Published May 22, 2013
On Tuesday, golf's governing bodies officially adopted a ban against anchoring the putter against the body to make a stroke. Predictably, the PGA Tour and the PGA of America complained and whined and threatened and postured. Unfortunately, it's the exact wrong reaction.
Published May 3, 2013
Brewers Director of Alumni Relations and FOX Sports Wisconsin broadcaster Davey Nelson will host his Fifth Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament at Whistling Straits Golf Course in Kohler, on June 24.
Published April 23, 2013
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele will open the 2013 golf season with the annual "group tee-off" at Currie Park Golf Course on Wednesday, April 24 at 4:30 p.m. The annual event marks the official opening of all 15 Milwaukee County Parks golf courses.
Published April 11, 2013
Tiger Woods, the world's new, old, No. 1 golfer, hasn't won a Masters Tournament in nearly a decade. But, he enters this season's first major championship with two wins under his belt and he seems poised to jump start his pursuit of Jack Nicklasus' major record - all thanks to Madison's Steve Stricker.
Published March 26, 2013
After his long struggle back from mental, emotional and health problems, all carried out in spectacularly public glare, Tiger Woods is once again the most dominant golfer in the world - by far. The question is whether this is a good thing or not.
Published March 23, 2013
The 2013 OnMilwaukee.com Arizona golf tour allowed us a chance to go back and see how a course that we reviewed a few years ago has held up, and it offered the opportunity to play three courses for the first time. We allowed for different budgets and for different layouts and got a taste of the best the region had to offer.
Published Feb. 28, 2013
After a year in Franklin, the Greater Milwaukee Golf Show returns to State Fair Park to accommodate more visitors. The show is also offering new freebies for patrons, as well as new contests.
Published Jan. 28, 2013
Madison's Steve Stricker announced at the start of this golf season that he's going into sort of a semi-retirement at the age of 46. He cited his family, and a body that is breaking down after a lifetime of golf. It's an understandable move, but the game of golf is worse off for it.
Published Jan. 16, 2013
After 22 years in Madison, the Wisconsin PGA will move its Junior Championship to Milwaukee County in 2013. The PGA Junior Championship Tournament will be held on June 25-26 at Brown Deer Golf Course and Dretzka Park Golf Course.
Published Jan. 10, 2013
Wisconsin often rates as one of the nation's most golf-crazed states with players jamming in as much golf as they can, whenever they can. Now, Milwaukeeans will be able to scratch the itch here in the winter months at Fore! Milwaukee in the Third Ward. It's the city golfer's newest option for indoor practice and instruction.
Published Sept. 18, 2012
Milwaukee's PGA tournament closed its clubhouse in 2009 after decades as a second-rate tour stop and a few years as a third-rate event. There were no stars stopping in Milwaukee. Attendance was almost non-existent. But, I am convinced that Milwaukee could stage a LPGA Tour even that would be one of the best and biggest on the women's tour.
Published Sept. 9, 2012
Human foosball, autumn golf and the hallowed sauce that is Sriracha - find 'em all and more in this week's OnMilwaukee.com Recommends.
Published Sept. 7, 2012
Football season is beginning, but there is one more golf championship to be won - the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship Sept. 8-13 at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Ill. Three men from Wisconsin will tee it up this weekend in search of a national championship.
Published Aug. 17, 2012
Jerry Kelly says they're illegal. Ernie Els says by using it, it's cheating. But it's not. Or is it? We'll break the controversy down as the game's governing bodies move quickly to a decision.
Published Aug. 14, 2012
A year after the world's best amateurs descended on Wisconsin for the U.S. Amateur at Erin Hills, the state is represented at the 2012 tournament by four local players.
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