2 days ago
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Living off $10,000 a month, or $120,000 a year, in retirement may seem like plenty. It's $2.4 million if you retire at 65 and live 20 years, and nearly double the $5,094 a month not-yet-retired Americans polled by Schroders for its 2026 US Retirement Survey said they would be comfortable with.
But how far $10,000 in monthly income goes in retirement depends on where you retire. The cost of living, including rent, groceries, healthcare, utilities, transportation, and taxes, varies from place to place. The good news is that, except in cities such as New York or Los Angeles, $10,000 a month goes a long way.
But how much? From Florida to Texas, here's a look at how much $10,000 a month gets you in five popular retirement destinations across the country.
Ranked the best place to retire in 2026 by WalletHub, Orlando is popular with retirees because of its warm climate, countless golf courses, and tax-friendly policies — including no income, estate, or inheritance tax. The city boasts several music venues, art galleries, fishing facilities and adult volunteering opportunities.
#retire #place #goes
Living off $10,000 a month, or $120,000 a year, in retirement may seem like plenty. It's $2.4 million if you retire at 65 and live 20 years, and nearly double the $5,094 a month not-yet-retired Americans polled by Schroders for its 2026 US Retirement Survey said they would be comfortable with.
But how far $10,000 in monthly income goes in retirement depends on where you retire. The cost of living, including rent, groceries, healthcare, utilities, transportation, and taxes, varies from place to place. The good news is that, except in cities such as New York or Los Angeles, $10,000 a month goes a long way.
But how much? From Florida to Texas, here's a look at how much $10,000 a month gets you in five popular retirement destinations across the country.
Ranked the best place to retire in 2026 by WalletHub, Orlando is popular with retirees because of its warm climate, countless golf courses, and tax-friendly policies — including no income, estate, or inheritance tax. The city boasts several music venues, art galleries, fishing facilities and adult volunteering opportunities.
#retire #place #goes
6 days ago
College-town states like Ohio (93) and Tennessee (92) beat Florida's (103) cost-of-living index, cutting a retired couple's required savings by over $205,000.
Pennsylvania exempts 401(k) and IRA withdrawals from its 3.07% flat income tax for qualifying retirees, while Ohio taxes non-Social Security income above $26,050.
Ohio residents 60 and older can audit Ohio State courses tuition-free and access a major academic medical center, though game days and student rents add real trade-offs.
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Most people who talk about where to retire end up on the coast. Florida ranked first in net adjusted gross income gained through state-to-state moves in IRS migration data for 2022-2023, at $20.6 billion. The less talked-about option is a town built around a university.
#college #Social #security
Pennsylvania exempts 401(k) and IRA withdrawals from its 3.07% flat income tax for qualifying retirees, while Ohio taxes non-Social Security income above $26,050.
Ohio residents 60 and older can audit Ohio State courses tuition-free and access a major academic medical center, though game days and student rents add real trade-offs.
Read More: Avoid these 13 retirement mistakes before they derail your future (sponsor)
Most people who talk about where to retire end up on the coast. Florida ranked first in net adjusted gross income gained through state-to-state moves in IRS migration data for 2022-2023, at $20.6 billion. The less talked-about option is a town built around a university.
#college #Social #security
1 month ago
Garrett Clark addressed the elephant in the room for the first time during the Good Good Golf 50 States in 50 Days series. On day five, as the crew was making their way through Montana, Clark spoke to the audience to thank them for their support during a turbulent time for the company.
During that address to fans, he revealed something many fans were wondering but didn't have confirmation on. Now they do.
Clark took a second to pause his golf content to speak with the Good Good loyal audience.
He said, "I want to give a shout-out to all the courses that have hosted us along the way. I think one thing that we haven't really touched on is that once we obviously went through the stuff that happened within Good Good and online recently, a lot of people were scared to be within a social reach of us, if you will. It is what it is. It happens. I want to give a huge shout-out to all of the courses along the way that are sticking with us, making this happen."
He added, "50 States in 50 Days was a crazy idea that we had and obviously, with everything that happened recently with Good Good, when we tried to start scheduling things out, a lot of the spots were saying no because they didn't want us to come out to their course."
#good #golf
During that address to fans, he revealed something many fans were wondering but didn't have confirmation on. Now they do.
Clark took a second to pause his golf content to speak with the Good Good loyal audience.
He said, "I want to give a shout-out to all the courses that have hosted us along the way. I think one thing that we haven't really touched on is that once we obviously went through the stuff that happened within Good Good and online recently, a lot of people were scared to be within a social reach of us, if you will. It is what it is. It happens. I want to give a huge shout-out to all of the courses along the way that are sticking with us, making this happen."
He added, "50 States in 50 Days was a crazy idea that we had and obviously, with everything that happened recently with Good Good, when we tried to start scheduling things out, a lot of the spots were saying no because they didn't want us to come out to their course."
#good #golf
2 months ago
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has revealed himself. If not a card-carrying monetarist, he is at least a camp follower. This represents a dramatic change at the Fed, where the past Chairman Jerome Powell repeatedly rejected the basic tenets of monetarism.
This is a welcomed earthquake. After all, there are almost no monetarists left in the world (except for us, and we've been fighting a lonely rearguard action for over 40 years). The Federal Reserve has rejected monetarism consistently — and on the record — because it preferred other models for understanding the economy. In academia, monetarism has been out of fashion for decades. But by his own words, a monetarist is now leading the central bank.
Just what is monetarism? It's a doctrine which holds that money has a major influence on both the level of ***** et prices, economic activity, and the price level. Any discussion of national income determination must, therefore, center on the quantity of money and the banking system, since banks produce most of the money in modern economies. When it comes to monetary policy, its objectives are best met by targeting the rate of growth of the money supply.
Today, most economists pooh-pooh monetarism. Money and banking are nowhere to be found in their macroeconomic models, or their discourses about the course of ***** et prices, economic activity, and prices. Indeed, their forecasting exercises are typically based on elaborations of Keynesian income-expenditure models that exclude money and banking.
If that's not enough, we think that the Fed's backroom staff, mostly Keynesian-leaning Democrats, don't want alignment with a philosophy usually affiliated with Milton Friedman, but that's another story. Just look at what Joe Biden said in 2020 about how the dean of monetarism wasn't "running the show anymore."
#monetarist
This is a welcomed earthquake. After all, there are almost no monetarists left in the world (except for us, and we've been fighting a lonely rearguard action for over 40 years). The Federal Reserve has rejected monetarism consistently — and on the record — because it preferred other models for understanding the economy. In academia, monetarism has been out of fashion for decades. But by his own words, a monetarist is now leading the central bank.
Just what is monetarism? It's a doctrine which holds that money has a major influence on both the level of ***** et prices, economic activity, and the price level. Any discussion of national income determination must, therefore, center on the quantity of money and the banking system, since banks produce most of the money in modern economies. When it comes to monetary policy, its objectives are best met by targeting the rate of growth of the money supply.
Today, most economists pooh-pooh monetarism. Money and banking are nowhere to be found in their macroeconomic models, or their discourses about the course of ***** et prices, economic activity, and prices. Indeed, their forecasting exercises are typically based on elaborations of Keynesian income-expenditure models that exclude money and banking.
