The Renaissance Club is hosting its fifth Genesis Scottish Open and this one should be just as great as the one from a year ago. The strength of field for the 156 players competing in Scotland’s Open Championship will be one of the highest ever for a regular DP World Tour event.
God bless Zach Johnson. The current Ryder Cup Captain does all he can to try and build up the John Deere Classic. The PGA TOUR’s annual trek to the Quad Cities region generally doesn’t draw a great collection of the world’s best players. The average strength of field as measured by the OWGR is 124 over…
There will always be a soft spot in my professional heart for Donald Ross golf courses. Nearly half of my club professional years were spent working at iconic Ross courses. I think what makes Ross unique are the green complexes. False fronts, some slope front to back, bunker placement and THE undulations all characterize his…
Less than 24 hours after the completion of the 123rd US Open, we are in Cromwell, Connecticut getting ready for another designated PGA TOUR stop. The Travelers Championship has been hosted by TPC River Highlands since 1984. The Pete Dye design is not only located on the opposite coast, but it will feel like another planet to…
Waiting for the 123rd United States Open to begin at Los Angeles Country Club is like being Dorothy about to open the front door for the first time in Oz. There are many wonderful major championship venues in the world, but few share the visual ensemble of George Thomas’s creation. The North Course will host…
Wedged in-between the Memorial and US Open, we find The RBC Canadian Open. For back-to-back weeks, we will crown a national champion. One of the oldest events in golf, this tournament has a 117-year history. Oakdale Golf and Country Club becomes the thirty-seventh course to host Canada’s national championship. A private club nestled in the suburban area…
Jack is back and so are 120 of his closest friends (for this year). The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday is an annual rite of passage to the start of summer golf. Gone are frost delays as we welcome the second half of major championship season. The first edition of this yearly invitational on the PGA TOUR…
Colonial Country Club is hosting their 77th edition of the Charles Schwab Challenge this week. A mainstay on the PGA TOUR, this event started back in 1946. The host venue was the playground of Ben Hogan and so many other of the great Dallas, Texas players throughout the history of the game. The solid tradition continues with…
There are two main conversation points this week in Rochester: the conditions and the course. For the opening narrative, let’s concentrate on the conditions. Ninety-nine of the Top 100 in the OWGR have descended upon northwestern New York to decide the season’s second major championship. Oak Hill Country Club’s East Course will be the venue…
The PGA TOUR is taking a connecting flight to Rochester through Dallas this week for the AT&T Byron Nelson. Another suspect schedule spot, the guys have a birdie fest to contend with one week prior to the season’s second major championship. The TOUR was building some serious momentum heading toward the PGA. Zurich, Mexico, and Wells all…
