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In Saturday’s PGA Tour Live coverage on ESPN+, the Speith and Thomas featured pairing provided some great #MovingDayMotivation. Both players narrowly made the cut and in true Tiger fashion played their way into contention on Saturday morning. Both players played steady golf on the front nine despite hitting a few mediocre shots at the difficult … Read more
The Course: Conventional wisdom might say a course that is 1 of only 5 in the US with water views from every hole would be more about the scenery than the architecture. At Fisher’s Island, thiscouldn’t have been further from the truth. As I walked down the arrival boat dock adjacent to the 17th fairway and looked back over … Read more
PGA TOUR University: A New and Improved Qualifying Pathway PGA TOUR University (PGATOURU) is an innovative platform designed to support collegiate golfers in their transition to professional golf. It serves as a bridge between college golf and the professional ranks, providing a structured pathway for the most talented players to showcase their skills and gain … Read more
As a big fan of James Clear’s book, Atomic Habits, I couldn’t help but notice that Titleist has undertaken a similar theme in their new film ‘Excellence in Process.’ The film provides an interesting perspective about the off-season process of professional golfers and the off-course work they do to be successful on the course. It’s … Read more
The 1971 U.S. Open and Merion Today Merion Golf Club hosted the 1971 US Open and my friend Jim Simons of Butler, Pennsylvania, by way of Wake Forest University and then an Amateur, nearly won the tournament with Trevino and Nicklaus ending up in a Monday 18 hole playoff. Jim lead after three rounds and … Read more
The Bear Trap at PGA National wasn’t much of a bear early in the week, and it was quickly tamed with a near record tying round by Jake Knapp on Thursday. The course was softened by rain earlier in the week however the real difference was in how the course was set up compared to … Read more