NOW LET’S GO PLAY

Nearly 1,000 companies and brands gathered for the 59th PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, FL including some Capital Area representatives. At the Orange County Convention Center, more than 42,000 PGA Professionals, buyers and industry leaders from nearly 80 countries came for the latest in golf equipment, apparel, accessories and services.

Check out a special, one-hour PGA Merchandise Highlight Show on Golf Channel tonight, Monday, January 30, at 8:00 p.m.

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TURNING STONE GOLF DOME PREPPED

Oneida Nation Homelands – The Golf Dome at the Turning Stone Sportsplex is a hub of off-season activity, with a full-service Pro Shop, clinics, demo days and some friendly competition.

Named among the “Top 10 Golf Domes in America” by Golf Range Magazine, the Turning Stone facility houses 40 hitting station, a chipping area and a putting green. It’s the indoor home of the Turning Stone Golf Academy with PGA professionals available for individual lessons as well as one-hour clinics throughout the week.

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FALL DEAL: GREENS FEE AND CART

No matter whether you live in the Collar City or not, you can play the municipal couse – Frear Park – for just $25 for the rest of the season.

It’s being called a “Fall Special” by Mayor Harry Tutunjian. Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 11, the city’s par-71, 18-hole Frear Park Golf Course will cost just $25 per person for 18 holes of golf and a cart for residents and non-residents alike. 

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Ginny Charbonneau in Aruba

A FEARFUL FLYER AND IMPATIENT TRAVELER FIND THE GAME OF GOLF AND THE COUNTRY

By Mike Collar

Bob and Ginny Charbonneau have been married 17 years and do just about everything together…so why not a 50-state golf tour?

You see, the couple drive back and forth to work (at Seton Health) together. Bob is an administrator and Ginny, a compliance officer. They belong to the Ballston Spa Country Club.

This journey actually started in 2000 and ended in July 2010 at Charbonneau Country Club in Portland, OR. (where else?)

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TIGER THIRD AT TURNING STONE

VERONA (August 31, 2011) – The team of Hunter Mahan and Cristie Kerr outshot the field of stars from the world of men’s and women’s golf to capture their second consecutive title at the 4th Annual Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation Challenge on the Oneida Indian Nation lands.

The duo finished the mixed-team, best-ball tournament at Atunyote Golf Club at Turning Stone Resort Casino with a score of -11, one shot clear of the runner-up pairing of Annika Sorenstam and Rickie Fowler.

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GREENE COUNTY COURSE GOES TILL HALLOWEEN
By John Craig

WINDHAM – On the week that the PGA Tour wraps its “regular season” at the Wyndham Championship on Tobacco Road, the Capital Area has its namesake – Windham, as in Windham Country Club.

“They don’t call it Windy Hamlet for nothing,” joked PGA Head pro Brian Lowe while he and I made our way around the back nine of his course.

Webb Simpson took home $936,000 for winning the Wyndham Championship and earning his first win on the PGA Tour. Now let’s see him come play this scenic and challenging track in Greene County that was bought for a fraction of that.

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A TALE OF TWO GOLF COURSES
By Benita Zahn

Variations on paradise can be found within an hour’s drive of each other if you start your trip in Charleston, SC. First stop: The Plantation Course at Edisto Beach. Edisto is a place that time forgot, or rather, has been kept at bay.

The Chamber of Commerce calls it South Carolina’s best kept secret. There’s no fast food or hotels, rather condos, houses and apartments for rent and a beautiful beach which you can retreat to after golf. There’s only one course on the island: The Plantation Course. Sweet is how I’d describe it.

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CLIFTON PARK REVIVES PAR-3 COURSE
By Mike Collar

CLIFTON PARK – The Town of Clifton Park purchased the Barney Road Golf Course in October 2010, permanently protecting 39-acres of park land in one of Clifton Park’s oldest suburban neighborhoods.

Nearly two months after the par-3 executive course opened under municipal ownership, town officials couldn’t be happier. The golf course, open daily from 7:30AM to dusk, is located in Clifton Park’s Country Knolls neighborhood, just minutes away from Exit 9 of the Northway.

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ANNUAL COMPETITION, RAINY CONDITION

Burden Lake Country Club held its annual Stroke Play championship under two distinctly different weather days. Saturday, beautiful and July-like. Sunday, wet, soggy and monsoon-like.

After several stops and starts, Cody Bielawa bested Dan Ireland by four strokes to win the men’s championship. Heather Morrison beat Jen DiIorio by three to win the ladies championship flight of the 2011 edition. BLCC is called “a true test of golf for all skill levels.” It’s a par-71 track, for men, it’s a 6,205-yards, for women, it’s 4,880-yards.

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COOPERSTOWN’S OTHER GAME
By Benita Zahn

If you’ve never played at Leatherstocking in Cooperstown, do yourself a favor and book a round. You won’t be disappointed. It’s gorgeous, challenging and meticulously groomed.

Unless you hit down the center all the time you’ll have to contend with undulating lies, thick rough and water. There are breathtaking views of Otsego Lake,  some “billy goat” holes and whatever your GPS tells you is the distance, believe it. In short, it’s one exciting round of golf that will make you think and delight when it all comes together.

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