The JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa has named Doug Ridge new general manager for the 1,002-room resort. Ridge joined the resort team in this past March 2020 after previously serving as the general manager for Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. Ridge has more than 35 years […]
Category: Personalities
Linksoul President John Ashworth walking for charity on June 29
John Ashworth, one of the golf industry’s more successful entrepreneurs of the past 30 years, has pledged to walk and complete 108 holes on June 29 at the Goat Hill Park Golf Course in Oceanside, Calif., to raise money for the non-profit organization, Feeding San Diego, a leading hunger relief and food rescue establishment in […]
Puma Golf x Arnold Palmer Collection pays homage to the King’s fashion style
Puma Golf today revealed its highly-anticipated collaboration with Arnold Palmer Enterprises – the Puma Golf x Arnold Palmer Collection, which includes tops, bottoms, headwear and footwear that pays homage to Palmer. Drawing inspiration from the King’s “Life Well Played,’’ philosophy the PUMA x Arnold Palmer collection features the classic styles that Palmer wore during his […]
Who’s Your Monkey? Under new management, Johnnie Brown’s still a staple of Delray Beach’s Atlantic Avenue
Johnnie Brown’s, the popular restaurant/bar/live music venue on Atlantic Ave. in Delray Beach, Fl., has re-opened with a new chef-curated menu and the same “Who’s Your Monkey?’’ attitude that has made it a Delray staple for more than 10 years. “After making the decision to re-open our doors on May 18, we spent weeks training […]
Four Seasons Resort Orlando Executive Sous Chef Ryan Schelling at home in his garden
When not in the kitchens at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, Executive Sous Chef Ryan Schelling can often be found in his garden at home. An avid gardner, Schelling is spending a majority of his Covid-19 lockdown time working on his herb and vegetable garden. “I have always kept a variety […]
Fabrizio Schenardi, executive chef at Four Seasons Resort Orlando, shares at-home Italian recipes
What do chefs do when their restaurants are closed thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic? Many of them, of course, cook at home, including Fabrizio Schenardi, executive chef of the great Four Seasons Resort Orlando. https://www.fourseasons.com/orlando/?seo=google_local_orl1_amer Schenardi’s at-home cooking go-to recipes are from his native country of Italy, many of which require simple ingredients and are […]
The Reserve Club’s Susie Maxwell Berning in World Golf Hall of Fame Class of 2021
The Reserve Club in Indian Wells, Calif., has received its share of accolades and praise as one of the top private clubs in the Coachalla Valley. Now comes another honor. Four-time major champion Susie Maxwell Berning, the Club’s renowned golf instructor-in-residence since its inception in 1998, has been selected as an inductee in the World […]
Miami’s Jungle Island beginning lice chats with kids on April 16
In addition to educational virtual online lessons, Jungle Island in Miami is inviting kids to join its popular veterinarian, Dr. Jason Chatfield, for weekly #ChatswithChatfield via Facebook LIVE, starting April 16. Every Thursday at 3:30 p.m., Dr. Chatfield will be joined by a special star guest including Rocco, a baby capuchin monkey; and Luna, an […]
Famed golf instructor David Leadbetter recruiting parents as coaches for Leadbetter Golf Academy
For parents looking for quality activities and experiences during their “safe at home’’ protocol to combat Covid-19, legendary golf instructor David Leadbetter is offering free coach training to ‘‘stay at home’’ parents as part of a worldwide campaign to recruit honorary parent-coaches to join the Leadbetter Golf Academy team. Leadbetter is one of the world’s […]
Plummer’s “Stack & Tilt” teaching method plays the angles for a repetitive swing
Andy Plummer doesn’t want you to forget everything you’ve learned about building a golf swing, but an argument can be made that he comes close. Plummer’s “Stack & Tilt’’ teaching method, which he developed with fellow instructor Mike Bennett, is one of the more controversial in golf, but spend some time with him and it […]