Giving golf fans the opportunity to have a direct impact on the hole location of a major championship, the challenge will be conducted in conjunction with the 95th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., August 5-11. The PGA of America and Jack Nicklaus are collaborating on the learning experience, which will encourage fans to vote for one of four final-round hole locations on the 15th green.
Finer with Age
Traditions drawn from the unique Donald Ross course at Monroe Golf Club are now matched with equal elegance inside its clubhouse. Many clubs honor their connections to legendary golf course architects by naming rooms in their clubhouses for them. But these sometimes prove to be gestures made in name only, with little carried through from…
Four Departments Battle Fire at Oak Hill CC
Early this morning, a transformer exploded outside Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, N.Y. creating a fire near the clubhouse. Firefighters from four area departments were called to the scene after it was reported that there was an electrical problem near the building, dispatchers said in a report in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Pittsford…
Getting Out from Under the Shadows
Trees can make or break the beauty of a course-but also cause big headaches, when overgrowth affects all aspects of turf management.