Two golfers in Washington, D.C., have sued the Trump administration to challenge its apparent attempt to convert the municipal East Potomac Golf Links into an exclusive, high-end golf course and to protect the property from the dumping of debris from the demolition of the White House’s East Wing.
Golfers play No. 6 at East Potomac Golf Links as trucks unloads debris and soil from the demolition of the White House's East Wing.
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The lawsuit follows the U.S. Department of the Interior’s December termination of the National Links Trust’s 50-year lease to operate and improve East Potomac and two other municipal courses in the nation’s capital, as well as the depositing of roughly 30,000 cubic yards of dirt, debris and wreckage at East Potomac last October.
“East Potomac Golf Links is a testament to what’s possible with public land and why public spaces matter,” said Dave Roberts, a Washington resident and plaintiff. “It deserves better than becoming a dumping ground for waste and yet another private playground for the privileged and powerful.” READ MORE
The Augusta Municipal Golf Course – better known as “The Patch” – will reopen for public play on April 15 following a 16-month renovation project.
The golf course, located just five miles from Augusta National, will have a soft opening in March that will allow some of The Patch’s regular players along with local community groups and high school teams to get an early look at the completely renovated layout. The Patch will also be made available for private hospitality events during the week of the Masters.
The renovation project was spearheaded by Augusta National and supervised by architects Tom Fazio and Beau Welling. In addition to its renovated 18-hole layout, the reimagined facility will also include a nine-hole short course called The Loop designed by Tiger Woods and his TGR Design team. READ MORE
Bud Cauley, Mark Rolfing and Stacy Lewis were voted by Golf Writers Association of America members to receive three of the association’s top annual awards.
Cauley, a 35-year-old PGA Tour player who missed more than three years of competition because of complications from a 2018 car accident, will receive the Ben Hogan Award honoring an individual who has continued to be active in golf despite a physical handicap or serious illness.
Rolfing, a longtime NBC Sports and Golf Channel commentator, will receive the William D. Richardson Award recognizing an individual who has consistently made an outstanding contribution to golf.
Lewis, a two-time LPGA major winner who retired last year, will receive the Jim Murray Award recognizing a professional player for his/her cooperation, quotability and accommodation to the media.
All three will be honored April 8 at the 52nd ISPS Handa GWAA Awards Dinner on the eve of the Masters in Augusta, Georgia. READ MORE
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Peter Broome, the retired Titleist executive who was diagnosed with ALS in 2024, has formally launched the ALS Bridge Foundation to support ALS research and treatment. As part of its fundraising campaign, the foundation has opened an auction of once-in-a-lifetime golf experiences with notables such as Davis Love III, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, Luke Donald, Brad Faxon and Jim Nantz. READ MORE
Charlie Woods, the 17-year-old son of Tiger Woods, has verbally committed to play golf at Florida State University starting in 2027, according to multiple reports. READ MORE
The National Football League has chosen TMRW Sports – the sports venture backed by Woods and Rory McIlroy that operates the TGL indoor golf league – to be its operational partner for a new flag football league, Sportico first reported, citing multiple sources familiar with the negotiations. READ MORE
The 2027 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific will be held at the Taiheiyo Club’s Minori Course in Japan next April 22-25, it was announced last Wednesday. READ MORE
The 2026 Sunnehanna Amateur and Southern Amateur championships will host two shared qualifying events giving players the opportunity to earn entry into both events. The first will be held on June 1 at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course in Raleigh, North Carolina, and the second on June 14 at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. READ MORE
The PGA of America named Matthew Harris as the 2026 recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award in Photojournalism. READ MORE
Compiled by Mike Cullity
