Rory McIlroy Is Center of Attention at Media Day for 95th PGA Championship

Posted in Upcoming Events, What's News by on June 6th, 2013

On Monday, throngs of golf journalists descended on Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, the site of the 95th PGA Championship to be contested on the historic Donald Ross East Course in early August.  The Media Day events included a round of golf and a press conference featuring Rory McIlroy, the defending champion.   Most journalists seemed to negotiate the buffet lunch and press con… Read More

Travelers Championship likely to remain in New England

Posted in Golf, Golf Tournaments, Golf Writers Column, Kay's Korner, Uncategorized, Upcoming Events, What's News by on May 15th, 2013

TPC River Highlands hosts the annual Travelers Championship (Photo: TPC.com) Travelers Insurance, whose contract with the PGA Tour is slated to expire in 2014, expects to remain as host of the Connecticut tournament that bears its name and that the Hartford-based company rescued from near-oblivion six years ago. “We would love every opportunity to keep going with this,” Andy Bessette, Tr… Read More

Travelers Championship adds popular players to June tourney

Posted in Golf, Golf Tournaments, Golf Writers Column, Kay's Korner, Upcoming Events, What's News by on May 14th, 2013

Keegan Bradley offers his version of "Dufnering" (Photo: Twitter via @Keegan_Bradley) The Travelers Championship on Tuesday added several more golfers to its already star-studded lineup. Rickie Fowler, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Jason Dufner, Fredrik Jacobson, and Padraig Harrington will join a stalwart field that includes local hero Keegan Bradley, 2012 Masters winner Bubba Watson, and defe… Read More

2013 National Golf Expo: Learn Tips from the Pros

Posted in Upcoming Events, What's News by on February 7th, 2013

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The National Golf Expo Presented by Amica Insurance Friday, March 1-Sunday, March 3 Seaport World Trade Center, Boston   The Amica Demonstration Stage features a lineup of informative lectures and demonstrations to help you get your swing in shape for the golf season! Michael Breed, from the Golf Channel’s The Golf Fix will be at the Show Saturday We are also proud to welcome New England P… Read More

Sergio Garcia blows off Boston but Tiger Woods plans return to Deutsche Bank Championship

Posted in Golf, Golf Tournaments, Golf Writers Column, Kay's Korner, Upcoming Events, What's News by on August 25th, 2012

  If his balky bad holds up, Tiger Woods should make a return appearance at TPC Boston after missing the FedEx Cup playoffs in 2011 Sergio Garcia wants Boston golf fans to know how much he’ll miss them, but he’s going to have to take a pass on next week’s Deutsche Bank Championship. The 32-year-old Spaniard said the jam-packed end to the PGA Tour’s regular seaso… Read More

Deutsche Bank Championship Media Day – Keegan Bradley

Posted in Golf Tournaments, Player Interviews, Upcoming Events, What's News by on July 31st, 2012

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The Moderator: We have Keegan Bradley joining us today.  As we all know, native Vermonter, went to high school just up the road here in Hopkinton.  Obviously the PGA Championship winner last year, and what I would like to do is start with a few questions for you and then open it up to media questions.  If we could talk a little bit about your 2012 season, having a great sophomore year, three T… Read More

Keegan Bradley has Olympic-sized dreams

Posted in Golf, Golf Writers Column, Kay's Korner, Team New England on the Tours, Upcoming Events, What's News by on July 26th, 2012

Keegan Bradley is one of several PGA and LPGA Tour stars who would relish the opportunity to play golf for their countries in the 2016 Olympics. "It would be unbelievable to be able to say that I was an Olympian...to be able to play for the U.S.A.,” Bradley, the reigning PGA champ, says in a Golf Channel campaign set to launch on Friday as the 2012 London Olympics tee off. “It would be amazin… Read More

Travelers Championship: Cantlay to turn pro, sign with Tiger Woods’ agent

Posted in Golf, Golf Tournaments, Golf Writers Column, Kay's Korner, Upcoming Events, What's News by on June 19th, 2012

Patrick Cantlay, the world’s top amateur golfer, announced Tuesday that he would turn professional and sign with Tiger Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg of Excel Sports Management,  before this week’s Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn. The 20-year-old from California, who set the tourney scoring record with a 60 in last year’s second round of the New England event, said he would forf… Read More

US Pro Hickory Championship

Posted in Upcoming Events by on January 2nd, 2012

The second annual United States Professional Hickory Golf Championship is scheduled for Feb. 20 with each player using authentic or replica pre-1930 equipment provided by Dr. Jay Harris ofPinehurst,N.C.and balls by McIntyre Golf inSan Diego,Calif. The tournament is dedicated to preserving and honoring the history of golf inAmericaand to the memory of John Shippen with the winner’s name engra… Read More
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