It seems like everyone in the golf world had an opinion on the Dustin Johnson/USGA rules snafu except DJ himself. Yes, he said during and after the penalty was assessed, in the scoring room no less, that he didn’t cause… Continue Reading
After back to back controversial U.S. Opens the USGA should probably get down on their collective knees and thank the golf gods. Maybe they could sacrifice a few blue blazers and some neckties while they are at it. Because when… Continue Reading
So much great stuff happened at the U.S. Open, its a sin that on Sunday so much of the rhetoric was focused on the USGA’s poor handling of the rules issue. They blew it plain and simple. Dustin Johnson won… Continue Reading
As the grand poobahs of the USGA Rules Committee were trying to hijack the U.S. Open Championship on Sunday I was half expecting an appearance by Judge Smails to add even more comic insult to a bizarre turn of events… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Tim Finchem and the PGA Tour have announced that they will follow the USGA’s and R & A’s decision to ban the anchored stroke in 2016. The Tour must have realized that there is only one set… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Jeff Overton was disqualified from the Crowne Plaza Invitational yesterday for using a putting aid during the course of his round. With a long backup on the tenth hole Overton went to a practice area nearby and… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Tim Finchem’s Sunday matinee at the Match Play has resulted in the anchoring debate becoming the number one topic in golf. That may be just what the Commish wanted but he has now put himself and the… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Once again we see something happen in golf that happens nowhere else in sports. We have heard it before: where else does a player call a penalty on himself? There is no sport that is self-officiated like… Continue Reading