[Editor’s Note: We’re back with another installment of Jay’s Insider Guides, this time from the mighty mountains of Utah. Our subject this column is a pretty public course tucked sleepily in the foothills outside Salt Lake. Say “Hey!” for the little publics that overachieve. They are the true life blood of then game.] OGDEN, UT – It was...
OGDEN, UT – The snow may not be falling yet, but skiers and snowboarders are already breaking out their gear, finalizing their passes, and planning trips around the globe. Leading the charge, the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame kicked off the ski season with their annual golf tournament and silent auction in support of the Hall and its various initiatives. 15...
OGDEN, UT – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame kicked off their 2026 inductee announcement with a golf tournament more fun than sticking a 720 off a mogul at Snowbird. Goodie, bags, prizes, shirt-sleeve sunshine all day, and the warm camaraderie of our beloved sport coupled with a most worthy charity combined for a glorious day that made both the golf and skiing...
EAGLE, ID – Twin phenom golfers Brad and Ben Mulder channeled Venus and Serena Williams as they finished first and second respectively in the 2025 Eagle Amateur Golf Championship at Idaho’s BanBury Golf Club. Brad defeated his brother by two strokes over the blustery 6,908-yard John Harbottle design that, while ordinarily welcoming and friendly for weekend golfers...
Big ups to Golf Course Trades for running my welcome back piece. Now that I’m settled in the great northwest, my regular column resumes. This was a fun; no pressure, just stretch my legs a bit as a writer and tell it like it was:Â ZANY! Here’s a snippet. Click here for the whole story. And get ready for a bomb 20th anniversary piece. From the article:...
(Sand Creek Station, pictured above, was designed by Jeff Brauer, a rising star of a golf course architect from the great state of Texas.) The 3rd U.S. Adaptive Open — a national championship that showcases the world’s best golfers with disabilities – begins tomorrow at Sand Creek Station in Newton, Kan., and will be contested until July 10. The...
Ski Area Management, one of the most respected, intelligent, and important magazines in the winter sports world ran my story about how ski area golf courses can improve their designs with minimal cost. They really made it look good. And – BONUS! – Mt. Snow is renovating their golf course right now and over next season as well. We’ll have that story...
The USGA has just committed to Oregon’s Bandon Dunes Resort in the biggest way. They will bring 13 USGA amateur championships to the resort over 23 years. The relationship will begin with the 74th U.S. Junior Amateur in 2022 and run through the 2045 U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships, with eight different championships being played...
Jon Rahm, who has endured genuine heartache through the Coronavirus pandemic both on and off the golf course found solace, synchronicity, and redemption in the unlikeliest of places – the crucible of U.S. Open golf championship. Rahm became the first Spaniard to win the U.S. Open after firing a scintillating 4-under 67 to edge South Africa’s starcrossed...
Though all eyes are on Louis Oosthuizen, Russell Henley and Mackenzie Hughes at the 121st U.S. Open, three former U.S. Open champions also made moves on Saturday and vaulted into contention. 2011 U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy started the day at 1-over, six shots behind Henley and co-second round leader Richard Bland, but a sparkling 67, the low round of the day at...
At a U.S. Open where PGA Tour uber-stars and wily veterans were expected to have an advantage a puzzling stranger and a promising young gun hold the lead after 36 holes at 5-under. England’s Richard Bland, obscure even in his own country, fired a dazzling 67, balancing seven birdies against three bogeys, while American Russell Henley, the first round co-leader...
Two-time U.S. Open Champion Brooka Koepka started hot early, but then came back to the field late, surrendering an early lead as the first round of the 121st U.S. Open golf championship got underway. Koepka finished tied for third with a 2-under 69 after opening with four birdies in his first 11 holes at Torrey Pines’ South Course. As we go to press, Koepka...
Phil Mickelson picked out a few on the front nine and golf architect Rees Jones focused on 11-13, but perhaps the best aspect of Torrey Pines’ South is its wondrous variety. A mix of short holes and long holes, together with movable teeing grounds and hazards more closely menacing fairways and greens, Torrey Pines should generate wild swings on the leaderboard...
As one of my mentors once wrote, “If you’re gonna write about the U.S. Open, you have to be well-versed in the lore of Francis Ouimet’s knickers.” He was right. It’s important to have sense of history watching this, the 121st edition of America’s national championship of golf. So pay attention. There won’t be a quiz, but the...
LA JOLLA, CA – There’s an old adage that should hold true for every United States Open Championship: the golf course is the star. Oakmont, Winged Foot, Olympic Club, Pinehurst…these are names from the oldest Golden Ages of the game. They materialize out of the mysts of history like a dream, enchant us with their beguiling mystery, and then vanish...