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This section offers news briefs related to golf as of October 2016, including the appointment of Eric Johnson as Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) director of instruction at Nemacolin Woodlands in Farmington, Pennsylvania, the Clear Creek Tahole golf course in Carson City, Nevada launching a forecaddie program and the efforts of Genoa Lakes Ranch Course PGA head professional Chris Detsch to improve the reputation of the Genoa, Nevada golf course.

The article offers improvement ideas shared by members of Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) including creating new programming at Reynolds Lake Oconee by Ryan Frisch, free swing evaluations to recruit golfers by Eric Cogorno, and giving interns the chance to make decisions by Chad Maveus.

This section offers news briefs relating to the golf industry as of May 2016 including the transfer of the Patriot Golf Day activities to American Lake Veterans' Golf Course and the sponsorship by CastleOak Securities LP of the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) Minority Collegiate Golf Championship.

A review is offered for golf clubs in the U.S. which includes Golf Club at Redlands Mesa in Colorado; Plantation on Crystal River, Florida; and Rio Verde Country Club, Arizona. INSETS: 2015 PGA Tournament Series begins Nov. 30;Youth & Family Golf Summit coming in January;Mouton Cadet expands partnership as official wine for the 2016...;Larry Beem passes away

The article offers the insights from several Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) executives on customer service in the golf industry. They include Simon Andres of The Omni Grove Park Inn, Don Graham of Wild Horse Golf Club, and Mike James of SentryWorld Golf Club. Topics discussed include the hands-on customer service practice brought by Andres to The Omni Grove Park Inn, lodging survey of golfers at Wild Horse Golf Club, and customer service standards of SentryWorld.

The article offers information related to golf. Topics discussed include the Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) created by military golfer Andy Hinson, the spreadsheet crated by PGA Director of Golf Bryan Haas for acceptable and unacceptable phrases that golf course employees use when talking to guests, and the "kids golf free" program launch by the Lakeside Memorial Golf Course general manager Michael Henderson at Stillwater, Oklahoma which started on May 27, 2014.

The article presents information of interest to golfers in the U.S. It cites the Ho'okipa Café at Puakea Golf Course in Lihue, Hawaii, a dining facility that underwent a makeover in 2011 and has become a hangout for the locals. It mentions the TEE IT FORWARD initiative that urges all golfers to play the course at length that is aligned with their abilities. Also noted is how to keep long-standing charity events like the Richard L. Byrne Memorial Golf Tournament alive.

The article offers news briefs related to golf as of October 2013. Chris Thomson, Director of Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA), has renovated the Wilderness Ridge Golf Club which is located in Lincoln, Nebraska. 2013 Nancy Lopez Golf Achievement Award has been received by Marvol Barnard, golfer of PGA. Free clinics service is offered by the Niagara Frontier Country Club in Youngstown, New York City twice a year.

The article discusses speed golf programs that require players to finish their rounds in less than four hours in the U.S. golf industry. Many leaders in the industry reportedly claim that slow play was a major deterrent in the game's future growth and that shorter rounds may appeal to the busy, the seniors, and those who are not in shape for the whole course. It cites the Express Lane at Angel Park Golf Club in Nevada and the Fast Track Golf program at Crystal Springs Resort in New Jersey.

The article features new ideas to encourage club members and their offsprings to play golf and grow the game. The Starting New At Golf (SNAG) program is presented with its combined modified equipment and specialized teaching methods. The advantages of bigger cups are discussed along with their disadvantages. The family-oriented Cascades course at Crystal Springs Resort is described along with plans for a pay-per-hole policy.

The article presents information about the 10 toughest holes on metropolitan Detroit, Michigan's public golf courses. The hole number 18 at Greystone Golf and Banquet Center concludes what the course touts as "The Best Finish in Michigan Golf." The tee ball must be accurate to the ledged fairway. The hole number 15 at Moose Ridge Golf Club is one of the toughest tee shots in Michigan. It's roughly a 200-yard carry over a large pond. Golfers should favor the right side of the fairway to get a look at the green, but that angle also demands a longer tee ball.

The article profiles ten people who live or work in golf industry in metro Detroit, Michigan. The golf business in Michigan is filled with extreme challenges, from the short playing season to the glut of golf courses. Jean Myers, chairwoman of the U.S. Golf Association's women's committee in 2003–04, will become the first female president of the Golf Association of Michigan in 2005. Kathy Aznavorian, 55, a current board member and past president of the Michigan Golf Course Owners Association, is one of the driving forces behind Fox Hills, the largest golf complex in Southeast Michigan. Mike Bylen, senior managing partner of Shepherd's Hollow and Pine Trace Golf Club helped foster in the golf course boom of the 1990s in metro Detroit when he left the insurance business to create Pine Trace in Rochester Hills, which opened in 1989. INSET: WHO ARE THEY?.

The article reports on the findings of New fork's Foxfire Golf Course director Brad Patterson regarding the improvement of the instruction in couples who are playing golf together.

Twenty five years ago, the Ryder Cup was just another golf tournament. The Ryder Cup had its fans who loved the patriotic spirit of the tournament and its match-play format, but the tournament was struggling to break even financially. The Americans lost to the Europeans for the first time in 28 years in 1985, sparking the Ryder Cup's steady climb. Nearly two decades later, with the Europeans having beaten the always-favored Americans three of the past four Ryder Cups and six of the past nine, hype has grown into hyperbole.

