professional dancer and trained kinesiologist, has laid out five pre-round stretching [&hellip;]
- [Coore-Crenshaw Course Coming to Lake Martin](https://alabamagolfnews.com/coore-crenshaw-course-coming-to-lake-martin/): The Course is Part of &#8216;The Heritage,&#8217; a 1,500-acre Residential Development Along Lake Martin A new Coore-Crenshaw golf course is being built along the shore of Lake Martin about 30 miles northeast of Montgomery, Alabama. The course, the first Coore-Crenshaw project in Alabama, is being constructed for Russell Lands, which is developing a 1,500-acre luxury [&hellip;]
- [Reagan Cink on Dad's Bag at The Masters](https://alabamagolfnews.com/reagan-cink-on-dads-bag-at-the-masters/): Caddie was One Day Old When Dad Stewart Cink Made His Augusta National Debut One of the feel-good golf stories from 2020 came in early September in California’s Napa Valley as a 47-year-old PGA Tour veteran was trying to hang on and win for the first time since 2009 with Reagan Cink, a new caddie, [&hellip;]
- [College Update: JSU Women Claim Mimosa Hills Title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/college-update-jsu-women-claim-mimosa-hills-title/): College Update: Claire Vermette earned her first career win and led the Jacksonville State women&#8217;s golf team to the team title at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate on Tuesday. Vermette shot a final-round 75 to hold her lead, while the Gamecocks carded a 308 on Tuesday to pass host Appalachian State and win JSU&#8217;s final regular-season [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink on his Memorable First Masters Week](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-on-his-memorable-first-masters-week/): Son Reagan&#8217;s Birth Meant Cink Missed Vital Practice Time In early April 1997, Stewart Cink was just a young pup in professional golf, heading to Augusta, Georgia, excited to be teeing it up at The Masters for the first time. Cink, then just a 24-year-old fledgling pro on the PGA Tour, had yet to celebrate [&hellip;]
- [How Pros with Ties to Alabama Fared](https://alabamagolfnews.com/how-pros-with-ties-to-alabama-fared/): Matt Wallace Finishes Third at Valero Texas Open Matt Wallace didn’t snag his first PGA Tour victory Sunday, but he was one of several pros with ties to Alabama who banked a nice check. Wallace, who played collegiately at Jacksonville State University, finished solo third to net $531,300. Wallace was tied for the lead with [&hellip;]
- [College Golf Roundup: North Alabama 2nd in Georgia](https://alabamagolfnews.com/college-golf-roundup-north-alabama-2nd-in-georgia/): Strong Showing in National Collegiate Sets Stage for ASUN Conference Tourney College Golf Roundup: With the ASUN Conference tournament on the horizon, North Alabama’s men’s golf team appears to be rounding into form. The Lions finished second in a a13-team field earlier this week at The National Intercollegiate at Reynolds Lake Oconee National Course east [&hellip;]
- [Shoal Creek Cleaning Up Tornado Damage](https://alabamagolfnews.com/shoal-creek-cleaning-up-tornado-damage/): Auburn Intercollegiate Moved to the Country Club of Birmingham Five days after a deadly tornado outbreak in Alabama struck one of the state’s iconic courses, the Shoal Creek Club continues its cleanup efforts. Shoal Creek took a direct hit from a tornado on March 25. The twister downed trees and caused damage to the club’s [&hellip;]
- [How Pros with Ties to Alabama Fared Last Week](https://alabamagolfnews.com/how-pros-with-ties-to-alabama-fared-last-week/): No Winners but Plenty of Checks Got Cashed by Pros with Ties to Alabama Pros with ties to Alabama didn’t have the greatest week on tour over the weekend, but several still cashed nice paychecks. On the PGA Tour, Bubba Watson (Faulkner State) deposited the biggest check, earning $189,000 at the Dell Match Play World [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Golf Association 2021 Season Kicks Off](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-association-2021-season-kicks-off/): Ladies and Partners Events Start Alabama Golf Association Tournament Season The Alabama Golf Association opened its season with a pair of tournaments last week, starting with the Ladies Two-Person Scramble followed by the Alabama Partners Kickoff Scramble. The ladies event was played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Ross Bridge site. The partners event [&hellip;]
- [Tornado Wallops Shoal Creek, Site of Multple Majors](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tornado-wallops-shoal-creek-site-of-multple-majors/): Nearby Greystone, Timberline Untouched by Tornado Outbreak &#8216;No signs blown down, no limbs on the course. It’s the craziest thing you have ever seen&#8217; – Timberline Pro Joe Kruse Thursday’s tornado outbreak near Birmingham scored a direct hit on Shoal Creek, the state’s top golf course, but spared two others. Shoal Creek, which hosted the [&hellip;]
- [GlenLakes: Affordable Southern Alabama Golf Stop](https://alabamagolfnews.com/glenlakes-affordable-southern-alabama-golf-stop/): Glen Lakes: Close to the Beach, Great Conditions Easily Accessible from Mobile, Gulf Shores, Pensacola GlenLakes Golf Club in Foley offers a little something for everyone, regardless of skill level, for folks looking for affordable golf in southern Alabama. The 27-hole course is a popular stop not only among locals in the Mobile-Foley-Gulf Shores-Pensacola area, [&hellip;]
- [University of South Alabama Wins 'Bama Beach Bash'](https://alabamagolfnews.com/university-of-south-alabama-wins-bama-beach-bash/): Siti Saari of University of South Alabama Takes 3rd Place The University of South Alabama women’s golf team used strong second and third rounds to win its own Bama Beach Bash at the Gulf Shores Golf Club this week. The Jaguars were five shots behind Central Arkansas after the first round, but closed with 291-297 [&hellip;]
- [Southeastern Junior Golf Tour March 20-21 Results](https://alabamagolfnews.com/southeastern-junior-golf-tour-march-20-21-results/): Baton Rouge Player Wins Peninsula Junior Classic by Two Strokes Walter Anderson of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was the overall winner of the Peninsula Junior Classic, the fifth event in the 2021 season of the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour. Anderson, who played in the boys 16-19 age group, shot 73-71 to edge out Chase Kaiser of [&hellip;]
- [Thompson, Cink Nab Top 20 Finishes in Honda Classic](https://alabamagolfnews.com/thompson-cink-nab-top-20-finishes-in-honda-classic/): Cink got within a Four Shots of the Lead Before Falling Back University of Alabama graduate Michael Thompson and Florence native Stewart Cink topped the list of finishers with ties to Alabama in the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic. Thompson shot a final-round 3-under 67 to finish tied for 19th place with Cink, who shot 72 [&hellip;]
- [Auburn Claims Tiger Invitational Title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-claims-tiger-invitational-title/): Team Scores 1. Auburn: -26 (282-274-282&#8211;838) 2. Alabama: -24 (276-283-281&#8211;840) T-3. LSU: -13 (287-281-283&#8211;851) T-3. Vanderbilt: -13 (283-283-285&#8211;851) 5. South Carolina: -11 (283-284-286&#8211;853) 6. Georgia: -10 (280-282-292&#8211;854) 7. Arkansas: -9 (287-284-284&#8211;855) 8. Mississippi State: -4 (288-288-284&#8211;860) 9. Tennessee: -1 (286-280-297&#8211;863) 10. Arkansas State: +2 (295-287-284&#8211;866) 11. Texas A&amp;M: +4 (292-287-289&#8211;868) T-12. UAB: +5 (286-291-292&#8211;869) T-12. [&hellip;]
- [Jacksonville State claims Bash at the Beach Title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jacksonville-state-claims-bash-at-the-beach-title/): Quim Vidal Mora Leads JSU to Third Bash at the Beach Win There’s no question about it, Jacksonville State knows how to wear out its welcome at the Bash at the Beach Collegiate tournament. For the third straight year, the Gamecocks emerged victorious at the Bash at the Beach event in Myrtle Beach hosted by [&hellip;]
- [Alabama–NW Florida Section PGA Tourney Season Starts](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-nw-florida-section-pga-tourney-season-starts/): Mike Genovese&#8217;s 67 Wins at Pensacola CC The 2021 Alabama–NW Florida Section PGA tournament season opened earlier this week at Pensacola Country Club, and a familiar face emerged with the victory. Life member Mike Genovese fired a 5-under-par 67 in windy, rainy conditions to grab the win by one shot over host professional David Pilkington. [&hellip;]
- [Cumberland Lake: The Man Who Turned it Around](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cumberland-lake-the-man-who-turned-it-around/): Cumberland Lake Owner is a Firefighter Who Sought 2nd Career He Went Shopping for a Wedding Venue, Ended Up Buying a Golf Course Imagine being retired at age 48. Now imagine retiring and buying a golf course for your second career. Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? Yet, it’s exactly what John Faler did when he bought [&hellip;]
- [UA Alum Justin Thomas Wins The Players](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ua-alum-justin-thomas-wins-the-players/): Win at TPC Sawgrass Rights Thomas&#8217;s Ship Former University of Alabama golfer Justin Thomas cashed a huge check Sunday, while two other players with ties to Alabama added money to their bank accounts by virtue of their finishes at The Players Championship. Justin Thomas went 64-68 on the weekend to win by one shot over [&hellip;]
- [Quim Vidal Mora Named Player of the Week](https://alabamagolfnews.com/quim-vidal-mora-named-player-of-the-week/): Quim Vidal Mora Finishes T3 at Sea Palms Invitational Jacksonville State’s Quim Vidal Mora was named the Ohio Valley Conference player of the week March 13 for his play at the Sea Palms Invitational on St. Simons Island, Georgia. Vidal helped the Gamecocks to the team title in the 16-team field by tying for third [&hellip;]
- [Paako Ridge Golf Club : Worth the 1,200-mile Drive](https://alabamagolfnews.com/paako-ridge-golf-club-worth-the-1200-mile-drive/): Paako Ridge Has Spent 21 Years on the &#8220;Top 100 You Can Play&#8221; List This High-Desert Gem Outside Albuquerque Beckons We’re always ready for a golf road trip, right? But, to New Mexico? Really? Why drive 1,200 miles from Alabama to find more golf? Well, Paako Ridge Golf Club in Albuquerque. That’s why. When Alabama [&hellip;]
- [Demo Days at Madison Golf Center Return this Month](https://alabamagolfnews.com/demo-days-at-madison-golf-center-return-this-month/): Annual Event Interrupted by Coronavirus Set for March 19-20 After a one-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic, Demo Days at Madison Golf Center returns March 19-20. That’s good news for golfers across north Alabama and southern Tennessee, as well as for Cindy Parrish, manager of the Madison Golf Center golf shop. Demo Days at [&hellip;]
- [Alabama-NW Florida Section Sets 2021 Youth Priorities](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-nw-florida-section-sets-2021-youth-priorities/): Junior Tour, Youth on Course at Top of the List Placing an emphasis on junior golf, the Alabama-NW Florida Section PGA unveiled its initiatives for 2021. In addition to its continuing partnership with the Alabama Golf Association for Youth on Course, the Alabama-Northwest Florida Section PGA will support its junior tour, scholarship program, PGA Jr. [&hellip;]
- [Auburn Women's Golf Team 5th in Gamecock Intercollegiate](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-womens-golf-team-5th-in-gamecock-intercollegiate/): Mychael O&#8217;Berry Paces Auburn Women&#8217;s Golf Team Paced by another top-10 finish by Mychael O’Berry, Auburn’s women’s golf team finished in fifth place at the Gamecock Intercollegiate on Wednesday. O’Berry shot 71-69-76 to finish tied for sixth place at even-par 216 in the tournament played at Columbia (S.C.) Country Club. As a team, the Auburn [&hellip;]
- [HD Golf Simulator a Hit in Muscle Shoals](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hd-golf-simulator-a-hit-in-muscle-shoals/): Birdy&#8217;s Sports Grill has the Only HD Golf Simulator in the Area I got in a quick nine holes the other day at Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand without ever leaving the Shoals, thanks to a cool new HD golf simulator at Birdy&#8217;s Sports Grill. The best part? No long-distance flights. No passport. No staying [&hellip;]
- [Which way is municipal golf going?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/which-way-is-municipal-golf-going/): Many folks might be surprised to learn that the number of municipal golf courses nationwide has actually increased over the past two decades. There’s been a net gain of more than 140 muni courses since 2004, amidst a backdrop of a market correction that’s contributed to a 13 percent decline in U.S. golf supply over [&hellip;]
- [USGA Unveils First-Ever U.S. National Junior Team](https://alabamagolfnews.com/usga-unveils-first-ever-u-s-national-junior-team/): Alabama&#8217;s Schremmer, Watts selected Huntsville’s Tyler Watts and Birmingham’s Scarlett Schremmer became a part of USGA history this week when two of Alabama’s top junior golfers were named to be part of the first U.S. National Junior team. Watts is a 16-year-old sophomore at Grissom High School, while Schremmer is 17 and home schooled. The [&hellip;]
- [Pinehurst Sandmines includes No. 10](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pinehurst-sandmines-includes-no-10/): 11th Pinehurst course could be coming Pinehurst No. 10, the first new course at the Pinehurt Resort in 30 years, will be the centerpiece of a new phase of development called the Pinehurst Sandmines. The new course, scheduled to open April 3, is part of a 900-acre parcel that will also be the site of [&hellip;]
- [Good vibes only when it comes to Sweetens Cove](https://alabamagolfnews.com/good-vibes-only-when-it-comes-to-sweetens-cove/): Great fun if you can ignore your score We usually play Sweetens Cove in mid-summer when it’s pushing 100 degrees in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, and the course is running hard and fast. By the time the first tee shot is airborne, the sweat is pouring off you like when Ted Striker took over in the [&hellip;]
- [Playing golf during a total solar eclipse](https://alabamagolfnews.com/playing-golf-during-a-total-solar-eclipse/): Try hitting a shot in the arc of darkness As total solar eclipse mania sweeps across America in advance of celestial event next month, I&#8217;m joining in, which means I’ll be on the move from Albuquerque, where I live, to a spot along the arc of totality. For this eclipse, I’ve picked Indianapolis, which is [&hellip;]
- [Tiger is in the 2024 Masters field](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tiger-is-in-the-2024-masters-field/): Cabrera will miss a return to Augusta It&#8217;s official: Tiger Woods is entered in the 2024 Masters in the category of past champions, the Masters reported Wednesday. Angel Cabrera, the 2009 Masters champion, is out because he was unable to obtain a U.S. visa. Cabrera hasn&#8217;t competed in the Masters since 2019, before he was [&hellip;]
- [Horseshoe Bay Resort: A lot of golf and more](https://alabamagolfnews.com/horseshoe-bay-resort-a-lot-of-golf-and-more/): Three RTJ Sr. golf courses to choose from HORSESHOE BAY, TEXAS – Let’s face it, finding the perfect golf experience for a family or buddies’ trip can be a daunting task. Where to go? How far in advance do you need to book it? Will there be something to do for everyone in the group? [&hellip;]
- [Old Course adds new singles daily lottery](https://alabamagolfnews.com/old-course-adds-new-singles-daily-lottery/): Golfers looking to secure a coveted tee time on the Old Course at St. Andrews will have the opportunity to enter a new singles daily draw, offering a modern and equitable digital solution to its in-person singles queuing system. The Old Course Singles Daily Draw will be introduced on March 12, giving golfers the chance [&hellip;]
- [LIV-PGA Tour woes dim Players major chances](https://alabamagolfnews.com/liv-pga-tour-woes-dim-players-major-chances/): Weakest field in years, some critics say The continuing drama between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf has dimmed the chances of The Players Championship becoming the fifth major, a new poll of golf influencers shows. The absence of LIV golfers from the field of the 50th edition of the event, which begins on March [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Watts falls just short of playoff at Dustin Johnson World Junior](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-tyler-watts-falls-just-short-of-playoff-at-dustin-johnson-world-junior/): Huntsville sophomore misses playoff by one shot MURRELL’S INLET, S.C. – Huntsville’s Tyler Watts gave it his best shot but came up one shot short of making it into a playoff Sunday at the Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship. Watts, a Huntsville High School sophomore who opened with 75 in Friday’s first round, shot 69-69 [&hellip;]
- [Mississippi’s GenTeal apparel finding niche in golf industry](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mississippis-genteal-apparel-finding-niche-in-golf-industry/): Fast-growing brand making its mark ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s an easy comparison to make – GenTeal men’s apparel and Ole Miss football. Both brands are trying to carve out their niche against industry giants – Ole Miss against the top college football programs in the country and GenTeal against the behemoths in men’s casual fashion. [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Tyler Watts highlights Dustin Johnson World Junior field](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-tyler-watts-highlights-dustin-johnson-world-junior-field/): Strongest field yet at 8-year-old event MURRELLS INLET, S.C. – Huntsville’s Tyler Watts, the world’s No. 1 ranked junior, and Nashville’s Blades Brown, highlight the field for this year’s Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship at TPC Myrtle Beach. The inclusion of Watts and Brown make the ninth Dustin Johnson event one of the strongest fields [&hellip;]
- [LIV Golf's poor TV ratings spell trouble](https://alabamagolfnews.com/liv-golfs-poor-tv-ratings-spell-trouble/): Despite splashing out on big names like Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, LIV Golf is struggling to attract viewers, according to the latest findings, the website The Irish Star reported. From the Irish Star: Rahm, the current Masters champion, joined the breakaway league last month after being offered a deal worth a mouth-watering amount of [&hellip;]
- [Where's Amanda Balionis's wedding ring?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/wheres-amanda-balioniss-wedding-ring/): Inquiring golf fans&#8217; minds want to know: What happened to Amanda Balionis Renner&#8217;s wedding ring. The CBS Sports golf and NFL interviewer set off a blizzard of social media speculation when she appeared on the network&#8217;s broadcast of the Genesis Invitational while not wearing a wedding ring. In 2022, Balionis married Bryn Renner, a former [&hellip;]
- [Head for the Hills of Central Florida](https://alabamagolfnews.com/head-for-the-hills-of-central-florida/): Rare Florida golf resort has elevation changes Head to the hills of the Mission Resort + Club in Central Florida for a quality spring golf getaway. The hills, you say? In Florida? Well, yes, that’s why they call the nearby town, population 1,206, “Howey-in-the-Hills.&#8221; It&#8217;s a small community in a fast-growing, semi-rural area of Lake [&hellip;]
- [Verne Lundquist to call his final Masters](https://alabamagolfnews.com/verne-lundquist-to-call-his-final-masters/): Veteran CBS broadcaster retiring CBS Sports broadcaster Verne Lundquist announced he’ll be retiring after calling the 2024 Mater in April – his 40th tournament like no other. Lundquist, 83, will be ending a broadcast career that included calling Dallas Cowboys football, SEC football and basketball and NCAA March Madness. He&#8217;ll be best remembered for making [&hellip;]
- [Heatherwood Golf and Country Club closes its doors](https://alabamagolfnews.com/heatherwood-golf-and-country-club-closes-its-doors/): Finances again shutter Birmingham club BIRMINGHAM – Not even the current golf boom could save a Birmingham-area golf course. Multiple reports in recent days indicated that Heatherwood Golf and Country Club closed its doors Jan. 31. Its website lists the course as permanently closed, apparently ending an on-again, off-again financial struggle for the 18-hole golf [&hellip;]
- [War Eagle: 3 Auburn players in ANWA field](https://alabamagolfnews.com/war-eagle-3-auburn-players-in-anwa-field/): One rookie, two ANWA vets invited This year’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur tournament will have a decidedly Auburn University look to it. Three members of the Tigers women’s golf team earned invitations to the tournament scheduled for April 3-6 at two courses – Augusta National and Champions Retreat Golf Club. The field of 72 players [&hellip;]
- [TaylorMade sues Costco over club patents](https://alabamagolfnews.com/taylormade-sues-costco-over-club-patents/): The entry by Costco into golf has not come without cost – in the form of lawsuits by the makers of golf balls and clubs whose manufacturers say their patents were infringed upon. Its Kirkland brand golf balls led to a suit in 2017 by Titleist, maker of the Pro V1 and Pro V1x balls. [&hellip;]
- [At The Dells, everything old is new again](https://alabamagolfnews.com/at-the-dells-everything-old-is-new-again/): New owner has high hopes for Tuscaloosa-area course NORTHPORT – At first, it was the Old Cove Course. After an ownership change, it became Hidden Meadows. Now that Roger Taylor owns it, he hopes that rebranding the18-hole course as The Dells is the final iteration of the Tuscaloosa area’s newest public golf course. For Taylor, [&hellip;]
- [Alabama’s amateur tours help scratch competitive itch](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabamas-amateur-tours-help-scratch-competitive-itch/): Amateur tours: What you need to know As golfers across Alabama await the Deep South’s warm weather to arrive, it’s time to start planning tournament schedules for the year. Of course, tournament golf doesn’t have to be played in charity scrambles or confined to Alabama Golf Association events. Instead, there are ample opportunities for serious [&hellip;]
- [Golf business roars back at PGA Show](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-business-roars-back-at-2024-pga-show/): Strong attendance signals bullish 2024 ORLANDO, Florida – More than 31,000 golf-industry professionals from 89 countries and 50 U.S. states came together to meet with more than 1,000 golf companies and brands at the 71st PGA Show in Orlando, Florida, Jan. 23-26. With the continued upswing in consumer golf participation, the PGA Show signaled a [&hellip;]
- [Can you play 580 rounds in a year?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/can-you-play-580-rounds-in-a-year/): He walked 70 percent of the time Patrick Koenig — golf fanatic, photographer and blogger — recently smashed the world record for the highest number of golf courses (580) played in a calendar year, and walked for the majority of rounds played. Koenig traversed the United States in an RV, playing 18-hole rounds (sometimes more) [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville's Nick Dunlap will turn professional](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-nick-dunlap-will-turn-pro/): &#8216;It was the easiest, hardest decision&#8230;&#8217; Nick Dunlap, who recently became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour, announced Thursday he is turning professional and intends to accept PGA Tour  membership. The announcement came in a press conference on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. &#8220;It was the [&hellip;]
- [That’s a winner for Nick Dunlap at American Express](https://alabamagolfnews.com/thats-a-winner-for-nick-dunlap-at-american-express/): Those who know him always knew LA, QUINTA, Calif. &#8211; There came a time when Jon Gibbons had to stop Nick Dunlap. Gibbons, head pro at Greystone Golf &amp; Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama, was getting complaints. Dunlap, not even a teenager then, kept beating all the club’s members. “Guys were getting super ticked,” Gibbons [&hellip;]
- [Nick Dunlap on brink of historic PGA Tour victory](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nick-dunlap-is-on-the-brink-of-historic-pga-tour-victory/): &#8216;It&#8217;s just kind of go out there and do us&#8217; Nick Dunlap flirted with 59, settled for 60 and is on the brink of becoming the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour since a guy named Phil Mickelson in 1991. After shooting 64-65 in the first two rounds of the American Express, Dunlap [&hellip;]
- [Nick Dunlap surges into contention at American Express](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nick-dunlap-surges-into-contention-at-american-express/): Crimson Tide golfer T3 after 36 holes Nick Dunlap continues to prove there is no golf stage too big for the talented sophomore at the University of Alabama. Dunlap, of Huntsville, who plays at Canebrake Golf Club, is the only amateur in the American Express PGA Tour event this week. After two rounds, Dunlap is [&hellip;]
- [Newly organized: An association for par 3 golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/newly-organized-an-association-for-par-3-golf/): The newly organized Par 3 Golf Association will represent and be the voice of par 3 golf courses and the people who own and operate them. The Par 3 Golf Association is founded on the belief that par 3 golf is not just a shortened version of the game but a distinct experience that tests [&hellip;]
- [PopStroke set to open in Tuscaloosa](https://alabamagolfnews.com/popstroke-set-to-open-in-tuscaloosa/): Mini golf venue backed by Tiger Woods Alabama’s first PopStroke will open Jan. 17 in Tuscaloosa. Billed as an “elevated mini golf and casual outdoor dining experience”, PopStroke is backed by investors that include Tiger Woods and TaylorMade Golf. The Tuscaloosa venue is located on Harper Lee Drive and within a mile of the University [&hellip;]
- [Trump's name comes down at Ferry Point](https://alabamagolfnews.com/trumps-name-comes-down-at-ferry-point/): Trump name removed from NYC course Bally’s name will officially replace Trump at the Ferry Point golf course in The Bronx, the New York Post reported. “BALLY LINKS” will be emblazoned on a massive green berm on the links — a symbol of the company acquiring the lease of the golf course from the Trump [&hellip;]
- [Robert Trent Jones II to build new course in Utah](https://alabamagolfnews.com/robert-trent-jones-ii-to-build-new-three-bridges-course-in-utah/): Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects is creating its first 18-hole layout and practice facility in Utah for the new luxury residential-resort community of Three Bridges. The site is on 530 rolling acres of former cattle-grazing land in Salem, about 15 miles south of Provo along the western edge of the Wasatch Mountain range. [&hellip;]
- [Nebraska's Landmand sells out 2024 in hours](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nebraskas-landmand-sells-out-2024-in-hours/): Landmand Golf Club, a highly rated golf course near South Sioux City, Nebraska, sold all 11,000 tee times for 2024 within two hours, the course says. &#8220;For 2023, we sold out in approximately two and a half months,&#8221; said Landmand owner Will Andersen. &#8220;This year it was more like two and a half hours. May [&hellip;]
- [Blast from the past: A golfer returns to Ross Bridge](https://alabamagolfnews.com/blast-from-the-past-a-golfer-returns-to-ross-bridge/): Memories of 8,000 yards of abuse It was early 2006 and a British golf magazine had caught wind of a new course in America’s Deep South that measured more than 8,000 yards. The editor, eager to know what it might be like to play one of the longest golf courses in the world dispatched me [&hellip;]
- [New golf course construction ticks up](https://alabamagolfnews.com/new-golf-course-construction-ticks-up/): One of the byproducts of golf’s pandemic-fueled resurgence has been an uptick in course construction. It’s important to note, however, that the U.S. isn’t in the early stages of another building boom. The best-supplied golf market in the world is still seeing more course closures than new openings. But landowners and developers who were sitting [&hellip;]
- [Ardmore’s Lee Hodges looks forward to 2024 Tour season](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ardmores-lee-hodges-looks-forward-to-2024-tour-season/): Next up: The Sentry at Kapalua Aloha, Lee Hodges. The rising PGA Tour star from tiny Ardmore, Alabama, has the enviable task of jump-starting his 2024 season at this week’s The Sentry, an invitation-only tournament for last season’s Tour winners in Kapalua, Hawaii. That’s a long way from the Canebrake Golf Club in Athens where [&hellip;]
- [Rahm, Vu, Stricker named players of the year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jon-rahm-vu-stricker-named-players-of-the-year/): ORLANDO, Fla. &#8211; Jon Rahm, Lilia Vu and Steve Stricker, three players who made a mark on this year’s biggest stages in golf, have been voted 2023 Players of the Year in their respective divisions by the Golf Writers Association of America. All three were dominant on their respective tours and were major forces in [&hellip;]
- [New course to be built southwest of Fort Worth](https://alabamagolfnews.com/new-course-to-be-built-southwest-of-fort-worth/): Fort Worth-based Escalante Golf unveiled plans for the $100 million Kelly Ranch Golf Club southwest of Fort Worth. The Kelly Ranch Golf Club will be located on 240 acres of rugged rolling hills  20 minutes southwest of downtown Fort Worth at US Highway 377 and Kelly Road. Designed by renowned golf course architect Tripp Davis, [&hellip;]
- [One in 5 golfers expects to play more in 2024](https://alabamagolfnews.com/one-in-5-golfers-expects-to-play-more-in-2024-ngf-survey-finds/): Eighteen percent of golfers &#8211; almost one in five &#8211; expect to play more in 2024, a survey by the National Golf Foundation has found. The same survey found that three-quarters of all golfer plan to play about the same. Only seven percent expect to play fewer rounds in 2024, the NGF survey found. The [&hellip;]
- [Puma, Rickie Fowler launch new golf shoe](https://alabamagolfnews.com/puma-rickie-fowler-launch-golf-shoe/): CARLSBAD, Calif. &#8211; PUMA Golf has teamed up with Rickie Fowler on a limited-edition RF version of the popular Slipstream G golf shoe in Rickie&#8217;s signature orange. “I’m stoked for the release of these shoes,” Rickie Fowler said. “They look clean and in true fashion, have an orange pop. Being comfortable yet stylish on the [&hellip;]
- [NGCOA issues latest business overview report](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ngcoa-issues-latest-business-overview-report/): The National Golf Course Owners Association has released its latest report on the health of the golf business. TheNGCOA, a trade association dedicated exclusively to golf course ownership and operations, released its latest publication, the 2024 Golf Business Pulse Report. The report, which was developed and produced in partnership with Sports and Leisure Research Group [&hellip;]
- [SuperStroke now has all 32 NFL teams](https://alabamagolfnews.com/superstroke-now-has-all-32-nfl-teams/): SuperStroke, known for its putter grips, now offers grips with the logos of all 32 NFL teams, the company announced. the No. 1 putter grip in golf and the leader in innovative Tour-proven golf grip technology, is releasing 18 new NFL Football team logoed putter and golf club grips. New to the SuperStroke lineup are: [&hellip;]
- [Naples Champions Tour tickets go on sale](https://alabamagolfnews.com/champions-tour-tickets-go-on-sale/): NAPLES, Fla. &#8211; Tickets are now on sale for the 2024 Chubb Classic presented by SERVPRO, a PGA Tour Champions event, Feb. 15-18 at Tiburón Golf Club. Tickets are available for purchase now exclusively at www.ChubbClassic.com. Children under 18 will be admitted free into the tournament with a paid adult. Tournament officials also announced complimentary tickets [&hellip;]
- [USGA tweaks the handicap index revision system](https://alabamagolfnews.com/usga-twaks-the-handicap-index-revision-system/): More vigilance urged on sandbagging The growing popularity of short courses has led to a significant change to the system the USGA uses for reporting of scores for handicap purposes in 2024. The USGA is also urging clubs to be more vigilant of sandbagging by conducting annual reviews to identify players with “abnormal” scoring ranges. [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Howard Bankhead spreads the gospel of golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-howard-bankhead-spreads-the-gospel-of-golf/): Introducing N. Alabama kids to the game HUNTSVILLE – Howard Bankhead believes that in a perfect world, every child in Madison, Morgan and Jackson counties would have the opportunity to experience the joy of golf. He’s been trying to make that happen for the past 20-plus years. It started with the Tennessee Valley Youth Golf [&hellip;]
- [Our view on the USGA, R&A ball rollback](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rollback-of-ball-distance-by-usga-ra-our-view/): Not much downside for amateurs At Alabama Golf News, we think that golf’s governing bodies’ mandated rollback of the maximum distance a golf ball can travel when hit by a tour pro is good for the game. As for the gripes by some of the distance-obsessed among us, we say, chill out. It’s official. The [&hellip;]
- [Canebrake’s Whitt defends PGA National Club Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/canebrakes-whitt-defends-pga-national-club-championship/): Hot putter aided in win at Troon North SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. &#8211; The 2023 PGA National Club Championship produced a trio of compelling finishes during Tuesday’s final round at Troon North Golf Club and Westin Kierland in Scottsdale, Ariz. The 54-hole championship featured three Men’s Divisions: Open (any age), Senior (50-over) and Legend (60-over) competing across [&hellip;]
- [Endycott, Crowe earn PGA Tour cards for 2024](https://alabamagolfnews.com/harrison-endycott-crowe-earn-pga-tour-cards-for-2024/): Two will enjoy full status on tour Former Huntsville Championship winner Harrison Endycott won the PGA Tour’s qualifying tournament Monday to retain his playing privileges for 2024. Endycott captured a four-shot win over Trace Crowe, a former Auburn University standout, to again earn his Tour card. Endycott, of Australia, shot 15-under at the rain-delayed tournament [&hellip;]
- [Channeling the Al Czervik in all of us](https://alabamagolfnews.com/channeling-the-al-czervik-in-all-of-us/): &#8216;Oh, but it looks good on you though&#8217; One of Caddyshack&#8217;s most memorable characters, Al Czervik, lives on. thanks to Marc Melzer, an impersonator who has the twitchy horse&#8217;s ass real-estate developer&#8217;s persona down pat. After almost 20  years of impersonating Rodney Dangerfield&#8217;s character, Melzer  nails it &#8211; down to Czervik&#8217;s bug-eyes, tics and shoulder [&hellip;]
- [AGA announces 2024 schedule, qualifying changes](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-assoociation-announces-2024-schedule-qualifying-changes/): State&#8217;s strength of field means AGA champs gain entry into USGA events HOOVER – The Alabama Golf Association announced its 2024 competition schedule, which contains some significant news for the state’s amateurs. For the first time, winners of the boys, girls, women’s and men’s state amateur championships will be exempt into their respective USGA national [&hellip;]
- [Prattville’s Linda Jeffery juggles military, golf careers](https://alabamagolfnews.com/prattvilles-linda-jeffery-juggles-military-golf-careers/): Comfortable in elite senior competition PRATTVILLE – Linda Jeffery is at ease whether it’s in the course of her duties as an instructor in the U.S. Air Force Reserve or standing on the first tee trying to qualify for the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. Jeffery, who plays at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Capitol [&hellip;]
- [Some putting aids to fix your putting woes](https://alabamagolfnews.com/some-putting-aids-to-fix-your-putting-woes/): Devices to help you make more putts If you’ve been struggling with putting, this article is for you. It contains reviews of several putting aids that can help you or someone on your holiday shopping list make more putts. First, some background. For years, I was the worst putter I knew (and I may still [&hellip;]
- [Gift ideas for the holiday season](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gift-ideas-for-the-holiday-season/): Great gift ideas for any budget You made it through the post-Thanksgiving shopping rush in one piece. Now, it’s time to find Christmas gifts for the golfer in your life. Or, maybe you just want to grab some stuff for yourself. Either way, here’s our recommended gift guide of great  golf items to consider. Not [&hellip;]
- [Bandon Dunes: How to plan your trip](https://alabamagolfnews.com/bandon-dunes-how-to-plan-your-trip/): 2025 reservations now open BANDON, Ore. – A memory of the Bandon Dunes Golf Course: The Pacific Ocean shimmers pale blue-gray to the horizon, golfers, tiny dots of them, are scattered across a plateau of green, a beach below where ocean waves end their journey of thousands of miles in a froth of white foam. [&hellip;]
- [Bandon Dunes is the essence of ‘pure golf’](https://alabamagolfnews.com/bandon-dunes-is-the-essence-of-pure-golf/): Five world-class courses to choose from BANDON, Ore. – There are few true dream jobs in the golf industry, but Nick Bonander readily admits he has one of them. He&#8217;s one of two directors of golf at the Bandon Dunes Resort and has an office that sits just 75 yards from the first tee at [&hellip;]
- [Tide’s Dunlap is No. 1 college player; Tigers are No. 2 in team rankings](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tides-dunlap-is-no-1-college-player-tigers-are-no-2-in-team-rankings/): Dunlap also on the Haskins watch list The fall men’s college golf rankings were finally released Wednesday and the University of Alabama has the top-ranked player and Auburn University sits at No. 2 in the team rankings. Nick Dunlap, fresh off an appearance in the PGA Tour’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship, is the top-ranked men’s college [&hellip;]
- [Boyne Resorts names 11th course 'Doon Brae'](https://alabamagolfnews.com/boyne-names-11th-course-doon-brae/): New short course built on a ski slope Boyne Resorts, a skiing and golf destination in northern Michigan,  has named its 11th course, a short course now under construction, &#8220;Doon Brae.&#8221; The course will open next summer. In Scottish, &#8220;Doon&#8221; means going down into a valley and &#8220;Brae&#8221; means steep bank or hillside. The name [&hellip;]
- [Waccamaw Golf Trail rebrands as Hammock Coast Golf Trail](https://alabamagolfnews.com/waccamaw-golf-trail-rebrands-as-hammock-coast-golf-trail/): New name unites courses, communities PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. – Formerly known as the Waccamaw Golf Trail, a collection of 12 award-winning courses, is now the Hammock Coast Golf Trail. Georgetown County, South Carolina officials say the rebranding is an effort to take advantage of the surging popularity of the surrounding community and its branding efforts.  Comprised [&hellip;]
- [Pinehurst Resort getaway: What you need to know](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pinehurst-resort-getaway-what-you-need-to-know/): FAQs: caddies, walking, dining and more There’s a reason the U.S. Open will be returning again and again to Pinehurst: Pinehurt No. 2, the Donald Ross classic design, is a compelling test that stands up to modern golf, and the resort, which calls itself “The Cradle of American Golf,” lives up to its name. With [&hellip;]
- [With No. 10 on the way, Pinehurst Resort remains the standard](https://alabamagolfnews.com/with-pinehurst-no-10-on-the-way-pinehurst-is-the-standard/): Doak&#8217;s newest at Pinehurst to debut in April PINEHURST, N.C. – Bob Farren climbs into the all-terrain vehicle and cranks it up, noting that it will be a somewhat more comfortable ride around Pinehurst No. 10 than in a regular golf cart. For Farren, the director of golf course maintenance at Pinehurst Resort, it’s a [&hellip;]
- [Alabama lands highly regarded signing class](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-lands-highly-regarded-signing-class/): Gross, Crocker, Jennings join Crimson Tide TUSCALOOSA – How good was signing day for the University of Alabama men’s golf team? It was so good, in fact, that CollegeGolfCommits.com ranked it the No. 1 signing class in the nation. Alabama added in-state player Michael Crocker of Mobile, Nick Gross and William Jenningsto its roster for [&hellip;]
