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You’ll be ready to go in style with this heritage-inspired ladies backpack by Bridgehampton. No matter what your age, this cool bag will fit just about anything you need to carry while looking preppy and polished!
Keep all of your personal, business and sports items protected in this bag that is fully padded and able to accommodate a size 13.3″ laptop in its own Internal iPad®/tablet pocket. Fully expandable, the bag is great for carrying your lunch, water bottle or thermos, documents, or other items, too.
Two large, magnetic clasp front pockets provide extra storage space for whatever else you wish to bring along chargers, business cards, coins, etc. The lovely Tartan blue & tan cloth interiors and Gunmetal hardware bring out the best in this bag with a drawstring closure completing it.
Dimensions Body size: 16″ x 16.25″ x 5.5″
Weight: 1.85 lbs
5-year warranty.
MSRP: $89.99
Playing a round of golf is great exercise and fun, but it takes lots of stamina to keep up for 18-holes. SwingOIL is an excellent product for helping golfers stay focused. It’s the first supplement drink of its kind, swingOIL is specially formulated by golfers for golfers. All golfers know that it takes a strong mind and a strong body to complete a full round and staying on top throughout it all is important.
No matter is you are a novice or an experienced player, the one thing that matters is keeping focus and concentration. SwingOIL is the first supplement drink of its kind, specially formulated by golfers for golfers. Available in three great-tasting flavors, each 3oz. pouch provides pros and amateurs alike with 7 key ingredients that promote flexibility and focus so you can always play your best.
Great for use pre-and-post game rounds.
SwingOIL has the important ingredients needed for helping you stay on top of your game:
1 – GLUCOSAMINE (100 mg.) & 2 – CHONDROITIN (50mg.)
Stay lubed up with these two. It’s like an oil change for your body.
3 – TURMERIC (40 mg.)
Because inflammation destroys smooth swings, we’re anti- it. So is turmeric.
4 – TAURINE (100 mg.)
Meet taurine: A low-cal, sugar-free pick-me-up for when you’re on the back 9.
5 – CITRULLINE MALATE (100 mg.)
You love the game too much to take days to recover. Be glad this is in here.
6 – GINSENG EXTRACT (100 mg.)
When you’re trying to putt or win the skin, focus matters. Enter ginseng.
7 – RHODIOLA ROSEA EXTRACT (50 mg.)
We all know what game-day stress is like. That’s why we included this.
MSRP: Four 3oz. pouches only $9.95
Now you can keep your cigar handy and clean with The NINETY DEGREE cigar holder. Any golfer knows what a distraction it can be trying to find a place to lay down, or stand up, your cigar during your rounds. And, any cigar connoisseur knows that tobacco leaves are delicate …so why would you just lay your cigar down anywhere, or clip, or force your cigar into a gadget that will eventually puncture it? The NINETY DEGREE is the answer! This smart unit applies no pressure to your cigar, ensuring that your cigar stays in perfect condition for you to enjoy every time you reach for it.
The NINETY DEGREE resolves typical cigar clip issues by allowing you to gently place your cigars in a secure holder which can handle a lancero to a gordo (60 ring gauge). The NINETY DEGREE won’t smash your cigar or allow it to fall from the holder. A sturdy and compact device, the magnetic design of the NINETY DEGREE is not limited to just a golf cart. You can use it on your deck, boat, while tailgating, or anywhere you may want your cigar held. All you need is a metal surface. It’s that simple!
Thanks to the vertical design of the NINETY DEGREE, your cigar will always rest away from the mounted surface assisting in a consistent slow and even burn. That’s why the NINETY DEGREE is the best thing that happened to cigars. Made entirely in the U.S.A.
MSRP: $12.97 (available in red or black color)
A.J. Ali has seen and done a lot in his career. As a golf and wellness writer, he spent the summer of 2014 golfing in all 50 states from Florida to Hawaii and sharing his adventure with his followers on social media. As a philanthropist and entrepreneur, A.J. has raised more than $25 million for charities. The United States Air Force Veteran, TV host, writer, actor and Hollywood FAME Award winning producer can now add the title of Director to his long list of achievements, with the release of his second film as a Producer and first as a Director.
