SunRidge Canyon's 6,823 yard, par 71, Keith Foster designed championship golf course winds its way down and then back up the rugged ridges and shady canyons unique to the desert mountains that divide Fountain Hills from Scottsdale, Arizona.

Winding its way through the Verde Valley showcasing views of the Tonto National Forest, Four Peaks, the Superstition Moutains and Weavers Needle is a desert masterpiece every golfer must add to their list of "must play" layouts when visiting the Phoenix / Scottsdale area. Vista Verde Golf Club, opened in a 2006, is a Ken Kavanaugh design.

Yani Tseng is finishing off a season for the ages, exceeding accomplishments of other golf phenoms we've come to enjoy such as one Eldrick Tiger Woods. Yet Yani doesn't seem to get the respect given what she has accomplished on the golf course this year on the LPGA Tour.

A fixture at regional golf events and USGA national championships for nearly 30 years, Grossman, 79, will receive the award at the USGA's annual meeting on Feb. 4 in Houston. Hearing the news had a profound effect on him, at least initially.

St. Louis native Jim Holtgrieve will get another opportunity to captain the USA Walker Cup Team two years from now at the 44th Match to be held at the National Golf Links of America in Southampton, N.Y.

Another great gets USGA Honor...more