Neal Shipley stepped to the first tee at Augusta National Thursday morning. The strong Georgia winds gusted, continuing the development of the tears already welling in his eyes, as the Mt. Lebanon native drove his tee in the ground on the first teeing area. His...
It’s a chilly, windy Midwest night in North-Central Indiana, and a pair of college students — separated by four years — are sitting down in the elder’s South Bend house to connect over a shared interest: the Pittsburgh Penguins. Friends, teammates and fellow Yinzers,...
Over six decades ago, right here in Western Pennsylvania, one of the country’s most beloved pro-am golf tournaments began, bringing out some of the world’s most popular stars of the screen, the mic and of athletics. The purpose of the competition was simple: raise...
Over the last two years, Duquesne University has made several decisions that will almost assuredly positively impact the landscape of girls and women’s golf in Western Pennsylvania. The University, situated on the doorstep of downtown Pittsburgh, decided in 2022 to...
Dan Rodgers knows his team is going from the hunter to the hunted in 2024. But that’s not exactly a bad spot to be. Rodgers, the eighth-year head coach of Carnegie Mellon’s men’s and women’s golf teams, is currently leading his group – he hopes – to a defense of its...
Use your favorite adjective to describe the summer that Rick Stimmel had in 2023, but understand that adjective must start at a level no lower than ‘spectacular’ or ‘mind-numbing.’ It was that good. Period. “Even this far removed from it now, it’s still unbelievable,”...
