Author: Jaida Hampton

Ever been out on a golf course and everything about the day was perfect except for your scorecard? Does that happen every time you go out? There’s a league for you. Golf can be a frustrating game, but taking a step back reveals a healthy activity built for socializing. For those who might not win their club championship but still love playing the game, the Mediocre Golf Association has a venue for golfers to enjoy. Tim Brennan and Mike Conklin are members of the Mediocre Golf Association Kent Island Chapter, but 2023 will be their last year in it. The…

Matt Kuchar blew a big lead with a late collapse Saturday in the World Wide Technology Championship, leaving him tied with Camilo Villegas with a round left at Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante. Kuchar was 6 strokes ahead at 24 under with on a breezy, cloudy afternoon on the tip of Baja California. He pulled his drive on the 15th hole left into dense bushes and made a quadruple-bogey 8. He then bogeyed the par-3 16th, limiting the damage with a 12-foot bogey putt. “Listen, this course has some trickiness to it,” Kuchar said. “That 15th hole is one I think we all…

Ludvig Åberg shot a second-round 65 and surged into contention at the World Wide Technology Championship at El Cardonal at Diamante in Los Cabos, Mexico, on Friday. He was 11 under and just a shot off the lead after the morning wave finished. The first page of the leaderboard is chock full of players seeking their first win, including Åberg, who was still in college last spring. He’s the favorite, though, a position he’s not used to. “It’s nuts,” he said after making seven birdies and no bogeys Friday. “You know, if someone asked me that a couple months ago,…

The busy golf season has continued to take local golf by storm as the latest invitation has been received from Women’s Golf South Africa (WGSA). Tanzania players for the first time have been invited to take part in the 2023 South African Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship. The three-day competition is scheduled to tee off from 13-15 November this year at the Parys Golf and Country Estate in Parys, South Africa. Queen Siraki, a Tanzania Ladies Golf Union (TGU) President confirmed in Dar es Salaam on Saturday that her union has received the invitation from WGSA that they have already sent to…

Petrova is tied for 12th place with a score of 154. After opening the day with a 1-over 73, she carded an 81 in the second round. Enchelmayer was second on the team, completing the day with a 163. She began the event with an 84 before lowering her score by five strokes in the second round, finishing with a 79. Enchelmayer is tied for 31st. Just behind her was Magdalena Borisova. With scores of 83 and 84, she ranks in 35th with a 167. One behind her in a tie for 36th is Jane Grankina. She made one of…

A public golf training facility with a full-service restaurant and bar are set to open on Springfield’s west side next month. The facility’s owners has some Jacksonville ties. Eagle Golf and Grill is set to open at 3941 Pintail Drive, at the former home of Pickups Plus. The Springfield Business Journal says that Jim Lee along with is wife Amber Lee will co-own the business with Josh Edison. Edison is currently the head golf coach at Illinois College. The Lees will operate the restaurant and hospitality side of the business, while Edison is set to give golf lessons. Eagle Golf…

On paper, this year’s European Solheim Cup team is one of the best ever. Captain Suzann Pettersen would argue, THE best ever. She’s not shying away from the role of favorite. “I don’t think there’s anything to hide under a chair that if you look on paper, we have the strongest team that I’ve ever been a part of, and that’s based on great performances over the last few years from all the players. So with good results, there’s also expectations, but these girls are so up for it, so we can’t wait,” Pettersen said Wednesday. The 42-year-old Norwegian has competed in…

Not everyone has access to Fort Jackson’s golf courses. The courses can only be accessed by active duty military members, their family members and veterans. But starting this weekend, civilians can gain access to the greens. Fort Jackson, the country’s largest Army training base, has decided to open the courses to the public for daily play. It also is now offering civilians memberships at the club, so they can play anytime. Retired Army vet Danny Chapel has been playing at Fort Jackson since he’s been in the military. “Not many used these courses when I was in (the Army), and…

Ruwan Jayasinghe has been crowned champion of the first ever Oman Amateur Series after rounds of 74, 79 and 72 for a tournament total of 225. Played over three consecutive days at Ghala Golf Club the event had the added attraction of World Amateur Golf Ranking points resulting in a strong field of players. In the mix from the first round where he posted a two over par 74 to be tied with eventual runner up Badar Al Amri, Jayasinghe relinquished his lead after a second round score of 77 to Azzan Al Rumhy. However, Jayasinghe recorded the tournaments lowest…

The 2023 Indonesian Masters Golf Tournament, part of the International Series of the Asian Tour, will take place on November 16 to 19. The tournament will be held at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club, Halim, Jakarta. This year’s tournament will be the 11th Indonesian Masters. The event offers prizes worth US$1.5 million in total. “We are very happy that the Asian Tour still entrusts the BNI Indonesian Masters as one of their flagship tournaments. This is one of the biggest achievements for us since we first held this big tournament 12 years ago,” Indonesian Masters’ initiator Jimmy Masrin said at…