HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Aug. 27, 2018 — Srixon®, a global leader in golf equipment and innovation, announces the launch of the new Z Series, tour-proven woods and irons crafted for the best players in the world. Srixon’s 2018 Z Series officially launches in North America on September 14, 2018. Z Series Woods The new Z Series Woods present a revolution in woods performance, delivering the most powerful suite of offerings from Srixon. The full line of Z Series Woods feature advanced materials to help amplify your long game. “The new Z Series Woods are pretty easy to explain: they’re…
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!
(Miami, FL, August 27, 2018) — Callaway® Apparel announces the launch of the men’s and women’s Fall 2018 fashion collections. The Fall 2018 collections combine the perfect combination of heritage, flair, and function, fusing a traditional golf aesthetic with advanced performance technologies to make it easily adaptable to the elements. “Versatility and comfort are important components to the overall design and we’ve incorporated stretch materials, performance details and finishes for a ‘must have’ cross-functional wardrobe,” said Lupe Benitez, Vice President of Product Design for Callaway Apparel. Men’s Collection: Featuring a multi layering concept of base, all season, mid layers and…
Midwest Golfing Magazine had the privilege of playing Sunset Valley Golf Club recently and was blown away by its immaculate conditioning and pristine setting. This is one of the finest public golf courses in the Chicagoland area, especially when you consider the highest you will ever pay is $57 with cart on the weekends. If you love courses that take you back to the roaring 20’s, then a round at Sunset Valley GC should be in your future. LIBERTYVILLE, Illinois (August 22, 2018) – The re-opening of Sunset Valley Golf Club in Highland Park, Illinois concludes a summer in which…
Iron Mountain, Michigan –With new ownership in place, an iconic Wisconsin resort is set to reopen after being closed for several years while a popular ski and golf resort in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula will receive a multi-million dollar facelift. The Four Seasons Island Resort in Pembine Wisconsin and Pine Mountain Ski and Golf Resort are now owned by a group with extensive experience in the Midwest repositioning real estate assets, the most recent being the Bancroft Luxury Apartment redevelopment in Saginaw Michigan which was the catalyst for over 50 million dollars in new and future investment. Combined, the resorts represent…
(COVINGTON, GA) – Bridgestone Golf ambassador Brandt Snedeker captured his 13th professional title this past Sunday with a three-shot victory at the Wyndham Championship, contested at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina.Snedeker led wire-to-wire after posting an opening round 59, becoming just the ninth player to ever shoot below 60 in an official PGA TOUR event. He trusted a variety of Bridgestone equipment to accomplish this feat and find the winner’s circle. This included the TOUR B X golf ball, a TOUR B JGR Prototype driver (9.5 degrees), J15 cavity back irons (4-P), J40 48 degree wedge, a pair…
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Building on a long-standing commitment to foot comfort, Kentwool, maker of the “World’s Best Sock,” announced today the introduction of a therapeutic sock for foot pain relief. The new SensationWool sock features Kentwool’s signature, superfine Merino wool in combination with Nufabrx® nylon, which is infused with capsaicin and a synthetic cooling agent. This combination of warming and cooling ingredients, similar to those found in over-the-counter pain treatments, provides temporary relief of foot-related aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with strains, sprains, arthritis, bruises, cramps, stiffness and soreness. “Kentwool socks were born out of a desire…
The 2020 Big Ten Championships will be held from May 1-3 ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference on Monday announced that Rich Harvest Farms will serve as the host site for the 2020 Big Ten Men’s Golf Championships. The 2020 Big Ten Championships will be held from May 1-3. “We are thrilled to bring the Big Ten Men’s Golf Championships to Rich Harvest Farms in 2020,” said Big Ten Associate Commissioner for Sports Administration Wendy Fallen. “We are confident in the club’s ability to create a high caliber championship environment, as demonstrated by their experience hosting the 2017 NCAA…
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – Aug. 10, 2018 – Cleveland® Golf is proud to announce RTX 4, the most tour-authentic wedge Cleveland Golf has ever made. Enhanced with fourth generation Rotex, experience your best short game performance with the all-new RTX 4. Cleveland’s RTX 4 will launch in North America on Sept. 14, 2018. Cleveland Golf remains at the forefront of wedge design, producing short game innovations and technologies since 1979. With the RTX 4, Cleveland Golf held nothing back during development, creating a made-for-tour wedge in its purest form. Utilizing our latest face technologies, tour-preferred shaping, expanded grind offerings, and the most…
With the conclusion of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive, eight of the 12 spots on Ryder Cup USA have been filled by automatic qualifiers. PGA Champion Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Patrick Reed, Bubba Watson, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Webb Simpson – in that order – are the eight players who automatically qualified for the 2018 U.S. team that will compete at Le Golf National near Paris in September. The PGA Championship was the final chance for Americans to earn Ryder Cup points. The four remaining slots on the U.S. Team will be Captain’s Selections. Three selections will…
GLENDALE, Wis. — It was a bogey-free final round performance by Lauren Coughlin (Charlottesville, Virginia) of a 6-under par 66 variety that placed her into the winner’s circle for the first time in her professional career at the fourth annual PHC Classic. She got off to a good start with birdie on the par-3 2nd, but found trouble off the tee on No. 3. A magnificent shot landed Coughlin just off the backside of the green in the rough. Needless to say, she proceeded to chip-in and shift the momentum in her favor. “If it doesn’t hit the hole, I think it’s going…