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The New Duel
The 145th edition of the Open Championship was played at Royal Troon who hosted the world’s oldest Major for the ninth time. Royal Troon offers players the opportunity to score on its opening and closing holes which buttress the teeth of the course, its middle holes. A classic links course which sits on the shore […]
US Open Redemption: Johnson Won’t Be Denied
The 116th U.S. Open was played for a record ninth time at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania. Although Oakmont has no water hazards and has cut down over 500 trees during the last 15 years, it is considered by most to be the most difficult of all U.S. Open venues. When Argentina’s Angel Cabrera won […]
From The Ashes Of Failure
Rise the flames of success. One of the few commonalities of all successful people is that they have failed a great many more times than they have prevailed. Golf exemplifies that margin of victory and defeat more than any other sport in the world. In his 20 year prime from the age of 22 until […]
Day Tames Players Championship Offering Different Days, Everyday
What a difference a year makes. World #1, Jason Day, shot an opening round 9-under par 63, to take a two-shot lead at the Players (aka Golf’s 5th Major). That was 18 strokes better than the last time he played at the TPC Sawgrass when he stumbled to a second round 81 en route to […]
The Golf Scientist
Bryson DeChambeau may be the most polarizing of all the game’s young stars and most people don’t know who he is. Yet. DeChambeau missed the cut at this weekend’s Valero Texas Open, which was his second start as a professional. In his maiden event playing for money, the 22-year old DeChambeau finished tied for 4th […]
Spie’ll Be Just Fine: Spieth Down, Not Out
During the past week there has been much hand wringing and teeth gnashing about Jordan Spieth’s Armageddon at Amen Corner. To those who put forward the idea that losing the way that he did will destroy the 22-year old psyche; go read another volume of Freud. To those who have resurrected the notion that Spieth […]
A Lob-Sided Affair
The Presidents Cup has been a one-sided affair since its inception in 1994. The American team has dominated the International sides, having lost only once at Royal Melbourne in 1998 and tied once in South Africa in 2003. For something to become a compelling competition it must first be, competitive. The venue this year was […]
7 Reasons Bird Golf School is the Best in the World
Whether you’ve only just begun to try your hand at the game of golf or whether you’ve been playing for years, there is no doubt that the right golf school could help you to expand your skills and start impressing your peers on the course. If you’re looking to improve your game you shouldn’t trust […]
Elementary, My Dear Watson
It is a common theory that Golf needs its’ superstars to be in contention to be a viable, visible and commercially successful mainstream sport. While that may be true of everyday PGA Tour events, there is some hallowed ground in Augusta, Georgia, that is much more about the venue, than the player. The 2014 Masters […]
Doral Get’s It’s Montser Back
When Donald Trump bought Doral and hired Gil Hanse to re-design the fabled Blue Monster, it was with instructions to make the course a Major contender (see: US Open). Golf parlance for make it extremely difficult. The Donald got his wish. After Friday’s second round, 113 balls were hit into the water and a paltry […]
Stalling For Time
Great golf courses tend to be venues that produce the most exciting finishes and Torrey Pines in San Diego proved such a venue again this weekend. Coming to the back 9, on Sunday there were a dozen players in with a chance to win the Farmers Insurance Open. At the close of play there would […]
The Back 9-Edition 5
1. With his win on Sunday at the Sony Open, Jimmy Walker won for the second time in his last 6 starts (the first being the Frys.com Open which kicked off the 2014 season……in October). Walker played flawless golf in Sunday’s round shooting a superb 7-under par 63 to claim the trophy over Chis Kirk. […]
