by mouth | Mar 29, 2012 | The Mouth
Tiger Woods won last week for the first time in over two years. His game, which has steadily been progressing over the past couple months, seems to be back at an elite level. That used to spell doom for fellow competitors, especially with a major championship on the...
by Mo'Golf | Mar 27, 2012 | Mo' Golf
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Miura Golf has released its new SIT-460 driver, the Japanese company’s biggest driver yet. Its large volume offers the benefits of a big-headed driver while its careful design offers a compact look not often found in such...
by Mo'Golf | Mar 27, 2012 | Mo' Golf
MAUMEE, OH – Henry-Griffitts – a pioneer in custom clubfitting and the originator of the clubfitting cart – is proud to introduce the new T12 Blades. “We had many requests from professionals and amateurs to create a new blade, but we wanted to...
by davefinn | Mar 27, 2012 | Dave Finn
“Chasin’ down a hoodoo there.” Even though it reminds me of my golf game, I’m sure John Fogerty from the famed rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival never imagined that his song would be an inspiration for a golf article. His lyrics are more about living in...
by Mo'Golf | Mar 26, 2012 | Mo' Golf
PHOENIX (March 26, 2012) – PING today became the first major golf company to introduce a USGA-approved adjustable-length belly putter shaft. The adjustable putter shaft, offered exclusively with the Nome™ 405 putter, allows the player to self-adjust the length within...
by scrambler | Mar 25, 2012 | The Scrambler
The 9th hole is an interesting place on the golf course. For stroke players, it often serves as the first “check point.” Because of that, scores are often added after the 8th green, placing a “target” in mind on the 9th tee. Is there a...
by Mo'Golf | Mar 25, 2012 | Mo' Golf
Consumers can take the head-to-head distance challenge and experience the new Nike VR_S line of clubs BEAVERTON, Ore. (March 20, 2012) – In one of the most robust consumer trial programs Nike Golf has ever introduced, the company is conducting Speed Trials at hundreds...
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...
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...
by Mo'Golf | Mar 24, 2012 | Architect's Corner: Scott Witter
BuffaloGolfer.Com was fortunate to gain access to Scott Witter, golf course and landscape architect, for a sit-down email interview a few off-seasons ago. What is written below refers to Mr. Witter’s first complete 18-hole design, Ironwood Golf Club. Ironwood...
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...
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...
by scrambler | Mar 24, 2012 | Architect's Corner: Scott Witter, The Scrambler
Throughout this “Best in Buffalo-Niagara” series, we’ve all had the opportunity to act as “armchair” architect critics. You’ve all been voting your approval on the work of many course designers over the past several weeks. ...
by scrambler | Mar 24, 2012 | The Scrambler
A pressing work deadline and a Scrambler Jr. dental emergency delayed this week’s series, but I hope it’s worth the wait. After comparing the Nominating Committee’s list to mine, I discovered two other holes that I think are worthy of mention. Terry...
by Mo'Golf | Mar 24, 2012 | Mo' Golf
I’m a sucker for a good seminar, I’ll admit, and two are coming up in May. The first (5/12) is an introduction to a green reading system called AimPoint, to be hosted at Harvest Hill Golf Course, while the second (5/19) is a Golf Rules seminar, offered by...
