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1948 Masters…Not Bad for a Club Pro

As March winds down and we in the northeast take the brunt of yet another Nor’easter I can’t help myself from doing what all golf fans do this time of year: look towards The Masters. It’s just two weeks away… Continue Reading

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Best U.S. Open Venue? Two Perspectives

The boys at Golf Digest are heavily into the U.S. Open and as such have come up with a list they call “The Best U.S. Open Venues… Factoring in course layout, tradition, past winner and excitement produced, our panel provides… Continue Reading

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Butch Harmon Learned from the Best

Butch Harmon has been voted the top golf instructor for what seems like forever. Few instructors/coaches/gurus, whatever you label them can boast such a heralded list of players that have heeded the gospel according to Butch. Of course there’s Tiger… Continue Reading

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Ramblings From the Easy Chair

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

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Billy Casper: Golf’s Most Underrated Golfer Dies at 83

Golf lost one of the greats on Saturday when Billy Casper passed at his home in Utah. Casper was 83 and over a long professional career compiled a record worthy of one of the all time greats. Casper won 51… Continue Reading

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Augusta, Pine Valley & All the Courses We’ll Never Play

The good folks over at Golf Digest have published their yearly listing of America’s 100 Greatest Courses. It’s actually their Golden Anniversary version and while there is a change at the top most of the courses will be very familiar… Continue Reading

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Aussie Open Set for Thrilling Finish & Geoff Ogilvy: “The Thinker”

Thanksgiving and its following weekend gives us sports fans plenty to be thankful for. We had a great slate of NFL games on Thursday and Saturday brings us “Rivalry Weekend” in college football with so many exciting match ups. Hopefully,… Continue Reading

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Some More Green for Public Golf

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

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U.S. Open Memories: Winged Foot 2006

by Jeff Skinner It’s 2006 and the U.S. Open had come to historic Winged Foot Country Club in Westchester County, New York. Since Winged Foot is only forty five minutes from my house I had a chance to spend all… Continue Reading

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