French Lick, IN – French Lick Resort, the award-winning golf destination in Southern Indiana, and Callaway Golf, one of the leading golf equipment manufacturers, is bringing the “Money Ball” of golf analytics to the French Lick Golf Academy. The new Callaway Golf Fitting Studio at French Lick Resort is a high-tech fitting studio providing innovative and comprehensive swing analysis and club-fitting for resort guests and golfers of every skill level. “We are very excited to be partnering with French Lick Resort and bringing the same experience with high-optic launch monitors, shot-analysis software, and OptiFit technology we use to fit Tour…
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!
MGM has been proud to feature Bionic Gloves since their inception, and now they have a new product that is destined to be a winner! LOUISVILLE, KY – (February 28, 2017) Bionic Gloves, a division of Hillerich & Bradsby Co., has launched a new PerformanceGrip® Pro Golf Glove designed for the competitive golfer looking for superior feel and improved grip in a light weight glove. Designed by a leading hand specialist, the Cabretta leather gloves include terry cloth pads strategically placed to promote a light grip while absorbing perspiration to keep hands cool and dry. The gloves also feature dual…
Please see the following cool news from one of our favorite apparel companies, Antigua. PEORIA, AZ – Emphasizing an updated fabric story, the Antigua Group, Inc. – one of the nation’s leading designers and marketers of lifestyle and golf apparel under the distinguished Antigua brand – announced it’s using spandex in its Spring 2017 Men’s Collection. “Almost every style has incorporated this fiber into the construction of fashion fabrics for both function and form, eliminating any garment resistance throughout the golf swing and offering an enhanced supple hand, smooth drape and renewed recovery with every use,” says Sean Gregg, Antigua’s…
I know my stars have aligned when I receive Golf Digest’s Hot List Issue one day before I’ll be spending an extended amount of time in a car or on an airplane. My excitement level for the impending golf season gets ramped up with every page I flip through. If you’ve ever read any publication with a Hot List type story, you know there are a lot of goodies to choose from. Fortunately for you, our staff has sifted through the muddle and happily presents the better of the best in our annual Must Haves. TaylorMade TP5 & TP5x Golf…
French Lick, IN – The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort, the award-winning golf destination in Southern Indiana, has been named the 2017 Golf Course of the Year by the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA). This marks the first time a Pete Dye designed course has received this honor. The announcement was made this past week at the NGCOA 2017 Golf Business Conference, held in conjunction with the Golf Industry Show in Orlando, FL. The NGCOA selected its finalists based on four criteria; quality of golf course, quality of ownership and management, outstanding contributions to the local community,…
When it comes to enjoying golf at the highest level it is all about the experience! That’s why MGM is proud to present a new series called The Experience, a summary of what golfers can expect to enjoy when playing some of the Midwest’s finest courses. And who better to relay that knowledge than the head professionals, general managers, and owners at these premium properties. Our first edition focuses on Ohio, the Buckeye State, and home to the greatest major champion of all-time, Jack Nicklaus. The Virtues Golf Club, Nashport – New Name, Same Incredible Property “The goal of The…
February 7, 2017 — Sun Mountain has entered a licensing agreement with Under Armour to create and market a new line of golf bags. The 2017 collection includes two stand bags (Speedround $239.99, Match Play $259.99) and one cart bag (Armada $259.99). These new golf bags are scheduled to be at on- and off-course golf specialty stores beginning in April. Interested retailers should contact their Under Armour sales representatives to place an order. The UA Storm Speedround golf stand bag is the lightest bag in the collection and offers a 9”, 4-way divided top and the X-Strap® Dual Strap System…
Midwest Golfing Magazine had the honor of interviewing Bill Coore, one of golf’s preeminent architects, for our Midwest Golfing Personals that appeared in our 2016 Spring Issue. The 70 year-old North Carolina native had so much to offer that a part two had to be in order. If you are a fan of the National Football League, it’s safe bet you’ve heard of the phrase Coaching Tree. It’s used to describe a group of coaches that all went on to greatness after mentoring under a legend. Prime examples of this phenomenon include The Bill Walsh, Mike Holmgren, or Bill Belichick…
PEORIA, ARIZ., January 31, 2017 -The Antigua Group, Inc., one of the nation’s leading designers and marketers of lifestyle and golf apparel under the distinguished Antigua brand, has been named the official apparel licensee for the 2017 U.S. Solheim Cup Team. The 2017 Solheim Cup will be held at Des Moines Golf and Country Club, August 14-20. “We have had the good fortune to design and develop the Ryder Cup uniforms for the American team back in 1993 and now four times for the LPGA and the Solheim Cup Team in 2011, 2013, 2015 and now in 2017”, said Ron…