Sights from the 2019 US Open Monday Practice Round at Pebble Beach

It was sunny and gorgeous day at Pebble Links golf course, and players were soaking in the coastal vibe on Monday's practice round for the U.S. Open.  Some players like Tiger Woods, had already practiced here in previous weeks.  While others like Justin Thomas didn't get out for their first practice round until later in the afternoon. 

 

I've been showing you pictures and videos on twitter and Instagram from my trip to Pebble Beach when I played the course as final preparations for the U.S. Open were being made.  And I'll have a full course review sometime later after the tournament finishes. 

PUMA Golf Unveils 2019 U.S. Open Scripts: What Fowler, DeChambeau, and Woodland Will Wear at Pebble Beach

As PUMA athletes Rickie Fowler, Bryson DeChambeau and Gary Woodland prepare to take on Pebble Beach Golf Links for the 119th U.S. Open Championship, they will be dressed to the nines each day in red, white, and blue inspired apparel from the brands new Autumn Winter 2019 Collection. 

 

Additionally, throughout the week, Rickie and Bryson will use a custom COBRA Golf & Vessel US Open Tour Staff Bag, inspired by the red, white, and blue color story, and the Stars & Stripes of the American flag. 

New Titleist Irons To Debut at U.S. Open

The new Titleist T100, 620 MB, and 620 CB irons will make their tour debut at this week's U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, marking the first opportunity for players to use the new irons in competition. 

 

The three new iron models follow the successful introduction of the new TS2 and TS3 hybrids and U-500 and U-510 utility irons at the recent Memorial Tournament.  Validating product performance across the worldwide professional tours is a critical step in the development of all high performance Titleist golf equipment. 

Lexi Thompson And Bridgestone Golf are Big Winners in Atlantic City

Bridgestone Golf Tour team member Lexi Thompson continued one of the best Tour seasons in Bridgestone Golf's history, with a dramatic come-from-behind victory at the 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic. 

 

Thompson finished with a clutch eagle on the 18th hole to garner her 11th career LPGA victory and the 6th win for Bridgestone this season, including 5 with the TOUR B X golf ball.  Thompson's victory vaults her to No. 1 on the U.S. Solheim Cup points list. 

Rory McIlroy WITB What's In The Bag - The Golf Equipment McIlroy Used to Win the 2019 RBC Canadian Open

So you think Rory McIlroy can't close a tournament?  McIroy didn't just break away from the three-way pack tied for the RBC Canadian Open lead when play began on Sunday.  He sent a message and thrashed the field with a dominating 9-under 61, to finish with a record setting 22-under, 258 in the victory. 

 

The win was Rory's second of the season (to go along with The PLAYERS Championship), and the 16th of his career.  And with the victory, he joined Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, and Tiger Woods as the only players since 1935 to win the U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and the Canadian Open. 

Jason Day Using Tiger Woods Former Caddie Steve Williams for the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach

Nineteen years after Steve Williams helped Tiger Woods win one of his greatest major championships, the New Zealander is back at Pebble Beach Golf Links.  Only this time Williams will be carrying the bag for another former World No. 1, Jason Day. 

 

Williams was on the bag for Tiger in 13 of his 15 majors, and most recently helped Adam Scott become the first Australian to win The Masters at Augusta National.  Day is hoping Williams can help him finally emerge victorious at a U.S. Open, where he's twice finished runner-up. 

119th U.S. Open Championship at Pebble Beach: Television Coverage, Live Streaming Coverage, Records, History, and Statistics

Pebble Beach Golf Links will be set up at 7,075 yards and will play to a par of 35-36 (71).  The yardage for each round of the championship will vary due to course setup and conditions. 

 

Jack Neville and Douglas S. Grant designed Pebble Beach Golf Links, which opened in 1919.  You can find the hole-by-hole look at the par and yardages here. 

USGA Announces Tee Times for 119th U.S. Open Championship

The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced tee times for the first two rounds of the 2019 U.S. Open Championship, Thursday (June 13th) and Friday (June 14th), at 7,075-yard, par-71 Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links. 

 

The U.S. Open is a 72-hole, stroke-play competition.  A field of 156 players will play 18 holes of stroke play on June 13th and 14th, after which the field will be reduced to the low 60 scores and ties. 

Buffalo Ridge Springs at Big Cedar Lodge Named Best Public Course in Missouri by Golfweek Magazine

Buffalo Ridge Springs at Big Cedar Lodge was named "Best Course You Can Play in Missouri: in Golfweek Magazine's Best of 2019 issue.  And for the first time, the course was also ranked among the "Top Courses You Can Play in America" at No. 89. 

