Category Archives: Golf Culture

Texas A&M Golfer Breaks 80 with Broken Appendix

Texas A&M Golfer Breaks 80 with Broken Appendix
The scorecard Nick Pierce posted at last weekend's Texas Regional , 77-79 good for 6th place, does not do his round justice.  Nick had surgery after the round on Monday to remove his appendix that was about to burst.  I had the chance to ask Nick a few questions about how he fought through the...
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Duquesne Club Golf Helps The First Tee

Duquesne Club Golf Helps The First Tee
When asked why he decided to cut down and re-grip 2 full sets of irons, 10 woods, and 6 wedges in volunteering for the local Pittsburgh First Tee, Joe Colaizzo of Duquesne Club Golf replied "It felt good to help out some really nice kids, so we're coming back every Monday!"  Read more

Braunewell: Making the Transition to Collegiate Club Golf

Braunewell: Making the Transition to Collegiate Club Golf
Wake Forest University has been producing golfing legends for decades. With names like Arnold Palmer, Webb Simpson, and Bill Haas swirling around, it is no secret that Wake knows a thing or two about good golf. For students on campus that want to be a part of this amazing tradition but do not quite have the...
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The Backhanded Challenge

I don't know if I've anticipated the end of winter/start of golf season as much as I am this year. Normally I get antsy and make my way to some heated range stalls when I see the first handful of ads for the Masters, but this year presents an entirely new challenge: My brother and...
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Top 5 Golf Commercials

Top 5 Golf Commercials
So many of the lessons we learn on the golf course can be applied to our daily lives. It's a game of sadness, hope, glory, comedy, and perseverance; and it is always emotional (well, except for Jason Dufner). It comes as no surprise that some of the best commercials involve golf. We've ranked the top...
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10 lessons learned at my first PGA show

10 lessons learned at my first PGA show
As golf entrepreneur making my first voyage to the PGA show, I was expecting the show to mirror other technology conventions I used to attend in lacking passion and personality. Part of that reason may have stemmed the intrusive nature of my former line of work in which I would schedule meetings with CEOs of...
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Three Ways to Promote Golf Through Fitness

Three Ways to Promote Golf Through Fitness

WEAREGOLF is a coalition golf industry leaders who have come together to promote the significant benefits the game of golf brings to the US economy. One initiative of WEAREGOLF focuses on the health and wellness benefits of the game. It is hard to believe that walking a round of golf burns approximately 2350...

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5 Hour Energy Fuels Win at New England Regional 2

5 Hour Energy Fuels Win at New England Regional 2
With a USGA sectional title, 4 club championships, and a stellar track record as a two-year golf captain at Trinity College, Babson MBA first-year Josh Biren is one of the more decorated players in the NCCGA. After bogeying his first hole and driving a 150-yard duck hook pop up into a pond en route to...
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