Brooks Koepka shouldn’t be able to fly under anyone’s radar again after setting the PGA scoring record at 264 and claiming the Wanamaker Trophy at the 100th PGA Championship this Sunday at Bellerive Country Club outside St. Louis. Koepka seems… Continue Reading
Brooks Koepka pulled off a rare feat by winning his second consecutive U.S. Open title Sunday at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York. He joins a fairly elite group of six other players to manage this impressive double,… Continue Reading
The USGA will set up Shinnecock Hills to “identify the best golfer in the game” this week as the U.S. Open revives it’s love affair with this storied track in the sand hills of eastern Long Island. The penal nature… Continue Reading
The second major of the season tees off Thursday as the USGA journeys back to it’s roots at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club for the 118th meeting of the U.S. Open Championship. All the golfing world has been revved up about… Continue Reading
The PLAYERS came to a predictable end Sunday afternoon as Webb Simpson cashed in on his spectacular play over the first 54 holes, closing with a steady 1-over par 73 for a 19-under par 263. His winning margin was four… Continue Reading
At the conclusion of play Saturday, as I walked through the press area just outside the scorer’s building, I came across Paul Tesori doing an impromptu interview with a handful of sports writers and a film/sound crew from Golf Channel.… Continue Reading
Saturday is moving day on the PGA Tour but the only player making a significant move was Webb Simpson, who entered the round with a five stroke lead and lengthened that lead by two strokes. He finished seven shots ahead… Continue Reading
Webb Simpson took this championship by the throat today, shook it vigorously, twirled it over his head and only relinquished his strangle hold, slightly, when he sent his tee ball on #17 for a swim. The rest of the field… Continue Reading
Late Thursday afternoon I settled into a prime piece of real estate on the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course, the back row of the public stadium seating behind seventeen green, just right of the huge video board. The top level of… Continue Reading
Links Life Golf is at The PLAYERS this year and the strategy for the day was to arrive mid-morning and pick up the hottest marquee group and then, in the afternoon, try to follow the Tiger, Phil and Rickie grouping.… Continue Reading