(L-R) Char Charlotte Bland, Jane Ali, A.J. Ali, Becky Lantry and Sierra Ali in Santa Monica, California
Ali, a Washington, D.C. transplant who now resides in Santa Monica, Calif., is Founder and CEO of Eclipse Sports & Entertainment (since 1999) and he has a strong history of successful media projects including his work with “The True Champion’s 30-Day Challenge,” “Wellness For Golfers,” “Good Fellas of Baltimore,” “Tee To Green: Use Golf To Make More Money, and more. But this time, he wanted to push the envelope just a little further into social consciousness.
“I wanted to do something, a short film,” Ali told the Boston Globe in an interview. “… to say, ‘Hey, look what’s happening to us,” he said. Soon, his idea evolved into a full-length documentary.
Ali, 53, coined the “L.O.V.E.” acronym to encourage people to “learn about others in their community, open their heart to them, volunteer to be part of the solution in their life, and empower others to do the same.”
Howard County is frequently cited for its affluence, quality of life, and excellent schools. And according to U.S. Census data, the county has an estimated median household income of $108,844 in 2012 and had the third-highest median household income of any U.S. county in 2013. But on that fateful day, Ali discovered another side of the area that he was totally unprepared for. The situation has resulted in this enlightening film, with Ali teaming up with Errol Webber, a Maryland Institute College of Art alumnus and cinematographer who previously worked on an Oscar-winning documentary short. The movie is directed by Ali and Webber is its director of photography. A GoFundMe page was created September 7, 2013, raising $51,287 of $50k goal.
“The film shows the ways racial profiling affects both police and the community,” said Webber, 30, to the Baltimore Sun. Their effort is a winning combination, especially with A.J. having more than 30 years experience in sports and entertainment as an athlete, artist and social entrepreneur. On the homefront, A.J. recently celebrated 23 years of marriage with his wife Jane, a caucasian woman, and together the Ali’s are on a mission to share the documentary with as many Americans as possible and to bridge the gap in police-community relations throughout America.
(L-R) Errol Webber, A.J. Ali and guest at The Broad Stage, Santa Monica, Calif.
The movie features nearly 30 interviews with members of communities across the country including current and retired law enforcement members, along with Baltimore Police Chief Melvin T. Russell, commander of the department’s community collaboration division, and retired Los Angeles police Sgt. Cheryl Dorsey.
Also appearing in the film are community leaders, social workers and psychologists, with each giving their professional and personal opinions on how racial profiling results in tragedy and death in America, with commentary on the deaths of Freddie Gray, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland and the five members of law enforcement who died in a shootout in Dallas in July.
With filming completed in January 2017, the documentary is available for personal viewing on VIMEO at $9.95 for a 72-hour streaming period. It’s also available for licensing by groups. It is an excellent film for showing to youth, community groups, organizations and generating social awareness. There’s also a companion book and workshops coming in late June. Ali and Webber will continue screening the film throughout this year and next, including a June 2017 launch of a “L.O.V.E. Is the Answer,” which will host a series of screenings, workshops and Q&A’s across the country.
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Congratulations to Sue Wilson who made a hole-in-one on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Highland Creek Golf Course in Charlotte, North Carolina. The premier accomplishment happened on hole #3, at 90 yards, using a pitching wedge and Calloway golf ball.
The Davidson, North Carolina, resident has been playing golf for four years. “I was playing with a friend, Dr. Joyce Bachman….and we screamed like school kids when it rolled in the hole. It was a great feeling and I’m still on a high; I never thought of ever getting a hole-in-one, especially this early into the sport.”
Highland Creek is an 18-hole Championship course, designed by Clifton, Ezell, and Clifton. It has been rated both the best and the toughest public golf course in the Charlotte area. Particularly designed with extra care to preserve the natural beauty of the area, the course winds through towering trees and meandering creeks.