The article focuses on the expected business growth for golf courses and resorts in Michigan in 2013 owing its successful 2012 golf season. It explains that because the long season opened earlier in March 2012, business for many owners and operators experienced growth. Shanty Creek Resorts and the Island Resort & Casino are expecting more business with golf special events.

The article presents information related to playing golf in Detroit, Michigan. Savvy golfers don't have to give up their retirement fund, or their children's college tuition, to play some of Detroit's best golf courses. There are a number of ways to play cheaper golf. In today's competitive golf scene, where a flood of courses has saturated the market, most courses give discounts. Golf course owners have educated the population to shop for the best deals, said Jim Dewling, owner of Total Golf Inc., a company that owns or operates more than 15 courses in Detroit.

This article presents information about several golf courses in Michigan. Some of the listed municipal golf courses are Beech Woods Golf Club, Evergreen Hills Golf Course, Farmington Hills Golf Club, Lincoln Hills Golf Course, Pontiac Municipal Golf Course, Red Oaks Golf Course, Royal Oak Golf Course, Sanctuary Lake Golf Course, Sylvan Glen Golf Course, White Lake Oaks Golf Course, Green Oaks Golf Course, Belle Isle Golf Course, Fellows Creek Golf Course, Hilltop Golf Course and Idyl Wyld Golf Course.

The article reports that golf fans have already started clamoring for tickets for the 35th Ryder Cup Matches, to be held from September 14 to 19, 2004 at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The Ryder Cup has become so popular in the 1990s that a random drawing will decide who gets passes for the matches. Tournament Director Andy Odenbach said golf fans will be able to register for tickets between May 27 and August 15, 2003, either online, by telephone or fax. “We started in 1999 with a random drawing because in 1995, people lined up at the post office (to get tickets), and things got crazy,” he said. Odenbach expects over 200,000 people to register and roughly one-fourth to get tickets to the event, which pits the top male players from Europe and the U.S. in a team format.

The article reports on various obstacles faced by architect Craig Schreiner in designing Westwynd golf course at Wyndgate Country Club in Rochester Hills, Michigan. A housing development, a stretch of power lines and many wetlands already occupied the property. “We managed to enhance the wetlands. The course shows them off,” said Schreiner. “The housing ended up not being intrusive, and we avoided the transition lines,” he added. To make up for the lack of trees and length on several holes, Schreiner dug out huge bunkers in the course with huge ledges. He used the massive bunkers “to tighten the course,” said Wyndgate's director of golf, Kevin Muir. Schreiner said he got the idea for the bunkers from Royal County Down, a famous course in Newcastle, Ireland. The price for playing at the golf course is $75 for 18 holes. Its contact information is (248) 608-7820.

The article reports that an injury in the wrist of golfer Tom Gillis, who plays out of Indianwood Country Club in Orion Township, Michigan, is an obstacle to his first full season on the PGA Tour. As of the end of March 2003, 34-year-old Gillis, had succeeded in just one of three starts on the tour. But he is expecting more opportunities in the summer of 2003. “Every day I am thankful I get the chance to play on tour,” he said. Gillis, one of the few Americans to play the European Tour full time for the past five years, is an example of patience and persistence. “He is probably a little bit behind (where he wants to be),” said Dave Whelan, Gillis' swing coach. “I am just feeling my way around,” said Gillis, who estimates he will play as many as 25 events.

The article presents suggestions and tips on golf by golf teachers in Michigan. Steve Brady of Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills says, “Holding the club properly is the most important fundamental in a powerful and efficient golf swing. The average player holds the club incorrectly, uses too much effort in order to just keep the club from moving in the hands, and ultimately loses all sense of feel and control.“ Dave Kendall of Miles of Golf in Ypsilanti says, “To maximize your scoring ability, you must be good at controlling the distance of chips, pitches and putts.“. Contact information of Brady and Kendall is (248) 496-1660 and (734) 973-9004 respectively.

The article reports on efforts of golf courses in Michigan to overcome their dismal business performance in 2003. Wet spring weather, a cold fall and a struggling economy affected the golf courses adversely. Despite being named one of Southeast Michigan's top 10 public courses by the newspaper 'Crain's Detroit Business,' the Blackheath Golf Club in Rochester Hills changed ownership. The Preserve Golf Club in Fenton went bankrupt and was purchased by Golf Course Properties LLC in Ann Arbor. The Golf Club of Michigan near Brighton has gone into foreclosure, and Calderone Farms in Grass Lake has filed for Chapter 11 protection. Even big resorts in north Michigan endured upheavals in the golf industry, as Treetops Resort in Gaylord and the Grand Traverse Resort near Traverse City changed hands. INSET: SHIFTING TEES.

Profiles David Graham, executive director of the Golf Association of Michigan. Graham's plan to use his experience in sales and marketing to market and improve the association's services; Search for ways to increase membership and promote golf; Consideration of securing preferred tee times, discounted rates at member courses or both for association members; Role in the development of the Golf House of Michigan.

Focuses on par-3 or executive golf courses in Michigan's Washtenaw, Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Upgrading of layouts or facilities to keep up with the demands of golfers; Owners' efforts to change the demeaning stereotype that prevails on such courses; Domination of executive courses by juniors, seniors, women and beginners; Description of executive courses in the area.