If that's not enough, we think that the Fed's backroom staff, mostly Keynesian-leaning Democrats, don't want alignment with a philosophy usually affiliated with Milton Friedman, but that's another story. Just look at what Joe Biden said in 2020 about how the dean of monetarism wasn't "running the show anymore."
#monetarist
2 months ago
The Great North Run (GNR) returns to Tyneside this weekend, with 63,000 runners taking part in the world's biggest half marathon on Sunday.
Saturday's Mini and Junior events on Newcastle's Quayside are in their 40th year and saw 13,000 young people take on courses ranging from 50m (164ft) to 4km (2.5 miles).
Gladiators Alex Gray (Apollo), Emily Steel (Dynamite) and Matty Campbell (Bionic) are ringing Saturday's starters' bell alongside GNR mascot Tyney the Tortoise, while Newcastle captain Dan Burn is Sunday's starter.
Sunday's 13.1-mile (21km) event sees runners and wheelchair users begin in Newcastle, race through Gateshead and South Tyneside before finishing in South Shields.
According to organisers, this year's Mini and Junior events are the biggest in its 40-year history.
#tyneside #junior #south #year
Saturday's Mini and Junior events on Newcastle's Quayside are in their 40th year and saw 13,000 young people take on courses ranging from 50m (164ft) to 4km (2.5 miles).
Gladiators Alex Gray (Apollo), Emily Steel (Dynamite) and Matty Campbell (Bionic) are ringing Saturday's starters' bell alongside GNR mascot Tyney the Tortoise, while Newcastle captain Dan Burn is Sunday's starter.
Sunday's 13.1-mile (21km) event sees runners and wheelchair users begin in Newcastle, race through Gateshead and South Tyneside before finishing in South Shields.
According to organisers, this year's Mini and Junior events are the biggest in its 40-year history.
#tyneside #junior #south #year
2 months ago
There's a new scholarship program for those interested in golf-course design and it's being started by one of the best in the game: Tom Doak.
According to a story in golfcoursearchitecture.net, the Doak Award will go out every two years to students who have showcased a commitment to a career in golf-course architecture.
"The purpose of the award is to further the education of promising young architects who have already demonstrated their dedication to a career in golf course design," Doak the publication. "It is really a write-your-own-award set-up, so that it's tailored to the gaps in each applicant's experience, whatever they think they are."
Doak has modeled this after the Dreer Award which he earned while at Cornell in the early 1980s. That award paid for him to travel and study golf courses. The Doak Award requires applicants to propose their own program of study and inlcude travel and educational pieces.
"I do expect travel to be an important part of the award, but I am keenly aware that it is much more expensive to see great courses today than when I spent nine months in the UK for about $10,000 in 1982," says Doak. "To that end, I am enlisting a bunch of my former clients to provide lodging and food in key locations, and asking fellow architects to host a student for a day or two if travelling to their part of the country."
#Career #study
According to a story in golfcoursearchitecture.net, the Doak Award will go out every two years to students who have showcased a commitment to a career in golf-course architecture.
"The purpose of the award is to further the education of promising young architects who have already demonstrated their dedication to a career in golf course design," Doak the publication. "It is really a write-your-own-award set-up, so that it's tailored to the gaps in each applicant's experience, whatever they think they are."
Doak has modeled this after the Dreer Award which he earned while at Cornell in the early 1980s. That award paid for him to travel and study golf courses. The Doak Award requires applicants to propose their own program of study and inlcude travel and educational pieces.
"I do expect travel to be an important part of the award, but I am keenly aware that it is much more expensive to see great courses today than when I spent nine months in the UK for about $10,000 in 1982," says Doak. "To that end, I am enlisting a bunch of my former clients to provide lodging and food in key locations, and asking fellow architects to host a student for a day or two if travelling to their part of the country."
#Career #study
2 months ago
There is one more race of the 2026 NTT IndyCar season, and everything is still at stake. As they take on Laguna Seca for the Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey, drivers look to go out with a bang, whether they'll be returning to the series or not.
Alex Palou has nothing to lose, however. After placing higher than Kyle Kirkwood in both races at the Milwaukee Mile, his fifth championship was secured. This was his fourth consecutive championship, and despite not winning both races, he proved why he deserved it.
Since he didn't get the results he may have wanted, Palou is likely to give it his all this race. He's shown dominance at Laguna Seca before, and it wouldn't be a surprise if he did once again.
The two runner-ups have the most to prove in this season finale. Christian Lundgaard and Kirkwood are only separated by two points. For Lundgaard, this race can help secure a seat for the 2027 season, as he is still unsigned. There's a chance he can take Scott Dixon's Chip Ganassi seat, and this is the best chance for him to prove that he's earned it.
Lundgaard is known for his dominance on road courses. He won the Sonsio Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course and the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America. Lundgaard is a potential winner at Laguna Seca with his road course abilities.
#lundgaard #seca #prix #race
Alex Palou has nothing to lose, however. After placing higher than Kyle Kirkwood in both races at the Milwaukee Mile, his fifth championship was secured. This was his fourth consecutive championship, and despite not winning both races, he proved why he deserved it.
Since he didn't get the results he may have wanted, Palou is likely to give it his all this race. He's shown dominance at Laguna Seca before, and it wouldn't be a surprise if he did once again.
The two runner-ups have the most to prove in this season finale. Christian Lundgaard and Kirkwood are only separated by two points. For Lundgaard, this race can help secure a seat for the 2027 season, as he is still unsigned. There's a chance he can take Scott Dixon's Chip Ganassi seat, and this is the best chance for him to prove that he's earned it.
Lundgaard is known for his dominance on road courses. He won the Sonsio Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course and the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America. Lundgaard is a potential winner at Laguna Seca with his road course abilities.
#lundgaard #seca #prix #race
2 months ago
Several of architect David McLay Kidd's most popular courses have focused on extreme and creative playability, with Gamble Sands in Washington and Mammoth Dunes at Sand Valley in Wisconsin as prime examples. Even his first-ever design, the original Bandon Dunes layout at the famed resort of the same name in Oregon, put playability at the forefront.
Kidd had a few deviations from the playability theme in his career, but in recent years he has talked at length about designing courses that are approachable for any level of golfer. The trick, he has said, is to challenge the best players while allowing less-skilled golfers to keep swinging.
Consider that challenge accepted at Bone Valley in Florida, his latest completed creation that will open in late September for preview play at the well-regarded Streamsong Resort. Built with an appreciation of the resort's other courses and with those layouts' DNA in mind, Kidd has constructed a new, full-sized 18 that offers ample width and plenty of opportunities to bounce **** into greens – those are keys to playability for less-skilled players.
But just as megalodon shark teeth can be found in the sand piles left over from the site's history as a phosphate mining operation, Bone Valley can offer a bit of a bite. Stray too far from the best scoring lines, and even the best players will struggle with the angles as they attempt to set up birdie putts.
"My team and I felt like we got to build something really, really fun both visually, strategically, creatively," Kidd said. "I think golfers, when they come here, won't be disappointed. I think they'll have a blast trying to figure out how to navigate their way through. I think every hole has a dozen different attacks you could make, a thousand different ways you could recover from error. It's not overly penal, but she is going to put up a fight against scoring. I think I've been able to refine that over the last dozen years or so."