- [Auburn heads west for two men’s golf signees](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-heads-west-for-2-mens-golf-signees/): Spielman, David join Tigers golf squad AUBURN. – Auburn coach Nick Clinard went across the country to land its two newest men’s golf team members. Clinard announced the signing of Billy Davis and Tyler Spielman Wednesday. Both players will join the Tigers beginning with the 2024-25 season. Davis if from Spring Valley, California, while Spielman is from [&hellip;]
- [Mystic Creek: Southern Arkansas’s hidden jewel](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mystic-creek-southern-arkansass-hidden-jewel/): &#8216;Augusta-like&#8217; course is well worth the drive EL DORADO, Arkansas – It’s a fact that serious golfers will find their way to even the most remote golf course if it is good enough. Mystic Creek Golf Club in El Dorado, Arkansas, fits the bill as one of those courses that certainly is well worth the [&hellip;]
- [Nick Dunlap, Gordon Sargent lead US team to victory](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nick-dunlap-gordon-sargent-lead-us-team-to-victory/): First US win in the event since 2014 Led by Alabama natives Gordon Sargent and Nick Dunlap, Team U.S.A stormed to the title at the World Amateur Team Championship Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club in the United Arab Emirates. Dunlap, from Madison, finished second in the individual standings, while Sargent, from Mountain Brook, [&hellip;]
- [Gordon Sargent earns PGA Tour membership upon graduation](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gordon-sargent-earns-pga-tour-membership-upon-graduation/): First-ever grad of accelerated program NASHVILLE – When former Mountain Brook High School standout golfer Gordon Sargent decides to turn professional, he won’t have to grind his way through qualifying school to play on the PGA Tour. Instead, the Vanderbilt junior will have qualified for Tour status via the PGA Tour University Accelerated program. When [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville stop no longer on Korn Ferry Tour schedule](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsville-stop-no-longer-on-korn-ferry-tour-schedule/): Event lacks a title sponsor HUNTSVILLE – The Korn Ferry Tour will not stop in Huntsville in 2024, and the tournament’s future beyond that remains in limbo. Officials of Knight Eady, a full-service event, strategy and creative agency which owned and operated the tournament, confirmed Tuesday the event known first as the Huntsville Championship and [&hellip;]
- [NGF report: Strong summer for golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ngf-report-strong-summer-for-golf/): Heat, rain will determine final numbers Peak golf season is in the rearview mirror. There are fewer daylight hours, temperatures are dipping, leaves are falling, and, in some parts of the country, golf facilities are beginning the process of shutting down until next year. It was a strong summer for golf. The latest national rounds data [&hellip;]
- [Sharks in your irrigation pond? Yep!](https://alabamagolfnews.com/sharks-in-your-irrigation-pond-yep/): Not your ordinary water hazard Florida and its gators have nothing on Australia and a school of sharks that lived in an irrigation pond at a Brisbane-area golf club for almost 17 years, then mysteriously disappeared. The group of sharks – which can also be called a shiver, herd, frenzy or gam of sharks – [&hellip;]
- [Despite competition, Myrtle Beach remains iconic destination](https://alabamagolfnews.com/despite-competition-myrtle-beach-remains-iconic-destination/): With 90 courses, a destination for any budget MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The explosion of golf destinations over the past decade has provided golfers a seemingly endless number of bucket-list options when it comes time to plan that next trip. In the never-ending search to find the right trip, it’s prudent to not overlook Myrtle [&hellip;]
- [Prattville’s Linda Jeffrey falls in semifinals at US Senior Women’s Amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/prattvilles-linda-jeffrey-falls-in-semifinals-at-us-senior-womens-amateur/): Turns heads in first senior championship Prattville’s Linda Jeffrey nearly made the most of her first time playing in the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship at Troon Country Club in Scottsdale, Arizona,this week. Although the 50-year-old Jeffrey fell short of making it to the championship match, she turned plenty of heads in making it all [&hellip;]
- [Alabama wins, Dunlap second at Hamptons Intercollegiate](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-wins-dunlap-second-at-hamptons-intercollegiate/): &#8216;A lot of milkshakes for us on the way home&#8217; EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. – All five Alabama starters finished inside the top-20 to lead the No. 13 Crimson Tide men&#8217;s golf team to the Hamptons Intercollegiate championship Tuesday afternoon at the Maidstone Golf Club. The Tide claimed the title with a 24-under par 840 (285-272-283), [&hellip;]
- [Nick Dunlap goes low with school-record 60](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nick-dunlap-goes-low-with-school-record-60/): Sets Tide 36-hole record score against par EAST HAMPTONS, N.Y. – Alabama golfer Nick Dunlap carded a record-setting round of 12-under par 60 in Monday&#8217;s second round to help lead the Crimson Tide to a 36-hole clubhouse lead at the Hamptons Intercollegiate. The Tide entered Tuesday&#8217;s final round of the event with a four-stroke advantage at 19-under par [&hellip;]
- [Florence's Phil Grimes shoots golf's magic number](https://alabamagolfnews.com/florences-phil-grimes-shoots-golfs-magic-number/): Round of 59 carded at Blackberry Trail As Phil Grimes continued to pile birdie upon birdie during his Aug. 26 round at Blackberry Trail Golf Course in Florence, Alabama, playing partners David Corl and Chris Rinehard remained eerily silent. Kinda like somebody pitching a no-hitter. Only in this case, the 64-year-old Grimes was chasing golf [&hellip;]
- [Golf Course Supply: No boom, but better](https://alabamagolfnews.com/national-golf-foundation-finds-golf-course-supply-no-boom-but-better/): Renovations, short courses fuel growth There’s an impression not much development is happening in golf. It’s clearly not the case. The National Golf Foundation finds that course designers are busy with hundreds of renovations and course resurrections (where a previously closed course is brought back to life) along with a smattering of new courses. Add to that [&hellip;]
- [RTJ Ross Bridge set to reopen Oct. 13](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rtj-ross-bridge-set-to-reopen-oct-13/): The &#8216;Wow factor&#8217; has been enhanced BIRMINGHAM – The wait is about over. Ross Bridge, considered to be the flagship course of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, will reopen Oct. 13. The course, closed for more than a year after a misapplication of a chemical killed most of the greens, has undergone extensive renovations [&hellip;]
- [Birmingham’s Schremmer is AGA girls junior player of the year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/birminghams-scarlett-schremmer-is-aga-girls-junior-player-of-the-year/): She has committed to the University of Miami HOOVER – Alabama Girls State champion Scarlett Schremmer of Birmingham is the Alabama Golf Association’s Junior Girls Player of the Year. Although the state girls was Schremmer’s only victory of the year, her consistent performance in all tournaments earned her enough points to grab player of the [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Watts heads AGA All-State boys team](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-tyler-watts-heads-aga-all-state-boys-team/): The next generation is here HOOVER – Grissom High School junior Tyler Watts is the Alabama Golf Association’s Junior Boys Player of the Year. Watts won twice – including the Alabama State Amateur and the Southern Junior Championship to cement his player of the year status. The boys all-state teams are selected based on the [&hellip;]
- [At 57 Yergey has ‘had a blast’ as Boatwright intern](https://alabamagolfnews.com/at-57-karl-yergey-has-had-a-blast-as-boatwright-intern/): After a teaching career, a pivot to golf BIRMINGHAM – These days Karl Yergey sits alone in the room affectionately known as “The Attic” in the offices of the Alabama Golf Association. His four fellow USGA P.J. Boatwright interns are gone – back to school or on to other jobs. On this late August day, [&hellip;]
- [Sargent, Dunlap help US to Walker Cup win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/sargent-dunlap-help-us-to-walker-cup-win/): The two Alabamians are clutch on Day 2 With a pair of Alabamians on the team, the United States won the 49th Walker Cup, defeating Great Britain and Ireland 14½-11½ at St Andrews on Sunday The Americans rekindled memories of their last win as visitors at Royal Liverpool in 2019 with another stunning second-day singles [&hellip;]
- [The Ledges’ Craig Bocking earns PGA Master Professional status](https://alabamagolfnews.com/craig-bocking-of-the-ledges-earns-pga-master-professional-status/): He joins an elite corps of PGA members HUNTSVILLE – Craig Bocking loves to learn and he loves to teach. Combining those two traits along with a lot of hard work over the last 10-plus years and the director of instruction at The Ledges achieved a milestone in his golf career recently when he earned [&hellip;]
- [Road trip to Park Mammoth won’t disappoint](https://alabamagolfnews.com/road-trip-to-park-mammoth-wont-disappoint/): Kentucky course was inspird by Sweetens Cove PARK CITY, Ky. – Who doesn’t love a road trip to a relatively unknown golf course that blows away your expectations? What if the trip is not very far from north Alabama, straight up I-65 to Bowling Green, Kentucky, and then a little east? And, know that Park [&hellip;]
- [Alabama notebook: Epson Tour is on its way to Alabama](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-notebook-epson-tour-is-on-its-way-to-alabama/): AGA golf trip to Ireland in the works The Guardian Championship Epson Tour event is still looking for volunteers to help at the 54-hole tournament on the Senator course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Capitol Hill in Prattville. The tournament is scheduled for Sept. 15-17. Maria Torres is the defending champion, while Huntsville [&hellip;]
- [World's biggest amateur event to be held in Myrtle Beach](https://alabamagolfnews.com/worlds-biggest-amateur-event-to-be-held-in-myrtle-beach/): Tourney features &#8216;World&#8217;s Largest 19th Hole&#8217; Myrtle Beach is preparing for an anniversary of the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach World Amateur Handicap Championship – a flighted event with 3,260 players from all 50 states and 17 countries. The 40th annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship, a 72-hole, net stroke play event, will be played Aug. 28-Sept. 1 along [&hellip;]
- [Birmingham’s Sargent earns McCormack Medal at top amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/birminghams-sargent-earns-mccormack-medal-at-top-amateur/): Will play on Walker Cup team next week Birmingham’s Gordon Sargent has added another honor to his growing list of amateur golf achievements. Sargent, a junior at Vanderblit University, was announced as the winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the leading man in the 2023 World Amateur Golf Ranking. The McCormack Medal winner [&hellip;]
- [Auburn-Opelika's Pines Crossing on track for November opening](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-opelikas-pines-crossing-on-track-for-november-opening/): Aging Indian PInes course needed a facelift AUBURN – One of Auburn-Opelika’s iconic public golf courses is on track to reopen in early November with a new name and a new look. According to course general manager Fred Holton, the newly named Pines Crossing remains on schedule for an early November opening, approximately 11 months [&hellip;]
- [History making win for Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap](https://alabamagolfnews.com/history-making-win-for-huntsvilles-nick-dunlap/): Joins Tiger Woods in rare feat Nick Dunlap put himself in some rarefied air Sunday afternoon by winning the U.S. Amateur Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver. Dunlap, a rising sophomore at the University of Alabama and Huntsville native,  capped off a summer to remember with a 4&amp;3 win over Neal Shipley of [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Dunlap chasing history, US Am title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-dunlap-chasing-history-us-am-title/): Plays 36 holes Sunday for U.S. Am title. Since the spring of 2021, Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap, 19, has amassed a 29-2 record in match-play competition. That includes a 6-0 mark on the way to the 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur title, and five victories this week at Cherry Hills Country Club. On Sunday, Dunlap will seek [&hellip;]
- [Alabama’s Dunlap, Auburn’s Butler reach US Am semifinals](https://alabamagolfnews.com/labamas-dunlap-auburns-butler-reach-us-am-semifinals/): Dunlap faces Florida&#8217;s Parker Bell Anything and everything can happen when it comes to Alabama and Auburn getting together on a playing field. Auburn famously returned a missed field goal to stun the Crimson Tide in what is now known as the Kick-Six Iron Bowl game in 2013. Eight years later, Alabama quarterback Bryce Young [&hellip;]
- [Dunlap wins twice, reaches US Am quarters](https://alabamagolfnews.com/dunlap-wins-twice-reaches-us-am-quarters/): Wins handily in rounds of 32, 16 Nick Dunlap’s quest for another USGA championship continued Thursday with a pair of wins at the U.S. Men’s Amateur Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver. Dunlap, of Huntsville, easily advanced to the quarterfinals later Thursday afternoon when he disposed of Bowen Mauss 5&amp;3. Next up is [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Dunlap edges Sargent in epic match at US Am](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-dunlap-edges-sargent-in-epic-match-at-us-am/): Marquee match had large gallery In a match that could just as easily have been for the championship of the U.S .Amateur Championship, Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap took out Birmingham’s Gordon Sargent in the Round of 64 on Wednesday. Dunlap advances to Round of 16 UPDATE: Early Thursday afternoon Nick Dunlap defeated Connor Jones of Denver [&hellip;]
- [Myrtle Beach’s Long Bay GC reopens with new greens](https://alabamagolfnews.com/long-bay-gc-in-myrtle-beach-reopens-with-new-greens/): Tifeagle surfaces offer faster, truer rolls MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Long Bay Golf Club, a Jack Nicklaus design that is one of the Myrtle Beach area’s most popular layouts, reopened August 14 following a comprehensive greens restoration project. Founders Group International, Long Bay’s parent company, closed the course on May 17 for an effort highlighted [&hellip;]
- [Auburn’s Megan Schofill wins US Women’s Am](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburns-megan-schofill-wins-us-womens-am/): Led after morning 18 and never let up Auburn University has another national championship – only this time it is women’s golf. Auburn graduate student Megan Schofill took the 2023 US Women’s Amateur title Sunday at Bel-Air Country Club in California, winning 4-and-3 over longtime friend and Southeastern Conference rival Latanna Stone. Schofill closed out [&hellip;]
- [Now a family man, Florence’s Alexander heads to US Am](https://alabamagolfnews.com/now-a-family-man-florences-trent-alexander-heads-to-us-am/): Add Your Heading Text Here FLORENCE – Trent Alexander admits he doesn’t play golf as much as he used to now that he has joined the real world after college, but the 30-year-old Florence native makes the most of his limited time. His practice sessions are shorter, but says he works smarter. His course management [&hellip;]
- [RTJ Golf Trail’s Ross Bridge course on target for October reopening](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rtj-golf-trails-ross-bridge-course-on-target-for-october-reopening/): Ultra Dwarf replaces bentgrass greens HOOVER – Ross Bridge, the flagship course of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, is on schedule to reopen in October, trail officials said recently Mike Beverly, president of SunBelt Golf which oversees the trail, said the renovation process has gone smoothly and everything points to a mid-October opening. “We [&hellip;]
- [Tom Lehman renovates Minnesota resort's courses](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tom-lehman-renovates-minnesota-resorts-courses/): Championship golf in the North Woods When Minnesota native Tom Lehman hit the ceremonial first drive on the Cragun Resort&#8217;s Lehman Course, a band struck up the Golden Gopher fight song. The resort on Gull Lake in Brainerd, Minnesota, now has two Lehman-renovated 18-hole courses – one of which will host a PGA Tour Canada [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Dunlap named to USA Walker Cup squad](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-dunlap-named-to-usa-walker-cup-squad/): Joins fellow Alabamian Gordon Sargent Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap continues to add to an already impeccable amateur resume. On Monday, the rising sophomore at the University of Alabama earned another honor when he was named to the 2023 USA Walker Cup Team by the USGA. Caleb Surratt, 19, of Indian Trail, North Carolina, also was named [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink named vice captain for U.S. Ryder Cup team](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-named-vice-captain-for-u-s-ryder-cup-team/): 50-year-old surpised by invitation Alabama native Stewart Cink has won eight times on the PGA Tour, including the 2009 Open Championship. His resume includes playing on five U.S. Ryder Cup teams and four U.S. Presidents Cup teams. On Monday, he added another first in his career – Ryder Cup vice captain for the 2023 U.S. [&hellip;]
- [Ardmore’s Lee Hodges breaks through for 1st Tour win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ardmores-lee-hodges-breaks-through-for-1st-tour-win/): Holds off seasoned PGA Tour veterans Sitting on a five-shot lead with 18 holes to play at the 3M Open, Ardmore native and Athens resident Lee Hodges said he wasn’t going to stress out overnight and vowed to remain aggressive despite the sizeable advantage. Hodges did both – he said he slept “like a baby” [&hellip;]
- [Ardmore’s Lee Hodges on brink of 1st PGA Tour win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ardmores-lee-hodges-on-brink-of-1st-pga-tour-win/): Holds 5-shot lead going into Sunday Just when things we looking a little bit dicey Saturday, Ardmore’s Lee Hodges found his putting stroke and with it, a five-shot lead heading into the final round of the 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota. Lee Hodges, who plays and lives at Canebrake in Athens, is trying to go [&hellip;]
- [Mobile’s Michael Crocker, Drew Mathers claim tournament titles](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mobiles-michael-crocker-drew-mathers-claim-tournament-titles/): Adalyn Pike, Chloe Ruble win women&#8217;s four ball Mobile’s Michael Crocker shot 70 in the final round Thursday to claim a one-shot victory in the Alabama Boys State Junior Championship. Crocker, who led or was tied for the lead through all three rounds of the 54-hole tournament played at Goose Pond Colony’s Lake Course, edged [&hellip;]
- [Two-for-one special? Why not?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/two-for-one-hole-in-one-special-why-not/): Odds of two aces in the same group: 17 million-to-one GUNTERSVILLE – This is a hole-in-one story, although it is not just the average run-of-the-mill hole-in-one story. It might sound a little bit fishy because what happened on No. 5 at Gunter’s Landing Golf Course Monday afternoon is super rare. But I can attest that [&hellip;]
- [Mahlik, Erhart ready to tee it up in US Senior Women’s Open](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mahlik-erhart-ready-to-tee-it-up-in-us-senior-womens-open/): Canebrake Club player is one of two Alabamians in field Ahead of this week’s U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship in Ohio, Theresa Mahlik said she just wants to stay in her own zone. Of course, that is easier said than done for the Madison resident who plays at Canebrake Club in Athens. After all, she’ll [&hellip;]
- [The current state of international golf travel](https://alabamagolfnews.com/the-current-state-of-international-golf-travel/): Unprecedented UK and Irish golf-tour bookings through 2023 What a difference one year makes! Never a truer expression for golf travel to the British Isles. Almost exactly one year ago, Covid-19 quarantine restrictions for entry into the UK were lifted and a very short golf travel season in 2021 remained before the fall and winter [&hellip;]
- [Old Course advance tee times for 2023 to resume on Aug. 24](https://alabamagolfnews.com/old-course-advance-tee-times-to-resume/): Your chance for a tee time next year starts on Aug. 24 The Private Advanced Tee Time ballot system to secure a guaranteed 2023 tee time at the Old Course at St. Andrews, will resume this month following a two-year hiatus. The system, which is the last chance for golfers worldwide to guarantee a tee [&hellip;]
- [On Course Foundation introduces vets to the golf industry](https://alabamagolfnews.com/on-course-foundation-introduces-wounded-vets-to-golf-industry/): Program gives vets skills and confidence upon re-entry to civilian life Especially with its coastal location, Alabama is an important outpost for America’s military with notable bases at Fort Rucker, Fort McClellan, Maxwell-Gunter AFB and Redstone Arsenal. Our state is also remarkable for golf.&nbsp; It’s easy to enjoy rounds at Purcell Farms, Oxmoor Valley, Ross [&hellip;]
- [Canebrake embraces junior golf program](https://alabamagolfnews.com/canebrake-embraces-junior-golf-program/): Lee Hodges has been a boost for the club&#8217;s program ATHENS – One by one, youngsters teed up their golf ball and took a mighty lash at it. Sometimes, they swung and missed. Other times, it took off and went pretty good – a hundred yards or so – as their parents looked on eagerly. [&hellip;]
- [Mobile’s Robby Shelton closes regular KFT season with comeback win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mobiles-robby-shelton-closes-regular-kft-season-with-comeback-win/): Win ensures promotion to PGA Tour next year Mobile native and former University of Alabama golfer Robby Shelton closed out the Korn Ferry Tour finale in style Sunday, using an early eagle in the final round to win the Pinnacle Bank Championship in Omaha, Nebraska. It was the fourth career Korn Ferry Tour win for [&hellip;]
- [June rounds played trend up after slight decline](https://alabamagolfnews.com/june-rounds-played-trend-up-after-slight-decline/): Overall, golf is in a good place In the most recent National Rounds Played Report, Golf Datatech reported rounds played in June were up 2.7 percent over the same month last year. Nice to see, given four of the previous five months ‘comped’ down compared to 2021. Year-to-date, we still trail last year by 5.7 [&hellip;]
- [Don’t overlook Mississippi when it comes to seeking good golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/dont-overlook-mississippi-when-it-comes-to-seeking-good-golf/): Mississippi offers plenty of great golf choices Don’t sleep on Mississippi when it comes to seeking good golf. From north to south and east to west, Mississippi is home to some outstanding courses. A recent trip to the Magnolia State started on the coast in Gulfport with rounds at Windance Golf and Country Club, the [&hellip;]
- [What people are saying about LIV Golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/what-people-are-saying-about-liv-golf/): LIV Golf players&#8217; case against PGA Tour goes to court next week Three LIV Golf players get their day in court next week as they try to reclaim their forfeited spots in the FedEx Playoffs.&nbsp;A federal judge in San Jose, California, will hear a request from LIV Golf players Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Matt [&hellip;]
- [OnCore Golf finds its niche among industry giants](https://alabamagolfnews.com/oncore-golf-finds-its-niche-among-industry-giants/): Start-up thriving using direct-to-consumer sales model What sounded like a good idea at the time has turned out even better than OnCore Golf founders Steve Coulton and Bret Blakely imagined. Coulton and Blakely were just two friends looking for new jobs in 2011. For some reason, they thought getting into the golf industry seemed reasonable [&hellip;]
- [Anniston kid going to US Kids World Championship this week](https://alabamagolfnews.com/anniston-kid-going-to-us-kids-world-championship-this-week/): 7-year-old is driven to compete ANNISTON –&nbsp;Manning Askew had a birthday in early February and the best birthday present a 7-year-old golfer could ever get was waiting for him in the mailbox. That’s the day invitations for the US Kids World Championship went out around the globe and Manning’s was waiting for him when he [&hellip;]
- [Bo Hayes claims Alabama Open in playoff](https://alabamagolfnews.com/bo-hayes-claims-alabama-open-in-playoff/): Pro wins with father on the bag GADSDEN —&nbsp;Bo Hayes drove his cart up the big hill with his father to the Twin Bridges clubhouse after winning the Alabama Open in dramatic fashion Sunday and didn’t mind saying it brought a tear to his eye. The hometown pro birdied No. 18 twice, first to erase [&hellip;]
- [Worried about  the hassle of flying? Maybe the answer is Branson, Missouri](https://alabamagolfnews.com/branson-should-be-your-golf-destination/): One day&#8217;s drive puts you on any one of 10 top-ranked golf courses Canceled flights, interminable delays,&nbsp; lost luggage &#8211; hold on here, maybe there&#8217;s another way to get to that late summer or fall golf getaway. So, let&#8217;s talk about Branson, Missouri. From Birmingham, for example, the overland route to Branson, one of the [&hellip;]
- [Mitchell is Junior Boys champ; Trible-Gorden claim Women’s Four-Ball title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mitchell-is-junior-boys-champ-trible-gorden-claim-womens-four-ball-title/): &#8216;Might have been the best round of golf&#8217; he has seen&#8217; &#8211; Micky Wolfe Trailing Chase Kyes by five shots with 18 holes to play looked to be an uphill climb for Jackson Mitchell going into the final round of the 77th Alabama Boys State Junior Championship Thursday at the Canebrake Club in Athens. And [&hellip;]
- [Pinehurst No. 8 to undergo agronomic remastering](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pinehurst-no-8-to-undergo-agronomic-remastering/): Tom Fazio’s Centennial design to emerge firmer, faster Pinehurst No. 8 closed in June and will reopen in September following a series of agronomic and infrastructure enhancements. Golfers who’ve followed Pinehurst Resort’s arc over the past decade might assume the centennial Fazio design is getting a Sandhills makeover like No. 2 and No. 4 experienced [&hellip;]
- [Changes on the way at Cherokee Ridge, AU Club](https://alabamagolfnews.com/changes-on-the-way-at-cherokee-ridge-au-club/): TifEagle greens replace bentgrass UNION GROVE – Some major changes are on the way at Cherokee Ridge Golf Course and the Auburn University Club. Cherokee Ridge, a semiprivate 18-hole course just south of Huntsville, is converting its greens to TifEagle Bermuda grass. The AU Club course, a private facility in Auburn, is undergoing an extensive [&hellip;]
- [FarmLinks completes bunker renovation project](https://alabamagolfnews.com/farmlinks-completes-bunker-renovation-project/): New bunkers enhance FarmLinks visually and strategically SYLACAUGA – FarmLinks at Pursell Farms, long considered a top-5 golf course in the state, now has pristine bunkers to complement the Michael Hurdzan/Dana Fry design that opened in 2002. Architect Tripp Davis did the design work and Golf Sculptors International did the construction. Although less obvious, mowing [&hellip;]
- [Celebrity tournament benefits Franklin Primary Health Center](https://alabamagolfnews.com/celebrity-tournament-benefits-franklin-primary-health-care/): 25-year-old event returns after 2-year pandemic hiatus MOBILE &#8211; After being on hiatus for two years due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Franklin Primary Health Center is bringing back its Celebrity Golf Tournament for a 25th year. The tournament is scheduled for Aug. 13 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Magnolia Grove facility [&hellip;]
- [Former Alabama golfer Trey Mullinax breaks through for 1st PGA Tour win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/former-alabama-golfer-trey-mullinax-breaks-through-for-1st-pga-tour/): Grinding win gets Trey Mullinax back to golf&#8217;s top tier The last big-time fist pump from Trey Mullinax came way back in 2014 when he was playing for the University of Alabama men’s golf team and he knocked in the putt that clinched the Tide’s most recent national golf championship. With his family and friends [&hellip;]
- [Davidson, Hartwiger claim women’s titles](https://alabamagolfnews.com/davidson-hartwiger-claim-womens-titles/): Oneonta&#8217;s Will Patrick qualifies for U.S. Amateur Molly Brown Davidson notched her second tournament title, capturing the Alabama Women’s State Amateur Championship last week at Mountain Brook Country Club. Davidson, a rising sophomore at Hewitt-Trussville High School, qualified as the No. 5 seed with a 73. She proceeded to win four straight matches to win [&hellip;]
- [For Chris Biggins, US Adaptive Open is a game-changer](https://alabamagolfnews.com/for-chris-biggins-u-s-adaptive-open-is-a-game-changer/): Cerebral Palsy doesn&#8217;t hold back US Adaptive Open competitor BIRMINGHAM – Baseball’s loss was golf’s gain – at least that’s the way Chris Biggins these days reflects on his life in high school. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was 11 months old, Biggins has spent a lifetime playing one sport or another. Not only [&hellip;]
- [Visual impairment doesn’t keep Orange Beach’s Joe McCarron down](https://alabamagolfnews.com/visual-impairment-doesnt-keep-orange-beachs-joe-mccarron-down/): Making history at the first U.S. Adaptive Open ORANGE BEACH – Joe McCarron can still feel a good shot these days; he just can’t see them very well. Diagnosed with a retinal degenerative disease called Stargardt Disease nearly 40 -years ago, the 59-year-old Orange Beach resident never lost his love of golf. But as his [&hellip;]
- [Destination Kohler planning another golf course?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/destination-kohler-planning-another-course/): Land swap subject of conservation group&#8217;s legal challenge A lawsuit over public land use near Sheboygan, Wisconsin, suggests that Destination Kohler plans another golf course on the western shore of Lake Michigan. A conservation group is suing to block a land swap proposed by the Wisconsin of Natural Resources to allow the Kohler Co. to [&hellip;]
- [Disney's Magnolia Course gets partial redesign](https://alabamagolfnews.com/disneys-magnolia-course-gets-partial-redesign/): 50-year-old Walt Disney World course to reopen in the fall Walt Disney World will reroute four holes of its 18-hole Magnolia Course and re-grass all 18 greens in the most significant renovation in the course’s 50-year history. The project is being undertaken by One Club Limited of Hong Kong, which has previously worked with Arnold [&hellip;]
- [Morard wins 3rd-straight State Women’s Stroke play title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/morard-wins-3rd-straight-state-womens-stroke-play-title/): Ehrhart wins Senior Amateur Championship MONTGOMERY – Michaela Morard of Huntsville turned the 32nd Alabama Women’s Stroke Play Championship into a runaway win at Wynlakes Golf and Country Club. Morard, coming off a strong season at the University of Southern California, shot 70 in the final round of the 54-hole women&#8217;s stroke play event to [&hellip;]
- [Wolfe, Pike nab 13 & Under titles](https://alabamagolfnews.com/wolfe-pike-nab-aga-13-under-titles/): 4-under 66 takes 13 &amp; under girls title Samuel Wolfe of Harvest won the 3rd Alabama State Boys 13 &amp; Under Junior Championship. He shot 3-under 67 in the final round of the AGA event and finished at 6-under 134 for the tournament played at Highland Park. “I hit my driver really well, the fairways [&hellip;]
- [Can’t keep Lake Charles down](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cant-keep-lake-charles-down/): SW Louisiana returns to normalcy after Covid, hurricanes, flooding LAKE CHARLES, La. – When Curtis Luck launched the opening tee shot of the Lake Charles Championship Korn Ferry Tour event in late March, city and region officials could finally exhale and maybe even take a moment to smile. That first tee shot was a clear [&hellip;]
- [Club Champion wants you](https://alabamagolfnews.com/club-champion-wants-you/): Fast-growing clubfitter now hiring WILLOWBROOK, Ill. – New careers and work opportunities in the golf industry are now available at Club Champion. The nation’s top golf club fitter and builder is looking to fill new positions in its Willowbrook, Illinois and Tempe, Arizona warehouses, as well as their stores nationwide. Having recently opened its 100th [&hellip;]
- [Father’s Day Gift Guide, Part II](https://alabamagolfnews.com/fathers-day-gift-guide-part-ii/): From apparel to golf memberships to vacations, it&#8217;s in our gift guide Maybe your dad has all the equipment he really needs. That’s OK, too, because here&#8217;s a gift guide that has some other great items that he’s sure to love. So, let&#8217;s get to it. TRUE linkswear, the golf shoe you can wear all [&hellip;]
- [Mobile’s Robbie Shelton claims Korn Ferry Tour win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mobiles-robbie-shelton-claims-korn-ferry-tour-win/): Robbie Shelton: On the road to reclaiming PGA Tour card Robbie Shelton has had a taste of the PGA Tour good life, and on Sunday he took a major step toward getting back out there. Shelton, a Mobile native and Birmingham resident, made par on the second playoff hole to edge Ben Griffin for a [&hellip;]
- [LIV Golf players: Remember who helped get you to the top](https://alabamagolfnews.com/liv-golf-players-remember-who-helped-get-you-to-the-top/): Turning their backs on The Tour, on us Where do we stand on LIV Golf? We stand with the people who made golf into the sport it is today and – spoiler alert – they’re not the Greg Normans, Phil Mickelsons or Dustin Johnsons of the world. We stand with the people who organize golf [&hellip;]
- [Newton wins men’s state am; Davidson is girls champ](https://alabamagolfnews.com/connor-newton-wins-mens-state-am-davidson-is-girls-champ/): Wins title on 2nd playoff hole Connor Newton of Auburn birdied the second playoff hole to defeat Max Johnson to win the 106th Alabama State Amateur Champion. He fired a 13-under 271 overall to sit atop the leaderboard, posting 4-under 67 for the final round. The tournament was played at Bent Brook Golf Course in [&hellip;]
- [How Lee Trevino found his way to the PGA Tour](https://alabamagolfnews.com/how-lee-trevino-found-his-way-to-the-pga-tour/): His route included a stop at an El Paso money game It was either 1988 or 1989. I had ridden up from Washington, D.C., where I was working as a newspaper reporter, to play in a shotgun scramble sponsored by a Pittsburgh bar frequented by friends and family. I had bungeed my putter to the [&hellip;]
- [USGA breaks ground on Pinehurst campus](https://alabamagolfnews.com/usga-breaks-ground-on-pinehurst-campus/): Museum, testing center to be built at Pinehurst The USGA broke ground Monday on its new campus at the Pinehurst Resort that will include a museum, equipment testing center, golf shop and two areas aimed to increase awareness of golf&#8217;s role in nature. The campus will include two buildings located near the Pinehurst Resort &amp; [&hellip;]
- [Bart Bryant killed in Florida car crash](https://alabamagolfnews.com/bart-bryant-killed-in-florida-car-crash/): Three-time Tour winner&#8217;s SUV was rear-ended at high speed Bart Bryant, who won three times on the PGA Tour, was killed in a Florida car crash in which his stopped car was rear-ended by a pickup truck. Bryant, 59, and his wife were stopped in a line of traffic on a two-lane road in central [&hellip;]
- [2022 Father’s Day Golf Gift Guide, Part 1](https://alabamagolfnews.com/2022-fathers-day-golf-gift-guide-part-1/): Plenty of gift options for the golfer in your life With the onset of a new golf year comes the insatiable desire for new gear. We’ve all dealt with supply chain issues and long lead times for ordering clubs, balls, apparel and just about any sort of golf gear. To get ahead of the game, [&hellip;]
- [Gordon Sargent wins NCAA golf; Auburn fails to reach match play](https://alabamagolfnews.com/sargent-wins-ncaa-golf-auburn-fails-to-reach-match-play/): Only the second Commodore to win an Individual title For the second time in Vanderbilt Athletics history, a Commodore has won an individual national title. Gordon Sargent&nbsp;won a four-man playoff Monday at the Grayhawk Golf Club to claim the national title. The freshman birdied the par-4 18th hole to beat Parker Coody of Texas, Ryan [&hellip;]
- [Pryce Holcombe returns to spotlight at Special Olympics USA Games](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pryce-holcombe-returns-to-spotlight-at-special-olympics-usa-games/): Son of Turtle Point pro practices harder than just about anyone KILLEN – Pryce Holcombe has a smile that is infectious. His confidence is unwavering. His joy for playing golf is unsurpassed. How many other players do you know who can stand on a practice range for hours on end and hit balls without taking [&hellip;]
- [Goose Pond Lake Course closing for greens renovations](https://alabamagolfnews.com/goose-pond-lake-course-closing-for-greens-renovations/): Practice facilities also will be expanded SCOTTSBORO – The Goose Pond Lake Course, one of north Alabama’s popular public golf courses, is closing for several months to get a greens makeover. The Lake Course, which in the past has hosted numerous Alabama Golf Association events, will close May 31 to replace its current greens with [&hellip;]
- [Auburn women’s NCAA title run ends in semifinals](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-womens-ncaa-title-run-ends-in-semifinals/): Tigers fall to No. 1 seed Stanford The Auburn women’s golf team’s postseason run at a national championship came to a close Tuesday in the Arizona desert. After finishing fifth in the stroke play portion of the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship and qualifying as the No. 5 seed for match play, the Tigers topped UCLA [&hellip;]
- [Jacksonville State’s James Hobbs retires, seeks new golf coaches](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jacksonville-states-james-hobbs-retires-seeks-new-golf-coaches/): Hobbs notched 16 Division I NCAA appearances JACKSONVILLE &#8211; For the first time in 40 years, Jacksonville State University is looking for a golf coach. Two, actually, as the joint position held by retiring James Hobbs is being split into two separate positions. Hobbs, a member of the school’s athletics hall of fame, is retiring [&hellip;]
- [Fairhope’s Nelson birdies his way to State Senior title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/fairhopes-nelson-birdies-his-way-to-state-amateur-senior-title/): 8 birdies in final round overcomes 3-shot deficit GADSDEN – Robert Nelson came into the final round of the 25th Alabama State Senior Amateur Championship on Sunday three shots off the lead being held by two players. When the day was over Nelson, of Fairhope, owned the championship trophy at Gadsden Country Club. Nelson used [&hellip;]
- [Biggins, McCarron to represent Alabama in US Adaptive Open](https://alabamagolfnews.com/biggins-mccarron-to-represent-alabama-in-u-s-adaptive-open/): Full field for championship for disabled golfers The USGA has set the full field for the inaugural US Adaptive Open – a new national championship that will showcase the world’s best golfers with disabilities on Pinehurst No. 6 July 18-20, and Alabama will be represented by two players in the field. Birmingham’s Chris Biggins and [&hellip;]
- [Alexa: your personal caddie or spy?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alexa-your-personal-caddie-or-spy/): Are you getting the feeling Alexa knows too damned much? Alexa died last week. Or, should I say it— she?— stopped functioning. Is this a blessing or a curse? Over the past few years I’ve come to rely on her to keep my shopping lists, report on the weather, or serve up some Queen music [&hellip;]
