“You can have Heaven, I’ll take Bermuda…” —Mark Twain and now, very probably, Adam Scott SOUTHAMPTON, BERMUDA – Punctually at seven o’clock local time, one hour earlier than mainland U.S. EST, the last rays of the setting sun shone upon the pink walls of the Southampton Fairmont Hotel with a final golden flash before...
SOUTHAMPTON, BERMUDA – — When the morning came and the storm had passed And the dismal fog began at last To open up before my eyes, well then I saw to my surprise Chains and specks of islands curved Where palm trees dipped and sea gulls swerved— —Trey Anastasio “You’re going back to the Caribbean?” she asked. “No...
Let’s have a polite golf clap (but not a “mashed potatoes” or “baba booey”) for the newest blogger on the block – Rob Silk and “Golf Tantrums.” He’ll be keeping tabs on all the swearing, clubthrowiing, and otherwise deplorable behavior of St. Tiger, Rory Sabbatini, and all the other club-throwing, caddie-abusing...
PITTSFORD, NY – Jason Dufner put the entire PGA Championship – players, fans, and tournament – in so much of a sleeperhold, the entire golf world must have looked like they were Dufnering. “This is boring,” groused several sports writers as the final round plodded to a bland, anti-climactic conclusion, and they were right, but you...
Here’s my closing piece from the PGA. Great week with Marino Parascenzo and the rest of the gang. Also big ups to Jeff Shelley and Tony Dear of Cybergolf. Enjoy the piece and see everyone from National Golf Links of America and the Walker Cup and a killer golf course near you.
It’s the worst place to host a professional golf tournament because you’ll never rein in the crowd. Bathpage – the wet, soggy mildly overrated public favorite of New Yorkers and loudmouth fans is expedcted to be named host of the 2019 PGA Championship and the 2024 Ryder Cup. Bad idea. They never shut the hell up at Bethpage. Worse still, dumb bunny...
PITTSFORD – What is it James Taylor likes to sing? —It does you no good to pretend, You’ve made a hole too big to mend, It looks like now you lose again, So call on your Rainy Day Man— They’ll be singing that song in Rochester for many decades to come because mighty Oak Hill – the place where once only ten men finished a major...
Tune in to Cybergolf all week for Marino Parascenzo and I live from Oak Hill…err Soak Hill. Meanwhile,everybody do the Dufner…just make sure no one trips over you as they walk by:) Article here. From the article – Dufnering – the idea is to look like you smoked too many bong hits at the Grateful Dead show, but actually haven’t had any at...
Here are all the 63s in golf’s majors so far: Masters Nick Price, 1986, third round (9-under) Greg Norman, 1996, first round (9-under) U.S. Open Johnny Miller, 1973 (Oakmont), final round (8-under) Jack Nicklaus, 1980 (Baltusrol), first round (7-under) Tom Weiskopf, 1980 (Baltusrol), first round (7-under) Vijay Singh, 2003 (Olympia Fields), second round (7...
“Now you have to try the haggis, she’ll be insulted if you don’t,” my girlfriend cooed soothingly, as if that would make the ordeal any more bearable. Yes, it’s my favorite time of year again, the Open Championship: sparkling seaside links, brisk winds wreaking havoc on poorly played golf shots, the ground game back in vogue, and the...
ARDMORE, PA – As Merion and all its dryad loveliness, incomparable history, and ingenious golf architecture which perennially stands the test of time and technology fades into the mists of time for what may be the last time on the U.S. Open stage, we can’t help feeling somewhat deflated and underwhelmed. Of course we rousingly celebrate our newly-minted...
[Editor’s Note: While we wait for Cybergolf to run Jay’s wrap-up, here is his piece from Saturday. We include it in this position to keep continuity with the rest of the week’s work.] Philly Mick – Fan Fave Mickelson One Round From U.S. Open Title at Merion ARDMORE, PA – And now the golf world holds its collective breath. In his typical...
ARDMORE, PA – As the first prismatic ruby shafts of sunrise illuminate the dryad loveliness of Merion Golf Club’s fabled East course, we see clear proof that time has stood still here for 100 years, a shining golf summer forever undimmed by a winter’s chill. It was in 1913 when Hugh Wilson and Friends first began designing and building Merion, and...
“If you want excitement, the Masters is the benchmark, it owns the freehold.” – FoxSports Broadcaster Steve Czaban It’s Arnie hitching up his pants, it’s Jack raising his putter in exaltation, it’s Tiger fist-pumping and another improbable shot drops in the Cup, and it’s the pines ringing with the cheering as the newly-minted...
It’s the 10 most magical Masters of the last 50 years. (BTW – everything this week will be up at Cybergo9lf first, then here on twenty-four hour delay. From the article: 7. Larry Mize in 1987 Remember that poker movie “Rounders?” When Matt Damon says, “If you look around the table and you can’t tell who the sucker is, it’s...