#think #players #dunes
Kidd had a few deviations from the playability theme in his career, but in recent years he has talked at length about designing courses that are approachable for any level of golfer. The trick, he has said, is to challenge the best players while allowing less-skilled golfers to keep swinging.
Consider that challenge accepted at Bone Valley in Florida, his latest completed creation that will open in late September for preview play at the well-regarded Streamsong Resort. Built with an appreciation of the resort's other courses and with those layouts' DNA in mind, Kidd has constructed a new, full-sized 18 that offers ample width and plenty of opportunities to bounce **** into greens – those are keys to playability for less-skilled players.
But just as megalodon shark teeth can be found in the sand piles left over from the site's history as a phosphate mining operation, Bone Valley can offer a bit of a bite. Stray too far from the best scoring lines, and even the best players will struggle with the angles as they attempt to set up birdie putts.
"My team and I felt like we got to build something really, really fun both visually, strategically, creatively," Kidd said. "I think golfers, when they come here, won't be disappointed. I think they'll have a blast trying to figure out how to navigate their way through. I think every hole has a dozen different attacks you could make, a thousand different ways you could recover from error. It's not overly penal, but she is going to put up a fight against scoring. I think I've been able to refine that over the last dozen years or so."
#think #players #dunes
2 months ago
NFL stadiums are more than places where football games are played. The best ones become part of the identity of their teams and cities. Some have huge crowds, great views and modern facilities. Others stand out because of history, tradition, tailgating or the feeling inside the building.
The 2026 season brings another major change to that landscape. The Buffalo Bills have moved across the street into a brand-new Highmark Stadium. The new building has a fixed capacity of 60,108, making it the NFL's smallest stadium. Standing-room areas can add about 6,000 more fans. Its roof covers most of the crowd, while the grass field, open concourses and player facilities mark a major upgrade from the old stadium.
MORE: 7 best things about NFL preseason games only real fans appreciate
Highmark Stadium is exempt because it is still settling into its new home. It will likely be one of the best once fans have had more time to experience it during a full season.
So, that leaves 29 regularly used NFL stadiums, considering the New York Giants and Jets share MetLife Stadium and the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers co-habit SoFi Stadium. Let's get a deep dive on every NFL stadium.
#stadium #stadiums #games #major
The 2026 season brings another major change to that landscape. The Buffalo Bills have moved across the street into a brand-new Highmark Stadium. The new building has a fixed capacity of 60,108, making it the NFL's smallest stadium. Standing-room areas can add about 6,000 more fans. Its roof covers most of the crowd, while the grass field, open concourses and player facilities mark a major upgrade from the old stadium.
MORE: 7 best things about NFL preseason games only real fans appreciate
Highmark Stadium is exempt because it is still settling into its new home. It will likely be one of the best once fans have had more time to experience it during a full season.
So, that leaves 29 regularly used NFL stadiums, considering the New York Giants and Jets share MetLife Stadium and the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers co-habit SoFi Stadium. Let's get a deep dive on every NFL stadium.
#stadium #stadiums #games #major
2 months ago
The PGA Tour finally pulled the trigger on a massive overhaul for its season finale. After years of sticking to the same starting-strokes format at East Lake, the circuit is shifting to a two-week match play event. We're seeing a complete reinvention of how the season ends, not just a tweak. The changes kick in for the 2028 season. Fans who love the drama of head-to-head golf now have a reason to tune in for the final two weeks of the year.
The new structure breaks the final event into two distinct parts. The first week features a group stage, according to Golf Monthly. Thirty-two players will split into eight groups of four. They will play three rounds of stroke play within their groups. The top two from each group move on. Week two shifts to pure match play. This format hasn't been seen on the PGA Tour since the 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. Brian Rolapp, the PGA Tour CEO, addressed the media ahead of the current Tour Championship to clarify the path forward. He noted that the current model is just the start of a broader evolution.
The goal is to create more excitement and higher stakes. The season-long points list will still determine who qualifies. The top 32 on that list earn their spot in the finale. But the way they compete will be totally different. The top 90 players on the points list will still retain their cards, but only the elite 32 get to fight for the trophy in this new way.
For years, East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta has been the only home for the Tour Championship. That ends in 2028. The tournament will now rotate between prestigious venues. The Tour has promised to include courses that the modern circuit hasn't traditionally been able to feature. This opens up the door for historic layouts to host the finale. Rolapp confirmed that conversations are already underway to secure these new locations. He told reporters that East Lake is still a strong option for the future, but it won't hold a monopoly anymore.
East Lake remains among the options being considered for upcoming Tour Championship events. This flexibility allows the Tour to bring the championship to different markets and fan bases. It also adds a layer of novelty that the starting-strokes format lacked. The rotation ensures that the final event feels like a grand tour rather than a local fixture.
#east #play #season #golf
The new structure breaks the final event into two distinct parts. The first week features a group stage, according to Golf Monthly. Thirty-two players will split into eight groups of four. They will play three rounds of stroke play within their groups. The top two from each group move on. Week two shifts to pure match play. This format hasn't been seen on the PGA Tour since the 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. Brian Rolapp, the PGA Tour CEO, addressed the media ahead of the current Tour Championship to clarify the path forward. He noted that the current model is just the start of a broader evolution.
The goal is to create more excitement and higher stakes. The season-long points list will still determine who qualifies. The top 32 on that list earn their spot in the finale. But the way they compete will be totally different. The top 90 players on the points list will still retain their cards, but only the elite 32 get to fight for the trophy in this new way.
For years, East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta has been the only home for the Tour Championship. That ends in 2028. The tournament will now rotate between prestigious venues. The Tour has promised to include courses that the modern circuit hasn't traditionally been able to feature. This opens up the door for historic layouts to host the finale. Rolapp confirmed that conversations are already underway to secure these new locations. He told reporters that East Lake is still a strong option for the future, but it won't hold a monopoly anymore.
East Lake remains among the options being considered for upcoming Tour Championship events. This flexibility allows the Tour to bring the championship to different markets and fan bases. It also adds a layer of novelty that the starting-strokes format lacked. The rotation ensures that the final event feels like a grand tour rather than a local fixture.
#east #play #season #golf
2 months ago
Sydney Sweeney dressed up as Wonder Woman in a daring latex-inspired costume for a recent getaway, while her boyfriend, Scooter Braun, coordinated as Superman. But instead of praising the couple's superhero-themed looks, some fans called the costumes "weird" and "cheap."
In an Instagram photo dump shared on August 22, the Euphoria actress gave followers a glimpse into her "Camp '26" getaway, which featured waterside obstacle courses, karaoke, boat rides, jet skiing and more.
The first photo showed the 28-year-old posing in a revealing red PVC-style Wonder Woman costume with a sweetheart neckline. The outfit featured a silver rope detail around the faux belt, while she completed the look with Wonder Woman's signature gold tiara.
instagram/sydneysweeney
In the mirror selfie, Sweeney held up her phone to take the photo while Braun, 45, stood behind her in a Superman costume, although the top of his head was cut off from the frame.
#braun
In an Instagram photo dump shared on August 22, the Euphoria actress gave followers a glimpse into her "Camp '26" getaway, which featured waterside obstacle courses, karaoke, boat rides, jet skiing and more.
