Tim Branco

Easter Bunny Open 2010

Posted on 04/04/10 07:40 AM

There is not much better in life that Easter Morning on the links with a turkey in the oven and ham soaking in brown sugar and pineapple. This is the best holiday weekend weather I can ever remember at Easter. Red Sox Yankees opening day, James Driscoll i   —   read more »

The PGA Show 10 miles of nothing but golf

Posted on 01/27/10 07:26 AM

Once a year the golf industry converges on Orlando to be part of the largest golf show for the industry World Wide. If it not here in golf then most likely it does not exist yet!   —   read more »

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Golf Made Simple Day 2 & 3, school's out! Time to Play...

After Chris Dunn our instructor for the last three days reviewed everything we learned and all the drills we spent so much time on he let us know that he would be there moving forward for support and phone lessons when needed. Over the last three days we got a very professional presentation of teste   read more »

Golf Made Simple at Heron Bay Boca Ratan, Florida

 I sat at my desk for over 2 hours filling out a very detailed admission survey to Golf Made Simple a few days prior to arriving. I thought to myself, is someone going to really read this. Well the answer is a resounding yes and not only did they read it  but when I showed up for my first   read more »

Once Again at the Turn

Welcome to our last issue of the 2011 golf season at New England Golf Monthly.  It has been a fantastic year for New England golf.   read more »

Keegan Bradley Wins Grand Slam Of Golf In Bermuda

Just a thought  Mr. Couples, New England Golf Monthly would like to introduce you to our 2011 PLayer of The Year on The PGA Tour. Keegan Bradley just won the Grand Slam in Bermuda and held off a streaking Charles Schwartzel in the final 9 holes to take away the Trophy. This is the third ti   read more »

The Power of Golf: Making a Difference

On Monday October 3rd I played in the Annual Jimmy Fund Golf Classic, which was held at The International Golf Club in Bolton, Ma.   read more »

7th Annual Middle Market Open Rallies the Midwest Middle Market Business Community In The Fight Against Kidney Disease

CHICAGO — The Middle Market Open Golf Tournament has raised more than id="mce_marker".2 million after expenses since its inception in 2005 to support the unique, lifesaving programs of the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois (NKFI). This year's tournament is scheduled for Monday,   read more »

Waste Management Scottsdale Open: Play the best right before the best come in to play!

Scottsdale, AZ --   Waste Management and the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau have teamed up to create the Waste Management Scottsdale Open, a unique golf event for low-handicap players to be contested January 13-15, 2012 on three of the best public facilities in the State.   read more »

Keegan, We are Going To need a Bigger Bell!

When Pat Bradley would win a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour back in the 1980s, her mother Kathleen would break out a Swiss cowbell and ring it from her porch in Westford like the town crier. Keegan Bradley’s grandmother rang it 31 times during his aunt’s Hall of Fame career.    read more »

From the Heart of it All: New England Golf Monthly

For all the places I have been I am always drawn back here by a sense of balance and love of this place we call New England.   read more »

LPGA Futures Tour Players Visit Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfeild, Ma

LPGA Players Visit Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in Springfield, Ma LPGA Futures Tour players Juli Erekson, Katie Kempter and Libby Smith joined Boston Celtics TV analyst Donny Marshall and members of the local media for a closest-to-the-pin contest on Center Court at the Naismith Memorial Basketba   read more »

From the Editor: Prime Time

It is in every sense of the word its “Prime Time” for New England Golf. The long cool wet spring has taken its sweet time to warm up ground conditions enough to get the courses and especially greens in optimum playing condition.   read more »

Maine Down East Golf It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This!