“This is my first hole-in-one,” said the elated player who is a member of The Charlotte Golfing Seniors and the Revon Ladies Golf League.
The course features Bent grass greens, Bermuda fairways, four sets of tees measuring from 5,080 to over 7,000 yards, 67 bunkers and water features on 11 holes. The neighboring community surrounding the course perimeter provides an upscale backdrop to the well-manicured course and is set well back to offer plenty of open space.
The practice facility at Highland Creek includes a driving range, 12,000 square foot putting green, chipping green, and practice bunker. The 15,000 square foot clubhouse has men’s and ladies locker rooms and a restaurant with full bar. The dining area has wonderful views of the 18th hole and surrounding lake, which always makes a great setting for hosting golf tournaments, outings and corporate events.
As an African American and professional golfer during the late 1950s and ’60s, Black has witnessed enough racism to last several lifetimes. His journey in the sport has taken him through many ‘back doors’ out yonder, over there, and other places where those of his skin’s hue were sent when unwelcomed in certain places.
Yes, he has slept in his car. too, not because he wanted to, but because hotels did not accommodate Blacks at the time. He’s also been turned away from many golf courses and refused to be let to play. What a time he has witnessed. In this candid, cordially conducted interview, Black shares almost an hour with Publishers, Debert Cook of the African American Golfer’s Digest and Aziz Gueye Adetimirin, publisher of The Network Journal during the dinner hour of a golf tournament held in his honor in Westbury, NY in 2014.
Listen closely; you can hear so much more beneath the breathy tone of his voice, as he recalls parts of his life and the wisdom that he has gained throughout the years as a pro golfer, revelations as never shared before.
His journey in the sport has taken him through many ‘back doors’ out yonder, over there, and in other places where those of his skin’s hue were sent when unwelcome in certain places. Yes, he has slept in his car. too, not because he wanted to, but because hotels did not accommodate Blacks at the time.
He’s also been turned away from many golf courses and refused to be let to play. What a time he has witnessed. He shares almost an hour with AAGD Publisher, Debert Cook, during the dinner hour of a golf tournament in Westbury, NY (2014). Listen closely; you can hear so much more beneath the breathy tone of his voice, as he recalls parts of his life as never shared before.
Above (L-R): Craig Kirby, founder and executive director of Golf. My Future My Game; Glenn Gray with Buffalo Agency, golf’s media company, Dr. Michael Cooper, Chair for the Golf 20/20 Diversity Task Force, and Clemmie Perry, founder and executive director for Women of Color Golf.
On April 26, 2017, I participated in National Golf Day on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC. It was the 10th anniversary for the occasion, but my first time participating in the event. National Golf Day is an initiative of the World Golf Foundation, created “for the industry to speak with a strong and unified voice to elected officials on issues of common concern.” This year, those common concerns were environmental issues, labor regulations, and fitness benefits.
Politics is not a particular strength of mine, but I do have a good friend and colleague in the DC area with years of experience in the political arena. He is Craig Kirby, and he was able to schedule a meeting with Congressman James Clyburn the day before National Golf Day officially launched. Congressman Clyburn is an avid golfer, and in the official press release the Congressman offered the following quote: “I look forward to National Golf Day every year. It’s a chance to visit with the folks at WE ARE GOLF here on Capitol Hill to talk about the positive impact the game has on our economy, worthy charities and personal fitness…I especially appreciate the opportunity to discuss expanding diversity throughout every aspect of the game of golf.” Craig was also able to organize and facilitate a meeting with our friend Steve Mona, a few community-based program leaders, and media journalists. The topic was how can we band together to advance the modern-day golf diversity and inclusion movement? The dialogue was frank, open and honest. It was very positive and more sessions like this are needed, in my opinion, allowing golf industry leaders to participate and better listen, see and hear the concerns of community agents who work tirelessly every day, trying valiantly to make a difference.
