All four of Arizona’s survivors from PGA Tour qualifying school – Matt Jones, Jin Park, Chez Reavie and Aaron Watkins — get to start their seasons at this week’s SONY Hawaiian Open, meaning perhaps the 2013 season won’t be quite as ominous as first predicted — despite last weekend’s wacky weather at Maui’s…
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) announces the International Crown, a first-of-its-kind, biennial, global match play competition commencing in 2014 that will feature teams from eight countries battling for the right to be “Crowned” the world’s best golf nation…
Stephen Boccieri’s “ah-ha” moment occurred quite by accident it turns out. Stephen’s practice putting session was interrupted by a telephone call. He was leaning against his work bench at home, tolerating the delay and putting golf balls one-handed with a putter he’d covered with several layers of…
Stephen and Sandra Boccieri are disciples of properly fit golf clubs; they know it improves your game. They also know it is really important to be physically fit to play the game long into the sunset years. That’s why they have teamed with Golf Channel Personality and celebrity yogi Katherine Roberts to host her 90-minute…
They say you can learn a lot about a man by the confines of his office, and maybe that’s why I took the time to drive into Phoenix this week, to stir my memories of William “Bill’’ Dickey, one of golf’s great gentleman. Mr. Dickey, a leader among black golfers and a champion of minority youngsters everywhere, died early…
October 7th, 2012 was a “double win” day for Scottsdale-based TRUE Linkswear. Co-founder Ryan Moore won his second PGA TOUR event at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, while another TRUE co-founder, Rob Rigg, completed the Portland Marathon. What makes this so special…
The Valley of the Sun is home to a lot of great players and the ongoing debates about who’s the best are never settled for very long. But this December, the folks at Trilogy at Vistancia and the Raven Golf Club at Verrado will put the question to rest as they host the 3rd Annual West Valley Amateur Championship. The two-day…
Thank you, ASU Karsten Golf Course, Eagle Mountain Golf Club, Longbow Golf Club, Raven Golf Club-Phoenix and the management firm for all four clubs, OB Sports Golf Management. This distinguished group recently donated $5,000 to The First Tee of Phoenix, the culmination of their custom-designed program…
Heat comes in many forms at golf courses around the country and two golf shirts from the AUR AWARE line handled the most extreme playing tests we could find in high style. The Big Island of Hawaii and Scottsdale, Arizona are two world class golf destinations, certainly. But they also anchor opposite ends of the golf climate…