Golf.com and Sports Illustrated ranked all 50 states by their “Golfiness” and the state of Florida was given the top spot on the list. The list, compiled by Golf.com’s travel expert Joe Passov, was done by rating each state on a 0-50 scale in four categories: avidness of golfers, quantity and quality of courses, legacy/vibe, and Joe’s own rating.

Joe’s had this to say in his description of Florida:

“‘My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned 60 and that's the law,’ joked Jerry Seinfeld. There are many reasons why so many PGA Tour pros from Europe and the U.S. make Florida their home: No state income tax, more courses (1,042) than any other state, terrific facilities and superb weather nearly year-round. The state also hosts a…

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Royal Palm Beach resident Alan Morin carded a four day total of even par to finish in a tie for third at the 2015 PGA Professional National Championship at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. That third place finish earned the assistant pro at The Falls Country Club in Lake Worth a spot at the PGA Championship at Whistling Straights August 13th-16th.

Morin shot rounds of 70, 72, 72, and 68 to be one of the 20 PGA Professionals to earn a trip to the season’s final major.

“I’m very happy for how I played today,” Morin told the Palm Beach Post. “I grinded it out, and mentally hung in there all week. I tried to stay steady and not get ahead of myself. It’s a marathon. But it was a beautiful facility, a beautiful golf course. You can’t get better conditions…

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Quail Ridge Country Club in Boynton Beach will demolish their current clubhouse to make way for a new $22 million clubhouse. According to the club's General Manager William Langley, the 40 year old clubhouse will be torn down in the next few weeks and the new one is expected to be completed in October of 2017. 

Quail Ridge, which boasts two 18-hole championship courses, had it's original clubhouse built in 1975. It had been previously renovated in 1990 and again in 2001.

Langley said the current clubhouse is “traditional,” while the replacement will have more height, higher ceilings and views that overlook the putting green and practice range. It will have outdoor and indoor seating as well as an outdoor bar and nanowalls that allow the windows to…

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The West Course at the Fountains Country Club will be closed until mid-October as the club undergoes a $2 million renovation project.

The club is trying to get the course back to its original design by widening bunkers, restructuring fairways, and leveling parts of the course. According to General Manager Ricardo Catarino, by reshaping the bunkers and fairways, the greens will regain some of the visual appeal that it had when it originally opened in the 1970s.

The plan is not only to return the greens to their original size and shape, but also re-build the tee boxes to make the course more playable for less experienced golfers.

In addition, the club will also be fixing the clubhouse roof, expanding the outdoor eating areas, and revamping the…

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A lot of private courses try to entice membership by offering to treat potential members as "members for a day". Well, PGA National is taking it one step further by offering "ownership for a day".

For $25,000, you and 50 of your closest friends can literally take over PGA National and the Champion Course, home of the Honda Classic for the day. For what breaks down to about $500 a person, you can play the course that has played home to the Honda Classic, the 1983 Ryder Cup, and the 1987 PGA Championship. The cost also comes with access to the practice facilities, locker room, and caddie services. 

In addition, all members of the group will get a continental breakfast before teeing off, commemorative bag tags, full access to the practice facilities,…

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The U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier is routinely considered "the longest day in golf". Golfers from all over who advanced out of their local qualifier head to the sectional qualifiers to play 36 holes with a precious few spots on the line into the U.S. Open.

Four spots were up for grabs Monday at the Bears Club in Jupiter. One name on the list stood out in particular, and not just because he has a house inside the club and is a resident member.

Luke Donald at one point in 2012 was the #1 ranked golfer in the World. Now, after some less than steller play as of recent, found himself outside the top 60 and having to qualify through a sectional qualifier for what he said was the first time in “10 or 11 years”. 

“It’s not something I’m very accustomed to,”…

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"Today was a lot better," Tiger Woods said when he was describing his finla round 74 at the Memorial Tournament. 

The only problem with that statement, is his Sunday 74 followed a Saturday 85 so it could not have gotten much worse. While Woods improved 11 shots on Sunday, much of the discussion was about the 85 Tiger shot on Saturday, his worst single round as a professional. After making the cut on the number on Friday at 1-under and showing glimpses of the old Tiger at times, his 15-over par weekend left everyone scratching their heads and having more questions then answers, including Tiger.

“This is a lonely sport,” Tiger said Sunday. “The manager is not going to come in and bring the righty or bring the lefty, you've just got to play through…

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While many of the top golfers in the game are showcasing their golf and honoring Jack Nicklaus at his Memorial Tournament, the North Palm Beach resident is being honored with yet another top honor.

Earlier in the week, while Nicklaus was making final preperations before welcoming the PGA Tour to his Muirfield Village for the annual tour stop, the Huffington Post was naming Jack to it's list of top 50 most powerful Americans 50 years of age and older.

Nicklaus came in at number 30 on a list that featured some of the most influential actors, writers, media moguls, innovators, fashion icons, singers, business leaders, and politicians.

“Is there a golf-loving American in this country who doesn’t love/respect/cherish the ‘Golden Bear?’” the article…

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Starting in 2018, there will be some changes to the Arnold Palmer Cup Palmer and the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Monday.

Beggining in 2018, the Arnold Palmer Cup, a Ryder Cup-style competition that matches the top collegiate male players in the United States against the top collegiate players in Europe will expand to include both men and women from around the world.

The competiton will continue its match play format with team, mixed team, and sinlges sessions. Each team will consist of 12 men and 12 women. The first seven men's and women's golfers from each side will be determined via the Arnold Palmer Rankings, with the remaining four being selected by a committee and one being saved for a coaches pick. Thos college golfers who…

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On Monday, May 18th, Wycliffe Golf and Country Club in Wellington will host a "Fore the Community" marathon golf event. The event will be put on by the Seminole Region of the Florida Chapter of Club Manager's Association of America and will benefit the Special Olympics, SOS Children's Villages, and Toys for Tots. The goal for the CMAA is to raise $200,000 for the charities.

Wycliffe staff members Richard Chase, CCM, CAM (Director of F&B), Shannon Wheeler (Director of Golf Course Maintenance), Lynn Stebbins, CCM, PGA (Director of Golf), Paul Rifenberg (Assistant Golf Professional), and Robb Heering, PGA (Assistant Golf Professional) will participate in the event and will be joined by special guest Jonathan Doring. Doring won the Gold Medal in Men's…

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