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US Open Preview The 121st US Open begins Thursday at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California.  Bryson DeChambeau is the defending champion following his victory at  Winged Foot in 2020.  DeChambeau should be able to contend again with his length as the course will...

DeChambeau vs. Koepka Rivalries are usually always entertaining in the world of sport.  Interest in the sport is magnified and the media can have a field day igniting the feelings of its readers to take sides and keep the attention on the participants going.  The...

Phil Mickelsen did what no one has been able to do at age 50-win a major golf championship.  Mickelsen persevered and grinded through the final round to persevere and defeat the field that couldn't overcome the winds and the golf course. Mickelsen was an improbable...

The USA won a hard fought victory over the team from Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I) by a score of 14-12.  The match was full of pressure and intrigue as the US held off the challenge of the game GB&I squad.  Based on amateur records and world rankings, the...

Your Opinion is Needed! It's hard to believe that I have now composed 186 posts since we developed the "Golf Chronicles" web sit and reached over 1,350 people.  We'd like your feedback as to the quality and relevance of the posts and your opinion on the quality of the...

I have always wondered about what a college golf course does.  I can understand the basics of the job of scheduling, logistics, conducting practice and all the mundane things that are required to manage a golf program.  There is the strategic responsibility of...

The Cinks Win at Hilton Head The RBC Classic at Harbor Town (Hilton Head), South Carolina usually has a problem drawing the top talent on the PGA Tour especially as the first PGA event following the Masters.  Normally, I wouldn't take in this tournament especially...

Hideki Matsuyama won the 2021 Masters but it wasn't easy.  I would have bet against Matsuyama winning at the beginning of the final round as he's been a leader in the clubhouse before and seems to have a balky putter that prevents him from closing the deal.  The field...

I can't say that I usually watch the Valero Open in San Antonio Texas.  We've played La Cantera, where the tournament was conducted for 15 years  when we  attended the NCAA Final Four in San Antonio in 2004 where our UCONN Huskies brought home the national...

Most people would comment that golf is a social game.to be played by four players (foursomes) with all sorts of games of gambling to experience the competitive spirit and camaradie that occurs with playing the game.  While I would agree that this scenario  is the...

It almost looked like "Groundhog Day" at the Tournament Player's Championship in Florida.  The improbable 47 year old Lee Westwood was in the final group for the second week in a row with Bryson DeChambeau.  Westwood, who was one of the best players in the world, has...

"It's Outta Here", "It's Goooddd!",--Baseball?, Football?--No it's Golf!  156 professionals played the difficult Bay Hill course for four days and it all came down to the last putt on the last hole.   Arnold Palmer's tournament couldn't have been more exciting....

A Sunday ago, Tiger was handing the trophy for the Genesis Championship at Riviera to Max Homa. For Max, it was a true achievement of receiving the trophy from his boyhood idol who also made his mark in the Los Angeles area.  A week later and Tiger now lays in a...

This was a tournament that seemingly no one really wanted to win but somebody had to.  Why not LA home town boy-Max Homa?  Max has been having a very good year thus far and has been high in leaderboards in many recent events on tour.  There seemed to be a "black...

The 2021 Pebble Beach Pro-AM was supposed to be a pretty subdued event with the weakest field in years as players such as Dustin Johnson, Rory McElroy, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka and others were nowhere to be found.  Due to California and Monterrey Country's current...