The good folks over at Golf Digest have published their yearly listing of America’s 100 Greatest Courses. It’s actually their Golden Anniversary version and while there is a change at the top most of the courses will be very familiar… Continue Reading
If you’re still looking for that perfect gift for the golf nut in your family I may be able to help. Or I should say Tom Doak can help. Doak is one of the top golf course designers in the… 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 From afar Lucy Li’s scorecard may look like the youngster had a disappointing day. To the uninformed it may appear like an opening 8 over par 78 in the U.S. Women’s Open would mean a demoralizing start.… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Martin Kaymer ruled the day at Pinehurst No. 2 today. His five under par 65 matched the new U.S. Open record at Pinehurst which he set yesterday. His 36 hole total of 130 broke Rory McIlroy’s Congressional… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner For such a small community, the village of Pinehurst has had an immense impact on golf in America. The epicenter of course is Pinehurst Resort and Country Club and its championship course, No.2. The resort is a… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner I just spent a few minutes with one of the heroes of the game. Ben Crenshaw was smoozing around the practice green talking with players, caddies and just about anyone who wanted a word with the two… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported yesterday that Phil Mickelson is being investigated by the FBI and the Securities and Exchange Commission for possible insider trading violations. The stories focus on a former… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Alister MacKenzie is revered as one of the greatest golf course architects ever to put pencil to paper. But like many course designers he had a roundabout way of coming to the game. Originally trained as a… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner It’s a big week on the PGA Tour as the world’s best golfers do battle at another World Golf Championship, the Cadillac Championship. At the same time the tour is hosting the rest of the PGA Tour… Continue Reading