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iHeartRadio Show Drop for Jay Flemma Sports Report

Not one but two new Jay Flemma Sports Report shows have dropped recently, so here are the links. Skiing in Argentina/Open Championship and USGA Mid-Am Redux Our first guest was Aaron Schorsch of Saveur the Journey, the skiing, fishing, and culinary travel outfit that showed me around Argentina. It was an absolutely gold standard experience on every level –...

The Second Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Second Legend of Sleepy Hollow —by Washington Flemma, Special to Golf News Net and Found among the papers of Mr. Ryan Deidricht Knickerbocker— SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY – Nestled in the bosom of a spacious cove on the eastern shore of the Hudson at an expanse of the river called by the Dutch the Tappan Zee, but more recently stylized by one Italian as “Mario...

The JIG is Up USGA Mid-Amateur Competitors – a Strategic Guide to Sleepy Hollow Country Club

Welcome to Jay’s Insider Guide. Knowledge is power, and forewarned is forearmed. The JIG is your study guide and ideas for a game plan. All you need to do is execute. This episode – Sleepy Hollow Country Club —by Jay Flemma, Special to the Golf News Net for the 2023 USGA Mid-Amateur— SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY –Sleepy Hollow Country Club is as quintessential to American golf...

U.S. Open at L.A. Country Club North is Sort of Homecoming for Morikawa, Homa

LOS ANGELES, CA – While much is being made of the glitz and glamour of Hollywood finally getting to crash a party at L.A. Country Club, (entertainment industry-types need not apply for membership), a few of the young guns in the field are hanging out with family and friends rather than rubbing elbows with glitterati. “I stayed at my parent’s house on Saturday night,”...

Matthew Fitzpatrick Won the Trophy, The Country Club won the U.S. Open

BROOKLINE, MA – Ever since network television broadcast Ben Hogan bringing “the Monster” that was a Robert Trent Jones, Sr.-sharpened Oakland Hills South Course to its knees in the 1951 U.S. Open there has been one inescapable mantra: At a proper U.S. Open, the golf course is the star. Oakmont, Winged Foot, Pebble Beach, Pinehurst, Olympic Club...

Green Reading Books Banned by New USGA Model Local Rule

The USGA has just passed a new local rule that will allegedly only affect those playing in high level professional and amateur tournaments:  no more using green reading books to teach you the break. Go figure it out yourself. From the USGA press release: “Golf’s governing bodies have made available a Model Local Rule (MLR) to further limit the use of...

USGA, R&A Amend Amateur Status Rules

Purists don’t like them, but here are the new amateur status rules as passed by the R&A and USGA. We’ll be reviewing the issue soon here and over at Golf News Net. For now, here’s the joint press release. LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. USA AND ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Oct. 26, 2021) - Golf’s new Rules of Amateur Status have been published by the USGA...

Former Champions McIlroy, Johnson, DeChambeau Move Into Contention at 2021 U.S. Open

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...

Justin Thomas Stumbles, Patrick Reed Leads Halfway Through the 2020 U.S. Open

On a cool, windy day, Winged Foot turned the tables on the 2020 U.S. Open field, playing almost three strokes harder than Thursday’s opening round that saw record red numbers for a U.S. Open played over the fabled West course. Only three players broke par on Friday, and just seven more shot even par 70, including leader Patrick Reed, who finished at 4-under at...