 

An 18-hole marvel designed by renowned course architect Tom Fazio in collaboration with Johnny Morris, a noted conservationist, Buffalo Ridge winds throughout the beautiful Missouri Ozarks landscape with brilliantly-designed holes complemented by the area's extreme natural beauty. 

Bob Vokey Introduces New 54 and 56 Degree D Grind to WedgeWorks

Based on the incredible popularity and player adoption of the Vokey SM7 D Grind (the latest addition to the Vokey grind family), Master Craftsman Bob Vokey has been experimenting with extending the D Grind into lower-lofted models. 

 

The player's high bounce wedge, the D Grind offers high measured bounce with the crescent shape of Voke's popular M Grind for shot-making versatility.  And available today on www.Vokey.com, the new WedgeWorks 54.12 D and 56.12 D models align with Bob's long-held philosophy of building a higher bounce sand wedge and mid-to-low bounce lob wedge into your setup. 

Adidas Golf TOUR360 XT Parley Preview: Limted Edition Shoes Turning Waste into Treasure

Know that expression "someone's waste is someone else's treasure?"  Well Adidas Golf has made the first ever golf shoe, the TOUR360 XT Parley, with an entire upper made from upcycled plastic waste that promises to be everyone else's treasure. 

 

The TOUR360 XT Parley uses waste that was intercepted from beaches and coastal communities before reaching the ocean, and these new shoes will be worn by select Adidas athletes in next week's U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. 

Titleist TS1 Driver Preview: Ultra-Lightweight Driver to Maximize Launch and Distance for Moderate Swing Speeds

The new ultra-lightweight Titleist TS1 driver is the fastest way for players with moderate swing speeds to experience the joy of effortless distance.  Available for fittings beginning June 20th (and in shops June 27th), the new TS1 offers the technologies developed through the Titleist Speed Project in an incredibly light 275-gram design. 

 

The weighting of TS1 has been strategically trimmed to maximize launch and distance at moderate swing speeds, while maintaining the precision fitting capabilities of Titleist's SureFit Hosel and a high MOI for stability and forgiveness. 

USGA and Deloitte Launch U.S. Open Augmented Reality App

The USGA today announced the launch of a new U.S. Open Augmented Reality (AR) App by Deloitte, designed to provide golf fans with an engaging and innovative digital experience for the 119th U.S. Open Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links, June 10th to the 16th. 

 

Available in the Apple App and Google Play Stores, U.S. Open AR offers fans watching on-site at Pebble Beach or from elsewhere exclusive insights into player performance on the iconic 6th, 7th, and 18th holes, in 3-dimensional augmented reality.  Pebble Beach will come to life on users' mobile devices through a virtual map of the course, allowing fans to follow the action in real-time, compare player performance, and see how competitors performed on signature holes. 

Golf Pride was the Overwhelming Grip of Choice for 94-Percent of Players at the 2019 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Division I Golf Championships

Golf Pride Grips was the most used grip brand at both the 2019 NCAA Men's and Women’s Division I Championships.  By the numbers, 150 of 156 players (96-percent) competing in this year's NCAA Men's Golf Championship at Blessings Golf Course trusted their games to Golf Pride grips. 

 

The 2019 Men's NCAA Division I Individual Champion also trusted his championship quest to Golf Pride's Z-Grip cord.  At the 2019 NCAA Men's and Women's Division I Golf Championships all of Golf Pride's performance models were played with the brand's flagship model, MCC, leading as the most played grip. 

Galvin Green Reports 50-Percent Growth Rate in the U.S.

I've been telling you guys this since the PGA Merchandise Show: if you haven't checked out Galvin Green in awhile, there's no better time to do so than now.  I showed you their latest styles, and took them on course to play and review for you.  And I couldn't be more impressed with golf weather apparel.  There's simply nothing comparable to Galvin Green on the market. 

 

So it's not a surprise to me that Galvin Green 2019 sales orders are at record levels.  The company has seen orders of its distinctive range of premium performance golf clothing grow by more than 50-percent in the U.S. in recent months. 

Belvedere Golf Club Debuts on Golf Digest America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses

One of the Midwest's most revered and classic golf properties, Belvedere Golf Club in Charlevoix, MI is ranked (No. 89) for the first time ever on Golf Digest's biennial list of "America's 100 Greatest Public Courses." 

