The Alotian Club, one of America's premier golf clubs, will host the 23rd playing of the Arnold Palmer Cup June 7-9. The annual Ryder Cup style competition will be the first to be played in the United States expanded to include men and women USA collegiate golfers against their counterparts from around the world.
TEXARKANA, Ark (April 1st, 2019) –This past weekend, smiles and high-fives were endless as 68 junior golfers kicked off the tournament season at the Junior Four-Ball Championship. Two years in the making, this was the first year for the event to be held and was hosted by Texarkana Country Club at their premier 18 hole golf course. Participants enjoyed lunch and refreshments in addition to 18 holes of golf each day.
Seinfeld fans will recall the episode that Kramer says "without rules, there's chaos" after his opponent lifted the ball on the 15th hole and cleaned it - which of course is only permitted on the putting green. Golfers today might be surprised to learn that the first time the ball could be lifted and cleaned on the putting green was 1960.
Brooks Morgan, who completed a six-month United States Golf Association (USGA) P.J. Boatwright Internship for the ASGA in 2018, was added to the ASGA Staff January 1st. His role as Director of Member Services will include handing the financial affairs of the association, coordinating the volunteer course-rating teams and assisting the staff, member clubs, PGA Professionals and Board of Directors in all areas related to the ASGA's core services.