The first photo showed the 28-year-old posing in a revealing red PVC-style Wonder Woman costume with a sweetheart neckline. The outfit featured a silver rope detail around the faux belt, while she completed the look with Wonder Woman's signature gold tiara.
instagram/sydneysweeney
In the mirror selfie, Sweeney held up her phone to take the photo while Braun, 45, stood behind her in a Superman costume, although the top of his head was cut off from the frame.
#braun
2 months ago
Sabastian Sawe has been forced to pull out of another tilt at a sub-two-hour marathon with injury forcing his withdrawal from the Berlin Marathon.
The Kenyan had been due to defend his ***** le in Germany on 27 September in his return to action after smashing the marathon world record in London in April.
The 31-year-old had been tipped to perhaps run even faster than the 1:59:30 he recorded then, with Berlin noted as one of the fastest 26.2-mile courses on the circuit.
But an unspecified issue has meant Sawe has been denied the chance to race.
"It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you I am forced to withdraw from the BMW Berlin Marathon due to an injury," Sawe said in a statement.
#sawe #london
The Kenyan had been due to defend his ***** le in Germany on 27 September in his return to action after smashing the marathon world record in London in April.
The 31-year-old had been tipped to perhaps run even faster than the 1:59:30 he recorded then, with Berlin noted as one of the fastest 26.2-mile courses on the circuit.
But an unspecified issue has meant Sawe has been denied the chance to race.
"It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you I am forced to withdraw from the BMW Berlin Marathon due to an injury," Sawe said in a statement.
#sawe #london
2 months ago
Noted golf architect Tom Fazio, whose courses have a weighty presence on various Golfweek's Best course rankings lists, has signed on for something new. He will join forces with CityGolf USA to design eight indoor golf courses, starting with a new Nashville facility that will open in the winter of 2026 and that combines simulator golf with real greens and surrounds built with artificial turf.
CityGolf USA will use simulators to take players from tee to green, at which point the simulator screen will be lifted to reveal a green complex with the artificial turf. If it all sounds familiar, it's similar to what the TGL indoor league has built at Palm Beach State College in Florida, where teams of top touring professionals such as Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy play televised matches.
The first CityGolf USA location will take up 174,000 square feet at City View Building 6 in Nashville. The business will include a high-end restaurant, a bar, event ******* es, driving range bays and a short-game practice area. Fazio will design the 18-hole course in concert with Fazio Design Technologies.
"A great golf course is always accompanied by a great environment," Fazio said in a media release announcing the partnership that was released Wednesday. "FDT and CityGolf USA are committed to providing a one-of-a-kind environment and entertainment venue that is unmatched. The ability to design and create unique golf courses for CityGolf USA has been seamless, and we look forward to people all over the United States having the opportunity to play them."
Gavin Fazio, Tom's son, is founder of Fazio Design Technologies and president of Fazio Design, the firm that focuses on actual course design.
#golf #nashville #indoor #simulator
CityGolf USA will use simulators to take players from tee to green, at which point the simulator screen will be lifted to reveal a green complex with the artificial turf. If it all sounds familiar, it's similar to what the TGL indoor league has built at Palm Beach State College in Florida, where teams of top touring professionals such as Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy play televised matches.
The first CityGolf USA location will take up 174,000 square feet at City View Building 6 in Nashville. The business will include a high-end restaurant, a bar, event ******* es, driving range bays and a short-game practice area. Fazio will design the 18-hole course in concert with Fazio Design Technologies.
"A great golf course is always accompanied by a great environment," Fazio said in a media release announcing the partnership that was released Wednesday. "FDT and CityGolf USA are committed to providing a one-of-a-kind environment and entertainment venue that is unmatched. The ability to design and create unique golf courses for CityGolf USA has been seamless, and we look forward to people all over the United States having the opportunity to play them."
Gavin Fazio, Tom's son, is founder of Fazio Design Technologies and president of Fazio Design, the firm that focuses on actual course design.
#golf #nashville #indoor #simulator
2 months ago
ORCHARD PARK, NY — For the first time in six years, an NFL team will move into a new football palace, the 2026 Buffalo Bills set to cross the street and officially open their new Highmark Stadium to kick off Week 2 of the regular season.
With a fixed seating capacity of 60,108, Highmark becomes the league's smallest venue. But that's completely by design. The standing-room only crowd can increase the headcount by roughly 6,000 for a place built to be intimate. And, despite some seemingly overblown criticism about some of the obstructed-view seats that were spotlit for the Bills' first practice in the building earlier this month, players and most fans seem to love their new surroundings.
They include gorgeous views of the field from the concourses (like a baseball stadium interior); a roof that will shield most of the crowed from lake-effect weather during winter; many design homages to Bills Mafia and creature comforts the players simply didn't have at the old Ralph Wilson Stadium (also known as Highmark Stadium before it closed following the 2025 campaign) – chief among them a grass playing surface.
"It's so nice," Bills general manager Brandon Beane recently told USA TODAY Sports. "There's some really nice stadiums, I don't think I've walked into one nicer. It's very intentional about things.
"The players are very excited about it."
#first #design
With a fixed seating capacity of 60,108, Highmark becomes the league's smallest venue. But that's completely by design. The standing-room only crowd can increase the headcount by roughly 6,000 for a place built to be intimate. And, despite some seemingly overblown criticism about some of the obstructed-view seats that were spotlit for the Bills' first practice in the building earlier this month, players and most fans seem to love their new surroundings.
They include gorgeous views of the field from the concourses (like a baseball stadium interior); a roof that will shield most of the crowed from lake-effect weather during winter; many design homages to Bills Mafia and creature comforts the players simply didn't have at the old Ralph Wilson Stadium (also known as Highmark Stadium before it closed following the 2025 campaign) – chief among them a grass playing surface.
"It's so nice," Bills general manager Brandon Beane recently told USA TODAY Sports. "There's some really nice stadiums, I don't think I've walked into one nicer. It's very intentional about things.
"The players are very excited about it."
#first #design
2 months ago
With Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood winning the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, IndyCar's final street race in 2026, there was one common denominator in all six street races: They were won by a car with a Honda engine.
Honda went 6-of-6 on the street circuits (two Kirkwood wins, three Alex Palou wins and one from Marcus Ericsson) while Chevrolet, IndyCar's other engine manufacturer, didn't win any.
To sweep the streets, Honda never really had to scrape by in any race, as a Honda engine led 542 of the 597 (90.7%) of the laps on streets this year while claiming 15 of the 18 podium spots. The manufacturer has won 19 of the last 21 street races dating back to 2023, when it also swept the streets.
Honda has won 10 of the 15 races, including Felix Rosenqvist's win in the Indianapolis 500 for Meyer Shank Racing. After Chevrolet closed the gap with three straight wins in June and July, Honda has separated itself by winning four in a row.
"I think the fact that we won the 500 and we also turn around and we're doing it currently on street courses, it makes me proud for the team," Honda Racing Corporation USA vice president Kelvin Fu told IndyStar. "And a lot of it is, it's just not us, it's Andretti and it's (Chip Ganassi Racing), right? It's a combination of their ability to develop their car control and the drivers and surviving a 147-lap, ******* py street course."
