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Day 2: And then another

December 12, 2019 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

The text came in from the brother in America's heartland: "Am I hallucinating or did we just make a putt?" We, baby, is the Americans, baby, and when Patrick Cantlay rolled one in from 14 feet on 18 to win a full point for the RW&B, we were on the way back. You can't have momentum until you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, UncategorizedTagged With: Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay, Presidents Cup, Rickie Fowler, Tiger Woods

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

Monday murmuring

March 5, 2018 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

Justin Thomas had another "fuck, yeah" moment on 18 Sunday in Mexico City, holing out for eagle from 121 yards to take a sudden two-stroke lead to the clubhouse. Phil Mickelson made a routine birdie on 15 and a clutch birdie putt on 16 to force a playoff and set up an "oh, fuck" moment for Thomas -- … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, UncategorizedTagged With: Grey Goatee Nation, Justin Thomas, PGA Tour, Phil Mickelson, WGC

And the winner is …

February 28, 2018 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

With the biggest and bling-iest show of the movie awards season coming up Sunday, it seems only right and fitting (like a 48 extra-long green jacket on Justin Thomas) to offer a look at some of the golf course industry's annual awards, The Grainys, from the January issue of the trade mag … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, The Green Game, UncategorizedTagged With: Global Golf Calendar, Golf Course Industry, Justin Thomas

Spine detection edition

November 29, 2017 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

T. Woods says his pain is behind him. I believe it's back there, all right, chasing him. He's playing in this weekend's Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, and the field is strong. Woods will be paired the first day with Justin Thomas, just one of the guns in the sun looking, even now, to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, UncategorizedTagged With: Global Golf Calendar, Hero World Challenge, Justin Thomas, PGA Tour, Tiger Woods

Nope, next year

September 27, 2017 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

It's not the Ryder Cup, and there's no sense pretending it is. The Americans will go and have fun and win and all will be jolly, because they don't really care. It's not the Ryder Cup. This American Presidents Cup group is a dream team unlike any trotted out there, even any past team that had a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, UncategorizedTagged With: Dustin Johnson, Global Golf Calendar, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Kuchar, Phil Mickelson, Presidents Cup, Rickie Fowler, Ryder Cup, Tiger Woods, Xander Schauffele

Pacific Links postscript

September 18, 2017 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

VICTORIA, British Columbia -- The Mountain Course at Bear Mountain is gorgeous, and tournament officials take good care of the players, volunteers and media. The resort is a nice, self-contained village with lots of ways to foster its guests’ willingness to drop wads of cash. The crowds were good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, UncategorizedTagged With: Dustin Johnson, Global Golf Calendar, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Lexi Thompson

Justin Thomas: Whatever it takes

August 13, 2017 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: News, UncategorizedTagged With: Justin Thomas, PGA Championship

You read it here first

June 15, 2017 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

Please: No wagering whatsoever should result from the insider knowledge you will absorb from these U.S. Open predictions. It wouldn't be fair to all the other people, millions of them, for as many reasons, who don't read in this space. Dustin Johnson won't repeat. Martin Kaymer won't win … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, UncategorizedTagged With: 3GA Tour, Adam Hadwin, Dustin Johnson, Grey Goatee, Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas, LPGA, Lucas Glover, Martin Kaymer, U.S. Open, USGA

The desert classic

January 16, 2017 By Bart Potter Leave a Comment

We're getting back to normal-ish in and near Grey Goatee Global HQ, which means 52-ish Fahrenheit and precipitatious, while in La Quinta, Calif., in the winter desert, it's looking like 65 for a high all week with a chance of moisture. So it's not so hot, all in all, and the hot guy's not here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: NewsTagged With: Bill Clinton, CareerBuilder Challenge, Global Golf Calendar, Grey Goatee Nation, Grey Goatee World Headquarters, Jason Dufner, Justin Thomas, Phil Mickelson, President Bill Clinton

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