Golf Chronicles Blog

The Ball Professional golf pundits have been talking about the golf ball for the past few years  as the players are driving the ball further and further averaging  over 300 yards.  Courses have been lengthened to challenge the players.  Augusta National is the most...

The gods of golf convened and decided that enough was enough for Jon Rahm.  As Rahm vaulted on top of the leaderboard again in the first round, eventually his putter finally ran into cold storage and by Sunday, he was no longer a factor. Kurt Kitayama has been...

Jon Rahm is hot even when he's not. Rahm pushed through the field on Sunday with amazing driving distances and positions. Hitting a sand wedge or lob wedge on 450 yard par 4's is just short of ridiculous. He hit some drives off line including a parking lot, some trees...

The PGA version of Golf's "Greatest Show on Earth."  The circus atmosphere that is the WM Phoenix Open is the epitome of fan participation.    Rory McIlroy showed up along with all the leading professionals at Golf's version of the Roman Coliseum.  At the end of the...

Farmer's Trust-Torrey Pines Max Homa lurked in the bushes for the first three rounds at Torrey Pines staying in contact with the leaderboard with puts and takes throughout the first three rounds.  He was five shots behind leader Sam Ryan going into Saturday's final...

Jon Rahm barely escaped deep trouble on the 69th and 70th hole of the tournament, made a birdie on the 16th hole  and won the American Express Championship at PGA West in Palm Springs, California besting PGA Tour rookie Davis Thompson by a shot.   Thompson is a PGA...

The rains throughout California have been widely reported and the damage has been severe.  An example of the severity of these storms occurred last weekend on the 14th hole of the Dunes Course at Monterey Peninsula Country Club (MPCC).   The hole is located at the...

Golf can be a cruel game.  The interesting thing is that golf extracts pain and suffering from all levels of competition.  It can be the $2 dollar nassau, the Sunday four-ball, the Club Championship, the US Amateur and the PGA Tour.  The phenomenon for this condition...

Richmond Golf Club is a parkland private club in the southwest of London, England.  The course is distinguished by its majestic club house, which was originally built in 1725 ( before any golf course in the US was ever built).  The clubhouse is a national historical...

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house--Not a creature was stirring, not even a PGA professional grouch.. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care--In hopes that Shivas Irons would fill them with brand new Titleist Pro VI's with flare. The...

The Hero Challenge is a year end very unusual special event hosted by Tiger Woods.  The tournament took place at the Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas.  This is a terrific event for television as the tournament features the top 20 ranked professionals on the PGA Tour....

Tony Finau blitzed the field over four consecutive days in a wire to wire victory at the Cadence Houston Open.  Finau was completely on fire with an onslaught of accurate, long-distance driving coupled with a putter that was equally torrid.  Finau coasted to the four...

A special feat occurred this week at the venerable 16th hole at Cypress Point.  SMU freshman Christian Clark knocked a fairway wood over the Pacific onto to the green and directly in the hole for an ace.  There were plenty of witnesses and it has to be one of the most...

Rory McIlroy is on a tear.  He has a remarkable year after so-so years in 2020 and 2021 when many golf pundits had questioned whether his career was beginning to crest.  There is no doubt that McIlroy is a very talented player but I believe that particularly in 2020...

The Stanford Women's golf team proved once again why they are the best women's golf team in the country and certainly probably the world with their team victory in the Jackson T. Stephens Cup played at Seminole Country Club in Juno Beach, Florida.  As many golfers are...