Barry Cronin

Barry Cronin

A former golf writer for the Chicago Sun-Times, Cronin has operated golf PR/marketing firm Cronin Communications for more than 20 years. Having represented clients in every aspect of the golf business, including the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic for the past two decades, Cronin brings a unique “extra-journalistic” perspective to his writing.

Canal Shores fights the good fight
Golf

When a $20,000 water bill is not paid, bad things tend to happen, especially if the guilty party is a public golf course

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Yanks show their true colors in France
Golf

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Retirees Sandy and Dave Dickman of Woodbury, Minn., live not far from Hazeltine National Golf Club, but they were unable to buy tickets for the 2016 Ryder Cup.

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Ryder Cup format alters NBC’s game plan
Golf

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Organizers are anticipating the biggest crowds ever for this week’s Ryder Cup, with 60,000 fans a day expected to show up in full voice at Le Golf National near Paris.

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Amateurs go OT in golf’s ‘ultramarathon’
Golf

Sure, the U.S. Amateur is the national championship. Every amateur wants to win it. The title comes with massive prestige and opens doors to other tournaments.

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Cue the superlatives
Golf

Superfluous verbiage is inevitable in travel articles, so in this one let’s get right to the point: The Wigwam resort near Phoenix is awesome.

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