- [Auburn qualifies for NCAA Men’s National Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-qualifies-for-ncaa-mens-national-championship/): Sophomore J.M. Butler notches third-place individual finish The Auburn men’s golf team is in the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2019. The Tigers easily made it through the Norman Regional with a second-place finish behind No. 1 seed Oklahoma. It’s the 25th time in school history and ninth time in coach Nick Clinard’s [&hellip;]
- [Shoal Creek, Bent Brook to host 2023 PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/shoal-creek-bent-brook-to-host-2023-pga-works-collegiate-championship/): &#8216;Beyond the Green,&#8217; the PGA&#8217;s jobs expo, also coming to Birmingham in 2023 FRISCO, Texas&nbsp;– Shoal Creek Club and Bent Brook Golf Course will host the 2023&nbsp;PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship next May 8-10, the PGA ofAmerica announced Tuesday. The PWCC, the most culturally significant championship in collegiate golf, features Historically Black Colleges and Universities and [&hellip;]
- [UMS-Wright, Mountain Brook continue boys dominance](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ums-wright-mountain-brook-continue-boys-dominance/): Haleyville boys win first state title HUNTSVILLE&nbsp;– Two of Alabama’s boys state powerhouse golf teams continued their domination at the AHSAA state championship Tuesday. UMS-Wright claimed the 26th state title in school history by winning the Class 5A title, while Mountain Brook took home its 11th title in Class 6A. Perhaps the biggest surprise came [&hellip;]
- [Alabama, Auburn women’s team advance to NCAA national golf tourney](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-auburn-womens-team-advance-to-ncaa-national-golf-tourney/): Lots of SEC representation at next week&#8217;s Division I championship in Scottsdale The women’s golf teams at the University of Alabama and Auburn University are headed to the upcoming NCAA national women’s golf championship. Alabama survived the Franklin Regional, while Auburn made it through the Stillwater Regional. Also, another familiar face in Alabama golf will [&hellip;]
- [Willy Wilcox on the comeback trail](https://alabamagolfnews.com/willy-wilcox-on-the-comeback-trail/): Former PGA Tour player comes back from addiction Ask Willy Wilcox how he’s doing these days and he’ll give you a frank assessment of his life to this point. “A hell of a lot better” than it was, he says. For the longest time and up to about nine months ago, his life was a [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Brad Story’s caddie story continues in Tennessee](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-brad-story-caddie-story-continues-in-tennessee/): Coming off a win looping for Australian Harrison Endycott COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. – The second chapter of Brad Story and Harrison Endycott’s most excellent adventure is still being written at The Grove just south of Nashville. Whether there is a third chapter next week in Knoxville remains to be seen, but Endycott has continued his [&hellip;]
- [Boys field set for AHSAA state golf tournament at Hampton Cove](https://alabamagolfnews.com/boys-field-set-for-ahsaa-boys-state-golf-tournament-at-hampton-cove/): Vestavia Hills, Auburn, Enterprise and Hoover in boys&#8217; 7A state championship Vestavia Hills, Auburn, Enterprise and Hoover high schools head up a strong Class 7A field to highlight the annual Alabama High School Athletic Association’s boys state golf tournament May 9-10 in Huntsville. Vestavia Hills and Hoover emerged from the North sub-state tournament, while Auburn [&hellip;]
- [Alabama high school girls state tourney field set](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-high-school-girls-state-tourney-field-set/): Class 7A girls&#8217; state tourney field shows depth The four teams and several individuals competing for spots in next week’s Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Class 7A state tournament put on quite a show Tuesday at the Timberline Golf Course in Calera. Just three shots separated all four teams, with Spain Park and Huntsville tying [&hellip;]
- [A Cinderella Story at the Huntsville Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/a-cinderella-story-for-brad-story-at-the-huntsville-championship/): Brad Story steps up to caddie for winner Harrison Endycott HUNTSVILLE – Harrison Endycott came to the Huntsville Championship without a professional victory and without a caddie. He picked up Brad Story, the director of golf at nearby Huntsville Country Club, as his caddie for the week and on Sunday he celebrated his first victory. [&hellip;]
- [Alabama player Wilson Furr makes most of sponsor exemption](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-player-wilson-furr-makes-most-of-sponsor-exemption/): Finishes 31st in front of hometown crowd HUNTSVILLE – Sponsor exemptions are not easy to acquire on the Korn Ferry Tour. For the Huntsville Championship there were five awarded– two unrestricted, two restricted and one given by the Korn Ferry Tour. Former University of Alabama golfer Wilson Furr, who is in his first year playing [&hellip;]
- [Aussie Harrison Endycott can end frustrating season at Huntsville Classic](https://alabamagolfnews.com/aussie-harrison-endycott-can-end-frustrating-season-at-huntsville-classic/): Heads into Sunday with a comfortable lead HUNTSVILLE – Harrison Endycott planned on relaxing Saturday night after taking a five-shot lead through three rounds at the Huntsville Championship Korn Ferry Tour event.With a five-shot lead after three rounds, getting to sleep shouldn’t be much of a problem. Endycott, of Sydney, Australia, shot a bogey-free 6-under [&hellip;]
- [Mobile’s Robby Shelton climbing out of his ‘rabbit hole’](https://alabamagolfnews.com/robby-shelton-climbing-out-of-rabbit-hole/): Alabama pro working his way back to PGA Tour HUNTSVILLE – Robby Shelton is only 26 years old, but he seemingly has been making golf news in Alabama forever. The former St. Paul’s High School (Mobile) and University of Alabama standout, Shelton has shuttled between the Korn Ferry Tour and the PGA Tour for the [&hellip;]
- [A brisk walking pace adds years to your life](https://alabamagolfnews.com/a-brisk-walking-pace-adds-years-to-your-life/): Walking also speeds up play Do you want to speed up the pace of play and add years to your life? Well, researchers at the University of Leicester in Great Britain have found that a brisk waking pace allows golfers to do just that. In a study of over 400,000 adult U.K. participants, researchers found [&hellip;]
- [Rogersville’s Conner Godsey grinding toward PGA Tour goal](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rogersvilles-to-compete-in-huntsville-championship/): His appearance at Huntsville Championship is a homecoming of sorts This week’s Huntsville Championship Korn Ferry Tour event isn’t an actual home game for Rogersville native Conner Godsey, but it will sure have a feel of being home about it. Godsey, in his second stint on the Korn Ferry Tour after regaining his status thanks [&hellip;]
- [New ownership returning Limestone Springs to past glory](https://alabamagolfnews.com/limestone-springs-returning-to-past-glory/): Alabama&#8217;s former No. 1-ranked course being restored ONEONTA, Ala. – When it opened in 1999, Limestone Springs Golf Club immediately climbed to the top of the list of must-play golf courses in Alabama. The par-72 Jerry Pate design, set against a scenic backdrop of the southern tip of the Appalachian Mountains, quickly ascended to the [&hellip;]
- [Is Golf Coming Up Short?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/the-short-course-is-golf-coming-up-short/): Understanding the U.S. short course movement Are we in the midst of a short-course movement in golf? The attention given to certain new Par 3 layouts can make it seem that way. Last year, six of the 19 course openings were par 3s, among them the Staple Course at PGA National Resort &amp; Spa in [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink looks to jumpstart season at RBC Heritage](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-looks-to-jumpstart-season-at-rbc-heritage-2/): Heads to Harbour Town as two-time defending champion If there&#8217;s one tournament or golf course conducive to Stewart Cink jumpstarting the remainder of his PGA Tour season, it’s the RBC Heritage and Harbour Town Golf Links. For the third time in his now 25-year career on Tour, the former Florence, Alabama resident comes into the [&hellip;]
- [Conner Godsey, Mia Hamm win Hootie & the Blowfish Tourney](https://alabamagolfnews.com/conner-godsey-mia-hamm-win-hootie-the-blowfish-tourney/): Scorecard playoff decides the winner of Monday After the Masters Event NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. &#8211; A team led by Conner Godsey and women’s soccer star Mia Hamm won a scorecard playoff to capture the 2022 Hootie &amp; the Blowfish post-Masters pro-am. Golfer Keenan Huskey and musician Preston Pohl captained a squad that equaled the [&hellip;]
- [Shoal Creek to host AGA Men’s, Women’s state amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/shoal-creek-to-aga-mens-womens-state-amateur/): All events at Shoal Creek will be walking-only HOOVER – One of Alabama’s iconic golf courses is set to host two of the Alabama Golf Association&#8217;s premier events in the near future. The Alabama Golf Association announced this week that Shoal Creek in Birmingham, will host the 108th&nbsp;Alabama State Amateur Championship from June 5-8, 2024, [&hellip;]
- [Augusta National, Masters special to players](https://alabamagolfnews.com/augusta-national-the-masters-special-to-players/): Augusta National: A place like no other The phrase “A tradition unlike any other” is an accurate statement regarding The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. But it isn’t just the patrons, the fans watching on TV or media members covering the event who feel that way. Players share those sentiments as well. [&hellip;]
- [Mack, Sargent reap SEC weekly honors](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mack-sargent-reap-sec-weekly-honors/): Two with Alabama ties earn Player of the Week honors A University of Alabama women’s golfer and a Vanderbilt men’s player with ties to Alabama racked up Player of the Week honors in the Southeastern Conference this week Alabama’s Polly Mack, a senior from Berlin, Germany, was named SEC Women’s Player of the Week after [&hellip;]
- [Two Alabamians to compete in Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals](https://alabamagolfnews.com/two-alabamians-to-compete-in-drive-chip-putt-national-finals/): West Point’s Sutter, Mountain Brook’s Rice head to Augusta National Golf’s biggest names are set to tee it up next week at Augusta National for the annual playing of The Masters. Before Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy and possibly even Tiger Woods make their way to the first tee, the famed course will host the Augusta [&hellip;]
- [Hudson, Lell named AGA’s Joe H. King award winners](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hudson-lell-named-agas-joe-h-king-award-winners/): Lell: &#8216;I am both honored and humbled&#8217; HOOVER – The Alabama Golf Association honored its award winners for 2021 and also conducted its annual board of directors meeting at a luncheon held at the Country Club of Birmingham. &nbsp;The AGA announced the Joe H. King Award, the Sadie Roberts Volunteer of the Year winners, along [&hellip;]
- [Oxford’s Cider Ridge GC replacing bentgrass greens](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cider-ridge-gc-replacing-bentgrass-greens/): Change will affect how approach shots behave OXFORD – Cider Ridge Golf Club has been the only course in Calhoun County – and one of the only public-access courses in the eastern part of Alabama – where players putt on bentgrass greens. It’s a distinction the course’s operators over the years have worn as a [&hellip;]
- [American Society of Golf Course Architects announces hole-design contest for kids](https://alabamagolfnews.com/american-society-of-golf-architects-announces-kids-contest/): Anything goes: from whimsical to serious It’s time to let your golf imagination run a little bit wild. Children ages 17 and under can win some cool stuff from the American Society of Golf Course Architects simply by designing a golf hole. Continuing a program first introduced during the COVID shutdown of 2020, the American [&hellip;]
- ['Golf's Greatest Holes' available on demand](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golfs-greatest-holes-available-on-demand/): On-demand series highlights the best of Ireland Fans of great golf architecture are in for a treat as&nbsp; &#8220;Golf&#8217;s Greatest Holes,&#8221; a new video series hosted by Irishman Paul McGinley debuts on NBC&#8217;s Golf Pass, features the best golf holes in Ireland. The series co-hosted by McGinley, a former Ryder Cup captain, and British sports [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Golf Association sets 2022 tournament schedule](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-association-sets-2022-tournament-schedule/): This year&#8217;s event schedule spans the state The Alabama Golf Association staff is about to get busy. The AGA will work a total of 26 tournaments stretching from Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club, Canebrake Club and the RTJ Golf Trail at Hampton Cove in the north all the way to The Lakewood Club and [&hellip;]
- [Wynlakes to host U.S. Senior Open qualifier](https://alabamagolfnews.com/wynlakes-to-host-u-s-senior-open-qualifier/): A labama venue a stop on path to US Senior Open Wynlakes Golf and Country Club in Montgomery will be the site on May 12 for the only Alabama qualifier for the US Senior Open at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The event is open to golfers 50 or older who have a [&hellip;]
- [Alabama’s Canon Claycomb leads Tide to 2<sup>nd</sup>-place finish](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabamas-canon-claycomb-leads-tide-to-2nd-place-finish/): AGN report Siti Shaari leads South Alabama to win The University of Alabama’s Canon Claycomb won a college tournament for the first time earlier this week, shooting a career-low 14-under par 202 to win the Watersound Invitational at the Shark’s Tooth Golf Course. Claycomb’s win sparked the Crimson Tide to a second-place finish at 10-under 854. [&hellip;]
- [TopTracer technology highlights new practice facility near Florence](https://alabamagolfnews.com/toptracer-technology-highlights-new-practice-facility-near-florence/): Idea for a small range grew and grew What started out as a plan to build a four-acre golf practice facility quickly morphed into a full-scale entertainment venue along with golf instruction and TopTracer technology in the tiny north Alabama community of Greenhill. The target date for Wohali Golf, a multi-purpose golf practice facility spread [&hellip;]
- [Tour pros should turn their backs on Saudi Super Golf League](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tour-pros-should-turn-their-backs-on-saudi-super-golf-league/): Will they ruin their reputations associating with the new tour? For those PGA Tour pros who think they’re making the right move jumping to the new Saudi Super Golf League, here are a couple questions: When was the last time a hit team sent from the PGA Tour office murdered a Washington Post journalist, cut [&hellip;]
- [Brandt Snedeker: Say no to fledgling Saudi Tour](https://alabamagolfnews.com/brandt-snedeker-just-say-no-to-saudi-tour/): Nashville’s Brandt Snedeker doesn’t want any part of new Saudi-backed golf tour COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. – Don’t hold your breath waiting for Brandt Snedeker to announce he&#8217;s going to jump ship from the PGA Tour to the fledgling Saudi-backed Super Golf League. Brandt Snedeker, a nine-time Tour winner, said Wednesday in no uncertain terms he [&hellip;]
- [Streamsong to add a 4th golf course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/streamsong-to-add-a-4th-golf-course/): Coore-Crenshaw to build short course near Streamsong lodge Streamsong Resort in Florida announced the addition of a fourth golf course that will be designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. The architects, who designed the resort&#8217;s Red course, will partner with the Mosaic Company to add a new short course a short walk from the [&hellip;]
- [Can't-miss baked Superbowl Buffalo chicken wings](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cant-miss-baked-superbowl-buffalo-chicken-wings/): Easy no-deep-fry recipe for Buffalo chicken wings for the big game Buffalo chicken wings are so popular these days it&#8217;s amazing to think that until the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York,&nbsp; created the iconic dish in 1964, wings were basically discarded by chefs as not worth the effort. Today, they&#8217;re right up there with [&hellip;]
- [Alabama’s golf teams going big with new facilities announcement](https://alabamagolfnews.com/university-of-alabama-golf-teams-going-big-with-new-facilities-announcement/): State-of-the-art project carries $26 million price tag TUSCALOOSA – The University of Alabama men’s and women’s golf teams are getting new digs, and the new facilities should vault the programs into the upper echelon of the nation’s best when completed. Last week, the university system’s board of trustees approved Phase II of what is called The [&hellip;]
- [To our readers: Tell us about your favorite Alabama courses](https://alabamagolfnews.com/to-our-readers-tell-us-about-your-favorite-alabama-courses/): Here&#8217;s your chance to show off your golf writing chops Hey there, fellow golfers. What are your favorite Alabama courses? Ypu know, the ones you&#8217;re eager to show off to visitors. The ones you&#8217;ll never tire of playing. Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s up. We&#8217;ve played a lot of Alabama golf courses, and we have our favorite Alabama [&hellip;]
- [AGA’s Priest looks forward to continued growth following ‘tremendous 2021 tournament season’](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-association-looks-forward-to-2022/): Weather topped the list of 2021 challenges for the Alabama Golf Association Alabamagolfnews.com recently caught up with Andy Priest, the executive director of the Alabama Golf Association. Andy wrapped up the 2021 season and offered a look ahead at what 2022 has to offer. AGN: The Alabama Golf Association made it through 2021. What were [&hellip;]
- [Hitting bombs? Southern Alabama League gives amateurs long-drive experience](https://alabamagolfnews.com/southern-alabama-long-drive/): &#8216;Drive for show, putt for dough&#8217; is old news So, you think you can hit bombs? Of course, you do. There was that one time when you almost drove that short par 4 at your home club. Then there&#8217;s that day when you knocked it on a long par 5 in two. And yeah, you [&hellip;]
- [Smaller PGA Merchandise Show missing big names](https://alabamagolfnews.com/smaller-pga-merchandise-show-missing-big-names/): Major Clubmakers Absent from PGA Merchandise Show ORLANDO, Fla. – If you came to the PGA Merchandise Show looking to try out the latest and greatest in golf equipment, the Orange County Convention Center was not the place to be this week. TaylorMade and its new Stealth driver? Absent. Ping? Nowhere to be found. Callaway? [&hellip;]
- [Ardmore’s Lee Hodges falls short of 1st Tour win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ardmores-lee-hodges-falls-short-of-1st-tour-win/): Rookie entered Sunday tied fro the lead Making the turn to the back nine Sunday afternoon, Ardmore’s Lee Hodges had a two-shot lead on the field and his first win on the PGA Tour was within grasp. Then the ALabamian got a lesson in just how fast things can change. Hodges, who played college golf [&hellip;]
- [Ardmore’s Lee Hodges surges to lead at American Express](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ardmores-lee-hodges-surges-to-lead-at-american-express/): PGA Tour rookie posts opening round 62 Alabama native Lee Hodges shattered his personal-best PGA Tour score by three shots Thursday in the first round of the American Express, and put himself in contention for a breakthrough victory in his first season on the big tour. Lee Hodges, an Ardmore High School graduate who played [&hellip;]
- [Gordon Sargent, Molly Brown Davidson named AGA Players of the Year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gordon-sargent-molly-brown-davidson-named-aga-players-of-the-year/): Season-long ranking system determines Players of the Year Two-time defending Alabama Men’s Amateur champion Gordon Sargent and high school freshman Molly Brown Davidson are the Alabama Golf Association’s Men’s and Women’s Players of the Year for 2021. It’s Sargent’s second time to be named Men’s Player of the Year, while it is Davidson’s first time [&hellip;]
- [Remember cotton golf shirts? Radmor Golf thinks they can help save the planet](https://alabamagolfnews.com/remember-cotton-golf-shirts-radmor-golf-thinks-they-can-help-save-the-planet/): That polyester shirt is an environmental menace If you want to save the planet, you gotta change your shirt, say the founders of Radmor Golf, which is taking a radical approach to manufacturing and merchandising golf apparel. That synthetic-fabric  golf polo in the swag bag at your last golf tournament? It’s just as bad as [&hellip;]
- [Looking for a challenge? Take on RTJ Silver Lakes](https://alabamagolfnews.com/robert-tent-jones-golf-trail-silver-lakes/): RTJ Silver Lakes: Where hard and punishing can translate into fun golf The first thing you need to know about the RTJ Silver Lakes facility is that the golf courses are hard. Very hard. Hard, as in you better bring your A game for approach shots. Hard, as in you better bring your A-plus game [&hellip;]
- [Alabama NW Florida section announces award winners, new Hall of Fame members](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-nw-florida-section-announces-award-winners-new-hall-of-fame-members/): With 2021 winding down, the Alabama-NW Florida Section PGA’s Special Awards Committee announced its special awards winners. David Pilkington, the head golf professional at Pensacola Country Club is the Golf Professional of the Year for 2021. Other award winners include: Assistant Professional of the Year:&nbsp; Jordan Debonis, The Ledges Teacher of the Year:&nbsp; Craig Bocking, [&hellip;]
- [Ol’ Colony’s No. 17 is Dereck Wyatt’s lucky number](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ol-colonys-no-17-is-dereck-wyatts-lucky-number/): One man, one hole, two days, two aces For those fortunate to make a hole-in-one, it’s always an unexpected treat. The shot provides a memory of a lifetime and a story to be told over and over again. So, let me tell you an amazing hole-in-one story about a golfer in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. On a [&hellip;]
- [Cullman acquires Terri Pines Golf Course through McGriff family gift](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cullman-acquires-terri-pines-golf-course-through-mcgriff-family-gift/): The City of Cullman, in north central Alabama, has become perhaps the smallest town to have two municipal golf courses. The newest is Terri Pines Golf Course. On Monday, the Cullman City Council announced that the McGriff family is giving the golf course to the town. The city’s parks and recreation department will manage the [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Janie Jackson earns LPGA Tour card](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-janie-jackson-earns-lpga-tour-card/): Hole-in-one helps propel former Crimson Tide player to full-time LPGA Tour status Huntsville, Alabama, native Janie Jackson is no stranger to the LPGA Tour. After all, she made her first appearance on the top women’s professional golf tour way back in 2011 at the Navistar Classic in Montgomery when she was just 16. After winning [&hellip;]
- [Roussin-Bouchard leads LPGA qualifying in Mobile](https://alabamagolfnews.com/roussin-bouchard-leads-lpga-qualifying-in-mobile/): Huntsville’s Janie Jackson among those advancing to final stage in Dothan Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, the former University of South Carolina standout, produced strong play over her final two rounds of the LPGA Tour Q Series at Magnolia Grove Golf Course, Mobile’s stop on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. Those two rounds earned her medalist honors [&hellip;]
- [Our can't-miss holiday golf gift suggestions](https://alabamagolfnews.com/our-cant-miss-holiday-golf-gift-suggestions/): Here are some surefire holiday golf gift ideas for any budget In Alabama, sometimes the only way to fit in a round of golf is to get it in early. The same goes for holiday golf gift shopping. With all the supply chain and shipping delays, we urge you to to speed up the pace [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Charles Warren among finalists for USGA-AJGA Leadership Award](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-charles-warren-among-finalists-for-usga-ajga-leadership-award/): High school sophomore raised money for cancer treatment while battling cancer himself Charles Warren of Huntsville is among ten finalists for the AJGA’s and USGA’s Leadership Award for boys – given to a player annually who demonstrates leadership, character and community service. The organizations&#8217; joint leadership award was created to recognize one male and one [&hellip;]
- [Tiger's newest venture: PopStroke, where beer and mini-golf meet](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tigers-newest-venture-popstroke-where-beer-and-mini-golf-meet/): Beer and wine for Mom and Dad, ice cream for the kids Next time you’re in Florida, check out Tiger Woods’s latest venture – a chain of sports bar-restaurant and miniature golf entertainment venues called PopStroke. Just like on tour, Woods is taking golf somewhere it’s never been before. The concept behind PopStroke is simple: [&hellip;]
- [Jim Hartsell: a links golf lover's advice for your first trip to Scotland](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jim-hartsell-a-links-golf-lovers-advice-for-your-first-trip-to-scotland/): Alabamian who discovered his love of Scottish golf as a child writes book Jim Hartsell is a resident of Hartselle, Alabama, and a registered architect. He’s worked on projects for the University of Alabama, Jacksonville State University, University of Georgia and the University of Florida. Golf writing and Scottish links golf are his passions and [&hellip;]
- [Holiday golf gifts for yourself or the golfer in your life](https://alabamagolfnews.com/holiday-golf-gifts-for-yourself-or-the-golfer-in-your-life/): Some sensible holiday golf gifts you can order right now Ho, ho, umm &#8230; how are you going to reward the golfer in your life this holiday season? Alabama Golf News has some ideas for holiday golf gifts. Here they are in plenty of time to order and get them ready for gift-wrapping by the [&hellip;]
- [Birmingham’s Parker, Trible victorious in Gulf Shores](https://alabamagolfnews.com/birminghams-parker-trible-victorious-in-gulf-shores/): Tuscaloosa&#8217;s Trace Bracknell finishes second with a 66 on the final day Two junior golfers from Alabama and one from Georgia were division winners at the recent Gulf Shores Junior Classic held by the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The tournament is part of the SJGT series and was played at the [&hellip;]
- [Cullen Carstens steps down as North Alabama’s men’s golf coach](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cullen-carstens-steps-down-as-north-alabamas-mens-golf-coach/): Cullen Carstens took UNA from Division II to Division I The University of North Alabama men’s golf team is in the market for a new head coach following the announced departure of Cullen Carstens. Carstens submitted his resignation last week effective Dec. 31. Carstens is leaving to take a non-coaching position in the private golf [&hellip;]
- [LIV Golf to make its case on FS1](https://alabamagolfnews.com/liv-golf-to-make-its-case-on-fs1/): TV series puts MIA players back in public eye I’m biased; I admit it. So, forgive me if I call LIV Golf’s  “All-access” series debuting on Fox Sports 1 “The Empire Strikes Back.” The series, “LIV to Win,” which airs starting on April 7, aims to humanize the handful of professional golf stars who defected [&hellip;]
- [Rapsodo Mobile Lanch Monitor review](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rapsodo-mobile-lanch-monitoe-review/): Verdict: $300 device offers a ton of data Nothing is more frustrating than flushing an iron only to airmail the green. Ask J.J. Spaun who saw his playoff hopes at The Players drowned off the backside of No. 17 green. For the mortals among us, a quality launch monitor can help you know just how [&hellip;]
- [Golf's short-game Guru Dave Pelz dies at 85](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golfs-short-game-guru-dave-pelz-dies-at-85/): His students won more than 20 majors Dave Pelz, one of golf’s most influential instructors and innovators, died on March 23  at his home in Dripping Springs, Texas. A former NASA scientist turned golf researcher, Pelz revolutionized how the game is taught, played, and understood, particularly in the critical areas of putting and the short [&hellip;]
- [Auburn continues torrid spring start](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-continues-torrid-spring-start/): Brendan Valdes sets Tiger record for sub-par rounds MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Top-ranked Auburn men&#8217;s golf team continues to indicate that it will not give up its men’s national golf championship without a fight. Earlier this week, the Tigers dismantled a solid field at the General Hackler Championship, firing 12-under as a team on the [&hellip;]
- [DEI alive and well on Underrated Golf Tour](https://alabamagolfnews.com/dei-alive-and-well-on-underrated-golf-tour/): While the terms diversity, equity and inclusion are under fire in Washington, they&#8217;re alive and well on NBA star Stephen Curry’s Underrated Golf Tour, aimed at developing young golfers of color. The tour, now in its fourth season and operating on two continents, was created to give young minority golfers a high-level showcase previously unavailable [&hellip;]
- [Chi Chi and Bennie: The unlikeliest of friendships](https://alabamagolfnews.com/chi-chi-rodriguez-and-bennie-the-unlikeliest-of-friendships/): Golf legend, Alabama man longtime friends ALABASTER – There really is no logical explanation as to why Chi Chi Rodriguez and Bennie Smallwood ended up friends for life. Smallwood started telling the story of his lifelong friendship with Rodriguez shortly before the 88-year-old flamboyant PGA Tour pro died in Florida last August. He only recently finished telling [&hellip;]
- [Time for Tiger Woods to retire?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/time-for-tiger-woods-to-retire/): Calls mount after Tiger&#8217;s latest injury The hosts of a popular Fox Sports radio show are calling for Tiger Woods to retire. The legendary golfer announced on March 11 that he had successfully undergone surgery for a ruptured left Achilles tendon. “I am back home now and plan to focus on my recovery and rehab, [&hellip;]
- [Pro Caddie program graduates first class](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pro-caddie-program-graduates-first-class/): Students practice at NC State&#8217;s golf course Cary, NC  – The first-ever university-accredited professional caddie certification program has graduated its first class, and one of its graduates has already looped on the PGA Tour. The program, which costs $4,000 for seven days of training, was the brainchild of three professional caddies, Grant Berry, Mike Hicks [&hellip;]
- [Troon Golf adds 27 courses to booking system](https://alabamagolfnews.com/troon-golf-adds-27-courses-to-booking-system/): Popular Arizona, California clubs added Troon Golf has added 27 new golf courses to its tee time-reservations system including Papago Golf Club, the popular Phoenix municipal course and home to the Arizona State University golf teams, and Arizona National in Golf Club in Tucson. In all, Troon offers online reservations for 150-plus golf courses. Troon’s [&hellip;]
- [Greystone’s Hummel wins Senior PGA National Club amateur title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/greystones-hummel-wins-senior-pga-national-amateur-club-title/): Finished 1 stroke short in 2023 event Alabama, and more specifically Greystone Golf and Country Club&#8217;s Chris Hummel, can claim a PGA National Club Championship. After coming up just short of a title in 2023 in the same event, Hummel broke through recently at Reynolds Lake Oconee in Georgia. Hummel posted rounds of 72-72-69 to [&hellip;]
- [Cypress Creek to make a big splash in Mobile](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cypress-creek-to-make-a-big-splash-in-mobile/): Remodel of The Linksman to open in the fall Gulf Coast golfers are getting a blast from the past as Cypress Creek, on the site of one of Mobile’s longtime favorite golf courses, nears a reopening after almost two decades. The course, currently undergoing a much-needed remodeling, was formerly known as The Linksman golf course. [&hellip;]
- [Anthony Kim shares details of his addiction fight](https://alabamagolfnews.com/anthony-kim-shares-details-of-his-addiction-fight/): Anthony Kim shared details of his recovery from addiction, including hints that he was doping during appearances in majors. In a lengthy post to Instagram on Thursday, the golfer revealed he is two years sober, but that he considered suicide during the years he was addicted to painkillers. &#8220;Not long before this moment I contemplated [&hellip;]
- [Auburn’s Jason Dufner elected to Alabama Sports Hall of Fame](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburns-jason-dufner-elected-to-alabama-sports-hall-of-fame/): Joins the likes of Bo Jackson, Willie Mays AUBURN – Former Auburn and current PGA Tour member Jason Dufner will be inducted into the ASHOF on May 3, joining a lengthy list of Auborn Tiger athletes already enshrined. That list includes the likes of Bo Jackson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Jesse Owens. “It’s a great [&hellip;]
- [Kentucky is the nation's newest golf trail](https://alabamagolfnews.com/kentucky-is-the-nations-newest-golf-trail/): A collection of Louisville-Lexington courses Alabama golfers ready to hit the road this summer have a new destination: the Kentucky Golf Trail, the nation&#8217;s newest. From Alabama, the new collection of courses is the highway equivalent of a driveable par 4. Drive time from Mobile is nine and a half hours. From Huntsville, it&#8217;s less [&hellip;]
- [PGA on ball rollback: Distance not a problem](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pga-on-ball-rollback-distance-not-a-problem/): &#8216;No one wants to hit it shorter&#8217; ORLANDO &#8211; The new president and the new CEO of the PGA of America both believe golf&#8217;s governing bodies should abandon their plan to rollback the maximum distance a conforming golf ball can travel. In fact, both PGA of America President Don Rea Jr. and newly hired PGA [&hellip;]
- [Streamsong to build David McLay Kidd course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/streamsong-to-build-david-mclay-kidd-course/): Kidd joins pantheon of Streamsong designers Streamsong Golf Resort in Central Florida will build a fifth golf course, this one designed by Bandon Dunes&#8217;s designer David McLay Kidd. Kidd&#8217;s design will join  those by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner (Streamsong Black), Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw (Streamsong Red and The Chain), and Tom Doak (Streamsong [&hellip;]
- [Nick Dunlap living out his dream on PGA Tour](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nick-dunlap-living-out-his-dream-on-pga-tour/): Moving from rookie to journeyman Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap has always known where he wanted to go from a professional golf aspect. After a rookie of the year season in which he won twice on the PGA Tour – including his first victory when he was still a college sophomore at the University of Alabama – [&hellip;]
- [Nick Dunlap tops AGA Players of the Year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nick-dunlap-tops-aga-players-of-the-year/): Dunlap&#8217;s 2024 season was record-setting HOOVER – Nick Dunlap heads the list of the Alabama Golf Association’s Players of the Year for 2024. A two-time winner on the PGA Tour, including one when he was still an amateur in school at the University of Alabama, Dunlap becomes a two-time AGA honoree. Players of the year [&hellip;]
- [Jacksonville State women get creative in support of teammate](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jacksonville-state-women-get-creative-in-supporting-teammate-ashley-stevenson/): &#8216;Birdie-thon&#8217; to help fund French teammate&#8217;s cancer recovery JACKSONVILLE &#8211; When you are part of a team, you are part of a family. You make memories together, experience road trips and hotel stays together, and you really do life together. So naturally, when a teammate is in a time of need, you do what you [&hellip;]
- [Sam Farlow leaves behind a legacy of winning](https://alabamagolfnews.com/sam-farlow-leaves-behind-a-legacy-of-winning/): Was among Alabama&#8217;s elite players The 19th hole at the Country Club of Birmingham won’t be the same going forward. That’s what one commenter posted in the online obituary for Sam Farlow, one of the top golfers the state of Alabama has produced. Farlow, who learned the game at the Country Club of Birmingham, died [&hellip;]
- [Pinehurst adds another lodging option](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pinehurst-adds-the-cottages-at-no-8-at-pinehurst-as-another-lodging-option/): First on-course lodging at Pinehurst The Cottages at No. 8 are the newest lodging choice at the ever-growing, ever-improving Pinehurst Resort. The Cottages at No. 8 are adjacent to The Tom Fazio-designed course that became Pinehurst&#8217;s eighth course in 1996. The Cottages at No. 8 will be available for pccupancy in May. They are Pinehurst’s [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Dunlap named Tour’s top rookie](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-dunlap-named-tours-top-rookie/): The youngest player ever to win award PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – There were no surprises when the PGA Tour announced that Nick Dunlap as recipient of its Rookie of the Year award on Thursday. Huntsville’s native son was an easy winner. The 20-year-old Dunlap captured the Arnold Palmer Award after a season in which [&hellip;]
- [RTJ Golf Trail stops highlight AGA tourney schedule](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-association-tourney-schedule-includes-four-rtj-courses/): Venosdel to runto run AGA championships Five tournaments at four stops on Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail sites highlight the 2025 Alabama Golf Association tournament schedule. Men’s tournaments on the Trail include the state Four-Ball at Cambrian Ridge in Greenville and the State Amateur on the Senator Course at Capitol Hill. Women’s tournaments on the [&hellip;]
- [Hammock Beach: Big name designs on Florida’s Atlantic coast](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hammock-beach-big-name-designs-on-floridas-atlantic-coast/): Resort&#8217;s Watson, Nicklaus courses shine PALM COAST, Fla. – There aren’t many places where a person can find golf courses designed by Tom Watson, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer within a short drive from each other. Hammock Beach Resort might not be as well known nationally for its golf as some of its Florida counterparts [&hellip;]
- [Gift guide: There’s plenty to choose from this Christmas](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gift-guide-theres-plenty-to-choose-from-this-christmas/): Our gift guide to wedges, shoes and more Gift guide alert: The Thanksgiving break is over. Black Friday, Shop Local Saturday and Cyber Monday are history. The countdown to Christmas is for real. Now, the dilemma is what to get the golfer in your life (or to get for yourself): Here is our gift guide [&hellip;]
- [Golf club's saucier takes 2nd in cooking contest](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-clubs-saucier-takes-2nd-in-cooking-contest/): Finals held at Omni PGA Frisco Resort Golf is a competitive sport. Player against the course and par. Player against player. So, it should come as no surprise that a North Carolina golf club’s kitchen team would want to test their mettle against their peers. Enter Caroline Juba, saucier at Champion Hills Golf Club in [&hellip;]
