Gather your team – one of golf’s best resort events is back – National Club Golfer

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A bit of a late bloomer to the game of golf, Max fell in love with the sport when he attended Saturday coaching sessions down at his local golf club after being inspired by friends and family members.

Max has remained a member of Eden Golf Club in Carlisle for a number of years now as he looks to get his handicap down into single figures. Most of his golfing career has been spent battling a permanent slice off the tee, which has led to some ugly rounds.

Having studied at the University of Sunderland, Max is starting out his dream career in sports journalism. During his time at university, he picked up valuable work experience at Reach PLC, BBC Radio Cumbria and GiveMeSport, whilst also getting work published in the Teesside Live. He also spent time working at a local weekly newspaper, Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser, as a general news reporter partially covering some local sport just north of the border in Langholm.

Max has just started his journey with the NCG working as the assistant equipment editor. He looks forwarded to reviewing the latest golf equipment, taking up an interest in reviews when buying his first golf club, a Cleveland RTX wedge.

With his bag not going under too many changes throughout the last few years, Max carries an M3 driver, Titleist GT3 Fairway Wood, M2 hybrid, a set of M2 irons, Callaway Jaws wedges and a TaylorMade Spider putter. And yes, Max is a bit of a self-proclaimed TaylorMade fan boy.

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Wisconsin golf course to close in 2027 for renovations ahead of USGA events

admin — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:44:44 +0000

The Stevens Point golf course will update its course ahead of hosting the 2028 U.S. Senior Women’s Open and the 2034 U.S. Senior Open.

STEVENS POINT, Wisconsin – SentryWorld will close its golf course in 2027 for renovations ahead of two national championships.

SentryWorld announced Jan. 27 it will be making “significant refinements” to the golf course, including installing a state-of-the-art irrigation system, redesigning select green complexes, reconfiguring tree complexes to support championship play and accommodate a broad range of players, renovating bunkers, creating an enhanced barrier for privacy along the interstate, refining and enhancing the practice facility and adding and improving infrastructure to enhance sustainability and playability of the course.

The renovation announcement follows the Jan. 13 announcement that SentryWorld would host the 2028 U.S. Senior Women’s Open and the 2034 U.S. Senior Open.

Pete McPartland, Sentry’s chairman and CEO, said the renovations show Sentry’s long-term investment in championship golf and reinforce its ability to host high-caliber events.

“As we think about our next 50 years, it is important to ensure that we honor our history while staying at the forefront of golf design and maintenance,” McPartland said.

Other SentryWorld amenities will remain open

As Sentry prepares to start renovations, SentryWorld’s golf course will be closed for the 2027 golf season.

While crews work on the course, other SentryWorld amenities like The Inn at SentryWorld, PJ’s, Muse, banquet facilities and the fieldhouse will remain open.

More about the renovation project

Mike James, the general manager of SentryWorld, said the course delivered exceptional course conditions for the 2019 U.S. Girls’ Junior and the 2023 U.S. Senior Open tournaments, and SentryWorld is aiming to continue raising the bar as more tournaments will be hosted at the course.

SentryWorld will be working with golf course designer Jay Blasi, a Wisconsin native who worked with the company on its 2013 renovation project.

LaBar Golf will be the golf and irrigation contractor on the project. The group has previously worked on other USGA Championship venues and focuses on golf course renovations, including bunker redesigns, tee and green construction, environmental enhancements, irrigation services and more.

Josh Lewis will oversee construction as project manager, and SentryWorld will again work with Derek Dirksen on shaping the course after previously working on the 2013 project.