#racing
Honda went 6-of-6 on the street circuits (two Kirkwood wins, three Alex Palou wins and one from Marcus Ericsson) while Chevrolet, IndyCar's other engine manufacturer, didn't win any.
To sweep the streets, Honda never really had to scrape by in any race, as a Honda engine led 542 of the 597 (90.7%) of the laps on streets this year while claiming 15 of the 18 podium spots. The manufacturer has won 19 of the last 21 street races dating back to 2023, when it also swept the streets.
Honda has won 10 of the 15 races, including Felix Rosenqvist's win in the Indianapolis 500 for Meyer Shank Racing. After Chevrolet closed the gap with three straight wins in June and July, Honda has separated itself by winning four in a row.
"I think the fact that we won the 500 and we also turn around and we're doing it currently on street courses, it makes me proud for the team," Honda Racing Corporation USA vice president Kelvin Fu told IndyStar. "And a lot of it is, it's just not us, it's Andretti and it's (Chip Ganassi Racing), right? It's a combination of their ability to develop their car control and the drivers and surviving a 147-lap, ******* py street course."
#racing
2 months ago
Bayern Munich's latest arrival, Ismael Saibari, spoke to the press when he was officially introduced as a new signing in Munich. One of the topics that came up was his ability to speak multiple languages. Saibari said, "I speak five languages — English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Dutch — and hopefully German soon too. I like languages and different cultures." It is a good thing that he likes learning new languages, because Bayern is famously strict about their new signings learning German and require rigorous language courses.
Saibari's personal and family history explains his ability to speak multiple languages. He was born to Moroccan parents in Spain, which accounts for his knowledge of Arabic and Spanish. He moved with his family to Belgium when he was young where he learned Flemish Dutch and French. Although he never lived in an English-speaking country, he likely studied it in school and likely spoke it frequently playing with international teammates throughout his career.
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Saibari's personal and family history explains his ability to speak multiple languages. He was born to Moroccan parents in Spain, which accounts for his knowledge of Arabic and Spanish. He moved with his family to Belgium when he was young where he learned Flemish Dutch and French. Although he never lived in an English-speaking country, he likely studied it in school and likely spoke it frequently playing with international teammates throughout his career.
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2 months ago
ATLANTA (AP) — The PGA Tour is reshaping its postseason for 2028 by ending the year with a Tour Championship played over two weeks at different golf courses involving match play.
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp announced the changes Tuesday before the Tour Championship, which currently is 72 holes of stroke play for the top 30 players. Whoever wins the tournament is declared the FedEx Cup champion and earns $10 million in official money from the $40 million purse.
Starting in 2028, the BMW Championship — the only postseason event that rotates is being held that year at Olympia Fields near Chicago — will be for the leading 90 players on the points list. Points from the season continue, and the leader will be the season champion and bonus money distributed accordingly.
The top 32 after the BMW Championship will be broken into eight groups of four-player pools. The leading two players from each pool advance to the final event, which will be match play over four days. Even players eliminated early will play through Sunday to determine final positions.
That means the BMW Championship will offer three trophies — the BMW Championship, the Western Golf ******* ociation and the PGA Tour Championship Series Finale.
#championship #points
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp announced the changes Tuesday before the Tour Championship, which currently is 72 holes of stroke play for the top 30 players. Whoever wins the tournament is declared the FedEx Cup champion and earns $10 million in official money from the $40 million purse.
Starting in 2028, the BMW Championship — the only postseason event that rotates is being held that year at Olympia Fields near Chicago — will be for the leading 90 players on the points list. Points from the season continue, and the leader will be the season champion and bonus money distributed accordingly.
The top 32 after the BMW Championship will be broken into eight groups of four-player pools. The leading two players from each pool advance to the final event, which will be match play over four days. Even players eliminated early will play through Sunday to determine final positions.
That means the BMW Championship will offer three trophies — the BMW Championship, the Western Golf ******* ociation and the PGA Tour Championship Series Finale.
#championship #points
3 months ago
Best and worst Premier League jerseys this season: Ranking the best kits, from Fulham style to Bournemouth horror originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Few things are more pleasing to the eye than the beautiful game. At its best, the ball dances through the mist, caressing one foot, then another. The moonscape brushes off chests, ricochets off heads and twirls through the brisk night sky, all before nestling its way into the corner of the net.
Given the aesthetics on display during an average match, it's little wonder why apparel companies have invested in football so heavily. The Premier League is inundated with high-profile outfitters, including Nike, Adidas, Under Armour and Hummel. Each company is tasked with conjuring up kits that have their own distinctive feel and look about them.
That doesn't always come to fruition. But when it does, the harmonies linger in the concourses for a little longer. In a sport filled with heartache, that might make it all worth it.
With that, here's a look at the best and worst kits set to cloak Premier League players during the 2026/27 season.
#premier #season #little #look
Few things are more pleasing to the eye than the beautiful game. At its best, the ball dances through the mist, caressing one foot, then another. The moonscape brushes off chests, ricochets off heads and twirls through the brisk night sky, all before nestling its way into the corner of the net.
Given the aesthetics on display during an average match, it's little wonder why apparel companies have invested in football so heavily. The Premier League is inundated with high-profile outfitters, including Nike, Adidas, Under Armour and Hummel. Each company is tasked with conjuring up kits that have their own distinctive feel and look about them.
That doesn't always come to fruition. But when it does, the harmonies linger in the concourses for a little longer. In a sport filled with heartache, that might make it all worth it.
With that, here's a look at the best and worst kits set to cloak Premier League players during the 2026/27 season.
#premier #season #little #look
3 months ago
SMITHFIELD, RI (WPRI) — This week's Cardi's Furniture & Mattresses Hometown Sports Hero is Evan Benson.
The 14-year-old Chepachet native found the sport of Disc Golf in 2023 and just completed his first Professional Disc Golf ***** ociation season, where he racked up nine rated rounds over 1,000 and 13 wins. That success helping to make him the #1 ranked Amateur in the world.
"At the beginning of last year I decided to play in a vouple of tournaments and started playing in a lot more tournaments than I expected," Benson said. "And yes, I mean my goal for the end of 2026 was to get to 1010 and the fact that I'm already here in July is crazy."
The secret to his amazing debut season, not really a surprise.
"Yes, I mean a lot of practice, I practice like everyday basically," Benson said. "Lot of putting practice, a lot of practice in the front yard, playing a lot of courses."
#practice #playing #smithfield
The 14-year-old Chepachet native found the sport of Disc Golf in 2023 and just completed his first Professional Disc Golf ***** ociation season, where he racked up nine rated rounds over 1,000 and 13 wins. That success helping to make him the #1 ranked Amateur in the world.
"At the beginning of last year I decided to play in a vouple of tournaments and started playing in a lot more tournaments than I expected," Benson said. "And yes, I mean my goal for the end of 2026 was to get to 1010 and the fact that I'm already here in July is crazy."
The secret to his amazing debut season, not really a surprise.
"Yes, I mean a lot of practice, I practice like everyday basically," Benson said. "Lot of putting practice, a lot of practice in the front yard, playing a lot of courses."
#practice #playing #smithfield
3 months ago
ORCHARD PARK – Is Highmark Stadium worth the hype?
Depends on who you ask.
