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Champions Q&A — Billy Horschel
Billy Horschel arrived at the 2017 AT&T Byron Nelson Championship as a FedEx Cup Champion and a multi-PGA tour winner, but mainly as a golfer enduring four straight missed cuts and having gone more than a year since his last Tour victory. But what Horschel did have when he arrived in Irving for the last tournament held at the TPC …
Fort Worth Invitational at Colonial Preview
After a touch-and-go year, the 72nd Fort Worth Invitational will go on as planned later this month in Fort Worth. When DEAN & DELUCA told tournament officials late in 2017 they would be unable to meet their financial responsibilities, the tournament was once again left scrambling to find a title sponsor for the 2018 event. The same scenario played out …
AT&T Byron Nelson Preview
Not unlike the children standing in front of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, golf fans across the DFW Metroplex are anxiously awaiting to present their tickets for the first glimpses of ultra-exclusive Trinity Forest Golf Club, the brand-new site of this year’s AT&T Byron Nelson. Anticipation around the course and this year’s event have been building for years, and expectations are …
LPGA Preview — Old American the Beautiful
The Volunteers of America are once again sponsoring the metroplex LPGA event in 2018, this time with a new name, new format and an exciting new venue. The Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic will take place April 30 – May 6. The official LPGA tournament will feature 144 of the world’s top players in a four-day stroke-play event, battling …
Old Classics, New Adventures
Oklahoma architect Tripp Davis has had plenty of successful and positive experiences in his two-decade career as a stellar amateur player who then transitioned to a top architect with plenty of well-respected courses all over the U.S. But this May, he will record another significant first when his Old American Golf Course, which he designed with Dallas native and PGA …
2018 Best of Private Clubs
Well sports fans, it is that time of year again, where those of us here at AVIDGOLFER Magazine get together and ponder the greatness that is the private club industry here in DFW … and bang our heads against the wall until we figure out which of the dozens of awesome clubs is the most awesome (at least for this …
Hidden Creek Golf Course — A Hidden Convenience
When Hidden Creek first opened for play in 1997, it was a welcome addition to the south Fort Worth/Burleson community. Until then, residents of the area didn’t have many options if they wanted to tee it up. In the 20 years since, Hidden Creek has seen its share of rounds, to the tune of almost 17,000 in 2017 alone. Fair …
Scene and Be Seen – Texas Bleu Steakhouse
When you first lay eyes on Chef Stefon Rishel, he appears to be a bit of a wild card. His large colored mohawk standing at attention is visible from across the room. In a day where those in the culinary industry make an extra effort to stand out, Chef Rishel certainly fits the bill. This 16-year veteran of the industry …
Noah Goodwin: Self-Defined
It’s no secret that the Metroplex has been a hotbed for young golf talent the last few decades. There are easily a half-dozen names that immediately come to mind as incredibly talented young men and women playing on the collegiate and professional circuits. Many of them have been featured right here, in the pages of AVIDGOLFER Magazine. It’s time we …
2018 LoneStar Preview
It’s January, and we all know what that means – only three months until the PGA Tour rolls into the Lone Star State for a run of six professional tournaments stretching across a roughly eight-week span. The PGA Tour kicks off the golf season in Texas at the Houston Open, before jumping over to the Hill Country for a few …