2017 Best of Public Golf
The proverbial “Top 10 List” is arguably a staple of modern day culture (and, seemingly, about 45 percent of the entire contents of the Internet). Flip through the guide on your television any day of the week, and you can probably find a show with “countdown” in the title, or “best of” in the program […]
Looking Ahead on the PGA Tour
Last month, the PGA Tour released the 2017-2018 schedule, and while not much changed (it looks like we will have to wait another year or two before the talks of the PGA Championship moving to May and THE PLAYERS moving back to March come to fruition), there are a few new wrinkles that should provide […]
Cody Gribble – The PGA Tour’s Next Lone Star
In the excitement whirlwind that is DFW’s Golfing Golden Child Jordan Spieth, it may be easy to forget that there is a growing contingent of hungry, talented young golfers from the Lone Star state that are making their own mark on the world of amateur and professional golf. At the amateur level, University of Texas […]
Club Fitting for Pinheads
These days, every golfer is a gear head. We all have at least one adjustable club in our bag (and most of us have at least two, if not three or four), and can be seen tinkering, tweaking and fiddling with the adjustable components, trying to “dial in” the driver to gain that extra 5-10 […]
Plano’s Newest Icon of Opulence
North Texas isn’t just experiencing a boom in growth, it’s a full-on explosion. From the epicenter of Dallas spreading to the outlying suburbs, such as Plano, Frisco, Allen and McKinney, businesses from all over the country are flocking to this newly formed corporate Mecca and setting up shop. Toyota, Liberty Mutual, JP Morgan Chase and […]
Luxury Essentials
Bugatti Chiron ▪ $2.5 Million Ultra-modern, incredibly fast, agile and powerful with a stylistically demanding design and the highest possible levels of comfort. This supercar has a 16-cylinder, 4-turbocharger engine that produces a face-peeling 1,500 horsepower and goes 0-60 in 2.4 seconds. However, it is electronically “limited” to a top speed of 261 mph. Available […]
The Re-Prioritization of Hunter Mahan
Once the Lone Star State’s most promising young golfer, McKinney boy Hunter Mahan is now a 35-year-old father who has found his life’s truest passion – his family THE PLAYERS Championship, golf’s so-called Fifth Major, draws one of the best annual fields on the PGA Tour, with nearly every top player competing or commentating if […]
2017 AT&T Byron Nelson Photo Gallery
AVIDGOLFER Magazine was on-site for the final AT&T Byron Nelson Tournament at TPC Four Seasons in Las Colinas. Let’s take a look at the final spin around the course and all the sights that came with it. Photography by Jason Wesch and Tara Tamer “The first step in building a solid, dependable attitude is to […]
Decades of Memories at the AT&T Byron Nelson
Past champions, players and staff members recount their best memories and favorite things about the Byron Nelson Championship at the TPC Four Seasons Compiled by Art Stricklin Ernie Els (1995 Champion) It’s sad they’re leaving, but the best memory I have came when I was the reigning U.S. Open winner in 1995 and I […]
2017 DEAN & DELUCA Invitational Preview
The honeymoon phase has worn off for new Colonial title sponsor DEAN & DELUCA, and now in its second year as the tournament’s main supporter, the gourmet grocery store giant is poised to continue the long-standing tradition of producing one of the most popular and successful tournaments on the PGA Tour. In its maiden voyage […]