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America’s best cities for golfers

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What is the best city in the U.S. for golfers? It’s a subjective question, but one that Coventry Direct has looked to answer in a recent study.

Coventry Direct collected data on each of America’s 100 largest cities (based on population size) for the following factors to try and find out just what the best city in America is for golfers:

  • Cost Of Living
  • Quality of Life
  • The Average Temperature Difference From 70 Degrees Fahrenheit 
  • The Number Of Days Above 70 Degrees Annually
  • Days Of Precipitation Annually
  • Hours Of Sunshine Annually
  • Number Of Days Above 90 Or Below 32 Degrees Fahrenheit
  • The Number Of Golf Courses Per 100,000 People
  • The Number Of Highly Rated Golf Courses (4+ Stars) Per 100,000 People
  • Average Golf Course Rating

To rate the cities, each was assigned a score of 0-10 for each factor, with a mathematical formula formulating each score relative to the other cities in the analysis. Factor scores were then added together to give each city a final score on a 0-100 scale, with higher scores indicating the best conditions for golfers, and thus, the best cities.

What is the best city in America for golfers?

 

The results showed that the western part of the country dominated, with three cities in Arizona clear of the rest: Scottsdale, Glendale, Gilbert.

Here’s a look at the 25 cities in the country that ranked the highest:

Scottsdale was ranked as the best city in America for golfers

The company also created distinct rankings for each of four American regions:-the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West. For these rankings, cities were only matched up against other cities in their specific geographic region.

Northeast

Newark reigned supreme in the Northeast

Midwest

Wichita came out on top in the Midwest

South

St. Petersburg finished top in the South

West

Arizona dominated the west category

Check out the full analysis here.

 

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Gianni is the Managing Editor at GolfWRX. He can be contacted at [email protected].

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TaylorMade signs 15-year-old AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year to an NIL contract

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This week, TaylorMade Golf announced that they’ve signed AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year, Miles Russell, to an NIL contract.

In a statement, TaylorMade called Russell “nothing short of remarkable”.

“Miles’ record setting success at his young age is nothing short of remarkable and we are excited he chose us to support him in his growth as a golfer to continue to accomplish his career goals. Identifying and developing the top junior talent in the world has always been a priority for us at TaylorMade. Miles and his family epitomize the type of athlete and human being we are looking to add to Team TaylorMade.”

Russell has broken plenty of records in recent months. This season, he was named American Junior Golf Association’s Rolex Boys Player of the Year, making him the youngest male player to receive the award. The record was previously held by Tiger Woods who was about 10 months older than Russell at the time he received the award.

At age 14, J he became the youngest player ever to win the Junior PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass at age 14.

The 15-year-old also played in his first Korn Ferry Tour event on Thursday, the LECOM Suncoast Classic, and shot a first-round 68.

In the aftermath of the agreement, Russell released a statement.

“I have had a great relationship with the team at TaylorMade for years now and couldn’t be more excited to continue to work with them in the future. TaylorMade has a history of developing the top junior talent in the world to help reach their goals of becoming PGA TOUR and major championship winners. I am looking forward to working with the team to reach those and other goals I have laid out for my career.”

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Group of PGA Tour caddies sign endorsement deal with underwear company

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In an interesting turn of events, a group of PGA Tour caddies have signed an endorsement deal with an underwear company.

Geno Bonnalie (Joel Dahmen), Aaron Flener (J.T. Poston), John Limanti (Akshay Bhatia) and Joel Stock (Will Zalatoris) and John Ellis (Wyndham Clark) have signed a deal with the underwear brand, SAXX.

Here are some details about the endorsement deal:

  • The deal eclipses six figures in total value, extending what last year marked the first significant apparel agreement with a group of pro caddies. Of note, Geno and John Ellis appeared in the Netflix docuseries, Full Swing.
  • The caddies will wear SAXX underwear, shorts and polos on and off the course.
  • SAXX will donate $100 to the Testicular Cancer Foundation for every birdie made by the caddies’ players for the rest of the season.
  • SAXX will bring the Ball Masters to the masses at the Travelers Championship, hosting a fan activation with underwear giveaways, photo opportunities, appearances from the Ball Masters and more.
  • Fans can become an honorary Ball Master, which includes a year’s worth of underwear, among other things. Go to SAXX.com/ball-master-application from now until June 15 to enter.

The partnership is great for the caddies and also represents a great cause.

Check out the video they shared on YouTube:

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Man charged with stealing millions of dollars worth of memorabilia from Augusta National

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According to a report from the Chicago Tribune, a man has been charged in Chicago with stealing millions of dollars’ worth of memorabilia from Augusta National.

The man, Robert Globensky, was charged with transporting the memorabilia across state lines.

The report states that between 2009 and 2022, Globensky allegedly transported “millions of dollars’ worth of Masters golf tournament merchandise and historical memorabilia” from Augusta National “and transported to Tampa, Florida, knowing the same had been stolen, converted and taken by fraud.”

The document was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Per the court records there is no mention that Globensky worked for the golf club.

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