“Golf notes: PGA honors two from Georgia” plus 3 more |
- Golf notes: PGA honors two from Georgia
- Golf Channel Goes “Announcer-Lite” on Saturday
- Golf gear: September 15, 2010
- Golf leaves AIS program
| Golf notes: PGA honors two from Georgia Posted: 15 Sep 2010 11:01 AM PDT For the AJC Two golf professionals from Georgia have earned national honors from the PGA of America. Todd Anderson, the director of instruction at the Sea Island Golf Club, has been named PGA teacher of the year and Mark Mongell, the director of golf at Cherokee Town and Country Club in Atlanta, has been named PGA merchandiser of the year for private clubs. Anderson, 48, has been listed among Golf Digest's 50 Greatest Teachers since 2000 and among Golf Magazine's Top 100 Instructors since 2002. He has taught more than 70 PGA, Nationwide, Champions and LPGA professionals, including Davis Love III, Charles Howell III, John Rollins, Brett Quigley and Dudley Hart. Mongell, 50, has been at Cherokee since 1998 and has twice been named the Georgia PGA's merchandiser of the year. Mongell has worked with many top instructors, conducted multiple exhibitions with his trick-shot program and has placed 19 PGA head professionals into quality positions. They will receive their awards at the annual PGA of America Awards on Jan. 27 in Orlando. PGA Tour Four players pushed their way into next week's Tour Championship at East Lake via their performance at the BMW Championship. That also means four others were shown the door and get an unwelcomed week off. Coming in: 2008 champion Camilo Villegas, Kevin Na, K.J. Choi and Ryan Moore. Going out: J.B. Holmes, Rickie Fowler, Bill Haas and Rory McIlroy. Fowler and McIlroy were trying to qualify as rookies, which means the event will have none for the first time since 2003. There are nine first-time participants: Matt Kuchar, Charley Hoffman, Paul Casey, Martin Laird, Ryan Palmer, Jeff Overton, Ryan Moore, Kevin Streelman and Bo Van Pelt. Tiger Woods failed to make it. He landed at No. 42 and appears destined to complete his first winless season on the PGA Tour. He is not expected to compete in a Fall Series event in an effort to avoid that stigma. Etc. Oliver Schneiderjans of Powder Springs has been chosen to play on the U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team. Schneiderjans is one of six boys and six girls who will compete in a series of foursome, mixed four-ball and singles matches against a European team on Sept. 27-28 at Gleneagles Resort's PGA Centenary Course in Perthshire, Scotland. They will compete in a friendship match on Sept. 29 at Celtic Manor Resort in Wales, which will host the Ryder Cup in October. ... Brian Harman of Sea Island won his first tournament as a professional, taking the eGolf Tour's Manor Classic in Farmville, Va. Harman closed with a 68 and won by three shots over Jason Kokrak and Drew Weaver, his roommate. Harman remained third on the circuit's money list with earnings of $80,954. Hank Kim of Jonesboro and former Georgia Tech star Chesson Hadley were among five players who tied for 10th. ... Waterfall County Club, a private club in Clayton, has been acquired by the Reynolds Companies and renamed the Lake Burton Club. The club is one of the rare facilities that has bent grass on its tees, fairways and greens. ... Eagle's Brook Country Club in Locust Grove has been purchased by Crystal Lake Country Club in Hampton. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Golf Channel Goes “Announcer-Lite” on Saturday Posted: 15 Sep 2010 12:34 PM PDT By JERRY FOLTZ Posted: September 15, 2010 "If it works, it could be to golf announcers what reality TV was to actors." Those were the words of our Stephanie Sparks when we first met with our producer, Keith Hirshland, after hearing the words "announcer-less coverage Saturday in Boise." "How 'bout producer-less golf," one of us shouted. After some discussion, we all got on board with what promises to be a fun broadcast of the Nationwide Tour's Albertsons Boise Open that will be entertaining for the viewer in a non-traditional way. It won't be completely announcer-less, more like announcer-lite. We'll all be in the broadcast, we just won't be talking about shots, players, or anything else while you're watching the actual golf. Sparks and Kay Cockerill will be on the 13th and 15th tees doing player interviews as they pass through, Phil Parkin will be at the practice green for some living-room lessons, and Curt Byrum and I will be at a remote TV set doing very little. Actually, we'll be interactive. We'll take some viewer questions and answer them, and we're also planning on being joined on the phone by some of the more recognizable players to have come through the Nationwide Tour. For the most part, the