The most arena-like atmosphere on the PGA Tour is the raucous par three sixteenth hole at TPC Scottsdale during the Waste Management Open each February. But the complex at TPC Sawgrass which encompasses the approach and green at #16, as… Continue Reading
Well, so much for “The Featured Groups”. The powers that be have been busy lately pairing up the top superstars of the game in opening round pairings. All the majors do it as does The PLAYERS and lately it’s been… Continue Reading
Saturday is moving day on the PGA Tour but the only player making a significant move was Webb Simpson, who entered the round with a five stroke lead and lengthened that lead by two strokes. He finished seven shots ahead… Continue Reading
Links Life Golf is at The PLAYERS this year and the strategy for the day was to arrive mid-morning and pick up the hottest marquee group and then, in the afternoon, try to follow the Tiger, Phil and Rickie grouping.… Continue Reading
And the season begins! An unseasonably warm spell in the Hudson Valley this week had all us golf starved hackers chomping at the bit for a few holes of real golf. With zero snow on the ground and temperatures nearing… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner It’s been a long road for Michelle Wie. For any 24 year old to have had to travel a long road may be hard to comprehend. Twenty-somethings are still kids with kid problems. But Michelle Wie has… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Each time an average golfer tees it hop he has hope that this will be the day he plays like a pro. It never happens. But that doesn’t mean hope is lost because even though we can’t… Continue Reading
by G. Rennie For television watching golf fanatics this weekend was a perfect storm of close competition. Of the five tours that are covered on American TV four were decided in playoffs! I can’t remember that ever occurring before and… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner My compadres and I are heading to Philly with fingers crossed, hoping for a reprieve from the impending weather. Wet or dry on Sunday, or maybe Monday someone will be hoisting that U.S. Open Trophy over their… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner 1. Fifteen year old Lydia Ko is one amazing teenager. She just added her third win in a professional tournament at the New Zealand Women’s Open. But she’s still an amateur and has no plans to turn… Continue Reading