One of my favorite go-rounds with the Scrambler begins with the 2009 British Open championship. The ridiculous putt from Cink, the huge bounce on Watson’s approach to #72, the miserable par attempt, the rest…stuff for weeping. Then, the magic of one week from July happened in 2011 and I smiled a “thank you. debt repaid” …
Monthly Archive: December 2011
Dec 31
Rankmark Versus MyGolfSpy, Head To Head
The interim between a religious holiday and a secular one brought two challenges, two head-to-head scenarios to my attention. Rankmark offered its 2011 hybrid club test results, just in time to spend your post-holiday bankroll, while MyGolfSpy put across something much more sinister, a cook-off with three contestants: butter, cooking spray and noslice. There’s no …
Dec 30
Holiday Valley Resort Golf Course Review
Now that the New-Build bubble has burst, golf course architecture is focused on restoration and renovation. In the case of Holiday Valley, the work done by Paul Albanese can be classified as the later. In its initial iteration, HV was a nice resort course with some quirky golf holes. Albanese came in and replaced the …
Dec 30
Top Players To Watch 2012
PGATour.com has released its list of Top 100 players to watch in 2012. The list won’t be official until the #1 player on the list is revealed tomorrow, but I’ve got a strong feeling Luke Donald has the spot locked down. I took a look at the list and have some issues and different opinions. …
Dec 30
Golf “Things” That Earn My Gratitude
As I reflect on 2011′s golfdom, I have no idea the number that will precede the word “Golf” in the title of this post. It might be 10, or 5, or hopefully plural. My persona finds it impossible to not spend the last days of a year in purposeful reflection. Hope is, it will stimulate …
Dec 29
Crag Burn Golf Club Review
Many folks in the know have a problem with Robert Trent Jones, Senior. His golf courses, they say, are too punitive, too penal. He is in love with the carry over water, they say. The reality is, he came of age after the ground-loving, ground-hugging, golden-age architects named Ross, Travis, Tillinghast, Raynor, MacDonald, Mackenzie, et …
Dec 28
River Oaks Golf Club Review
River Oaks Golf Club, designed by the late and mad Scotsman, Desmond Muirhead, is quite unique among private clubs in western New York. Opened in 1972, the course hosted LPGA events its first two years of existence, then later served as course for informal Pro-Am events that included PGA tour players.
Dec 28
Kindness Will Always Matter
Honestly, I’ve never paid much attention to Rod Pampling. Guy’s a great player who puts his name on the front page of a leader board from time to time. He has his good days, his bad days and the occasional great one. He’s a player you recognize but rarely seek out if you ever happen …
Dec 27
My Movement Toward Golf Fitness: Installment IV
There is certainly something about the holidays that works against fitness. Marie and I had to postpone our 12/24 session until 12/27, and I had even less time than normal for exercise during the run-up to the Christmas celebrations. Given all that, you’d think that my session today would have been a cross between catatonic …
Dec 27
Press Release: Henry-Griffitts Introduces Randy Henry’s Dynamic Golf Website
MAUMEE, OH – Henry-Griffitts – the seminal force in custom club fitting for 28 years and the originator of the clubfitting cart – is proud to unveil www.randyhenrygolf.com, the new website for Randy Henry’s Dynamic Golf, the world-renowned Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, golf academy founded and run by Henry-Griffitts co-founder Randy Henry. Randy Henry
Dec 27
Meeting Moe Norman
It was at the 2004 Canadian Women’s Open at The Legends on the Niagara that I had a very brief encounter with the legendary Moe Norman. For those of you who are not familiar with Moe, he was one of the most accomplished Canadian golfers of all time and surely the oddest person to ever …
Dec 26
More Memories From 2011…
Mo’Golf inspired me last week when he gave thanks for his favorite golf memories of 2011. I’ve always believed it’s important to look back for a short time before we begin moving forward. I’m hopeful Scrambler, Rico and everyone else on the site will jump in with their thoughts.
Dec 25
Domed Hickory Swings: Part One
When I was about 14, some 10 years before he passed (respect), my left-handed maternal grandfather announced that he and I would hit the local goat track. Stanley (my middle namesake) had been a steel man with an engineering mind at Pratt & Letchworth for years, until a line accident had nearly ended his life. …
Dec 24
Chris Covelli Interview, South Beach International Amateur
Chris Covelli lives in Buffalo and qualified in 2011 for the Porter Cup, where he tied for 76th. After a respite from the game, Covelli returned in full force to competition this year, finishing 5th in the year-long district points race, buoyed by a runner-up finish at the BDGA Individual championship. He recently competed in …
Dec 23
Jonathan Clark Interview, South Beach International Amateur
Jonathan Clark, the 2010 International Junior Masters champion from Elma, NY, is currently working full-time on his golf game in Tampa, Florida. He competed this week in the inaugural South Beach International Amateur championship in Miami, Florida, where he tied for 40th against a stellar field. He took time out of his training schedule to …
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