 

The honor comes two years after the classic 1925 William Watson creation underwent a caring restoration by Belvedere staff and architect Bruce Hepner, using long-lost blueprints of Watson's original design, which were discovered, serendipitously, during the demolition of a building in downtown Charlevoix in 2016. 

Jeongeun Lee6 Trusts Nippon Shaft to Win 74th U.S. Women's Open Championship

Jeongeun Lee6 trusted Nippon Shaft products in her irons and wedges to help her win the 74th U.S. Women's Open at the Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. 

 

The 23-year-old South Korean used Nippon Shaft N.S.PRO 850GH steel shafts in her irons and N.S.PRO 950GH steel shafts in her wedges to shoot 6-under par 278 for the week with rounds of 70-69-69-70 at the stunning seaside Seth Raynor layout.  It was Lee6's first LPGA Tour victory and it came with a winner's check worth $1 million. 

Sebastian Cappelen Wins Web.com Tour Rex Hospital Open Using KBS Shafts

Another week, another KBS Golf Shafts win on a major tour.  This week Sebastian Cappelen won the Web.com Tour Rex Hospital Open using KBS shafts. 

 

Cappelen was struggling to find his game through his first 12 starts to the season, but fired off a sizzling 7-under-par final round to seal the victory at 21-under 263, the second win of his career. 

How 2019 U.S. Women's Open Champion Jeongeun Lee6 Got Her Unique Last Name

Jeongeun Lee6's first win on the LPGA Tour was a big one.  Lee6 won the 74th U.S. Women's Open at The Country Club of Charleston by two strokes over her nearest competitors, and finished 6-under par for the tournament.  And for the Korean golfer known as "Six," the win couldn't have been more on brand. 

 

Lee6 became the 19th golfer to make the U.S. Women's Open their first LPGA Tour victory, but Lee6's win did not come out of nowhere.  Lee6 has seven Korean LPGA Tour victories, and in six LPGA starts last season, she finished inside the top-20 five times (including three top-10 finishes).  But it wasn't until her major win yesterday that fans really grew curious about her name. 

Patrick Cantlay WITB What's In The Bag - The Golf Equipment Cantlay Used to Win the 2019 Memorial Tournament

Patrick Cantlay wasn't going to make the same mistake two years in a row at Muirfield Village.  At The Memorial Tournament last year Cantlay lost the lead on the back-9 on Sunday by not making a birdie on the last 10 holes. 

 

However on Sunday this year at Jack's place, Cantlay recorded four birdies on hole Nos. 10 to 15, and showed incredible closer's poise under pressure as the 27-year old returned to the winner's circle for the first time since 2017.  Cantley fired an 8-under, 64, which was the lowest final round score ever recorded by a champion, and finished two strokes ahead of runner-up Adam Scott. 

74th U.S. Women's Open Championship Recap: Round 4

Jeongeun Lee6 of the Republic of Korea broke out of a crowded leader board with three back-nine birdies and withstood some late struggles to shoot 1-under-par 70 and win the 74th U.S. Women's Open Championship on Sunday by two strokes over a trio of players at the Country Club of Charleston. 

 

Lee6, who turned 23 on Tuesday, earned $1 million in notching her first victory in the United States. The six-time winner in three seasons on the Korea LPGA Tour is in her first full-time season on the LPGA Tour, and shot 70-69-69-70 for a 6-under-par total of 278. 

74th U.S. Women's Open Championship Recap: Round 3

Celine Boutier and Yu Liu, who helped Duke University to a national title in 2014, find themselves tied for the lead and paired in the last group for Sunday's final round of the 74th U.S. Women's Open at the Country Club of Charleston. 

 

The two close friends are unexpected leaders, with Boutier missing the cut in her two previous U.S. Women's Open appearances, and Liu making her first start.  Liu matched the low round of the day on Saturday, a 5-under-par 66, and Boutier shot 69 as the duo completed 54 holes at 7-under-par 206. They lead by one stroke over Lexi Thompson, Jaye Marie Green, and Mamiko Higa of Japan, who held the solo lead through 36 holes but slipped back with an even-par 71 on Saturday. 

74th U.S. Women's Open Championship Recap: Round 2

Mamiko Higa shot a 6-under-par 65 in her first-ever U.S. Women's Open round on Thursday, and then rallied with birdies on three of her last six holes on Friday to post an even-par 71 and maintain a one-stroke lead in the weather-delayed Round 2 of the 74th U.S. Women's Open at the Country Club of Charleston. 