viewer will get to enjoy pure golf with all the audio coming from the players and caddies. Each player in the last four groups will have a dedicated boom-microphone (a big furry thing that can hear a gnat sneeze from a mile away) and no announcers will be able to interrupt while you're listening to the good stuff. Also, a great deal of preparation is going in to providing the viewer with as much information as possible through the use of graphics – bio information and statistical information. This isn't a long term plan to try and get rid of announcers, at least that what my bosses tell me. Rather, it's just an opportunity to be creative with our Nationwide Tour coverage and provide the viewer with a memorable experience. Remember, if this works as well as I think it will, then it will be one more innovation brought to golf coverage by Golf Channel and our hard working dedicated Nationwide Tour team. If it doesn't, it was Hirshland's idea. Note: Watch Golf Channel coverage of the Albertsons Boise Open from 4:30-7 p.m. (ET) or visit GolfChannel.com during the same time to submit questions to Foltz and Byrum. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Posted: 14 Sep 2010 11:09 PM PDT New on the market: TaylorMade Golf's Burner 2.0 irons. The scoop: A year and a half after unveiling the Burner irons, TaylorMade Golf has come back with the the Burner 2.0 irons, which the company claims combines the distance of the original Burner irons with added feel and playability. The difference starts at first glance with the Burner 2.0's two-toned "Burner Black" PVD finish, which is more durable and resists glare. Multiple club properties in the Burner 2.0 irons have been enhanced to promote distance, uniform distance gaps, improved playability and more satisfying feel and sound. Weight distribution varies in every Burner 2.0 clubhead to improve long-, middle- and short-iron ball flight. In the long irons, weight has been shifted toward the back of the head, to promote easy launch, and toward the toe and heel, to promote greater stability and forgiveness. In the middle-irons, weight is distributed more evenly and slightly higher to promote workability while still providing forgiveness. In the short irons, weight is positioned even higher, to promote a lower, more controllable ball flight, and centered, to promote increased clubhead control. Additionally, the center of gravity in the short-irons is closer to the face, similar to a blade, to increase feel and to promote lower flight. Every iron boasts a different face thickness. The thinnest and fastest faces are in the long irons, with the face in each successive iron growing thicker down through the middle and short irons. The thinner face, the higher the COR to promote more ball speed and distance; the thicker the face, the greater the feel. The multi-functional sole has been improved by recessing the heel and toe and beveling the rear, all to reduce drag and make it easier to make clean, solid contact. What they cost: The new Burner 2.0 irons will be available Oct. 8 and carry a price of $699 for steel and $899 for graphite. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Posted: 14 Sep 2010 11:46 PM PDT 15 Sep 2010 Golf Australia (Photo: Golf Australia) Golf Australia today confirmed that golf would not be part of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) program from 1 January 2011, although government funding previously provided for the AIS program had been retained by the sport. Golf Australia will continue to run its high performance program with the National Squad program expanding to take over activities previously run through the AIS program. Golf Australia CEO Stephen Pitt said his organisation was very comfortable with the new structure moving forward. "We enjoyed being part of the AIS and having the association with the AIS brand over a fairly long period of time, however, the upside is greater flexibility in terms of the delivery of our High Performance program," Pitt said. "The change will not negatively impact the services that Golf Australia is able to provide to its elite amateur and rookie professional players which is our primary focus." Golf Australia High Performance Director Brad James welcomed the decision and believed it would be beneficial for golf. "I believe it will give us greater freedom and control in terms of how we administer the program and will allow us to have a more cohesive squad structure," James said. Pitt extended thanks on behalf of Golf Australia to all of the AIS personnel who had worked with Golf Australia and its predecessors to assist with the development of Australian golfers. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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