Wycliffe Golf and Country Club in Wellington has named longtime golf staff member Paul Rifenberg its new Head Golf Pro. 

Paul has been with Wycliffe since August 2000 and is a tremendous competitor on the course and an integral part of the Wycliffe family.

“I truly enjoy sharing my love for golf with Wycliffe members of all skill levels," said Rifenberg. "I look forward to the future here at Wycliffe and growing the game of golf.”

He started playing golf at the age of 7 and found his love for competitive golf in High School.

Paul went on to win his High School District Championship during his senior year and then continued his golfing career at FAU playing #1 for the team for 2 years. He then turned pro to compete at a much higher level and…

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Palm Beach County has earned a beautiful reputation for its world-class golf courses and golf clubs. It has been referred to as the “golfing capital of the nation” and one of the top courses in Palm Beach County is the golf course at Admirals Cove. 

If you didn’t know, the golf scene at Admirals Cove offers highly coveted, award winning quality. Admirals Cove is a Platinum Private Club and Community, which ensures its lavish amenities, the crown jewel being its golf course. Playing at Admirals Cove is a great experience for players of all skill levels, whether you are early in your game or a fine, low handicap player. 

Surrounded by water, canary island palms, seasonal blooms and rolling hills, the Admirals Cove golf courses are the of the gems of…

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Passage through memories of your inner child and canal your sweet tooth to experience one of the classic and favored game, Candy Land, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida as PGA National Resort & Spa sweetly presents: The 2015 Sweet Treat Festival: Candy Land Experience!

On Saturday, August 15, 2015, from noon to 4:00 p.m., families will be excitedly romping about the 'Candy Land' community with fun areas of amusement for all age groups as the classic board game will come to life. The Sweet Treat Festival will be fixed up with delicious streamers and beautifications that feature ice cream slopes and fun gingerbread houses.  An abundant amount of enchanting dessert stations set up to remind you of the neighborhoods of Candy Land such as Lollipop Woods, Ice…

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Father’s Day is this Sunday on June 21, 2015!

Whether your father figure is into boating and fishing, golf, or relaxing and watching sports, there are plenty of options to choose from here in the sunshine state and many ways to spoil him on his special day. 

For the Boater:
We live in a paradise, the State of Florida has proven to be one of the greatest fishing spots in the entire world! If you don’t have a boat, rest assured that there are many fishing guides or boat rentals available in every area of South Florida. Or a trip to Bass Pro Shop or Outdoor World could do the trick too by spoiling dad at one of the biggest fishing and hunting supply stores.

For the Golfer:
If Dad needs to brush up on his skills take him to the famous PGA National in Palm…

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For the past week, we have known the 64 golfers that were going to compete in this year's edition of the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship. We now know the bracket and opening round matchups as well.

Top seeded Rory Mcllroy will start his Match Play on Wednesday against Jason Dufner. The other two players in the group headlined by the Palm Beach Gardens resident and World #1 are Billy Horschel and Brandt Snedeker. World #2 and reigning Masters winner Jordan Spieth finds himself in a group with Old Palm resident Lee Westwood, Matt Every, and Mikko Ilonen.

Group 11 could be considered the toughest group top to bottom, featuring Jimmy Walker, Ian Poulter, Webb Simpson, and Gary Woodland.

This year is the first year for the Match Play under the…

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On January 23rd, and during the second round of the Humana Challenge, Freddie Jacobson three-putted the 16th hole. Since then, the Patriots have won another Super Bowl, Tiger Woods came back, left, and then came back again, oh and Jacobson hasn't had another three-putt.

In the second round of this past week's RBC Heritage, the Hobe Sound resident broke Luke Donald's record of 483 consecutive holes without a three putt. He didn't stop there though. He went all four rounds without a three putt and heading into his next event his total is at 524. Jacobson is first in three-putt avoidance at .65 percent (the tour average this season is three percent) and he's third in strokes gained/putting.

Jacobson will look to extend his record this week when he…

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21 year old Jordan Spieth won the Masters this past weekend to earn his first major championship. In the process, he left golf staples such at Tiger Woods, Rory Mcllroy, and Phil Mickelson in his dust on Sunday, winning by four shots. It was a changing of the guard you could say.

One thing that stayed constant though, were the high viewership numbers for the West Palm Beach market. West Palm Beach, traditionally a strong marking for golf television viewership, ranked fifth nationally.

Overall, CBS saw some of its best viewership numbers for the Masters in several years. Saturday's viewership was up 48% over last year, while Sunday saw a 23% increase over 2014, when Bubba Watson cruised to an easy win on the back nine over Spieth.

This year's…

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Tiger Woods made his return to competitive golf this past week at the Masters. It was the first time since he competed in a PGA Tour event since his first round withdraw at the Farmers Insurance Open in early February.

Despite many experts predicting that he wouldn't even make the cut, Woods not only made the cut, he was in the third to last pairing of the day in the final round on Sunday.

Woods ended up finishing in a tie for 17th at 5-under after rounds of 73-69-69-73. While the Jupiter Island resident was able to complete all four rounds and for the most part look like the Tiger of old, it came at a cost.

His tee shot on the par 4 9th hole on Sunday came to rest in some pine straw just right of the fairway. When Woods hit his second shot, his…

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For golfers, a hole-in-one is kind of the holy grail of the sport. It's something we all achieve for but is almost impossible to actually achieve.

Don't tell that to Jack Nicklaus.

Competing in the annual Masters Par 3 Contest on Wednesday with playing partners Gary Player and Ben Crenshaw, who filled in for the still injured Arnold Palmer, the North Palm Beach resident recorded a hole-in-one on the fourth hole after hitting his shot 15 feet past the hole and watching it spin back and in the cup.

Making it even more special was the fact that it was the first time Nicklaus ever recorded an ace at Augusta National in any facet. Before yesterday he had never done it in a recreational, practice, or tournament round.

Here is a video of the…

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The calendar has turned to April, meaning that spring is officially here.

For us golf fans, that can only mean one thing, The Masters is upon us. The azaleas have begun the bloom, the pimento cheese sandwiches are being made, and come Thursday we will get a "hello friends" from Jim Nantz.

The first major of the year is upon us and it truly is the most wonderful time of the year. As always, the storylines heading into this week are plentiful. None are bigger though than two golfers that call our area home, heading down Magnolia Lane going in vastly different directions.

On one side, Jupiter Island resident Tiger Woods, who will be teeing it up in competition for the first time in two months and whose game is the biggest question of Masters week.…

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