Oakmont Country Club does not get any easier as the players head down the stretch. The fifteenth will play as the longest par 4 on the course at 500 yards. A blind tee shot faces the players with a fairway… Continue Reading
All right…winter is over, spring has sprung, golf courses are open early in the northeast and I already have three rounds in the books. Next up, The Masters. Well almost next up. There are sixteen days and two PGA Tour… Continue Reading
Rickie Fowler said he would like to make the Big 3 the Big 4. He wants a piece of that action and he did all he could to earn his place today. Fowler played steady golf down the stretch at… Continue Reading
The thirteenth hole at St. Andrews starts a brutal string of holes. This 465 yard par four challenges players to stay away from a sinister group of Coffin bunkers. Then it asks players to approach a very well defended green.… Continue Reading
The seventh is another par four on the Old Course that can be played with much less than driver. The famous Shell bunker awaits too bold a tee shot. The eighth hole at the Old Course is the first of… Continue Reading
Most players will hit something less than driver off the tee on this short, dogleg-right par 4, which features probably the most uphill approach shot on the course. Anything short of the green will leave a difficult recovery, and in… Continue Reading
Unlike No. 5, this par 5 will be a three-shot hole for most players. A pronounced mound on the right side is in play on the straightaway tee shot, and the hole turns to the left past the drive area.… Continue Reading
Unlike No. 5, this par 5 will be a three-shot hole for most players. A pronounced mound on the right side is in play on the straightaway tee shot, and the hole turns to the left past the drive area.… Continue Reading
Most players will choose a 3-wood, hybrid or long iron from the tee of this severe dogleg-right hole. A left-to-right tee shot is preferred, as right-to-left tee shots will quickly run out of fairway. The mid- to short-iron approach shot… Continue Reading
The first of the par-3 holes will probably play as the most difficult. This medium- to long-iron tee shot must carry a crease at the front that is 4 feet below the level of the green, as well as one… Continue Reading