After weeks of harsh criticism from many golf writers throughout the greater New York Metropolitan area, Nassau County officials rescinded their unpopular policy that mndated the use of those infernal motorized huggy-buggies on the famous Red Course. The course reverts to the old policy where carts are only mandatory on weekends. Personally, they should rescind...
This Newsday article exposes how the greed of Nassau County upends the core values of golf and merely reaches for an extra $30 from players. I will NOT be visiting Eisenhower Park until they rescind this decision and allow walkers. The article is from Newsday: EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island woman is boycotting her favorite course. A man in...
So it’s off to Nemacolin Woodlands in southwest Pennsylvania for the year’s best team event – The Potomac Cup – Maryland vs. Virginia, the best amateur champions from each state duking it out in a three-day Ryder Cup-style heavyweight bout. It’s a six hour drive across the PA woodlands, the forest deepening the closer I get to...
While the eyes of the golf world are fixed firmly on Sergio Garcia’s colorful outfits at Carnoustie, we can still go out and play golf as well as watch. That’s exactly what I did. The AWITP team has saddled up for a weekend in Maryland sandwiching the brilliantly designed Baltimore Country Club East Course (Five Farms) designed by A. W. Tillinghast...
I revamped the first part of my piece called The Art of the Bethpage Overnight.
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Red Tail Golf Club by Brian Silva was awarded the 2009 Women’s Amateur Public Links. Built on an old army base in Devens, Mass, just minutes west of Boston, the course is named for the Red Hawks which inhabit the site. My detailed breakdown of the course is here. My interview with Brian Silva is here. Part 2 is here. The article announcing...
Welcome aboard, gents. It’s great to have the fans of the best sports broadcaster in America walking these fairways. As a special goodie bag, here’s some classic bits from the archives, just to get you oriented: 1. Wall to wall Potomac Cup coverage Here’s a great line from the event: “We better do something fast” added Marylander Ron...
This little experiment is more about writing about interesting people than great golf travel or architecture, but I felt like “stretching my legs” a bit as a writer and branching out. I’ll be live from Jamaica for the next four days for the Pro Team Golf League Launch, but I’ll be doing this in between for a few days and giving out the years...
I got great news from Andy Bemis, head pro at Royal New Kent and Stonehouse. After having some issues with some greens last year, the new super has RNK firing on all cylindars again. Run to go play it, don’t even stop to part your hair on the way out the door - it’ll just get mussed up by the wind anyway. On that note, I wrote a Mark Twain...
Three administrative matters today. First, I’ll be finishing my roundup of most of the candidates for “Best New Private Course” shortly. My reviews of Ballyneal, Liberty National, Dismal River and Bayonne will be up at Cybergolf next week. Here are some preliminary thoughts on Bayonne – which looks remarkably like another excellent...
Pete Dye’s Mystic Rock course at Nemacolin Resort is about to get heavy tournament play in the coming weeks. This weekend, the resort plays host to the Pennsylvania State Open Championship, the biggest state tournament of the year. PA PGA representatives are delighted to have their showcase event at one of the state’s premier golf destinations. The course...
1. New Jersey will become the first state in the country to institute and drug testing policy for high school athletes. The program will screen random athletes for about 80 different designer performance enhancing drugs ranging from amphetamines to steriodal based old-style drugs banned for years. Final details will be released June 7. One state elected official, Sen...
Here are some pix of Lederach and Baltimore CC, West Course. The Lederach review is here: Above and to the left, the first fairway is a harbinger of things to come, as Kelly Blake Moran cants his fairways severely here. Above and to the right, you see from the 2d tee, the rear of the blind fairway bunker of the par-5 third. Its blind from the tee of 3 and fairway, so...
Can you tell Kelly Blake Moran is a Texan? He may not wear a ten gallon hat or leather boots, but boy is he proud of the Lone Star State. Amarillo Slim in a windshirt. “And I’ll tell you another thing!” he roars disapprovingly. “Those Oklahoma teams that won those national championships a few years ago? I’ll give you one guess where half...
BALLYOWEN GOLF CLUB Crystal Springs Golf and Spa Resort 105-137 Wheatsworth Road Hamburg, NJ 07419 973.827.5996 Architect: Roger Rulewich Par – 72 Excitement Level – 8/12 Difficulty – 9/12 Design – Four and ½ stars (out of 7) Natural Setting – Four and ½ stars Conditioning – Six and ½ stars Cost – $135 Peak, $85 Off...