On Saturday at Oakmont Country Club, many of the game’s current greats battled the multitude of challenges presented by golf’s most difficult test at the U.S. Open. In the media’s interview room, however, two of golf’s most prolific figures leisurely relived their...
Inevitably, golf was going to make its way into Western Pennsylvania. But John Moorhead Jr. is the man responsible for — quite literally — getting the ball rolling over 125 years ago. Moorhead’s impact on the initiation of the game in the region, as well his...
The Western Pennsylvania Golf Association has announced its four Players of the Year for the 2024 season. The recognition, given annually to the top players in different categories, is an acknowledgment of their play through the season, considering events held by the...
The native Scotsman was born in Carnoustie in 1885. He showed up on the 1891 census as a schoolboy, and as a 15-year-old club making apprentice on the 1901 census. He became an outstanding player at the Carnoustie Club, and showed just how outstanding when, as the...
Many times, people have goals in life that center around being the best they can be every day, but also find something in which they excel. Dr. Jane Fassinger is one of those people, except she’s managed to excel in two aspects of life, and one of those is the reason...
Jerry McGee wasn’t born in Pittsburgh and didn’t grow up here, either. But he did have an affinity for a lot of things about Western Pennsylvania, especially. “Dad loved the Steelers, Pirates and Penguins,” said his son, Mike, on the eve of Jerry being inducted into...
