by G. Rennie Two of America’s finest and most under appreciated golfers from the second half of the 20th century died this past week. Charlie Sifford passed on at the age of 92 on Tuesday February 4th in Cleveland, Ohio.… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner 1. It was tough watching a veteran like Jim Furyk crash down the stretch. But at least his agent is working for him. He’s got more logos than Tin Cup. 2. Before the Open started Mike Davis… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Hit: The Lake Course at Olympic Club. The revamping of the Lake Course received little criticism which is a miracle for U.S. Open layouts. It played fair and fast and incredibly tough. Miss: The damn trees on… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner For three days The Lake Course at The Olympic Club teased us. With sunny, clear and comfortable weather that sent players reaching for sunscreen instead of sweaters Olympic had the feel of a new and different course. … Continue Reading
by G. Rennie No, this is not a column on the dire economic straits of the European Common Currency which is grabbing headlines all over the world. Much more importantly, it’s a tale of dismal failure following the massive hype… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Coming into the 112th U.S. Open Bubba Watson voiced his apprehension about the Lake Course at The Olympic Club. After a few practice rounds his protests grew louder and after round one he actually said that the… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Tiger Woods looked to be in control of all aspects of his game as he worked his way around a very difficult Lake Course at The Olympic Club during the first round of the 112th U.S. Open. … Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner The saying goes that the U.S. Open doesn’t want to embarrass the greatest golfers in the world but rather identify them. And to do that the USGA usually sets up an extremely difficult course and they are… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner The USGA’s biggest and best party of the year is all set to kick into high gear tomorrow and as usual there are a ton of great storylines. The 111th U.S. Open may be headlined by the… Continue Reading