• About the proprietor
  • Contact Us

Grey Goatee Golf and Travel

It’s about golf, in the real world and in other places, actual and imagined: local golf, global golf, your little town, our big world. Of golf.

Your home course

It's about golf, in the real world and other places: Local golf, global golf, your little town, our big world. Of golf.
  • Home
  • Road Holes
  • The Craft
  • The Green Game
  • Equipped
  • Off Course
  • Teacher’s Corner
  • News

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

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

Recent Posts

  • Never in April
  • Slothism
  • Finales
  • Young guns
  • Golf in the new world
  • Essential recreation
  • Thoughts on Dot’s
  • The street that time forgot
  • There’s no next-best thing
  • Pardon edition

Recent Comments

  • Brice Garnett Archives – Grey Goatee Golf and Travel – PGA Golf Gameday on Big Dude 2: In (and out) of The 25
  • Bart Potter on The street that time forgot

Archives

Copyright © 2021 · greygoateegolf.com · Log in