The U.S. Open is still over four months away (133 days actually) but I have already been getting my links golf fix by reading some heavy duty links related books lately. I just finished Tom Doak’s The Anatomy of a… Continue Reading
It may be January and still months from the heart of the golf season but this is the time when we tend to look ahead at what excitement awaits us in 2015. The major championship season has a new flavor… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Living in New York’s Hudson Valley has its advantages. We get to enjoy all of the four seasons, well I enjoy three of them anyway. The Hudson Valley is full of history and a beautiful place to… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Last week I was able to get back to Bethpage Black and spend some time taking in the pros at The Barclays. I rarely miss the chance to get on one of the best courses in America… Continue Reading
This was the scene at Casperkill Golf Club in Poughkeepsie, New York on Sunday afternoon. Hurricane Irene had her way with the Robert Trent Jones layout. What looks like a lake in these pictures is normally a stream that is… Continue Reading
By Jeff Skinner The ladies are back at it for their third major of the year this week. The USGA returns to The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs for The U.S Women’s Open. The Broadmoor can claim both Donald Ross (East… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner It is a big week for golf in Alabama, both The Champions Tour and The LPGA Tour are back in action on courses from The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. There are plenty of great courses down… Continue Reading
Winning a major golf championship brings many perks. The winners usually collect a million dollar check, multi-year tour exemptions, endorsement offers appear from nowhere and the winner is quite well set for many years to come. One of the additional… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner For all the golfers out there that are still dreaming about getting out to play all those “Golf Digest Greatest Courses” I am presenting an alternative. The cost of playing Pebble Beach, Pinehurst and many of those… Continue Reading