It’s official: I’ve played my last round of 2016. Freezing temps have closed all the courses in the Hudson Valley and as I am writing this snow is falling outside. But that didn’t stop me from walking a few holes… Continue Reading
Butch Harmon has been voted the top golf instructor for what seems like forever. Few instructors/coaches/gurus, whatever you label them can boast such a heralded list of players that have heeded the gospel according to Butch. Of course there’s Tiger… Continue Reading
Consider this my mid-winter rant. Right now it’s 17 degrees with a windchill of two degrees here in the Hudson Valley and a forecast to get colder through the weekend. Last week’s warm temperatures that allowed a few dedicated golfers… Continue Reading
It is easy to get lost in this October madhouse of sports as the NFL heats up, the World Series begins, NCAA Football starts to really matter not to mention the start of the NHL and NBA. The LPGA has… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner You can’t talk about the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am without mentioning Bing Crosby. It was Bing that put the Am in the Pro-Am and professional golf. This tournament evolved from Bing and his bunch of golf… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Ah, December in the Northeast, that time of year when five irons are traded for snow shovels and snow blowers replace golf carts. It’s never fun to see the golf season come to an end but it… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Thanks for the memories. That was Bob Hope’s theme song and it couldn’t be more apropos now. The Bob Hope Classic which started in 1960 is no more. Tournament organizers announced that it will be renamed the… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner For years many of us have lamented the lack of characters presently on The PGA Tour. In the 60’s and 70’s there were plenty of characters on the tour and many more that surrounded and contributed to… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Lost in this week’s hype of the “Big Three in the Desert” and Bing Crosby’s Clambake that has morphed into the A.T. & T. Pebble Beach National Pro-Am is the fact that the ladies are also playing… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner There once was a time on The PGA Tour when the players flocked to Palm Beach to play in the Bob Hope Desert Classic. Palmer, Nicklaus, Casper, Miller, Wadkins, Stadler, Kite, Duval and Mickelson are but a… Continue Reading