DAYTON, Ohio (Monday, July 29, 2024) – The drama and excitement of the 122nd Western Amateur at historic Moraine Country Club will stream live on ESPN+ this week, bringing the thrilling conclusion of golf’s third-oldest amateur championship to an international audience. Beginning with the Sweet 16 match play competition, the Western Golf Association will provide more than 12 hours of live streaming coverage on Friday, Aug. 2, and Saturday, Aug. 3. ESPN+ subscribers can watch on the ESPN app, ESPN.com and connected TV devices. “We’re proud to be elevating our flagship amateur championship, providing a bigger stage for the elite players who…
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!
Midwest ladies love it when premium golf-lifestyle apparel takes on a theme, eschewing a mishmash of uncoordinated tops, bottoms, skorts, outerwear and accessories. As such, let’s give a standing ovation to LOHLA SPORT’s newest “Londontown” collection. The brand’s Founder and CEO Lisa O’Hurley was influenced by legendary London designers Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney, as well as fashion heavyweights Burberry and Mulberry. Londontown celebrates the capital city’s penchant for sophisticated eccentricity with bright prints and colors complementing timeless British looks. Elaborating on London’s reputation as a boundary-pushing birthplace of fashion trends, “Londontown” incorporates polished elements while maintaining LOHLA…
Tour Edge, the pound for pound industry leader in performance and innovation, has appointed long-time golf industry leader Tim Clarke as their new President effective August 5th. Clarke was previously with Wilson Golf for more than 25 years and was president of the brand from 2006 until 2023, one of the longest-tenured leaders in the golf equipment industry. In conjunction with the new hire, Tour Edge announces that current President David Glod will move to the CEO role. Glod remains the majority owner and chief golf club designer of the brand that he founded in 1986. For the past year,…
Click Here to Read the Full Issue Jay’s Tee Box Has there been a better time to be a golfer in the Midwest? Oh, sorry, that was a rhetorical question as of course the answer is a resounding no! Not only are more people playing this great game than ever before, but they are getting to do it on miraculous new courses throughout our 12-state distribution area. Plus, I can’t remember a time when more top-end properties are executing stunning renovation projects. The Summer Issue of Midwest Golfing Magazine is filled with features on new courses,…
Fans Can Sign Up Now for Early Access to Tee Times for an Exclusive 3-Day Event! MILWAUKEE, WI. – American Family Field and Upper Deck Golf announced today that tee times will be available for bookings to the public for the one-of-a-kind golf event inside American Family Field. The event, which will take place November 7th – 9th, 2024, gives fans an exclusive opportunity to play a round of golf inside the stadium. As part of the Upper Deck Golf event, fans will have a chance to play a round of golf throughout American Family Field down to custom greens…
Today Callaway Golf announced their new Opus and Opus Platinum Wedges. New Spin Gen Face Technology Opus is our very best in wedge design for ultimate spin, versatility, and feel. Spin Gen Face Technology provides the spin and control in these wedges by combining 3 key elements on the face. An all-new tighter pitch puts more grooves on the face, offset groove-ingroove provides spin when opening the face, and a new aggressive face blast provides spin and bite on partial shots. These three elements work in conjunction to provide a crisp, Tour level spin. Tour Certified Shaping. Tour Validation. Opus wedges…
27-year-old Scotsman grabs second PGA TOUR victory with Zenergy Pistol 1.0 putter grip Wixom, MI – SuperStroke, the No. 1 Putter Grip in golf and the leader in innovative Tour-proven golf grip technology, congratulates 27-year-old Scottish professional Robert MacIntyre on securing his second-career official PGA TOUR victory at the Genesis Scottish Open. The win comes just six weeks after his triumph at the RBC Canadian Open. The 2023 European Ryder Cup team standout and now three-time winner on the European Tour sent a winding 22-foot putt just over the edge of the cup on the 72nd hole to claim his home country’s national open by a single…
Upper Peninsula of Michigan’s leading resort destination continues to expand. Harris, MI – Island Resort & Casino, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan’s leading golf, casino, and resort destination, announces a $19 million capital investment as the Island continues to expand and prepare for future growth. The two-year project will feature the development of a new nine-hole golf course, golf shop, and additional convention space. New Nine-Hole Golf Course With the increased demand for golf, Island Resort will add a new nine-hole course, the Cedar Course (Kishki), on the Sage Run Golf Course site. The new course, designed by Paul Albanese, who also designed Sweetgrass and Sage…
Chase Johnson captured his second victory in the Cisco Cup Series with a stellar performance of 10-under par across both rounds. Fresh off his recent competition in the John Deere Classic after Monday Qualifying last week, Chase continues to showcase exceptional talent and resilience. Runner-up Everett Whiten Jr. finished at 9-under par for the tournament. A rising star on the APGA Tour, Everett progressed through the Bridgestone APGA Collegiate Ranking Program and is an esteemed Howard University Alumni. Just last month, he won the Bridgestone APGA Collegiate Ranking Invitational. Notable performances also came from APGA Tour veteran Kevin Hall of…
We Love Dustin Johnson and Magellan Jets Does, Too Let’s flash back to September 2021 when Dustin Johnson went 5-0-0 at Whistling Straits to lead the U.S. team to commanding 19-9 Ryder Cup win over its European rivals. For good measure, he won the inaugural Nicklaus-Jacklin Award for the American team, given to the player whose teamwork, sportsmanship, performance and decisions epitomized the spirit of the Ryder Cup. Succinctly, DJ stole Midwest golfers’ hearts, and here he is in the news again: Johnson’s 4Aces GC on the LIV Golf League has formed a partnership with Magellan Jets for the company…