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The 101st United States Open Championship played on Pebble Beach Golf Links June 13-16, 2019, and claimed by Gary Woodland three shots clear of Brooks Koepka, unveiled some memorable moments and memories. The following story is just one of several collected from that tournament. Still, before we get to the details of the actual competition,…
The United States Open Golf Championship returned to Southern California and the Los Angeles Country Club after a seventy-five-year hiatus to robust criticism from players and fans alike. Small galleries, lack of grandstands, forced carries, blind tee shots, and severely sloped fairways that ran off into gnarly fescue-protected island greens and rough marred the USGA’s…
Undoubtedly, the game and sport of Golf is an import from the British Islands. Conceived, developed, and propagated on the wind-swept Linksland of the Scottish coast, it slowly migrated to the eastern seaboard of the American mainland, where it indifferently spread amongst the blossoming and burgeoning middle class created by the industrial revolution of the…
A volatile and hyper-competitive Spaniard in the mode of Seve Ballesteros, Jose Marie Olazabal, and Sergio Garcia, coming off a heartbreaking forced withdrawal because of COVID-19 Symptoms, after leading by six shots in the Memorial Tournament, Jon Rahm, embracing newfound humility, perseverance, patience, and a new son, wins the 121st United States Open Championship in…
There have been a number of moments and events in the history of golf that have contributed to dramatic increases in purses and the amount of money that top professionals may win. Arnold Palmer has long been the person who put professional golf on the map with his dramatic flair, style and go-for-broke attitude. Tiger…
Major Championships are, for the most part, contested on some of the most honored and venerated golf courses in the world, and are often included in the “Top 100 Course” lists. Most, if not all, have hosted other significant championships and have stood the test of time. But can the average Joe or Jane golfer…