Maine takes you back to basics on a golf trip. Great Golf , Great Food, Great People and just the right pace. The State of Maine has always had a way to bring us all back to basics. Home to some great tracks by Ross, Cornish, Silva and Hill, it has more to offer and a uniqueness that is only Maine.&   read more »

CVS Caremark Charity Classic Golf Tournament unveils impressive 2011 Field

Brad Faxon and Billy Andrade, PGA TOUR professionals and co-hosts of the CVS Caremark Charity Classic, today unveiled the 2011 tournament field.  Set for June19-21 at Rhode Island Country Club, the tournament boasts an impressive roster of elite PGA, LPGA and Champions Tour professionals.   read more »

The Bell & Hudson/Evergreene Golf Putt-a-Thon for the Jimmy Fund

The Bell & Hudson/Evergreene Golf Putt-a-Thon for the Jimmy Fund began with a small insurance agency in 2005.  The employees of Bell & Hudson Insurance Agency, Inc. of Belchertown, Mass., had faced a lot of tragedy.  Jim Phaneuf, the president, had watched his sister battle cancer   read more »

The Best of New England

The Best: Surpassing all others in excellence, achievement, or quality; that which is the most excellent, outstanding, or desirable...   read more »

Bermuda's Highs

Bermuda is the quintessential antidote for the seeds of stress that surround us each day of our lives. This tiny island, which has more golf courses per square mile than anywhere else in the world, is simply golf heaven.   read more »

A New Beginning

It is April once again which traditionally marks the beginning of the golf season in New England...   read more »

"A New Beginning"

Each year most feel the golf season begins in April when the weather warms and the grass begins to green up for the season. It may be true for most but the real beginning of the season for thousands of golf professional is the PGA Show in Orlando every January.   read more »

Interview w/ Celebrity Golfer Patrick Warburton

Patrick Warburton was born in Paterson N.J. and resides now in Ventura County California. His career began as a model for Bugle Boy cloths before heading to Hollywood...   read more »

Mike Higgins New NEPGA Executive Director

It seems only fitting that Mike Higgins has been named the new executive director of the New England PGA Section.That's because the 35-year-old Higgins has held nearly every other position within the Section since 1996, when he was a member of the NEPGA's first intern class working in tournament ope   read more »

Do hybrids or rescue clubs improve your game??

    Years ago Gary Player summed up golf as a game of failure, adding that he who failed least won.   Ben Hogan once said of the golf hole, “It is four-and-a-quarter inches and around it is the whole damn world.” He also said that, “Golf is not a game of good sh   read more »

FOUR 2’S ON THE PAR 3 FIFTH HOLE AT THE RANCH IN SOUTHWICK, MA

On Saturday 9/25/10 my extended family including my 9 year old grandson, Bryson Richards, my son-in-law Pete Richards (Bryson’s father), and my brother, Dr. Paul Salmonsen all made 2’s on the fifth hole, a 146 yard par 3, at The Ranch Golf Club, in Southwick, Massachusetts. This may very   read more »

BOBBY PERKINSON WINS 2010 GOLF.COM WORLD AMATEUR HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

 Murrells Inlet, S.C. – Bobby Perkinson of Alcoa, Tenn., a 4.4-handicap golfer, shot a net 69 (gross 74) on Friday to win the 2010 GOLF.com World Amateur Handicap Championship at TPC Myrtle Beach. He double bogeyed the final hole and still shot his age to hold off three players one stroke   read more »

EIGHTH-ANNUAL DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP TO HOST WOODS, MICKELSON, DEFENDING CHAMPION STRICKER THIS WEEK AS TOP 100 PLAYERS CONTINUE ON IN PGA TOUR PLAYOFFS

NORTON, Mass. (August 29, 2010) – During a year in which 31 PGA TOUR players have won Tour events and no player has won more than two, the chase for the FedExCup has never been more balanced and wide open. The intensity and drama continues this week for the PGA TOUR Playoffs&rsq   read more »

Golfer Makes Double Eagle at Acushnet River Valley Golf Course

Making a hole in one in golf is very difficult to say the least. Lets face it hitting a golf ball over any distance and holing it out is no easy task. Just ask anyone who plays golf and many will tell you that not only have they never had a hole but also have never played with someone that has made   read more »

