Author: Ollie Reynolds

Sarnia Golf crowned their 2023 senior men’s and women’s club champions this week. Mike Hobin fired a 76 and a 70 over the two-day tournament, Monday and Tuesday, to take top spot on the men’s side. Hobin won in a playoff over John Roman, who shot 71 and 75 respectively. The senior women’s champion was Gerri Boudreau with Stableford Point totals of 42 and 47, totaling 89. Rebecca Brydges was a very close second with a score of 88 points (47, 41). Flight winners on the men’s side included Roman (146), Paul Lane (153), Jim Goodale (155), George Bociurko (160), Cveto Krajnc (163),…

Known for always helping others, the Brooke Hancock Family Resource Network has been serving citizens of Brooke and Hancock counties during times when they need help the most. But now the organization is the one seeking help from its community. The agency will be hosting its inaugural golf scramble at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 at the Mountaineer Woodview Golf Course, located at 805 Ballantyne Road, New Cumberland. The scramble is the first fundraiser the resource network has undertaken as a way to help the agency continue to assist the residents of the Northern Panhandle. “Although we have been very fortunate…

PELLA—Three Central College players were named All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America.           It’s the most honorees for the Dutch men’s golf squad since three players were also cited in 2007.           Lucas Wendel (senior, Le Claire, Pleasant Valley HS) was honored for the second time. Also cited were Cole McGriff (sophomore, Grinnell) and Jacob Moffett (junior, Mount Pleasant).           To be eligible for selection, an NCAA Division III player must be a sophomore, junior or senior, participate in at least half of his team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 79.0 and a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher.           There were 199 players from 75 Division III…

Since opening July 28, the Golf Club of Alexandria has been bustling. About 1,100 people had teed off by Thursday, according to director of golf operations Tod Windlan. Alexandria Main Street Inc., an organization dedicated to revitalizing Alexandria’s downtown district, took to the green July 29 for the golf club’s first tournament. About 88 golfers participated in last Saturday’s tournament, according to Amy McCurry, vice president of Main Street Inc. Opening was a long, drawn out process of facing and adapting to challenges. Such challenges, Windlan said, included labor issues and supply issues but he and others were able to…

All golfers should be grateful for the efforts of greenkeepers every day, but BIGGA (British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association) is once again hosting a specific date for everyone to participate in Thank A Greenkeeper Day. This year’s occasion will take place on Tuesday 12 September. Greenkeepers continually strive to keep the game’s playing fields healthy and beautiful with environmental stewardship as a primary focus. Thanks to the overall efforts of the golf industry, courses are using less water, are employing sustainable management practices and are expanding natural wildlife habitats on courses. Utilising the hashtag #ThankAGreenkeeper, the day is a…

Ingham County disc golf players can now challenge their skills at a new course in Lake Lansing Park.  Tadpole Beach is an 18-hole course that can accommodate up to 72 disc golfers playing at once, according to Ingham County Parks Ranger Zach Shaffer. He says before the course opened, there wasn’t a dedicated space for disc golfers in the neighborhood to play. “Traveling through Lake Lansing Park North—it has concrete tee pads and Chainstar Pro targets,” he said. “All holes are between 120 feet and 300 feet. And it’s a par 54 course, so everything is a par three.” Shaffer…

Whatever thoughts you may have about LIV Golf and Greg Norman, everyone should be able to admit that the CEO of the Saudi-backed circuit has been consistent when it comes to his overarching message about the game of golf and the war it currently finds itself in. From LIV Golf’s inception, Norman has always portrayed that he simply wants everyone to get along. He believes, or at least wants others to believe, that there is enough room in the golf world for the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour, and LIV Golf to co-exist. With LIV Golf in Australia this…

LinksDAO said it has entered into an ‘exclusivity agreement’ to purchase Spey Bay Golf Course on the Moray coast between Aberdeen and Inverness. Reports suggest the 18-hole course, laid out in 1907 and designed by legendary Scottish club maker Ben Sayers, was purchased by the 5,400 member-strong collective for around $900,000 (£735,000).  Last month, The Herald reported that the course was up for sale, along with the clubhouse, former driving range building, and camping/ caravan site. Reporting on the sale, GolfDigest describe LinksDAO as “a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) comprised of mostly young, tech-forward millennial and Gen Z golfers from throughout the world,…

Jordan Spieth has revealed his Premier League allegiances after posing for a photo with Matthew Fitzpatrick’s US Open-winning caddie Billy Foster at this week’s WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. 2015 Masters champion Spieth is one of the most popular players on the PGA Tour, especially with the fans on home soil over in the United States. Now though this popularity is set to rise across the pond, and more specifically in West Yorkshire. This comes after a photo of the three-time major champion was uploaded onto social media by Premier League club Leeds United of him performing the iconic Leeds salute alongside Yorkshireman Foster. Foster works on…

Lowry, who was 2 down to Taylor Montgomery at the time, sent his tee shot to within 20 feet on the penultimate hole. The Irishman needed to win both of the last two holes in order to force a tie. Understandably frustrated with how the match was going, Lowry took things out on a golf fan who said something to him as walked off the tee. While the fan’s comment can’t be picked up by the audio, Lowry, who could see he was being followed by the cameraman directly in front of him, did not take kindly to his words.…