Keith Pelley, executive director of the European Tour, is a gent who likes living in the limelight, it seems. At least that’s where he’s been lately with the controversy surrounding the inaugural Saudi Invitational and now his move to embrace… 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
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
The boys at Golf Digest are heavily into the U.S. Open and as such have come up with a list they call “The Best U.S. Open Venues… Factoring in course layout, tradition, past winner and excitement produced, our panel provides… Continue Reading
The Tiger Woods Watch has reached DEFCON 1 as the entire sports world awaits his return. There are rumblings that Tiger will make his umpteenth come back appearance at each and every tournament on the PGA Tour schedule. While the… Continue Reading
Fill in the blank. The 115th U.S. Open at Chambers Bay was _______. The answer certainly depends on who is responding. Some players might say it was a travesty. Some called it all tricked up. While the most popular cry… Continue Reading
U.S. Open week is here and our second and most controversial major is near. Normally the debate about the U.S. Open and the setup starts now but we are well past that point. Many players had started complaining about Chambers… Continue Reading
I’ve been a Jack Nicklaus fan since I became interested in golf forty years ago. So I was thrilled when I got the chance to get to see Nicklaus up close and personal. Along with 500 or so unabashedly passionate… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Just about now maintenance crews are pulling down the grandstands and cleaning up the old, venerable Pinehurst No.2 course after a whirlwind two weeks of U.S. Open play. The reviews are in from all around and this… 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