2019 British Open Returns to Northern Ireland
The news today that the 2019 Open Championship is returning to Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland after a nearly seven decade hiatus is terrific on a whole range of levels.
Author: Gordon Dalgleish
8 Tips for Planning the Perfect Golf Vacation
So where do you start? For years you have discussed an overseas golf trip with the “guys” and/or other golfing couples. Everyone has an opinion and until now most of the proposed participants had an excuse why they could not go! Amazingly, everyone seems to be agreeing to a trip next summer, even penciling in dates in June when no one has a conflict. Softball season is finished, the kids are in camp, the in-laws always come the week before the 4th of July…we have heard all the excuses.
So what happens next…
Reflections on The 144th Open Championship
I recall attending the 1970 Open at St Andrews and sitting in the stand behind the 17th green, just a very short time after starting to play golf. With my son of similar age to myself some 45 years later, and accompanied by my wife, we arrived in St Andrews on the Sunday evening prior to the Championship…
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That’s OK Jack, you don’t need to talk, just listen…
I heard one of the most thoughtful PGA Tour stars refer to his peers as being “precious” during a US Open interview. That is probably accurate. Golf as a solitary sport shapes many of the stars to be more insular and reserved. Over the years there are multiple examples of champions who do not fit this generalization.
I had the good fortune last week to meet and spend 15 minutes chatting with Read more “That’s OK Jack, you don’t need to talk, just listen…”
Scottish Reflection on US Open at Chambers Bay
I made a personal Facebook post about my thoughts on the US Open which received a number of thoughtful comments. Bottom line, the US Open at Chambers Bay, which was positioned as a US Open on a links course, certainly has formed any number of opinions on a variety of related topics. On one hand that is good. On the other, Read more “Scottish Reflection on US Open at Chambers Bay”
