Author: Glen Turk

Our friends at LinksVideo created this amazing video on Mammoth Dunes at Sand Valley Golf Resort in Nekoosa, Wisconsin. In under four minutes you will realize why this course has to be on your must-play list for 2018!

Lately, the tropics have been the news; unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons. Instead of sunshine and sea breezes, Mother Nature has shown her wrath in the form of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes. It’s heartbreaking to see the destruction left in the wake of these major storms at many tropical locales. Some might need years before things are back to normal. Others, though, are already back open for business and awaiting your arrival. They were the lucky ones; and with the hurricane season winding down and Old Man Winter right at our doorsteps, golfers and vacationers should consider visiting…

Golf’s renaissance man guides Brendan Steele to season’s first win on PGA Tour; prepares to launch The Rick Smith Golf Performance Center at Trump® National Doral Miami Miami, FL – Rick Smith, one of golf’s leading swing coaches, has been very busy in his usual enthusiastic manner while preparing for the upcoming 2017/2018 PGA Tour season. Kicking off the fall season, long-time Smith student Brendan Steele won the PGA Tour’s 2017-2018 season-opening tournament at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa Valley on Oct. 8. At the same time, Smith is preparing for the opening of the Rick Smith Golf Performance Center at Trump®…

Winston-Salem, NC, October 25, 2017 – SkyTrak LLC, a joint venture of SkyGolf and SportTrak, announces the release of Version 3.0 of the SkyTrak app. Version 3.0 features an updated look and a variety of performance enhancements. “We are always looking to improve the experience golfers have with SkyTrak,” said Andy Allen, SportTrak Managing Director of Golf. “Version 3.0 updates the look and performance across all platforms and allows users to get the most out of their SkyTrak launch monitor. We recommend that all of our users update to Version 3.0 today!” Version 3.0 software updates include: Newly re-designed user…

Fort Worth, Texas: BH Golf Equipment, LLC, operating as Ben Hogan Golf Equipment, announced the launch of a new, B2C e-commerce focused website: www.benhogangolf.com. The new site will be the cornerstone of the Company’s innovative ‘factory-direct’ pricing model. “We’ll never deviate from our mission to bring the highest-performing, most-precise, and best- feeling clubs to market” said Scott White, President and CEO of Ben Hogan Golf Equipment. “That said, our means of getting them there will be a bit different. After doing a lot of research and experimentation, we’ve decided to forego the golf industry’s traditional distribution model completely. Now, without any…

The road to the LPGA with its future stars will compete on the Donald Ross course July 12-14 and benefit the Orange County Habitat for Humanity FRENCH LICK, IN – The legacy of women’s golf at French Lick Resort will once again be on display as the future stars of the LPGA will compete in the Symetra Tour’s Donald Ross Classic July 12-14, 2018. The week-long charity event and celebration of women’s golf, hosted by Resort Charities, the charitable foundation of French Lick Resort, will benefit the Orange County Habitat for Humanity. “We are extremely excited to have the Symetra Tour and all…

New Paul Albanese design will complement the award winning Sweetgrass course HARRIS, Mich. – Sage Run at Island Resort & Casino will be the third new golf course to open in Michigan in the last three years when it comes online next June 2018. The construction, shaping, and seeding have all been completed and now it’s just eagerly waiting and watching it transform into Michigan’s next great modern classic. It might not sound like a lot of openings when compared to the mid-1980s to mid-1990s golf course construction boom, but it is a lot in the current era and indicates the golf…

BUFFALO, NY – OnCore Golf Technologies, Inc., the Buffalo, New York-based company known for ground-breaking innovations in golf ball technology has announced plans for a real “game-changer” – the Genius Ball™. OnCore is developing the Genius Ball™ with embedded electronic sensors and measurement systems, including a GPS chip, that will determine a wide range of data for each shot, including the ball’s distance, flight path, velocity and spin rate, and will communicate over Bluetooth to player’s mobile devices in real time.  Beyond the ability to locate an errant shot anywhere on the course, the Genius Ball™ will deliver a array…

LAS VEGAS – After a $2.1 million renovation project led by the original golf course architect Rees Jones, Rio Secco Golf Club, now owned by VICI Properties, reopened for play Friday, October 13th, 2017. Features include new green complexes and bunkers, forward tees, plus an expanded and enhanced practice facility. The improvements are designed to increase playability and sustainability. “I have really enjoyed working at Rio Secco again,” said Jones. “When I originally saw the site over 20 years ago, I knew it was one of the most unique pieces of land in Las Vegas. It’s more rugged than most in…

Golf course developer Mike Keiser, business entrepreneur Todd Warnock, land owner Edward Abel Smith and the Embo Trust, Urras Euraboil, announced today that, after several years of thoughtful consideration, a thoroughly vetted planning document will be submitted to Highland Council on September 29, regarding the proposed development of Coul Links – an 18-hole golf course on the coast just north of Embo, Sutherland, Scotland.  The planning documents, which will outline all economic and environmental considerations and plans, were prepared after thoughtful input from local community leaders and public officials.  “We have worked meticulously with the Scottish authorities and local community to refine…