Above, L-R: (back row): Rene LaVigne and Craig Kirby, both representing Golf. My Future. My Game., Michael Cottman, Pulitzer Prize journalist, Dr. Michael Cooper, Dr. John Newman, Board Chair, Golf. My Future. My Game., and Ricky Clemens, Radio Sports Insider and professor at Howard University. L-R: (front row): Anya Alvarez, ESPN/Freelance journalist, Steve Mona, CEO World Golf Foundation, and Clemmie Perry, Women of Color Golf.
There seems to be a consensus that golf is progressing on matters of diversity and inclusion, albeit slow. Yet, there is still a disproportionately low percentage of female and minority participants in golf, even less of a percentage within the workforce, and almost no minority vendors taking part in the $70 billion golf industry. So what must be done to help golf reach a tipping point for diversity and inclusion? What can I do to help? I’m open to suggestions. And what will you do? Please share your comments and opinions with me.
ABOUT MICHAEL COOPER, PH.D. Dr. Michael W. Cooper is the former Director of Diversity for the World Golf Foundation/The First Tee and past Assistant Dean/Campus Director for Springfield College-Tampa Bay campus. Contact him at [email protected].
The Swing Coach Club gives golfers a completely new approach to swing training. The training aid provides vital instant visual feedback after each swing. Users can develop a repeatable swing, gaining better shots lower scores. Expect to get better accuracy with your shots and greater distance.
The “Load, Launch and Learn” sequence of the Swing Coach’s patented technology is the premise of this exciting training aid, where golfers can feel the proper swing with each use while the Swing Coach Club clearly identifies your errors. You can use it to train all parts of your swing: Backswing, transition to impact and follow through. Each swing movement is enhanced greatly by Swing Coach.
While helping golfers to work towards their personal best, the Swing Coach Club gives you the proper sequence of motions and helps you to develop the necessary muscle memory required for a perfect swing. It’s like having a personal swing coach in your golf bag. Swing Coach Club was developed with guidance and collaboration from Dean Reinmuth, a Dad himself as well as both a GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher and Golf Digest Top 50 teacher.
With the Swing Coach instant feedback golfers will finally know what it feels like to:
The product comes with a user guarantee. Try it (15-30 minutes a day) and like it, or your money back. The company is so sure that you’ll see results from your Swing Coach club that they’re backing it up with a 30-day money back guarantee.
Club will host its first USGA championship since 1954 and third overall
FAR HILLS, N.J. (May 3, 2017) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the Country Club of Detroit, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., as the host site for the 66th U.S. Senior Amateur Championship. The club will host its third USGA championship, and its first since the 1954 U.S. Amateur, won by Arnold Palmer. The dates of the championship are Aug. 29-Sept. 3, 2020.
“The Country Club of Detroit and state of Michigan have always been supportive of amateur golf and the USGA is appreciative of this steadfast relationship,” said Stuart Francis, USGA Championship Committee chairman. “We are confident that a course where two U.S. Amateurs have been contested will provide a comprehensive examination as we identify the best senior amateur player.”
Founded in 1897, the Country Club of Detroit’s current course was designed by British golf architects Harry Colt and Charles Hugh Alison and opened for play in 1927. Robert Trent Jones Sr. supervised a redesign in 1952 and Robert Trent Jones Jr. followed with another redesign 44 years later. In 2011, Michigan native Tom Doak restored the course, comprised of bluegrass fairways and bentgrass greens, to its original Colt/Alison design.
The club, a 212-acre venue 12 miles north of Detroit, also features a recently renovated Tudor Revival-style clubhouse.
“The Country Club of Detroit has had a long and storied tradition in amateur golf, and it is a great honor to have been awarded the 2020 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship,” said Dainforth B. French Jr., club president. “We are excited and proud to showcase our wonderful club, which was founded more than a century ago, and a championship golf course, now restored to its original design, to a national audience.”
The U.S. Amateur Championship has been contested twice at the Country Club of Detroit. In 1915, Robert A. Gardner won the second of his two U.S. Amateur titles, defeating John G. Anderson, 5 and 4, in the final. Gardner was also a U.S. Amateur runner-up in 1916 and 1921.
