The Grand Canyon University Golf Course, which is home to the Antelopes men’s and women’s golf teams, already has a rich and storied history under a different name: Maryvale Municipal Golf Course. Maryvale Municipal was designed and built in 1961 by William F. “Billy” Bell, who most famously designed both courses at Torrey Pines in San Diego. …
We’re outta here! After 16 long months, 31 of us (from 17 different states) graduated from the Golf Academy of America – Phoenix with a degree in Golf Complex Operations and Management. It’s a degree in the game of golf, the business of golf, and the technology of golf, but I like to think of …
As a way to boost participation in the sport, the R&A has announced that 30 amateur golfers will play a nine-hole event at Royal Troon on the eve of this year’s Open Championship.
Australia’s Adam Scott, the No. 7 ranked player in the world, will not be competing in the Rio Olympics this summer because of other “personal and professional commitments.” So much for love of country huh? Golf hasn’t been played at the Olympics since 1904.
Argentina’s Roberto De Vicenzo was all set to battle Bob Goalby in an 18-hole playoff at the 1968 Masters when he got the news that he’d signed an incorrect score card. What’s worse, De Vicenzo, who’d won the Open Championship the year before, was celebrating his 45th birthday that Sunday at Augusta. As noted USGA Rules …
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