Fans saw the Buffalo Bills' new home for the first time on Aug. 8. Both praise and criticism for the NFL's newest stadium circulated online across the following week.
Many praised the stadium's modern design, ******* ious concourses, and locally inspired architecture. Others, however, groaned over obstructed views and limited scoreboard size.
Buffalo welcomed fans again on Aug. 15 for the Bills' preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers. We asked them: From tailgating to game time, is Highmark Stadium worth the hype?
#time
Depends on who you ask.
Fans saw the Buffalo Bills' new home for the first time on Aug. 8. Both praise and criticism for the NFL's newest stadium circulated online across the following week.
Many praised the stadium's modern design, ******* ious concourses, and locally inspired architecture. Others, however, groaned over obstructed views and limited scoreboard size.
Buffalo welcomed fans again on Aug. 15 for the Bills' preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers. We asked them: From tailgating to game time, is Highmark Stadium worth the hype?
#time
3 months ago
Just when you thought YouTube Golf couldn't get more popular, one of the most famous people in the world arrives on the scene.
LeBron James has launched a YouTube channel dedicated to golf. His first video was released Saturday morning, featuring James and his former teammates from the Cleveland Cavaliers 2016 championship team celebrating a 10-year reunion with a round of golf at Cabot Highlands Resort's Castle Stuart Links in Scotland, which is ranked No. 55 among Golfweek's Top 100 International Courses.
The 90-minute video features most of the memorable characters from that Cavs squad, including Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson, Richard Jefferson, Channing Frye and J.R. Smith, who is actually quite the stick (you might remember that he went back to college and played golf at North Carolina A&T after retiring from the NBA). Apparently Kyrie Irving couldn't make it, though.
The group plays a 3-on-3 match that gets a little heated at times, with James, Love and Jefferson teaming up against Thompson, Frye and Smith. I won't spoil who wins, but let's just say there weren't a ton of darts thrown or birdies made between the six of them. But it sure seemed like they were having a great time, and hey, that's all that really matters.
Earlier this week, a reporter at the FedEx St. Jude Championship posed a hypothetical to reigning Masters champ and world No. 2 Rory McIlroy: If he could offer a golf lesson to any one celebrity, who would he choose?
#frye
LeBron James has launched a YouTube channel dedicated to golf. His first video was released Saturday morning, featuring James and his former teammates from the Cleveland Cavaliers 2016 championship team celebrating a 10-year reunion with a round of golf at Cabot Highlands Resort's Castle Stuart Links in Scotland, which is ranked No. 55 among Golfweek's Top 100 International Courses.
The 90-minute video features most of the memorable characters from that Cavs squad, including Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson, Richard Jefferson, Channing Frye and J.R. Smith, who is actually quite the stick (you might remember that he went back to college and played golf at North Carolina A&T after retiring from the NBA). Apparently Kyrie Irving couldn't make it, though.
The group plays a 3-on-3 match that gets a little heated at times, with James, Love and Jefferson teaming up against Thompson, Frye and Smith. I won't spoil who wins, but let's just say there weren't a ton of darts thrown or birdies made between the six of them. But it sure seemed like they were having a great time, and hey, that's all that really matters.
Earlier this week, a reporter at the FedEx St. Jude Championship posed a hypothetical to reigning Masters champ and world No. 2 Rory McIlroy: If he could offer a golf lesson to any one celebrity, who would he choose?
#frye
3 months ago
"Follow along as LeBron brings his friends and fans along for the journey as golf takes him to some of the world's greatest courses," the description on the page's first video reads. "Come for the game, stay for the great local food, wine, and a whole lot of laughs along the way." The first video features 96 minutes of footage of the reunion of the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers and their summer golf trip to Scotland. Featuring J.R. Smith, Kevin Love, Richard Jefferson and others, the trip celebrated the 10th anniversary of Cleveland's only NBA ******* le, when the Cavs rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to defeat the defending champion Golden State Warriors.
This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: "Follow along as LeBron brings his friends and fans …
#along
This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: "Follow along as LeBron brings his friends and fans …
#along
3 months ago
What an evening inside the new Highmark Stadium for the Return of the Blue and Red Scrimmage on Saturday night for Buffalo Bills fans.
I was fortunate enough to be one of the 51,807 in attendance for the first full-scale event inside the Bills' new building, and below are my first impressions along with reviews from a collection of Bills fans I talked to after the festivities.
Because everyone first enters the stadium into a concourse — and the old stadium's concourses were narrow concrete hallways — this is everyone's first impression of the stadium.
I was thoroughly impressed by how expansive they are, and the 360 degree view of the field provides serious Major League Baseball vibes. Once you're in the stadium, you can see the field from the concourse regardless of what level you're on. That's an amazing touch, and the first and probably most sizable of many significant upgrades in this new stadium compared to the Bills' old digs.
It feels necessary to go here next, because when you're in the concourses you're inundated with spots to get food and drink. The opposite was true at the old stadium, where it was clear the Bills were far behind the rest of the NFL in terms of amount of concession locations within the building. That led to unreasonably long lines at any part of the game. Said lines often spanned the entire width of the concourses, which created incredibly congested walkways for anyone attempting to find a bathroom during halftime or between drives.
#bills #stadium #building #concourse
I was fortunate enough to be one of the 51,807 in attendance for the first full-scale event inside the Bills' new building, and below are my first impressions along with reviews from a collection of Bills fans I talked to after the festivities.
Because everyone first enters the stadium into a concourse — and the old stadium's concourses were narrow concrete hallways — this is everyone's first impression of the stadium.
I was thoroughly impressed by how expansive they are, and the 360 degree view of the field provides serious Major League Baseball vibes. Once you're in the stadium, you can see the field from the concourse regardless of what level you're on. That's an amazing touch, and the first and probably most sizable of many significant upgrades in this new stadium compared to the Bills' old digs.
It feels necessary to go here next, because when you're in the concourses you're inundated with spots to get food and drink. The opposite was true at the old stadium, where it was clear the Bills were far behind the rest of the NFL in terms of amount of concession locations within the building. That led to unreasonably long lines at any part of the game. Said lines often spanned the entire width of the concourses, which created incredibly congested walkways for anyone attempting to find a bathroom during halftime or between drives.
#bills #stadium #building #concourse
3 months ago
PEORIA — The 2026 Discraft Ledgestone Open produced a first-time tour champion over the weekend in the pro division as more than 2,200 amateur and pro players powered through courses around the area.
Luke Taylor won his first Disc Golf Pro Tour event Sunday in a tight three-way finish on Eureka's temporary course.
"It's just about like how everyone sums up their first win," Taylor said in interviews after the tournament. "You don't really know what to think. I can't believe that last putt even went in. I felt like it had to. But I didn't know how it was going to go in or how it was going to play out.
"It was everything I could ask for in a final round. … It was pretty obvious for a while that my putting stroke was not there. I was crumbling from the pressure, some might say. I made a little adjustment to my stance the last six holes, and it made the difference.
"I just did the best I could, and it ended up going my way."
#first #taylor #peoria
Luke Taylor won his first Disc Golf Pro Tour event Sunday in a tight three-way finish on Eureka's temporary course.
