Of the 156 competitors at Royal Troon nine are over 50 and eligible for play on The Champions Tour. Vijay Singh and Miguel Angel Jimenez are the only two players from the geriatric set who regularly compete on the primary… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Dustin Johnson has announced that he is taking an immediate leave of absence from professional golf. His agent released a statement effectively ending his 2014 golf season. “I am taking a leave of absence from professional golf,… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner It’s 2006 and the U.S. Open had come to historic Winged Foot Country Club in Westchester County, New York. Since Winged Foot is only forty five minutes from my house I had a chance to spend all… Continue Reading
by G. Rennie Most golf fans expected a strong showing from at least one Australian golfer and they were all proved right as Adam Scott continued his great play in round two of The Masters, carding a backside 33 to… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Golf World has released its final issue of 2013 with a listing of their “Newsmakers of The Year.” Various writers give us capsule commentaries on the top twenty five stories of the past year. The topics are… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner With the NFL and the baseball playoffs dominating the sports headlines the exciting golf that was played this past weekend can be easily over looked. You’ll be forgiven if you missed some of the great play on… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner 1. Henrik Stenson picked the best possible time to get hot. He didn’t start the’13 PGA Tour season hot but in July he was hitting his stride. A second place at the Open was followed by a… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner I am sure somewhere on Tim Finchem’s desk there’s a big folder, maybe a red one, maybe marked Top-Secret and I bet it’s a thick one. It’s the one labeled “USGA Anchor Putter Rule.” Finchem has a… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Everywhere Tiger Woods goes he usually gathers a crowd and on the golf course it’s always a noisy crowd. Sergio Garcia felt the brunt of being paired with Tiger at The Players and wasn’t too happy about… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner & G. Rennie You know that “They Were Born for This” commercial on The Golf Channel that features Tiger, Rickie, Phil and Keegan with the “versus” symbol thrown in between clips of them as kids? (Click here… Continue Reading