Saturday Swing Tip: How to Play A Pot Bunker
Month: July 2012
The Good and Bad at The Open Championship.
by Jeff Skinner The Good… Even though many big names were sent packing early the leaderboard is packed with big guns, proven veterans and new meat. Sixty two year old Tom Watson makes birdie on the last to make the… Continue Reading
Phil Mickelson Out Early at The Open Championship
by Jeff Skinner He came into this Open Championship with such hope. After fighting against the nuances of links golf Phil Mickelson had changed his attitude and was finally enlightened enough to realize that his “playing it in the air”… Continue Reading
Ian McShane Is An Open Championship Tradition
By Jeff Skinner I have seen plenty of complaints about these ESPN mini video essays but I have to disagree. I have enjoyed them and the splendid narration by Ian McShane has become a tradition of the Open Championship. I… Continue Reading
Royal Lytham Was Playable For Most But Unplayable for Many
by Jeff Skinner There were plenty of surprises on day one of the Open Championship and the most surprising of all had to be the birdie fest that the players were having over a defenseless Royal Lytham & St. Annes… Continue Reading
The Story of Bobby Jones at Royal Lytham & St. Annes
Royal Lytham & St. Annes has a storied history and it will certainly grow this week. The first time the Open Championship was held there in 1926 Bobby Jones won his first of three Opens. Jones was certainly the greatest… Continue Reading
Surprising Numbers at The Open Championship
by Jeff Skinner If you think you know all you need to about picking the next Champion Golfer of the Year you better think again. Justin Ray has an eye-opening piece with some surprising and insightful statistics: With over 200… Continue Reading
David Duval: A Winner Again
by G. Rennie Back in the late 90’s David Duval was a force of nature, it seemed, unleashing a torrent of wins in a short time span as he won 13 from ’97 to ’01. His last win came at… Continue Reading
A Glorious Summer at Royal Lytham & St. Annes
Great Champions, Great Memories at Royal Lytham & St. Annes
by Jeff Skinner Royal Lytham & St. Annes is primed to test the best golfers in the world this week. With the wind, rain, rough and ubiquitous bunkers whoever is crowned Champion Golfer of the Year will have certainly earned… Continue Reading