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
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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”
Are You Australian Royalty?
There’s a tongue-in-cheek saying in Australia, that if you can trace your ancestry back to your early family members who were transported from Great Britain in the 1800s to the convict settlements in and around Sydney, then you can claim to be “Australian Royalty”. I live in California, but Christine one of my daughters and my two grandchildren Eromon and Ruby-Ose live in Sydney, Australia. I believe they can make claim to that dubious honor. Our family line on my mother’s side goes … [Read more...] about Are You Australian Royalty?
Are Caddies in Golf Sportsmen?
During the time Steve Williams caddied for Tiger Woods; It was said that he earned more than any other New Zealand sports person. When I heard that, the question I asked myself was: Is a caddie a sportsman? In professional golf he-she is certainly one half of a two-person team. A good caddie does more than just carry the golfer’s bag and keep his clubs clean and dry when conditions are wet. As most golfers know, the many duties of a good professional caddie are, calculating yardages and … [Read more...] about Are Caddies in Golf Sportsmen?
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.