We’ve been doubly lucky by having back to back weeks of golf viewing from the House That Jack Built, the testing course at Muirfield Village. The course played short and soft last week as it gracefully stood in for the… Continue Reading
The U.S Open is nearly upon us and here is a look at a drastically changed Shinnecock. Holes nine and ten are featured here with descriptions from the boys at the USGA. On this classic finish to the outgoing nine,… Continue Reading
The hornets nest has been kicked. The bear has been poked. Superman’s cape has been tugged. The R&A and the USGA have released a joint study stating that the pros are hitting the golf ball longer. Really? Surprise, surprise! I… Continue Reading
Philly Mick and Hammering Hank teed off today in a defacto match play scenario, winner takes all, for the Claret Jug, the Gold Medal and the appellation “ Champion Golfer of the Year”. None of the other seventy nine golfers… Continue Reading
The world of golf doesn’t lack for over-sized egos. Whether you are walking down the practice range, through the hallways of any of the administrative bodies or watching the talking heads on any television broadcast egos abound. It’s one thing… Continue Reading
1. I watched a lot of golf this week and one of the strangest things I saw was Jordan Spieth’s fill in caddie. His usual bag man, Mike Greller was home nursing a sore ankle. So his agent, Jay Dansi,the… Continue Reading
Holly Sonders and Gil Hanse close out their Chambers Bay presentation with a big finale, the eighteenth hole. Controversy follows the player from tee to green. Mike Davis will set this hole up as a 604 yard par 5 one… Continue Reading
Holly Sonders and Gil Hanse show us the sixteenth at Chambers Bay which nestles up close to the Puget Sound and even closer to the railway line that gives this course a definite British feel. Less than driver for most… Continue Reading
Holly and Gil are back with the sixth hole at Chambers Bay a healthy par 4 at 495 yards. Trent Jones II calls the bunkers that border the sloped fairway “coffin bunkers.” Players will be hitting into a long, narrow… Continue Reading
Holly Sonders and Gil Hanse feature the long, uphill par 4 fourth hole which features a tricky fairway and an even trickier green. The fifth hole is another long par four with a fairway boarded by massive bunkers which lead… Continue Reading