Pinehurst Ramblings
by G. Rennie Our little group of Links Life Golf duffers has made it to three of the last four US Opens, missing only 2012 at Olympic. This year is something special since the wise men at USGA have graced LLG… Continue Reading
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The U.S. Open…Here’s Our Picks
by Jeff Skinner All right it’s time for all the fun to begin down here in Pinehurst at the 114th U.S. Open. Today’s first round kicks off an unprecedented run of two consecutive weeks of USGA Championships here on Pinehurst… Continue Reading
Ramblings from the Easy Chair…Masters Style
by G.Rennie Conventional wisdom has it that the Masters starts on the back nine on Sunday but not this Sunday. The drama started right out of the gate with the final pairing racking up a combined eight birdies on the… Continue Reading
Ramblings from the Easy Chair
by G. Rennie THE VIKINGS HAVE LANDED: A Nordic Invasion swept over a resplendent Augusta National today as Swede Jonas Blixt and Dane Thomas Bjorn stormed into a short lived three way tie for the lead with Bubba Watson at -5.… Continue Reading
An Unexpected Charge from Down Under
by G. Rennie Most golf fans expected a strong showing from at least one Australian golfer and they were all proved right as Adam Scott continued his great play in round two of The Masters, carding a backside 33 to… Continue Reading
Ramblings from the Easy Chair and Elsewhere
by G. Rennie Working for a living isn’t all bad but on days like this I wish I were retired, free to watch endless TV and video coverage of The Masters. But you do what you gotta do and take… Continue Reading
The Boys Pick The Masters
by Jeff Skinner For all golf fans today is one of the most anticipated days of the year. The snow is gone, the courses are opening and Arnie, Jack and Gary are the official starters of the golf season: The… Continue Reading
Ramblings from the Easy Chair
by G. Rennie A love fest broke out today at Augusta National Golf Club as the club played host to the inaugural Drive Chip & Putt Championship, a competition among young golfers ages seven through fifteen. Eighty eight competitors, boys… Continue Reading
WGC Accenture Match Play Week…Fill Out Your Bracket
by Jeff Skinner With Riviera in the books the PGA Tour moves to the much maligned Golf Club at Dove Mountain for the World Golf Championship-Accenture Match Play Championship. We’ll hear all week how the players don’t like the Jack… Continue Reading
Prez Cup Final
by G. Rennie The official PGA Tour statistics say that 1.97 inches of rain fell on Muirfield Village Golf Club during the days of competition this week but I don’t believe it. I had at least 2 inches of rain… Continue Reading