Less than two months since turning pro, Patty Tavatanakit (Bangkok, Thailand) is now a Symetra Tour champion. The UCLA alumna fired a sizzling bogey-free, 7-under par 64 this afternoon on the Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort to win the Donald Ross Classic by three strokes at 13-under overall. “I feel like I’m living a dream, just to play golf and not think about anything else,” said Tavatanakit, who entered the final round two shots back of the lead. “My mental game has got a lot stronger and knowing there is more golf ahead gives me the vibe to stay calm, that…
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!
PRG, supplier of innovative, high-quality bespoke accessories, has become a merchandise supplier for The 148th Open Championship and has created an exclusive range of accessories for the final Major tournament of 2019, to be held at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. PRG is delighted to become a supplier for the game’s most historic tournament and has worked with the R&A to create and supply a unique range of accessories for three different collections for Royal Portrush – The Open Tartan Collection, The Open Collection and Calamity Corner Collection. “We are extremely proud to work with the R&A to design…
Fowler to debut PUMA’s X Collection at the 2019 Open Championship CARLSBAD, Calif. (July 15, 2019) – PUMA Golf, a leader in on-trend golf design and style, introduced its new X Collection, a head-to-toe assortment of apparel, accessories and footwear that demonstrate a new level of sophisticated styling with the same great performance and comfort that has become synonymous with the PUMA brand. Rickie Fowler, known for his on-course style, will debut the collection on Thursday at the 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. Inspired in part by the celebration of Rickie’s 10-year, trend-setting partnership with PUMA, the X Collection…
Andy North was three years removed from his second U.S. Open victory as the calendar turned to 1988. A series of injuries had made the grind of the PGA Tour more difficult with each passing year. The 38-year-old Madison, Wisconsin native was looking for a new quest, something that would keep him close the to game he loved while at the same time minimizing the stress on his body. Golf course design seemed like the perfect transition. A meeting with prominent designer Roger Packard at Cantigny Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois paved the way for the duo to co-create Trappers…
FRENCH LICK, Ind. — The 14th stop on the 2019 “Road to the LPGA” takes the Symetra Tour to the Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort in the Hoosier State for the third annual Donald Ross Classic from July 11-13. “A beautiful Donald Ross-designed track will provide a stern test for our players,” said Mike Nichols, the Chief Business Officer of the Symetra Tour. “French Lick Resort has been an outstanding host since they first welcomed us three years ago and we are grateful for their support of women’s professional golf, both the Donald Ross Classic and Senior LPGA Championship in…
South Dakota State University to Host Ranked Teams at First-Ever Event Bark River, Mich. – The newest golf course in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Sage Run at Island Resort & Casino proudly announces that its first signature tournament will be an NCAA men’s Collegiate Invitational hosted by South Dakota State University. The Island Resort Intercollegiate at Sage Run, a two-day, 54-hole stroke-play invitational will tee off this fall with ten college teams competing Sept. 1 – 2 on Sage Run’s 7,309-yard Paul Albanese design. South Dakota State director of golf Casey Van Damme, an Upper Peninsula native, was instrumental in organizing the tournament…
Popular Face Insert Returns in Reimagined Newport, Newport 2 and Fastback 1.5 Models FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (July 8, 2019) – Twenty-two years after the emergence of his original Teryllium-inserted, major-winning TeI3 designs, Scotty Cameron has reimagined and announced the limited release of three new putter models built under the “T22” moniker. Available in golf shops beginning Aug. 16, the Teryllium T22 Newport and Teryllium T22 Newport 2 offer modernized versions of the TeI3 models first introduced in 1997, while the Teryllium T22 Fastback 1.5 becomes the first Fastback 1.5 designed with a Teryllium insert. Precision milled in the United States from 303 stainless steel, and given a…
TOURNAMENT RESULTS Dells’ Junior Golf Championship presented by American Family Insurance WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. The first Dells’ Junior Golf Championship presented by American Family Insurance and hosted at Wild Rock and Trapper’s Turn concluded today. Winners of the two-day tournament included: Boys 16-18 1. Kyle Wille, Edgerton, WI, 2019, *78-73-151 +7 2. Marty Swab, Menomonee Falls, WI, 2020, *76-75-151 +7 3. Carson Frisch, Middleton, WI, 2020, *80-76-156 +12 Boys 14-15 1. Kaeden Nomm, Minocqua, WI, 2022, *83-77-160 +16 2. Charlie Erlandson, Verona, WI, 2023, *85-80-165 +21 3. Alwang Deang, Madison, WI, 2023, *82-84-166 +22 Boys 12-13 1. Tyson Sparks,…
Designers of acclaimed Winter Park 9, Johns and Rhebb, create resort’s latest gem Roscommon, MI – Golfers have come to anticipate extraordinary golf experiences at highly-ranked Northern Michigan retreat Forest Dunes and soon, there will be a new visually-stunning and fun-focused golfing attraction there to greet resort guests. Home to the celebrated Tom Weiskopf-designed Forest Dunes course (ranked 28th on Golf Digest’s list of America’s Top 100 Public Golf Courses) and the innovative reversible Tom Doak layout, The Loop (with its counterclockwise Red routing ranked No. 47 and the clockwise Black routing ranked No. 45 on the same Golf Digest list), Forest Dunes us proud to announce that construction is underway on…
New HL4 line designed to be the leader in custom fit performance value Tour Edge, Golf’s Most Solid Investment, today announced the launch of their new line of Hot Launch 4 drivers that feature all new designs and technology producing extremely high MOI properties. HL4 is the fourth release in the award-winning Hot Launch series from Tour Edge founder and master club designer David Glod. HL4 features a complete lineup from driver to irons, all designed to fill a niche as the best technology and performance at a mid-tier price point. The new premium performance clubs will be available nationwide…