Palmer defeated Robert Sweeny, 1 up, to win the 1954 U.S. Amateur. The 24-year-old Palmer birdied the 32nd and 33rd holes to go ahead for good in the match. Palmer, who later called the victory a turning point in his career, went on to win seven major professional titles, including the 1960 U.S. Open, and was the 1981 U.S. Senior Open champion.
On May 15, the Country Club of Detroit will host U.S. Open local qualifying for the third time in the last six years. Additionally, the club will host the 2018 Michigan State Amateur, the sixth time it has been contested on the course. The Michigan State Women’s Amateur has also been held there five times.
The 2020 U.S. Senior Amateur will be the 33rd USGA championship hosted in Michigan, and the third Senior Amateur. In 1984, Robert Rawlins was the champion at Birmingham Country Club, and in 1991, Bill Bosshard won at Crystal Downs Country Club, in Frankfort.
The U.S. Senior Amateur was first played in 1955. The championship for golfers age 55 and older is open to any amateur with a Handicap Index® not exceeding 7.4. This year’s U.S. Senior Amateur will be played at The Minikahda Club, in Minneapolis, Minn., from Aug. 26-31. The 2018 championship is scheduled for Aug. 25-30 at Eugene (Ore.) Country Club. In 2019, Old Chatham Golf Club, in Durham, N.C., will host from Aug. 24-29.
The USGA has also announced The Honors Course, in Ooltewah, Tenn., and The Kittansett Club, in Marion, Mass., as the host sites for the 2021 and 2022 U.S. Senior Amateur Championships, respectively. The 2021 Senior Amateur will be contested Aug. 28-Sept. 2, while the 2022 Senior Amateur will be held Aug. 27-Sept. 1.
About the USGA
The USGA conducts the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open and U.S. Senior Open, as well as 10 annual amateur championships, two state team championships and international matches, attracting players and fans from more than 160 countries. Together with The R&A, the USGA governs the game worldwide, jointly administering the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, equipment standards and World Amateur Golf Rankings. The USGA’s reach is global with a working jurisdiction in the United States, its territories and Mexico, serving more than 25 million golfers and actively engaging 150 golf associations.
The USGA is one of the world’s foremost authorities on research, development and support of sustainable golf facility management practices. It serves as a primary steward for the game’s history and invests in the development of the game through the delivery of its services and its ongoing “For the Good of the Game” grants program. Additionally, the USGA’s Course Rating and Handicap systems are used on six continents in more than 50 countries.
For more information about the USGA, visit usga.org.
The Southwest Regional Golf Association (SWRGA) announces it’s 2017 Scholarship Application and urges students to apply.
Southwestern Regional Headquarters and member clubs will provide scholarships to graduating high school seniors that have been accepted to a four-year accredited institute of higher learning. Scholarship are awarded on a competitive basis and the deadline to apply is
June 30, 2017.
Since 2003 member clubs of the SWRGA have continued to provide scholarships to students needing assistance in furthering their educational goals. While the amounts and number of awards fluctuate, the organization successfully fulfills their efforts to assist deserving students when and where they can.
Public participation in SWRGA tournaments along with corporate and individual donations also aid to provide a student or two, or maybe someone you know, or your own child, with college assistance.
To view instructions and complete the scholarship application for the SWRGA 2017 awards click HERE
To view a list of previous recipients HERE
ABOUT:
The Southwestern Regional Golf Association, Inc. (SWRGA) was first organized in 1975. After many years of growth and splendid support from the membership we incorporated in the State of Oklahoma as a non-profit organization on June 7, 1979. The first Board of Directors was Dr. Charles H. Lewis, Dr. Robert Willis, Mr. Manyles Gains and Mr. Edmond Pouncil.
The purpose of the SWRGA is to promote the general interest and welfare of the true spirit of the game of golf; foster the concept of fellowship and brotherhood; create an atmosphere that supplemented the existing recreation, social, and health needs of golf clubs throughout the region consisting of Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and Kansas. Finally, foster programs that strengthen and expand access to golf instruction, and activities for junior golfers, minority, and underprivileged children.
