THE FRENCH LICK RESORT in French Lick Indiana has opened it’s golf courses for the 2020 season, with restrictions. The hotels, spa, casino, and restaurants are closed, details at Frenchlick.com. MISTWOOD GOLF CLUB-McWethy’s Tavern is doing Easter Lunches for your Easter dinner, you must order by Friday, call Mistwood (815)-254-7001 ______________________________________________________________________
THE GOG BLOG by RORY SPEARS, Director of Content and Creation for Golfers on Golf. Follow Rory on Twitter @GogBlogGuy, and on Facebook, or Linkedin. With the Ryder Cup, still on for this September.
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Keep it here for something a little more refreshing.
Some area courses are making traditional Easter Sunday meals for next weekend. Some of those courses include Cog Hill and Mistwood.
But you need to have your orders in before next weekend, to get them filled. Call the clubs or visit websites to make sure you are following the set guidelines.
BOYNE RESORTS with multiple resorts in Northern Michigan has announced the resort will reopen on May 1st, with only limited resources available. See Boyneresorts.com for detail. Boyne is home to 10 golf courses in Michigan.
DAVID LEADBETTER is helping the stay at home golf coaches, on how to properly engage their kids in the game of golf. His program is FREE of charge. It gives you options for both backyard golf or stay inside golf. You can sign up for the 2-hour course at https://university.leadbetter.com/products/the-parent-coach.
Blackberry Oaks head pro and GM, Chad Johansen with the Blackberry Am Trophy at Blackberry Oaks in Bristol IL.
Chad Johansen the founder of the #kidsrule program at blackberry Oaks GC, in Bristol IL., has launched a junior golf home video contest.
Yes make your video and send it to chadjohansen.com, winners will receive prizes from Wilson Golf.
Show everyone how you are playing or practicing your game from home during the, stay at home time during the Covis-19 breakout.
DUCA DEL COSMA a new line of golf shoes for both men and women, has set up it’s national office in Palm Beach Florida, with sales reps now in place in the southeast part of the country. In addition former Reebok and Ashworth sales representative has been hired at VP of Sales for Duca Del Cosma. For more information on the new full line of shoes by Luca Del Cosma, see Lucadelcosma.us.
FOUNDING MEMBER of the International Network of Golf (ING) Bob Poston has passed away, after a long battle with Pneumonia. Poston was recently tested for the Covid-19 virus, and the test was negative. In addition, ING-President Mike Jamison announced this past week, that the ING 30th Anniversary Convention scheduled for late May at the Valley Forge Casino-Hotel in Pennsylvania, has been canceled. Due to concerns of the Covid-19 virus.
THE GENERAL CLUBHOUSE at Eagle Ridge Resort in Galena Illinois.
The Eagle Ridge Resort and Spa, has announced a series of improvements to the General Golf Course Clubhouse and Spikes Restaurant food and beverage area.
The work started last fall and is continuing through the virus season here in 2020.
Golfers on Golf will have more on Eagle Ridge Resort, coming up later in the week ahead. Currently the resort and golf courses are closed because of the Covid-19 virus situation.
CLUB CHAMPION the nation’s largest club fitter has introduced a new gift card promotion for the 2020 golf season ahead, whenever it’s starts. For anyone that purchases a $100 to $500 gift card, you will receive an additional $50.00 gift card. If you purchase over $500.00, you get a gift card for 10% of the purchase total. This limited time offer, and all bonus gift cards expire on June 30th of 2021.
For more details on the gift card, or to book a fitting when the virus shutdown ends, please visit Clubchampiongolf.com.
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