Porter Cup 2019 Is Here!
Here is what you need to know as the world's best amateur golfers arrive at Niagara Falls country club.1. There will be a new champion. Thomas Walsh, the 2019 titleist, is now a professional, plying his trade on PGA Tour Canada.
2. The tournament runs from Wednesday, July 24th to Saturday, July 27th. There is no 36-hole cut. The event is a 72-hole stroke play championship. Admission is free, parking fee is a donation to local scouting organizations.
3. The Empire state of New York is represented by Ryan Spady (Elmira), Ethan Ng (NYC), Alec Bard (Utica), Will Thomson (Rochester), Jon Pak (Westchester) and local stalwarts David Hanes (Elma) and Ben Reichert (East Amherst).
4. The 2014 (Scott Harvey) and 2018 (Kevin O’Connell) USGA Mid-Amateur champions are in the field. Perhaps the kids won’t run away with this one!
5. The international contingent is strong. Contestants in this year’s 60th playing hail from Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Argentina, Venezuela, Taiwan, Japan and, of course, Canada.
6. Garret Rank, NHL referee and 3rd-place finisher in the 2018 Canadian Amateur, will again tee it up at NFCC.
7. Local favs Ben Reichert (Florida Amateur in June) and David Hanes (Buffalo District match play, also in June) are riding a hot streak. Keep the cup in western New York!
8. Some of the top college programs (Alabama, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Kent State, Duke, Georgia, Illinois, and Virginia) have players competing in this year’s Porter Cup. Learn about all of them here.
9. Every bit of information you need is available on the Porter Cup website.
10. You can’t buy this shirt anymore. That’s rough. Unless…maybe they’ll have some at the pro shop. Who knows?
Press Release: Odyssey Golf Enhances Its Most Popular Insert
CARLSBAD, Calif., February 12, 2013 -- Odyssey®, the #1 Putter in Golf®, and the brand that amassed more worldwide Tour wins than any other putter company last year, today officially announced the March 1, 2013 launch of its new White Hot® Pro line of putters. The...
Press Release: The AUR C327 Classic Pique Polo
Montreal, Quebec - AUR Active is a performance golf collection with emphasis on the golfers ease of movement. This category features the AUR C327 Classic Polyester Pique Polo, the best golf shirt you will ever wear and a unique value offering. These polos feature a...
BuffaloGolfer Newsletter #7 of 2013
Our first junket of 2013 is nigh; on Friday, we depart for Pinehurst and five rounds of mid-winter golf. Stay tuned to our "Sand Them Roads" series and we'll clue you in on the secret spots that people need to see. Reread Vinnie Kmetz's piece on slow play; it is...
Getting Away~Part Three
We have a plan for Pinehurst, one that is entirely contingent on whether the weather cooperates. Our plan is to drive down on Friday/Saturday this week and play Dormie on Saturday. According to the weather websites, we will face sixty degree temperatures with a ten...
Quick Six Audio Cast #2
Welcome to our second installment of Quick Six. In this episode, Mo's gravelly voice softens a bit and he addresses six pertinent topics. If you have a take, leave it in the comment space below. Thanks for listening. 1. Rules Bifurcation 2. Slow Play 3. Trip to...
Upper Torso Angle of Inclination
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY. This information pertains to upper torso angle of inclination viewed from a...
Statement Of Belief On Slow Play In Golf
The president of the USGA, Glen Nager, included nine paragraphs on slow play in his annual address to the association's executive board. Mo' Golf, double-pseudonyming as RonMon, put down his thoughts on the topic. Here, Vinnie Kmetz, a wealth of experience and...
BuffaloGolfer Newsletter #6 of 2013
Mo' Golf reveals a bit more about the Pinehurst trip while Tom Tucker continues his instructional series. An audio cast makes its first bow and a few more press releases hit the web. See it all on the email newsletter below....
Getting Away~Part Two
I am typically the first one to pooh-pooh the nicknames given to U.S. military offensives, yet I cannot resist conjuring up a nom de voyage (French assignment my own) for each trip my confidants and I take. We've egressed to Wisconsin, Michigan, Virginia and North...
Press Release: Nike Golf Brings RZN Technology to Amateur Golf Ball
BEAVERTON, Ore. (January 29, 2013) – Nike Golf utilizes innovative RZN technology to create revolutionary distance for amateurs with the ONE RZN golf ball. ONE RZN is the latest edition to the RZN family, incorporating groundbreaking technology into a golf ball...
Quick Six Audio Cast #1
Uncharted territory for BuffaloGolfer. Some say Mo' Golf has a voice for silent films. While this may be true, he's committed to a series of weekly audio casts called "Quick Six." Have a listen to the first installment below, then give him hell with comments and...
Q&A Strength and Golf
Q: from Jeff M.: Does your personal strength relate to how far you hit the ball? A: Thanks for the question Jeff. At first blush the answer to this question seems obvious, but as they say "it ain't necessarily so!" First of all, you can play golf at a very high level...
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