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It might be one of the most incredible golf venues on the planet.  Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand is a coastal headland and a peninsula forming the southern boundary of Hawkes Bay jutting magnificently into the Pacific Ocean. The land mass covers 6,000 acres of hills,...

The USGA Women's Mid-Amateur Championship was held at Monterey Peninsula Country Club's Dune Course.  As a member of MPCC, I know the club has been preparing for this event for over a year and genuinely embraced having a signature USGA event at the club.   The...

The US lost the Ryder Cup again for the second time in a row and on its home turf.  The Monday Morning quarterbacking from the avalanche of media commentary is amazing and completely boring.  The golf media is spending considerable effort at questioning the pairings,...

For those of you that follow these posts know that I have soured on the Ryder Cup in recent years.  My minority view is that the tolerated jingoistic fan behavior makes it difficult for the visiting squad to win these matches.  The players readily accept the...

The Ryder Cup matches will be played in two weeks and the Europeans will seek to be the first team to  attempt to win away from home in quite a few years.  In 2023, the Europeans smashed  and thrashed the American squad, which was the worst beating since Julius...

It was hard to figure out.  Tommy Fleetwood is one of the best players on the PGA Tour with a terrific career and many top ten finishes in PGA events and major championships all over the world.  However, prior to this past Sunday, Fleetwood was the best player to have...

The USGA Men's Amateur Championship was held at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.  The Olympic Club has been host to a number of USGA championships and the recently renovated Lake Course would serve as a fabulous venue for what is the most egalitarian golf tournament...

It's come to my attention that our readers and supporters have had some difficulty buying the book on Amazon and have had to reorder a few times. Our publisher has solved this problem by enabling ordering directly from the fulfillment source.  To order, click here....

Business was bringing me to Australia.  The first step would be Sydney and I would be arriving on a midnight flight from Singapore.  The business trip covered a number of Asian countries including-China, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and Singapore.  The...

This post is designed to give the reader an idea of what's its like to resume golf after hip replacement surgery.  I know it could be viewed as a bit "arrogant" by the reader as the golf round described here is a "so what" to the player that is out there all the time....

The hype leading up to the final round at Portrush  was whether someone would come out of the pack and take a shot at Scottie Schleffer's four stroke advantage on the field.  Those hopes for competitive drama were extinguished on the very first hole on Sunday....

Chris Gotterup, previously unknown professional from New Jersey, took on Rory McIlroy and the rest of some big names to win the Scottish Open.  Gotterup held up under the pressure and his putting made the difference.  He had been ranked 126th on the PGA Tour in...

The Traveler's followed a very exciting US Open at River Highlands Golf Club in Cromwell, Connecticut as the last designated event on the PGA Tour for 2025.  River Highlands has a devilish set of closing holes that can really impact the results of the tournament and...

Dear Reader and Fellow Golfer, My third book, PARdon Me, was published on April 29, 2025. Since then, I've had a number of podcast interviews which are now posted to the site in the Media section. Here's the link to to my Articles and Podcasts page and here is a link...

JJ Spaun won the US Open besting a posse of competitors that one by one all fell to beast that was Oakmont.    He won it with grit, determination and perhaps a little assistance from the gods of golf.  He also won it with his putter and his driver on the 17th hole,...