- [Florida man scores 'Gator-in-one'](https://alabamagolfnews.com/florida-man-scores-gator-in-one/): Friends asked why he didn&#8217;t play it Seeing a gator on a Florida golf course is no big deal, but hitting one with a golf shot is another thing entirely. Golfer Greg Irving did just that at the TwinEagles golf course in Naples, Florida, last Wednesday. His shot found the gator as it lounged in [&hellip;]
- [Golfer Lawrence Auer joins elite 500 club](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golfer-lawrence-auer-joins-elite-500-club/): Plays his 500th course in Wales He didn’t start playing golf with the aim of playing a certain number of golf courses, but once he started making a list there was a certain number Lawrence Auer designated that he would like to reach. If not for a conversation with a friend of a friend at [&hellip;]
- [Watts, Schremmer earn Rolex All-America honors](https://alabamagolfnews.com/watts-schremmer-earn-rolex-all-america-honors/): New tourney chief at the Alabama Golf Association When the AJGA released its Rolex Junior All-America teams, it came as no surprise that Huntsville’s Tyler Watts and Birmingham’s Scarlett Schremmer were first-team selections. Both junior players – Watts a high school junior and Schremmer a high school senior – enjoyed outstanding seasons. Watts recently committed [&hellip;]
- [Readers, we want to hear from you!](https://alabamagolfnews.com/readers-we-want-to-hear-from-you/): Tell us about the courses you play Help us make Alabama Golf News better: Tell us about the courses you play. If you’ve been with us a while, you probably know that we have a golf course directory containing all 200-plus public-access courses in Alabama and Northwest Florida. The directory covers from Blackberry Trail Golf [&hellip;]
- [Minnesota: The Land of 10,000 Lakes and memorable golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/minnesota-the-land-of-10000-lakes-and-memorable-golf/): Two distinct North Woods destinations It’s easy to look regionally for golf destinations because Alabama has so many quality courses within a comfortable drive. However, don’t discount expanding your horizon when researching your 2025 golf getaway.  Case in point: Minnesota. In September, I found myself in Minnesota for an impressive journey to play some of [&hellip;]
- [What are America's top golf cities?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/what-are-americas-top-golf-cities/): Surprise: Pittsburgh among top golf cities A new study  of the top golf cities found that Scottsdale, Arizona, is the best golf city in America, followed by Las Vegas, Nevada and Savannah, Georgia. Some might be surprised to learn that Pittsburgh (6) , Cincinnati (5), Akron (7) and Fort Wayne, Indiana, (9) made the list [&hellip;]
- [Hit the highway to Nebraska for an amazing golf adventure](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hit-the-highway-to-nebraska-for-an-amazing-golf-adventure/): Great golf, but be prepared to drive I got a lot of puzzled looks this past spring when friends broached the topic of the destination for this summer’s annual golf trip. Past trips have included Branson, Pinehurst, Myrtle Beach and Bandon Dunes. And there’s not a one in the bunch that could be considered an [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Tyler Watts repeats as AGA Junior Boys Player of the Year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-tyler-watts-repeats-as-aga-junior-boys-player-of-the-year/): 2024 resume includes U.S. Jr. Am runner-up Hoover– A familiar face is once again the Alabama Golf Association Junior Boys Player of the Year. Huntsville’s Tyler Watts repeats as the organization’s POY after finishing as runner-up at the U.S. Junior Amateur and notching four top-four finishes in other elite events. He also nearly missed qualifying [&hellip;]
- [Schremmer heads AGA’s All-State Girls Team](https://alabamagolfnews.com/schremmer-heads-agas-all-state-girls-team/): Birmingham senior wins Girls POY Scarlett Schremmer, a home-schooled senior and the No. 1 ranked girls junior in the state, is the Alabama Golf Associaition&#8217;s Player of the Year. The Birmingham resident is a member of the U.S. National Developmental Team and among her highlights from the past year were reaching the Round of 16 [&hellip;]
- [PGA: LIV players can play in Ryder Cup](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pga-liv-players-can-play-in-ryder-cup/): PGA Tour players who defected to LIV Golf can play in the Ryder Cup, says the PGA of America, which owns the biennial event. Here&#8217;s what the PGA said in a statement posted to its website. &#8220;The PGA of America issued the following statement on Sept. 19 regarding Ryder Cup and PGA Championship eligibility for [&hellip;]
- [More Masters to be televised in 2025](https://alabamagolfnews.com/more-masters-to-be-televised-starting-in-2025/): Added coverage on Saturday, Sunday Next April, TV viewers can expect more television coverage on CBS of a Tournament like No Other, The Masters announced this week. Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament, announced that CBS Sports will expand its televised coverage of the tournament on Saturday and Sunday [&hellip;]
- [Kizzire wins in Napa; Lindblad conquers Tuscaloosa](https://alabamagolfnews.com/kizzire-wins-in-napa-lindblad-conquers-tuscaloosa/): LSU alum Lindblad wins at Ol&#8217; Colony Montgomery native and Auburn University alum Patton Kizzire picked up the third win of his career Sunday with a victory at the Procore Championship in Napa, California. Kizzire, who led by four shots going into the final round, saw his lead shrink to two shots over David Lipsky [&hellip;]
- [Jeremy Gardner named new head of AGA](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jeremy-gardner-named-new-head-of-aga/): Priest&#8217;s successor comes from AGA&#8217;s ranks HOOVER – The Alabama Golf Association only had to look inside its own building to find a replacement for outgoing executive director Andy Priest. A national search revealed that the best candidate for the job was already on staff. Jeremy Gardner was announced Wednesday as the new leader of the [&hellip;]
- [Myrtle Beach World Am: Serious golf and a whole lot more](https://alabamagolfnews.com/myrtle-beach-world-am-serious-golf-and-a-whole-lot-more/): Socializing, competition are the draw Editor’s Note: This is the final part of a series of daily diary entries by Alabama Golf News Editor Gregg Dewalt, who competed in his first Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship, the largest gathering of amateur golfers in the world. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – It’s a little after 9 [&hellip;]
- [Nick Dunlap reflects on whirlwind season](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nick-dunlap-reflects-on-whirlwind-season/): Nick Dunlap, who started the year at 4,121 in the Overall World Golf Ranking, and finished at No. 35 as the season ended reflected on his whirlwind PGA Tour season. In an interview with Alex Miceli of the Morning Read, the Alabamian confessed that going into the second round of the FedEx playoffs, he was [&hellip;]
- ['Tiger, Tiger' bio: Woods's life in detail](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tiger-tiger-bio-woodss-life-in-detail/): James Patterson&#8217;s take on the GOAT While reading “Tiger, Tiger,” the latest Tiger Woods biography by best-selling author James Patterson, one is struck by a profound sense of inevitability. As a child, it seemed inevitable that the golf prodigy who appeared on the Merv Griffin show with Bob Hope and Jimmy Stewart, hitting golf balls [&hellip;]
- [Epson Tour begins two-week run in Alabama](https://alabamagolfnews.com/epson-tour-begins-two-week-run-in-alabama/): RTJ Capitol Hill, Ol&#8217; Colony are venues The Epson Tour, the LPGA’s version of the Korn Ferry Tour, begins a two-week run in Alabama on Friday with the Guardian Championship. Being played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill, the Guardian Championship features the top 15 players among the 120 entrants in [&hellip;]
- [Fairhope’s Robert Nelson cherishes run at U.S. Senior Am ](https://alabamagolfnews.com/fairhopes-robert-nelson-cherishes-run-at-u-s-senior-am/): He falls in semifinal match to eventual winner No one can say Fairhope’s Robert Nelson took the easy road to the semifinals of the United States Golf Association&#8217;s Senior Amateur tournament at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tenn., recently. Truth be told, there are no easy roads in that tournament, but Nelson’s was especially challenging. [&hellip;]
- [Myrtle Beach World Am: It was a final round Festivus miracle](https://alabamagolfnews.com/myrtle-beach-world-am-it-was-a-final-round-festivus-miracle/): Sneaking into the money at Myrtle Beach Editor’s Note: This is part of a a series of daily diary entries by Alabama Golf News Editor Gregg Dewalt, who is competing in his first Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship, the largest gathering of amateur golfers in the world. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The way things [&hellip;]
- [Moving day at the World Am meant staying put](https://alabamagolfnews.com/moving-day-at-the-world-am-meant-staying-put/): Three-jacks didn&#8217;t help the cause Editor’s Note: This is part of a a series of daily diary entries by Alabama Golf News Editor Gregg Dewalt, who is competing in his first Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship, the largest gathering of amateur golfers in the world. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The third round of a [&hellip;]
- [Gonna have to make a move on moving day](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gonna-have-to-make-a-move-on-moving-day/): Everything is clicking except putting Editor’s Note: This is part of a a series of daily diary entries by Alabama Golf News Editor Gregg Dewalt, who is competing in his first Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship, the largest gathering of amateur golfers in the world. CALABASH, N.C. – That’s right, my second round was [&hellip;]
- [Myrtle Beach World Am: The fun begins](https://alabamagolfnews.com/myrtle-beach-world-am-the-fun-begins/): A grind of a day, but not out of it yet Editor’s Note: This is part of a a series of daily diary entries by Alabama Golf News Editor Gregg Dewalt, who is competing in his first Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship, the largest gathering of amateur golfers in the world. MURRELL’S INLET, South [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink breaks through for first Champions Tour victory](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-breaks-through-for-first-champions-tour-victory/): &#8216;I feel like I have a home out here&#8217; Stewart Cink can now say he has won tournaments on every level of golf – junior, college, Korn Ferry, PGA and now PGA Tour Champions. Cink shook off an early challenge from KJ Choi Sunday and went on to a four-shot win over Choi in the [&hellip;]
- [Myrtle Beach, Day 2: No skins, once again](https://alabamagolfnews.com/myrtle-beach-day-2-no-skins-once-again/): No birdies, but I have a nice balcony view Editor’s Note: This is part of a a series of daily diary entries by Alabama Golf News Editor Gregg Dewalt, who is competing in his first Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship, the largest gathering of amateur golfers in the world. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Played [&hellip;]
- [Myrtle Beach World Am, Day 1](https://alabamagolfnews.com/myrtle-beach-world-am-day-1/): Lots of swag and a first-day skins game Editor’s Note: This is part of a a series of daily diary entries by Alabama Golf News Editor Gregg Dewalt, who is competing in his first Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship, the largest gathering of amateur golfers in the world. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Before the [&hellip;]
- [Hello Myrtle Beach World Am](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hello-myrtle-beach-world-am/): Full handicap event draws thousands Editor&#8217;s Note: This is the first of a series of daily diary entries by Alabama Golf News Editor Gregg Dewalt, who is competing in his first Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship, the largest gathering of amateur golfers in the world. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – When Georgia and Florida football [&hellip;]
- [Our favorite golf trophies](https://alabamagolfnews.com/our-favorite-golf-trophies/): Some golf trophies are full of local flavor We all know what the Claret Jug or the Wannamaker trophy looks like &#8211; but what about other championship trophies? Here are our favorite golf trophies from various golf tours. Our top pick is the Paul Bunyan ax being awarded this Labor Day weekend to the winner [&hellip;]
- [Sedge Valley: Short but strong](https://alabamagolfnews.com/sedge-valley-short-but-strong/): 3rd 18-hole offering tops out at 5,829 yards The Keiser family, which developed Bandon Dunes, Sand Valley, Cabot Cape Breton and other top-shelf golf resorts around the globe, has bucked the longer-is-better trend with their new offering, Sedge Valley. The third 18-hole course at the Sand Valley Resort, a fast-growing destination near Nekoosa, Wisconsin, tops [&hellip;]
- [Bobby Jones Golf Course: The power of free](https://alabamagolfnews.com/bobby-jones-golf-course-the-power-of-free/): Innovative thinking led to turnaround The Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta is a testament to the power of free. The 1932 golf course, named for and amateur golf champion Bobby Jones, an Atlanta icon, was transformed into a hotbed of golf activity after it reopened in 2018 following a makeover. The transformation turned the [&hellip;]
- [The things in golf we love to hate](https://alabamagolfnews.com/the-things-in-golf-we-love-to-hate/): The people, things in golf that get under our skin Golf, how do I hate thee? Let me count the ways, the oh-so- many things that irk the golf curmudgeon in me. Here are my top beefs with golf, my fellow golfers, golf courses and the world in general: Slow play. No mercy. None! I [&hellip;]
- [Birmingham’s Schremmer named to Junior Solheim Cup team](https://alabamagolfnews.com/birminghams-schremmer-named-to-junior-solheim-cup-team/): Will represent the U.S. against Europe BRASELTON, Ga. – Birmingham’s Scarlett Schremmer is among eight junior girls players named by the American Junior Golf Association to the 2024 PING Junior Solheim Cup United States team. The first eight players were selected based on the Rolex AJGA Rankings as of July 23. The final four spots on [&hellip;]
- [Abandoned Trilogy La Quinta Golf Club is reborn](https://alabamagolfnews.com/abandoned-trilogy-la-quinta-golf-club-is-reborn/): Scottsdale management company guides HOA in course turnaround An amazing resurrection will culiminate in November when the Trilogy La Quinta golf club, site of the televised “Skins Game” of the early 2000s, reopens almost three years after it was abandoned. When the former Coral Mountain Golf Club closed in 2021 following a succession of owners, [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Watts bidding to join Dunlap as US Junior Am champ](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-watts-bidding-to-join-dunlap-as-us-junior-am-champ/): 36-hole final match is Saturday Huntsville’s Tyler Watts, 16, and Trevor Gutschewski, 17, of Omaha, Neb., each won quarterfinal and semifinal matches on a picture-perfect Friday to advance to Saturday’s 36-hole final match of the 76th U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club near Detroit. Watts, who is coming off a Round of [&hellip;]
- [Nick Dunlap notches historic second PGA Tour victory](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nick-dunlap-notches-historic-second-pga-tour-victory/): Wins Barracuda Stableford event The legend of Nick Dunlap grew a little bit larger Sunday afternoon. Dunlap, the former University of Alabama golfer who counts the Canebrake Club in Athens as one of his home course, won the Barracuda Championship in Truckee, California, for his second victory of his rookie season on the PGA Tour. [&hellip;]
- [Jack Nicklaus is free to design courses again](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jack-nicklaus-is-free-to-design-courses-again/): Arbitrator rules in favor of the Golden Bear Jack Nicklaus, the Golden Bear, is free to design golf courses once more. A dispute between Nicklaus and the company he founded has been resolved. An arbitrator appointed to resolve a dispute between Jack W. Nicklaus and Nicklaus Companies, LLC has determined that Nicklaus is free to [&hellip;]
- [Jameson Links renovation completed](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jameson-links-renovation-completed/): Two other great links courses are nearby The Portmarnock Resort north of Dublin, which is near two great Irish links courses, has completed a multi-million-euro renovation of its Jameson Golf Links. The result is that the small town of Malahide, population 18,608, a short train ride from downtown Dublin, is about to become a golf [&hellip;]
- [A good read: legendary golf writer Bernard Darwin](https://alabamagolfnews.com/a-good-read-legendary-golf-writer-bernard-darwin/): Witness to Ouimet&#8217;s U.S. Open win If you&#8217;re a true golf fanatic and know about “The Cardinal“ and the “Himalayas,“ you&#8217;ll enjoy this insightful romp through the golden age of golf as witnessed by Bernard Darwin, legendary golf writer and a true golf fanatic. If you’re new to the game, you&#8217;ll gain insight into its [&hellip;]
- [AGA’s Priest moving on; will head Carolinas Golf Association](https://alabamagolfnews.com/agas-priest-moving-on-will-head-carolinas-golf-association/): Doubled AGA&#8217;s championships during his 9-year tenure HOOVER – The Alabama Golf Association is searching for a new leader. The AGA announced Tuesday that Andy Priest will be stepping down as executive director in November. He has headed the Alabama association for nine years. Priest will to assume the same position with the Carolinas Golf [&hellip;]
- [Calling Rory's miss a collapse misses the mark](https://alabamagolfnews.com/calling-rorys-miss-a-collapse-misses-the-mark/): His Pinehurt stats tell a different story It took the a few days, but someone finally had a take on the missed putt by Rory McIlroy at the U.S. Open that didn&#8217;t use the word &#8220;collapse.&#8221; And that was Jon Rahm. Rahm, who did not compete at Pinehurst because of an injury, spoke up for [&hellip;]
- [Keisers to build resort in East Texas](https://alabamagolfnews.com/keisers-to-build-wild-spring-dunes-resort-in-east-texas/): The builder of Bandon Dunes and Sand Valley will build Wild Spring Dunes, a 36-hole golf resort  in East Texas. Wild Spring Dunes will be a public golf resort and community developed by Michael and Chris Keiser, featuring course designs by Tom Doak. and by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. The property will contain two [&hellip;]
- [Dora’s Horse Creek offers plenty of bang for your buck](https://alabamagolfnews.com/doras-horse-creek-offers-plenty-of-bang-for-your-buck/): Our new series: Alabama value courses DORA – One of the benefits of playing public golf in Alabama is the many course options available to players of all ages, skill levels and bank accounts. Upscale facilities such as Kiva Dunes on the coast, Farm Links in the middle of the state and Limestone Springs and [&hellip;]
- [Troon, Sensible Weather to offer money-back rain guarantee](https://alabamagolfnews.com/troon-sensible-weather-to-offer-money-back-rain-guarantee/): Troon deal a huge leap forward for 2019 start-up A division of Troon Golf has signed on with Sensible Weather, a forecaster, to offer refunds – as opposed to rainchecks – to golfers whose rounds are threatened with bad weather. Sensible Weather relies on intensive data processing to predict weather in a highly localized area. [&hellip;]
- [Myrtle Beach dominates new Golfweek rankings](https://alabamagolfnews.com/myrtle-beach-dominates-new-golfweek-rankings/): Myrtle Beach dominated the ranking of South Carolina’s best layouts in the latest Golfweek list of the best courses in the Palmetto State. In all, 13 Myrtle Beach-area courses were ranked in the state&#8217;s top 20 public designs. Here are the courses and their rankings: Caledonia Golf &amp; Fish Club, No. 3; No. 4 Dunes [&hellip;]
- [Fischer reels in Alabama State Amateur title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/fischer-reels-in-alabama-state-amateur-title/): Mountain Brook grad rallies for win SHOAL CREEK – What looked to be a two-man race on the final day of 108th Alabama State Amateur turned into a victory stroll for Tom Fischer Saturday at the Shoal Creek Club. Fischer began the day with a one-shot lead over Ford Goldasich and turned away the field [&hellip;]
- [Study: Women, girls fueling golf's growth](https://alabamagolfnews.com/study-women-girls-fueling-golfs-growth/): The National Golf Foundation, a golf industry group finds that women and girls are fueling the current boom in golf. &#8220;Some of the most noteworthy golfer gains in recent years have been among female participants, the NGF reports. From the National Golf Foundation report: Approximately seven million women and girls played golf on a course [&hellip;]
- [Golf in Northern Ireland: Ardglass, Cairndhu](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-in-northern-ireland-ardglass-cairndhu/): Golf, the wind and the Irish Sea A trip to Northern Ireland for a friend’s wedding had me up in the air about taking my clubs for just two rounds of golf. But two delightful days at Cairndhu and Ardglass golf clubs proved that my rule of at least three rounds was made to be [&hellip;]
- [Brown wins state girls title; Morard is women’s Mid-Am title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/brown-wins-state-girls-title-morard-is-womens-mid-am-title/): Brown coasts to win with 10-shot lead There was a decided lack of drama entering the final rounds of the Alabama Girls State Junior Championship and the first Alabama Women’s State Mid-Amateur tournaments Wednesday. Heading into the final round with a 10-shot lead, Frances Brown went wire-to-wire to claim the 61st Alabama Girls State Junior [&hellip;]
- [Make Father's Day 2024 one he'll remember](https://alabamagolfnews.com/make-fathers-day-2024-one-hell-remember/): Balls, shoes, training aids and more It’s time to give dad that perfect golf gift for Father’s Day. But what exactly is the perfect gift? Here are five ideas that will surely enhance any golfing dad’s Father’s Day.  True linkswear’s Durable Lux G Golf Shoe True linkswear, the creator of ultra-comfortable, modern golf footwear designed [&hellip;]
- [War Eagle: Auburn captures 1st NCAA men’s golf title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/war-eagle-auburn-captures-1st-ncaa-mens-golf-title/): Dramatic final match win seals victory The NCAA Men’s Golf Championship came down to the final group, and an Auburn player who never trailed in match play nailed down the Tigers&#8217; first national title Wednesday evening. Senior J.M. Butler made a routine two-putt par on the 17th hole to clinch a 2&amp;1 win over Florida [&hellip;]
- [Alabama alum Davis Riley victorious in Texas](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-alum-davis-riley-victorious-in-texas/): Went wire to wire for first individual win Davis Riley broke through for his first individual win on the PGA Tour Sunday, successfully holding off world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and others to capture the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas. Riley, a former University of Alabama golfer, shot a steady even-par 70 in [&hellip;]
- [Latest: Rory McIlroy dating Amanda Balionis?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/latest-rory-mcilroy-dating-amanda-balionis/): The latest rumor sweeping the PGA Tour is that Rory McIlroy, who recently filed for divorce from his wife of seven years, is dating CBS Sports interviewer Amanda Balionis. For her part, Balionis, whose married name is Renner, recently caused a flurry of speculation when she was seen on CBS Sports telecasts without her wedding [&hellip;]
- [Alabama Golf Association announces scholarship winners](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-association-announces-scholarship-winners/): Three awarded $24,000 scholarships HOOVER – The Alabama Golf Association recently announced its 2024 AGA Scholarship recipients, awarding three graduating seniors with $24,000 each toward their higher education goals. Each candidate is selected based on academic merit, community involvement and a demonstrated interest in golf. This year’s recipients are Chloe Ruble, Blake Gayles, and Katelyn [&hellip;]
- [Auburn women fall in NCAA quarterfinals](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-women-fall-in-ncaa-quarterfinals/): Tigers lose momentum in match play CARLSBAD, Calif. – After sneaking into the match play portion of the NCAA Women’s Championship, Auburn couldn’t sustain the momentum and bowed on the short end of a 4-1 decision in the match play quarterfinals Tuesday. On Monday, the Tigers grabbed the eighth and final spot in stroke play by [&hellip;]
- [The Hideout: A Serene Texas Hill Country Getaway](https://alabamagolfnews.com/the-hideout-a-serene-texas-hill-country-getaway/): Texas golf resort aims to make its mark If you throw a dart at a map of Texas, aiming for the heart of the Lone Star State, with  decent aim, you’ll likely hit near the town of Brownwood, not far from The Hideout Golf Club and Resort. And The Hideout is an apt name, indeed. [&hellip;]
- [Auburn advances to men’s national tourney, Alabama falls short](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-advances-to-mens-national-tourney-alabama-falls-short/): Crimson Tide men fall a stroke short Auburn’s men’s golf team will join its women’s team in competing for NCAA championships, while the Alabama men’s team fell one shot short of advancing in postseason play. Just a week after the Tigers women’s team punched its ticket to the national championship, the top-ranked Tigers’ men’s team [&hellip;]
- [Haleyville, Pike Road run title streaks to 3](https://alabamagolfnews.com/haleyville-pike-road-run-title-streaks-to-3/): Rain shortens championship at Fighting Joe course FORD CITY – Two championship win streaks came to an end at the AHSAA State Golf Tournament Tuesday, and now Haleyville, with three state Class 4A titles, owns the longest current state title win streak. Haleyville, a small community in Northwest Alabama that is known best for becoming [&hellip;]
- [Rory McIlroy files for divorce](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rory-mcilroy-files-for-divorce/): Rory McIlroy filed for divorce in Florida from Erica, his wife of seven years on Tuesday, TMZ reported. The filing comes two days after Rory McIlroy, won the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow near Charlotte. McIlroy is the No. 2 golfer in the world, behind Scottie Scheffler, according to the Overall World Golf Rankings. [&hellip;]
- [JSU’s Jinger Heath wins National Golf Invitational](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jsus-jinger-heath-wins-national-golf-invitational/): Record-smashing freshman wins in playoff MARICOPA, Ariz. – Jinger Heath capped a memorable freshman season with a memorable moment, winning the Golfweek National Golf Invitational in dramatic fashion. The true freshman from Decatur sank a 30-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the first playoff hole on Sunday to edge UNCW&#8217;s Victoria Levy. The winning putt [&hellip;]
- [Memphian Doug Barron rules Regions Tradition](https://alabamagolfnews.com/memphian-doug-barron-rules-regions-tradition/): Stewart Cink surges late but comes up short HOOVER – Somebody finally dethroned Steve Stricker at the PGA Tour Champions Regions Tradition, but it was Doug Barron, someone who wasn&#8217;t on anyone’s radar before the tournament began Thursday. Doug Barron, who hadn’t won a Champions event since 2021, held off hard-charging Steven Alker, Stewart Cink, [&hellip;]
- [Get a grip! SuperStroke buys Lamkin](https://alabamagolfnews.com/get-a-grip-superstroke-buys-lamkin/):  SuperStroke, the No. 1 putter grip in golf, will purchase its 100-year-old rival, Lamkin Grips, SuperStroke announced. Lamkin, a family-owned and family-operated company, began producing leather grips in 1925.  &#8220;If there is a grip company that is most aligned with SuperStroke’s commitment to uncompromised research, design, and development &#8230; Lamkin has been that brand,&#8221; said [&hellip;]
- [Boyne renovation of Ross Memorial continues](https://alabamagolfnews.com/boyne-renovation-of-ross-memorial-continues/): Harbor Springs, Michigan – The Boyne golf resort in Michigan now has five renovated holes on its Donald Ross Memorial course, a collection of 18 accurate re-creations of Ross’s work at some of the most famous clubs. The latest holes to be completed include Hole 2 (No. 4 Plainfield Country Club), Hole 13 (No. 15 [&hellip;]
- [Regions Tradition is homecoming of sorts for Stewart Cink](https://alabamagolfnews.com/regions-tradition-is-homecoming-of-sorts-for-stewart-cink/): Family, friends coming out to see him HOOVER – It’s been a while since former Florence resident Stewart Cink teed it up in a competitive round in his home state. Twenty-eight years and 18 days, to be exact. The last time Cink played in a professional tournament in the state was the final round of [&hellip;]
- [Auburn, Alabama men’s golf earn NCAA berths](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-alabama-mens-golf-earn-ncaa-berths/): Tigers are No. 1 overall seed As expected, the Alabama and Auburn men’s golf teams find themselves in the NCAA postseason field. Auburn’s quest for a national title begins at the NCAA Baton Rouge regional as the Tigers are the top seed at LSU&#8217;s University Club in the NCAA Championship qualifier set for May 13-15. [&hellip;]
- [Jerry Pate will restore the Teeth of the Dog](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jerry-pate-will-restore-the-teeth-of-the-dog/): LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic – Casa de Campo Resort &amp; Villas – named in Golf magazine’s “Top 100 Golf Resorts in the World” – announced that its Pete Dye-designed Teeth of the Dog golf course will undergo a restoration led by Jerry Pate Design beginning January 2025.  Since opening in 1971, Teeth of the Dog [&hellip;]
- [Even with SEC title in hand, Auburn wants more](https://alabamagolfnews.com/even-with-sec-title-in-hand-auburn-wants-more/): Tigers now head to NCAA regional SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – In a match between college golf&#8217;s top teams, No. 1 Auburn grabbed an early lead and never let up, defeating No. 2 Vanderbilt 3-2 to win the 2024 SEC Championship Sunday at Sea Island Golf Club. &#8220;Wow, what a week,&#8221; said Auburn coach Nick Clinard. &#8220;Match [&hellip;]
- [Tiger, Rory to get millions for their loyalty](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tiger-woods-rory-mcilroy-to-get-millions-for-their-pga-tour-loyalty/): Tiger Woods is set to receive up to $100 million in equity for remaining loyal to the PGA Tour, with Rory McIlroy poised to get around $50 million, according to The Telegraph, a British newspaper. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are being rewarded for not defecting to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league, with the payments [&hellip;]
- [Long drive Championship inks ESPN deal](https://alabamagolfnews.com/long-drive-championship-inks-espn-deal/): NEW YORK – World Long Drive announced a deal with ESPN to air four events on ESPN2, plus an additional 47 hours of coverage to be streamed on ESPN+ in 2024. ESPN2 will air three WLD majors this season plus a celebrity event: WLD MB Celebrity Shootout presented by Hyundai in Huntington Beach, California (July [&hellip;]
- [Tide, Tigers earn NCAA Women’s Regional berths](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tide-tigers-earn-ncaa-womens-regional-berths/): Crimson Tide making 18th consecutive appearance in NCAA championship field The Auburn and Alabama women’s golf teams were selected Wednesday to play in the upcoming NCAA Women’s Championship. Auburn will host a regional at the Auburn University Club May 6-8, while Alabama will travel across the country to play in the Cle Elum Regional in [&hellip;]
- [Gordon Sargent to stay at Vanderbilt for one more year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gordon-sargent-to-stay-at-vanderbilt-for-one-more-year/): No. 1 amateur could join PGA Tour early NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Gordon Sargent, the top-ranked amateur in the world and Vanderbilt University junior, will put off turning professional until he completes his senior season in 2025. Sargent, who is from Birmingham and played his high school golf at Mountain Brook High School, made the announcement Thursday [&hellip;]
- [Redesigned Omni La Costa North Course opens](https://alabamagolfnews.com/redesigned-omni-la-costa-north-course-opens/): Gil Hanse redid storied California layout Following a comprehensive renovation of the Champions Course of the Omni La Costa Resort &amp; Spa by Hanse Golf Course Design, the layout will revert to its original name, the “North Course,” and will open for resort guest and member play beginning June 1.  Originally designed by Dick Wilson, [&hellip;]
- [Cabot Citrus Farms is Florida’s next great golf destination](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cabot-citrus-farms-is-floridas-next-great-destination/): Sand is plentiful at Cabot Citrus Farms BROOKSVILLE, Fla. &#8211; It’s no secret that Florida is chock-full of golf destinations. Streamsong, Hammock Beach, Sawgrass, Innisbrook – the list of outstanding places to play goes on and on. Add Cabot Citrus Farms to that list. The day after the annual PGA Merchandise Show ended in Orlando, [&hellip;]
- [Nick Dunlap savoring first Masters appearance](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nick-dunlap-savoring-first-masters-appearance/): Paired with Rahm and Fitzpatrick Nick Dunlap arrived at the Augusta National Golf Club Monday morning around 10:30 a.m. It’s not his first time on the property that is revered for hosting the annual Masters tournament. Just two months ago he played the course. It is, however, the first time he has been to the [&hellip;]
- [Chloe Ruble shoots 59, eclipses Canebrake course record](https://alabamagolfnews.com/chloe-ruble-shoots-59-eclipses-canebrake-course-record/): High school player shoots 59 in tourney ATHENS – Insane. Unreal. That&#8217;s how coaches and players described the 13-under-par 59 Chloe Ruble posted at a high school tournament at Canebrake Golf Club on Monday A senior at Lindsay Lane Christian Academy who is headed to UAB in the fall, Ruble was 9-under through nine holes [&hellip;]
- [St. Andrews Links Collegiate event announced](https://alabamagolfnews.com/st-andrews-links-collegiate-event-announced/): Gordon Sargent likely to compete NBC Sports and the St Andrews Links Trust have announced the inaugural St. Andrews Links Collegiate to be held at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland, this Oct. 23-25. The three-day ST. Andrews Links Collegiate event will feature men’s and women’s golf teams from Georgetown University, the University of [&hellip;]
- [Here are your Top 100 U.S. courses to walk](https://alabamagolfnews.com/top-courses-to-walk-in-the-us/): Pebble, Bandon, Streamsong dominate list GolfPass, NBC Universal’s membership program for avid golfers, has published a list of the top 100 U.S. courses you can walk. Topping the list: Pebble Beach Golf Links. Rounding out the top five are: Pacific Dunes at the Bandon Dunes Resort (No. 2), the Straits Course at Whistling Straits (No. [&hellip;]
- [Daytona Beach area golf is deep in history](https://alabamagolfnews.com/daytona-beach-golf-is-deep-in-history/): &#8216;We’re maybe a golf trip that people don’t realize is out there&#8217; DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Sunshine State has a wealth of great golf stretching from the Panhandle north all the way south to Miami, and it seems like a person can’t go more than a few miles without encountering some type of golf [&hellip;]
- [Asheville Donald Ross design being restored](https://alabamagolfnews.com/asheville-donald-ross-design-being-restored/): Course is largely unaltered since 1927 The Asheville Municipal Golf Course, a 1927 Donald Ross design listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is undergoing a $3.5 million renovation. The project is funded by the City of Asheville, user fees and grants.&nbsp; &nbsp;The first phase of the project started in October 2022 and will [&hellip;]
- [Nantz, Chamblee top TV golf broadcaster poll](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jim-nantz-brandel-chamblee-top-tv-golf-broadcaster-poll/): Mickelson polls well as a future broadcaster A poll of golf-industry insiders found that CBS golf announcer Jim Nantz is far and away their favorite TV golf personality followed, surprisingly, by Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee. Tellingly, however, unlike Nantz, Chamblee had some strong negatives; half as many people as voted for him listed him [&hellip;]
- [LIV Golf-PGA Tour deal: Carl Icahn would have been proud](https://alabamagolfnews.com/liv-golf-pga-tour-deal-carl-icahn-would-have-been-proud/): It was never about LIV Golf being a competitor Let’s just call it what it is: The LIV Golf and PGA Tour thing was a hostile corporate takeover, pure and simple. They’re calling it a merger or maybe a partnership, but it was a takeover of the PGA Tour by a hostile, well-funded outside group [&hellip;]
- [Alexis Belton, long-drive winner profiled in docuseries](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alexis-belton-long-drive-winner-profiled-in-docuseries/): Series focuses on people of color in golf Alexis Belton, a long-drive winner, is profiled in a new docuseries, &#8220;Step Forward,&#8221; featuring golfers of color. In addition to Alexis Belton, the docuseries also follows last year&#8217;s Advocates Professional Golf Association Tour Player of the Year Kamaiu Johnson and content creator and host of Group Golf [&hellip;]
- [New women's apparel brand: Fia Green](https://alabamagolfnews.com/new-womens-apparel-brand-fia-green-launches/): Actress-golfer designs own clothing line A Hollywood actress and golfer dissatisfied with her golf apparel options did what entrepreneurs often do &#8211; she started her own company: Fia Green and its line of high-end sportswear. Julianne Arrietta, a long-time golfer, discovered during the Covid-19 pandemic that she couldn&#8217;t find the performance apparel she demanded, so [&hellip;]
- [Tourism is a key component of golf industry](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tourism-is-a-key-component-of-golf-industry/): We&#8217;re traveling more than we did pre-pandemic If we want to talk about the sturdiness of golf demand,&nbsp; no metric is more direct or appropriate than rounds played, which was up 10 percent in May. And yet there are other ways to assess the current depth of consumer interest and investment in the game. Golf-equipment [&hellip;]
- [Alabama’s Nick Dunlap wins again](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabamas-nick-dunlap-wins-again-at-pinehurst/): Second major amateur victory in a week Former Huntsville resident Nick Dunlap is spending his summer vacation collecting tournament wins and trophies. The rising sophomore golfer at the University of Alabama collected his second win of the summer on Sunday, downing Karl Vilips 1-up to capture the 123rd&nbsp;North &amp; South Amateur championship played on Pinehurst [&hellip;]
- [Alabama State Amateur was homecoming for Greens](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-state-amateur-was-homecoming-for-jimmy-green/): Ex-Tour pro caddies for son in State Am MOBILE &#8211; The name Jimmy Green is a familiar one in golf circles around the state. The Jimmy Green Junior Tour in Mobile is named in his honor and the former Alba High School standout starred at Auburn University and later played on the PGA Tour. Since [&hellip;]
- [Put Branson, Big Cedar Lodge on the golf destination map](https://alabamagolfnews.com/put-branson-big-cedar-lodge-on-the-golf-destination-map/): The Midwest&#8217;s booming golf mecca BRANSON, Mo. – Golf is booming and the landscape has become cluttered with destinations filled with players eager to test themselves on the country’s best courses. North Carolina is home to the renowned Pinehurst, which soon will christen a 10th course. Florida features the three-course Streamsong and Bandon Dunes is [&hellip;]
- [Plumbing the depths of golf sandbagging](https://alabamagolfnews.com/plumbing-the-depths-of-golf-sandbagging/): How I unleashed a sandbagger on an unsuspecting golfing public I was at my local muni the other day and heard some guys in the grill griping about golf sandbagging &#8211; the sad but not uncommon practice of someone pretending to be a worse golfer than they are in order to get strokes and win [&hellip;]
