“Give Golf a Try with American Express Women's Golf Month” plus 3 more |
- Give Golf a Try with American Express Women's Golf Month
- PGA Past President Schaal Inducted Into Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame
- Golf Hall Of Fame still searching for identity
- Golf cart fever creates confusion
| Give Golf a Try with American Express Women's Golf Month Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:03 PM PDT Message from Five Filters: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. As a woman who has played golf since the age of eight, I can definitely speak to the benefits that come with learning and playing the game. From fitness to career enhancement to overall enjoyment of life, golf can make a difference regardless of your skill level. Why Golf for Fitness? With the prevalence of overweight and obesity in women at 35.5% there has never been a better time than now to take advantage of the low impact fitness benefits of golf. In doing some research on the internet, I stumbled upon healthstatus.com which has a calories burned calculator. In the calculator I entered a general weight of 160 pounds and a total time in minutes that it would generally take me to play nine holes of golf with a cart (120). Surprisingly the calories burned was 499 and just think, if I played 18 holes (240 minutes), my calories burned would be 998. This statistic is just amazing considering the little amount of effort needed to walk to and from the golf cart and then swing your golf club. In addition, learning the golf swing gets you more in-tune with your body and the various muscles that are used to swing the club. Thus, you can progress in your game by incorporating a fitness routine that is golf-specific. Why Golf for your Career? Working for the EWGA (Executive Women's Golf Association) has really opened my eyes to the importance of learning golf to further your career. In fact, the EWGA was established, almost 20 years ago, because a particular woman, Nancy Oliver, witnessed many of her male colleagues advance in their careers by playing golf with the boss or with clients. From this, Nancy learned the game of golf, founded the EWGA and set a trend for future business women. Playing golf with employees, colleagues, clients or upper management gives you an opportunity to really make an impression with the others in your group. By showing your knowledge of basic rules and etiquette and being able to keep pace, you will surely impress and possibly place yourself in a favorable position. The important piece to remember is that it's not about how well you play, but how well you conduct yourself during the round. Why Golf for your Life? In the fitness area, I touched on how golf can improve your health through golf, but in this category, I'm talking about overall well being and your quality of life. By learning golf and by sharing the game with others you care about, you are creating a lifetime of great memories and experiences. Think of all the great vacation spots just in the U.S.A., most likely, that vacation area will have golf as a recreational option. Now, when you go on vacation, whether it's with family, a significant other or just with great friends, you have an opportunity to see the beauty of that area through the design of a golf course. Great moments will be made and shared for a lifetime. Are You Ready to Get Started? June is American Express Women's Golf Month and it's time to celebrate golf as a fun sport and recreation for women. It's also time to take advantage of the great offerings from golf facilities all across the country. Get hands-on education by attending golf clinics at your local Women's Golf Month facility; Join in on a networking function to meet other women who are eager to learn the game just like you; or watch an informative demonstration by a PGA or LPGA Professional. To find participating facilities in your area, visit the American Express Women's Golf Month page on PlayGolfAmerica.com and type your city and state in the search area. Editor's Note: Written by Stephanie Jennings, PGA, Director of Golf Programs for the EWGA (Executive Women's Golf Association) -- ewga.com. Jennings oversees the delivery of EWGA Golf Education & Player Development Programs as well as the administration & execution of the EWGA Championship -- a multi-level event with over 2,400 EWGA members participating throughout the Association. Five Filters featured article: Into the Abyss. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| PGA Past President Schaal Inducted Into Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:04 PM PDT Message from Five Filters: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- PGA Past President Gary Schaal of Murrells Inlet, S.C., joined the late George W. "Buster" Bryan, as the latest inductees into the Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony took place, June 3, at Pine Lakes Country Club's Hall of Fame Garden in Myrtle Beach. Bryan was credited with creating the Myrtle Beach golf package nearly 50 years ago, while Schaal, a golf course owner as well as nationally-recognized administrator, spent the past 37 years helping the area golf industry grow and improve. Bryan and Schaal join the six inaugural inductees enshrined last year. They were Robert White , Cecil Brandon , Clay Brittain Jr. , Carolyn Cudone, Jimmy D'Angelo and General Jim Hackler Jr. "That's a nice list of names, and I'm flattered to be among them," said Schaal. "Those men and women have done a lot for Myrtle Beach. They've taken it to where it is." Schaal began his golf career in 1973 as a PGA assistant professional at Myrtle Beach National Golf Club after serving as a captain in the U.S. Air Force. He was the successor to Augie Schwartz as PGA head professional at Pine Lakes Country Club from 1976-81. He served as president of the Carolinas PGA Section from 1985-86, was awarded the Section's Horton Smith Award in 1978 and 1980 recognizing outstanding contributions to educational opportunities for PGA Professionals, and was named the 1985 Carolinas PGA Professional of the Year. Schaal's dedication to the game took on a broader scope when he was elected PGA of America secretary in 1988, vice president in 1990 and president in 1992. Schaal assisted Cudone during the early stages of the Myrtle Beach Junior Golf Program that she started; is among the founding partners of Indigo Creek Golf Club, Wicked Stick Golf Club and Woodland Valley (formerly Diamondback