WNY PGA Assistants’ Association Individual Stroke Play

Transit Valley Country Club Friday, April 29th, 2011 Jeffrey M. Urzetta    72 Adam  R Condello    73 T-3    Timothy J Falkner    74 Alexander W. Wright    74 T-5    Rodney P. Blair    75 Eric C Mabee    75 T-7    Michael N. D’Orazio    77 Jeffrey M. Mietus    77...

John Smoltz: Mid-Life Crisis?

John Smoltz, future hall of fame inductee at Cooperstown, is teeing it up in the South Georgia Classic on the Nationwide Tour this week. Not the pro-am, the main event. Smoltz wants to see if his success in money and pride games with Tiger Woods translates to...

Tonawanda Ready For Golf

The first straight and wayward tee shots of the season at Tonawanda’s two golf courses, Brighton and Sheridan, will take place tomorrow, April 28. The Buffalo News ran a brief announcing the opening would take place at 6 a.m. tomorrow, weather depending. Given...

Press Release: Antigua Outerwear

Antigua’s fall based outerwear is created to function in various climates and incorporates the trend that focuses on layering. The current opinion is that as weather fluctuates throughout the day it is more desirable to take off-and-add on layers to adjust for...

Press Release: Miura Golf Announces Passing Point

PASSING POINT 9003 (PP-9003) FORGED CAVITY-BACK IRONS Vancouver, British Columbia/Himeji, Japan-Japanese golf-club manufacturer Miura Golf-which has been making the world’s highest-quality forged irons for 44 years-is officially introducing its Passing Point...

Top Ten List

As I’m looking out my window at another soggy, gloomy day and wondering if there will be a golf season at all, I thought I’d compile a list of the things I have been doing to fill the time I would normally spend on the golf course.  I have to say that not...

Will It Ever Stop?

Golfers in Western New York have to be drowning in their desire to get out on the golf course. Even in late April we’re still battling winds, snow, rain and cold, cold temperatures. It seems like we keep checking the 10-day forecast only to see this…will...

Vote For The Best First Hole In Buffalo-Niagara

There are a lot of great holes in Buffalo-Niagara, but which first hole is the best one? We’ve selected 4 public and 3 private opening salvos and want to know which one you think is the best. [poll id=”8″] Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in...

Spring Thoughts

As folks celebrate important festivals that herald the arrival of Spring, some thoughts danced a merry tarantella through my mind this Sunday morning. For golf course owners, the first month of the golf season has been a battle. Given the state of droughts in some...

Hold On To Harbour Town

This weekend’s Heritage Tournament at Harbour Town Golf Links could be the last if the group doesn’t find a new title sponsor to underwrite the approximately $8 million it costs to hold the event. The group is seeking a new partnership and Jim Furyk seems...

Sheridan Park Golf Course Review

Like Grover Cleveland, Sheridan Park is another course whose fine 18-hole layout was sacrificed for commerce. Six holes across Sheridan Drive were lost when the land was sold off during the 1960s. The holes that replaced them are serviceable, but it is safe to assume...

Holland Hills Country Club Review

Holland Hills is an enjoyable and demanding country track to the south of the city. Take the 400 and turn right, moving past the town’s Speedway. HH moves across side hills in a unique fashion, making the course both logical and unforgettable. Each nine descends...

Grover Cleveland Golf Course Review

The poster child for the phrase “Appearances can be deceiving,” Grover Cleveland has the most unexpected history of any area public track. It lived the first 40 years or so of its life as the Country Club of Buffalo and, in 1912, hosted most of the...

Elma Meadows Golf Course Review

Elma Meadows is one of two Erie County Parks golf courses. Located on rolling terrain, south-east of the city, Elma Meadows combines an exciting challenge with an enjoyable walk in the park, a guaranteed walk not spoiled! 1 Without a doubt, the most breathtaking first...

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