P3 Pro Swing Simulators Are Hot

  Golf simulators have become one of the hottest learning and improvement tools in the game over the last 10 years. There are literally dozens of products to choose from in the market that offer a complete array of equipment and software options and programs.  Golf simulators for busi   read more »

We are in the Prime of the Golf Season In New England

We are in the prime of the golf season in New England. This year we have been blessed with some of the very best weather ever recorded in the region and it has been a well needed shot in the arm for the golf industry. While the sunshine has been plentiful rainfall has been mostly in the form of quic   read more »

“The Dog Days of Summer” Are Here

  As we are at the half way point of the summer I feel it necessary to tell all of the readers of NEGM out there to get out and play. It is this time of year when we take the long days and gorgeous weather for granted. We start to pick and choose which days we are going to play: touting humidit   read more »

The Representative David B. Sullivan NAMI Golf Tournament

Gather your friends, family, and co-workers and join us for a fun day of golf while participating in The Representative David B. Sullivan “Take a Shot Against Stigma” NAMI Golf Tournament to be held 1:00pm Sunday, August 15, 2010  at the Swansea Country Club, 299 Market Street, Swan   read more »

Miura Golf 44 years of Craftsmanship & Quality

       If you have ever driven a new Porsche than you know the feel of a finely tuned hand made product that performs. Miura Golf, who has been making golf clubs since 1994 has followed the same tradition of excellence. Club maker and master craftsman Katsuhiro Miura carries   read more »

GREAT GOLF A GREAT GIFT FOR DAD

Score big this Father’s Day with tickets to the 12th annual CVS Caremark Charity Classic, June 27-29 at Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington, Rhode Island.  Treat Dad to world-class golf while helping hundreds of area charities.  The intimate CVS Caremark Charity Classic, ren   read more »

Learn about the golf swing from the best

Every summer, golfers in New England really do get a gift from the ‘Golf Gods’.  This summer is no exception.   Four events offer golfers of every skill level the chance to enjoy competitive golf at the highest level while offering up the chance of a lifetime, namely to le   read more »

Great Weather, Great Conditions, Great Golf

      We are just 8 weeks into spring but the weather and the golf season has been in mid summer form for well over a month. We have been blessed this year with some of the best early course conditions ever in New England and temperatures that have been well over seasonal av   read more »

Massachusetts Golfer Kevin Blaser Makes 3 Aces in 24 Hours

The odds of an amateur golfer making a hole in one are roughly 12,500 to 1. So what would you say the odds are for that same golfer making 3 holes in one in 24 hours in competitive golf, that would be 500 million to 1. To put it in prospective you would be more likely to hit the power ball lottery t   read more »

THe Masters 2010 3.5 Million Raised for Charity

   Billy Payne, Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament, announced today that the 2010 Masters generated more than $3.5 million for deserving Augusta-area charities and global golf organizations.      read more »

Golf is More Than Just A Game

Welcome to the May Issue our Best of New England top 25 issue. Each year we let our readers and gold media members decide what they think are the best public courses, private courses, practice facilities, golf instructors and resorts. In this issue you will find the results of the NEGM’s Top 2   read more »

SUNICE® U.S.A. FORMS CORPORATE MARKETS DIVISION

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA—Sunice®—the ultimate fusion of science and style—announced today the formation of a new Corporate Markets division for its Sunice® U.S.A. affiliate. The new Corporate Markets division at Sunice® U.S.A.—based in Champlain, New York&mda   read more »

NEPGA Kicks off New England Amateur Tour

The TPC Boston was the host site for the 2010 NEPGA Amateur Tour on Monday April 19th. The event was the first of  20 events to be held at some of the top private and public golf courses in New England and a great opportunity for players at all levels of the game to enjoy tournament play. If th   read more »

If Its April It Is Time For The Masters & Game Improvement

            If its April then it must be time for the Masters Tournament which each year marks the start of the Majors. With Tiger announcing his return to golf there is buzz once again around golf. Every year the Masters is a special event like no o   read more »

