January 12, 2020
Pete Dye, ASGCA Fellow, dies at 94 BROOKFIELD, Wis.—Pete Dye, a Past President and Fellow of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) and 1995 Donald Ross Award recipient, died Jan. 9, 2020, at age 94. The patriarch of one of the most famous families in golf course design, ASGCA members will also remember Dye for his service to […]
January 7, 2020
HOUSTON (Jan. 7, 2020) – World No. 1 Brooks Koepka’s impressive record in last year’s majors propelled him to his second consecutive Golf Writers Association of America’s Player of the Year Award, while Jin Young Ko and Scott McCarron won their respective 2019 Player of the Year honors. Koepka is the first player to win back-to-back since Tiger Woods won […]
December 31, 2019
Reporter John Antonini writes for the Golf Channel about some of the stellar performances of the past decade. This article on the golfchannel.com website lists 20 top golfers that were selected based on a point system developed by the Golf Channel. Now that the 20-teens are in the history books, it’s fair game to check the choices and see whether […]
December 26, 2019
On Sunday, Dec. 22, GHS President Bern Bernacki was interviewed by the Weekend Golf Guys for their weekly radio podcast. Bernacki spoke about the Society, its goals and its newest initiatives to attract more members and enhance the value and enjoyment of membership for all. Click here to listen to the show. It is No. 47 on the podcast website.
December 24, 2019
Comes a story from Great Britain on the banning of plastic tees. Whether you like them or hate them, plastic tees have been the subject of some controversy. Course managers and environmentalists dislike them; the former because they can damage equipment, the latter because the things will not degrade, instead littering the ground for goodness knows how many years. Even […]