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July 9, 2017
Back 9-Edition 17
Jim “Bones” MacKay, who for the last 25 years has been Robin to Phil Mickelson’s Caped Crusader, has a new gig. After an amicable split from Lefty the world’s most mercurial looper is moving outside the ropes. MacKay and NBC Sports announced a new multi-year deal for Bones to become an on-course reporter for the […]
June 25, 2017
Top Ten Twosomes
In an announcement that shocked the golf world last week, Phil Mickelson and his long-time side-kick, Jim “Bones” MacKay announced that they had mutually decided to part ways. Both said all the right things in their separate statements but one thing you can be pretty sure about, this was Mickelson’s decision and there was nothing […]
June 19, 2017
Into The Record Brooks
The host course, Erin Hills, for the 117th U.S. Open is the first course owned by one individual to host America’s venerable national Open. Erin Hills is in Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin about 55 miles north of Milwaukee and was originally opened in 2014. It sits on 652 pristine acres that were once the mid-west […]
June 12, 2017
Dr. Mike Gelinas
2017 is proving to be a great year for one of our amazing students, Dr. Mike Gelinas. Dr. Mike was part of the winning team at the Invitational in January and yesterday hit the perfect golf shot. Playing at his home club, the St Germain Country Club in St Germain, Wisconsin, Dr. Mike aced the […]
June 11, 2017
I’ll Be All Right
It was perhaps the single worst penalty ever imposed in the history of golf. Two months ago while leading the LPGA’s first Major Championship of the season in Sunday’s final round, Lexi Thompson was penalized four shots for something that she had inadvertently done 24 hours before. On the 17th hole of Saturday’s third round […]
May 28, 2017
Front 9-Edition 16
Tiger Woods announced on Wednesday that he “unequivocally” wants to play professionally again following his most recent back surgery at the end of April. Woods underwent fusion surgery which has apparently finally alleviated all the pain that he was in. It was Woods’ fourth major operation on his back in the last 6 years. Coupled […]
May 14, 2017
A New Player
The biggest news at the beginning of the 2017 Players Championship at Pete Dye’s Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass was the new course design changes that had been made in the last year. Most notable was the change to the par-4 12th hole. The old version, a 358-yard lay-up and wedge, is now a drivable […]
May 7, 2017
Back 9-Edition 16
The European Tour unveiled a new format this weekend with the inaugural GolfSixes tournament. The event was played over two days and featured two-man teams representing their 16 respective countries but was nothing like tournament golf as we know it. The players played 6-hole matches and were mic’d up entering each match with blaring music. […]
April 23, 2017
Front 9-Edition 15
On Wednesday of last week, Tiger Woods had lower right back fusion surgery that will essentially end his 2017 season. Woods hopes that the procedure (his fourth back operation in the last 4 years) will put an end to the ongoing pain that has derailed him for the last several years. On his website woods […]
April 9, 2017
Finally
The 81st edition of the Masters was missing two very significant players. World #1 Dustin Johnson who has won three consecutive events and was a prohibitive favorite this week, slipped on the hardwood floor of his rented house on Wednesday injuring his back. Johnson tried everything he could to still play in the opening round […]
March 26, 2017
Dominant
It is the very nature of Matchplay that creates upsets and unexpected winners, especially over a relatively short 18 hole match. It is also true that hot players stay hot and rise to the occasion. This year’s WGC Matchplay Championship showcased both scenarios. Former World #1 and current #3, Jason Day, withdrew after playing 6 […]
March 12, 2017
Different Strokes
Play Like the Pros: Understanding the Techniques of Recent PGA Tour Winners Last month saw two professional golfers win, but in different career situations and with very different swings. A star for almost 20 years, Sergio Garcia won for the 12th time on the European Tour in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Long in the […]
