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Prep for Louisville legends open continues [Sports]

The Louisville Sports Commission is currently working towards establishing its Legends Open a golf open at the Hurstbourne country club.

The resume associated with the Louisville Sports Commission has been growing lately; with their work in establishing the Paul Hornung Award, Cyclocross and a number of other athletics related events the commission has really been trying to make a name for themselves at the city.

Sports legends of the Ville: The Hoosier golfer [Sports]

Frank (Fuzzy) Zoeller has certainly made a name for himself in the golf world, because of that he's the focus of this Sports legend of the Ville segment.

Frank Zoeller Jr. might just be the most affable man ever to join the PGA. A polar opposite to the fastidious upper class golfer stereotype, Zoeller acts more as an “everyman” on the course than a professional athlete. Indeed, his light-hearted play makes his nickname “Fuzzy” all the more apt.

Whistling down PGA greens all over the world and tossing signed golf balls to kids the New Albany native has made a name for himself for his talent but also for a personality which seems to hinge around a love for the game of golf.

Jeffersontown Gaslight Festival Golf Scramble on Sept. 12 [Events]

The annual Gaslight Golf Scramble is scheduled for Monday, September 12.

The 2011 Gaslight Golf Scramble will be held tomorrow, Monday, September 12 at Charlie Vettiner Golf Course, 10207 Mary Dell Lane. Registration begins at 11:30 a .m. with a 1:00 p.m. shotgun start.

Sports legends of the Ville (landmark edition): Valhalla [Sports]

Professional golf seems to hinge around the mythological name of Valhalla in the city of Louisville today. But how did that happen?

In 1986 Bob Tway won the PGA Championship tournament but in the city of Louisville for golf enthusiasts Tway wasn’t the biggest name, it was however, businessman Dwight Gahm.

Gahm, in conjunction with his sons, had finally realized a dream. A dream of building a top notch golf course in the Derby City that could serve to house major PGA championships.

Though, ’86 saw the opening of Gahm’s dream it was a few years prior, in 1981, that his quest really started.

Golf hall of famers: drivin' to the 'Ville [Sports]

The World Golf Hall of Fame is made up of icons in the game, several of which came through the Derby City.

In the derby city the game of Golf is a major part of life. With PGA course, Valhalla and the countless clubs produced by Louisville Slugger it goes without saying that plenty of hall of famers have passed through town.

So, I decided to put my hypothesis to the test, the World Golf Hall of Fame has been located in St. Augustine, Florida now since 1998, prior to that the hall’s home was in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

Renaissance Fun Park offers summer family fun [Sports]

The Renaissance Fun Park has seen some changes through the years but remains a staple of Middletown.

When I start to think about summer sports that dominated my childhood here in Louisville, a couple things come to mind: pickup basketball with the mantra “no blood, no foul,” street hockey- minus the skates because come on who am I fooling, I can’t go more than three inches before face planting with those things.

Watson wins 72nd Senior PGA Championship at Valhalla [Sports]

Age is just a number and 61 year-old Tom Watson showed us that Sunday when he captured his 14th major championship in exciting fashion with a playoff at Valhalla Golf Club.

 

At the conclusion of Saturday’s third round I was licking my chops in anticipation for the inevitable showdown that was certain to take place Sunday afternoon.  Some of the most recognizable names in championship golf were within 5 shots of the leader and all of them looked poised to make a run.

What we got on Sunday was a mixture of both surprises and disappointments. 

Senior PGA at Valhalla concludes with trophy presentation [Sports]

Sunday saw the conclusion of the 72nd Senior PGA championship, and in a tournament that's been unpredictable to say the least the finale didn't disappoint.

Tom Watson was crowned the winner of the 72nd annual Senior PGA championship at Valhalla Sunday afternoon to a huge crowd.

Final round of Senior PGA Championship set to impress [Sports]

They don't call Saturday "moving day" for nothing; Sunday is sure to be a 'doozy' at the Senior PGA Championship with a few familiar names near the top.

 

Saturday action at Valhalla brought a lot of movement around the top of the leaderboard.  Kiyoshi Murota (-9) of Japan remains the leader heading into Sunday, but he shares the lead with 4-time Senior PGA Champion Hale Irwin who double-bogeyed his final hole on Saturday.  Other names close to the leaders that may spark up some championship-caliber nostalgia: Watson (-8), Price (-6), Lehman (-5), Calcavecchia and O’Meara (-4). 

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