Congratulations to Zach Johnson for winning The Open Championship. Zach, with his Titleist clubs and SeeMore putter, now has 2 majors under his belt and has been a consistent winner on tour for a while. But, the big winner this week may just be the John Deere Classic. There was a lot of talk about…
Two majors down with 2 to go. Jordan Spieth heads to the Open Championship next week with the chance to win his 3rd straight major. He won the Masters in convincing style and got a little assist from Dustin Johnson in the U.S. Open. Now it seems Rory McIlroy, the world’s #1 and betting favorite…
You’ve heard of the “Alpha-Dog.” And the “Alpha-Male.” But how about the “Alpha-Barn Rat?” Meet Kiradech Aphibarnrat, also known as Anujit Hirunratanakorn. John Wayne was born as Marion Morrison. All the greats must need to have 2 names. Without question, this is the one international golfer that is most needed on the PGA Tour. Hands…
Tournaments are doing creative things to entice top players to consider playing in their events. Case in point, the Travelers Championship, seated immediately behind (and completely across the country) from this year’s U.S. Open, offered players free charter flights for them and their families from the Seattle/Tacoma to their tournament near Harftord. They also are…
In 1968, Edwin Watts was a 23-year-old assistant professional at a municipal golf course in Fort Walton, Fla., when he was suddenly handed the head professional job. At the time, there wasn’t a great deal of golf in the region, located on the Florida Pan handle about half way between Tallahassee and Mobile, Ala. There…
It was actually very ironic that we saw trains crisscrossing the US Open venue on a regular basis. I’m just glad none of them took a cue from the players Sunday afternoon and derailed. The first derailment came from Rory McIlroy. 6 under for the day and staring at a 4 footer for birdie on…
Watching Tiger and FOX this weekend, I guess “strange to watch” was the first thing that came to mind. “Painful at times” was the second. And those phrases were a bit of understatements. First, let’s talk FOX. These guys wanted in the golf game badly. 12 years at $100 million a year is the rumor…
What would be better than watching someone lip out his tee shot on the par 4 10th at Riviera? How about getting to talk with that man personally? That man, Ryan Moore, joins us in this episode of GolfBetter. Moore, a native of the Seattle/Tacoma area, gives us a preview of the 2015 US Open…