- [Joe Wheeler’s ‘General’ course could be so much better](https://alabamagolfnews.com/joe-wheeler-general-course-could-be-so-much-better/): One player&#8217;s view of what has to change ROGERSVILLE – Among the amenities at Joe Wheeler State Park is a golf course, aptly named “The General,” a nod to the famous Confederate Civil War leader and the state park’s namesake. The General is one of three state parks golf courses in Alabama &#8211; the others [&hellip;]
- [Birmingham’s Gordon Sargent finishes as low am at US Open](https://alabamagolfnews.com/birminghams-gordon-sargent-finishes-as-low-am-at-us-open/): Learning from the pros in his 2nd major While Wyndham Clark was on his way to winning the U.S. Open Championship Sunday at the Los Angeles Country Club, Birmingham’s Gordon Sargent wrapped up his second major start by finishing as the low amateur. Sargent, a rising star junior at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, closed with [&hellip;]
- [Golf equipment sales remain above pre-pandemic levels](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-equipment-sales-above-pre-pandemic-levels/): Club sales down slightly, ball sales up Father’s Day, the men’s U.S. Open and the kickoff of the summer golf season align to make mid-June one of golf’s most noteworthy annual windows for golf equipment sales. So, as we approach the midpoint of 2023, what has the appetite for golf clubs and golf balls been [&hellip;]
- [Cink hopes to make U.S. Open title run at 50](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cink-hopes-to-make-u-s-open-title-run-at-50/): Five others have ties to Alabama Phil Mickelson won the PGA Championship when he was 51 years old. Stewart Cink doesn’t see any reason that he can’t win the U.S. Open at 50. “Maybe. I don’t see why not,” he said last week after qualifying for the U.S. Open in Columbus, Ohio. “It’s all about [&hellip;]
- [Poll finds harsh reactions to PGA Tour/LIV deal](https://alabamagolfnews.com/industry-reaction-to-pga-tour-liv-deal-dispppointed/): For many, merger leaves a bad taste Fifty-eight percent of sports thought leaders polled by Golf Power Poll about the PGA Tour/LIV Golf merger expressed disappointment in the deal announced last week. Those polled were about evenly split on whether the proposed merger of the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour would [&hellip;]
- [Tyler Watts becomes youngest Alabama Men’s Am winner](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tyler-watts-becomes-youngest-alabama-mens-am-winner/): He won&#8217;t graduate H.S. until 2026 The only thing that would have prevented Huntsville’s Tyler Watts from winning the 107th Alabama State Amateur Championship Saturday was himself. He went to bed Friday night with a seven-shot lead and 18 holes to play, and all he needed to do was stay out of his own way [&hellip;]
- [Mobile’s Linksman GC gets new life](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mobiles-linksman-gc-gets-new-life/): Jerry Pate is designing a new Linksman Mobile’s Linksman Golf Course, closed since 2006, is on the road to reopening. When he looks out from the overgrown and deserted parking lot onto the property that once was a popular golf course, Shane Allen sees what it used to be, and more importantly, what it will [&hellip;]
- [Longtime professional Chris Burns dies at 86](https://alabamagolfnews.com/chris-burns-longtime-professional-dies-at-86/): Mentor to countless junior players The day after his death, longtime Florence Country Club professional Chris Burns was being remembered as someone who “truly loved the game” and was passionate about junior golf. And there were stories – plenty of stories – being told about Burns, who earlier this year was inducted into the Alabama-NW [&hellip;]
- [PGA Tour, LIV Golf will merge, ending feud](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pga-tour-liv-golf-will-merge-ending-feud/): New entity to include DP World Tour The PGA Tour and LIV Golf will merge, ending their feud and signaling a deep-pocketed alliance to control golf worldwide.&nbsp; The DP World Tour, formerly called the European Tour, is also part of the deal. Much is unknown about the agreement that ends two years of bitter legal [&hellip;]
- [Bill Johnston: A PGA pro who had a lot to say](https://alabamagolfnews.com/bill-johnston-a-pga-pro-who-had-a-lot-to-say/): He played against, and beat, golf&#8217;s stars Bill Johnston surely would have had a meaty take on Michael Block’s Cinderella week at the PGA Championship, being as Johnston was among the few PGA club pros good enough to compete – and win – against golf’s biggest stars in the 1950s and 1960s. “They didn’t want [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink settles for third place in first Champions event](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-settles-for-third-place-in-first-champions-event/): Lackluster ron play to blame On a day when Stewart Cink felt like he needed a low number to overtake Steve Stricker and Padraig Harrington to win the KitchenAid PGA Senior Tour Championship, the former Florence, Alabama resident was stuck in neutral for most of the final round. Cink closed fast with a birdie and [&hellip;]
- [Ace is the place for Stewart Cink in 3rd round](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ace-is-the-place-for-stewart-cink-in-3rd-round/): Looking for hardware in Champions debut In a week already filled with firsts, a hole-in-one by Stewart Cink on the PGA Tour Champions might be the lasting memory he’ll take with him from the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. Unless, of course, he can rally from three shots back with 18 holes to play Sunday, to [&hellip;]
- [Cink contending in first Champions Tour event](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-contends-in-first-champions-tour-event/): He trails the leader by four strokes Just two rounds into his PGA Tour Champions debut and Stewart Cink already is showing he’ll be a factor on the over-50 tour if and when he decides to make the transition full time. On Friday at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Tour Championship, Cink shot his second consecutive [&hellip;]
- [Cink shoots 'fun' 68 in first Champions Tour round](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-shoots-fun-68-in-first-champions-tour-round/): Enjoying the senior tour&#8217;s different vibe Stewart Cink called his first round on the PGA Tour Champions “fun.” Without a sample size to pull from, being tied for fourth place with three rounds to play in the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, seems just about right for the just-turned 50-year-old former Florence, Alabama resident. Cink’s 68 [&hellip;]
- [A golfer looks at 50: Cink prepares for dual-tour life](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-looks-at-50-cink-prepares-for-dual-tour-life/): Major winner seeks to play with familiar faces Life doesn’t end at 50 for a PGA Tour golfer. In fact, turning 50 opens up a new spectrum of playing opportunities. Former Florence, Alabama, resident and one-time major winner Stewart Cink, who is making his PGA Tour Champions debut this week at the KitchenAid PGA Senior [&hellip;]
- [Myrtle Beach golf fall packages announced](https://alabamagolfnews.com/myrtle-beach-golf-fall-packages-announced/): Also: Jim Nantz involved in Minnesota golf project Caledonia Golf &amp; Fish Club and True Blue Golf Club, two top Myrtle Beach golf destinations, have unveiled their always anticipated Golftoberfest fall package, an offer that provides traveling players with maximum value during the Myrtle Beach area’s peak fall season.&nbsp; The package, which runs from October [&hellip;]
- [Minnesota’s Giants Ridge opens for 2023 season](https://alabamagolfnews.com/minnesotas-giants-ridge-opens-for-2023-season/): Acclaimed destination offering package deals BIWABIK, Minn. – Minnesota isn’t necessarily the first place that comes to mind when looking for a golf trip, but a visit north to Giants Ridge in the Land of 10,000 Lakes is well be worth it, especially during the oppressive heat of summer in the South. Giants Ridge&nbsp; is [&hellip;]
- [Alabama, Auburn earn national championship trips](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-auburn-earn-ncaa-national-championship-trips/): Championship to be held May 26-31 in Scottsdale, Arizona The Alabama and Auburn men’s golf teams are headed to the NCAA Men’s National Championship in Arizona. Both teams qualified this week with impressive showings, each winning regional championships. Alabama traveled to Norman, Oklahoma, to win its first regional championship since 2014, while Auburn stayed home [&hellip;]
- [Father’s Day gifts to fit any budget](https://alabamagolfnews.com/fathers-day-gifts-to-fit-any-budget/): Make Dad happy with these gifts Father’s Day is on the horizon and dad has just about everything he needs, right? Wrong. Don’t just give him a card and a pair of socks. Check out the Alabama Golf News guide for everything a golfing dad wants, needs or thinks he needs this Father&#8217;s Day. &nbsp;Travel [&hellip;]
- [PGA WORKS puts spotlight on minority college golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pga-works-puts-spotlight-on-minority-college-golf/): Event stresses opportunities off the course SHOAL CREEK – A week ago, the NCAA was conducting its women’s golf regional tournament across the country. A few miles up the road from the Shoal Creek Club, the PGA Tour Champions were playing the Regions Tradition at Greystone Country Club At Shoal Creek, the PGA WORKS Collegiate [&hellip;]
- [Shoal Creek, Bent Brook host PGA WORKS Event](https://alabamagolfnews.com/shoal-creek-bent-brook-host-pga-works-event/): NBC, Golf hannel to broadcast competition BIRMINGHAM – The theme for a couple of teams and a couple of players at this year’s PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship is simple: Do it again.&nbsp; That’s because both defending Division I team champions and the medalists in the division return to defend their crowns at the 2023 PWCC, [&hellip;]
- [Alabama, Auburn earn NCAA Men’s Regional bids](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-auburn-earn-ncaa-mens-regional-bids/): Auburn to compete on home course As expected, both the University of Alabama and Auburn University men’s golf teams were included in the upcoming NCAA men’s golf regional tournaments. Auburn, ranked No. 13 nationally, will host a regional at the AU Club, while Alabama travels to Norman, Oklahoma as the No. 3 seed in that [&hellip;]
- [Ben Kohles wins HomeTown Lenders Championship in Huntsville](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ben-kohles-wins-hometown-lenders-championship-in-huntsville/): Second win for Kohles this month HUNTSVILLE – Brian Hughes knew the shot was good the second Ben Kohles hit it. A former Korn Ferry Tour player himself who still has visions of returning to professional golf, Kohles’ caddie knows a thing or two about good golf. “He had been hitting it good all week,” [&hellip;]
- [Tee it up at Pinehurst, Whistling Straits, TPC Sawgrass](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tee-it-up-at-pinehurst-whistling-straits-tpc-sawgrass/): Room, board included in entry fee .Have money to burn? Troon Golf is organizing golf competitions and luxury accomodations at Pinehurst, Whistling Straits and TPC Sawgrass. At Pinehurst, the deal is for four nights of double-occupancy lodging at the Carolina Hotel &amp; Manor, three rounds of golf &#8211; on Nos. 2, 6 and 8 -Aug. [&hellip;]
- [PGA Tour merges Canadian, Latin American tours](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pga-tour-merges-canadian-latin-american-tours/): New tour will have Latin, North America swings PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida – PGA Tour Latinoamérica and PGA Tour Canada will merge into a singular tour to form PGA Tour Americas, which will begin play in February 2024, the PGA Tour announced today. The new tour will consist of 16 events contested across Latin America, [&hellip;]
- [Time to book that golf trip to Ireland is now](https://alabamagolfnews.com/time-to-book-that-golf-trip-to-ireland-is-now/): 2024 tee times are about to open up Due to increased post-pandemic demand, the time to book that dream 2024 golf trip to Ireland is now, travel experts are saying. The tee sheet for two renowned courses in Northern Ireland, for example, open up for 2024 reservations in May, according to the folks at Lyons [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Brad Story hopes history repeats in caddie role](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-brad-story-hopes-history-repeats-in-caddie-role/): Pro reprises cadie role in Korn Ferry event HUNTSVILLE – Brad Story had such a good time with his one-time caddying experience in 2022 at what was then the Korn Ferry Tour’s Huntsville Championship, he’s back for a second go-around. HomeTown Lenders Championship What: Korn Ferry Tour event When: April 27-30 Where: The Ledges, Huntsville [&hellip;]
- [Take a swing through Oxmoor Valley’s Back Yard](https://alabamagolfnews.com/take-a-swing-through-oxmoor-valleys-back-yard/): Short course emphasizes fun, socializing The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail was an innovator when it came to creating short courses at its properties. The initial construction phase of what has become an iconic golf destination in Alabama included short, albeit difficult, par-3 courses at its seven original sites. Some of the courses were 18 [&hellip;]
- [A weird first encounter with an AI](https://alabamagolfnews.com/a-weird-first-encounter-with-an-ai/): I met an AI that dresses up as furry animals Well, it looks like my job as a golf travel writer is safe from the threat of artificial intelligence, or AI – for the time being. Like other journalists have done recently, I visited an AI online to kick the tires and take ‘er for [&hellip;]
- [There’s no such thing as Mickey Mouse golf in Orlando](https://alabamagolfnews.com/theres-no-such-thing-as-mickey-mouse-golf-in-orlando/): Four courses that won&#8217;t bust the bank ORLANDO, Fla &#8211; Admit it. At some point in time, you and the family are headed south to Orlando and the wonderful world of the mouse. Theme parks galore and the fun of dodging baby strollers and sidestepping young&#8217;uns await. During the family vacation, your sanity dictates that [&hellip;]
- [St. Patrick's Links shifts Irish golf's center of gravity northward](https://alabamagolfnews.com/st-patricks-links-shifts-irish-golfs-center-of-gravity-northward/): For some time now, the lords of Irish Tourism have been politely weaning some of the many thousands of international golfers who descend upon Ireland from May to September off the venerable Southwest cathedrals – think Ballybunion and Lahinch &#8212; to the remote Northwest and its dramatic but lesser known courses.&nbsp; Tour operators say they’ve [&hellip;]
- [Rounds 4 Research auction kicks off April 24](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rounds-4-research-auction-kicks-off-april-24/): Win rounds at high-end golf vcourses The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America’s annual Rounds 4 Research online auction is scheduled for April 24-April 30. Nearly 1,000 rounds of golf (each round includes two or four players) have been donated at courses in 43 states plus Bermuda and Costa Rica. Rounds are added daily, so [&hellip;]
- [Checking out two of Tennessee's best public courses](https://alabamagolfnews.com/checking-out-two-of-best-of-the-tennessee-golf-trail/): Fall Creeks Falls, Paris Landing are must-plays When it comes to accessible public golf in Tennessee, its state parks system has some of the most challenging and picturesque courses. Jack Nicklaus helped put Tennessee State Parks on the map with his Bear Trace. Nicklaus originally built five Bear Trace courses; three of them are still [&hellip;]
- [HomeTown Lenders Championship unveils junior initiative](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hometown-lenders-championship-unveils-junior-initiative/): Goal: Expose 800 kids to golf in first year HUNTSVILLE&nbsp;– The HomeTown Lenders Championship announced the inception of the Drive, Chip, Putt Fore Success Junior Initiative. The program aims to create a clear path to a college education through the game of golf. The Drive, Chip, Putt Fore Success Junior Initiative will create several meaningful [&hellip;]
- [Search and sell: The story of Lexi’s Golf Balls](https://alabamagolfnews.com/search-and-sell-the-story-of-lexis-golf-balls/): 9-year-old&#8217;s golf ball business is booming PRATTVILLE – Lemonade stands, household chores and mowing yards are just a few ways kids make some spending money. but for one nine-year-old girl, her method is both creative and lucrative at the same time. Lexi Porter, who attends Prattville Christian, spends much of her free time scouring the [&hellip;]
- [Architect: What the modern golf ball has done to golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/architect-what-the-modern-golf-ball-has-done-to-golf/): Lack of regulation is to blame, he says The USGA’s and R&amp;A’s proposed model local rule to reduce the driving distances of the game’s longest hitters in elite competitions has been met with criticism on a variety of fronts – from coming long after the horse has left the barn to breaking the connection between [&hellip;]
- [Turtle Point Y&CC sustains heavy storm damage](https://alabamagolfnews.com/turtle-point-ycc-sustains-heavy-storm-damage/): Blackberry Trail damage less severe KILLEN – Iconic Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club sustained major tree damage late Friday night and Saturday morning when a line of severe thunderstorms lashed Northwest Alabama. A partial survey of the damage at Turtle Point, consistently ranked among the top 5 or 10 courses in Alabama, revealed more [&hellip;]
- [Small wonders: Scottsdale's top par 3s](https://alabamagolfnews.com/small-wonders-scottsdales-top-par-3-holes/): Par 3 holes you&#8217;ll remember There’s no denying golfers love the long ball. Nothing excites PGA Tour fans more than watching big hitters like Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm smash towering drives down the fairways. However, few will ever replicate these heroics on their own.&nbsp; While we may strive for 300-yard drives, the best opportunities [&hellip;]
- [Wicker Point Golf Club on track for fall opening](https://alabamagolfnews.com/wicker-point-golf-club-on-track-for-fall-opening/): First Coore/Crenshaw project in Alabama Wicker Point Golf Club, the first Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw-designed golf course in Alabama, is inching closer to opening. Wicker Point, a private course being built along Lake Martin in central Alabama, is scheduled to open this fall according to a release from Russell Lands, owner of the new course. Per [&hellip;]
- [Tom Marzolf on the modern golf ball](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tom-marzolf-discusses-the-modern-golf-ball/): Its effect on America&#8217;s classic courses Long-time Fazio Design Group designer Tom Marzolf has a thing or two, actually, 20, 30 or 50 things to say about the effect of modern technology – especially the modern golf ball – on the game of golf and on his profession – which has included restoring classic courses [&hellip;]
- [Burns Foundation hopes to S.N.A.G. kids, hook them on golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/burns-foundation-hopes-to-s-n-a-g-kids-into-golf/): Program introduced at Florence school FLORENCE – The squeals of joy and a plethora of giggles filled the new gym at Mars Hill Bible School early Wednesday morning. The source of the laughter was easy to pinpoint – a couple of kindergarten classes getting their initiation into golf through&nbsp; S.N.A.G. (Starting New At Golf), a [&hellip;]
- [Putt smarter with PuttLink](https://alabamagolfnews.com/putt-smarter-with-puttlink/): Chip embedded in ball tells all FAIRHOPE – Stop me if you&#8217;ve heard this one before – a lightbulb goes off in a guy’s head with a can’t-miss idea. He spends four years at night and on weekends secretly tinkering with it in his garage before unveiling it to the public. And when he finally [&hellip;]
- [Grayton Beach Open turns 48 in April](https://alabamagolfnews.com/grayton-beach-open-turns-48-in-april/): What began as a 9-hole event has grown The Grayton Beach Open is fast approaching another milestone in its long history. When golfers tee it up in April, it will mark the event’s 48th anniversary since its inception, and it’s probably not a stretch to say the event is one of the longest-running “buddies” golf [&hellip;]
- [Heavy rain, high winds batter some north Alabama courses](https://alabamagolfnews.com/heavy-rain-high-wind-storm-batter-north-alabama-courses/): Downed trees, soaked turf have maintenance crews busy DECATUR – Heavy rain and a Friday wind storm kept maintenance crews busy and golfers scrambling for places to play across north Alabama. Several area courses were closed to allow them to dry out and let cleanup crews clear fallen trees and remove debris after violent wind [&hellip;]
- [How to ruin a golf course with trees](https://alabamagolfnews.com/how-to-ruin-a-golf-course-with-trees/): Refreeing the battle for light, moisture Interfering with shots, building walls between holes and shading key playing areas are just some of the useful roles that trees can play on a golf course. Trees are a wonderful part of many golf courses and they are iconic features on some of the greatest courses in the [&hellip;]
- [Gadsden’s Twin Bridges offers quality municipal golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gadsdens-twin-bridges-offers-quality-municipal-golf/): Gene Bates design checks all the boxes GADSDEN – For designer Gene Bates, the Coosa River was a perfect backdrop for building Gadsden’s city-owned Twin Bridges Golf Club. And from the first tee shot to the final putt, Twin Bridges meets the expectations of a solid municipal golf course. Nice layout? Check. Good greens? Check. [&hellip;]
- [Ten ways your club can go to hell](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ten-ways-your-club-can-go-to-hell/): Lack of marketing is just one sin It&#8217;s interesting to hear my club members talk about how great it will be when the members finally take over from the developer. But I know better. I have been there before, and it never works out like they think it will. The only thing worse than the [&hellip;]
- ['When Revelation Comes' is a tale of healing](https://alabamagolfnews.com/when-revelation-comes-is-a-tale-of-healing/): Finding solace in a journey to Scotland ORLANDO, Fla. – In the midst of the cacophany of the PGA Merchandise Show, Jim Hartsell was sitting at an eight-seat dining table quietly talking about his new book, “When Revelation Comes.&#8221; Near the end of the interview, Hartsell paused and he wiped away another of the million [&hellip;]
- [Sensible Weather: Refunding rained-out rounds even before it rains](https://alabamagolfnews.com/sensible-weather-refunding-rained-out-rounds-even-before-it-rains/): Putting &#8216;Big Data&#8217; to work for golfers A climate scientist has created Sensible Weather, a company that will reimburse golfers for bad weather during their rounds – even before it starts raining. Dr. Nick Cavanaugh, CEO and founder of Sensible Weather of Santa Monica, California, has, in effect, created technology that takes on the risk [&hellip;]
- [Canebrake’s Stewart Whitt wins National Club Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/canebrakes-stewart-whitt-wins-national-club-championship/): Takes title in third attempt The slogan “We Build Champions’ seems quite appropriate these days at the Canebrake Club in Athens. In 2021, Nick Dunlap won the U.S. Junior Amateur and went on to play in the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Open. On Friday, the club’s membership celebrated another national champion. Longtime member Stewart [&hellip;]
- [Cabot Citrus Farms plans 21-hole course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/cabot-citrus-farms-plans-21-hole-course/): New course is third at Tampa-area property BROOKVILLE, Fla.&#8211; The international firm Cabot Golf is adding a 21-hole golf course called “The 21” to its Cabot Citrus Farms property near Tampa. Holes at the Hernando County property north of Tampa will vary between 85 to 560 yards in length when it opens late this year. [&hellip;]
- [Reflections on the 2023 PGA Merchandise Show](https://alabamagolfnews.com/reflections-on-the-2023-pga-merchandise-show/): Annual industry showcase rebounds ORLANDO, Fla. – When the slimmer, trimmer version of the annual PGA Merchandise Show closed shop in 2022, there were musings among industry insiders about whether it would return for 2023 and if so, what it might look like going forward. Would it be the 2022 version where most major manufacturers [&hellip;]
- [Maker claims supplement aids golfers' vision](https://alabamagolfnews.com/eyepromise-claims-supplement-aids-golfers-vision/): Suplement boosts your eyes&#8217; &#8216;internal sunglasses&#8217; EyePromise, an eye-health nutritional supplement maker, claims its product can help golfers read greens better, track golf shots better and fight glare. The company, which has worked with Major League Baseball and several touring pros, sells supplements containing lutein and zeaxanthin, two organic pigments called carotenoids that are believed [&hellip;]
- [The Wheel Pro golf bag doubles as a push cart](https://alabamagolfnews.com/this-wheel-pro-golf-bag-doubles-as-apush-cart/): Wheels detach and it becomes a carry bag The undeniable hit of the 2023 PGA Merchandise Show was Zero Friction’s Wheel Pro golf bag that does double duty as a carry bag and a push cart. The ingeniously simple design converts a light-weight stand-up bag into a push cart with the addition of two detachable [&hellip;]
- [Topgolf coming to Mobile in late 2023](https://alabamagolfnews.com/topgolf-coming-to-mobile-in-late-2023/): Mobile to become 3rd Alabama facility DALLAS – When Topgolf opens its newest facility in Mobile later this year, it will have Alabama covered in three areas. With existing sites already in Huntsville and Birmingham, the Mobile entity will give Topgolf facilities in the northern, central and southern portions of the state. Topgolf announced that [&hellip;]
- [Bud Rousey, Chris Burns to enter into Section Hall of Fame](https://alabamagolfnews.com/bud-rousey-chris-burns-to-enter-into-section-hall-of-fame/): Awards to be given at Feb. 5 dinner Longtime Alabama-NW Florida PGA section members Bud Rousey and Chris Burns are the newest members of the section’s hall of fame. The two will be inducted into the hall of fame during the section’s Awards Dinner at Wynlakes Golf &amp; Country Club on Feb. 5 Bud Rousey [&hellip;]
- [Myrtle Beach golf: What's new in 2023](https://alabamagolfnews.com/myrtle-beach/): Course renovations, new accolades and more MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. &#8211; There have been quite a few renovation projects completed at golf courses along the Grand Strand of Myrtle Beach, which has seen record levels of play. The Grande Dunes Resort Course, Prestwick Country Club, Rivers Edge, Thistle, River Hills, Caledonia and True Blue all underwent [&hellip;]
- [RTJ Golf Trail keeps churning out record numbers](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rtj-golf-trail-keeps-churning-out-record-numbers/): Record rounds, record Trail card sales BIRMINGHAM – If you thought golf courses across the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail seemed a little more crowded, and prime tee times were a little harder to get in 2022, that assumption would be 100 percent correct. For a second consecutive year, the RTJ Golf Trail set records [&hellip;]
- [4 repeat as AGA Players of the Year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/4-repeat-as-aga-players-of-the-year/): Morard, Pritchett also honored Four repeat winners and two first-timers have been named 2022 Alabama Amateur Players of the Year by the Alabama Golf Association. &nbsp; Gordon Sargent (Men), Kathy Hartwiger (Senior Women), Nick Dunlap (Junior Boys) and Molly Brown Davidson (Junior Girls) repeat as Players of the Year while Michaela Morard (Women) and Shaw [&hellip;]
- [Mountain Brook's Gordon Sargent accepts Masters invite](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mountain-brooks-gordon-sargent-accepts-masters-invite/): AGN Staff First special invitation since 2000 Gordon Sargent plays college golf at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, but he grew up playing golf for Mountain Brook High School, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. In April, the Mountain Brook High grad will tee it up at The Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Now a sophomore [&hellip;]
- [Pinehurst to add new Tom Doak course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pinehurst-to-add-new-tom-doak-course/): Tenth Pinehurst Course to open in 2024 Pinehurst Resort will break ground on its first new golf course in nearly three decades this month, and it will be designed by Tom Doak. Located four miles south of the main resort clubhouse,&nbsp;Doak’s 18-hole routing&nbsp;is expected to open late spring of 2024, coinciding with the return of [&hellip;]
- [Rounds played: Almost, but not quite…](https://alabamagolfnews.com/national-golf-foundation-rounds-played-almost-but-not-quite/): Another record-breaking year, almost A year ago, the National Golf Foundation was tracking a record-setting 2021, with more rounds of golf played in the U.S. than ever before. And throughout this year, questions lingered: Would demand dip? Would golf’s Covid dividends begin to wane? While there&#8217;s been a slight decline from a year ago, indications [&hellip;]
- [AGA, Alabama-NW Florida Section collaborate on Junior Golf Alabama](https://alabamagolfnews.com/aga-alabama-nw-florida-section-collaborate-on-junior-golf-alabama/): One new program introduces golf in phys-ed classes to ages 6 and up The Alabama Golf Association and the Alabama-NW Florida PGA Section have combined forces to start Junior Golf Alabama, a collaboration focused on junior golf for kids, parents, coaches, golf administrators, and PGA Professionals. By creating new educational, instructional, and playing opportunities, JGA [&hellip;]
- [A match made in north Alabama](https://alabamagolfnews.com/a-match-made-in-north-alabama/): Hodges, Medley team up for success on PGA Tour Ardmore and Athens, a pair of small north Alabama towns, are separated only by about 16 miles of a lonesome stretch of Interstate 65, a highway that runs north-south from Indiana all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Ardmore is just a speck on the [&hellip;]
- [Auburn, Alabama, JSU announce fall signings](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-alabama-announce-fall-signings/): New women&#8217;s team members arrive next fall Alabama, Auburn and Jacksonville State recently announced their fall women’s golf signing classes. Here’s a breakdown of those signings: Alabama Coach Mic Potter signed prep standouts Harriet Lockley and Kaitlyn Schroeder to National Letters of Intent to continue their careers at the University of Alabama. Potter expects both [&hellip;]
- [<strong>Last-minute Christmas gift ideas</strong>](https://alabamagolfnews.com/last-minute-christmas-gift-ideas/): Choice of clubs, balls and apparel gifts Time is running short to grab those last-minute Christmas gifts for yourself or another golfer. Check out these apparel and equipment gift ideas before it’s too late. RADMOR Golf RADMOR was founded and is based in Seattle. That means you can be sure the upstart, sustainability-focused brand is [&hellip;]
- [<strong>State schools announce early men’s signees</strong>](https://alabamagolfnews.com/state-schools-announce-early-mens-signees/): Top Alabama prep players selected Alabama’s Division I men’s golf programs recently announced their fall signing classes. Here’s a roundup of the players who signed letters-of-intent as announced by their respective schools. Auburn Men’s coach&nbsp;Nick Clinard&nbsp;signed three players &#8211; Josiah Gilbert, Jackson Koivun and Cayden Pope. &#8220;I would like to thank Coach (Chris) Williams for [&hellip;]
- [Apparel, gadgets among popular Christmas gift ideas](https://alabamagolfnews.com/apparel-gadgets-among-popular-christmas-gift-ideas/): Part 1 of our annual holiday gift guide The Thanksgiving Holiday means only one thing – it’s time to begin shopping for the holiday season and checking out all the cool, new golf apparel and gadgets available. We&#8217;re here to help. Here’s part one of the annual Alabama Golf News holiday gift guide: TRUE Linkswear [&hellip;]
- [DeBonis, Bosso notch top-30 finishes in Assistant PGA Pro Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/debonis-bosso-notch-top-30-finishes-in-assistant-pga-pro-championship/): DeBonis follows up on PGA Section win Two Alabama-Northwest Florida PGA Section assistant professionals notched top-30 finishes at the National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship this past weekend. Leading the way was Jordan DeBonis of The Ledges in Huntsville, who shot rounds of 75-71-71-77 at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. [&hellip;]
- [Alabama hits top winter golf-trips list](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-hits-top-winter-golf-trips-list/): Plenty of Alabama mentions on best overlooked-courses list Alabama got major props from Golf Digest, which listed the Yellowhammer state as having several of the best winter golf trips. A piece by writer Drew Powell listed Alabama prominently under the headline, &#8220;Best Winter Golf Trips: 11 underrated trips we&#8217;re booking now.&#8221; The piece features descriptions [&hellip;]
- [We've discovered an ingenious way to find golf balls](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ingenious-way-to-find-golf-balls-ultraviolet-flashlight/): Lost balls at your local course won&#8217;t be lost much longer After all these years, someone finally has published a foolproof way to find lost golf balls:At night, through the use of an ultraviolet flashlight. Alan Barnstable of Golf.com published a groundbreaking piece about how he and the rest of his foursome used ultraviolet flashlights [&hellip;]
- [New milestones in golf’s evolution](https://alabamagolfnews.com/new-milestones-in-golfs-evolution/): Topgolf, other entry points enhance golf&#8217;s appeal The traditional game of golf has been undergoing an evolution that began long before the pandemic, even as the past two years have seen historic increases in&nbsp; rounds played, engagement, more favorable perceptions of the game, and a generally healthier outlook. Yes, golf’s evolution has been underway for [&hellip;]
- [Golf notes: Auburn women close fall season with win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-notes-auburn-women-close-fall-season-with-win/): Defeats Texas A&amp;M to take Eastlake Cup ATLANTA –&nbsp;Auburn ended its fall season on a winning note after completing a sweep of Texas A&amp;M in the match play finals at the 2022 East Lake Cup. Redshirt freshman&nbsp;Casey Weidenfeld&nbsp;went out first for the Tigers and won her match over Zoe Slaughter 3&amp;1, on the strength of [&hellip;]
- [David Ferherty signs on with Ocean City, Md.](https://alabamagolfnews.com/david-feherty-signs-on-with-ocean-city-md/): Aims to boost beach town&#8217;s national profile Guess who&#8217;s the new pitch man for Ocean City, Md. Funny man and long-time CBS Sports and Golf Channel commentator David Feherty, that&#8217;s who. The 64-year-old Northern Irishman-turned-U.S.-citizen signed a 2-year deal with the city&#8217;s tourism agency, it was announced Wednesday. The deal kicks off with a video [&hellip;]
- [Historic Nashville muni to undergo renovations](https://alabamagolfnews.com/percy-warner-gc-to-undergo-renovations/): Percy Warner GC, opened in 1937, will reopen in late 2023 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Percy Warner Golf Course, one of Nashville’s historic public golf courses, will close for 11 months while undergoing a massive renovation project. The course will close in November while architect Bruce Hepner oversees the renovations and enhancements to the city-run 18-hole [&hellip;]
- [Golf is great in Gulf Shores, Orange Beach](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-is-great-in-gulf-shores-orange-beach/): Seaside golf is as good as it gets GULF SHORES – When people in Alabama talk about heading to L.A. for the weekend or for the week, they usually don’t mean the City of Angels on the Left Coast.Instead, the initials L.A. stand for one thing – Lower Alabama. More often than not, heading to [&hellip;]
- [Daytona Beach golf returns after Ian](https://alabamagolfnews.com/daytona-beach-golf-returns-after-ian/): Courses suffered minimal damage DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – With clean-up from Hurricane Ian well underway, the Daytona Beach area continues to bounce back, including the area’s acclaimed golf courses, which are welcoming players for the popular fall season. Home to nearly 20 courses, including LPGA International and a pair of Donald Ross designs, the area [&hellip;]
- [Masking tape can unmask the cause of your mishit drives](https://alabamagolfnews.com/masking-tape-can-unmask-the-cause-of-your-mishit-drives/): The tape tells the tale I have a long, sad history of topping drives but a $4 roll of masking tape helped diagnose the source of my problem: the height I&#8217;ve been teeing the ball. For years I&#8217;ve been teeing the ball so that half the ball (or so I thought) was above the top [&hellip;]
- [Great golf, outstanding scenery at Gunter’s Landing](https://alabamagolfnews.com/great-golf-outstanding-scenery-at-gunters-landing/): Devilish greens offer a stiff defense GUNTERSVILLE – Although known as an outdoorsman’s paradise, don’t overlook the golf scene in and around Lake Guntersville. Specifically, don’t sleep on Gunter’s Landing Golf Course. The 18-hole semi-private facility checks just about every box that golfers look for in a course. Located about 45 minutes south of Huntsville, [&hellip;]
- [Myrtle Beach reopens after Hurricane Ian](https://alabamagolfnews.com/myrtle-beach-golf/): Storm did little damage to Grand Strand courses MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Myrtle Beach golf courses reopened just days after Hurricane Ian made landfall along the Grand Strand. Ian brought heavy wind, rain and storm surge with it but moved quickly through the area, sparing Myrtle Beach courses major structural damage. Courses were forced to [&hellip;]
- [Amateurs crush pros in Alabama Cup matches](https://alabamagolfnews.com/amateurs-crush-pros-in-alabama-cup-matches/): Inaugural event held at Willow Point ALEXANDER CITY – It was a good two days for the Amateur Team at the inaugural Alabama Cup matches played at Willow Point Golf and Country Club. The 10-person amateur team easily won the Alabama Cup, taking down their professional counterparts 12-3 in the first of what will become [&hellip;]
- [Strong summer rounds played bode well for demand](https://alabamagolfnews.com/strong-summer-rounds-played-bode-well-for-demand/): 2022&#8217;s peak follows record 2021 The page has officially turned on the summer of 2022. The peak-season, summer months of June, July and August are disproportionately important for the golf industry, as those months tend to carry almost 1 1/2 times their weight in terms of the year’s total rounds. It’s a make-or-break period for [&hellip;]
- [Green pleased with final product at Cherokee Ridge, AU Club courses](https://alabamagolfnews.com/green-pleased-with-final-product-at-cherokee-ridge-au-club-courses/): TifEagle replaces bentgrass on greens UNION GROVE – Jimmy Green looked over the practice putting green at Cherokee Ridge and smiled. The club’s owner and former PGA Tour player had to like what he was seeing, Dozens of golfers were milling about, talking, practicing and eagerly waiting for the unveiling of the recently completed greens [&hellip;]
- [Lee Hodges looks for bigger, better in 2nd year on PGA Tour](https://alabamagolfnews.com/lee-hodges-looks-for-bigger-better-in-2nd-year-on-pga-tour/): Alabamian sizes up his Year 1 performance and what lies ahead ATHENS – After a short vacation, Lee Hodges is back at work this week on the PGA Tour where he’s teeing it up in the Fortinet Championship beginning Thursday in Napa, California. Hodges hasn’t played competitively since mid-August when he finished 13th in the [&hellip;]
- [Damaged greens force RTJ Golf Trail’s Ross Bridge closure](https://alabamagolfnews.com/damaged-greens-force-rtj-golf-trails-ross-bridge-closure/): Herbicide mistaken for greens sand HOOVER – Ross Bridge, the flagship golf course on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, has closed for the near future as officials figure out a solution after its greens were damaged by a herbicide misapplication. According to WBRC-TV in Birmingham, the maintenance staff mistook a one-ton bag of herbicide [&hellip;]
