by Jeff Skinner Riviera Country Club welcomes the PGA Tour this week and Hogan’s Alley is one of the most revered classic courses the tour sees all season Riviera isn’t one of those newfangled courses with railroad ties and waterfalls. … Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Here’s a chance to hear more on “The Failed Coup at the USGA” from the author, Ron Sirak. Gary Williams quizzed Sirak on The Morning Drive with some great questions and Sirak shot straight from the hip. … Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner You know it is a slow part of the golf season when the first question your golf buddy asks on Sunday is “How’d Jack Nicklaus’ kid do?” Jack’s kid, grandkid actually, did pretty good. Nick O’Leary is… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner The reverberations from the USGA-Fox Sports deal are still being felt around the golf world. With the USGA abandoning NBC, its partner of nearly two decades, the controversy has obviously stung one of the USGA’s own. Former… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Great news for Morning Drive fans and also for The Golf Channel. Ahmad Rashad is gone. All I can say is, “Thank God.” For awhile now Morning Drive has been blessed by his absence and the show… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner How does NBC lose the U.S. Open? How does Fox steal it from them? And what in the heck is Fox Sports 1? Here’s the answers from Ron Sirak in Golf World. As usual it’s all about… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner 1. Earlier in his career Phil Mickelson had essentially given up on winning the Open Championship. His game did not suit links style golf. His decision to rework his game and develop the mindset to successfully navigate… 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 In my never ending quest to satisfy my “US Open Jones” Mike Davis has come to the rescue. The USGA’s Executive Director and U.S. Open setup specialist offers some insights into the 2014 Opens, yes, Opens. The… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Tim Finchem’s Sunday matinee at the Match Play has resulted in the anchoring debate becoming the number one topic in golf. That may be just what the Commish wanted but he has now put himself and the… Continue Reading