Chip Shots From The US Open at Pebble Beach
by Jeff Skinner For the first three days the US Open was all we wanted it to be. On the final day it looked like the Golf Gods were playing a cruel joke on us. What was billed as a… Continue Reading
Month: June 2010
Graeme McDowell Survives The US Open
by Jeff Skinner It wasn’t very pretty. In fact it was pretty darn ugly. The final round of the US Open at Pebble Beach resembled a demolition derby more than a major championship. All the leaders struggled off the tee,… Continue Reading
Dustin Johnson Looks To Stop Tiger
by Jeff Skinner Dustin Johnson played a superb round of golf at The US Open yesterday and goes into the final round with a three shot lead over playing partner Graeme McDowell. His 66 showed that he had no intention… Continue Reading
Father’s Day Is Not Just For Fathers
I published this story last Father’s Day and it is still relevant today. Being a father, I cherish my time with my children whether it is on or off the course. It’s not easy being a good, involved parent. It… Continue Reading
Vintage Tiger Woods at Pebble Beach
by Jeff Skinner Tiger Woods had every reason to be angry and disappointed, not with the greens or the setup at Pebble Beach, but with himself. After back to back bogies on two and three he looked to be heading… Continue Reading
US Open Leaderboard
by Jeff Skinner This is a very intriguing leaderboard going into the third round of the US Open Championship. Pebble beach won’t be getting any easier as the USGA tries to identify the world’s best golfer. Graeme McDowell says he… Continue Reading
Mickelson Makes His Move, Watson Plays the Weekend at The US Open
by Jeff Skinner What a wild day at Pebble Beach. It was impossible not to watch Phil Mickelson. Phil used the putting advice he got from Dave Stockton and fashioned a near record 66 and jumped into a second place… Continue Reading
Chips from Pebble Beach
by Jeff Skinner Chip Shots… Brendon de Jonge must not have heard about how hard the 14th hole is. He spun his third shot back into the cup for an eagle. That’s the shot of the tournament so far. K.… Continue Reading
Tiger + Phil = 0 Birds…and Plenty of Complaining
by Jeff Skinner It doesn’t look like Pebble Beach will be taken advantage of by anyone this week. In the 2000 US Open Tiger Woods gave Pebble his version of a golfing smack down and finished twelve under par. The… Continue Reading
Ben Hogan’s 1 Iron
US Open Gallery Ben Hogan hits his one iron into eighteen in the final round of the 1950 Open at Merion Golf Club. He won in a playoff the next day. Hogan had just recovered from his car accident and… Continue Reading