Golf is a strange game. Jimmy Walker wasn’t on anyone’s hot list coming into the PGA Championship. His 2016 season hadn’t been anything special. He had managed only three top tens with five missed cuts including the the U.S. Open… Continue Reading
Jimmy Walker continued the 2016 trend of first time major winners at the PGA Championship today with his one shot victory over defending champ Jason Day. Danny Willett started the season with his Masters win and Dustin Johnson captured the… Continue Reading
By Jeff Skinner OK boys and girls it’s time for us at Links Life Golf to dabble in a bit of prognostication and show the world exactly how little we know about golf. And how crazy a game this can… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner This was the shot of a lifetime and for Shaun Micheel. It won him the 2003 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club and put his name in the books as a major champion. In 379 PGA… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Keegan Bradley, Jason Dufner and The Atlanta Athletic Club put on a stunning show Sunday afternoon at The PGA Championship. It had all the makings of a classic. There was drama and suspense. We had joy and… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner It looks as if the youth movement in golf decided to take a day off today at The PGA Championship. Surprisingly, the top four spots were all occupied by “fortysomethings.” Steve Stricker shot a record tying 63… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner The PGA Championship may be the least popular major among the casual golf fan (what do they know) but The PGA traditionally has a superb field and as the season’s last major always offers plenty of storylines.… Continue Reading
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
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
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