After navigating the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and successfully completing a milestone 40th Defiance Area Golf Tournament, the 41st edition of the annual event will tee off under a bit more normal circumstances on Saturday and Sunday.The next city champion will be named following 18 holes of action Saturday at …
Read More »GOLF: Paige Spiranac Is More Popular Than Tiger Woods, And She Lists ‘Two Big Reasons’ Why
Former professional golfer Paige Spiranac joked that there are two reasons she’s the most followed golfer on Instagram, with 3.1 million followers – 400K more than second-place Tiger Woods.Spiranac listed her golf knowledge and personality The golf babe won a professional tournament on the Cactus Tour in 2016, in Scottsdale, …
Read More »Golf scramble helps make difference | News, Sports, Jobs
To the editor: The Women’s Civic Chamber of Saranac Lake hosted a golf scramble on Saturday, Aug. 28. Forty golfers participated in the event hosted at the Saranac Lake Golf Club. Funds raised through the golf scramble benefit the Women’s Civic Chamber of Saranac Lake in their support of the …
Read More »Ryder Cup: U.S. Names Finau, Schauffele Among Six Captain’s Picks
The six rookies in the event — Morikawa, Cantlay, English, Schauffele, Berger and Scheffler — are the most for a U.S. squad since 2008, when the team was victorious at the Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky.The European team is the defending champion after a commanding victory in 2018 in France. …
Read More »Padraig Harrington Faces Hard Choices
Padraig Harrington of Ireland is back in the spotlight — not as a player, but as the captain of Team Europe in this month’s Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.Harrington, 50, a three-time major champion, will be competing in the BMW PGA Championship, which begins on Thursday at the …
Read More »GIRLS GOLF: Batesville wins Ripley County title | Local Sports
GREENSBURG – North Branch Golf Course was the host for the annual Ripley County tourney. Batesville took first place honors with 168. Milan finished with 233.Batesville’s Emma Weiler was individual medalist with a score of 38. Addyson Weiler carded 40. Chloe Murphy finished with 44 followed by Tori Harpring 46 and …
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