What’s Happening at the Longboat Key Education Center?
Mid-April marks the end of the season for The Education Center at Temple Beth Israel. We look
forward to our 2026-2027 season which begins in...
Mastering Golf’s Most Difficult Shot
—As a Golf Instructor for over 40 years I get all types of requests from students looking to get better.
Most always start with the...
Bringing the Desert Heat to the Gulf Coast: What Sarasota Tennis Players Can Learn from Indian Wells
—While the tennis world focuses on the California desert for the 2026 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, it’s the perfect time for recreational...
Perfect Match: Mother-Son Duo Serves Up Inspiration at Key Club
STEVE REID & MEL RHINELANDER
news@lbknews.com
Club championships take many forms. Some players enter for a weekend of fun, while others chase
the ghosts of past glories....
So You Want to Take Up Golf? Longboat Key’s Terry O’Hara Tells You What to Expect!
TERRY O'HARA
Columnist
news@lbknews.com
I hear this question over and over from people interested in taking up golf. As a PGA Golf Professional running an extremely busy...
The Baseline Divide: Why the Women’s Game is the Secret to Longevity on Longboat Key
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
Fifty-three years ago, the air in the Houston Astrodome was thick with cigar smoke and chauvinism as Billie Jean King was...
Death from Above: How to Handle the Most Hated Shot in Tennis
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
On the tennis courts of Longboat Key, there are two obstacles in the sky wreaking havoc on the uninitiated: the searing...
Game, Set, Sunshine: Tennis and its Love for Florida
It’s 8:30 a.m. in South Florida, and the air is already thick enough to wear. In the manicured enclaves of Boca Raton, the thwack-thwack-thwack...
What’s Happening At The Education Center?
Susan Goldfarb
Guest Columnist
news@lbknews.com
It’s the height of the season at The Education Center at Temple Beth Israel!
The Center is averaging 10-12 classes a day, Monday...
Two Simple Tennis Tips That Go Hand in Hand
IVAN YATZUK
Guest Writer
news@lbknews.com
Today, I want to share two fundamental tennis tips that go hand in hand and can immediately improve your timing, control, and...