VICTORIA, British Columbia -- Jerry Smith was maybe unfairly damned yesterday in this space. He's a strong-looking guy, moves like an athlete, solid through the ball. That doesn't mean if he put on a burgundy leisure suit he wouldn't look like the guy who handled your grandpa's funeral. In … [Read more...]
Mr. Smith goes to Victoria
VICTORIA, British Columbia -- There's some serious glitter on top of the leaderboard here. You know these guys: Jerry Kelly, David Toms, Bernhard Langer, John Daly, Jerry Smith -- Stop. Who, please, is Jerry Smith? He looks like he sells insurance at a strip mall in Council Bluffs. I … [Read more...]
Fingerprints of Chandler Egan
H. (Henry) Chandler Egan was a two-time U.S. Amateur champion who became better known in the northwestern United States for the golf courses he designed in the first quarter of the 20th century: Eugene (Ore.) Country Club, West Seattle Golf Club, Eastmoreland Golf Club (Portland), Tualatin … [Read more...]
A reason for September
Without golf, there wouldn't be a Global Golf Calendar, and maybe no calendars at all. Or maybe they'd have to invent calendars because without golf, there wouldn't be the Masters, and how else would anybody know it was April? Without golf, there'd be be no Grey Goatee Golf Association, and maybe … [Read more...]
Any major dude will tell you
I had a glimmer something was wrong when I tried to reach the Grey Goatee Research Geeks with a mundane question about golf, of all things. Closed. Shut. No answer. While I wasn't expecting cheerful service, I was surprised by the total silence. It was Barry who told me, after a round of golf, … [Read more...]
Frontrunner
It’s getting real in the FedEx Cup race, and all of a sudden Dustin Johnson has a leg up on the field. Back in April, we would have thought nothing but, with no “all of a sudden” qualifier for the guy who was playing exactly like his No. 1 ranking. That was before Johnson’s world wobbled out … [Read more...]
Big Dude 2: In (and out) of The 25
Winco Foods Portland Open It's hard to beat the drama generated by the Web.com Tour's regular-season finale at Portland's Witch Hollow course at Pumpkin Ridge. It's the last chance of the tour year to play your way in or out of The 25, the list of lists for Web.com players. In, you … [Read more...]
Big Dude’s eye on Northwest golf
The Boeing Classic Grey Goatee Nation is glad to welcome back Scott H. Bisch, who's graced our space with his photos 'round about this time of year, for several years, when professional golf takes over the Northwest. In the photo above from the Boeing Classic, he caught Fred Couples being … [Read more...]
Astronomological edition
Aug. 21, 10:54 a.m.: Cosmic update Doc Redman's long eagle putt on No. 17 at The Riviera eclipsed (interesting choice of words, eh?) Doug Ghim's birdie, and though it wasn't over at that point -- Redman was still 1-down heading to 18 for the 36th hole of the day -- he didn't let go of the momentum … [Read more...]
Justin Thomas: Whatever it takes
Everybody knew he was good, and when he earned some luck on No. 10 at the PGA Championship, Justin Thomas began to look like the major champion we predicted he would be, sooner rather than later. We weren't alone in the world noticing Thomas, 24, back in January after he won the Tournament of … [Read more...]
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