The Second Annual “A.L.S. DRIVE FORE THE GREEN” Charity Golf Classic

April 1, 2010 (Pocasset, MA): The Second Annual “A.L.S. DRIVE FORE THE GREEN” Charity Golf Classic will be held at the beautiful Pocasset Golf Club on Monday, June 7, 2010 to benefit the Scholarship Program of the A.L.S. Family Charitable Foundation, Inc. Hats for the golfers will b   read more »

New England Golf Life By The Bay

   Narragansett Bay is New England’s largest estuary with over 400 miles of coastline. There are over 30 islands throughout the bay the largest being Aquidneck Island. The east side of the bay is home to some of the finest golf courses in New England with a rich history dating b   read more »

Polo Ralph Lauren Signs Webb Simpson for Multi-Year Sponsorship

New York, NY  – Polo Ralph Lauren announces that professional golfer Webb Simpson has signed a multi-year contract to represent its Polo Golf collection.  As part of the partnership, Mr. Simpson will serve as a brand ambassador for Polo Ralph Lauren worldwide and will be featured in   read more »

Granite Links Named "Course of the Year"

Quincy, MA –  February  2010, at the National Golf Course Owners Association Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA, Granite Links Golf Club will be recognized as winner of the organization’s “2010 Course of the Year” for the New England region. The Course of the Year Awar   read more »

IT'S ALL ABOUT GOLFOLOGY

  In 2010 the  Edwin Watts stores in Attleboro, Hyannis, and Hanover took on a new name Golfology. If I had to guess at the definition of the new name it would be people that know all about golf. This company has always been about the customer and making sure they get the right equipm   read more »

MATTHEW MOUCHARAFIEH COMPETES WITH RETIEF GOOSEN IN 2010 QATAR PRO-AM

 Qatar – Matthew Moucharafieh, a student at Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy (Hank Haney IJGA) in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, just recently competed in the 2010 Qatar Pro-Am at the Championship Course of Doha Golf Club. For the second straight year, Moucharafieh,   read more »

Just Thinking

Things I Wish Were Like They Use To Be  Weather  The weather is cooler, weter and windier in both spring and fall over the last 5 years. I miss fall ,Indian summers, and springs that have sunny days in the high 60s. Now in New England we seem to go right from winter into summer in late Jun   read more »

KAMADA TWINS IN CHATTANOOGA SHARE 2009 NATIONWIDE TOUR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL / CHATTANOOGA, TN – The Nationwide Tour has selected twin brothers Ron and Andy Kamada of the Chattanooga Classic presented by Black Creek to share the Tour’s 2009 Volunteer of the Year award, it was announced today by the PGA TOUR.   T   read more »

Scottsdale Arizona

The Perfect plan for any golfer in New England, escape just before the first flakes fly. On Saturday December 5th I woke to the news and weather, looks like the Indian Summer may be over as the man says snow for this afternoon. I grabed my travel bag packed the clubs and a few esentials and head for   read more »

I Call Him Coach

It brings sadness to my heart to say goodbye to a great friend and a person who has changed the lives of so many. I am proud to be on that list and I shall never forget the lessons learned or the teacher who taught them.It was 2004 only five years ago that I first met “ Coach” just a spe   read more »

THE DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP

Since 2003, The Deutsche Bank Championship has become a favorite tour stop for golf fans throughout New England. In the last few years with the PGA Tour Playoffs and the race for The FedEx Cup the event has become one of the four season playoff tournaments to crown the season long points leader.   read more »

From The Editor

From The Editor It is July and the best golf of the year is right ahead of in the next three months. It is a time in New England that we wait for every year, the long days and warm temperatures and great playing conditions. Having said that we really need a break in the weather with all   read more »

From The Editor

From The Editor There are still simple pleasures in life and for me golf is one of them. I cherish the time I get to spend out on the golf course, with a favorite group, family or just new friends I am paired with in events and tournaments. Every golf course is unique and each round is a   read more »

