Hell Hath No Fury Like The Old Course
by Jeff Skinner I listened to the iconic Tom Watson refer to The Old Course at St. Andrews as “the lady” and the “old girl” so if it’s good enough for Tom it’s good enough for me. I am going… Continue Reading
Month: July 2010
Tom Watson Says Farewell To St. Andrews
by Jeff Skinner It was an amazing day at St. Andrews, an amazingly long day. In the morning it was Mark Calcavecchia’s 67 to jump into second place, Miguel Angel Jimenenez bounding 68 places up the leaderboard and South African… Continue Reading
John Daly at The Open Championship: Fluke or For Real?
by Jeff Skinner Say what you will about John Daly but you have to admit wherever he goes he draws a crowd and makes the headlines. Whether it’s selling shirts from his tour bus at The Masters, playing golf shirtless… Continue Reading
Rory Leads The Open Championship
by Jeff Skinner You have to love Rory McIlroys’ 63 to start the Open. No one has ever shot a lower score and Rory looked to be having a whole lot of fun out there. He’ll have fun tomorrow when… Continue Reading
Tiger Woods Dumps Scotty Cameron at The Open
by Jeff Skinner Since he turned pro and started winning golf tournaments in 1996 Tiger Woods has spent the last decade and a half doing things on a golf course that we have never seen before. He has astounded us… Continue Reading
Why (insert name here) Will Win The Open Championship
by Jeff Skinner Who will be The Champion Golfer of the Year? Lee Westwood is number three in the world and the past two years he has been very close to breaking through for his first major. He’s won on… Continue Reading
Tiger Is The Favorite, Els Is Ready To Win
by Jeff Skinner I don’t know which is harder to imagine: Tiger Woods being the overwhelming favorite to win this week’s Open Championship or the possibility that Woods won’t win at St. Andrews. Woods has owned The Old Course and… Continue Reading
The Old Course & The Auld Grey Toon
by Jeff Skinner Major weeks in golf are always special. The Open Championship is extra special. The Open Championship at St. Andrews is as special as it gets. The course, the town, and the history all combine to make The… Continue Reading
A Good Day For The “Nice Guys”
by Jeff Skinner Yesterday was a day when nice guys finished first or at least close to it. At the John Deere Classic Steve Stricker hung on to win with a tournament record 26 under par.Stricker is the PGA Tour’s… Continue Reading
Paula Creamer Captures The US Women’s Open
by Jeff Skinner It was just a matter of time. Paula Creamer finally won her first and most coveted major championship. At Oakmont Country Club the soon to be U.S. Women’s Open Champion looked to be in control of a golf… Continue Reading