Amid all the controversy and backlash about the Dustin Johnson rules kerfuffle Mike Davis, the Executive Director/CEO of the USGA has made a request: The USGA wants a mulligan. Ironic isn’t it. The USGA released a statement earlier in the… Continue Reading
As the grand poobahs of the USGA Rules Committee were trying to hijack the U.S. Open Championship on Sunday I was half expecting an appearance by Judge Smails to add even more comic insult to a bizarre turn of events… Continue Reading
Sit down and take some time to read some of these pieces as the sports world reacts to Dustin Johnson’s breakthrough win at the U.S. Open and how the USGA screwed it up. Great stuff…really great stuff. Mike Purkey of… Continue Reading
Jordan Spieth’s week at Oakmont didn’t go as he would have liked. It started with the multiple rain delays on Thursday as Spieth had an early tee time. He was one of the players that had to deal with the… Continue Reading
Dustin Johnson started the final round of the 116th U.S. Open four shots back of the leader Shane Lowry. He faced a challenge he had never yet accomplished: winning a major championship. Lowry had started the day on a hot… Continue Reading
Sunday at the U.S. Open is one of the most special days of the golfing year. Especially at a revered venue like Oakmont the stage was set for a great finish. Dustin Johnson, Shane Lowry, Scott Piercy, Sergio Garcia and… Continue Reading
A long, crazy day at the U.S. Open came to an end with a stacked leaderboard filled with intriguing characters. Many players, including the leaders will be back on the Oakmont Country Club course at 7:00am to finish their rounds… Continue Reading
It always seems that pioneers and leaders in their fields think a little bit different from most of us. Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Bill Gates and Stephen Hawking never thought like the average Joe. Maybe that’s why they were able… Continue Reading
The sun shone all day at Oakmont today and in sharp contrast to Thursday, the fans stayed dry and so did the greens. While they weren’t at true Oakmont U.S. Open speed they were closer…and much less receptive than yesterday.… Continue Reading
Much less golf was played today at venerable Oakmont today than the USGA, the players and golf fans had planned on as a series of thunderstorms toyed with the championship throughout the day. The powers that be suspended play for… Continue Reading