Golf in Broome County

by Jim Maggiore, Michael J. McCann

Overview

Professional golf came to Broome County in 1971 as the Broome County Open, a one-day event. By 1973, it had become a four-day stop on the PGA Tour called the B.C. Open. Over the next three decades, it hosted such luminaries of the links as Lee Trevino, Tiger Woods, and Fuzzy Zoeller, while national icons like Bob Hope, Mickey Mantle, and Johnny Hart played in various Pro-Am tournaments. The Dick's Sporting Goods Open began in 2007 as part of the Champions Tour. The sporting goods company got its start in the neighboring city of Binghamton, the hometown of founder Richard "Dick" Stack, making it a natural choice as primary sponsor. The biggest attraction besides golf is the annual Concert on the Green when the 18th green is converted to a stage. Among the major recording artists who have performed are Tim McGraw and the Zac Brown Band.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439652268
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	07/13/2015
Series:	Images of Modern America
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	21 MB
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About the Author

Jim Maggiore, a retired IBMer, and Michael J. McCann, a 20-year veteran of the Johnson City Fire Department, rely on their own photographs, as well as those from local fans, in documenting the work of the Broome County Community Charities, Inc., which has run the tournaments since 1974. McCann is the coauthor of three previous books for Arcadia.