This past winter, David Donald, general manager of The Links Golf Club in Hudson, had a serious problem on his hands. ...more

June 19, 2008

Phil Mickelson, who grew up in San Diego playing Torrey Pines, said the U.S. Open being played in his backyard was "the opportunity of a lifetime." That, of course, was before he shot 6 over for the week and was never a factor. ...more

June 16, 2008

What makes a U.S. Open different than any other golf tournament, the three other Grand Slam events notwithstanding, is that it always fights back. ...more

June 12, 2008

HERITAGE ISLES - The beleaguered golf course community has asked its management team from Saddlebrook Resort to give up control of Heritage Isles' money-losing restaurant. A year after Dempsey Resort Management Inc. reworked the menu and improved the food, the restaurant is losing more money than ever. DRMI closed the restaurant this month and is serving food and drinks from an outdoor tiki bar next to the community's pool through the summer. ...more

June 6, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Rinaldo Cabinetry team finished first at a recent charity golf tournament. But the terminally ill patients and their families served by Gulfside Regional Hospice were the biggest winners. ...more

June 1, 2008

SEBRING –– The 2008 Sertoma Junior Golf Tour will kick off with its annual adult/child tournament at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Entry fee is $75 per team, which includes 18 holes of golf, range balls, trophies and dinner. The tournament is being held at Sun 'N Lake Country Club and registration is at noon. The Sertoma Junior Tour, which is for youngsters ages 6-18, is in its 14th year and Sun 'N Lake Country Club assistant professional Andy Kesling is beginning his second year as Sertoma Tour director. "We're hoping a large number of kids come out this summer," said Kesling. "We've got a good schedule with different courses each week that will test each of the golfers skills. ...more

May 26, 2008

A year after community leaders hired a management team from Saddlebrook Resort to guide Heritage Isles' golf and restaurant operations out of the red, a national golf consultant has said they likely made the wrong choice. ...more

May 21, 2008

You might as well call it "the Fifth-and-15/16 Major." This year's Players Championship, a tournament long promoted as the next best thing to a Grand Slam event, is getting no respect. ...more

May 8, 2008

SEBRING — Sebring Golf Course will now offer nine-hole play to appease disabled veterans and senior citizens who say that's all they can play. Robert Burdick, a disabled veteran, spearheaded the effort; he played regularly at Sebring Golf Course, previously known as the Sebring Municipal Golf Course, and was recently told he could no longer pay a nine-hole rate. ...more

May 8, 2008

Our experts offer tips on how to play the 5th hole at Avila Country Club. ...more

February 20, 2008