"It's just about like how everyone sums up their first win," Taylor said in interviews after the tournament. "You don't really know what to think. I can't believe that last putt even went in. I felt like it had to. But I didn't know how it was going to go in or how it was going to play out.
"It was everything I could ask for in a final round. … It was pretty obvious for a while that my putting stroke was not there. I was crumbling from the pressure, some might say. I made a little adjustment to my stance the last six holes, and it made the difference.
"I just did the best I could, and it ended up going my way."
#first #taylor #peoria
3 months ago
Claude Jennings Jr., Lawrence Brooks and Vernon Brown, the co-hosts of the Golf DMV podcast, have a unique relationship with the very sport they cover.
"We don't get really golf nerdy about things," Jennings Jr. said. "It's literally just the fun we have, the love we have for the game, the hate we have for the game at times. 'I'm tired of playing golf. I don't want to do this anymore.' But then we get up, [and] there's just the pure fun that we have."
Once per week, Jennings Jr., an audio engineer from Silver Spring; Brooks, a retired business owner from Damascus; and Brown, a former Air Force veteran and current defense contractor from Upper Marlboro, discuss in-person or online results from the men's and women's professional tours, interview general managers and teaching pros from area golf courses, and provide reviews of courses' upkeep, food and beverage menus and customer service.
On a recent episode, the trio interviewed Dave Mattes, general manager of the Links at Challedon in Mount Airy. A discussion on the links-style course evolved into an on-air taste test of the clubhouse's crabcakes, chicken wings and fries — much to Mattes' delight.
"We focused a lot on the menu, which is great because that was kind of what we wanted to promote," he said. "We of course want people to come to the golf course and play the golf course, but we think that the thing that makes us relatively unique is a really good restaurant and a nice event facility in a place where people can come. And so there were multiple reasons for us to want to do this other than people getting to know our golf course."
#course #want #brown
"We don't get really golf nerdy about things," Jennings Jr. said. "It's literally just the fun we have, the love we have for the game, the hate we have for the game at times. 'I'm tired of playing golf. I don't want to do this anymore.' But then we get up, [and] there's just the pure fun that we have."
Once per week, Jennings Jr., an audio engineer from Silver Spring; Brooks, a retired business owner from Damascus; and Brown, a former Air Force veteran and current defense contractor from Upper Marlboro, discuss in-person or online results from the men's and women's professional tours, interview general managers and teaching pros from area golf courses, and provide reviews of courses' upkeep, food and beverage menus and customer service.
On a recent episode, the trio interviewed Dave Mattes, general manager of the Links at Challedon in Mount Airy. A discussion on the links-style course evolved into an on-air taste test of the clubhouse's crabcakes, chicken wings and fries — much to Mattes' delight.
"We focused a lot on the menu, which is great because that was kind of what we wanted to promote," he said. "We of course want people to come to the golf course and play the golf course, but we think that the thing that makes us relatively unique is a really good restaurant and a nice event facility in a place where people can come. And so there were multiple reasons for us to want to do this other than people getting to know our golf course."
#course #want #brown
3 months ago
Julian Menser, who had never seen the Pfau Course at Indiana University before this week, can certainly see where the teeth of the notoriously difficult layout would come out. It's just that, playing in Golfweek's Hoosier Amateur on July 28-30, he didn't experience it that way – and that made all the difference.
"I knew it was hard, everyone said it was hard, but when you're playing good, even hard golf courses sometimes don't feel that difficult," said Menser, who is about to enter his junior year at Michigan State. "But the second you start hitting it offline, courses get really difficult. I hit it pretty well. I was hitting it off the center of the face off the tee too, so I didn't really see much of the trouble, which made it feel a little easier, but it's out there. I hit a couple wayward shots and all of a sudden, you're staring double in the face."
At the end of a final round in which four different players held the lead at some point in the day, Menser, of South Lyon, Michigan, walked away with the Hoosier Amateur **** le by a one-shot margin. Rounds of 68-70-69 left him at 6 under for the week, and a birdie on the 17th hole in the final round was key in moving him to the top of the leaderboard, ahead of Grand Canyon junior Benjamin Keil, who bogeyed the 17th. Silas Haarer, a sophomore at Liberty University, finished third at 3 under.
Key in Menser's victory also was a lack of bogeys. He only made three all week. Menser correctly realized that the Pfau would not give up many birdies – he had nine of those in 54 holes – so steadiness would be key. Menser is typically not a player who pours in a ton of birdies anyway, he acknowledged.
"It's just not really my style," he said. "I knew if I would stay steady, don't miss it short side, just make a bunch of pars, I'd probably end up in good shape."
#pfau #university
"I knew it was hard, everyone said it was hard, but when you're playing good, even hard golf courses sometimes don't feel that difficult," said Menser, who is about to enter his junior year at Michigan State. "But the second you start hitting it offline, courses get really difficult. I hit it pretty well. I was hitting it off the center of the face off the tee too, so I didn't really see much of the trouble, which made it feel a little easier, but it's out there. I hit a couple wayward shots and all of a sudden, you're staring double in the face."
At the end of a final round in which four different players held the lead at some point in the day, Menser, of South Lyon, Michigan, walked away with the Hoosier Amateur **** le by a one-shot margin. Rounds of 68-70-69 left him at 6 under for the week, and a birdie on the 17th hole in the final round was key in moving him to the top of the leaderboard, ahead of Grand Canyon junior Benjamin Keil, who bogeyed the 17th. Silas Haarer, a sophomore at Liberty University, finished third at 3 under.
Key in Menser's victory also was a lack of bogeys. He only made three all week. Menser correctly realized that the Pfau would not give up many birdies – he had nine of those in 54 holes – so steadiness would be key. Menser is typically not a player who pours in a ton of birdies anyway, he acknowledged.
"It's just not really my style," he said. "I knew if I would stay steady, don't miss it short side, just make a bunch of pars, I'd probably end up in good shape."
#pfau #university
3 months ago
PEORIA — The 2026 Discraft Ledgestone Open extended its streak to a sixth consecutive season as the largest tournament in the sport.
More than 2,200 players in men's and women's divisions from pro class to amateur adult age groups and children as young as 10 scattered to tee off Thursday on the Peoria area's 15 courses as the first round of the tournament arrived.
In the two showcase draws, Calvin Heimburg led the Men's Professional Open with an 11-under fired at Lake Eureka, while Hämeenlinna, Finland native Heidi Laine led the Women's Professional Open after a 7-under turn on Morton's Northwood Black course.
Catrina Allen, world-ranked No. 19, was next among the pro women at 5-under, in a tie with world-ranked No. 8 Ella Hansen.
Heimburg, ranked No. 3 in the world by the Professional Disc Golf ******* ociation, was chased by defending two-time Ledgestone champion and current No. 1 world-ranked Gannon Buhr at two strokes behind.
#World
More than 2,200 players in men's and women's divisions from pro class to amateur adult age groups and children as young as 10 scattered to tee off Thursday on the Peoria area's 15 courses as the first round of the tournament arrived.
In the two showcase draws, Calvin Heimburg led the Men's Professional Open with an 11-under fired at Lake Eureka, while Hämeenlinna, Finland native Heidi Laine led the Women's Professional Open after a 7-under turn on Morton's Northwood Black course.
