by mouth | Jun 21, 2011 | The Mouth
Come the second week of July, a few members of the BuffaloGolfer crew will head to Long Island to play a series of golf courses including Bethpage Black. Readers know Bethpage Black as the site of two U.S. Opens (Tiger Woods and Lucas Glover victories) and a public...
by mouth | Jun 21, 2011 | The Mouth
When Tiger Woods blitzed the U.S. Open field at Pebble Beach in 2000 I was a 15-year-old. Now, 11 years later, my 26-year-old self saw Rory McIlroy do something similar at Congressional Country Club. As a 15-year-old, I watched Woods in awe and amazement. But I was...
by mouth | Jun 19, 2011 | The Mouth
Sunday afternoon won’t be everything golf fans hoped for when this special week started. Fans root for Sunday charges and thrilling finishes. We hope for jam-packed leader boards and utter Sunday afternoon chaos. None of that will be served up tomorrow by...
by mouth | Jun 18, 2011 | The Mouth
Part of me wants Rory McIlroy to run away with this thing. A bigger part of me wants him to turn this into another debacle. I love Rory as a golfer. He’s young, super talented, seems grounded and humble and seems like a great young ambassador for the game. However, I...
by mouth | Jun 17, 2011 | The Mouth
The Sunday afternoon Tiger charge has been replaced with the Thursday afternoon Rory sprint. Once again a major championship is being held this week. And, once again, Rory McIlroy holds a noticeable lead after the first round. McIlroy’s name has been atop the leader...
by mouth | Jun 16, 2011 | The Mouth
If the 2011 U.S. Open comes down to the 18th hole Sunday evening, we’ll probably be watching a long shot win the 2nd major this year. That’s because the 18th hole is the longest Par 4 in U.S. Open Championship history at 523 yards. Even for the world’s best players...
