Millennial Golf Challenges in Minnesota

To help spur a dialogue around Millennial Golf, I recently published "Not Making the College Golf Cut" on Golf WRX. The feedback was mixed--some saying I'm another whiney Millennial with others fully supporting the challenges we face to play golf--but all indicative of the issues we face and how they are perceived. Among...

Golf is hard in every way possible. If you don’t believe me, I have a simple test for you: put your ball about 20 yards from the green and pick one clear shot to hit. 60 degree wedge flop shot, 7 iron bump-and-run, putt it with your 3 wood or roll it with your putter....

PART 1: How To Engage Millennial Golfers

This is part 1 of a series of articles written by the GOLF 20/20 Ambassadors highlighting ways for the golf industry to engage with 18 to 34-year-olds and promote the game to millennial golfers. Read the rest of the series. With the majority of the millennial generation now in...

It’s 5:00 a.m. PST as I sleeplessly wait to board my plane back home. Where I come from, back in the mountains of southwest Virginia, it’s eight o’clock. Matt Harman—the Radford former college golfer I caddied for in this week’s eGolf Tour ArrowCreek Open—and I have spent the last five days in the “Biggest Little...

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Boston Golf Club Hosts City Golf Tournament

A select few young professional golfers in Boston experienced golf in a new way this week at Boston Golf Club (BGC), one of the finest modern private clubs that is ranked in America's top 100 golf courses. So why were Boston young professionals taking off work and how were they playing an elite private course? Because...
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Golf Is Like Life

I am really grateful that my Dad introduced both my little sister and I to The First Tee program, which brought golf into our lives. Learning, practicing, competing and being in the game of golf teaches you valuable life lessons. [caption id="attachment_10711" align="aligncenter" width="830"]Read more

PART 6: Why Millennial Golf Is A Challenge

This is part 6 of a series of articles highlighting the reasons why playing the game is a challenge for 18 to 34-year-olds. Read the rest of the series. In case you missed the first five parts of this series, let me bring you up to speed. The...
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The Golf Course Became My Happy Place

Golf to me is more than just a game. I didn’t have the most normal introduction to the game of golf, as I grew up playing pretty much every sport besides golf. Then, when I was 12, I was diagnosed with leukemia. The leukemia made my body very weak and I was unable to play...
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PART 5: Why Millennial Golf Is A Challenge

This is part 5 of a series of articles highlighting the reasons why playing the game is a challenge for 18 to 34-year-olds. Read the rest of the series. While millennial golf participation rates have been on the decline over the past two decades, there is reason to think that the...
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Englehorn: Growing College Golf in the Northwest

If you look at our map of NCCGA college golf teams, you may be surprised at how east-coast centric our player base is. The NCCGA originated in the Southeast and has expanded rapidly over the past year into Central, Northwest, and Southwest. Leading the charge for us in our Pacific Region is Adam...
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Monthly Archives: July 2014

Millennial Golf Challenges in Minnesota

Golf Is Hard In Every Way Possible

PART 1: How To Engage Millennial Golfers

Reno Golf Trip Gone Wrong

Boston Golf Club Hosts City Golf Tournament

Golf Is Like Life

PART 6: Why Millennial Golf Is A Challenge

The Golf Course Became My Happy Place

PART 5: Why Millennial Golf Is A Challenge

Englehorn: Growing College Golf in the Northwest

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