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Fire destroys iconic clubhouse at Oakland Hills golf club
Read full article: Fire destroys iconic clubhouse at Oakland Hills golf clubA devastating fire swept through the century-old clubhouse Thursday at Oakland Hills Country Club, the suburban Detroit course that housed artifacts of some of golf’s biggest stars and the championships they won there.
Better than most? One putt on the 17th that actually was
Read full article: Better than most? One putt on the 17th that actually was“I was standing on the wood at the back left of the green, right when you walk up there, just off the green,” Allenby said. A PGA Tour digital media specialist recently reviewed the entire broadcast and said it was never shown. One person who saw it was PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem, who had been returning from a meet-and-greet and paused to watch Allenby putt. MICKELSON 101Eight regular PGA Tour events did not have corporate sponsors in their title names. The British Open was not considered an official PGA Tour victory.
Legendary golfer Hal Sutton opens academy in Houston
Read full article: Legendary golfer Hal Sutton opens academy in HoustonHOUSTON For any local golfer that has ever wanted whatever theyre swinging to be the right club, Major Champion and golf legend Hal Sutton has you covered. The 14-time PGA Tour Champion and 1983 PGA Championship winner held an open house this weekend at his all-new high tech golf academy, Hal Sutton Golf. Hal Sutton, which opened on August 1 at 13455 Cutten Road in the Willowbrook area, offers any high-tech tool a golfer could need to get better, along with instruction from the 1983 PGA Player of the Year. The range of the equipment at Hal Sutton includes the Trackman radar and Swing Catalyst, an in-ground plate that measures foot force. Everything thinks hes trying to make the game more complicated, said Cooper.