by Mo'Golf | Jun 12, 2018 | Mo' Golf
Yesterday, I wrote a brief tribute to a departed friend. Today, our 2nd and final day at the 2018 US Open, I consider my life in golf, and what might be yet to come. As with many, I began playing for enjoyment, then matured into a competitive golfer. Too late, small...
by Mo'Golf | Jun 11, 2018 | Mo' Golf
It’s silly to commemorate the 1st US Open I attended as credentialed media with the dawn of the Keurig era. And yet, there it was, at Shinnecock Hills in 2004. The Travelin’ Duff and I had journeyed east for five days at the US Open. We attended 2 practice...
by Mo'Golf | Jun 10, 2018 | Mo' Golf
At this juncture, the USA has completed its 2018 victory, in convincing style. It was the stronger side, and it deserved the victory. Earlier this day, I sat in the media tent, musing… -What do you do when your side is down, 3 points to 9, to a very strong side?...
by scrambler | Jun 10, 2018 | Mo' Golf, The Scrambler
After the US sweep in the morning Four Ball matches, Team GB&I was hoping for a spark to lead the team into the Sunday Singles matches. For the fourth consecutive session, GB&I led with the pairing of Olivia Mehaffey and Sophie Lamb, the de facto...
by scrambler | Jun 10, 2018 | Mo' Golf, The Scrambler
After Day One of the 2018 Curtis Cup, the US Squad held an early 4-2 lead, anchored by the stellar Friday Afternoon pairing of Lauren Stephenson & Kristen Gillman. The Alabama Crimson Tide duo played Foursomes (alternate shot) to near-perfection, carding a -5...
by Mo'Golf | Jun 9, 2018 | Mo' Golf
Quaker Ridge, designed by A.W. Tillinghast in the late 1910s and restored/updated in the 2000s by Gil Hanse, offers a unique layout to golfers. Its front nine works around the property border in a counter clockwise fashion. The inward half moves mildly clockwise, then...