Tag Archives: COVID-19
C.R.A.Z.Y. Covid-19 Year in Review
Guest Column, by Bill Hobson Michigan Golf Live and FORE Golfers Network The “year unlike any other” is coming to a close – and while we all hope and pray for much healthier days ahead, 2020 has delivered some powerful, important, impressive lessons for the world of golf. Even as I write these thoughts on a chilly […]
Covid-19: One Golf Course Superintendent’s Perspective
By Ryan Moore, Superintendent Forest Lake Country Club As we head into the later part of the golf season in the Michigan, I reflect on the challenges we have overcome. A typical season is a grind with its own unique adversities, but 2020 will go down as one to remember for Golf Course Superintendents. As I look across the property at lush green short mowed […]
Virus’ Long-Term Effects on Golf in the U.S.
Could result in betterment of the game, reduced costs and green grass health Guest Column: By Mike DeVries For the foreseeable future, clearly, how we play golf in this country is going to be different. Walking may be mandated at some locations. In places where carts are allowed, some may be restricted to one per cart, thereby increasing the wear and tear to turf from increased traffic. Golf courses will likely be devoid of objects for a […]
5 Pandemic Observations From A Diehard Golf Nut
Guest column: Bill Hobson, Michigan Golf Live and FORE Golfers Network Perhaps more than any other sport, golf lends itself to the unexpected, unprecedented, and ridiculous. Whether it’s the lucky bounces your friends always get or the time your shank somehow came back to hit you squarely in the forehead – or somewhere more tender. As we […]
Michigan’s Brian Stuard was on 16th Hole When The PLAYERS Closed TPC Sawgrass Gates
Brian Stuard is the highest earning PGA Tour player the state of Michigan has ever produced. The Jackson native climbed from Division 3 state champion at Napoleon High School, to Summit (now Horizon) League Player of the Year in 2005 playing college golf at Oakland University. He earned his first PGA Tour Card in 2010 […]