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The 113th US Open at Merion…Good Things Come In Small Packages
by Jeff Skinner Countdown to the U.S. Open: 11 days As Matt Kuchar and his fellow PGA Tour professionals finish their testing run at Jack Nicklaus’ difficult Muirfield Village Course hundreds of workers are busy at Merion putting the final… Continue Reading
Merion Golf Club’s Historic 11th Hole
By Jeff Skinner Countdown to the U.S. Open: 16 days Merion boasts as much history as any golf course in the United States. Check out the eleventh hole where Bobby Jones clinched the U.S. Amateur and won the final leg… Continue Reading
The Allure of the U.S. Open
Mike Davis, Merion and The USGA Museum
by Jeff Skinner U.S. Open Countdown: 44 days Today was Media Day for the 113th U.S. Open to be held at Merion Golf Club in June. USGA Executive Director Mike Davis spoke to the Morning Drive this morning and you… Continue Reading
Tiger Woods’ First Masters Victory
by Jeff Skinner Masters Countdown:19 Days Jim Nantz called Tiger Woods’ victory at the 1997 Masters a win for the ages. Indeed it was. Back then Woods was all about the golf and a young Woods astonished everyone who watched… Continue Reading
Guan Tianlang: 14 Year Old Plays The Masters
by Jeff Skinner Masters Countdown: 26 Days The Masters prides itself on growing the game beyond the borders of the United States. International players have had a rich history at Augusta National ever since Gary Player became the first international… Continue Reading
Countdown to The Masters: 28 Days & Counting
by Jeff Skinner OK boys and girls today’s a special day in the world of golf: 4 weeks from today The Masters starts. No tournament gets the attention The Masters does. To many it marks the start of their golf… Continue Reading
Masters History: Larry Mize 1987
by Jeff Skinner Let’s start our countdown to The Masters with one of the most exciting shots in the history of the tournament. Augusta native Larry Mize chips in to defeat the best golfer in the world at the time,… Continue Reading
Countdown To The Masters
by Jeff Skinner All right guys, with all due respect to The Shell Houston Open, it’s a great tournament with a very good field, but today starts the countdown to The Masters. April 7th can’t come fast enough for me,… Continue Reading