Golf Club); was a partner in the TSC Golf management company that managed a few Strand courses; and owned and operated his own course management company that operated two courses at Deer Track Golf Links for several years. He has also been a board member of the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce , Myrtle Beach Convention Bureau and Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday, and is a partner with former PGA Tour Commissioner Deane Beman in Cannon Ridge Golf Club in Fredricksburg, Va. Because of his connections in the golf industry, Schaal assisted in luring the Senior Tour Championship to Myrtle Beach for a seven-year stretch from 1994-2000. Schaal also is a member of three other Halls of Fame -- the PGA Golf Professional (2005), Carolinas PGA (2007) and the Ohio Wesleyan University Sports Hall of Fame (1993). In addition, Schaal shares a niche with PGA Past Presidents at the PGA Historical Center in Port St. Lucie, as one of the "Legends of Golf." Bryan was a co-founder of the Dunes Golf & Country Club and the Caravelle Hotel, and was considered by his peers - many of them Myrtle Beach golf pioneers -- to be a visionary. He was a partner in the Caravelle and is credited with bringing the concept of the golf package industry to the Grand Strand in the early 1960s. He began Golf-O-Tels, which was a predecessor to Golf Holiday and included the Caravelle and several other motels. It later was absorbed by Golf Holiday. Bryan was also one of the founders of the Dunes Club, the second 18-hole Myrtle Beach course when it opened in 1949. Five Filters featured article: Into the Abyss. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Golf Hall Of Fame still searching for identity Posted: 08 Jun 2010 10:19 AM PDT Message from Five Filters: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. The World Golf Hall of Fame is a good book in search of readers. The story it tells about the history of golf is compelling and articulate, particularly after a renovation that brought new life to the facility at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla. The problem has been getting the fans -- and to some extent the players -- to buy into the Hall's significance. The release on June 8 of the additions to the ballot for the class to be inducted in 2011 is sure to reawaken several controversies about the WGHOF. The ballots going out to a voting body of Hall members, journalists, historians and global golf dignitaries include Ernie Els and Retief Goosen. Both are deserving candidates worthy of consideration and, in the case of Els anyway, enshrinement. The problem some will find -- even some WGHOF members I have spoken with -- is that both are only 40 years old and still very active as competitors. I have a Hall of Fame vote and my personal policy is not to vote for anyone under the age of 50, which means Macdonald Smith and Jumbo Ozaki will be getting my vote again this year. I don't want Derek Jeter in the baseball Hall of Fame until he stops winning world championships. The other issue is where the induction will be. The "when" was already changed when the ceremony was pushed from this fall to next spring. But the WGHOF has not said where, although there have been whispers it may land in New York City for at least one year, as reported in the April 19 Golf World. One idea said to be under discussion is taking the show on the road -- New York, London, Tokyo. That seems like a counterproductive move. Part of what the WGHOF needs to create an identity is to make the facility a travel destination. How does moving the ceremony around do that? Or even moving it out of St. Augustine? The logical solution seems to be to have the induction the week of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, a short drive from the WGHOF. That would increase attendance from both the fans and -- perhaps even more importantly in terms of enhancing credibility -- the players. Pretty much everyone thinks have the WGHOF induction the week of the Players is a good idea -- except the PGA Tour. Depending on whom you talk to, one concern is that the induction would upstage the Players Championship. It seems the opposite would be the case. It would transform the flagship event of the tour into a celebration of global golf. Others say the tour is concerned it would be sending the wrong message by having the induction the week of the Players. That reasoning goes like this: The WGHOF is an international body that includes both men and women. To have the induction the week of a men's event run by the PGA Tour would undermine that all-inclusive message. That seems to be a needless worry. The Golf Writers Association of America gives its awards each yea r on the Wednesday evening before the Masters. There have been LPGA players who have complained they have to go to a men's event to get their award, but the simple fact is that the Masters provides the greatest media stage for the ceremony. The world press is there. The same can be said for the Players Championship. Let's move the World Golf Hall of Fame Induction to Players Championship week - and let's get those guys under 40 off the ballot. Both will enhance the credibility of the Hall. By the way, ballots are due back in July and we'll know the class of 2011 last this year. -- Ron Sirak Five Filters featured article: Into the Abyss. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Golf cart fever creates confusion Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:22 AM PDT Message from Five Filters: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. Putting around Clear Lake neighborhoods by golf cart or the street-ready Neighborhood Electric Vehicles is becoming more popular — yet more confusing as new regulations muddy the waters. "It's such a gray area right now,'' said Dave Beacher, owner of Golf Carts of Texas in Clear Lake Shores. "It's typical government, the right hand is saying something different than the left hand.'' The basics boil down to this — last September, the Legislature expanded state golf cart laws to allow people to drive golf carts in master-planned communities, on public or private beaches and on public highways where the speed limit is no more than 35 mph. Drivers must be licensed; thus children and those without drivers' licenses cannot legally drive carts. Five Filters featured article: Into the Abyss. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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