MGM was fortunate to try out ProCheck at the PGA Merchandise Show and it does what it says! How refreshing is that! Please see the below press release for the full story. For More Distance and Longer Drives – Compression Matters! BOSTON, MA. – Today’s golf ball covers look so good that even tired balls look like new. One summer in the trunk of a car can change compression a lot. That new looking Pro V1 you found in the woods may have spent the winter under snow and frozen leaves changing its compression. Recycled golf balls while quite affordable,…
Author: Glen Turk
Glen Turk
Glen Turk is a Wisconsin native who has been the Senior Writer/Editor of Midwest Golfing Magazine since 2006. Besides being an avid golfer, Glen enjoys traveling, music, and cheering on the finest professional sports team of all-time, the Green Bay Packers. Glen’s ultimate golf goal is to play in all fifty states and currently he is more than half way there. His other dream, albeit far-fetched, it to record an ace in all seven states of our distribution area. Thanks to an ace in Illinois in 2015, and one in Michigan in 2016, he has three down, four to go!
RENENS, SWITZERLAND – TPT Golf has vastly expanded the availability of its revolutionary golf shafts through an agreement with premium club fitter Club Champion. The move brings the Swiss-based golf shaft manufacturer’s full product line to all 30 current Club Champion locations. “With a TPT Golf shaft, golfers are going to create more distance. They’re going to improve their accuracy. They’re going to gain more consistency. But first, they must be properly fit for our shafts,” says TPT Golf Director Sebastian Sebayang. “Through this agreement with Club Champion, we’re bringing the next level of performance to the vast majority…
The Highland Academy, a world-class 9,200 square feet indoor golf facility, will open its doors to on March 12th that will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Some of the academy highlights include: · Top-of-the line artificial grasses in five varieties for indoor putting and chipping work · Five floor-to-ceiling wood clad hitting bays outfitted with high performance Trackman technology · Two golf simulators, allowing users to play virtual courses from around the world · A full bar and lounge area, conference room, bathrooms and more to enhance the overall experience The $1.6 million Highland Golf Academy is funded by the Highland Golf Academy Foundation…
While all 50 states have a nickname, Missouri’s might be the best. For the “Show Me State” is the perfect beginning to the question, “Show me the top new golf destination in the United States!” The answer of course is Missouri, as the state is highlighted by over 400 courses that canvas stunning terrain that was made for golf. And with the 100th PGA Championship being contested at Belereve Country Club outside of St. Louis this August, there really isn’t a better time to explore what Missouri has to offer. Plus, if you live in the upper-Midwest you…
CARLSBAD, Calif. (March 1, 2018) – New models are here for adidas’ most iconic shoe in golf. Today adidas Golf announced new members to the TOUR360 lineup – the TOUR360 Knit and TOUR360 EQT BOA. Both embody the performance standards that set the TOUR360 apart from any shoe in the market, while still bringing new technologies that make each shoe unique. The newest of the two models, the TOUR360 Knit, brings adidas’ Primeknit technology to the flagship shoe. The all-Primeknit upper offers golfers an unmatched aesthetic when it comes to style, but unseen benefits are the breathability and stretch that…
CARLSBAD, Calif. (February 20, 2018) – The players representing the stars and stripes on the golf course in Tokyo in two years will once again be wearing apparel designed by the 3-Stripes. Today adidas announced that it will be the Official Uniform Provider of USA GOLF for the 2020 Olympic Games. Apparel will be specifically designed to showcase the colors of the United States while infusing the technology that only adidas can provide. Designs for the USA GOLF apparel in Tokyo are already underway, but adidas will be releasing a special USA-inspired collection on June 1, 2018 that will feature…
(Madison, Wis.) (Feb. 19, 2018) — The American Family Insurance Championship, one of the most popular and philanthropic stops on PGA TOUR Champions, has finalized contract extensions that will continue the event through 2020, championship organizers said today. This includes continuing the event at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison. American Family Insurance, the championship’s title sponsor, PGA TOUR Champions and University of Wisconsin Athletic Department signed two-year extensions that will take effect following this year’s tournament, which will be held June 18-24 at University Ridge Golf Course. Additionally, tickets are now on sale for the 2018 tournament and can…
SuperStroke grips added to an already strong start to the year with another win at the 2018 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The Pebble Beach champion switched to a SuperStroke Pistol GTR Tour days before the opening round and went on to shoot 24 birdies and an eagle. With five of the top 10 finishers using SuperStroke, the grips have now earned over $30 million on tour this season. SuperStroke continues to dominate the leaderboards after a red-hot season with +20 PGA Tour wins, three Majors, and over $100,000,000 earned. SuperStroke has garnered tour-wide support as the number one putter grip…
The 2018 Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship will be played at Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park, Illinois, July 11-15, marking the first time since 1997 that one of the five senior major championships has been held in the greater Chicago area. Conducted by the WGA and PGA TOUR Champions, the event will feature a roster of all-time greats in golf, including past Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS champions Jay Haas, Fred Couples, Kenny Perry, Bernhard Langer and 2017 champion Scott McCarron. Other well-known stars competing at Exmoor will be Vijay Singh, John Daly, Colin Montgomerie, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Jeff Sluman and Lee…
Time to start checking off 2018 bucket list items and perfecting your short game again! As everyone is still mapping out their “must plays”, we have a recommendation for the ultimate golf bucket list item to chip off your list. The Lyric Opera Wine Auction, held in Chicago on April 14, 2018, is offering one of the top golf experiences — a chance to play Cabot Links with Mike Keiser himself. This priceless live auction lot includes: Three days (3) and two (2) nights for two (20 couples in deluxe private rooms in the lodge at Cabot Links Travel with Mike Keiser on…