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2021 Interview Series: Michael Keiser and Sand Valley

by Mo'Golf | May 24, 2021 | Mo' Golf

Five years ago, we interviewed Michael Keiser about his upcoming Sand Valley project. Half a decade later, two 18-hole courses and one 17-hole par three are open on property. Perhaps the most exciting news is the course yet to come: The Lido. In the late 1920s, The...

Miller and Hejna compete in USGA Amateur Four-Ball

by Mo'Golf | May 22, 2021 | Mo' Golf

First, a primer. There is no such thing as Better Ball, even though amateur golfers across the world use the term to describe every (and I mean every) form of non-singles play. Here are the official terms, for your edification Foursomes (alternate shot) A tees...

Hunter: special to BuffaloGolfer from Luke Reese

by Mo'Golf | May 18, 2021 | Mo' Golf

Luke Reese is many things but, to us, he is a golf writer. His book One For The Memory Banks, was reviewed by this writer on GolfWRX.Com. If it doesn’t win awards, I’m a monkey’s uncle’s caddie. Luke is currently engaged in a series of...

Press Release: Porter Cup-OnCore Partnership

by Mo'Golf | May 18, 2021 | Mo' Golf

OnCore Golf, Buffalo based designers of the AVANT 55, ELIXR and VERO X1 golf balls has announced that it will partner with the Porter Cup and will be known as the official golf ball of the 2021 Women’s, Men’s and Senior Porter Cup. Steve Coulton, OnCore’s cofounder...

Buffalo’s Golf Leagues Volume 4: Delaware Women’s Golf Club

by Mo'Golf | Apr 24, 2021 | Mo' Golf

With the return of some semblance of normalcy in 2021, BuffaloGolfer is grateful to feature the golf leagues of western New York. With no sense of regularity, as soon as a league reports in with text and photos, we will feature the league on this fortunate site. We...

Buffalo’s Golf Leagues Volume 3: Aqualung at Audubon

by Mo'Golf | Apr 16, 2021 | Mo' Golf

With the return of some semblance of normalcy in 2021, BuffaloGolfer is grateful to feature the golf leagues of western New York. With no sense of regularity, as soon as a league reports in with text and photos, we will feature the league on this fortunate site. We...

A Golfing Memoir: Mo’ Golf tries his hand at fiction

by Mo'Golf | Apr 15, 2021 | Mo' Golf

My editor over on Golfwrx.com gave the green light for A golfing memoir in monthly tokens, and the third installment was published today. I’m having fun writing fiction for the first time. So much to consider, and so many bumps and bruises! I’d...

Buffalo’s Golf Leagues Volume 2: Elma Women’s Golf Club

by Mo'Golf | Apr 6, 2021 | Mo' Golf

With the return of some semblance of normalcy in 2021, BuffaloGolfer is grateful to feature the golf leagues of western New York. With no sense of regularity, as soon as a league reports in with text and photos, we will feature the league on this fortunate site. We...

Review: ASICS Gel-Course Ace golf shoe

by Mo'Golf | Apr 1, 2021 | Mo' Golf

In January, we teased a new golf shoe from Srixon/ASICS, called the Gel-Course ACE. In February, a pair arrived at our offices, and we planned the steps we would take to determine the value of this addition to the golf footwear catalogue. We would use the time-tested,...

Buffalo’s Golf Leagues Volume 1: Buffalo Cigars League at Concord Crest

by Mo'Golf | Mar 31, 2021 | Mo' Golf

With the return of some semblance of normalcy in 2021, BuffaloGolfer is grateful to feature the golf leagues of western New York. With no sense of regularity, as soon as a league reports in with text and photos, we will feature the league on this fortunate site. We...

A Year of Living Wednesdays

by Mo'Golf | Mar 17, 2021 | Mo' Golf

A Year of Living Wednesdays Daughters disrupted, sons snuck a peak, curiosity insatiable as to what could make their fathers erupt in sudden laughter, then pause in unbearable silence. As with all things ironic, we first met on a Tuesday. After a pair of rotations, we...

Interview with Don Papaj, Diamond Hawk managing partner

by Mo'Golf | Mar 17, 2021 | Mo' Golf

The Diamond Hawk golf course has had one owner in its fifteen-plus years of existence. In 2021, Sam Tadio sold his interests to a group headed by Don Papaj, a lifelong western New York resident. Papaj made two excellent decisions right off the bat: he kept his general...

International Junior Masters Girls Division: Interview with Director Jeff Kamien

by Mo'Golf | Mar 5, 2021 | Mo' Golf

The welcome news arrived this week that the International Junior Masters, the longest-running junior invitational golf tournament in the USA, would add a Girls Division in 2021. We jumped into our golf cart and motored on over for an interview with Jeff Kamien,...

International Junior Masters welcomes Girls division in 2021

by Mo'Golf | Mar 2, 2021 | Mo' Golf

The International Junior Masters, the longest-running, junior invitational in the country, announced today that the event will feature a girls division for the first time, in 2021. The Porter Cup, an invitational hosted by the Niagara Falls country club, created a...

Press Release: Cabo del Sol’s Desert Course Reopens

by Mo'Golf | Feb 25, 2021 | Mo' Golf

Los Cabos, Mexico – February 25, 2021 – The Desert Course at Cabo del Sol, a Tom Weiskopf creation that will celebrate its 20th anniversary later this year, will reopen for play March 1. The course, closed several months ago due to COVID-19 restrictions, fully...