BuffaloGolfer Report: June 17th, 2013

Women’s Porter Cup recap, WNY PGA Junior and Pro tour events, State Federation high school golf championship and of course, Tom Tucker. That’s the story in this week’s BuffaloGolfer report, found here. Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new...

WNY PGA Junior Tour @ Bristol Harbour

Evin Gaesser’s 74 in the 13-15 bracket won low round of the day at the Father’s Day Sunday event at Bristol Harbour in Canandaigua. Kyle Bromley’s 76 in the 16-18 division was good for a 4-stroke victory (same margin as Gaesser.) In other divisions,...

WNY PGA Children’s Hospital Pro-Am @ Park Club

Liam Friedman’s team of five edged the Alex Weir and Rob Horak quintets by one frail stroke in the team portion of the Children’s Hospital Pro-Am at Park Club on Monday, June 10th, 2013. Friedman’s 72 was good for 5th place individually. In the...

WNY PGA Junior Tour @ Gowanda Country Club

77s were low for the day for Patrick Noonan (16-18 division) and Ben Reichert (13-15 division) as they won their brackets by one stroke over Steven Kauffman and Nolan Ditcher, respectively. Emily Kase defeated Nicole Newton on a match of cards to win the girls 9-hole...

Swing Thoughts

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! Ever since the game has been taught professionally, there has been debate on the emphasis that should be placed on...

Women’s Porter Cup: We Have A Champion!

Casie Cathrea, entering Oklahoma State University in the fall, began her competitive summer with a seminal win. Following her Wednesday 65 with a Friday 73, Cathrea claimed the first Women’s Porter Cup by three strokes over Prima Thammaraks. (Final Results...
Women’s Porter Cup: Round Two Rain Cancellation

Women’s Porter Cup: Round Two Rain Cancellation

Mother Nature exhibits no gender favoritism when it comes to Porter Cup golf. For years, the men’s tournament has dealt with the vagaries of atmospheric conditions (rain!) and managed despite hiccoughs to complete at least 54 holes (usually all 72.) The supreme...

Women’s Porter Cup: Round One

So many story lines, so little space. Round one of Women’s Porter Cup one had a bogey-free 65, two mid-70s scores from local talent, a 68 from the golf-mad nation of Latvia and on and on. If you want the straight story, click here for Wednesday’s Scores....

BuffaloGolfer Weekly Report: 6-10-2013

The Ambassador Club in Windsor, Ontario provides a bit of competition to Niagara Falls-area courses. Three local high school golfers represent two divisions in the State Federation championship. One Step Away (our Kevin Prise) reveals what happened on day one of his...

State Feds: A Two-Day Sojourn

4 AM, Saturday: Car loaded, DD gigando mug filled with coffee, GPS less erratic than usual, all systems as close to go as can be anticipated. Wheel the car out of the driveway, pointed in the direction of Long Island and Bethpage State Park’s Black course, site...

Randall Double Winner At Lake View Pro-Am

Dwayne Randall of Peek’n Peak resort captured the individual and team portions of the Lake View Charity Pro-Am Invitational at Lake View Country Club in North East, PA. The event, held on Friday, June 7th, attracted 29 teams and professionals. Randall won by two...

Tee Times For WNYPLGA Senior 2-Man Better Ball

Click Here for updated tee times for the rescheduled WNYPLGA Senior 2-Man Better Ball. Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to...

Caddying in Triple-A Golf: Part 3

Here is the next installment of my series on the experience caddying for Kevin Johnson on the Web.com Tour. Today’s entry looks back at my third day of the caddying adventure, in the opening tournament round of last August’s Price Cutter Charity Championship in...

Aggressive or Conservative

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! Many players never consider aggressive or conservative swing – target combinations when they are setting up for...

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