Rich Berberian Jr. is the very definition of a working golf professional. Which is why he was on his way to work early in the morning June 30, driving from central New York state to make his 1 p.m. shift at Windham Country Club in Derry, N.H., where he’s an assistant pro. Never mind that his … [Read more...]
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Lefty loosey-goosey on first day
6:45 p.m. Troon time; 10:45 a.m. GGMT Jason Day, plus-2. Jordan Spieth, level par. Dustin Johnson, level par. Rory McIlroy, minus-2. Phil Mickelson … not much in the conversation. Until his bogey-free, course-record 63 Thursday at Royal Troon put his name on every tongue, and it could have been … [Read more...]
Pot bunkers happen
6:37 a.m. Troon time; 10:37 p.m. last night GGMT (Grey Goatee Mean Time) It wasn't like Johnny Miller didn't warn us: The pot bunkers at Royal Troon are nasty and plentiful, and it took Colin Montgomerie two swings to find one. It took another two to get out on the way to a double-bogey on the golf … [Read more...]
Grey around the edges of The Open
I know we all want to talk about The Open Championship, and we can, if you like, but first a word about the tournament up in Union, Wash., that dares to schedule against it. The tournament, Stop No. 4 on the Grey Goatee Golf Association Tour, is better known worldwide as the Howl at the Canal, … [Read more...]
Cold War edition
I'm thinking the Olympics will be just fine -- Rio will be amazing, the security will work, and nobody will get carried off by a Zika Monster. Even the golf will be good, and nobody will notice (much) the top guys who aren't there. I'll miss having the Russian track and field team around, just … [Read more...]
Henderson defends Portland title for third LPGA win
Final: Henderson's 71 is enough Brooke Henderson closed a dominant week in Portland with her least-dominant performance Sunday and still won the Cambia Portland Classic by four strokes. Henderson had a one-under 71 for a 72-hole total of 14-under 274, four shots better than Stacy Lewis and five … [Read more...]
Death of an icon hits close to home
I got a text this morning. It's worth sharing, so with permission I will: "Am feeling particularly sad this morn over the death of Pat Head Summitt. Probably part of it is my friend Nancy (of Nancy and Dodie in Eugene) who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in December. She's 61 and is at Stage 3 of … [Read more...]
Comeback complete: Berberian wins PGA pros championship
Rich Berberian Jr. slid in a birdie putt on the 18th hole to top off an improbable closing stretch, and it earned a national championship today for the adopted son of Grey Goatee Nation. Berberian took a triple-bogey snowman on No. 12 at Turning Stone Resort's Atunyote course, but made birdie … [Read more...]
Berberian sinks clutch putt on 18 for victory
Update A chip that rolled longer than Berberian wanted out of thick rough left of the 18th green led to a 33-foot putt for birdie that ended up a winner. Uresti missed a shorter putt that could have forced a playoff, and Berberian laid claim to the Walter Hagen Trophy as champion of the tournament … [Read more...]
The teaching pros can play a little, too
These guys don’t have the name recognition to match PGA Tour pros, and that’s because they spend their professional lives running golf courses and teaching the rest of us bums how to play the game better. Grey Goatee Nation, whether you know it or not, has a dog in the fight at the PGA … [Read more...]
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