- [HomeTown Lenders signs on as Huntsville KFT title sponsor](https://alabamagolfnews.com/hometown-lenders-signs-on-as-huntsville-kft-title-sponsor/): Lends name on 2-year-old developmental tour event HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville’s two-year-old Korn Ferry Tour stop has a new title sponsor. Previously known as the Huntsville Championship, officials announced Wednesday that the tournament is now the HomeTown Lenders Championship. After two years without a title sponsor, HomeTown Lenders, a mortgage brokerage firm with its roots in [&hellip;]
- [Greens projects near completion on 4 North Alabama courses](https://alabamagolfnews.com/greens-projects-near-completion-on-4-north-alabama-courses/): Bentgrass replaced with heat-tolerant Bermuda The summer of 2022 brought a variety of course improvement projects to numerous golf courses across north Alabama, and as fall approaches course operators are about to unveil the finished products. Here’s an update on projects at four north Alabama courses: Cherokee Ridge (Union Springs), Cider Ridge (Oxford), Goose Pond [&hellip;]
- [Rumbling Bald: A perfect fall golf getaway](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rumbling-bald-resort-a-perfect-fall-getaway/): Fall golf packages available now Looking for a late summer, early fall golf getaway? Look no farther than the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina and the Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure. A drive of less than six hours from Birmingham puts you on the first tee of either of the resort’s two [&hellip;]
- [Which way is municipal golf going?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/which-way-is-municipal-golf-going/): Many folks might be surprised to learn that the number of municipal golf courses nationwide has actually increased over the past two decades. There’s been a net gain of more than 140 muni courses since 2004, amidst a backdrop of a market correction that’s contributed to a 13 percent decline in U.S. golf supply over [&hellip;]
- [USGA Unveils First-Ever U.S. National Junior Team](https://alabamagolfnews.com/usga-unveils-first-ever-u-s-national-junior-team/): Alabama&#8217;s Schremmer, Watts selected Huntsville’s Tyler Watts and Birmingham’s Scarlett Schremmer became a part of USGA history this week when two of Alabama’s top junior golfers were named to be part of the first U.S. National Junior team. Watts is a 16-year-old sophomore at Grissom High School, while Schremmer is 17 and home schooled. The [&hellip;]
- [Pinehurst Sandmines includes No. 10](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pinehurst-sandmines-includes-no-10/): 11th Pinehurst course could be coming Pinehurst No. 10, the first new course at the Pinehurt Resort in 30 years, will be the centerpiece of a new phase of development called the Pinehurst Sandmines. The new course, scheduled to open April 3, is part of a 900-acre parcel that will also be the site of [&hellip;]
- [Good vibes only when it comes to Sweetens Cove](https://alabamagolfnews.com/good-vibes-only-when-it-comes-to-sweetens-cove/): Great fun if you can ignore your score We usually play Sweetens Cove in mid-summer when it’s pushing 100 degrees in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, and the course is running hard and fast. By the time the first tee shot is airborne, the sweat is pouring off you like when Ted Striker took over in the [&hellip;]
- [Playing golf during a total solar eclipse](https://alabamagolfnews.com/playing-golf-during-a-total-solar-eclipse/): Try hitting a shot in the arc of darkness As total solar eclipse mania sweeps across America in advance of celestial event next month, I&#8217;m joining in, which means I’ll be on the move from Albuquerque, where I live, to a spot along the arc of totality. For this eclipse, I’ve picked Indianapolis, which is [&hellip;]
- [Tiger is in the 2024 Masters field](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tiger-is-in-the-2024-masters-field/): Cabrera will miss a return to Augusta It&#8217;s official: Tiger Woods is entered in the 2024 Masters in the category of past champions, the Masters reported Wednesday. Angel Cabrera, the 2009 Masters champion, is out because he was unable to obtain a U.S. visa. Cabrera hasn&#8217;t competed in the Masters since 2019, before he was [&hellip;]
- [Horseshoe Bay Resort: A lot of golf and more](https://alabamagolfnews.com/horseshoe-bay-resort-a-lot-of-golf-and-more/): Three RTJ Sr. golf courses to choose from HORSESHOE BAY, TEXAS – Let’s face it, finding the perfect golf experience for a family or buddies’ trip can be a daunting task. Where to go? How far in advance do you need to book it? Will there be something to do for everyone in the group? [&hellip;]
- [Old Course adds new singles daily lottery](https://alabamagolfnews.com/old-course-adds-new-singles-daily-lottery/): Golfers looking to secure a coveted tee time on the Old Course at St. Andrews will have the opportunity to enter a new singles daily draw, offering a modern and equitable digital solution to its in-person singles queuing system. The Old Course Singles Daily Draw will be introduced on March 12, giving golfers the chance [&hellip;]
- [LIV-PGA Tour woes dim Players major chances](https://alabamagolfnews.com/liv-pga-tour-woes-dim-players-major-chances/): Weakest field in years, some critics say The continuing drama between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf has dimmed the chances of The Players Championship becoming the fifth major, a new poll of golf influencers shows. The absence of LIV golfers from the field of the 50th edition of the event, which begins on March [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Watts falls just short of playoff at Dustin Johnson World Junior](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-tyler-watts-falls-just-short-of-playoff-at-dustin-johnson-world-junior/): Huntsville sophomore misses playoff by one shot MURRELL’S INLET, S.C. – Huntsville’s Tyler Watts gave it his best shot but came up one shot short of making it into a playoff Sunday at the Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship. Watts, a Huntsville High School sophomore who opened with 75 in Friday’s first round, shot 69-69 [&hellip;]
- [Mississippi’s GenTeal apparel finding niche in golf industry](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mississippis-genteal-apparel-finding-niche-in-golf-industry/): Fast-growing brand making its mark ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s an easy comparison to make – GenTeal men’s apparel and Ole Miss football. Both brands are trying to carve out their niche against industry giants – Ole Miss against the top college football programs in the country and GenTeal against the behemoths in men’s casual fashion. [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Tyler Watts highlights Dustin Johnson World Junior field](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-tyler-watts-highlights-dustin-johnson-world-junior-field/): Strongest field yet at 8-year-old event MURRELLS INLET, S.C. – Huntsville’s Tyler Watts, the world’s No. 1 ranked junior, and Nashville’s Blades Brown, highlight the field for this year’s Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship at TPC Myrtle Beach. The inclusion of Watts and Brown make the ninth Dustin Johnson event one of the strongest fields [&hellip;]
- [LIV Golf's poor TV ratings spell trouble](https://alabamagolfnews.com/liv-golfs-poor-tv-ratings-spell-trouble/): Despite splashing out on big names like Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, LIV Golf is struggling to attract viewers, according to the latest findings, the website The Irish Star reported. From the Irish Star: Rahm, the current Masters champion, joined the breakaway league last month after being offered a deal worth a mouth-watering amount of [&hellip;]
- [Where's Amanda Balionis's wedding ring?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/wheres-amanda-balioniss-wedding-ring/): Inquiring golf fans&#8217; minds want to know: What happened to Amanda Balionis Renner&#8217;s wedding ring. The CBS Sports golf and NFL interviewer set off a blizzard of social media speculation when she appeared on the network&#8217;s broadcast of the Genesis Invitational while not wearing a wedding ring. In 2022, Balionis married Bryn Renner, a former [&hellip;]
- [Head for the Hills of Central Florida](https://alabamagolfnews.com/head-for-the-hills-of-central-florida/): Rare Florida golf resort has elevation changes Head to the hills of the Mission Resort + Club in Central Florida for a quality spring golf getaway. The hills, you say? In Florida? Well, yes, that’s why they call the nearby town, population 1,206, “Howey-in-the-Hills.&#8221; It&#8217;s a small community in a fast-growing, semi-rural area of Lake [&hellip;]
- [Verne Lundquist to call his final Masters](https://alabamagolfnews.com/verne-lundquist-to-call-his-final-masters/): Veteran CBS broadcaster retiring CBS Sports broadcaster Verne Lundquist announced he’ll be retiring after calling the 2024 Mater in April – his 40th tournament like no other. Lundquist, 83, will be ending a broadcast career that included calling Dallas Cowboys football, SEC football and basketball and NCAA March Madness. He&#8217;ll be best remembered for making [&hellip;]
- [Heatherwood Golf and Country Club closes its doors](https://alabamagolfnews.com/heatherwood-golf-and-country-club-closes-its-doors/): Finances again shutter Birmingham club BIRMINGHAM – Not even the current golf boom could save a Birmingham-area golf course. Multiple reports in recent days indicated that Heatherwood Golf and Country Club closed its doors Jan. 31. Its website lists the course as permanently closed, apparently ending an on-again, off-again financial struggle for the 18-hole golf [&hellip;]
- [War Eagle: 3 Auburn players in ANWA field](https://alabamagolfnews.com/war-eagle-3-auburn-players-in-anwa-field/): One rookie, two ANWA vets invited This year’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur tournament will have a decidedly Auburn University look to it. Three members of the Tigers women’s golf team earned invitations to the tournament scheduled for April 3-6 at two courses – Augusta National and Champions Retreat Golf Club. The field of 72 players [&hellip;]
- [TaylorMade sues Costco over club patents](https://alabamagolfnews.com/taylormade-sues-costco-over-club-patents/): The entry by Costco into golf has not come without cost – in the form of lawsuits by the makers of golf balls and clubs whose manufacturers say their patents were infringed upon. Its Kirkland brand golf balls led to a suit in 2017 by Titleist, maker of the Pro V1 and Pro V1x balls. [&hellip;]
- [At The Dells, everything old is new again](https://alabamagolfnews.com/at-the-dells-everything-old-is-new-again/): New owner has high hopes for Tuscaloosa-area course NORTHPORT – At first, it was the Old Cove Course. After an ownership change, it became Hidden Meadows. Now that Roger Taylor owns it, he hopes that rebranding the18-hole course as The Dells is the final iteration of the Tuscaloosa area’s newest public golf course. For Taylor, [&hellip;]
- [Alabama’s amateur tours help scratch competitive itch](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabamas-amateur-tours-help-scratch-competitive-itch/): Amateur tours: What you need to know As golfers across Alabama await the Deep South’s warm weather to arrive, it’s time to start planning tournament schedules for the year. Of course, tournament golf doesn’t have to be played in charity scrambles or confined to Alabama Golf Association events. Instead, there are ample opportunities for serious [&hellip;]
- [Golf business roars back at PGA Show](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-business-roars-back-at-2024-pga-show/): Strong attendance signals bullish 2024 ORLANDO, Florida – More than 31,000 golf-industry professionals from 89 countries and 50 U.S. states came together to meet with more than 1,000 golf companies and brands at the 71st PGA Show in Orlando, Florida, Jan. 23-26. With the continued upswing in consumer golf participation, the PGA Show signaled a [&hellip;]
- [Can you play 580 rounds in a year?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/can-you-play-580-rounds-in-a-year/): He walked 70 percent of the time Patrick Koenig — golf fanatic, photographer and blogger — recently smashed the world record for the highest number of golf courses (580) played in a calendar year, and walked for the majority of rounds played. Koenig traversed the United States in an RV, playing 18-hole rounds (sometimes more) [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville's Nick Dunlap will turn professional](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-nick-dunlap-will-turn-pro/): &#8216;It was the easiest, hardest decision&#8230;&#8217; Nick Dunlap, who recently became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour, announced Thursday he is turning professional and intends to accept PGA Tour  membership. The announcement came in a press conference on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. &#8220;It was the [&hellip;]
- [That’s a winner for Nick Dunlap at American Express](https://alabamagolfnews.com/thats-a-winner-for-nick-dunlap-at-american-express/): Those who know him always knew LA, QUINTA, Calif. &#8211; There came a time when Jon Gibbons had to stop Nick Dunlap. Gibbons, head pro at Greystone Golf &amp; Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama, was getting complaints. Dunlap, not even a teenager then, kept beating all the club’s members. “Guys were getting super ticked,” Gibbons [&hellip;]
- [Nick Dunlap on brink of historic PGA Tour victory](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nick-dunlap-is-on-the-brink-of-historic-pga-tour-victory/): &#8216;It&#8217;s just kind of go out there and do us&#8217; Nick Dunlap flirted with 59, settled for 60 and is on the brink of becoming the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour since a guy named Phil Mickelson in 1991. After shooting 64-65 in the first two rounds of the American Express, Dunlap [&hellip;]
- [Nick Dunlap surges into contention at American Express](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nick-dunlap-surges-into-contention-at-american-express/): Crimson Tide golfer T3 after 36 holes Nick Dunlap continues to prove there is no golf stage too big for the talented sophomore at the University of Alabama. Dunlap, of Huntsville, who plays at Canebrake Golf Club, is the only amateur in the American Express PGA Tour event this week. After two rounds, Dunlap is [&hellip;]
- [Newly organized: An association for par 3 golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/newly-organized-an-association-for-par-3-golf/): The newly organized Par 3 Golf Association will represent and be the voice of par 3 golf courses and the people who own and operate them. The Par 3 Golf Association is founded on the belief that par 3 golf is not just a shortened version of the game but a distinct experience that tests [&hellip;]
- [PopStroke set to open in Tuscaloosa](https://alabamagolfnews.com/popstroke-set-to-open-in-tuscaloosa/): Mini golf venue backed by Tiger Woods Alabama’s first PopStroke will open Jan. 17 in Tuscaloosa. Billed as an “elevated mini golf and casual outdoor dining experience”, PopStroke is backed by investors that include Tiger Woods and TaylorMade Golf. The Tuscaloosa venue is located on Harper Lee Drive and within a mile of the University [&hellip;]
- [Trump's name comes down at Ferry Point](https://alabamagolfnews.com/trumps-name-comes-down-at-ferry-point/): Trump name removed from NYC course Bally’s name will officially replace Trump at the Ferry Point golf course in The Bronx, the New York Post reported. “BALLY LINKS” will be emblazoned on a massive green berm on the links — a symbol of the company acquiring the lease of the golf course from the Trump [&hellip;]
- [Robert Trent Jones II to build new course in Utah](https://alabamagolfnews.com/robert-trent-jones-ii-to-build-new-three-bridges-course-in-utah/): Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects is creating its first 18-hole layout and practice facility in Utah for the new luxury residential-resort community of Three Bridges. The site is on 530 rolling acres of former cattle-grazing land in Salem, about 15 miles south of Provo along the western edge of the Wasatch Mountain range. [&hellip;]
- [Nebraska's Landmand sells out 2024 in hours](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nebraskas-landmand-sells-out-2024-in-hours/): Landmand Golf Club, a highly rated golf course near South Sioux City, Nebraska, sold all 11,000 tee times for 2024 within two hours, the course says. &#8220;For 2023, we sold out in approximately two and a half months,&#8221; said Landmand owner Will Andersen. &#8220;This year it was more like two and a half hours. May [&hellip;]
- [Blast from the past: A golfer returns to Ross Bridge](https://alabamagolfnews.com/blast-from-the-past-a-golfer-returns-to-ross-bridge/): Memories of 8,000 yards of abuse It was early 2006 and a British golf magazine had caught wind of a new course in America’s Deep South that measured more than 8,000 yards. The editor, eager to know what it might be like to play one of the longest golf courses in the world dispatched me [&hellip;]
- [New golf course construction ticks up](https://alabamagolfnews.com/new-golf-course-construction-ticks-up/): One of the byproducts of golf’s pandemic-fueled resurgence has been an uptick in course construction. It’s important to note, however, that the U.S. isn’t in the early stages of another building boom. The best-supplied golf market in the world is still seeing more course closures than new openings. But landowners and developers who were sitting [&hellip;]
- [Ardmore’s Lee Hodges looks forward to 2024 Tour season](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ardmores-lee-hodges-looks-forward-to-2024-tour-season/): Next up: The Sentry at Kapalua Aloha, Lee Hodges. The rising PGA Tour star from tiny Ardmore, Alabama, has the enviable task of jump-starting his 2024 season at this week’s The Sentry, an invitation-only tournament for last season’s Tour winners in Kapalua, Hawaii. That’s a long way from the Canebrake Golf Club in Athens where [&hellip;]
- [Rahm, Vu, Stricker named players of the year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jon-rahm-vu-stricker-named-players-of-the-year/): ORLANDO, Fla. &#8211; Jon Rahm, Lilia Vu and Steve Stricker, three players who made a mark on this year’s biggest stages in golf, have been voted 2023 Players of the Year in their respective divisions by the Golf Writers Association of America. All three were dominant on their respective tours and were major forces in [&hellip;]
- [New course to be built southwest of Fort Worth](https://alabamagolfnews.com/new-course-to-be-built-southwest-of-fort-worth/): Fort Worth-based Escalante Golf unveiled plans for the $100 million Kelly Ranch Golf Club southwest of Fort Worth. The Kelly Ranch Golf Club will be located on 240 acres of rugged rolling hills  20 minutes southwest of downtown Fort Worth at US Highway 377 and Kelly Road. Designed by renowned golf course architect Tripp Davis, [&hellip;]
- [One in 5 golfers expects to play more in 2024](https://alabamagolfnews.com/one-in-5-golfers-expects-to-play-more-in-2024-ngf-survey-finds/): Eighteen percent of golfers &#8211; almost one in five &#8211; expect to play more in 2024, a survey by the National Golf Foundation has found. The same survey found that three-quarters of all golfer plan to play about the same. Only seven percent expect to play fewer rounds in 2024, the NGF survey found. The [&hellip;]
- [Puma, Rickie Fowler launch new golf shoe](https://alabamagolfnews.com/puma-rickie-fowler-launch-golf-shoe/): CARLSBAD, Calif. &#8211; PUMA Golf has teamed up with Rickie Fowler on a limited-edition RF version of the popular Slipstream G golf shoe in Rickie&#8217;s signature orange. “I’m stoked for the release of these shoes,” Rickie Fowler said. “They look clean and in true fashion, have an orange pop. Being comfortable yet stylish on the [&hellip;]
- [NGCOA issues latest business overview report](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ngcoa-issues-latest-business-overview-report/): The National Golf Course Owners Association has released its latest report on the health of the golf business. TheNGCOA, a trade association dedicated exclusively to golf course ownership and operations, released its latest publication, the 2024 Golf Business Pulse Report. The report, which was developed and produced in partnership with Sports and Leisure Research Group [&hellip;]
- [SuperStroke now has all 32 NFL teams](https://alabamagolfnews.com/superstroke-now-has-all-32-nfl-teams/): SuperStroke, known for its putter grips, now offers grips with the logos of all 32 NFL teams, the company announced. the No. 1 putter grip in golf and the leader in innovative Tour-proven golf grip technology, is releasing 18 new NFL Football team logoed putter and golf club grips. New to the SuperStroke lineup are: [&hellip;]
- [Naples Champions Tour tickets go on sale](https://alabamagolfnews.com/champions-tour-tickets-go-on-sale/): NAPLES, Fla. &#8211; Tickets are now on sale for the 2024 Chubb Classic presented by SERVPRO, a PGA Tour Champions event, Feb. 15-18 at Tiburón Golf Club. Tickets are available for purchase now exclusively at www.ChubbClassic.com. Children under 18 will be admitted free into the tournament with a paid adult. Tournament officials also announced complimentary tickets [&hellip;]
- [USGA tweaks the handicap index revision system](https://alabamagolfnews.com/usga-twaks-the-handicap-index-revision-system/): More vigilance urged on sandbagging The growing popularity of short courses has led to a significant change to the system the USGA uses for reporting of scores for handicap purposes in 2024. The USGA is also urging clubs to be more vigilant of sandbagging by conducting annual reviews to identify players with “abnormal” scoring ranges. [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Howard Bankhead spreads the gospel of golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-howard-bankhead-spreads-the-gospel-of-golf/): Introducing N. Alabama kids to the game HUNTSVILLE – Howard Bankhead believes that in a perfect world, every child in Madison, Morgan and Jackson counties would have the opportunity to experience the joy of golf. He’s been trying to make that happen for the past 20-plus years. It started with the Tennessee Valley Youth Golf [&hellip;]
- [Our view on the USGA, R&A ball rollback](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rollback-of-ball-distance-by-usga-ra-our-view/): Not much downside for amateurs At Alabama Golf News, we think that golf’s governing bodies’ mandated rollback of the maximum distance a golf ball can travel when hit by a tour pro is good for the game. As for the gripes by some of the distance-obsessed among us, we say, chill out. It’s official. The [&hellip;]
- [Canebrake’s Whitt defends PGA National Club Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/canebrakes-whitt-defends-pga-national-club-championship/): Hot putter aided in win at Troon North SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. &#8211; The 2023 PGA National Club Championship produced a trio of compelling finishes during Tuesday’s final round at Troon North Golf Club and Westin Kierland in Scottsdale, Ariz. The 54-hole championship featured three Men’s Divisions: Open (any age), Senior (50-over) and Legend (60-over) competing across [&hellip;]
- [Endycott, Crowe earn PGA Tour cards for 2024](https://alabamagolfnews.com/harrison-endycott-crowe-earn-pga-tour-cards-for-2024/): Two will enjoy full status on tour Former Huntsville Championship winner Harrison Endycott won the PGA Tour’s qualifying tournament Monday to retain his playing privileges for 2024. Endycott captured a four-shot win over Trace Crowe, a former Auburn University standout, to again earn his Tour card. Endycott, of Australia, shot 15-under at the rain-delayed tournament [&hellip;]
- [Channeling the Al Czervik in all of us](https://alabamagolfnews.com/channeling-the-al-czervik-in-all-of-us/): &#8216;Oh, but it looks good on you though&#8217; One of Caddyshack&#8217;s most memorable characters, Al Czervik, lives on. thanks to Marc Melzer, an impersonator who has the twitchy horse&#8217;s ass real-estate developer&#8217;s persona down pat. After almost 20  years of impersonating Rodney Dangerfield&#8217;s character, Melzer  nails it &#8211; down to Czervik&#8217;s bug-eyes, tics and shoulder [&hellip;]
- [AGA announces 2024 schedule, qualifying changes](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-golf-assoociation-announces-2024-schedule-qualifying-changes/): State&#8217;s strength of field means AGA champs gain entry into USGA events HOOVER – The Alabama Golf Association announced its 2024 competition schedule, which contains some significant news for the state’s amateurs. For the first time, winners of the boys, girls, women’s and men’s state amateur championships will be exempt into their respective USGA national [&hellip;]
- [Prattville’s Linda Jeffery juggles military, golf careers](https://alabamagolfnews.com/prattvilles-linda-jeffery-juggles-military-golf-careers/): Comfortable in elite senior competition PRATTVILLE – Linda Jeffery is at ease whether it’s in the course of her duties as an instructor in the U.S. Air Force Reserve or standing on the first tee trying to qualify for the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. Jeffery, who plays at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Capitol [&hellip;]
- [Some putting aids to fix your putting woes](https://alabamagolfnews.com/some-putting-aids-to-fix-your-putting-woes/): Devices to help you make more putts If you’ve been struggling with putting, this article is for you. It contains reviews of several putting aids that can help you or someone on your holiday shopping list make more putts. First, some background. For years, I was the worst putter I knew (and I may still [&hellip;]
- [Gift ideas for the holiday season](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gift-ideas-for-the-holiday-season/): Great gift ideas for any budget You made it through the post-Thanksgiving shopping rush in one piece. Now, it’s time to find Christmas gifts for the golfer in your life. Or, maybe you just want to grab some stuff for yourself. Either way, here’s our recommended gift guide of great  golf items to consider. Not [&hellip;]
- [Bandon Dunes: How to plan your trip](https://alabamagolfnews.com/bandon-dunes-how-to-plan-your-trip/): 2025 reservations now open BANDON, Ore. – A memory of the Bandon Dunes Golf Course: The Pacific Ocean shimmers pale blue-gray to the horizon, golfers, tiny dots of them, are scattered across a plateau of green, a beach below where ocean waves end their journey of thousands of miles in a froth of white foam. [&hellip;]
- [Bandon Dunes is the essence of ‘pure golf’](https://alabamagolfnews.com/bandon-dunes-is-the-essence-of-pure-golf/): Five world-class courses to choose from BANDON, Ore. – There are few true dream jobs in the golf industry, but Nick Bonander readily admits he has one of them. He&#8217;s one of two directors of golf at the Bandon Dunes Resort and has an office that sits just 75 yards from the first tee at [&hellip;]
- [Tide’s Dunlap is No. 1 college player; Tigers are No. 2 in team rankings](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tides-dunlap-is-no-1-college-player-tigers-are-no-2-in-team-rankings/): Dunlap also on the Haskins watch list The fall men’s college golf rankings were finally released Wednesday and the University of Alabama has the top-ranked player and Auburn University sits at No. 2 in the team rankings. Nick Dunlap, fresh off an appearance in the PGA Tour’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship, is the top-ranked men’s college [&hellip;]
- [Boyne Resorts names 11th course 'Doon Brae'](https://alabamagolfnews.com/boyne-names-11th-course-doon-brae/): New short course built on a ski slope Boyne Resorts, a skiing and golf destination in northern Michigan,  has named its 11th course, a short course now under construction, &#8220;Doon Brae.&#8221; The course will open next summer. In Scottish, &#8220;Doon&#8221; means going down into a valley and &#8220;Brae&#8221; means steep bank or hillside. The name [&hellip;]
- [Waccamaw Golf Trail rebrands as Hammock Coast Golf Trail](https://alabamagolfnews.com/waccamaw-golf-trail-rebrands-as-hammock-coast-golf-trail/): New name unites courses, communities PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. – Formerly known as the Waccamaw Golf Trail, a collection of 12 award-winning courses, is now the Hammock Coast Golf Trail. Georgetown County, South Carolina officials say the rebranding is an effort to take advantage of the surging popularity of the surrounding community and its branding efforts.  Comprised [&hellip;]
- [Pinehurst Resort getaway: What you need to know](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pinehurst-resort-getaway-what-you-need-to-know/): FAQs: caddies, walking, dining and more There’s a reason the U.S. Open will be returning again and again to Pinehurst: Pinehurt No. 2, the Donald Ross classic design, is a compelling test that stands up to modern golf, and the resort, which calls itself “The Cradle of American Golf,” lives up to its name. With [&hellip;]
- [With No. 10 on the way, Pinehurst Resort remains the standard](https://alabamagolfnews.com/with-pinehurst-no-10-on-the-way-pinehurst-is-the-standard/): Doak&#8217;s newest at Pinehurst to debut in April PINEHURST, N.C. – Bob Farren climbs into the all-terrain vehicle and cranks it up, noting that it will be a somewhat more comfortable ride around Pinehurst No. 10 than in a regular golf cart. For Farren, the director of golf course maintenance at Pinehurst Resort, it’s a [&hellip;]
- [Alabama lands highly regarded signing class](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-lands-highly-regarded-signing-class/): Gross, Crocker, Jennings join Crimson Tide TUSCALOOSA – How good was signing day for the University of Alabama men’s golf team? It was so good, in fact, that CollegeGolfCommits.com ranked it the No. 1 signing class in the nation. Alabama added in-state player Michael Crocker of Mobile, Nick Gross and William Jenningsto its roster for [&hellip;]
- [Auburn heads west for two men’s golf signees](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-heads-west-for-2-mens-golf-signees/): Spielman, David join Tigers golf squad AUBURN. – Auburn coach Nick Clinard went across the country to land its two newest men’s golf team members. Clinard announced the signing of Billy Davis and Tyler Spielman Wednesday. Both players will join the Tigers beginning with the 2024-25 season. Davis if from Spring Valley, California, while Spielman is from [&hellip;]
- [Mystic Creek: Southern Arkansas’s hidden jewel](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mystic-creek-southern-arkansass-hidden-jewel/): &#8216;Augusta-like&#8217; course is well worth the drive EL DORADO, Arkansas – It’s a fact that serious golfers will find their way to even the most remote golf course if it is good enough. Mystic Creek Golf Club in El Dorado, Arkansas, fits the bill as one of those courses that certainly is well worth the [&hellip;]
- [Nick Dunlap, Gordon Sargent lead US team to victory](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nick-dunlap-gordon-sargent-lead-us-team-to-victory/): First US win in the event since 2014 Led by Alabama natives Gordon Sargent and Nick Dunlap, Team U.S.A stormed to the title at the World Amateur Team Championship Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club in the United Arab Emirates. Dunlap, from Madison, finished second in the individual standings, while Sargent, from Mountain Brook, [&hellip;]
- [Gordon Sargent earns PGA Tour membership upon graduation](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gordon-sargent-earns-pga-tour-membership-upon-graduation/): First-ever grad of accelerated program NASHVILLE – When former Mountain Brook High School standout golfer Gordon Sargent decides to turn professional, he won’t have to grind his way through qualifying school to play on the PGA Tour. Instead, the Vanderbilt junior will have qualified for Tour status via the PGA Tour University Accelerated program. When [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville stop no longer on Korn Ferry Tour schedule](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsville-stop-no-longer-on-korn-ferry-tour-schedule/): Event lacks a title sponsor HUNTSVILLE – The Korn Ferry Tour will not stop in Huntsville in 2024, and the tournament’s future beyond that remains in limbo. Officials of Knight Eady, a full-service event, strategy and creative agency which owned and operated the tournament, confirmed Tuesday the event known first as the Huntsville Championship and [&hellip;]
- [NGF report: Strong summer for golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ngf-report-strong-summer-for-golf/): Heat, rain will determine final numbers Peak golf season is in the rearview mirror. There are fewer daylight hours, temperatures are dipping, leaves are falling, and, in some parts of the country, golf facilities are beginning the process of shutting down until next year. It was a strong summer for golf. The latest national rounds data [&hellip;]
- [Sharks in your irrigation pond? Yep!](https://alabamagolfnews.com/sharks-in-your-irrigation-pond-yep/): Not your ordinary water hazard Florida and its gators have nothing on Australia and a school of sharks that lived in an irrigation pond at a Brisbane-area golf club for almost 17 years, then mysteriously disappeared. The group of sharks – which can also be called a shiver, herd, frenzy or gam of sharks – [&hellip;]
- [Despite competition, Myrtle Beach remains iconic destination](https://alabamagolfnews.com/despite-competition-myrtle-beach-remains-iconic-destination/): With 90 courses, a destination for any budget MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The explosion of golf destinations over the past decade has provided golfers a seemingly endless number of bucket-list options when it comes time to plan that next trip. In the never-ending search to find the right trip, it’s prudent to not overlook Myrtle [&hellip;]
- [Prattville’s Linda Jeffrey falls in semifinals at US Senior Women’s Amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/prattvilles-linda-jeffrey-falls-in-semifinals-at-us-senior-womens-amateur/): Turns heads in first senior championship Prattville’s Linda Jeffrey nearly made the most of her first time playing in the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship at Troon Country Club in Scottsdale, Arizona,this week. Although the 50-year-old Jeffrey fell short of making it to the championship match, she turned plenty of heads in making it all [&hellip;]
- [Alabama wins, Dunlap second at Hamptons Intercollegiate](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-wins-dunlap-second-at-hamptons-intercollegiate/): &#8216;A lot of milkshakes for us on the way home&#8217; EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. – All five Alabama starters finished inside the top-20 to lead the No. 13 Crimson Tide men&#8217;s golf team to the Hamptons Intercollegiate championship Tuesday afternoon at the Maidstone Golf Club. The Tide claimed the title with a 24-under par 840 (285-272-283), [&hellip;]
- [Nick Dunlap goes low with school-record 60](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nick-dunlap-goes-low-with-school-record-60/): Sets Tide 36-hole record score against par EAST HAMPTONS, N.Y. – Alabama golfer Nick Dunlap carded a record-setting round of 12-under par 60 in Monday&#8217;s second round to help lead the Crimson Tide to a 36-hole clubhouse lead at the Hamptons Intercollegiate. The Tide entered Tuesday&#8217;s final round of the event with a four-stroke advantage at 19-under par [&hellip;]
- [Florence's Phil Grimes shoots golf's magic number](https://alabamagolfnews.com/florences-phil-grimes-shoots-golfs-magic-number/): Round of 59 carded at Blackberry Trail As Phil Grimes continued to pile birdie upon birdie during his Aug. 26 round at Blackberry Trail Golf Course in Florence, Alabama, playing partners David Corl and Chris Rinehard remained eerily silent. Kinda like somebody pitching a no-hitter. Only in this case, the 64-year-old Grimes was chasing golf [&hellip;]
- [Golf Course Supply: No boom, but better](https://alabamagolfnews.com/national-golf-foundation-finds-golf-course-supply-no-boom-but-better/): Renovations, short courses fuel growth There’s an impression not much development is happening in golf. It’s clearly not the case. The National Golf Foundation finds that course designers are busy with hundreds of renovations and course resurrections (where a previously closed course is brought back to life) along with a smattering of new courses. Add to that [&hellip;]
- [RTJ Ross Bridge set to reopen Oct. 13](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rtj-ross-bridge-set-to-reopen-oct-13/): The &#8216;Wow factor&#8217; has been enhanced BIRMINGHAM – The wait is about over. Ross Bridge, considered to be the flagship course of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, will reopen Oct. 13. The course, closed for more than a year after a misapplication of a chemical killed most of the greens, has undergone extensive renovations [&hellip;]
- [Birmingham’s Schremmer is AGA girls junior player of the year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/birminghams-scarlett-schremmer-is-aga-girls-junior-player-of-the-year/): She has committed to the University of Miami HOOVER – Alabama Girls State champion Scarlett Schremmer of Birmingham is the Alabama Golf Association’s Junior Girls Player of the Year. Although the state girls was Schremmer’s only victory of the year, her consistent performance in all tournaments earned her enough points to grab player of the [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Watts heads AGA All-State boys team](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-tyler-watts-heads-aga-all-state-boys-team/): The next generation is here HOOVER – Grissom High School junior Tyler Watts is the Alabama Golf Association’s Junior Boys Player of the Year. Watts won twice – including the Alabama State Amateur and the Southern Junior Championship to cement his player of the year status. The boys all-state teams are selected based on the [&hellip;]
- [At 57 Yergey has ‘had a blast’ as Boatwright intern](https://alabamagolfnews.com/at-57-karl-yergey-has-had-a-blast-as-boatwright-intern/): After a teaching career, a pivot to golf BIRMINGHAM – These days Karl Yergey sits alone in the room affectionately known as “The Attic” in the offices of the Alabama Golf Association. His four fellow USGA P.J. Boatwright interns are gone – back to school or on to other jobs. On this late August day, [&hellip;]
- [Sargent, Dunlap help US to Walker Cup win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/sargent-dunlap-help-us-to-walker-cup-win/): The two Alabamians are clutch on Day 2 With a pair of Alabamians on the team, the United States won the 49th Walker Cup, defeating Great Britain and Ireland 14½-11½ at St Andrews on Sunday The Americans rekindled memories of their last win as visitors at Royal Liverpool in 2019 with another stunning second-day singles [&hellip;]
- [The Ledges’ Craig Bocking earns PGA Master Professional status](https://alabamagolfnews.com/craig-bocking-of-the-ledges-earns-pga-master-professional-status/): He joins an elite corps of PGA members HUNTSVILLE – Craig Bocking loves to learn and he loves to teach. Combining those two traits along with a lot of hard work over the last 10-plus years and the director of instruction at The Ledges achieved a milestone in his golf career recently when he earned [&hellip;]
- [Road trip to Park Mammoth won’t disappoint](https://alabamagolfnews.com/road-trip-to-park-mammoth-wont-disappoint/): Kentucky course was inspird by Sweetens Cove PARK CITY, Ky. – Who doesn’t love a road trip to a relatively unknown golf course that blows away your expectations? What if the trip is not very far from north Alabama, straight up I-65 to Bowling Green, Kentucky, and then a little east? And, know that Park [&hellip;]
- [Alabama notebook: Epson Tour is on its way to Alabama](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-notebook-epson-tour-is-on-its-way-to-alabama/): AGA golf trip to Ireland in the works The Guardian Championship Epson Tour event is still looking for volunteers to help at the 54-hole tournament on the Senator course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Capitol Hill in Prattville. The tournament is scheduled for Sept. 15-17. Maria Torres is the defending champion, while Huntsville [&hellip;]
- [World's biggest amateur event to be held in Myrtle Beach](https://alabamagolfnews.com/worlds-biggest-amateur-event-to-be-held-in-myrtle-beach/): Tourney features &#8216;World&#8217;s Largest 19th Hole&#8217; Myrtle Beach is preparing for an anniversary of the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach World Amateur Handicap Championship – a flighted event with 3,260 players from all 50 states and 17 countries. The 40th annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship, a 72-hole, net stroke play event, will be played Aug. 28-Sept. 1 along [&hellip;]
