Santa Clara University at the US Open

Santa Clara University at the US Open

Golf’s longest day of the year is the day of nation-wide US Open qualifying across the country from Florida to Oregon at all points in between.  It’s a day of stress and grinding as amateurs and professionals alike try to conjure up a great round to...
A Week of Golf

A Week of Golf

The week of golf began with the cross country flight from San Francisco to Boston and then drive to Rhode Island for the University of Connecticut golf tournament at Shelter Harbor in Charleston, Rhode Island.  Golf clubs were shipped earlier in the week to a private...
Letter from Portugal/Spain-Part 4

Letter from Portugal/Spain-Part 4

We toured the town of Seville on our way to the Costa Del Sol where we would play a number of outstanding venues including Finca Cortesin, San Roque Country Club, Sotogrande  and Valderrama.   All of these golf courses presented great playable venues with a number of...
Golf Can be Weird

Golf Can be Weird

I had little to no expectations for my round. at the Dunes Course at Monterey Peninsula.  My Titleist clubs were shipped to Connecticut for next weeks tournament  at Shelter Harbor with the University of Connecticut.  I rummaged through the inventory in the Pebble...
Aaron Rai Emerges as PGA Champion

Aaron Rai Emerges as PGA Champion

The movement of the PGA Championship schedule from August to May has really improved the competitive nature of the event as the players didn’t  have to fight intense heat, humidity, bugs and potential violent storms that limit the type of courses that the PGA...