By STEVE HANF There was no debating the fact Stoney Creek Golf Club needed a facelift. The only arguments began after the $2.3-million course renovation – once membership returned following an eight-month hiatus. Kim Worrel, Stoney Creek’s general manager, recalled with a smile the heated debate one particular foursome had in the clubhouse after…
By Bob Sutton When Wyndham Championship tournament director Mark Brazil began a congratulatory announcement at the 2010 trophy presentation for champion Arjun Atwal, he commented on “what a week it had been.” In this case, it could have served as a literal assessment of Atwal’s journey that ended with a par putt on…
Womble caps solid summer with Carolinas Junior title ELGIN, S.C. July 27-29 — Davis Womble of High Point captured his second major junior title in the past year when he won the Carolinas Junior Championship at the Members Club at Woodcreek Farms. Womble, who won the Donald Ross Junior last December, used his latest win…
By STUART HALL Ping might consider giving tour staff professional Louis Oosthuizen a nice bonus to go along with his Open Championship Claret Jug. Oosthuizen, the South African with a tongue twister of a name, put the manufacturer’s new S56 irons and Tour-S Rustique wedges into play en route to winning at St. Andrews. Nine…
By STEVE HANF In these dire times, folks in the golf course industry have no use for semantics. When putting surfaces have suffered tough times with bermudagrass in the cold-weather months, it’s been called “winter kill.” When the same issues have reared their ugly head in the heat, the term was “summer bentgrass decline,” explained…
The Mental Minute Every word we utter, thought we think, or feeling we have, has a direct impact on our golf game and ultimately the score we shoot. Positive thoughts lead to good outcomes. Negative thoughts create anxiety that result in breakdowns. It is critically important to develop the skill to choose the more empowering…