by Jeff Skinner History is made at every major championship. This week at the Open Championship a bit of history came to an end. A streak that may never be broken ended as the dean of sportswriters, Dan Jenkins was… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner This week of tradition and history continued last night as Augusta National hosted one of the most exclusive parties in sport, The Masters Champions Dinner. Originally started by Ben Hogan in 1952, The Champions Dinner is another… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Last week golf lost two of its interesting characters in 1955 U.S Open winner Jack Fleck and former USGA Executive Director Frank Hannigan. While Fleck’s monumental win over Ben Hogan was a bit before my time I… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner We spend millions of dollars each year on golf training aids, practice equipment and other gadgets all in that valiant search for our perfect swing. Patrick Reed is smarter than that. The three time PGA Tour winner… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner As usual another Dustin Johnson win has ignited the “underachiever” debate once again. The boys at The Golf Channel’s Golf Talk Central put together their candidates for not only underachievers but overachievers as well. Here is their… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner We are on the verge of an extraordinary week in golf. As the ladies gather at the most historic of courses, Inbee Park prepares to go where no golfer has gone before. When she tees it up… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner “I just hope this is not a dream.” Those were Inbee Park’s first words when she sat down in her post victory press conference at the 68th U.S. Women’s Open. But this is what dreams are made… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner The reviews are in and Merion is a smash hit. With only a few gripes from a couple of players, the verdict on the USGA’s “boutique” Open at Merion is a resounding success. The questions of whether… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner The accolades for Ken Venturi keep on coming and Michael Breed did a nice job acknowledging Venturi on last night’s Golf Fix. Listen to Venturi talk about “The Match” when he and fellow amateur Harvie Ward took… Continue Reading