Press Release: Srixon Unveils the Z-STAR Series DIVIDE

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Jan. 17, 2022 — SRIXON®, a global leader in golf ball technology and innovation, announces the launch of the Z-STAR Series DIVIDE. The Srixon Z-STAR and Z-STAR XV DIVIDE golf balls are available in a Yellow/White colorway, and officially...

Press Release: XXIO Introduces the Next Generation of X

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Jan. 12, 2022 — XXIO®, a global leader in premium lightweight golf equipment, introduces the all-new XXIO X. The new XXIO X officially launches in North America on Feb. 11, 2022. A skilled player with a strong swing stands to...

Champions of the BDGA: A 100-Year Retrospective

  The 2021 golf season marked the 100th anniversary of the first Buffalo District Golf Association Individual Championship.   The list of winners has been published many times for the event, which crowns Western New York’s amateur champion of the year....

Review: Groovy Guy Gifts Headcover

We’ve reviewed Groovy Guy Gifts in the past, and we had the opportunity to check out one of their driver headcovers in 2021. After assembling our team of great thinkers, we decided that the Gorilla, found under number 76 (Cuter than your game) was the one for...

Press Release: XXIO Announces XXIO 12

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Jan. 05, 2022 — XXIO®, a global leader in premium lightweight golf equipment, introduces the all-new XXIO 12 and XXIO 12 Ladies. Swing easy and strike it pure with the new XXIO 12, which officially launches in North America on Feb....

A lesson on lessons

I take to the lesson tee; not to instruct, but to learn. It happens every so often, when I feel the urge. My first lessons came when I was 13 or 14, just prior to tearing the rotator cuff that ended my baseball days. I next worked at a local practice range, where I...

Interview: Nine Questions with Valentino Dixon

Valentino Dixon began drawing at a very early age, and he was always quite good at the art form. He honed his craft under the watchful eye of an elementary school teacher, then went on to Performing Arts high school in Buffalo. At the age of 21, Dixon was convicted of...
A quick nine with Porter Cup champion Ben Reichert

A quick nine with Porter Cup champion Ben Reichert

It helps to have his number in your contacts, that’s all I’ll say. Thanks, Sibgolf! The day after a guy gets his most important win to date, you hardly expect him to answer a text. And that tells you just what kind of guy Ben Reichert is. Thanks, Coach...
Trees take Reichert to new height at Porter Cup

Trees take Reichert to new height at Porter Cup

Ben Reichert did something on Saturday that no western New York golfer had done since 1965: he won the Porter Cup amateur invitational at Niagara Falls country club. Reichert did so in skilled and dramatic fashion (we’ll get to both later.) The East Amherst...
Reichert carries Porter Cup lead into final round

Reichert carries Porter Cup lead into final round

The 36-hole day is considered proof of golfing fitness. For years, the US Open concluded with a double round on Saturday. Many amateur events, including the British, US, and US Junior, schedule a 36-hole final for the two that advance farthest. On Friday in Lewiston,...
Reichert takes lead at 2021 Porter Cup

Reichert takes lead at 2021 Porter Cup

The 62nd playing of the Porter Cup began one day later than anticipated. For anyone who saw the course on Tuesday evening, its playing at all certainly had to be dubious. With the course under water in parts, thanks to an angry visit from nature, the grounds crew had...

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