The 20th Hole

We thought that the 2016 Open Championship was the best in history with Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelsen in a 18 hole competition that lapped the field at Royal Troon.  Stenson came out on top in a thrilling finish.  It was perceived that the 2016 event could not be...

The 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale is shaping up to be an another exciting conclusion.  Last year, Phil Mikelsen and Henrik Stenson turned the Final Round in a two man mano a mano event with both players playing brilliantly with Stenson making a few more...

The players in the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale either left their drivers home or covered them up for the round.  This is a golf course that has eliminated the "power game" completely.  The course is a par 70 and measures out at 7,156 yards so, why no...

The 146th Open Championship will be held at Royal Birkdale this coming week starting Thursday, July 20.  Royal Birkdale is one of the gems and one of three Open Championship venues in North West England located in Southport, north of Liverpool. The other two venues...

                                I hadn't been to the Big Island in almost 15 years so it was time to get there.  We decided on a short 4 day break which would be dominated by golf.  We...

Ok, it's Sunday and watching the San Francisco Giants get whacked again through the fifth inning, I decided to turn to the Traveler's PGA event.  As stated in yesterday's blog,  it's the week after the US Open, it's CBS and there's three hours before the game of the...

Ok, it's the first PGA event after the US Open and most golf fans won't even recognize what's going on this week on Tour.  In the wake of Brooks Koepka's victory at Erin Hills, the Tour moves to the staid confines of Cromwell, Connecticut at TPC River Highlands.  I am...

Congratulations to Brooks Koepka, the new US Open champion, who played a steady round yesterday and made the putts and shots when he had to winning by three shots. There seems to be considerable whining about the setup at Erin Hills and how the course yielded such low...

Is this really the US Open?  The cut line was -1.  At the end of 3 rounds, 5 players are more than 10 under par. Justin Thomas posted a nine under 63  as and he's not even the leader-Congratulations, Justin.  This is a US Open where Dustin Johnson, Rory McElroy, Jason...

We hosted a BBQ at our home on June 6 with a small group of golfers to benefit The First Tee of Silicon Valley.  George Maxe, Executive Director of The First Tee of Silicon Valley, joined us.  The idea was to donate used clubs for the kids that participate in The...

I decided with all the swing changes I'm trying to implement in a quest to catch up my driving distance with my playing partners, that it was time to reread Murphy's, "Golf in the Kingdom."  I came to the conclusion that there is a very enjoyable part of the book,...

The second day of the Morse Invitational was a better day for Team Bronson but not good enough.  Things couldn't have gotten any worse since the first day's performance put us too far back to change the ultimate result.  The improvement was 16 shots better than Day 1...

One of the signature events of Monterrey Peninsula Country Club starts today, 5/19, and ends tomorrow 5/20.  It is a two man one best ball  better ball  net event.  This means that the team score is the best ball of the two considering handicap (net).  This is a...

I happened to catch an interview with David Feherty on CNBC this morning.  Feherty is the former Irish professional golfer who has emerged as a color commentator for CBS golf coverage and has his own show on the Golf Channel.  Feherty brings terrific insight into the...

I had posted a blog on the sad plight of Lexi Thompson losing a golf tournament after a couch potato emailed tournament officials alleging that Lexi had mismarked her ball on the green while playing the previous day. The outrage over this penalty was experienced...