Catrina Allen, world-ranked No. 19, was next among the pro women at 5-under, in a tie with world-ranked No. 8 Ella Hansen.
Heimburg, ranked No. 3 in the world by the Professional Disc Golf ******* ociation, was chased by defending two-time Ledgestone champion and current No. 1 world-ranked Gannon Buhr at two strokes behind.
#World
3 months ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a $22.5 billion renovation of Washington Dulles International Airport that will end the use of the widely disliked "people movers," the mobile lounges that have been used for decades to shuttle travelers to and from the main terminal.
In place of the people movers, the airport will add a new U-shaped passenger train, a central walking tunnel, more moving walkways and new concourses. An above-ground parking garage closer to the main terminal with ****** e for 32,000 vehicles is also in the offing, according to Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
The airport makeover would add to a long list of renovation projects the Republican president is pursuing to leave a lasting mark on the Washington region after his term ends in January 2029. Among other undertakings, he is building a new White House ballroom and wants to build a towering triumphal arch near the Lincoln Memorial.
But of all the construction projects Trump is pursuing, the renovations at Dulles could prove to be his most popular and benefit the greatest number of people. The airport, the area's primary international airport, served roughly 29 million passengers over the past year, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
"This transformation is another step in our ongoing efforts to make Washington, D.C., safe and beautiful again," Trump said. "We're doing something with Dulles that's going to make it the top anywhere in the world."
#dulles #people
In place of the people movers, the airport will add a new U-shaped passenger train, a central walking tunnel, more moving walkways and new concourses. An above-ground parking garage closer to the main terminal with ****** e for 32,000 vehicles is also in the offing, according to Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
The airport makeover would add to a long list of renovation projects the Republican president is pursuing to leave a lasting mark on the Washington region after his term ends in January 2029. Among other undertakings, he is building a new White House ballroom and wants to build a towering triumphal arch near the Lincoln Memorial.
But of all the construction projects Trump is pursuing, the renovations at Dulles could prove to be his most popular and benefit the greatest number of people. The airport, the area's primary international airport, served roughly 29 million passengers over the past year, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
"This transformation is another step in our ongoing efforts to make Washington, D.C., safe and beautiful again," Trump said. "We're doing something with Dulles that's going to make it the top anywhere in the world."
#dulles #people
3 months ago
Golf architect Kyle Phillips has broken ground on the course at the private Pandion Club in Estero, Florida. The new layout, intended to invoke the heathland courses of England with Lowcountry influences, is being built on the site of the former Old Corkscrew Golf Club that was closed earlier this year.
Phillips plans a par-71 course for Pandion Club, stretching to 7,220 with firm and fast playing conditions and a premium on strategic shotmaking. The new layout is scheduled to open in 2027 with membership capped at 280. The golf-only club will include a Lowcountry-inspired clubhouse and expansive practice facilities. The name Pandion is inspired by Pandion haliaetus, aka osprey.
The layout features sandy terrain that should promote Phillips' goals. Having built the top-ranked Kingsbarns Golf Links and Dundonald Links in Scotland and having studied courses around the world, Phillips said that heathland courses are situated on inland dunes, "like the ones we have in Florida."
Old Corkscrew and additional surrounding land was purchased in 2022 by The Hoffmann Family of Companies for $14.5 million, according to property records reported by the Naples Daily News. The Hoffmans purchased the Cottages at Old Corkscrew Golf Club for $4.5 million in a separate transaction. The Hoffmanns also own Old Collier Golf Club in Naples, as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Everblades.
"Everything we do at Hoffmann Family of Companies, we want to provide a unique, best-in-class experience for our guests, and Pandion is going to be no exception" Geoff Hoffmann, CEO of HF Companies' private equity arm, said in a media release announcing the start of construction. "From the moment that you drive through our gates, you will know that you have arrived somewhere special. You are going to feel like you are in nature, and this is an escape. We knew that his experience presented an opportunity to preserve the natural landscape that was embedded on the site, and that's something we are going to build around."
#pandion #corkscrew #layout #courses
Phillips plans a par-71 course for Pandion Club, stretching to 7,220 with firm and fast playing conditions and a premium on strategic shotmaking. The new layout is scheduled to open in 2027 with membership capped at 280. The golf-only club will include a Lowcountry-inspired clubhouse and expansive practice facilities. The name Pandion is inspired by Pandion haliaetus, aka osprey.
The layout features sandy terrain that should promote Phillips' goals. Having built the top-ranked Kingsbarns Golf Links and Dundonald Links in Scotland and having studied courses around the world, Phillips said that heathland courses are situated on inland dunes, "like the ones we have in Florida."
Old Corkscrew and additional surrounding land was purchased in 2022 by The Hoffmann Family of Companies for $14.5 million, according to property records reported by the Naples Daily News. The Hoffmans purchased the Cottages at Old Corkscrew Golf Club for $4.5 million in a separate transaction. The Hoffmanns also own Old Collier Golf Club in Naples, as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Everblades.
"Everything we do at Hoffmann Family of Companies, we want to provide a unique, best-in-class experience for our guests, and Pandion is going to be no exception" Geoff Hoffmann, CEO of HF Companies' private equity arm, said in a media release announcing the start of construction. "From the moment that you drive through our gates, you will know that you have arrived somewhere special. You are going to feel like you are in nature, and this is an escape. We knew that his experience presented an opportunity to preserve the natural landscape that was embedded on the site, and that's something we are going to build around."
#pandion #corkscrew #layout #courses
3 months ago
Tobacco Road, built by the late Mike Strantz and one of the most dramatically shaped golf courses found anywhere, has a new sibling. The Matchbox – a 12-hole, par-3 course that embraces the ethos established by Strantz on the property near Pinehurst – opens August 1 in Sanford, North Carolina.
The new short course is the result of a partnership between Carlton/Marshall Golf Design and Mike White, one of the shapers who worked for Strantz on the full-size Tobacco Road layout that opened in 1998 in the Sandhills.
"There's a direct line from our past to the present – and we believe The Matchbox will become a must-play experience in its own right," Mark Stewart, whose family opened Tobacco Road, said in a media release announcing the opening of The Matchbox.
The Matchbox was constructed in just six months near Nos. 12 and 13 of the big course. Holes range from 40 to 105 yards and feature synthetic turf blended into the natural landscape, a choice that allowed the builders to preserve more trees instead of clearing room for grass to grow. The choice of synthetic turf also avoided the installation of irrigation.
Guests can book tee times from the opening date through December.
#matchbox #course #golf #opening
The new short course is the result of a partnership between Carlton/Marshall Golf Design and Mike White, one of the shapers who worked for Strantz on the full-size Tobacco Road layout that opened in 1998 in the Sandhills.
"There's a direct line from our past to the present – and we believe The Matchbox will become a must-play experience in its own right," Mark Stewart, whose family opened Tobacco Road, said in a media release announcing the opening of The Matchbox.
The Matchbox was constructed in just six months near Nos. 12 and 13 of the big course. Holes range from 40 to 105 yards and feature synthetic turf blended into the natural landscape, a choice that allowed the builders to preserve more trees instead of clearing room for grass to grow. The choice of synthetic turf also avoided the installation of irrigation.
Guests can book tee times from the opening date through December.
#matchbox #course #golf #opening
