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Oakmont Country Club and Its Disappearing Trees

Much has been made about the “new and improved tree-less” Oakmont Country Club.  When it was first built it was built to be tough, no, the toughest course in the land. Years later members planted thousands of trees that grew… Continue Reading

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Masters Week Begins with a Grand Farewell

While many of us are reveling in the start of Masters Week some are saying their goodbyes to Augusta National. Ron Green Jr. of Global Golf Post Tweeted out a link to his father’s goodbye to The Masters and Augusta.  … Continue Reading

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Freddie & Monty Worthy of Hall of Fame…Lifetime Achievement Category

by Jeff Skinner Today’s post was going to be an indictment of some of last evenings Hall of Fame Inductees. And a rehashing of the ongoing debate about the quality of this year’s players who were inducted. Much has been… Continue Reading

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Tiger and “The Kid”

by Jeff Skinner While the players made Thursday at The BMW Championship a true birdie fest the party continued afterwards during the players interviews.  Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy each spoke highly of one another’s game and their relationship.  There… Continue Reading

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Keep The Black The Peoples Course

by Jeff Skinner An Open Letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Parks Commissioner Rose Harvey In 2002 when the USGA brought the U.S. Open to Bethpage Black it was nicknamed the “Peoples Open” and having the Open at… Continue Reading

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15 Year Old Lydia Ko Tops LPGA Stars at Canadian Open

by Jeff Skinner While Sergio Garcia was handing over his lead to eventual winner Nick Watney at The Barclays a teenager was making history on the LPGA Tour.  Fifteen year old Lydia Ko stole the golfing show today as she… Continue Reading

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Ernie Els Deserves Masters Invite

by Jeff Skinner Anyone golf fan who watched Ernie Els stumble down the stretch at The Transitions Championship and then sat through his painful interview afterwards had to feel for the Big Easy.  Els showed the strain of how difficult… Continue Reading

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The Humana Has Phil, Norman & Clinton But No Hope

by Jeff Skinner It’s that time again, that time when the PGA Tour moves to the mainland and all of those fans whose clubs have been replaced with snow shovels check the calendar to see when it will be our… Continue Reading

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Michelle Wie and Lexi Thompson in Dubai

by Jeff Skinner Michelle Wie and Lexi Thompson will be teeing it up this week at The Omega Dubai Ladies Masters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  It seems like Wie has been around forever even though she is only 22. … Continue Reading

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