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Lockport T&CC Is The Winner Of The Best 8th Hole In Buffalo-Niagara Vote

by Mo'Golf | Mar 25, 2012 | Mo' Golf, Rico's Rants, The Mouth, The Scrambler

Congratulations to Lockport Town & Country Club, the winner of our Best 8th Hole vote. The long and twisty par five garnered over 150 votes to outdistance its rival fairways. Two communications explain why Lockport left a gap between itself and the runner-up in...

At The Turn:Vote For Best 9th Hole In Buffalo-Niagara

by Mo'Golf | Mar 25, 2012 | Mo' Golf, Rico's Rants, The Mouth, The Scrambler

We’ve reached the turn and we don’t yet have a par three winner in our Buffalo-Niagara’s Best series. That won’t change in week nine, as no hole has a par less than four. Eight unique and excellent courses have won our “Best Nth...

ReView: Defining The Scramble~Bunker Guru Jeff Bradley

by Mo'Golf | Mar 24, 2012 | Mo' Golf, Rico's Rants, The Mouth, The Scrambler

The Scrambler, Kevin Lynch, makes his daily bread getting up and down out of abandoned grain mills, wagon ruts and lunar craters. For fun, we asked him to interview one of the guys who makes him face these hazards. Kevin chose Jeff Bradley, the self-christened...

ReView: A Quick Nine With Ian Andrew, Golf Course Architect

by Mo'Golf | Mar 24, 2012 | Mo' Golf, Rico's Rants, The Mouth, The Scrambler

BuffaloGolfer.Com did an interview back in the day (that means, before web 2.0 and wordpress) with Toronto-based golf course architect Ian Andrew. Both Scrambler and Mo’ Golf contribute to (and glean from) Golf Club Atlas’ discussion forum, and have had...

‘Winter’ Golf Musings

by Rico | Mar 20, 2012 | Rico's Rants

Now that spring is officially upon us, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on (unquestionably) the best winter of golf ever in WNY: Except for the few folks who head south for the winter, most golfers always complain about ‘knocking’ the rust off...

The Best 8th Hole In Buffalo-Niagara Depends On Your Vote

by Mo'Golf | Mar 16, 2012 | Mo' Golf, Rico's Rants, The Mouth, The Scrambler

With the election of East Aurora Country Club for Best 7th Hole in Buffalo-Niagara, we move to our next opportunity to make a difference. The Best 8th Hole vote will run from Monday, 19 March to Sunday, 25 March. The list of candidates includes 4 public courses and 4...