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September 23, 2018
The 80th
All the brightest stars came out to shine after the first round of the season ending PGA Tour Championship. The final event in the four-tournament FedEx Cup is golf’s smallest but most elite field with only the top 30 players eligible to compete for the richest prize in golf; 10M U.S. Brightest of all was […]
September 4, 2018
The Playoffs
The embryonic idea of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs was hatched in 2006 and first played for at the end of the 2007 season. The year-long points race where players accumulated points each week with the top 125 making it to the first of four play-off events. Essentially what the PGA Tour was doing […]
August 23, 2018
A New Man
We prefer our heroes flawed. Our narcissistic penchant as the keepers of the flame of all things right and wrong is to place someone on a pedestal and then do everything that we can to see them off it. Tiger Woods is a symbol of both a fallen idol and a redeemed one. It would […]
August 12, 2018
A Historic Third
The 100th edition of the PGA Championship, the final Major of the year was played at Bellerive Country Club. Traditionally the PGA is the last Major Championship to be held each year but this will be the last time that the best field in golf gathers in August to contest the Wanamaker Trophy. Beginning next […]
July 30, 2018
Top US Golf Destinations (Infographic)
Combine the delights of vacationing with the opportunity to relax on the green and improve your golf game by planning a getaway to one of the United States’s many decadent golf resorts. Although these resorts exist throughout the country, the most popular locations for golf retreats are located in Arizona, California, and Florida. Learn more […]
July 22, 2018
Bravo!
The host course for the 2018 Open Championship was fabled Carnoustie which is renowned as one of the world’s most difficult tests. Steeped with Open history, Carnoustie was the venue for two of the four most difficult Championships after World War 2 and this was the 7th edition for the venue nicknamed “Car Nasty”. One […]
July 1, 2018
A Thriller at Kemper Lakes
The 2018 KPMG Women’s LPGA Championship at venerable Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Killdeer, IL was the host for the 63rd edition of the second oldest Major in women’s golf. With very difficult but fair (the USGA please take notice) course conditions, players’ games were tested for any weaknesses. The LPGA Championship is a very […]
June 17, 2018
A Repeat
After the opening round of the 118th US Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, the bodies were spread across the course like a scary D movie. Jordan Spieth (78), Tiger Woods (78), Rory McIlroy (80), Phil Mickelson (77 and still looking for his first US Open title after six runner-up finishes) all carded high numbers […]
June 3, 2018
From The Jaws Of Defeat
At the onset of the third round of the U.S. Women’s Open, there were a handful of players in contention. By the end of the round, two players had separated themselves from the field and appeared destined for a tete-a-tete duel on Sunday. 22-year old Thai superstar Ariya Jutanugarn shot a 5-under par, 67 to […]
May 13, 2018
A Decisive PLAYERS
After the third round of the 2018 PLAYERS Championship, the leaderboard was filled with the game’s biggest stars. Americans, Harold Varner, Patrick Cantlay and Matt Kuchar, Englishmen, Ian Poulter and Tommy Fleetwood were all tied at 8-under par with Jordan Spieth and Tiger Woods. Spieth who is winless so far in 2018 and is coming […]
April 22, 2018
The Perfect East Coast Site For Your School
When you dream of a golf vacation, it usually features courses near ocean waves located in California or Florida. Or maybe Arizona or Georgia. But you won’t often find yourself in New Jersey, especially in the vicinity of Atlantic City. In these instances, your dreams don’t mirror reality because Bird Golf Academy trains students just […]
April 8, 2018
Captain America
You knew that this was going to be a special Masters even before Thursday’s opening round. In Wednesday’s Par 3 contest, 68-year old Tom Watson shot 6-under for the 9 hole contest and became the oldest winner of a tournament most players don’t want to win. No player has ever won the Par 3 and […]
