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LOOKING FOREWARD
After having many notable golf tournaments in our backyard last year, the closest we come to a big
event in 2017 is in New Jersey. Trump National in Bedminster will host the U.S. Women’s Open in July, and Liberty National in Jersey City will welcome the Presidents Cup in September. But we’re already looking to 2018, when the BMW Championship comes to Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa. The top 70 players in the FedEx Cup standings will tee off there next September. Head pro Jeff Kiddie and his crew are no strangers to hosting big-time golf, after the AT&T National back in 2010 and 2011.
Head Pros to Know
Tom Morgan (pictured) was which will happen in May at named new head pro at Trump National D.C. He’ll join
Broad Run Golfer’s Club in West Chester,
Pa., making the
short move from
Reading Country
Club, where he
served 16 years
and helped tran-
sition the private
club to a public
facility. And
Dave McNabb
of Applebrook Golf Club in Malvern wasted no time after turning 50 to qualify for the Senior PGA Championship,
Radnor Valley Country Club head pro George
Forster, who will be playing in this event for the 12th time. This championship will mark McNabb’s third major, in addi- tion to playing the PGA Championships in 2013 and 2014. During his qualifier rolled in a 65-foot
round, he
putt to save par and help him make the Senior PGA by a single stroke.
An Ace
ofa
Movie
We had a chance
to preview Tommy’s Honour, what may be the best golf movie ever, after its showing at the Palm Springs Interna- tional Film Festival a few months back. Directed by Jason Connery, it’s the powerfully moving true story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, the father-son team that had a huge impact on
modern golf. The movie is based on the book of the same name, written by Kevin Cook, former Golf magazine writer. Filmed in and around St. Andrews, Scotland, it’s a must-see for golf lovers and non-golfers alike. Visit www.tommyshonour.com.
Golf at Your Fingertips
Want to experience
all the golf courses in Montgomery County in one place? Check out the recently launched Destination Montco Golf. The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board created the web portal, where you can get info and book tee times for
all of the county’s 54 public and private courses. Last year, I played golf with Ed Harris, the organization’s vice president of marketing and
communications, who was even more excited about this new resource than he was when he guarded Kobe Bryant as a hoopster at German- town Academy. Legend has it, Harris held Bryant to under 40 points. Visit www.montcogolf.com.
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