We begin at the top when we start in to list the global sporting championships compromised by COVID-19. It's no joking matter, so we speak in hushed tones about postponement of the Bent Shaft Classic and lesser world events. It's not a tragedy. It's just a golf tournament. But what will we do with … [Read more...]
Olympics Nation
Two professional majors -- the LPGA's and the USGA's -- go head-to-head this weekend, which guarantees neither tournament will get the attention both deserve. At the end of the day, the Golf Channel won't be leading with either of them. The PGA Tour has a lightweight field at a non-major stop in … [Read more...]
A brother at Bally Bandon
Found and experienced: The mysterious Sheep Ranch by Keith Potter The next big thing at Bandon is bound to be a big thing. After all, the courses at Bandon Dunes always deliver, unless the weather is too much like Scotland for some. So the thought of getting an early sniff at The Bally Bandon … [Read more...]
The Queen’s Island Tour, Day Two: Quadra Island
QUATHIASKI COVE, B.C. -- The marketing for the North Island Golf Getaway doesn't necessarily prepare a road tripper for Quadra Island Golf Course, nor do the visuals on arrival at the place. There's no grand clubhouse, no pavement in the parking lot, but hang around a while and the golf course, like … [Read more...]
The Queen’s Island Tour
COURTENAY, British Columbia, Canada – That damn independence thing we did back in 1776 has had long-lasting repercussions, I think you’ll agree. Like, we gained a democracy, but we lost a monarchy. Back then, we denounced King George III, and while he might have been a dickhead (tyrannical, … [Read more...]
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...]
Let it be Lexi
The relentlessly consistent Lexi Thompson (68-67-69-69) won the KEB Hana Championship in South Korea over the weekend. But Lydia Ko (see below) has the lead in the Race to the CME Globe as LPGA pros near the home stretch of the season points championship. Thompson helped herself, but maybe not … [Read more...]
No, the Ryder Cup is next year
TACOMA, Wash. -- They say the greens are PGA Tour-caliber ... and "they" are Tour players. "We" are not, so our first round at historic Tacoma Country Club could be brutal ... or it could be amazing. Every year, the Northwest Golf Media Association has a year-end banquet at a course the average … [Read more...]
The waiting months
Jordan Spieth is rich, so is his caddy (appreciably less, but not bad for a looper), and the world now moves on to the Presidents Cup, which is not the Ryder Cup but has a little more zing this time because Jason Day and Rory McIlroy will be playing for the other guys. Not much else going on, … [Read more...]
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