by Mo'Golf | Jul 10, 2013 | Mo' Golf
On Sunday, August 18th, Seneca Hickory Stick golf course will play host to the Tee Off Against Cancer golf outing. The event will benefit the Roswell Park Cancer Institute and is accepting participants, sponsors and prize donors. Co-chairs Lissa Palermo and Emilie...
by Mo'Golf | Jul 10, 2013 | Mo' Golf
Nicklaus Waite went under par to win the Boys 16-18 division at Ravenwood on Monday, July 10th. Nick Izzo signed for 75 to capture the Boys 13-15 bracket. Tyler McDonnell was in for 43 and first place in the Boys 9-Hole. Finally, for the ladies, Sophie Renzi had 47 to...
by davefinn | Jul 10, 2013 | Dave Finn
Pinehurst/Sandhills, NC – Step back in time to a place where the pace of life is simpler but where there is more than enough to see and do. Long renowned as the “Home of American Golf”, the historic “New England” style village of Pinehurst is only one of two towns in...
by Rico | Jul 9, 2013 | Rico's Rants
What a great idea. The USGA took an iconic line (‘While we’re young’) from one of the great, goofball sports movies of all time (‘Caddyshack’), had a bunch of well-known golfers recite the line during a typical round played by amateur...
by Mo'Golf | Jul 8, 2013 | Mo' Golf
The 2nd playing of the Erie County Amateur brought two new champions. Tom Tucker again delivered the goods on how to improve as a golfer. Mo’ Golf had a brush with lightning that changed his perspective, at the ripe young age of 47. Read up on amateur and...
by Mo'Golf | Jul 8, 2013 | The Scrambler
This is the fifth in a series of posts by The Scrambler (Kevin Lynch) who appears to have lost the will or ability to post under his own name. Putting that trivial element aside, the Scrambler is nothing if not a top-shelf bloodhound. His sleuthing first appeared this...
by Mo'Golf | Jul 8, 2013 | Mo' Golf
BEAVERTON, Ore. (July 3, 2013) – With the success of the Free-Inspired Nike TW’13, Nike Golf was inspired to expand the choices for men and create a new style for women. Freedom of movement with maximum ground feel is crucial to the golf athlete and Free-Inspired...
by Mo'Golf | Jul 8, 2013 | Mo' Golf
Venturing south of the NY/PA border is always a solid time. Pine Acres presents a pure test of woodland golf and it did not disappoint on Sunday. Emily Kase signed for 48 strokes to win the Girls 9 hole division while Marissa Delmonaco won the Girls 18 hole bracket...
by Mo'Golf | Jul 7, 2013 | Mo' Golf
The WNY PGA junior tour held events at Wild Wood, Chili and Brook-Lea over the past two weeks. Brandon Le (74-Boys 16-18) and Donald Holley (76-Boys 13-15) earned the medal at Brook-Lea. Daniel Gianinny (74-Boys 13-15), Matthew Vona (75-Boys 16-18), Molly Balbierz...
by Mo'Golf | Jul 7, 2013 | Mo' Golf
Although the weather sites predicted dire conditions and the skies threatened to open up from time to time, no downpour materialized to threaten a second day of great golf at Elma Meadows golf club. For the record, Chelsea Dantonio of Lancaster continued her march...
by scrambler | Jul 7, 2013 | The Scrambler
In my Erie County Amateur Preview, I felt pretty confident that Clyde Webber’s decades-old course record would hold up well against the area’s best this weekend. After watching the opening tee shots from several groups, my conviction waned a little bit....
by Mo'Golf | Jul 6, 2013 | Mo' Golf
Elma Meadows presented quite a different tournament experience from Grover Cleveland as the 2nd year of ECA got underway this morning. Golfers used to the openness of the site of the 1912 US Open were cold-cocked with tree-lined fairways and ultra-small greens at the...
by TomTucker | Jul 6, 2013 | Tom Tucker
For the sake of simplicity, all advice on swings and drills is provided from a right handed perspective; lefties …. well, you know what to do! I was just reading Homer Kelly’s “The Golfing Machine” for the umpteenth time. It’s a great...
by Mo'Golf | Jul 5, 2013 | Mo' Golf
It’s a minor miracle that I’m here to type this piece on lightning. On Wednesday, I met some friends for a quick nine holes around 5:15 in the afternoon. We teed off the back nine at a local layout, beneath sunshine and blue skies. The fellow, having...
by scrambler | Jul 5, 2013 | The Scrambler
In Part 1 of my Erie County Amateur preview, I discussed how Elma will defend itself against the area’s best amateurs. In this edition, I hope to highlight some holes / set-up possibilities in greater detail, as well as discuss a few players to watch during the...