- [Birmingham’s Sargent earns McCormack Medal at top amateur](https://alabamagolfnews.com/birminghams-sargent-earns-mccormack-medal-at-top-amateur/): Will play on Walker Cup team next week Birmingham’s Gordon Sargent has added another honor to his growing list of amateur golf achievements. Sargent, a junior at Vanderblit University, was announced as the winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the leading man in the 2023 World Amateur Golf Ranking. The McCormack Medal winner [&hellip;]
- [Auburn-Opelika's Pines Crossing on track for November opening](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-opelikas-pines-crossing-on-track-for-november-opening/): Aging Indian PInes course needed a facelift AUBURN – One of Auburn-Opelika’s iconic public golf courses is on track to reopen in early November with a new name and a new look. According to course general manager Fred Holton, the newly named Pines Crossing remains on schedule for an early November opening, approximately 11 months [&hellip;]
- [History making win for Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap](https://alabamagolfnews.com/history-making-win-for-huntsvilles-nick-dunlap/): Joins Tiger Woods in rare feat Nick Dunlap put himself in some rarefied air Sunday afternoon by winning the U.S. Amateur Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver. Dunlap, a rising sophomore at the University of Alabama and Huntsville native,  capped off a summer to remember with a 4&amp;3 win over Neal Shipley of [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Dunlap chasing history, US Am title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-dunlap-chasing-history-us-am-title/): Plays 36 holes Sunday for U.S. Am title. Since the spring of 2021, Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap, 19, has amassed a 29-2 record in match-play competition. That includes a 6-0 mark on the way to the 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur title, and five victories this week at Cherry Hills Country Club. On Sunday, Dunlap will seek [&hellip;]
- [Alabama’s Dunlap, Auburn’s Butler reach US Am semifinals](https://alabamagolfnews.com/labamas-dunlap-auburns-butler-reach-us-am-semifinals/): Dunlap faces Florida&#8217;s Parker Bell Anything and everything can happen when it comes to Alabama and Auburn getting together on a playing field. Auburn famously returned a missed field goal to stun the Crimson Tide in what is now known as the Kick-Six Iron Bowl game in 2013. Eight years later, Alabama quarterback Bryce Young [&hellip;]
- [Dunlap wins twice, reaches US Am quarters](https://alabamagolfnews.com/dunlap-wins-twice-reaches-us-am-quarters/): Wins handily in rounds of 32, 16 Nick Dunlap’s quest for another USGA championship continued Thursday with a pair of wins at the U.S. Men’s Amateur Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver. Dunlap, of Huntsville, easily advanced to the quarterfinals later Thursday afternoon when he disposed of Bowen Mauss 5&amp;3. Next up is [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Dunlap edges Sargent in epic match at US Am](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-dunlap-edges-sargent-in-epic-match-at-us-am/): Marquee match had large gallery In a match that could just as easily have been for the championship of the U.S .Amateur Championship, Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap took out Birmingham’s Gordon Sargent in the Round of 64 on Wednesday. Dunlap advances to Round of 16 UPDATE: Early Thursday afternoon Nick Dunlap defeated Connor Jones of Denver [&hellip;]
- [Myrtle Beach’s Long Bay GC reopens with new greens](https://alabamagolfnews.com/long-bay-gc-in-myrtle-beach-reopens-with-new-greens/): Tifeagle surfaces offer faster, truer rolls MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Long Bay Golf Club, a Jack Nicklaus design that is one of the Myrtle Beach area’s most popular layouts, reopened August 14 following a comprehensive greens restoration project. Founders Group International, Long Bay’s parent company, closed the course on May 17 for an effort highlighted [&hellip;]
- [Auburn’s Megan Schofill wins US Women’s Am](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburns-megan-schofill-wins-us-womens-am/): Led after morning 18 and never let up Auburn University has another national championship – only this time it is women’s golf. Auburn graduate student Megan Schofill took the 2023 US Women’s Amateur title Sunday at Bel-Air Country Club in California, winning 4-and-3 over longtime friend and Southeastern Conference rival Latanna Stone. Schofill closed out [&hellip;]
- [Now a family man, Florence’s Alexander heads to US Am](https://alabamagolfnews.com/now-a-family-man-florences-trent-alexander-heads-to-us-am/): Add Your Heading Text Here FLORENCE – Trent Alexander admits he doesn’t play golf as much as he used to now that he has joined the real world after college, but the 30-year-old Florence native makes the most of his limited time. His practice sessions are shorter, but says he works smarter. His course management [&hellip;]
- [RTJ Golf Trail’s Ross Bridge course on target for October reopening](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rtj-golf-trails-ross-bridge-course-on-target-for-october-reopening/): Ultra Dwarf replaces bentgrass greens HOOVER – Ross Bridge, the flagship course of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, is on schedule to reopen in October, trail officials said recently Mike Beverly, president of SunBelt Golf which oversees the trail, said the renovation process has gone smoothly and everything points to a mid-October opening. “We [&hellip;]
- [Tom Lehman renovates Minnesota resort's courses](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tom-lehman-renovates-minnesota-resorts-courses/): Championship golf in the North Woods When Minnesota native Tom Lehman hit the ceremonial first drive on the Cragun Resort&#8217;s Lehman Course, a band struck up the Golden Gopher fight song. The resort on Gull Lake in Brainerd, Minnesota, now has two Lehman-renovated 18-hole courses – one of which will host a PGA Tour Canada [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Dunlap named to USA Walker Cup squad](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-dunlap-named-to-usa-walker-cup-squad/): Joins fellow Alabamian Gordon Sargent Huntsville’s Nick Dunlap continues to add to an already impeccable amateur resume. On Monday, the rising sophomore at the University of Alabama earned another honor when he was named to the 2023 USA Walker Cup Team by the USGA. Caleb Surratt, 19, of Indian Trail, North Carolina, also was named [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink named vice captain for U.S. Ryder Cup team](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-named-vice-captain-for-u-s-ryder-cup-team/): 50-year-old surpised by invitation Alabama native Stewart Cink has won eight times on the PGA Tour, including the 2009 Open Championship. His resume includes playing on five U.S. Ryder Cup teams and four U.S. Presidents Cup teams. On Monday, he added another first in his career – Ryder Cup vice captain for the 2023 U.S. [&hellip;]
- [Ardmore’s Lee Hodges breaks through for 1st Tour win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ardmores-lee-hodges-breaks-through-for-1st-tour-win/): Holds off seasoned PGA Tour veterans Sitting on a five-shot lead with 18 holes to play at the 3M Open, Ardmore native and Athens resident Lee Hodges said he wasn’t going to stress out overnight and vowed to remain aggressive despite the sizeable advantage. Hodges did both – he said he slept “like a baby” [&hellip;]
- [Ardmore’s Lee Hodges on brink of 1st PGA Tour win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ardmores-lee-hodges-on-brink-of-1st-pga-tour-win/): Holds 5-shot lead going into Sunday Just when things we looking a little bit dicey Saturday, Ardmore’s Lee Hodges found his putting stroke and with it, a five-shot lead heading into the final round of the 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota. Lee Hodges, who plays and lives at Canebrake in Athens, is trying to go [&hellip;]
- [Mobile’s Michael Crocker, Drew Mathers claim tournament titles](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mobiles-michael-crocker-drew-mathers-claim-tournament-titles/): Adalyn Pike, Chloe Ruble win women&#8217;s four ball Mobile’s Michael Crocker shot 70 in the final round Thursday to claim a one-shot victory in the Alabama Boys State Junior Championship. Crocker, who led or was tied for the lead through all three rounds of the 54-hole tournament played at Goose Pond Colony’s Lake Course, edged [&hellip;]
- [Two-for-one special? Why not?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/two-for-one-hole-in-one-special-why-not/): Odds of two aces in the same group: 17 million-to-one GUNTERSVILLE – This is a hole-in-one story, although it is not just the average run-of-the-mill hole-in-one story. It might sound a little bit fishy because what happened on No. 5 at Gunter’s Landing Golf Course Monday afternoon is super rare. But I can attest that [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink rolls on to Boeeing Classic win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-rolls-on-to-boeeing-classic-win/): Bests Miguel Angel Jimenez in playoff Another week, another win for PGA Tour Champions best player Stewart Cink, who has been absolutely dominant on the senior curcuit this season.. Only this time, Stewart Cink didn’t have his best stuff until the final round at the Boeing Classic. But a final-round 65 got him into a playoff with Miguel Angel Jimenez at 12-under 204, and a first-hole playoff birdie allowed the former Florence resident to hoist a championship trophy for a Tour-leading fifth time this season. “Today was a really good day, but the first two days were kind of sloppy,” Cink [&hellip;]
- [Three from Alabama named to Walker Cup team](https://alabamagolfnews.com/three-from-alabama-named-to-walker-cup-team/): Watts, Gilbert and Jennings to head to Ireland The U.S. Walker Cup team will have an Alabama feel to it when the matches tee off against Great Britain and Ireland on Sept. 5-6 at Lahinch Golf Club, on the west coast of Ireland. Previously, Huntsville’s Tyler Watts who is bound for the University of Tennessee, was named to the team &#8211; eveb before setting foot on campus. On Sunday, the remainder of the team was announced and it includes Auburn University’s Josiah Gilbert and University of Alabama’s William Jennings. Watts, Gilbert and Jennings all qualified for the match play portion of [&hellip;]
- [Oakmont Caddie Confessions, The Conclusion](https://alabamagolfnews.com/oakmont-caddie-confessions-the-conclusion/): Meeting USGA legend P.J. Boatwright I went to the course Sunday to watch the final round of the 1973 U,S, Open and  Arnold Palmer and John Schlee.  Remember him? He was the man I caddied for the year before at the PGA Team Championship at Laurel Valley, where he told me all his astrological signs were pointing positively to June 1973 and he was going to win the U.S. Open. I would have bet all that I had that he wouldn’t, but here he was in the final group on Sunday. Was there something to astrology, or did he just talk [&hellip;]
- [Oakmont Caddie Confessions, Part 9: Friday at the 1973 U.S. Open](https://alabamagolfnews.com/oakmont-caddie-confessions-part-8-drawing-for-the-1973-u-s-open/): Needing a strong round to make the cut   This is the  ninth in a 10-part series of recollections by Ed Wieszczynski, who caddied at Oakmont Country Club near Puttsburgh from 1967 to 1975, including at the 1973 U.S. Open. While looping, he encountered the likes of Arnold Palmer, Byron Nelson, Whitey Ford and Mickey MantleOn Friday, of the 1973 U.S. Open, my player, Eddie Pearce, who had shot well over par the previous day,  told me he thought he probably needed to shoot a couple under par to make the cut and he was going to be more aggressive at the [&hellip;]
- [Oakmont Caddie Confessions, Part 8: Drawing for the 1973 U.S. Open](https://alabamagolfnews.com/oakmont-caddie-confessions-part-8-drawing-for-the-1973-u-s-open-2/): USGA demands a fair caddie drawing An important milestone in the runup to the 1973 U.S. Open at Oakmont was the drama of the caddie drawing. From what I had heard, the caddie drawing was supposed to be fixed in that a pecking order of caddies would choose who they wanted to caddie for and the USGA would look the other way. I let it be known that I wanted to caddie for Chi Chi Rodriguez and nobody ahead of me in the pecking order seemed to have a problem with that. But we had also heard that the drawing was [&hellip;]
- [Oakmont Caddie Confessions, Part 7: Caddying for Byron Nelson](https://alabamagolfnews.com/oakmont-caddie-confessions-part-7-caddying-for-byron-nelson/): ABC&#8217;s &#8216;Wide World of Sports&#8217; comes to Oakmont When we got into May of 1973, it became much harder to caddie. The rough was so high that you had to use extreme concentration to see where the balls were going. There was a lot of play and there was constant activity around the USGA setting things up along with gallery seating construction. And we caddies were still allowed to golf on Mondays. It was great as we caddies had constant grudge matches on one of the greatest golf courses in the world. This is the  seventh in a 10-part series of recollections [&hellip;]
- [Oakmont Caddie Confessions, Part 6: Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford play Oakmont](https://alabamagolfnews.com/oakmont-caddie-confessions-part-6-mickey-mantle-and-whitey-ford-play-oakmont/): An endless supply of Rolling Rock beer After the 1972 PGA Team Championship at Laural Valley, it was back to caddying daily at Oakmont Country Club. And there were many golfers playing daily. Besides the members, there were tons of guests coming in who wanted to play the upcoming U.S. Open course. And the key to caddying and getting good jobs was your relationship with the caddymaster. This is the  sixth in a 10-part series of recollections by Ed Wieszczynski, who caddied at Oakmont Country Club near Puttsburgh from 1967 to 1975, including at the 1973 U.S. Open. While looping, he [&hellip;]
- [Picturesque, rugged Bayside Golf Club closes trip to Nebraska](https://alabamagolfnews.com/picturesque-rugged-bayside-golf-club-closes-trip-to-nebraska/): A tough test, but definitely worth the trip BRULE, Neb. – The final stop on my solo trek across southern Nebraska came at Bayside Golf Club, an 18-hole family-owned course that overlooks Lake McConaughy. It was also the most interesting course I played and one that is not for the faint of heart. Designers Dan Axland and Dave Proctor found a rugged piece of property and somehow turned it into a challenging, and at times frustrating, golf course that winds across the hilly countryside. Throw in a constant breeze blowing consistently at 15 miler per hour and gusting to 25, and [&hellip;]
- [Oakmont Caddie Confessions, Part 5: The 1972 PGA Team Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/oakmont-caddie-confessions-part-5-the-1972-pga-team-championship/): Do you believe in astrology? The final round Sunday of the 1972 PGA Team Championship came and my player, John Schlee, and his partner, Bob E. Smith, had a great front nine.As I was walking to the tenth tee, I heard someone calling me.  I saw it was my friend Mike Hafera, who I mentioned was caddying for Gibby Gilbert and partnered with Lanny Wadkins. He was in the last group since they were leading the tournament. He was so excited.  He said that Wadkins was knocking down flagsticks on the practice range and that they were going to win for [&hellip;]
- [Auburn’s Jackson Koivun notches first PGA Tour victory](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburns-jackson-koivun-notches-first-pga-tour-victory/): Holds off late charge by Scottie Scheffler It took Jackson Koivun exactly three weeks to live up to his advance billing on the PGA Tour. Putting on a weekend clinic with bogey-free rounds of 61-66, the former Auburn All-American won his first professional title in record fashion Sunday at the 3M Open. He set a tournament scoring record of 25-under-par 259, and along the way he outlasted Scottie Scheffler by three shots at TPC Twin Cities. He won $1,584,000 and zoomed into 70th place on the FedEx Cup points list. The win capped a two-month stretch in which he helped Auburn [&hellip;]
- [Oakmont Caddie Confessions, Part 4: Bert Yancey and the fly in the bunker](https://alabamagolfnews.com/oakmont-caddie-confessions-part-4-bert-yancey-and-the-fly-in-the-bunker/): Shooting pool with Charlie Sifford, Lee Elder The next day, Thursday, was the first round of the PGA Team Championship and I was very excited to get started. We were paired with the team of Tom Weiskopf and Bert Yancey. Weiskopf was a young, powerful player and Yancey was somewhat of a character. It is hard to remember the sound of a ball being hit by a wooden driver.  But I do remember thinking how I had not heard anything like Tom Weiskopf striping one down the fairway. Such power! This is the  fourth in a 10-part series of recollections by [&hellip;]
- [The essence of golf: From Wild Horse to Augusta Wind](https://alabamagolfnews.com/wild-horse-and-augusta-wind-the-essence-of-golf/): A superb and affordanle Top 100 course The third day of golf in Nebraska provided a marvelous contrast of courses that really is the essence of the game &#8211; Wild Horse and Augusta Wind golf clubs. First up was Wild Horse, a magnificent layout in Gothenburg that is so affordable ($87) and a magnificent test of golf it’s ridiculous. Golf didn’t appear promising when thunder and rain moved through Wild Horse a couple hours before my scheduled tee time. But it was gone when it came time to peg it on No. 1. The previous day’s oppressive heat gave way to [&hellip;]
- [Oakmont caddie confessions, Part 3: The caddie who loses golf balls](https://alabamagolfnews.com/oakmont-caddie-confessions-part-3-the-caddie-who-loses-golf-balls/): And gives his player bad yardages, too On Tuesday I met John Schlee, my assigned golfer. I was told he was also a journeyman Tour player with no wins yet. He asked me if I had any yardages for the golf course. One of the other Oakmont caddies, Sonny Stoner, claimed to have Lee Trevino&#8217;s yardages from the previous year. This is the  third in a 10-part series of recollections by Ed Wieszczynski, who caddied at Oakmont Country Club near Puttsburgh from 1967 to 1975, including at the 1973 U.S. Open. While looping, he encountered the likes of Arnold Palmer, Byron [&hellip;]
- [Nebraska postcard: A tale of two nine-holers](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nebraska-postcard-a-tale-of-two-nine-holers/): From immaculate to a cow pasture with sand greens Third day playing golf in Nebraska yielded a couple of pleasant surprises at nine-hole golf courses. With Wild Horse looming in Gothenburg, Tuesday’s first stop came at Friend Country Club in Friend, Neb. This charming nine-hole course dates to 1967 and it’s what small-town golf should be about. Driving into the gravel parking lot revealed a modest clubhouse that features a golf shop.a restaurant and a lounge. The course was immaculate – a sure sign that Friend takes its golf seriously. Tee boxes are mowed in a decidedly squared off pattern. The [&hellip;]
- [Add Quarry Oaks to your must-play list](https://alabamagolfnews.com/add-quarry-oaks-to-your-must-play-list/): A dynamite course with tee markers to match ASHLAND, Neb. – The last time I played my way across Nebraska, Quarry Oaks Golf Club was in the midst of a gigantic renovation. That was in the summer of 2024. I’m not sure what it looked like then, but all I can say about it now in 2026 is “Wow.” I’d read a little bit about Quarry Oaks in the past, but I don’t like to do too much research simply because I like a good surprise. And Monday’s round certainly lived up to the hype the course has enjoyed since reopening. [&hellip;]
- [Oakmont caddie confessions, Part 2: PGA Team Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/as/): &#8216;Are you going to pay me?&#8217; As we all waited for the 1973 U.S. Open to come to Oakmont Country Club, a nice surprise came to me in 1972. Nearby Laurel Valley was to host the PGA National Team Championship, a PGA Tour event. It was a two-man team best-ball competition.  A few weeks before the tournament, Laurel Valley contacted Oakmont because they needed 10 more caddies. They posted a signup sheet and I was one of the caddies chosen. This is the second in a 10-part series of recollections by Ed Wieszczynski, who caddied at Oakmont Country Club near Puttsburgh [&hellip;]
- [The Great Nebraska Road Trip, Part 1](https://alabamagolfnews.com/the-great-nebraska-road-trip-part-1/): Our solo traveler hits Bent Tree GC Greetings from Omaha, Nebraska, where they host the College World Series and some financial guru named Warren Buffet makes his home. Also, I’m told you can actually order steaks and stuff from Omaha steaks. But that’s not why I am here, although if Buffet wanted to give me some inside investing advice I’d surely take it. Mostly, though, I’m here for the golf. This trip was actually born out of barnstorming through Nebraska in the summer of 2024. My friends and I took the high road that summer, hitting Landmand, Tatanka, Prairie Club, CapRock [&hellip;]
- [Oakmont Caddie Confessions Part 1: Joining the ranks of the Oakmont caddie bullpen](https://alabamagolfnews.com/oakmont-country-club-caddie-confessions-part-1-joining-the-caddie-ranks/): Near-disaster at the U.S. Amateur I started as a caddie at Oakmont Country Club as a 13 year old in the spring of 1967. I had no idea what to expect but what happened was a wonderful experience. I assumed I would just carry a bag alongside the golfer, get a few dollars, and go home. But the first time out, the caddymaster, Joe Stoner, put me in a group with an older caddie named Ray DiPalma. This is the first in a 10-part series of recollections by Ed Wieszczynski, who caddied at Oakmont Country Club near Puttsburgh from 1967 to [&hellip;]
- [Birmingham’s Scarlett Schremmer takes aim at U.S. Women’s Am](https://alabamagolfnews.com/birminghams-scarlett-schremmer-takes-aim-at-u-s-womens-am/): Gains entry through late qualifier OOLTEWAH, Tenn. – Scarlett Schremmer wasn’t on the original media day schedule for the upcoming U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship at the Honors Course. Tennessee Women’s Amateur champion Molly Hardwick was on the schedule. The second spot was TBD – based on the winner of a local qualifier. And thanks to a blistering 8-under-par 64 at the nearby Black Creek to win the local qualifier to advance to the main draw, Scarlett Schremmer earned at invitation to the media day. So it was easy for her to hang around Chattanooga for one more day to meet with [&hellip;]
- [Longleaf Golf Club sets August opening date](https://alabamagolfnews.com/longleaf-golf-club-sets-august-opening-date/): Long-delayed Baldwin County course nearly complete There’s a new entry into the golf landscape of Baldwin County. Located in Spanish Fort, Longleaf Golf Club and Residences is a new 18-hole course nestled amid lush greenery and rolling hills in Baldwin County. Although an exact opening date has yet to be set, it will open sometime in August. And in a departure from a couple of new private courses under development in the state, the Longleaf Golf Club will operate as a semi-private facility, offering membership opportunities while serving the local golf community and visitors. Rates and fees are still being finalized. [&hellip;]
- [The Greenbrier: A short history of America's Resort](https://alabamagolfnews.com/the-greenbrier-a-short-history-of-americas-resort/): A olayground for the rich and famous I was surprised to discover that the region south and west of Washington, D.C., has been a destination for visitors for nearly as long as the United States has existed.  What makes The Greenbrier Resort so special, and why have people traveled there for more than 250 years? Every world-class resort begins with a hook, a reason people feel drawn to visit. Webster defines a hook as “something intended to attract or ensnare” or “a selling point or marketing scheme.”  The original hook that brought people to the Greenbrier area fits neither of those [&hellip;]
- [The Landings Golf &amp; Athletic Club: A golfer's dream](https://alabamagolfnews.com/the-landings-golf-athletic-club-a-golfers-dream/): 6 golf courses, five clubhouses, nine restaurants Just north of  Savannah, Georgia lies a golfer’s dream community – The Landings Golf &amp; Athletic Club – with more golf than you can shake a stick at. Putting aide why you’d want to shake a stick at anything, much less golf, The Landings Golf &amp; Athletic Club has six golf courses, five clubhouses, nine restaurants, a food truck, 31 tennis courts, 22 pickleball courts, eight bocce ball courts, five swimming pools, a golf performance center and a 52,000-square-foot wellness facility. The Landings Golf &amp; Athletic Club, located on Skidaway Island in Savannah’s most [&hellip;]
- [Mike Strantz's True Blue: Fun, not pain](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mike-strantzs-true-blue-fun-not-pain/): Big fairways, big greens, big bunkers Some golf courses ask players to think their way through a round. Others ask them to survive. Not Mike Strantz&#8217;s True Blue Golf Club. True Blue simply asks golfers to have fun. Since opening in 1998, True Blue has stood apart from virtually every course alongMyrtle Beach&#8217;s Grand Strand, providing a distinctive experience. Big, bold and unmistakably Mike Strantz, True Blue has become one of South Carolina&#8217;s most celebrated layouts, earning a place among Golfweek&#8217;s Top 100 Resort Courses in America while consistently ranking among the Palmetto State&#8217;s top public golf experiences. The first thing players [&hellip;]
- [Decatur’s Ryley Heath claims Alabama Amateur title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/ryley-heath-claims-alabama-amateur-state-amateur-championship/): Final round 72 edges SJ Thomas by a stroke BIRMINGHAM – Ryley Heath said he felt like he needed a birdie on the 18th hole Saturday afternoon to at least get into a playoff at the 110th Alabama State Amateur Championship. The way it turned out, Heath’s birdie did a little more than that – it proved to be the tournament winner. Heath shot 1-over 72 in Saturday’s final round to erase a two-shot deficit to edge SJ Thomas by one shot. Heath finished with a winning score of 277, including a tournament-best 65 in the third round. Thomas closed with [&hellip;]
- [Auburn dominates UCLA, claims men’s national title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-dominates-ucla-claims-mens-national-title/): 2nd win for Tigers in three years Chalk up another national championship for Auburn and coach Nick Clinard. For the second time in three years, the Auburn Tigers will add the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship trophy to their growing trophy case.  The top-ranked Tigers never trailed In Wednesday’s final, pulling away on the back nine of the Omni LaCosta North Course to defeat No. 23 UCLA 4-1.  “I just challenged them last night to enjoy the walk and told them that you might not ever be back here again in a team sport,” Clinard told Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine as the [&hellip;]
- [Three Carolinas Courses That Should Top Your Must-Play List](https://alabamagolfnews.com/three-carolinas-courses-that-should-top-your-must-play-list/): From mountains, ro ocean: Carolinas have it Few regions in America offer golfers the range and quality found in the Carolinas. In the span of a few hours, you can stand on a tee framed by the Blue Ridge mountains, navigate a Donald Ross classic in North Carolina’s Sandhills, or chase birdies along the Atlantic Ocean. From the peaks of Western North Carolina to the golf-rich coast of South Carolina, the Carolinas are chock-full of bucket-list destinations and nationally ranked layouts. As golfers look forward to summer &#8212; dreaming of green grass, sunshine, and the feel of a perfectly struck iron [&hellip;]
- [Auburn earns return trip to NCAA championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-earns-return-trip-to-ncaa-championship/): Afterburners kicked in on final back nine ATHENS, Ga. – It wasn’t the easy stroll many had anticipated, but the top-ranked Auburn men’s golf team is headed back to the NCAA national championship tournament for the fifth consecutive year. After making the turn below the cut line, No. 1 Auburn played the back nine at the University of Georgia Golf Course at 9-under-par to finish in third at the Athens Regional to earn another chance at a national title.  Auburn made 12 birdies on the final nine to play their way into the national title field.  “What a long week,” head coach Nick [&hellip;]
- [Not 1, but 2 aces in one round](https://alabamagolfnews.com/not-1-but-2-aces-in-one-round/): Charli Aris like her first ace so much, she made another 5 holes later FLORENCE – Charli Aris came to the sixth hole at Blackberry Trail Golf Course recently, still searching for her first hole-in-one. Granted, the West Point High School senior hasn’t been playing golf for very long. She says she started playing in the eighth grade – so only about five years. With no aces to her credit, when she pulled her pitching wedge on the 122-yard hole that was playing into the wind, a hole-in-one wasn’t on her mind. Instead, Aris was just trying to learn as much [&hellip;]
- [Regions Tradition is a home win for Stewart Cink](https://alabamagolfnews.com/regions-tradition-is-a-home-win-for-stewart-cink/): 3-shot win is fourth victory of 2026 season BIRMINGHAM – Call it a home win for Stewart Cink. The Alabama native, who was born in Huntsville and grew up in Florence, continued his dominant ways on the PGA Tour Champions Sunday, taking a three-shot win at the Regions Tradition. It’s his fourth win this season, including three in his last four starts. To put the achievement into context, the tour has only played eight of its 28 scheduled events. Cink shot 69 in the final round to complete a victory that saw him lead or tie for the lead in all [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard named 2027 Ryder Cup U.S. vice vaptains](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-justin-leonard-named-2027-ryder-cup-u-s-vice-vaptains/): Cink has plenty of Ryder Cup experience &lt;tFRISCO, Texas. United States Ryder Cup Captain Jim Furyk today named Stewart Cink and Justin Leonard as two of his Vice Captains for the 47th Ryder Cup, to be played September 13-19, 2027, at Adare Manor in Limerick, Ireland. This marks Cink’s second stint as a Ryder Cup Vice Captain while Leonard will serve as a Vice Captain for the first time. Additional Vice Captains will be announced at a later date. “Adding Stewart and Justin to our leadership team is a crucial step as we prepare for Adare Manor in 2027,” Furyk said. [&hellip;]
- [Auburn’s Jackson Koivun 3-peats as SEC champ](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburns-jackson-koivun-3-peats-as-sec-champ/): Tigers win stroke play, move to ,atch play ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – In a stunning display of dominance not seen in six decades, Jackson Koivun won his third straight SEC Championship, leading No. 1 Auburn to its third consecutive stroke play title in record fashion Friday at Sea Island Golf Club. “It feels great any time you can come out here and win an SEC championship, it’s a huge honor,” Koivun said. “To be able to do it three times in a row, it’s good to put my name down in the history books.” The junior from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, shot a 7-under 63 to [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink collects initial Champions Tour major title](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-collects-initial-champions-tour-major-title/): His domination of senior circuit continues Alabama Golf News Editor Right now, the PGA Tour Champions is Stewart Cink’s personal playground and he’s just letting everybody else play in it. Cink, the former Florence resident, won for the third time in six starts this season Sunday, firing a course-record 9-under 63 to win the Senior PGA Championship at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida, by six shots over tour rookie Ben Crane. His 269 total (19-under) was the second-lowest score in tournament history. Only Sam Snead’s 20-under in 1973 is better. It’s the first major championship victory on the Champions [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink continues Champions Tour dominance](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-continues-champions-tour-dominance/): He jars an albatross from 205 yards When Stewart Cink flexed after he jarred his 6-iron approach from 205 yards for an albatross late Saturday to take a two-stroke lead at the Hoag Classic in Newport Beach, California, the tournament was pretty much over. On Sunday, he went ahead and finished off his second PGA Tour Champions win this season, cementing his place as the tour’s dominant player. Cink closed with a 5-under 66 to win by four shots over tour rookie Zach Johnson and Ernie Els. He finished the tournament with a 54-hole total of 194, just one shot off  [&hellip;]
- [Which state has the most public golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/which-state-has-the-most-public-golf/): Hint: It&#8217;s not Florida or California The state with the most public golf in the U.S. leads the category by a fairly substantial margin. It’s not Florida, which has the most golf courses overall. And it’s also not California, which has the most golfers in the nation. The U.S. leader in publicly accessible golf is Michigan, whose 748 daily fee, municipal and resort courses are more than the total golf supply in 45 other states. With 868 golf courses overall at the start of 2026, Michigan is one of five states with 800+ courses – behind Florida (1,290) and California (963), [&hellip;]
- [Saddlebrook Resort positioned to return to past glory](https://alabamagolfnews.com/saddlebrook-resort-positioned-to-return-to-past-glory/): Tampa-area resort extensively renovated WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – Saddlebrook Resort predates head golf professional Kyle Bruce’s arrival by some 20-plus years. That doesn’t mean he isn’t keenly aware of the resorts storied history. And with a recent $92 million renovation nearly complete, Bruce, who has spent more than 20 years working at the property, can’t be more excited about what the future holds for Saddlebrook Resort, which is just 30 minutes from Tampa International Airport. Before getting into the post-renovation future, it’s important to remember where Saddlebrook Resort has been. On the sports side, the resort has an impressive history. Since [&hellip;]
- [Shot Scope’s LM1 aces launch monitor reveal](https://alabamagolfnews.com/shot-scopes-lm1-aces-launch-monitor-reveal/): $199 launch monitor is creating a buzz Finally, somebody has come up with an easy-to-use, portable and affordable launch monitor. Say hello to the Shot Scope LM1. Retail price &#8211; $199.99. Not everybody understands the multitude of data points those high-dollar launch monitors provide. You’ve heard the expression “Paralysis by analysis”? It almost takes a team of engineers to explain what all the information means regarding a person’s golf swing. Information overload is real but not always spectacular. That’s where the LM1 – comes into play. As the most affordable portable launch monitor on the market at $199.99, Shot Scope’s LM1 [&hellip;]
- [U.S. Women's Open qualifying sites announced](https://alabamagolfnews.com/u-s-womens-open-qualifying-sites-announced/): Riviera Country Club will host in June The USGA announced the qualifying sites for the 81st U.S. Women’s Open Championship Presented by Ally set for June 4-7 at The Riviera Country Club, in Pacific Palisades, Calif. None of the 26 qualifiers will be held in Alabama. Qualifying will take place over 36 holes across the U.S., and in Canada, Japan and England between April 20 and May 13. The online entry application is open and will continue through Wednesday, April 1, at 4 p.m. CDT Of the 17 states that will host a U.S. Women’s Open qualifier, California will host the [&hellip;]
- [Just one U.S. Open qualifier in Alabama this year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/just-one-u-s-open-qualifier-in-alabama-this-year/): The Championship will be at Shinnecock Qualifiers for the 2026 U.S. Open will be held across the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Japan and England, but only one will be held in Alabama, the USGA announced. That one event will be held at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail&#8217;s Silver Lakes (Backbreaker/Heartbreaker), in Gadsden on May 7, At stake will be four qualifying spots in  final qualifiers to be held on May 18, May 25 or June 8, The U.S. Open is being held at at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, in Southampton, on Long Island, N.Y., June 18-21. Local qualifying, conducted over [&hellip;]
- [One man's quest for the Holy Grail of golf balls](https://alabamagolfnews.com/one-mans-quest-for-the-holy-grail-of-golf-balls/): The unending search for distance and feel What is the best golf ball for senior golfers like me to play? For me, the search for the Holy Grail of golf balls is neverending. Do a quick Google search, and you’ll find dozens of articles claiming documented proof of the “best ball.” While I don’t deny the experts’ scientific evidence, I firmly believe in the rule of: “I’ll know it when I see it (or hit it).” Like almost everyone, when Titleist first introduced the Pro V1, I couldn’t wait to buy a box. As the most expensive ball on the market at the [&hellip;]
- [Bunker work, renovations under way at 3 RTJ courses](https://alabamagolfnews.com/bunker-work-renovations-under-way-at-3-rtj-courses/): Preserving playability a priority BIRMINGHAM – Three of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail courses are undergoing a little more than routine maintenance this winter. In Muscle Shoals, the Schoolmaster course has undergone a complete bunker renovation. The same thing is under way at Hampton Cove’s Highands course. And in Prattville, the Judge course will be closed until the fall for a more extensive renovation. It’s all part of the grand plan to keep the Trail courses at the forefront in what has become an increasingly crowded destination space nationally. Mike Beverly, president and CEO of the Robert Trent Jones Golf [&hellip;]
- [Stellar start to 2026 as Cink wins in Hawaii](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stellar-start-to-2026-as-cink-wins-in-hawaii/): His goal: Scoring in the 50s this year Stewart Cink started his 2026 season the same way he ended 2025 – with a victory. The former Florence resident and reigning PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year, held off Angel Cabrera and a host of other players late Saturday to win the Mitsubishi Electric Championship by three shots in Hawaii. Cink posted a three-shot win, firing a final-round 64 to finish at 23-under 193. Cabrera, who was within a shot for most of the final round, finished at 196. Cink pocketed $340,000 for the win. He was coming off a win [&hellip;]
- [PGA Show Day 2: $199 launch monitor? Shot Scope has it](https://alabamagolfnews.com/pga-show-day-2-199-launch-monitor-shot-scope-has-it/): Plus: Hanging out with a fellow Alabamian ORLANDO, Fla.  – My last day at the PGA Show has been a whirlwind of activity. It started early meeting Jennifer Saxton at the Shot Scope booth, where she showed off three new products along with their existing lines. The product I was most interested in learning about is their new LM1 Launch Monitor. This portable launch monitor is a game changer for those of us who want an uncomplicated set of data to look at during practice sessions. The LM1 Launch Monitor gives feedback in five main areas – swing speed, ball speed, [&hellip;]
- [Golf travel is about more than the courses](https://alabamagolfnews.com/golf-travel-is-about-more-than-the-courses/): Some of the best memories are of the people There&#8217;s more to golf travel than new courses. There are new experiences,new sights, new sounds and new people.   Some of the people I’ve met stand out, like the member my friend and I were paired with at Tain Golf Club, near Dornoch, Scotland. We’d been briefed by our PerryGolf airport greeter: No caps in the clubhouse, no rowdy behavior at the bar or on the course. Basically, mind your Ps and Qs. So, it was a shock when on the second hole, our playing partner shouted at the group ahead, “You’re f—ing [&hellip;]
