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Doug Vilven, one of the most accomplished and decorated PGA Golf Professionals who ever picked up a golf club, taught a lesson or administered a ruling during a golf tournament, passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah on December 23, 2018, after a sudden illness. Born February 20, 1948, in Wamego, Kansas, he grew up…
Carnoustie Golf Links-Angus, Scotland-Home of The Most Underrated Golf Course in the World The long days of summer are when professional golfers make their hay. These are the significant money events, including the “Majors.” More often than not a strong showing in the four major championships, (i.e., The Masters, US Open, The Open Championship and…
What’s wrong with municipal golf courses in Utah that wouldn’t be solved by moving them into special services districts? Ho-hum, another year, another budget and the proverbial soup can that is municipal golf course operations in Salt Lake City got kicked down the road again. When will elected officials finally acknowledge their business model…
To Friends and Family: Just the mention of “Barbecue” conjures up a plethora of emotions, feelings, tastes, smells and the word can be used in many forms. For most, the general term means a celebration of family, friends, food, fun and is uniquely American as apple pie, baseball and the 4th of July. In fact,…
By Joe Watts Jeff Waters, also known as “Golf Guy,” is retiring, but he isn’t. He wants to make it clear that he isn’t retiring, but he is. Clarification is in order, which is normal when talking with Jeff. He’s a complex guy. He is retiring from being an active PGA professional and instead will…
Wednesday, August 16, 2017, on a perfectly gorgeous summers eve, my courageous, caring and loving daughter, Alexis Jane Waters, lost her nearly nine-year battle with stage IV metastatic melanoma cancer. Surrounded and supported by an army of family, friends, fellow workers and followers on social media from around the world, she fought and shared her…