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The Tri-Coastal Links Tour

August 8, 2019 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

FLORENCE, Ore. – In the most southernmostest slash yet of our annual search for sentient life in the Leftist Coast regions of Grey Goatee Nation, we Roadies are thinking we might get a little fine-grained sand between our wee little toes. Here in Florence, which you can find after many hours of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Road Holes, UncategorizedTagged With: Florence Golf Links, Ocean Dunes Golf Links, Road Holes, Sandpines

Maj. Major edition

July 22, 2019 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

In the limitless wisdom of the schedulers of the big-time professional golf tours, it must have seemed like a good idea to somebody to schedule, this week, a Champions Tour major against an LPGA major. It flat guarantees that constituents of neither will pay attention to the other, which is okay, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, UncategorizedTagged With: Global Golf Calendar

Fleetwood, of a fashion

July 21, 2019 By Bart Potter 1 Comment

We watch, from a safe distance, as the famously astute Grey Goatee Fashion Committee goes about its work. There is much at stake: nothing less, today, than the Champion Dresser of the Year. We wonder, right along with the rest of you, about the committee and its members and their deliberations … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Off Course, UncategorizedTagged With: Alfred E. Neuman, Champion Dresser of the Year, Tommy Fleetwood

By its whiskey be told

July 21, 2019 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

The best way to think about the difference between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is not in religious or geopolitical terms, fraught as they are, nor even in terms of golf. As Shane Lowry said, “Everyone knows we’re all one country when it comes to golf.” We wouldn’t argue with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Off Course, UncategorizedTagged With: bushmills, Champion Golfer of the Year, Jameson, Royal Portrush, Shane Lowry, The Sexton single malt, Tullamore Dew

Lowry by the numbers

July 19, 2019 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

8:33 a.m. Grey Goatee Mean Time Shane Lowry carries 102 kg, which is roundabout 225 ell bees sculpted in a kind of way on his 1.85-meter frame, The ne'er-do-wells in the Grey Goatee Research cell shared these vital statistics about the ath-a-lete who is leading The Open Championship. We … [Read more...]

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World fashion news

July 19, 2019 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

6:38 a.m. Grey Goatee Mean Time Our famously astute Grey Goatee Fashion Committee has not always endorsed the sartorial selections of Britisher Justin Rose, but so far he's wearing well the favorite's jacket we draped on his narrow shoulders this week for The Open Championship. Rose is 4-under … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, UncategorizedTagged With: Erik Van Rooyen, Grey Goatee Fashion Committee, J.B. Holmes, Justin Rose, Shane Lowry, Sir Nick Faldo, The Open Championship

A Rrroyal ace

July 18, 2019 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

7:17 a.m. Grey Goatee Mean Time Emiliano Grillo’s hole-in-one today on No. 13 at Royal Portrush is not the first time the Argentinian has come to the attention of the Great Grey Nation in a major. Back in 2016, when Grillo briefly led the PGA Championship on its second day only to lose the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, UncategorizedTagged With: Emiliano Grillo, hole-in-one, The Open Championship

Just a game of golf

July 18, 2019 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

5:44 a.m. Grey Goatee Mean Time The opening tee shot of The Open at Royal Portrush belonged to the 2011 Champion Golfer of the Year, a 50-year-old Northern Irishman swinging around the tournament’s most impressive belly. Darren Clarke’s drive drew nicely onto the right edge of the fairway, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, UncategorizedTagged With: Darren Clarke, Royal Portrush, The Open Championship

The Open Championship: We know why (and who)

July 17, 2019 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

Herewith the reasons these players who could win The Open Championship will not win The Open Championship: Brooks Koepka: Too obvious Patrick Cantlay: Too who? Phil Mickelson: Too weak, too wan Patrick Reed: Too green Tiger Woods: Too soon Bryson DeChambeau: Too smart Dustin Johnson: Too … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, UncategorizedTagged With: Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Gary Woodland, Global Golf Calendar; PGA Tour; LPGA Tour; Champions Tour, Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas, Patrick Reed, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Royal Portrush, The Open Championship, Tiger Woods, Xander Schauffele

Howl freely

July 10, 2019 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

The 3GA Tour's midsummer major, a little somethin' we call the Howl at the Canal, is your ticket to bona fide family entertainment in the heart of Mason County USA. The 14th annual debauch at Alderbrook Golf and Yacht will test the upper limits of the sound ordinance, if they have one, in lovely … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, UncategorizedTagged With: 3GA, Global Golf Calendar; PGA Tour; LPGA Tour; Champions Tour, Grey Goatee Golf Association, Howl at the Canal

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