- [Michael Keiser to build resort in Florida Panhandle](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mike-keiser-to-build-rsort-in-florida-panhandle/): Community, 36 holes going in along 30A Corridor Michael Keiser, son of the developer of Bandon Dunes, announced that construction is underway at Old Shores, a 36-hole golf resort in Northwest Florida. It&#8217;s the fourth course that Keiser has commissioned with renowned golf architect Tom Doak. The course is part of a larger community with a hotel, restaurants and cottage and estate homesites.  Located in Florida’s Panhandle, just inland from the Gulf of Mexico&#8217;s sugar-white sands and the 30A corridor, Old Shores lies on a completely sand-based site, with its namesake drawn from old-world maps that document the Gulf’s former reach [&hellip;]
- [Scheffler, Thitikul, Cink named GWAA’s 2025 Players of the Year](https://alabamagolfnews.com/scheffler-thitikul-cink-named-gwaas-2025-players-of-the-year/): U.S. Golf writers choose top players Scottie Scheffler, Jeeno Thitikul and Stewart Cink, all multiple tournament winners on professional tours last year, were voted 2025 players of the year by the nation&#8217;s golf writers. Cink, the former Florence resident, won three times in 21 starts on the PGA Tour Champions, capped with a victory at the season-ending Schwab Cup Championship to propel his being voted the GWAA’s Senior Player of the Year. Cink, a 52-year-old resident of Duluth, Ga., led the 50-and-older tour in points. “I am so honored to be named Player of the Year by the GWAA,” Cink said. [&hellip;]
- [Tyler Watts, Scarlett Schremmer top AGA’s players of the year list](https://alabamagolfnews.com/tyler-watts-scarlett-schremmer-top-agas-players-of-the-year-list/): Both are repeat POY wunners HOOVER – There were no surprises when the Alabama Golf Association announced its 2025 Players of the Year on Monday as Tyler Watts and Sxarlett Schremmer took top honors. Each winner separated themselves from their closest rivals and two players – Tyler Watts and Scarlett Schremmer – were the players of the year in two separate divisions. Watts, the Tennessee-bound high school senior, is the men’s and boys player of the year. Schremmer, a freshman at Texas A&amp;M, is the women’s ans girls&#8217; player of the year. For Watts, it’s his first men’s player of the [&hellip;]
- [Where did golf really start?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/where-did-golf-really-start/): Was the origin of golf really hockey? The question of when and where golf was introduced to America has challenged historians for decades. I don’t claim to have the definitive answer, but I can present a collection of documented references to the game in its earliest American forms. Before beginning our search for the origin of golf in America, it’s helpful to understand something of when and where the game itself truly began. Many will immediately name Scotland as the Home of Golf. My good friend and world-renowned golf historian, Dr. Tony Parker, would likely argue that the game as we [&hellip;]
- [Huntsville’s Watts again named to USGA’s National Junior Team](https://alabamagolfnews.com/huntsvilles-watts-again-named-to-usgas-national-junior-team/): He joins elite squad for the second time LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. – Huntsville’s Tyler Watts, who is headed to the University of Tennessee next year to begin his college career, has been named to the USGA’s National Junior Team for 2026. The USGA announced the boys and girls teams earlier this week. It’s the second-straight year that Watts, who is homeschooled, has been on the 12-man boys team. The U.S. National Junior Team is a pillar of the U.S. National Development Program that was established in 2023 to create a unified pathway designed to nurture the potential of America’s top players. Building [&hellip;]
- [Goose Pond’s Lake Course is one of state’s best bargains](https://alabamagolfnews.com/goose-ponds-lake-course-is-one-of-states-best-bargains/): George Cobb design stands the test of time SCOTTSBORO – The early 1970s probably will never be known as the Golden Age of golf course design, but it was a good time to be around the public golf scene in north Alabama. Four of the state’s best public-access courses opened between 1971 (Point Mallard in Decatur) and 1974 (Goose Pond Lake Course, Lake Guntersville State Park, Joe Wheeler State Park). Those four courses remain viable more than 50 years later, and one of the nice things is that none of them require a person to  break the bank All four are [&hellip;]
- [Walt Disney World wins 'Best Resort' award](https://alabamagolfnews.com/walt-disney-world-wins-best-resort-award/): Lauded as &#8216;the pinnacle of resort-level golf&#8217; A national golf course owners group has honored Walt Disney World Golf, operated by Arnold Palmer Golf Management, as the group&#8217;s 2026 Resort Course of the Year. The Orlando resort has  63 holes of golf close by the larger theme park: its championship 18-hole courses include Disney’s Palm, Magnolia, and Lake Buena Vista courses, while Disney’s Oak Trail is a 9-hole walking course that also hosts Footgolf play four afternoons per week. The NGCOA, which announced the award, is the leading authority on the business of golf course ownership and management. The association represents [&hellip;]
- [Birmingham’s Highland Park honored by Troon Golf](https://alabamagolfnews.com/birminghams-highland-park-honored-by-troon-golf/): Award cites commitment to service Birmingham’s Highland Park Golf Course was recently awarded the “Troon Golf Facility of the Year – East” at the 2025 Troon Global Leadership Conference held in early November at The Westin Kierland Resort &amp; Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. Ten Troon-affiliated facilities were recognized at the event for operational and guest ormember service excellence. The course is the state’s oldest public golf course and has been named as No. 30 on GOLF Magazine’s list of the “30 Best Municipal Golf Courses in America.” The golf course property is owned by the City of Birmingham, while Highland Park Golf, LLC holds [&hellip;]
- [Our Gift Guide: It’s time to get busy Christmas shopping](https://alabamagolfnews.com/our-gift-guide-its-time-to-get-busy-christmas-shopping/): Holiday gifts for any budget Black Friday may have come and gone, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of gift options for your golf fanatic. Here&#8217;s our annual gift guide. The golf market is choc- full of clubs, apparel, shoes, swing aids and other assorted gadgets to either help you play better or at least look good playing not so well. Here’s a short list of some items to think about when it comes to shopping this season. Auld Grey Toon Golf Books and Collectibles Based in Birmingham, John Morton is one of the foremost experts on golf history and [&hellip;]
- [How makeable is a 20-footer, really?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/how-makeable-is-a-20-footer-really/): Here are the numbers by handicap How good a putter are you? What’s your make percentage from five feet? Twenty Feet? Twenty-five feet? And how do you stack up against other amateurs or against Tour players, the guys on TV who seem to routinely make those 20-footers? The PGA Tour average for putts holed between 20 and 25 feet is just slightly above 12 percent. Max Greyserman led the Tour last year, dropping 23 percent of his exactly 100 tries from that range. Earlier this spring, two-time major winner Justin Thomas ended an almost-three-year victory drought at the RBC Heritage with [&hellip;]
- [Alabama native Stewart Cink takes home Charles Schwab titles](https://alabamagolfnews.com/alabama-native-stewart-cink-takes-home-charles-schwab-titles/): Two-fer win nets $1,528,000 paycheck Stewart Cink set a goal at the beginning of his second full season on the PGA Tour Champions to win the season-long Charles Schwab Cup race. On Sunday afternoon at Phoenix Country Club, it became mission accomplished for Cink when he tapped in a par putt on the final hole to secure the Charles Schwab Championship and sew up the Charles Schwab Cup. Cink’s routine par on the final hole capped a 20-under-par 264 performance to edge pesky Steven Alker by two shots. Cink, who opened with a 64, closed with a 67 after overcoming a [&hellip;]
- [TimberCreek Golf Club under new ownership](https://alabamagolfnews.com/timbercreek-golf-club-under-new-ownership/): Bloom Golf Management adds to its portfolio TimberCreek Golf Club, a popular Baldwin County semi-private golf course in Daphne, was sold in mid-October to Bloom Golf Management. The unique purchase was a result of raising $3.5 million by offering local investors, including Timber Creek POA members, the opportunity to purchase the course along with Bloom Management and other financial partners. The new owner is headquartered in Pass Christian, Mississippi, and headed by veteran PGA Professional Russ Bloom, who served as general manager of The Oaks in Pass Christian for over 10 years. The company currently owns and represents eight properties which [&hellip;]
- [Halloween on the Greens](https://alabamagolfnews.com/halloween-on-the-greens/): Are ghosts haunting your fairways? All Hollow’s Eve is upon us so it seems a good time to enjoy a few harrowing tales of things that go bump in the night at a few of our favorite links. Legends of ghosts and goblins chasing their victims down foggy fairways under a blood-red moon abide from all over the world, some very close to home. Our first tale is The White Lady of St Andrews, from the Stonehouse Golf Collection. The six-hundred-year-old course boasts many ghost stories. The most popular is the story of the White Lady, a ghost-like image that often [&hellip;]
- [Fall golf deals on offer at the Pinehurst Resort](https://alabamagolfnews.com/fall-golf-deals-on-offer-at-the-pinehurst-resort/): Fall at the Pinehurst Resort has a slower pace The Pinehurst Resort has designed an October-November stay-and-play package that lets you pick from any of seven of its courses – Nos. 1 through 8 with the exclusion of No. 2. “This fall, play beyond the headline courses and discover the rounds that keep Pinehurst’s legacy alive in quieter, timeless ways,” the resort said in announcing the package. The deal is one round of golf daily, lodging and breakfast starting at $489 a night plus tax and resort fee. Rounds at No. 2 or 10 can be booked within seven days of [&hellip;]
- [Poor greens make for disappointing day at Deer Run](https://alabamagolfnews.com/poor-greens-make-for-disappointing-day-at-deer-run/): City of Moulton needs to up its game MOULTON – Municipal golf courses can get away with not being pristine. Generally speaking, give muni golfers decent tees, fairways and greens and they’ll overlook a course&#8217;s shortcomings like slow play, rough cart paths and scruffiness along the edges. Muni courses don’t need multi-million dollar clubhouses, extravagant locker rooms and five-star dining options. Just give golfers some nice turf and smooth rolling greens, a good hotdog and beer, and they’ll gladly plunk down their money. Sadly, Deer Run Golf Course is missing the main ingredient for keeping its clientele happy. A Labor Day [&hellip;]
- [Taking a shot for $1 million? Why not me?](https://alabamagolfnews.com/taking-a-shot-for-1-million-why-not-me/): One shot from 175 yards for the grand prize CULLMAN – Ever had one swing for $1 million? With a bunch of eyes watching? I have. It happened recently in the Cullman Regional Hospital Foundation Golf Extravaganza. And here’s the story. But first, a little background. The tournament is a four-person scramble that raises funds for the hospital’s foundation. Basically, it’s one of those tournaments we all play in, never expecting to win but do it to support the charity. In that regard, it is a tournament I have been playing in for the past few years courtesy of an invite [&hellip;]
- [Another playoff, another victory for Stewart Cink](https://alabamagolfnews.com/another-playoff-another-victory-for-stewart-cink/): Former Florence resident wins again Stewart Cink is making a habit of taking down former U.S. Open winners in Champions Tour playoffs these days. Earlier this year, Stewart Cink beat Retief Goosen on the first playoff hole to win the Insperity Invitational in May. On Sunday, he knocked off two-time U.S. Open winner Ernie Els on the first hole of a playoff to successfully defend his Ally Challenge title. It was the Cink’s third Champions Tour victory. The former Florence resident shot 15-under-par 201 and won $330,000. He trailed Els by two shots with three holes to play, but finished birdie-birdie-par [&hellip;]
- [Auburn’s Koivun adds another major honor to resume](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburns-koivun-adds-another-major-honor-to-resume/): Award comes with major-event exemptions Jackson Koivun’s already star-studded amateur career received another boost Wednesday. The USGA announced that the junior golfer at Auburn University was the winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the top male player in the 2025 World Amateur Golf Rankings. The 20-year-old Koivun receives exemptions into next year’s 126th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills and the 154th Open at Royal Birkdale. “It’s a huge honor to win this award,” Koivun said in a release. “I’m very grateful to everyone who has helped me, and it’s a dream come true. It’s a medal every amateur golfer strives for. [&hellip;]
- [Machrihanish, Dunaverty close out amazing journey](https://alabamagolfnews.com/machrihanish-dunaverty-close-out-amazing-journey/): Blind shots abound amid dramatic dunes CAMPBELTOWN, Scotland – Wrapping up our Scotland trip with a 2-for-1 deal. We’re talking about the outstanding Machrihanish Golf Club and Dunaverty Golf Club – two amazing courses for different reasons – on the Kintyre Peninsula. They both are so good that they should be on anyone’s Scottish golf itinerary. Sure, getting to Campbeltown can be difficult to get to – hell, Paul McCartney wrote a song about it (The Long and Winding Road) – but once you get here you really don’t want to leave. It’s a nice, sleepy little seaside town that is [&hellip;]
- [Fazio to design new Point Clear Club in Baldwin County](https://alabamagolfnews.com/fazio-to-design-new-point-clear-club-in-baldwin-county/): 18-hole course part of resort development FAIRHOPE &#8211; Tom Fazio, one of the most recognizable names in golf course architecture, will design The Point Clear Club, Baldwin County’s newest course. The Point Clear Club, which will be an 18-hole facility, is part of a new resort development on property owned by the McLean family and engineered by Jade Consulting with Daniel Realty Corporation as the developer. The new project is designed to be a private club limited to 350 members and will offer restaurants, tennis, swimming pools and other resort amenities. The resort is south of the Fairhope Airport on the [&hellip;]
- [Aberfoyle Golf Club: Quirky, fun Scottish inland course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/aberfoyle-golf-club/): Par 3s, elevation changes highlight course ABERFOYLE, Scotland – After a great week in Gullane, we set out for the Aberfoyle Golf Club, a 5,158-yard par 66 course in the central part of Scotland. Located at the foot of the Menteith Hills and in the southern edge of Loch Lomond and the Trosscachs National Park, Aberfoyle Golf Club is another of those no-frills, just play golf courses in Scotland. It was my first encounter with an honesty box, something that I doubt would go over in the U.S. The basic premise is there nobody manning the counter in the clubhouse, so [&hellip;]
- [Back nine at Dunbar Golf Club shines in Scottish breeze](https://alabamagolfnews.com/back-nine-at-dunbar-golf-club-shines-in-scottish-breeze/): Seaside links course fun and challenging Day 5 in Scotland meant a date with the Dunbar Golf Club, established in 1856. I’d heard good things about it and it exceeded expectations. Dunbar Golf Club is outstanding, especially the back nine which played mostly into the wind on a breezy day in Scotland. I love how the courses we have played are so simple. Nothing has been lavish or overstated. It’s all about the golf. Dunbar Golf Club certainly was the same – small clubhouse and golf shop just a hop, skip and a jump from a bustling downtown. You just show [&hellip;]
- [Gean riding high after Alabama Open win](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gean-riding-high-after-alabama-open-win/): Florence native looks to keep momentum toward Q school With PGA Tour Qualifying School on the horizon, Florence native Austin Gean picked up a victory and momentum earlier this week by winning the Alabama Openhttps://alabamanwfloridapga.com/. The Central High School graduate shot 8-under 208 to edge Wesley Hunter of Fairhope by one shot. Three players were three were three shots back at 211. Austin Gean said the win ended a 10-year quest to win the state’s biggest event. He pocketed a check for $12,500 for the win. Hunter earned $9,000. “I have impatiently waited for 10-plus years to win the Alabama Open,” [&hellip;]
- [Glen Golf Club: Play some golf, soak in the views](https://alabamagolfnews.com/glen-golf-club-play-some-golf-soak-in-the-views/): Jaw-dropping views highlight Day 4 in Scotland NORTH BERWICK, Scotland – One day after North Berwick West beat us up, we tackled the understated Glen Golf Club East Links. Despite some solid reviews from friends and locals, none of our foursome was ready for the jaw-dropping vistas the Glen Golf Club provides of the North Sea. I’m talking Bandon Dunes- or Pebble Beach-like views. Spectacular isn’t being overly dramatic, either. Nearly every hole provides a birds-eye view of the town, beach and sea. Bass Rock is a prominent visual aid. The Glen Golf Club’s opener is a 333-yard par 4 that [&hellip;]
- [A memorable day at North Berwick](https://alabamagolfnews.com/a-memorable-day-at-north-berwick/): Historic Scottish course lives up to advance billing NORTH BERWICK, Scotland – Wednesday was the day we got to play the North Berwick Golf Club West Links course, ranked annually among the top 10 courses in the UK and Ireland and well inside the top 100 courses in the world. Eighteen holes later and there’s hardly words to describe the experience of playing an historic course that dates to 1832 – making it the 13th oldest course in the world. That alone is worth the price of admission. Throw in the views of Bass Rock and Fidra, the Firth of Forth, [&hellip;]
- [Gullane No. 3 a good test on Day 2 of Scotland trip](https://alabamagolfnews.com/gullane-no-3-a-good-test-on-day-2-of-scotland-trip/): Gullane No. 3 features strong set of par 3s GULLANE, Scotland – Our second round of our trip to Scotland came at Gullane No. 3, a fun, par-67 course that features six par 3s and one par 5. Like Kilspindie, Gullane No. 3 has a nice mix of short par 4s and a couple of difficult ones. It seems like the longest par 4s were always into the breeze of the North Sea. Gullane No. 3 doesn’t play alongside the water, but it offers up some spectacular views of both the North Sea and the surrounding countryside. To get to those [&hellip;]
- [Kilspindie a perfect start to Scotland trip](https://alabamagolfnews.com/kilspindie-a-perfect-start-to-scotland-trip/): Kilspindie a wonderful par-69 test ABERLADY, Scotland – The Kilspindie Golf Club was the perfect way to ease into our 12-day sojourn across Scotland. Kilspindie is a wonderful par-69 18-holer just west of Gullane, our home base for the first seven days. It’s a mix of short and several man-sized par 4s that were playing into the wind on the back nine. Several holes are adjacent to the North Sea, where a gigantic cargo ship was anchored for the day. It provided a neat backdrop. Kilspindie is the anti-golf course from what we play on around the Shoals, particularly this year [&hellip;]
- [Scotland: Ready or not, here we come](https://alabamagolfnews.com/scotland-ready-or-not-here-we-come/): Aiming for off-the-beaten-path Scotland Yeah, I’m a little nervous but a lot hyped. Three friends and I are headed to Scotland for 12 days and it’s going to be all golf, all the time. Only one of us, Alabama Golf News Web Editor Dan Vukelich, has teed it up at the home of golf before, so it will be a new experience for everyone else. It’s a diverse group – Eric Petersen is the general manager at Cragun’s Legacy Resort and Conference Center in Minnesota, a fine chap I met last year on a trip to the Land of a Thousand [&hellip;]
- [Review: The Shot Scope Pro L2 Rangefinder](https://alabamagolfnews.com/review-the-shot-scope-pro-l2-rangefinder/): Among the best of low-end rangefinders When I lost track of my trusty Bushnell rangefinder for a week or so last month, I snapped to the fact that I had been given a rangefinder as swag at a golf writers event in Florida last February – which is how I was pleasantly introduced to the Shot Scope Pro L2 Rangefinder. And what an upgraded rangefinding  experience it has been, once I dug out the device, still sealed in the box, its standard 3-volt CR2 battery still wrapped in cellophane. I hadn’t been exposed to the slope-adjusted distance function, as my several-years-old [&hellip;]
- [There’s a lot more to French Lick than Larry Bird stories](https://alabamagolfnews.com/theres-a-lot-more-to-french-lick-than-larry-bird-stories/): Resort is renowned for its two championship golf courses Most of the locals in French Lick have a Larry Bird story. They either knew the NBA legend or somebody in his family, went to school with them, or knew of the Birds from around town. Some of the stories are likely true – you know how stories take on a life of their own over the years. What’s not embellished around these southern Indiana parts is French Lick’s golf scene. Saying it’s outstanding is in no way an overstatement. It starts with The Dye Course at French Lick Resort, moves on [&hellip;]
- [Nick Dunlap awards initial Folds of Honor scholarship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/nick-dunlap-awards-initial-folds-of-honor-scholarship/): Alabama grad student wins scholarship The military and first responder foundation Folds of Honor announced this week that an educational scholarship has been named for Nick Dunlap at his alma mater, the University of Alabama. Dunlap won in 2024 at The American Express to become the first amateur to win a PGA TOUR event in 33 years. Receiving the inaugural Folds of Honor Nick Dunlap Scholarship for the 2024-25 academic year is Kylie Baldeosingh. Kylie, a recent Alabama graduate, will attend graduate school in Tuscaloosa studying communication disorders with a career goal to become a speech-language pathologist. She, her twin sister [&hellip;]
- [It’s all about the magnets in this golf glove](https://alabamagolfnews.com/its-all-about-the-magnets-in-this-golf-glove/): New glove uses agnets instead of Velcro  HUNTSVILLE – The annual summer sweat has arrived in Alabama.  With temperatures well into the 90s and high humidity to boot, it’s not uncommon for golfers to use two, three and even four gloves during one sweltering round. Play a couple of holes, change gloves. Play a couple more holes, change gloves. Rinse, repeat. The tricky part is finding a way to let the used gloves air dry for re-use and not lose them. Florence native and University of Alabama graduate Chase Puryear is confident he has the solution, and it’s all about magnets. Yep, [&hellip;]
- [Schremmer, Sutter grab dramatic victories](https://alabamagolfnews.com/schremmer-sutter-grab-dramatic-victories/): Brother bests brother in Boys state Jr. Am The Alabama Golf Association crowned four new champions Thursday, with two players punching their tickets in dramatic fashion to USGA national events later this summer. Birmingham’s Scarlett Schremmer captured the Women’s State Amateur title in a playoff, while Rawlin Sutter dethroned his brother Bailey to win the rain-shortened Boys State Junior Championship. Auburn’s Virginia Grimes was the third champion, winning the Women’s State Senior Amateur championship, while Toni Aila won the State Senior Women’s Amateur Tournament Division title. It was Schremmer who provided the most drama, taking down Gabriella Nicastro of Huntsville in [&hellip;]
- [Some odd facts about Oakmont and the U.S. Open](https://alabamagolfnews.com/some-odd-facts-about-oakmont-and-the-u-s-open/): Oakmont once had a par of 80 With the U.S. Open kicking off, here are some quick hits on the tournament and Oakmont Country Club, the golf course it is being played over.  “It&#8217;s just relentless. There&#8217;s no hole you can just kind of plod your way around and make an easy par or have a decent birdie putt. There&#8217;s just no let up. From one tee to 18 green, it&#8217;s relentless. You’ve got some short holes, shortish holes, 2, 11, 14, 17, but they&#8217;re so demanding in one area.” Said Lucas Glover, who is in the 156-player field. Rory McIlroy [&hellip;]
- [Bailey Sutter continues State Am youth movement](https://alabamagolfnews.com/bailey-sutter-continues-state-am-youth-movement/): Brown, Hilger win U.S. Girls Jr. berths PRATTVILLE – Another player showed the depth of junior golf in the state at the Alabama State Amateur Championship. Vinemont’s Bailey Sutter, who will be a senior at West Point High School in Cullman County, went wire-to-wire to claim the overall title, firing a 72-hole total of 17-under 271 to claim a four-shot victory. The victory on the Senator Course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill follows on the heels of Tyler Watts, who was 15 when he became the youngest state am winner in 2023. Sutter shot rounds of [&hellip;]
- [Daniel claims girls title; Curtis is Mid-Am champ](https://alabamagolfnews.com/daniel-claims-girls-title-curtis-is-mid-am-champ/): Soon-to-be high school freshman wins by 3 HUNTSVILLE – A pair of champions were crowned Wednesday at Valley Hill in country club, including one in dominant fashion. Taking center stage, Merritt Daniel of Trussville proved that steady was the key to victory in the 62nd Alabama Girls State Junior Championship. Daniel, who will be a high school freshman in the fall, shot rounds of 74-72-72 to claim her first state girls championship. Heading into the final round of the Alabama Girls State Junior Championship four-shots ahead, Merritt Daniel posted an overall score of two-over 218 to claim the title in a field [&hellip;]
- [Three Myrtle Beach courses get upgrades](https://alabamagolfnews.com/three-myrtle-beach-courses-get-upgrades/): The Grand Strand&#8217;s best just got better Three of the top public-access golf courses in Myrtle Beach are getting or just got serious upgrades from their ownership group. Myrtle Beach National’s King’s North course, Pine Lakes Country Club and Grande Dunes Golf Club were already at or near the top of the nearly 100 courses along the Grand Strand. Ongoing or completed renovation projects aim to put all three squarely in the area’s top 10. All three courses are fun to play and renovations enhance their visual appeal and aid greatly in offering players visual cues on preferred lines of play. [&hellip;]
- [Auburn falls short in men's title repeat](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-falls-short-in-mens-title-repeat/): Jackson Koivun to delay turning pro CARLSBAD, Calif. – Auburn’s bid for back-to-back national men&#8217;s golf championships came up a win short Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the 2025 NCAA Championship as the No. 1 Tigers were bested by No. 10 Virginia 3-2. The Tigers cruised into match play as the No. 2 seed after 72 holes of stroke play. Virginia came into match play as the No. 7 seed.  Ole Miss, Florida and Oklahoma State grabbed the other semifinal berths along with Virginia. “I’m proud of this team and I’m proud of these seniors,” head coach Nick Clinard said. “They gave their [&hellip;]
- [Perfect gifts for Father’s Day](https://alabamagolfnews.com/perfect-gifts-for-fathers-day/): Ideas from shoes to a Tour-grade launch monitor We’re closing in on Father’s Day. You know what that means, right? It means he wants stuff. But not just any stuff. He doesn’t want more ties or socks or underwear. He doesn’t need a mug that proclaims him as the World’s Greatest Dad (he already knows that’s true). He wants the good stuff that will help his golf game. That said, here’s a few things to consider this Father&#8217;s Day when shopping for deals for old dad. And remember, It&#8217;s Father&#8217;s Day, so price shouldn’t be a stumbling block. True Golf Shoes [&hellip;]
- [Oklahoma creates 18-course golf trail](https://alabamagolfnews.com/oklahoma-creates-18-course-golf-trail/): New trail spans all corners of Oklahoma Oklahoma has laid claim to the nation&#8217;s newest golf trail, organizing 18 courses across the Sooner State into one marketing entity. News of the new trail was first reported by Golf Oklahoma, a statewide golf magazine. &#8220;The Oklahoma Golf Trail, with 18 initial courses ranging from Shangri-La Resort in the northeast corner to Boiling Springs in Woodward, Chickasaw Pointe on the southern border and The Territory in southwestern Oklahoma, was revealed to the public at a press conference Wednesday at KickingBird Golf Courses in Edmond, Golf Oklahoma reported. “This is a dream come true [&hellip;]
- [Jump into summer golf programs along the Gulf Coast](https://alabamagolfnews.com/jump-into-summer-golf-programs-along-the-gulf-coast/): Here&#8217;s a list of participating Gulf Coast courses  The phrase “growing the game” has become almost cliché when it comes to golf entities. Most people in the industry talk about it, but how many of them actually are involved doing it? Golf courses along the Gulf Coast certainly are doing their part, trying to entice future generations of the game through their summer golf programs. And so are the parents who seek the best future for their children and are providing them with an exposure to golf. Golf is a great way to develop manners, dedication, hard work, honesty, respect, and [&hellip;]
- [Stewart Cink wins Insperity on Champions Tour](https://alabamagolfnews.com/stewart-cink-wins-insperity-on-champions-tour/): Outlasts Retief Goosen in playoff This time, it was Stewart Cink that prevailed against Retief Goosen. Sure, the stakes weren’t quite as high as their final-round showdown back in 2001 when Cink three-putted on the 72nd hole at Southern Hills to miss getting into a playoff at the U.S. Open Championship. Goosen went on to win his first of two U.S. Open titles in a playoff over Mark Brooks the next day, denying Cink of a major championship. On Sunday at the PGA Tour Champions Insperity Invitational, Cink bested Goosen on the first hole of a playoff to gain a measure [&hellip;]
- [Bill Coore: No. 11 nothing like anything else in Pinehurst](https://alabamagolfnews.com/bill-coore-no-11-nothing-like-anything-else-in-the-area/): Landforms evocative of Irish links Construction is set to get underway on Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw’s No. 11 course at the Pinehurst Resort. Being built at the Sandmines – a 900-acre site four miles south of the main resort – Pinehurst’s 11th course, co-located with the Tom Doak-designed No. 10 course, is expected to open in the fall of 2027.  The Sandmines site is named for its decades-long history as a sand mining site. Those past mining operations are still evident within Coore &amp; Crenshaw’s routing. They are among the features that have drawn the pair to the area since [&hellip;]
- [Auburn, Alabama, Troy earn berths in NCAA Men’s Golf Championship](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-alabama-troy-earn-berths-in-ncaa-mens-golf-championship/): Auburn&#8217;s Clinard seeks 12th trip to NCAA finals Defending national men’s golf champion Auburn will begin its postseason run at home, while Alabama and Troy will be on the road in their quest to dethrone the Tigers. Auburn was given the overall No. 1 seed for the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship and will host the Auburn Regional May 12-14 at the Auburn University Club. Alabama begins its men’s national tournament on the road at the Reno Regional as a No. 3 seed. Troy, of the Sun Belt Conference, heads to Illinois for the Urbana Regional. There are six regional tournaments, with [&hellip;]
- [Auburn well-represented on Arnold Palmer Cup team](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburn-well-represented-on-arnold-palmer-cup-team/): Tigers tie record for same-year selections AUBURN – The Arnold Palmer Cup matches in June will have a decided Auburn look. Four Tigers &#8211; Anna Davis, Carson Bacha, Josiah Gilbert and Jackson Koivun &#8211; will represent Team USA in the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup, the Palmer Foundation announced Tuesday. The 2025 Palmer Cup is set for June 5-7 at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina. Men’s head coach Nick Clinard will lead the United States side as one of its two head coaches. Auburn’s four invitees tie the record for most same-year selections to Team USA from a single school in Palmer Cup history. The feat had only [&hellip;]
- [Auburn’s Jackson Koivun repeats as individual SEC champion](https://alabamagolfnews.com/auburns-jackson-koivun-repeats-as-individual-sec-champion/): First SEC repeat winner in 49 years SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Auburn sophomore Jackson Koivun became the first player to repeat as SEC Individual Champion in 49 years on Friday, birdieing five of his last six holes to win the conference crown by one stroke and send the No. 2 Tigers into match play as the top seed. Auburn draws No. 3 Texas in the SEC Championship quarterfinal round at Seaside Golf Club. The Longhorns earned the No. 8 seed after a 6-under showing this week. As a team, Auburn used a 12-under final round to shoot 38-under total and finish ahead of [&hellip;]
- [Chris Devlin leads Alabama qualifiers for U.S. Senior Open](https://alabamagolfnews.com/chris-devlin-leads-alabama-qualifiers-for-u-s-senior-open/): 5 with Alabama ties advance MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Five players with ties to Alabama, including Hoover&#8217;s Chris Devlin, made it through local qualifying for the U.S. Senior Open Championship Thursday at Wynlakes Golf and Country Club. Roger Rowland of Ocala, Florida, Chris Devlin and Todd Ormsby of LaGrange, Georgia, each posted three-under 69 to secure co-medalist honors and earn the first three qualifying positions. The following players will also advance to the Final Qualifying stage of the 45th U.S. Senior Open Championship: Brad Adamonis of Cumberland, Rhode Island (70) Scott Cornette of Montgomery (70) Wendell Akins of Baton Rouge, Louisiana (71) [&hellip;]
- [Rory McIlroy ran Masters game plan by Nicklaus](https://alabamagolfnews.com/rory-mcilroy-ran-masters-game-plan-by-nicklaus/): Discipline is what Rory previously lacked, Jack says Jack Nicklaus and soon-to-be fellow grand slam winner Rory McIlroy met for lunch and McIlroy laid out how he planned to play Augusta National. Nicklaus, one of the four living players of the six who won the modern career grand slam, said he listened as McIlroy laid out his game plan for playing in the most important tournament of his life. &#8220;I sat down with Rory last week and we had lunch and we were talking and I said, Rory, I said, I know you prepared &#8230; so tell me how you&#8217;re going [&hellip;]
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- [Who to follow at the Masters](https://alabamagolfnews.com/who-to-follow-at-the-masters/): Five with ties to Alabama are in the field Five players with ties to Alabama will tee off Thursday in the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. Here are their tee times and pairings. All times are CDT. Davis Riley Davis Riley, a native of Montgomery who played for the Crimson Tide, is 109th in the Overall World Golf Ratings. He&#8217;s making his Masters debut. He finished T6 in the Puerto Rico Open and seventh in Tampa in March. In 2024, he won in Fort Worth by five strokes over Keegan Bradley and Scottie Scheffler for his [&hellip;]
- [News Briefs: Angel Cabrera returns to the Masters](https://alabamagolfnews.com/news-briefs-angel-cabrera-returns-to-the-masters/): Argentine wins in Florida senior event Fifty-five-year-old Angel Cabrera won for the first time in more than 10 years last week, besting K.J. Choi by two strokes in the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational, a PGA Tour Champions event in Boca Raton, Florida. It was his first win in 26 starts on the PGA Tour Champions and it snapped a winless streak of 10 years, nine months (or 3,927 days), dating back to the 2014 Greenbrier Classic, according to the PGA Tour. Cabrera, who served 30 months in prison in his native Argentina for domestic violence, will be in [&hellip;]
- [Mike Klemme: Capturing the spirit of a golf course](https://alabamagolfnews.com/mike-klemme-capturing-the-spirit-of-a-golf-course/): Ex-banker has shot 800-plus courses Today, everybody is a photographer – just open the camera app on your cellphone, point and click. Golfers are no exception. Our phone photo galleries are mostly cluttered with scenic shots taken from visits to iconic courses that offer breathtaking vistas. The reality, though, is that mostly our pictures suck, at least in comparison to the professionals who do it for a living. We don’t frame our photos correctly. We don’t know what is or isn’t good lighting. We think we have a good shot, only to find out it’s off-kilter and not suitable for framing. [&hellip;]
- [LIV Golf ditches shorts for tournament play](https://alabamagolfnews.com/liv-golf-ditches-shorts-for-tournament-play/): U.S. Open winner and LIV Golf Crushers captain Bryson DeChambeau has confirmed that LIV Golf is ditching the wearing of shorts in competition to project a more professional image. Allowing shorts, which the PGA Tour prohibits, was implemented by LIV Golf to give players relief from the heat in some of its more torrid locales – including Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Singapore and Australia. The rule was originally championed by then-CEO of LIV Golf Greg Norman in 2022. Although the change was never confirmed by the league, DeChambeau explained the reason behind the move. Speaking to Fox News, He indicated it was [&hellip;]
- [Michigan destination tops USA Today's golf list](https://alabamagolfnews.com/michigan-destination-tops-usa-todays-golf-list/): Boyne Golf has 11 quality courses Step aside Pinehurst and Bandon Dunes, there’s a new No. 1 in USA Today’s list of the best U.S. golf destinations – Boyne Golf, a collection of 11 courses spread among three affiliated resorts in and around Petoskey, Michigan. On top of that, one of Boyne’s properties – The Highlands at Harbor Springs – comes in at No. 2 in the newspaper’s list of the country’s best golf resorts, behind only Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks region. Alabama’s Gulf Coast – Orange Beach and Gulf Shores – are ranked No. 6 [&hellip;]
- [Dunedin in Florida restored to original Donald Ross design](https://alabamagolfnews.com/dunedin-in-florida-restored-to-original-donald-ross-design/): Dunedin Golf Club, a Donald Ross course near Tampa, has reopened following a restoration that corrected what the restoring architect called the course’s “neutering” by the removal of 75 bunkers over the years. The 1927 design has also had its greens returned to their original size. Also restored to putting surfaces were Ross’s original swales, spines, plateaus, terraces, humps and roll offs, said architect Kris Spence of Kris Spence and Stantec, an engineering company that did the work. Renovation work began in March 2024 with the main aim of restoring the course to its original intent but with modifications to accommodate [&hellip;]
- [Davis, Schremmer, Weidenfeld ready for Augusta](https://alabamagolfnews.com/davis-schremmer-weidenfeld-ready-for-augusta/): Winner gains exemptions to top am events As the calendar turns to April, all eyes in the golf world turn to Augusta, Georgia. The main event – The Masters – begins April 9. Ahead of that, though, is the annual Augusta National Women’s Amateur with a stellar field of 72 top amateurs teeing off Wednesday. Three players in the ANWA field have ties to Alabama. Birmingham’s Scarlett Schremmer, a high school senior, is making her first appearance in the Augusta National Women&#8217;s AMateur. Two players from Auburn are in the field – former ANWA champion Anna Davis and Casey Weidenfeld, who finished [&hellip;]
- [Whistler to close for 2-year renovation](https://alabamagolfnews.com/whistler-to-close-for-2-year-renovation/): 42-year-old course to get $10 million facelift If you have your heart set on playing golf high in the Canadian Rockies at the Whistler Resort in British Columbia, you’d better do it this summer. Whistler Golf Club is closing in early September for a two-year renovation. The $10 million project is part of its comprehensive master plan redevelopment. Originally opened in 1983, Whistler Golf Club, located about 80 miles east of Vancouver at about a half mile above sea level, is now 42 years old and requires significant updates to remain current, competitive, the resort said. The renovation, set to begin on [&hellip;]

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