 

The round was suspended for nearly two hours in the late afternoon by thunderstorms, and when play was halted for the day at 8:24 p.m., Higa led Jessica Korda by one stroke.  Korda, 26, put together rounds of 69-68 to sit at 5-under 137.  Amateur Gina Kim, 19, of Chapel Hill, N.C., shot 1-over 72 on Friday for a 4-under total of 138 and sits in solo third among completed players.  And Celine Boutier, 25, of France, was also at 4 under with four holes left to play in Round 2. 

All Three Courses at Sea Pines Resort Named to Best Courses You Can Play in State by Golfweek Magazine

All three courses at The Sea Pines Resort have been named to the state list of "Best Courses You Can Play" in Golfweek magazine's annual "Ultimate Guide" that recognizes the most prestigious venues in the game. 

 

Harbour Town Golf Links is ranked No. 2 in South Carolina (and you already know how much I love this course), with Atlantic Dunes No. 8, and Heron Point No. 11.  In that order, they also were the top three courses listed on Hilton Head Island.  Golf courses must be accessible to the public to be eligible for the "Best Courses You Can Play" recognition. 

Nine Troon Courses Named to America's 100 Greatest Public Courses by Golf Digest

Nine Troon affiliated courses have been named to Golf Digest's ranking of America's 100 Greatest Public Courses.  Seven of the courses are Troon-affiliated properties and two, Gamble Sands and Tetherow, are OB Sports-managed facilities. 

 

Troon brands, including Troon Golf, Troon Prive, Troon International, Honours Golf and OB Sports, have 90-plus courses that have been or are ranked on domestic and international Top 100 rankings. 

PING Golf Signed Former World No. 1 Amateur Jennifer Kupcho

Less than two months after her impressive and historic win at the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur, Jennifer Kupcho, the most recent World No. 1 Female Amateur, has signed an equipment contract with PING.  Kupcho will make her debut as a PING staff pro at this week’s U.S. Women’s Open. 

 

Among her many achievements, Kupcho earned medalist honors in 2018 at the NCAA Division I Golf Championships and was the national collegiate Player of the Year.  Last summer, she was a member of the victorious U.S. Curtis Cup, Palmer Cup, and World Amateur teams. 

PUMA Golf Adds Amateur Golf Sensation Justin Suh to its World Class Roster of Athletes

PUMA Golf has added the former No. 1 Amateur in the World in 2018 and 2019 Justin Suh to its team of world-class athletes.  Per the multi-year agreement, Suh will wear PUMA Golf apparel, footwear, and headwear in all professional events in which he competes. 

 

Suh is set to make his professional debut this week at the 2019 Memorial Tournament, donning items from PUMA Golf's SS19 collection of apparel, accessories, and footwear. 

GOLFBUDDY an Official Sponsor of the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer

GOLFBUDDY will be a sponsor of the 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer, an LPGA Tour event to be competed June 7th to 9th at Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, the Bay Course, in Galloway, N.J. 

 

The sponsorship is part of a partnership between GOLFBUDDY and the LPGA Tour.  Players will compete over 54 holes for a share of the $1,750,000 purse.  The defending champion is Annie Park. 

PGA National Resort & Spa Will Celebrate Women’s Golf Day and Month in June

PGA National Resort & Spa will celebrate both Women's Golf Day and Women's Golf Month in June to salute all women's golfers and celebrate their inclusion in the game we all love. 

 

On June 4th, the legendary destination will conduct a women's golf clinic from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on the Champion Course practice putting green led by PGA Professional Randy Raimondi.  The clinic will be followed by a nine-hole round on its classic Fazio Course.  And both will be complimentary for members and the public. 

Circling Raven Earns Idaho’s Top Spot in Golfweek Magazine Best Courses You Can Play by State in 2019

Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel's acclaimed championship course  Circling Raven Golf Club has garnered Idaho's No. 1 ranking in "Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play by State in 2019. 

 

Owned and operated by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Circling Raven is designed by Gene Batessprawls, and runs expansively across 620 acres of gorgeous Palouse Region topography (part of the Tribe's ancient ancestral homelands in the Idaho Panhandle).  It is one of many highly regarded amenities of the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel. 

Giants Ridge The Quarry Named No. 1 in Minnesota on Golfweek Best State Courses You Can Play List

The Quarry at Giants Ridge golf resort received top billing in Golfweek's "Best State Courses You Can Play" rankings for the fifth consecutive year. 