Contact:
Southwestern Regional Golf Association
C/O Secretary
650 Turkey Trot Rd.
Killeen, TX 76542
Website SWRGA.com
Urgent Event Update – The Lone Star Junior Championship May 20th-21st will change courses to Tierra Verde Golf Club in Arlington, Texas. This change is last minute due to course challenges at Woodbridge Golf Club. We always maintain a high level of conditions and this change is definitely necessary.
Due to this change we have extended deadline to May 15th. We have incredible qualifications tied to this event and guaranteed AJGA PBEs.
Lone Star Jr Championship presented by PGA TOUR Superstore
May 20th & 21st, 2017
Tierra Verde Golf Club – Arlington, Texas
Entries Close – May 15th, 2017 (9pm)
Junior Golf Scoreboard Ranked
AJGA PBE (Below and AJGA Website)
Golfweek Ranked
IMG Academy Junior World Qualifier
– Boys Championship Division Champion (15-17)
– Girls Championship Division Champion (15-17)
FCG Callaway World Championship Qualifier
– Boys Division Champions (7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18)
– Girls Division Champions (7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18)
North American Junior Am Exemptions
– Boys Championship Division Champion (15-17)
– Girls Championship Division Champion (15-17)
AJGA PBE – Lone Star Junior Championship
Boys (14 – 18) Champion – 4 Performance Stars
Boys (14 – 18) Top 6 – 1 Performance Star
Girls (13 – 18) Champion – 4 Performance Stars
Girls (13 – 18) Top 4 – 1 Performance Star
Girls (11-12) Champion – 1 Performance Star
Taylormade Junior Open presented by PGA TOUR Superstore
June 3rd & 4th, 2017
Water Chase Golf Club, Fort Worth, Texas
Junior Golf Scoreboard Ranked
Golfweek Ranked
AJGA PBE
FCG Callaway World Championship Qualifier
– Boys Division Champions (7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18)
– Girls Division Champions (7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18)
North American Junior Am Exemptions
– Boys Championship Division Champion (15-17)
– Girls Championship Division Champion (15-17)
Optimist International Qualifier
– Boys Division Champions
– Boys 10-11 (4 Spots)
– Boys 12-12 (2 Spots)
– Boys 14-15 (5 Spots)
– Boys 16-18 (5 Spots)
– Girls Division Champions
– Girls 10-12 (3 Spots)
– Girls 13-14 (6 Spots)
– Girls 15-18 (4 Spots)
NOTE: When looking online at entries for the Boys and Girls Championship divisions please count the number of players for each age group as they make up the total number of players for those two divisions (Boys 14-15 & 16-18 and Girls 13-14 & 15-18 make up the Championship Divisions).
– BOYS 14-15 and 16-18 will be grouped together to form the Boys Championship Division. We will award prizes based on age divisions but rankings and exemptions will be based on the Overall Championship Division (Boys 14-18)
– GIRLS 13-14 and 15-18 will be grouped together to form the Girls Championship Division. We will award prizes based on age divisions but rankings and exemptions will be based on the Overall Championship Division (Girls 13-18)
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Junior Golf Championships would like to thank our partners for their continued support. Our partners include PGA TOUR Superstore, Taylormade, Adidas, Ashworth, Pepsi, Gatorade, Frito Lay, Gimmie Charge, Junior Golf Scoreboard, Embroidery by Design, Chick-Fil-A, Golfweek, AJGA, North American Junior Am, IMG Academy Junior World, and AT&T.
Sibling Discount – This discount is valid throughout our 2017 JGC golf season.
Please contact JGC for the discount code.
Two Event – Refund (Players participating in Lone Star Junior and Taylormade Junior Open will receive $25.00 refund towards their Taylormade Junior Entry Fee).
Contact:
Junior Golf Championships
Cell (214) 499-6841
[email protected]
