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Investing in Your Range: Tex-Net Inc. and Friends Getting Ready for the 2025 PGA Show

In this month’s installment of Investing in Your Range, we chat with John Scarperia, the founder of Tex-Net Inc., a long-time GRAA partner. In this piece, Scarperia shares his excitement for the upcoming PGA Show and tells us about three additional industry leaders who have been trusted collaborators of his over the years and will join him at his booth in Orlando next month.

Five Questions with Ralph Landrum, PGA

In our latest Five Questions feature, PGA of America Master Professional Ralph Landrum shares stories of his start in golf, his growth in the game, his current programming at World of Golf and his plans for the future.

Women Leading on the Range: Women and Golf, Why Do You Play?

In this edition of Women Leading on the Range, LPGA Professional Laura Shanahan Rowe pens a feature on the many reasons why women should take up the great game of golf.

Why Practicing Golf On The Best Hitting Surfaces Is Better For Your Game and Your Body

Enjoy this informative piece borrowed from the Fiberbuilt Golf blog site and treat yourself to the best when it comes to your golf game.

GRAA Award Winner Profile – Blackhawk Country Club – Danville, California

Blackhawk Country Club is a 2023 GRAA Top 50 Private Facility located in Northern California. We recently spoke with PGA of America Director of Golf Brian Brake to get some information about the club and to learn about his background in the game for this GRAA Award Winner Profile.

Why Distance off the Tee Matters

PGA of America Golf Professional Kian O’Donnell offers his insights on how to gain driving distance off the tee. He says with longer drives and shorter approach shots, you’re sure to shoot lower scores.

John Fought to Create New Practice Facilities at Alpine CC in Utah

Our friends at Golf Course Architecture recently reported on a new range renovation being planned and implemented next year. We’re proud to share this story by Laura Hyde on the exciting goings on at Alpine Country Club in Highland, Utah.

GRAA Award-Winning Facility – Sagamore Golf Center

As the temps get colder in New Hampshire, the team at Sagamore Golf Center will welcome their core golfers all winter long. With covered and heated bays, you can practice year-round. Sagamore Golf Center is a five-time GRAA Top 50 Stand-Alone Facility and is a haven for golfers in the Granite State. Their LPGA Teaching Professional, Laura Shanahan Rowe shares her insights on the game and the facility she’s called home since 2009 in this GRAA Award Winner Profile.

Five Questions with Adam Smith, PGA

This month’s Five Questions feature highlights Adam Smith, the PGA of America Head Golf Instructor at The Country Club of Virginia in Richmond. Smith grew up in the game as the son of a PGA of America Member and has been a long-time friend of the Golf Range Association of America and an Elite GRAA Award Winner. He’s a leader in golf instruction and would be an excellent informational resource for your facility.

GRAA Partner Profile: Cover the Tees – Oviedo, Florida

Relationships in golf are what make the industry thrive. We value the partnerships we’ve forged at the GRAA, and Cover the Tees is one of those valued leaders in the game that we’re proud to work with. Here’s their story of growth and prosperity, growing the game one covered driving range solution at a time.

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