FLORENCE, Ore. – He had to go inland a few miles to find it, but Sandpines Golf Links head professional Bob Rannow is resting easier now that he’s reclaimed that one piece of equipment he’s been searching for. An old Hogan-autograph spoon? A Bobby Jones hickory-shaft putter? No. Back in high … [Read more...]
It might be Tiger, it might be time
I made the casual comment, after Friday at The Masters, “Tiger’s playing well.” My close friend, who cares little for golf and is as sweet and demure as any wife-like object can be, said, “Is he still bangin’ a buncha chicks?” Well, dear, I don’t know. They say he has a girlfriend … [Read more...]
USGA ‘taskmaster’ earns new title
It was hard to deny that Chambers Bay Golf Course looked a little brown on TV – and in person – when the U.S. Amateur came to University Place, Wash., last summer. But it was appropriate for “pure links golf,” as the golf course would have it, and was exactly what the United States Golf … [Read more...]
Due diligence
Matt Brady and his business partner, Jeff Maurice, spent a year studying the marketplace and local demographics before launching the Golf USA franchise in Lacey, Wash. Brady said they learned Washington was the only state in 2008 to show an increase in the number of rounds played. They opened … [Read more...]
Salish Cliffs: Newest Gene Bates design takes shape
Washington’s newest golf course is moving forward, a half hour from Olympia, and if it seems sluggish in its progress it’s more from the weather than the soggy economy. “We lost six weeks to rain,” said Gene Bates, designer of Salish Cliffs, taking shape at the Little Creek Casino Resort property … [Read more...]
Beating cancer a battle to get back on course
by Bart Potter WHEN LAST WE encountered Terry Lee, he was sipping a beer and drinking in the feeling of a good round of tournament golf. His 93 that day was modest for a guy who once played to a single-digit handicap. But it led, by the end of the weekend, to a second low-net finish at the … [Read more...]
The Rules don’t tell you this: It’s the hat
The envelope in the mailbox last week was not overly large, but it had some substance. The return address showed the United States Golf Association. The envelope was stuffed with the usual literature about why it’s a great idea to belong to the USGA, with all the info about how to renew. If … [Read more...]
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