Bedminster, N.J. – The New Jersey Golf Foundation (NJGF), the charitable arm of the New Jersey Section, PGA of America (NJPGA), today announced Ryan Maciorowski as the 2026 recipient of the prestigious Peter Famiano Memorial Scholarship. Maciorowski was recognized at the 18th Annual New Jersey Golf Foundation Peter Famiano Memorial Pro-Am, held on June 11th at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.

The standard playbook for country club food and beverage has long included a regular rotation of burgers, hot dogs, club sandwiches, a reliable-yet-uninspired Friday night prime rib, and an operation expected to break even at best.

Enter Ray Whitlock. As the Director of Culinary Experiences at Bobby Jones Links, one of the golf industries leading club management firms, he is stepping entirely out of the traditional golf world and firmly into the modern restaurant arena. Tasked with crafting menus across the company’s diverse portfolio of golf properties, Whitlock treats each club as a standalone culinary destination.

Split Rail Golf Club in Aledo, Texas recently welcomed Sam Brookman as general manager and Eric Davis as its new golf course superintendent. Together the two professionals have more than 35-plus years of experience in leading golf club and agronomy operations. As general manager, Brookman will lead all aspects of club operations, including golf, food and beverage, agronomy, retail, hospitality, membership, and events. Davis is responsible for the overall maintenance, management, and agronomic planning of the 18-hole, Phil Lumsden-designed golf course.  

Desert Highlands – the original home of The Skins Game and an acclaimed luxury golf club and community in the stunning Sonoran Desert of North Scottsdale – announces renovation work has begun to its men’s locker room.

PHX Architecture and Hatch Design Group, who completed the renovation of the women’s locker room and golf pro shop late last year, and also designed the award-winning Jack’s, will lead the multi-million dollar updates to the men’s locker room. Slated to be completed by the end of 2026, the renovation project will elevate the daily experience for the members.

Mountain Sky Guest Ranch, one of the nation’s premier guest ranches since 1929, announces that its Rising Sun Golf Course debuted at No. 2 in Golfweek’s “Best: State-By-State Courses You Can Play” rankings.

Currently open exclusively for Mountain Sky guests, Rising Sun is a Johnny Miller design that offers championship golf set against the jaw-dropping Big Sky scenery. Located in the shadows of Emigrant Peak and the Absaroka Mountain Range, the par-72, links-style layout incorporates the natural rolling hills and grasses found in Paradise Valley. Through their conservation efforts, Rising Sun is the first golf course in Montana to become a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary by Audubon International.

Hunting Hills Country Club has been honored with the Platinum Award for "Best Country/Golf Club" in Roanoke by The Roanoker magazine's 40th annual Best of Roanoke Readers' Poll, as featured in the May/June 2026 issue.

The accolade reflects the club's commitment to excellence in providing premier recreational and social experiences to its members. Over the past five years, Hunting Hills has invested in significant enhancements, including a fitness center remodel, new pickleball courts, and a brand-new pool and splash pad, elevating the member experience.

Power Tee is spotlighting the remarkable success of The Golf Zone Family Fun Center, a facility that has transformed itself into one of the region’s premier golf and family entertainment destinations through its innovative guest experience and continued investment in technology.

Featuring 42 Power Tee automated teeing bays at its driving range, The Golf Zone Family Fun Center has created a modern entertainment environment that combines golf, family attractions, food and beverage offerings, and premium customer experiences into a destination that other facilities now look to emulate.

Fresh off the excitement of U.S. Open week, Sugarloaf Social Club, one of golf’s most influential lifestyle brands, and PAYNTR Golf, the performance golf footwear brand redefining innovation on the course, today announced a limited-edition collaboration featuring a special version of the acclaimed PAYNTR Golf Eighty Seven SC alongside an exclusive apparel collection. Designed to capture the spirit and spectacle of championship golf’s most celebrated month, the collaboration merges Sugarloaf Social Club’s unmistakable creative vision with PAYNTR Golf’s performance-first engineering. The result is a collection equally at home walking the fairways of a major championship venue or a favorite local course.

TRUE linkswear (TRUE), creator of ultra-comfortable, modern golf footwear designed for walking on and off the course, unveils the Antigravity Pro, a tour-caliber golf shoe engineered for players who demand maximum performance. Featuring a premium TRUEdura upper, a responsive Pebax® superfoam midsole, and a new aggressive traction pattern, the Antigravity Pro represents the most advanced performance offering in TRUE’s expanding Antigravity family.

The Adams Tight Lies is one of the most iconic fairway woods ever made. But can a modern shaft breathe new life into a golf classic? True Spec Golf, the premium brand-agnostic club fitting company, tests the performance of a classic 1996 Adams Tight Lies fairway wood by gathering baseline data before upgrading the shaft and grip. This process explores whether modern components can enhance the playability of iconic golf equipment from the past. The results are undeniable and show just how important the right shaft can be, even in a club that's decades old! WATCH

PGA Professional Brian Agoncillo from Sherwood Country Club demonstrates how to adjust the distance between the body and club when chipping to improve ball contact. WATCH

Follower Driver Fitting…. Quentin has only been golfing for 2 years — and like a lot of newer players, he came in convinced he wanted the Cobra OPTM driver. But in a real driver fitting, opinions don’t matter.

The numbers do. Watch as Drew fits this 17 handicap into the right shaft first, then walks him through multiple head options — including Cobra — while letting launch, spin, ball speed, and dispersion tell the story. The result… WATCH

JJ Spaun shares his journey from a skateboarding kid in Southern California to a major champion on the PGA Tour. Growing up in the late ’90s and early 2000s, he learned independence and persistence through skating—skills that later translated into his self-taught approach to golf. Without formal lessons early on, Spaun developed his game through trial and error, eventually realizing his potential in college when he proved he could compete at the highest level. WATCH