Increased number of general managers think golfers would welcome enhanced short game areas and practice ranges BROOKFIELD, Wis. – Course renovation continues to be the facility enhancement most desired by golfers at both public and private courses, according to golf course superintendents and general managers. That is just one result of the 3rd “Golf Facility Market Trend Watch” report, commissioned […]
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Renee Powell honored with GWAA’s Charlie Bartlett Award
HOUSTON (Feb. 11, 2020) – GHS member Renee Powell, a pioneering player known for her passion toward opening the game to all, is the recipient of the Golf Writers Association of America’s 2020 Charlie Bartlett Award, given to a playing professional for his/her unselfish contributions to the betterment of society. Powell, 73, learned the game at Clearview Golf Club in […]
Bill Fields named recipient of 2020 PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in journalism
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Feb. 4, 2020) – Bill Fields, whose versatile storytelling talent was a staple of Golf World magazine for more than two decades, has been named the recipient of the 2020 PGA of America Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism. He is a member of the Golf Heritage Society. Fields, a resident of Fairfield, Conn., will be honored on […]
GHS President Bern Bernacki on Golf Talk Live
Jan. 27, 2020 – Bern Bernacki visited the 2020 PGA Show in Orlando, Fla. where two or three interviews had been arranged for him. One such was with Tony Leodora on “Golf Talk Live” where the two discussed the lively changes coming to the GHS and the subject of golf heritage. Click below to hear the interview.
Golf’s new Golden Age
The Morning Read posts an article by Gary Van Sickle about the newest members of a modern Golden Age. Read the story here.