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Brooks Koepka was determined to overcome his failure to finish the job at Augusta and nailed the major victory at the PGA Championship at Oakhill Country Club.  Koepka was confident and completely focused on task to overcome weather, elements, competitors and...

Jason Day had 12 career PGA victories prior to the Nelson PGA stop at the TPC Craig Ranch course outside of Dallas, Texas.  Day's first tournament victory 13 years ago was at the same Bryon Nelson event.  Day has been absent from the winner's circle since 2018  and...

Jon Rahm was determined to win again in Mexico.  He shot 61 in the third round at the Mexico Open to get into the final group and take on Tony Finau for the title.  Finau played steadily throughout and Rahm was going to have to shoot another 61 to take him down....

The Western Intercollegiate was played on April 10-12 at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz where it has been held for the past 76 years.  The tournament is hosted by San Jose State University and boasts a field of outstanding golf programs West of the Mississippi.  A...

Prior to Sunday's final round, the biggest story at the Masters was the weather. Media coverage was unending with a plethora of speculation and conjecture from CBS and Golf Channel pundits. There was finally enough hot air expended by these commentators to finally...

A five shot lead going into the final round at the Augusta National Women's Amateur wasn't enough as the woman's amateur field played the final round at Augusta National.  Rose Zhang, No. 1 Women's Amateur in the world and a member of the Stanford University...

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...