Refresh Your Golf Skills Apr 18, 2008
University of Maryland - Located in College Park, MD, the University of Maryland golf course offers several different options for improving your golf game this year. Private lessons are available at the rate of $50 per 45 minute sessions. (Suite101.com)
Soft economy leaves local golf clubs in search of green Apr 11, 2008
And at the Maryland Golf and Country Clubs in Bel Air, prospective members can use the club for two months without paying a penny toward initiation fees or monthly dues. Meet the latest victim of the economic slowdown -- golf and country clubs. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Timonium resident switches sports, keeps smooth stroke for the links Jul 12, 2007
Brad Miller's drive to excel has led him to a second-place finish in the Maryland Golf Association's junior championship. Golf. (Towson Times, MD)
Stroke back, Funk adds substance to sentiment Jul 6, 2007
With an opening round of 3-under-par 67, the former University of Maryland golf coach who has become the Peter Pan of the PGA Tour is one stroke behind five players: Vijay Singh, former U.S. Open champion Jim Furyk, Stuart Appleby of Australia, Joe Ogilvie and K.J. Choi of South Korea. Aside from Funk, six others were at 67, including former U.S. Open champion Corey Pavin, former PGA champion Rich Beem and current NCAA champion Jamie Lovemark. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
D.C.-area golf steers new course, finds new life Jul 5, 2007
"I think it is more Congressional than it is Tiger," said Funk, a former Maryland golf coach who remains, at age 51, a fan favorite and a legitimate contender. "He'll probably get mad me for saying that. I think it's Congressional and the date before the British Open . It's a good time.". (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Johnny Holliday Scholarship Classic Scheduled For May 7 May 4, 2007
Johnny Holliday Scholarshp Classic Scheduled For May 7 :: Event to be held at University of Maryland Golf Course ... Event to be held at University of Maryland Golf Course ... - The University of Maryland golf course will host the Johnny Holliday Scholarship Classic Monday, May 7. (Umterps.com)
Wetterich, Clark lead jumble Apr 7, 2007
Among those who missed the cut were Ernie Els of South Africa and Sergio Garcia of Spain, both of whom finished at 10-over par, as well as former Maryland golf coach Fred Funk (11-over). Woods isn't concerned with anyone running away with the tournament, mostly because the conditions will likely make it impossible. (SunSpot.net)
Fred's Bringing In A Bit Of Funk On Two Tours This Year Feb 27, 2007
I think I validated how good the players are on the Champions Tour. Even though you are 50 or 51 through 55. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
It's Stenson vs. Ogilvy in title match Feb 25, 2007
If Funk holds on today, the former Maryland golf coach would join Craig Stadler as the only players to win on the regular tour after winning a seniors event. Funk's Champions victory came a month ago in Hawaii, when he won the Turtle Bay Championship by 11 strokes. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Funk leads PGA event in Mexico Feb 23, 2007
" Or "un poco," as the locals would say. Actually, there were no sombreros, pinatas or other cliched props to emphasize the Former Maryland golf coach PGA Tour's arrival in Mexico. About the only giveaway were "Silencio Por Favor. " signs requesting quiet around the tees and greens -- a nice touch, even if most folks in the small galleries were English-speaking tourists. Located along the Riviera Maya, the course meanders through the jungle, features two holes facing the Caribbean Sea and has... (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Funk sets Champions mark with 11-shot win Jan 29, 2007
Former Maryland golf coach Fred Funk had the most-lopsided victory ever in a 54-hole Champions Tour event, shooting his second straight 8-under-par 64 yesterday for an 11-stroke win in the Turtle Bay Championship in Kahuku, Hawaii. Funk, still a regular on the PGA Tour, ended the suspense early with six birdies in a front-nine 30 and finished with a tournament record 23-under 193 total in the tour's first full-field event of the year. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