 

Solidifying its position as the best public course in the Gopher State, The Quarry is built on the site of a former sand quarry and iron ore mine.  Dramatically raised tees and hazards forged from reclaimed and repurposed mine land set this Jeff Brauer design apart from other courses and provide dramatic Iron Range vistas. 

Myrtle Beach Comes Up Big in Golfweek Magazine's Rankings of South Carolina Best Public Courses to Play

Golfweek has unveiled its annual list of the "Best Courses You Can Play" in each state, and Myrtle Beach again made waves in the ranking of South Carolina's best public courses. 

 

Nine of the Palmetto State's top 15 public layouts were located along the Grand Strand, according Golfweek, highlighting the depth and quality of the area's offerings. 

Four Courses at Reynolds Lake Oconee Namedto Best Courses You Can Play in State

Reynolds Lake Oconee is in elite company as one of only three destination golf communities in the United States with four courses named to its state list of "Best Courses You Can Play"in Golfweek magazine's annual "Ultimate Guide" that recognizes the most prestigious venues in the game. 

 

Reynolds Lake Oconee's "Fab Four" on the "Best Courses You Can Play" list in Georgia include No.2 Great Waters, No. 4 Oconee, No. 8 National, and No. 10 The Landing.  The only other golf clubs with four or more courses on the list include Bandon Dunes in Oregon and Kohler in Wisconsin. 

Three Branson Area Courses Earn Top Spots in Golfweek's ‘Best Courses You Can Play by State

Buffalo Ridge Springs (No. 1), Branson Hills (No. 2), and LedgeStone (No. 6) were all named to Golfweek Magazine's annual "best in state" list of best golf course.  

 

While Buffalo Ridge Springs (an amenity of Big Cedar Lodge) earned a spot on the publication's "Top Courses You Can Play in America" list, ranking at No. 89. 

Bayside Resort Golf Club Breaks Ground on New Clubhouse

Bayside Resort Golf Club, a semi-private club in Selbyville, Del., recently broke ground on a new 23,000 square-foot clubhouse, with completion expected in 2020. 

 

The new larger building will replace Bayside Resort Golf Club's current 7,500 square-foot clubhouse and feature a new golf shop, Signatures restaurant and bar, a golf simulator, event and banquet spaces, and more. 

Jack and Barbara Nicklaus, Gary Player, Fred Ridley and Actress Jane Seymour to Introduce Inductees at World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Golf legends and luminaries including Jack and Barbara Nicklaus, Gary Player, Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley and actress Jane Seymour will introduce Inductees Dennis Walters, Retief Goosen, Billy Payne, and Jan Stephenson into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Monday, June 10th.   The late Peggy Kirk Bell will be introduced with a special tribute video featuring her family. 

 

The Inductees selected each presenter for the Induction Ceremony, which begins at 7:30 pm EDT at the Sunset Center in Carmel By The Sea, Calif., kicking off the U.S. Open Championship.  A record number of Hall of Fame members are expected to attend the ceremony, including the Selection Commission Co-Chairs Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam. 

The 2019 Memorial Tournament: Inside the Course (Muirfield Village Golf Club Review)

This week the PGA Tour returns to Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio for the 44th playing of the Memorial Tournament.  Muirfield always attracts the strongest collections of marquee names, and everything about the tournament is prestigious.  It's name gives a nod to the game's origins, where the Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers composed golf's original 13 rules. 

 

Muirfield's design draws inspiration from Augusta National and Bobby Jones.  And with Jack Nicklaus as course designer and tournament host, the Golden Bear's stamp is seen everywhere.  The joke around here is that Muirfield is Jack's "other wife," and he even gave Barbara a necklace with the inscription "to my other gal" when the tournament was founded 43 years ago. 

5 Things to Know about the 2019 Memorial Tournament

One of the strongest fields of the year lands in Dublin, Ohio this week for The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club.  Muirfield opened in 1974 as a 6,969-yard track, and evolved into its current 7,392-yard, par-72 length with a series of nips, tucks, and wholesale redesigns. 

 

Of the 400-plus courses designed by Jack Nicklaus worldwide, Muirfield is considered his seminal masterpiece. Muirfield is a second-shot golf course with ample room off the tee.  However, the difficulty of each hole increases as you approach the greens, which are strategically bunkered and feature putting surfaces that are among the quickest and most undulating on the PGA Tour. 

Forest Dunes, Both Directions of The Loop Ranked Among America's 100 Greatest Public Courses

The Loop at Forest Dunes, the innovative reversible layout designed by Tom Doak, continues to garner the highest accolades from the golf industry.  In an unprecedented achievement, both golf course routings, Red and Black, have been ranked among Golf Digest's list of America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses.  The panel ranked the Black No. 45 and the Red No. 47. 

