Author: 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!

Orlando, FL – We have all learned and know the importance of “calling 911” in a medical emergency. But how many golfers know what to do when a medical emergency occurs on the golf course? The worst thing you can do – especially in the event of a cardiac arrest – is NOTHING! This concern as well as other life-threatening situations on the golf course served as the inspiration for a new book, “GOLFERS 911: Emergency Medical Guide.” GOLFERS 911 is written by successful businessman and real estate executive, Mason Delafield of Delray Beach, FL and edited by Ronald Brown,…

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If you believe a golf course has a heart, a soul, and a spirit then you also trust it can be an agent for good. Simply put, a golf course can tie a community together while at the same time give back to many worthwhile causes. It is any wonder that golf donates more to charity on a yearly basis than the other “Big Four” sports (football, baseball, basketball, and hockey) combined? In the case of Northern Bay Golf Resort and their parent company Regency Hotel (who bought the property in March,2018), a cause has turned into a crusade that…

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (April 2, 2020) – The PGA of America today announced that the 2020 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, scheduled for Harbor Shores Resort in Benton Harbor, Michigan from May 19-24, has been canceled in light of the the stay-at-home order enacted on March 23 for the state of Michigan. “While we are incredibly disappointed, we all understand that protecting public health is the highest priority,” said PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh. “We are especially disappointed for the Benton Harbor community, our friends at KitchenAid and the fans and volunteers who support this important championship so passionately.”…

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Club fitter encourages getting golf ready from home with new bonus card offer Willowbrook, IL — In an effort to bolster excitement and hope for the 2020 golf season, the nation’s #1 club fitter and builder has introduced a new gift card promotion. The promotion offers a $50 bonus card to anyone who purchases $100 – $500 in Club Champion gift cards. Purchases over $500 will be entitled to a bonus card in the amount of 10% of their gift card purchase (i.e. a $1,000 gift card would earn a $100 bonus card). This is a limited-time offer and the…

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TGA Premier Sports develops programming designed for at-home use for the entire family Los Angeles, CA – TGA Premier Sports values the health and safety of the entire community, students, their families, and coaches. With most schools around the country closed and programs postponed if not cancelled for the rest of the school year, TGA is eager to continue serving local communities during these difficult times to keep a sense of normalcy. In an effort to help everyone Keep Playing!® while families are sheltering at home, TGA will be sharing online golf content designed for at-home use and engagement. The…

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-Golf fashion brand appoints Steve Gray as VP Sales for North America- Golf fashion brand Duca del Cosma is launching into the US golf market with a vibrant new range of shoes for men and women golfers, supported by an experienced team led by former Reebok and Ashworth regional sales manager Steve Gray. The premium brand, which sells in more than 30 countries around the world, specializes in producing bench-made leather shoes that offer style and comfort both on and off the golf course. They include a selection of distinctive spikeless styles and waterproof models designed in Italy and made…

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Pebble Beach, Pinehurst, Bandon Dunes, and the Branson Ozarks in Missouri. To some that list of top American golf destinations may seem slightly askew. Branson Ozarks? Is that like citing Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Bart Starr, and Mitch Trubisky? No! While this Ozarks area region in southwest Missouri doesn’t have the decades-long media-hype and established track record of the first three, in many respects it has more elements that golfers crave while taking trips. It starts with pristine topography that seemed destined for golf crafted by visionary designers such as Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Chuck Smith, Gary Player, Bill Coore,…

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By ED TRAVIS Dean Knuth and partner Steve Trattner started Knuth Golf with the simple idea of making high quality golf clubs optimized for amateur players not professionals, the benchmark often used by other companies for their designs. Knuth is the retired USGA Director of Handicapping and inventor of the Course Rating and Slope System while Trattner is a former USGA intellectual property attorney. The first High Heat brand metalwoods and hybrids were well received but four years ago when the USGA increased the allowable amount of rebound for areas of the face outside the center Knuth saw an opportunity.…

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On the heels of the most-talked about golf ball launch at the 2020 PGA Merchandise Show, Bridgestone Golf, the #1 Ball-Fitter in Golf, unveiled today its highly anticipated new version of the popular TOUR B XS – Tiger Woods edition balls. The new TOUR B XS-TW balls, a strong collaboration between Tiger and Bridgestone, deliver a game-changing combination of driver distance and greenside control unlike anything ever before, thanks to Bridgestone’s new REACTIV Urethane® cover. From a performance perspective, the TOUR B XS-TW edition balls are identical to the standard TOUR B XS model that Woods currently is using in…

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This week, faced with Governor Pritzker’s closure of all dine-in restaurants in Illinois and out of immediate concern for their family of co-workers, salaried employees of local businesses Mistwood Golf Club and McWethy’s Tavern (Romeoville) moved to voluntarily donate a portion of their earnings to be split evenly between their hourly workers. In addition, McWethy’s Tavern is offering community assistance in buying bread and milk. As a restaurant, they are able to place orders with their vendors and are opening their buying power to the community. Dan Bradley, General Manager of Mistwood Golf Club shared, “We are a family first…

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