Stunning Southern live oak trees have long been a big part of Ocala Golf Club. (Joy Sarver Photos)OCALA, FLORIDA – Lots of states have golf trails. Some spotlight regions, some types of layouts, some architects. All are good ideas, but Florida’s is different than all the others. It puts a premium on history.| Len Ziehm On Golf
Both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf League climaxed their seasons last weekend, but –at least arguably – the biggest event of the year is coming up next month. The Ryder Cup matches are Sept. 26-28 at Bethpage Black, in New York, and that puts Northwestern alum Luke Donald in the spotlight again.| Len Ziehm On Golf
Sergio Garcia tees off with Dustin Johnson looking on. They shared the first-round lead in the LIV/Chicago tourney at Bolingbrook Golf Club. (Joy Sarver Photos) | Len Ziehm On Golf
Jon Rahm did the celebrating at last year’s LIV/Chicago tournament at Bolingbrook with Joaquin Niemann watching. This week their roles could be reversed. (Joy Sarver Photo)In 2022 – the first season for the LIV Golf League – the dominant player, by far, was Dustin Johnson. Every year since the race for that top honor has gotten tighter and the winner has changed.| Len Ziehm On Golf
Michael Feagles (left) went on to win the Illinois Open, and it helped that he was playing with former Illinois teammate Dylan Meyer in the final round at Kemper Lakes. (Joy Sarver Photos) | Len Ziehm On Golf