Fairway's For Airway's Golf Classic

Golf and Red Sox Tickets! It Doesn’t Get Any Better. Breathe New Hampshire is offering nonmembers a rare opportunity to play a round of golf at the highly regarded and exclusive, Lake Winnipesaukee Golf Club (LWGC) located in New Durham, New Hampshire later this fall. The non-profit&rsquo   read more »

From The Editor

There are still simple pleasures in life and for me golf is one of them. I cherish the time I get to spend out on the golf course, with a favorite group, family or just new friends I am paired with in events and tournaments. Every golf course is unique and each round is a different expe   read more »

Crystal Lake Golf Club

Crystal Lake Golf Club is located just 20 minutes from Providence in one of the most picturesque regions of the state Rhode Island. The rolling hills tall pines and pristine lakes in North West Rhode Island have always been a great family destination for day outings, camping and for many of us a gre   read more »

Fox Hopyard Golf Club

The Fox Hopyard Golf Club is located a short drive off interstate 95 in Connecticut east of New London. It took just 75 minutes to travel to this great course from Providence R.I. which is adjacent to the Devil's Hopyard State Park in East Haddam Ct. The landscape of this central Connecticut region   read more »

Arizona's exquisite golf courses and facilities get star rating

Take perfect weather every day, combine it with 200 great golf courses, some of the best resort accommodations in the world, now add some of the most hospitable people anywhere in this great country, and there you have it, you're in Scottsdale. If you love the game of golf, you are going love playin   read more »

DESTINATION TAMPA: A Florida Golf Coast Getaway

It's hard to believe last year at this time we were playing golf in the mid 60's well into fall and even had great playing condition right into January before our New England season came to an end. This year we may not be so lucky as the early November mercury has dipped and those dreaded north wind   read more »

Your big break...Florida's west coast

The 2007/2008 winter seasons is at our doorstep again. We have already seen two major snow events and golf, as we know it in New England has all but ended for the next four months. If you love golf as I do then it's time to plan that winter road trip. While there are a number of great destination   read more »

Playing the Panhandle Florida & Alabama

The Florida panhandle is the northwestern area of the state bordering Alabama and Georgia to the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. This narrow strip sometimes referred to by locals as L.A. (Lower Alabama) is known, as the Emerald Coast for is beautiful white sand beaches and pristine emeral   read more »

Stewart Cink Closes Out Tight Field Wins Travelers Championship

CROMWELL, CT -- New England golf fans once again flocked out to see their favorite PGA Tour players in Cromwell Ct. at this years Travelers Championship. Team New England was out in force with 5 players from the region competing in the historic tournament. Brad Faxon with drew on the Wednesday prior   read more »

Great Southwest Desert Golf in Scottsdale Arizona

You can choose a lot of great locations for your next golf trip, but none may be more perfect than the Desert Southwest region. If you have never played golf here it is time to make plans and if you have you already know you will be coming back. The stark contrast of the Sanoran   read more »

The New Valley Country Club A Real Success Story

In the last year while the economy has been on the downturn in every sector it has been hard to find true success stories in any business. The golf industry like many others has felt the pinch during the last few years especially in the private membership facilities. Private clubs have had to   read more »

Designed to rival the country's best...Pinehills is right in our backyard

Pinehills Golf Club ranks as one of the best public golf facilities in the country. For all golf enthusiast in the entire region I can only say this facility is a gift to us all, one of the finest public access golf courses you will play anywhere. You can travel far and wide across this great la   read more »

Quidnessett Country Club

The Quidnessett Country Club is one of Rhode Islands most beautiful golf facilities located in North Kingstown Rhode Island overlooking Narragansett Bay. The historic location was once summer hunting and fishing grounds used by the Narragansett Indians. The majestic views and rolling landsca   read more »

Lake Of Isles Golf Club & Foxwood's Casino

When you think of Foxwood's and the Mashantucket Pequot Indians what comes to mind is the incredible facility built like the city of OZ climbing out of the forest of North Stonington Connecticut. Foxwood's, the worlds largest resort casino, host some of the greatest entertainment and celebrity event   read more »

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