 

Not to be outdone by the boutique Northern Michigan resort's newer addition, the original and immaculately-conditioned Tom-Weiskopf designed Forest Dunes course is ranked No. 28 on the list, putting all three Forest Dunes Golf Club layouts in Golf Digest's top 50.  Forest Dunes joins Pebble Beach, Streamsong, Bandon Dunes, and Kohler as the only resort properties with three courses distinguished among the nation's Top 50. 

Bay Harbor, Heather at Boyne Highlands Layouts Ranked Among America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses

Boyne Golf is one of the largest and most-lauded golf resort companies in the U.S., and two of its acclaimed resort golf courses have been ranked on Golf Digest’s 2019 - 2020 list of America's 100 Greatest Public Courses.  The Heather at Boyne Highlands Resort joins the distinguished roster for the first time, while the 18-hole Links/Quarry pairing at Bay Harbor Golf Club has been a staple on the list since 2003. 

 

Golf Digest's biennial review of America's top public courses uses nearly 1,000 low-handicap male and female golfers on its Course Ranking Panel, and asked each to submit ballots based on eight criteria including shot options, challenge, layout variety, distinctiveness, aesthetics, conditioning, character, and fun. 

Arcis Golf Embarks on Renovation of Tour Course at Weston Hills Country Club

Arcis Golf has begun renovation of the Tour Course at Weston Hills Country Club, one of the private club's two 18-hole Robert Trent Jones, Jr. designs, and one time home of the PGA Tour's Honda Classic.  The Players Course will remain open for play throughout the project. 

 

The Tour Course is undergoing a complete bunkering renovation, installation of Celebration Bermudagrass on all fairways, and building a new short-game area.  The multimillion-dollar project is being directed by award-winning Fry-Straka Global Golf Course Design, and is scheduled to be complete this fall. 

The Club at New Seabury Completes Renovations on the Dunes Course: Reshaped Features Enhance Playability and Experience

The Club at New Seabury has completed renovations to The Dunes Course as part of a multi-year, multi-million dollar Club investment, all in an effort to better position the course as a classically designed layout and improve the playability and enjoyment for all golfers. 

 

The course opened Memorial Day weekend with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, May 24th,with President and Executive Director Chris Card providing the welcome and opening remarks. 

Darrell Survey Shows 97 Percent of PGA Tour Players Use Bushnell Laser Rangefinders

The Darrell Survey Company, the golf industry's leading independent and impartial arbiter of equipment use, is reporting that 97-percent of the 2019 Wells Fargo Championship field used a Bushnell laser rangefinder to obtain accurate yardages. 

 

Surveying 156 players during the Wells Fargo Championship, 151 of those players named Bushnell as their preferred distance measuring device. 

Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk (Narrated By Bill Murray) Debuts in U.S. Movie Theaters June 7th

Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk is the most thorough feature-length film documentary ever developed on golf's historic caddie profession, and will make its nationwide theatrical debut on June 7th at more than 75 locations across the United States. 

 

The film, narrated by actor and former caddie Bill Murray, has drawn critical acclaim in early 2019 with positive reviews and best documentary awards from the Cleveland International Film Festival in early April and the Newport Beach (CA) Film Festival in early May.  The film continues on the film festival circuit through the first week of June, with the Greenwich, CT, International Film Festival on June 2nd. 

Bettinardi Signs Veteran PGA Tour Player Jason Kokrak

Bettinardi Golf announced that PGA Tour veteran Jason Kokrak will join their rapidly growing Tour staff.  Kokrak will play his custom Tour Department DASS (Double-Aged Stainless Steel) BB8 Triplane putter with patented F.I.T. Face Milling. 

 

Since Kokrak put his Bettinardi putter in play at the Honda Classic this season, he has not missed a cut and climbed from 109th to 65th in the Official World Golf Rankings.  Kokrak has also moved up 30 spots in Strokes Gained: Putting. 

Golf Pride Wins Grip Counts and Wanamaker Trophy at Bethpage Black

Golf Pride was the leading swing and putter grip brand in play at 2019 PGA Championship, with 125 players (80-percent) in the field trusting Golf Pride grips. 

 

Eleven players who finished in the Top 10 and ties, including the champion Brooks Koepka, chose Golf Pride at Bethpage State Park's Black course.  Koepka trusted Golf Pride's Tour Velvet Cord grips en route to capturing his 4th career major.