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Stay home, stay safe, we’ll be back with our best show yet in 2022. Until then, enjoy our St. Louis Golf Expo SHOWTIME! newsletter. This edition has info on destination golf trips, golf product from Pro-Am Golf, lessons from GolfTEC, SSM Health wellness tips, local and destination golf and the opportunity to win HUGE prizes!
Top Story
Come and play the Lake of the Ozarks Golf Trail
Did you know golf packages at the “Best Recreational Lake in the Nation” start as low as $80 per golfer? Play any or all of the 13 beautiful championship courses and then kick back and relax after your round is over at some of the best accommodations at the Lake of the Ozarks. Named the “Best Golf Weekend Getaway” by AAA’s Best of the Midwest Magazine, the Golf Trail has a well-earned reputation for providing top-notch golf and accommodations year round.
Don’t you think it’s time YOU hit The Trail?
Pro-Am Golf In The Bag
Top travel tip – T-10 & Titleist Club Duffle will serve & protect
Travel plans are starting to rise. Are you prepared? Here is an opportunity at a discounted price. First with the award-winning T-10 is a hard top travel cover with an all-weather polyester fabric body which stores conveniently in the hard top for compact storage. Fits: 48-inch driver; up to a 10-inch cart bag. Heavy duty anti-burst strap. Two oversized shoe/garment pockets. Durable skid resistant ABS base. In-line skate wheels provide smooth rolling action.
Looking for a quality duffle bag? The Titleist Club Travel Life Collection Duffel offers style and function for your game. Functional design elements with durable construction and a classic look.
Finally, if you are looking for an inexpensive stand bag, we are offering this RJ Sports Playoff Stand Bag in black for a discounted price. This bag features a 9-inch top with full length dividers, easy grip lift handle, five accessible zipper pockets, comfortable padded dual harness strap, one external water bottle sleeve and rain hood.
SSM Health Golf Wellness
Play pain free — treat golfers elbow
SSM Health Sports Medicine will help!
A common injury that can put a pause on any great golf game is a injury known as “golfers elbow” or medial epicondylitis. Some people may also feel stiffness in their elbow or weakness in their hands or wrists. This type of injury is often due to a muscle imbalance and tight flexor muscles. This condition can be easily managed with early recognition and physical therapy. If you are experiencing elbow pain SSM Health Sports Medicine is here to help.
Call us 24/7 at 833-776-7767 or visit our website.
GOLFTEC Lesson Tee
Watch this video to improve your short game!
You can learn a lot about your own short game by watching some of the greats like Brad Faxon. In this video, GOLFTEC’s VP of Instruction, Nick Clearwater, shows us how we can improve our lofted chip shots by taking a few tips from Faxon’s approach.
Michigan Magic
Gaylord Golf Mecca is a golfers dream!
The Gaylord Golf Mecca is northern Michigan’s paradise, with pleasant summer temperatures, refreshing breezes and late sunsets extending play on our 17 immaculately groomed courses. Leisurely tee off and take in the greens or hit it hard from sunrise to sunset – you set your own pace in the Mecca.
Fly away from heatwaves and city streets via TVC Traverse City’s Cherry Capital Airport, where it’s a quick 60 minutes from touching down to teeing off.
Immerse yourself in courses carved into the northern woods where greens stretch as wide as the sky. Find the Mecca for yourself at gaylordgolfmecca.com.
New Products
Leupold GX-3c ready to ship – buy it today
For precise, USGA-conforming Line of Sight ranging, the GX-3c speeds to the head of the class. It’s powered by DNA engine and features our exclusive PinHunter 3 and Prism Lock technologies for instant measurement on any shot. Equipped with our intelligent Flag Lock Technology, the GX-3c identifies the pin from the obstacles around it, like trees and bushes, and uses the information to accurately locate and lock on to the pin. And because conditions can change, we loaded it with smart features such as Fog Mode so you’re never without the range you need to attack the flag.
Save Some Green
Old Kinderhook
Save big with a special $45 rate to play Old Kinderhook!
The 18-hole, par 71, Tom Weiskopf designed golf course is open to the public year round. It is the centerpiece of the 700 acre Old Kinderhook master-planned community serving residents and guests. Routed through the rugged Ozark hills, the course makes the most of nature’s beauty in Lake of the Ozarks.
Old Kinderhook Golf Course is located just 3 miles west of Camdenton on Hwy 54. Turn north onto Lake Road 54-80 and proceed to the front gates of Old Kinderhook. Follow Old Kinderhook Drive to the golf village area. The golf shop is located next to the trophy room.
TRAVEL TIPS
Travel There and Back — escape to the sun
Even a weekend trip can get you excited for a new season – we make your golf travel dreams come true
Putting a golf trip together doesn’t need to take months of planning and research. The winter of January 2021 had me longing for sunshine and warm weather. It was time to escape and take the clubs with me.
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On Friday of the Martin Luther King holiday weekend, I boarded a plane for Phoenix, warm weather and my first tee time of the year. Tuesday morning, I was headed back to Seattle after playing 63 holes and excited to book that next tee time. For more of the story and tips for your own golf trip continue to our web site.
Golf On The Prairie
Firekeeper Golf Course, Kansas golf at its finest!
Whether it be a single outing or a large golf group, or whatever direction you are traveling, direct yourself to Topeka and just north on highway 75 you will find the award winning Firekeeper Golf Course that is nationally recognized for its 18 holes and scenic fairways.
Firekeeper is the perfect course no matter your skill level. Play 7,500 yards from the longest tees or as short as 4,500 yards from the forward tees. The natural bentgrass, scenic fairways and greens with fescue rough will ignite your spirit.
After a day on the course, come across the street to Prairie Band Casino & Resort and experience exciting table games, over 1,100 slot machines, award winning dining and relax in one of their luxurious hotel rooms.
Their affordable stay and play packages let you experience more ways to play whether it’s at Firekeeper Golf Course or Prairie Band Casino & Resort.
Midweek stay and play packages for two begin at $239.
Weekend stay & play packages for two begin at $299.
Make your next event a winner!
To book your stay & play and Tee Times, contact Chele Kuhn at 785-966-7742 or email [email protected]
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Pro-Am Golf Hot New Driver for 2021
TaylorMade SIM2 Forged Ring Construction is crushing it
Forged from a lightweight and high strength aluminum that is milled to an exacting shape, forged ring construction unites a massive rear weight, a full carbon sole, crown and a milled back cup face. Creating a confidence-inspiring driver designed for increased stability and forgiveness.
The asymmetric inertia generator is designed to provide faster club head speed through advanced geometry and aerodynamic analytics. A full lightweight carbon sole enables the redistribution of mass for a deeper CG and enhanced forgiveness.
Speed injected twist face improves ball speed by calibrating each head to the threshold of the legal speed limit with corrective face curvature also protecting against heel and toe mishits.
