Consider this my mid-winter rant. Right now it’s 17 degrees with a windchill of two degrees here in the Hudson Valley and a forecast to get colder through the weekend. Last week’s warm temperatures that allowed a few dedicated golfers… Continue Reading
Mother Nature held sway Friday afternoon at the Straits course at Whistling Straits in Cheese Land driving golfers and spectators to shelter, softening the course with a deluge of rain and tearing down TV towers, TV studio sets and scoreboards… Continue Reading
Watching day three at the 97th PGA Championship was about as much fun as any golf fan could take. The day was marked by big names, spectacular shots, creative play, great bounce backs and a level of drama that only… Continue Reading
Newly crowned PGA Tour winner Shane Lowry made some absolutely outrageous recoveries on Sunday at Firestone. His save at the tenth hole and his clinching birdie at eighteen would have to make anyone’s highlight reel. Talk about the ultimate hangover.… Continue Reading
The final round of the 144th Open Championship is primed for an historic finish. Sunday’s third round was worthy of a final round with many players challenging for the lead. A Monday finish for The Open isn’t ideal but if… Continue Reading
All right boys and girls it’s one of our favorite days of the year…it’s the U.S. Open. And of course no major would be complete without the prodigious prognostications from all the crew at Links Life Golf. We all have… Continue Reading
1. I really enjoy playoffs…hockey playoffs, golf playoffs not so much. But yesterday’s overtime battle between David Lingmerth and Justin Rose was good theater. Both players made some good shots and a few less than their best but it certainly… Continue Reading
David Lingmerth was 0-2 in playoffs going into his duel with Justin Rise. His solid ball striking supported by a healthy dose of good old fashioned guts helped him beat Rose on the third hole of the playoff. Winning The… Continue Reading
For a long while now we have been listening to the cries that golf won’t survive when Tiger Woods is done. Well, Tiger hasn’t won a major in seven years, has created some great excuses (non-firing glutes) and now has… Continue Reading
Jordan Spieth misses the cut. Boy Wonder had a great run while it lasted but it was bound to end sometime. The mano y mano, Rory vs Jordan Death Match will have to wait. Phil Mickelson now has seven missed… Continue Reading