Apparel Update: Nike Lunar Ascend

I’ve written in other posts about the expanding pathway toward comfortable, sneakerish golf shoes. Golf is a battle against the self and the elements; why should its combatants be stuck wearing uncomfortable wingtips that remind us of uncomfortable places?...

Sponsor Update: 2012 Arrowhead Open

Arrowhead Golf Club in Akron, NY will host the 2012 Arrowhead Open, a scramble event, on Saturday, August 25th. The event will feature a four-person scramble, dinner and golf contests like closest to the pin, long drive and skins. For more information and...

WNYPLGA Seniors Championship Tee Times

The WNYPLGA Seniors Championship will be contested on Tuesday, July 31st, among 64 competitors. The event will take place at Glen Oak Golf Course in North Amherst. Tee times are set between 10:06 and 12:14 and may be accessed here. Share this: Click to share on X...

Apparel Update: Linksoul

I’m a bit wary when a dude or a lass, having made a killing in apparel in another lifetime and style-era, makes an eerie comeback. Touting a new, fashion-younger direction, the results can be forgettable, even disastrous. Apparently, John Ashworth didn’t...

WNY Public Links Association Crowns Two Champions

Colin Burns and Norm Nieminen emerged from clusters of competitors to claim their respective divisions in the 2012 WNYPLGA individual championships. Burns posted rounds of 72 & 76 at Sheridan Park to notch a three-stroke victory in the A Bracket over runners-up...

Poconos Ramble (5 Rounds Posted)

The Poconos region follows the trace of the Delaware River from north to south, until the river continues south near Stroudsburg. The region itself heads southwest toward Jim Thorpe, Pennsvlvania. By the time you reach I-81 to the west, you’ve left the region....

Apparel Update: Nike Lunar Swingtip

As I watched third-round coverage of the British Open, I marveled not at the diversity of swing types nor the field, but most of all, at the shoes the competitors wore. Despite golf’s traditional look of a wingtip golf shoe, fashion trends move toward a rounded,...

Apparel Review: Energy Athletic

Energy Athletic is a new apparel label in the golf market, selling short- and long-sleeved shirts. The basic facts are: 95% polyester, 5% spandex. The sizable claim is a process a treatment called IonX embeds negative ions into the fabric. The result, according to the...

Porter Cup Headlines: Day Four

I’ve no doubt that my colleagues at The Buffalo News and The Niagara Gazette will do Richy Werenski’s win the justice it deserves. Werenski plays for a perennial ACC favorite at Georgia Tech. He clearly has game, something that the Niagara Falls Country...

Porter Cup Sites: Day Three

You’ll notice the difference immediately between the first two days and Friday. My being at the course hopefully makes this installment a bit more enlightening. To begin, let’s talk about the unheralded Richy Werenski. Other than this young man, the only...

Porter Cup Thoughts: Day Two

How can scores go down when they go up? How can the leader board be the best in a decade when not everyone entered? How critical is round three for Richy Werenski and the rest of the field? It’s always nice to have questions, as long as we find the answers....

Porter Cup Thoughts: Round One

Having read the updates from our hometown paper, it’s nice to know that we have different perspective on what had relevancy in round one of the 2012 Porter Cup. I have a few thoughts and I’d like to detail them for you here. 1. 37 Players Under Par Time...

Porter Cup Countdown: One Day Out

Today I play amateur architect and intern course set-up guy. I’m going to run through the Niagara Falls Country Club golf course, hole by hole, making architectural changes and suggesting tee locations. Feel free and encouraged to debate my selections and offer...

Pro-Charities Wellsville CC

Dwayne Randall of Peek’N Peak Resort scratched out a one-stroke victory over fellow southern tier pro Kirk Staufer at the Wellsville Pro-Am. Andrew Navarro of the Country Club of Buffalo captained his team to victory in the pro-am portion of the tournament. For...

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