Here we go. The double digit seeds that won upsets were Tom Simpson, Rick Smith and Mike DeVries. Send me emails or go to my website or the brackets to vote. The link is here – Voting closes 9PM Sunday night: St. Andrews Regional 1. Pete Dye v. 8 Tom Weiskopf 4. George Thomas v. 5...
I had the chance to catch up with Jim after he returned from his annual vacation to Hawaii with Monie and the kids (Brian 10 and Bailey 8). Here are some of his thoughts. Look for a longer article soon in my column for Golf Observer. Jay: How was the vacation? Jim: Oh it was great. Every...
Here is the link to the bracket! Click here or paste below. Vote on line, by email or at you know where:):) let the debate begin! Voting for round one ends Thurs at 7PM, voting for sweet sixteen will immediately commence and end at 7PM on sat night ST. ANDREWS REGIONAL 1. PETE DYE 2...
Something a little different today. From the man who brought you Triumph the Insult Comic Dog doing the weather report and Robin Williams on Golf, here’s The Simpsons. The Real Simpsons.
This is an instant classic. Right down to the glowing rod and Homer scream!
BLACK MESA GOLF CLUB 115 State Road 399 Espanola, NM 505.747.8946 www.blackmesagolfclub.com Architect: Baxter Spann Par – 72 Excitement Level – 10/12 Difficulty – 9/12 Cost – $55, shoulder seasons offer bargains, see website for latest pricing Yearly Memberships...
Baltimore Country Club (West Course) 4712 Club Road Baltimore, MD 21210 Par 72 Architects: Bob Cupp and Tom KIte Design: Four stars (all stats out of seven) Natural setting: Four stars Conditioning: Excellent for spring Value: Six stars – (when combined with east course) the...
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...
Great news everyone – Rob Thompson isn’t the only one on the move. I just joined the writers and architects over at Cybergolf. That’s www.cybergolf.com. It’s a high level site for golf course architecture, golf travels and tour and equipment issues. There are great...
I have the greatest respect for George Peper and his excellent life long body of work. Every architecture expert I know has his book 500 greatest golf holes on his shelf. However, I read his Links Mag article where he says Pinehurst No. 2 and Augusta are 2 of the 10 most overrated courses...
Aden Holt, my 6’7″ buddy who is a national success managing rock bands and running record labels had these SICK Kiss head covers. That’s “SICK” in the new sense of the word meaning “awesome” as opposed to “sick” in the old sense of the...
THE RAWLS COURSE at TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY 3720 4th Street Lubbock, TX 79415 806.742.GOLF www.texastechgolf.ttu.com Architect: Tom Doak Par – 72 Excitement Level – 8/12 Difficulty – 7/12 Cost – $35 M-Th, $55 F-S Yearly Memberships – $3,000 single, $3,300...
I’ll post reviews after I return to Manhattan, but both the Rawls Course at Texas Tech U. and Black Mesa outside Santa Fe are easily two of the best golf values in the country. For around $50 any time, you can play a top 100 course (as rated by Golf Magazine, the most important...
Dear Jay: I noticed you hadn’t done a mail feature in a while. I also had been hoping for you to give us a piece that explains how you prepare for when you go on a trip and how you select the places to play. Thanks for reading this and have a good trip. Steve L. Penn State ’07...
Here’s one from the “Tales of the Golfing Weird”…thanks to Robert Sommers. Apparently, players on the losing side of matches in India are notorious for taking their frustration out on their caddy…with a whip. No…seriously…a sign on the clubhouse...
Geoff Shackelford once wrote in Grounds for Golf that temptation is the most important feature in a golf course. Temptation draws players in to try shots outside their comfort zone. Maybe the pressure of the situation or the need to make up some shots makes players overreach and either...
PGA GOLF CLUB AT THE RESERVE 1916 Perfect Drive Port St. Lucie, FL 800.800.GOLF www.pgavillage.com DYE COURSE Architect: Pete Dye Par 72 Excitement Level – 7/12 Difficulty – 8/12 Design: Five and 1/2 stars Natural setting: Four stars Conditioning – Six stars Cost –...
Geoff Shackelford, Rob Thompson, the Associated Press and many individual papers, writers and industry experts are lining up to try to diffuse a ghastly and grotesque policy gaffe by the LPGA. Here is what the AP released this morning: “The Associated Press was denied credentials to...
I just compiled this from International Sports Business reports: Banking firm HSBC now sponsors the “Enjoy Jakarta Indonesian Open.” “Golf is booming and aspirational sport in regions like Asia, where our Group was founded, and which remains crucial to our...
Thanks to the wonderful generousity of Kelly Blake Moran and the folks at the Hideout G.C., my mom and dad had a chance to play Kelly’s wonderful private design which is the flagship in SW Florida. Mom said: “The par-5s were terrific. The fairways were wide so you had alot of...
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...
I’m really disappointed in the American Olympic team. Not with the medal count – I’m actually happy about that. Winning every medal in every event completely demeans the so-called and entirely non-existent “Olympic Spirit,” but that’s not what I’m...
For those of you who missed it buried deep in my piece on the Super Bowl, click here to see the funniest golf prank ever. It’s actually taken from a Canadian Labatt’s as that I don’t think ever aired in the U.S. Enjoy.
My Houston colleague Tom Kirkendall attended Dick’s funeral this week and covers the fond farewell remembrances with grace and wit. His piece is over at his website Houston’s Clear Thinkers, so please give it a read. I’m reprinting the highlight of the services here...
I know Tom Doak has his ten point scale and Ron Whitten effectively uses a decimel system (e.g. 8.7) like an Olympic figure skating judge, but I use a system of zero to seven stars. Like Doak, we spend most of our time splitting hairs between the truly great and the merely pretty good...
Jim Engh and Tim Hartnett sent me a couple pix of the new nine Jim is building at Carne. The top pic is 9…the dunes pinch at the landing area. The bottom pic is 7, looking towards the green. Both holes needed almost no grading and the holes will look the same with the fairway and...
The Golf World lost one of its greatest instructors and gentlemen yesterday. Dick Harmon died unexpectedly at the age of 58 from complications to pneumonia. Houston Native Tom Kirkendall has written a glowing tribute to Dick. Click here to read Tom’s Blog Houston’s Clear...
Just keep going until you can’t go any further. Then go further, because the moves you make then – when you’ve run out of steam and you’re totally on subconscious and not even thinking about the mechanics – the moves you make then are incredible. – Jeff...
Golfers don’t need Punxatawny Phil or Staten Island Chuck (NYC’s copycat groundhog) to tell them when to go play. DC and Baltimore area players are chomping at the bit now with this warm winter. Public golf in DC usually averages about $95, which as we all know is too steep...
“Steelers record motown hit” read the headline. Sure the refs were awful, but the fact is the Steelers made plenty of huge completions and timely runs when they had to make them. The refs had nothing to do with the poor defensive playcalling that led to Parker’s 75 yard...
“Jay. Jay, get up. Come on, up” a voice urged through darkness and painful throbbing in my head. But getting up seemed like an awful idea. When I opened my eyes, more pain shot through my brain. My stomach did a dip and a roll. Everything ached, at least everything that had...