Putting Contests are Moneymakers! Putting Contests in "Golf Tournaments 101 The Second Edition" are given their own Chapter Putting Contests in a … [Read More...] about Putting Competitions for Your Charity Golf Fundraiser Tournament
Golf Stories
Ladies of Golf: Now and in the Beginning
They've Come a Long Way It’s not hard to be a big fan of the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golfers' Association) The Ladies of the LPGA Tour. These amazing athletes when they're out on the “links” entertaining the spectators and TV audience throughout the year are certainly worth watching and learning from. Not only because of their skills at playing the “Royal and Ancient” game but also because of the manner in which they present themselves. It's obvious they appreciate the spectators and fans in … [Read more...] about Ladies of Golf: Now and in the Beginning
Worlds Top Three Lady Golfers Play Together
Worlds Top Three Lady Golfers Play Together 2015 HSBC Championship at the Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore, Singapore. It Hasn’t Ever Happened Before In the history of any professional golf tour. After posting the three lowest three-rounds scores at close of play Saturday, the world’s three top lady golf professionals were paired together in the final Sunday championship round. The Worlds Top Trio Were: At The End Of The Final Round It would have been amazing and the perfect … [Read more...] about Worlds Top Three Lady Golfers Play Together
Lydia Ko: Golf’s Youngest and Brightest Star
Lydia Ko: Golf’s Youngest and Brightest Star Just have to write a few words about New Zealand’s 17 year old golfing wonder-girl. I have to think that everyone in the “Land of the Long White Cloud” must know about and be very proud of Lydia. New Zealand with a population of only 4 ¼ million is defiantly a strong worldwide sporting country and no matter which sport a Kiwi participate in or follows they all must be excited at the amazing career of their young super star. It’s not out of place to … [Read more...] about Lydia Ko: Golf’s Youngest and Brightest Star
Having Dreams and Setting Goals
They can be Achieved with Planning & Determination Living the “American Dream” in “New Zealand” Hope this story inspires some young person I did it and here’s how I’ve always been very interested in sport. Not unusual for someone growing up in New Zealand. Most kids there are strongly supported and encouraged by their parents to participate in numerous sports. I loved tennis, swimming, soccer and fishing. On the street where I grew up, street hockey and cricket where the after school … [Read more...] about Having Dreams and Setting Goals
The LPGA Inaugural International Crown
Congratulations to the LPGA Tour and their amazing commissioner Michael Whan. Putting together “The LPGA Inaugural International Crown Tournament” that turned out to be such a success must have been a task of monumental size. Working with countries all around the world, bringing in sponsors worldwide, creating the format for the four day event along with all the other planning wouldn’t have been a task for the faint-of-heart. Makes putting together the One-Day-Charity-Fundraiser-Tournaments I … [Read more...] about The LPGA Inaugural International Crown
Go-Go-Go-Lydia Ko
$1 Million Dollar Teenager is Making History Lydia was born in Seoul, Korea on April 24th 1997. Her family moved to New Zealand when Lydia was very young. She is a New Zealand National. She sure is breaking some records on the LPGA Tour. At the tender age of 17 she has already earned $1,061,019 this year alone in tour winnings. Yes and there’s sponsor endorsements on top of that, which I suspect are substantial. The million dollar mark was broken when she won the LPGA Marathon Classic. Her … [Read more...] about Go-Go-Go-Lydia Ko
Congratulations to Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy. “Open Champion” 2014 Congratulations to Rory McIlroy on becoming the winner at the 143rd playing of “The British Open Championship”. Played this last weekend over the historic Liverpool Golf Club, Merseyside, England. Now Rory has three of Golf’s Major Championship to his credit; The U.S. Open Championship of 2011 The PGA Championship of 2011, and now The Open Championship, 2014 All that remains is the Masters at Augusta. With a win in that Major Tournament he … [Read more...] about Congratulations to Rory McIlroy
Lydia Ko Wins “The LPGA Marathon Championship”
The Million Dollar Girl How amazing is it that Lydia Ko at the age of only 17 years, 2 months and 26 days (July 20th, 2014) wins on the LPGA Tour for the second time this year. (That gives her a total of 4 wins on that tour). That’s a record. Her previous win was at “The Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic” (Lydia take, $270,000) held in San Francisco this last April. Here’s another record for her, she is the youngest player to have won over one million dollars in one season. Yesterday’s “LPGA … [Read more...] about Lydia Ko Wins “The LPGA Marathon Championship”
The 69th USGA – U.S. Women’s Open Championship
The 69th USGA - U.S. Women’s Open - 2014 The Ladies play Course Number 2 at Pinehurst Resort, NC. Starting Thursday June 19th, 2014, most of the world’s top women golf professionals will tee it up on what’s said to be one of the toughest courses in the world to play. This just after their fellow men professionals completed their 114th playing of the USGA’s Men’s U.S. Open Championship. The fact that two major championships are being played back-to-back on the same course is mind … [Read more...] about The 69th USGA – U.S. Women’s Open Championship
Stacy Lewis. World’s Number 1 Lady Golfer
Stacy Lewis. World’s Number 1 Lady Golfer Comparing the PGA Tour and the LPGA Tour Dollar Difference Over the last weekend ending Sunday June 1st Stacy Lewis won the Shop-Rite LPGA Classic Golf Tournament, played in New Jersey. In doing so for the second time she became the world’s #1 lady golfer. The win put her earning year to date at $1,102,756. Michelle Wie in 2nd place has earnings of $821,994. Meaning Stacy is the only lady over the million dollar mark so far this year. That made … [Read more...] about Stacy Lewis. World’s Number 1 Lady Golfer
From 1950 until 1954, Mel served his five year apprenticeship in club-making with his Uncle Gerry. In so doing, he became the last Anderson family member in five generations to become a maker of handmade golf clubs.