Month: December 2011

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...

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...

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...

I’m dashing off this quick little blurb about one month too late for Thanksgiving. I looked forward before I looked back at 2011. It was a memorable golfing year for me and I’d like to take the time to share those...

The Links at Ivy Ridge opened its tees to the public in July of 2005. The course was a collaboration between the two owners and a number of area golf architects and shapers. The golf course has hosted US Amateur qualifiers and a...

Transit Valley was built in 1921, in the midst of what many call the Golden Age of golf course architecture. At the time, building a course in East Amherst was truly considered to be in the country. The layout is shoehorned into...