The 20th Hole

Golf at the Olympics seems to be an affair that is out of touch with the general notion of the Olympic idea with amateur open competition. Olympic golf really resembles another stop on the PGA Tour with the luster of competing for country and the resultant medals. It...

Collin Morikawa won his second major championship at the sun-drenched Royal St. Georges venue in Sandwich, England. Morikawa found himself in the final twosome with the 54 hole leader, Louis Oosthuizen who had been leading the tournament from the opening day....

The Bryson DeChambeau show rolls on in Sandwich, England at the Open Championship this weekend. DeChambeau continues to steal the show and publicity but I still don't believe it that it is deliberate. He imported his reported feud with Brooks Koepka into the event and...

The weekend was going to be special. Three days of golf in Sandwich in the south of England. The weather forecast was promising but in England, you never really know. It was April so there was a decent chance that we might escape the usual unpredictability of British...

It only took 80 holes for Harris English to sink a 15 foot putt on the 18th hole to finally beat a very game Kramer Hickok. Hickok, a young Texan who once caddied for Jordan Speith as a teenager, made more putts that most leaders make in a US Open.  He had a 40 ft....

It all came down to two putts on the 71st and 72nd holes of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines John Rahm simply didn't make any mistakes on the back nine. He persevered while all the other competitors imploded on the back nine. The back nine at Torrey Pines on Sunday could...

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...

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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...