Panoramic Fall Colors Await in the Mountains of South Carolina The Mountains to Midlands Golf Alliance opens up the unsuspecting dimensions of South Carolina. The Great Escape in Greenville South Carolina takes place October 14 through the 18th. The northwest region of the state is the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains. Crisp fall air, change of seasons, panoramic golf, exceptional food and meeting new friends; that’s what awaits at the Great Escape. This is the 1st in a series of annual events that will move around four regions of the State including Columbia, Aiken/ North Augusta and Rockhill. Greenville’s…
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!
Callaway Golf today officially announced its new Chrome Soft Truvis Stars & Stripes Golf Balls, available at retail starting on Friday, May 18th. These new golf balls feature patriotic red, white, and blue colors using our popular Truvis pattern. Stars are designed inside the blue Truvis patterns on the ball, and stripes are designed inside the red Truvis patterns. Each of these new golf balls (and all of our Chrome Soft Golf Balls) are made in the U.S.A. at our state-of-the-art golf ball plant in Chicopee, MA. Truvis Stars & Stripes also has the performance characteristics of Chrome Soft, including…
Spring and golf season have finally arrived in Michigan’s scenic Upper Peninsula, and Island Resort & Casino, located just outside of Escanaba, and its award winning Sweetgrass Golf Club have opened for the season. The resort is also preparing to open the third new golf course in Michigan in three years, Sage Run, when it comes online July 10. Michigan has long been known as one of the top states for golf and the scenic Upper Peninsula region has quickly joined the ranks as a top golf destination thanks in large part to the growth and expansion of golf at the…
Not even a little rain could keep us from attempting the unthinkable today as we showcased one of the best players in women’s golf! The 2018 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship was on full display at River Point Park in Chicago today, May 14, for an official media day featuring Defending Champion Danielle Kang. The day started with a press conference at Gibson’s Italia, led by Golf Channel’s Bailey Mosier, to highlight Danielle’s breakthrough performance at the 2017 Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club – her first professional win and first Major Championship title. The discussion also included comments from the below spokespeople,…
Callaway® Apparel, licensed by global fashion leader Perry Ellis International, debuts TOUR AUTHENTIC , an ultra-premium apparel collection designed for the elite player seeking the ultimate in design and function. Callaway scoured the globe searching for unique fabrics, while utilizing the latest in technical innovations. “We invested two years in product development researching the latest in fabric technologies and fabrication processes,” stated Lupe Benitez, Vice President of Design at Perry Ellis International. “This unique perspective enabled us to create an unparalleled luxury golf apparel collection that represents the perfect fusion of function and fashion.” The end result is an unparalleled luxury line infused with quality, style…
NEW ER3 WINGBLADE AND ER8 TOUR MALLET SECURE VICTORY FOR EVNROLL IN MYGOLFSPY’S ‘MOST WANTED’ BLADE AND MALLET PUTTER TESTS FOR UNPRECEDENTED SECOND YEAR RUNNING CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, May 10, 2018 – Evnroll is celebrating again after winning big in MyGolfSpy’s 2018 ‘Most Wanted’ putter tests. The technologically advanced putters from designer Guerin Rife feature a unique patented face mill pattern offering unprecedented accuracy and zero dispersion. ‘The Sweetest Face in Golf’ burst on to the scene in 2016 to rave reviews and accolades. After being named ‘Best of the Best’ in early fall by MyGolfSpy.com, even more was to come…
Read the full issue online. [su_button url=”https://xdigital.spiweb.com/publication/?i=572535″ target=”blank” background=”#23551c”]Read Online[/su_button] Spring is finally here and with it another edition of Midwest Golfing Magazine. Our cover and feature story takes us to Northern Bay Golf Resort in Arkdale, Wisconsin. The property is under new ownership, and as staff writer Matt Tevsh explains they are determined to make their course relevant again. We cruise less than an hour south to Green Lake, to the dual course threat that is Lawsonia. You’d be hard pressed to find a property with a more deep and varied history. Golf historian and photographer Dan Moore does…
In East Lansing, Michigan it is difficult to go 15 feet without seeing the legendary mix of green and white. It’s on banners lining their streets, on signs in nearly every campus housing window, and, most importantly, within their raucous sports stadiums. Ironically, green and white can also be found on the brilliant fairways and freshly painted cups of over 30 courses in the Greater Lansing area. Considering only 450,000 people comprise the region, it’s amazing how golf has grown in one of the Big Ten’s hallmark cities. MGM has been fortunate to experience the best that the land of…
Richard Stackhouse gave to the game of golf throughout his 93 years. He was a golf administrator, a USGA rules official, one of the founders of the Society of Seniors and a fine player who helped start the Evans Scholar Foundation that awarded college scholarships to caddies of modest means. On March 13, the game gave back to Stackhouse when he was inducted into the Quail Ridge Country Club Sports Hall of Fame. Stackhouse worked 18 U.S. Opens on the USGA’s Rules Committee, helping out with 28 national championships. Despite being dyslexic, Stackhouse learned the rule book from cover to cover.…
If there is one thing die hard golfers can’t get enough of is more behind-the-scenes stories regarding Arnold Palmer. Enter Chris Rodell, who conducted over 100 interviews with the people that new The King best for his new book, “Homespun Stories of The King.” The 240 page paperback book comes out on May 15th and is published by Triumph Books. The book is also available in Mobipocket, PDF, and EPUB forms. Please see below for a full overview- but from the first few chapters I’ve read this is book you won’t want to put down! The book can be pre-ordered…