The door is always open for legends. Billy Casper is going to be stopping by Hampshire Country Club tomorrow for a visit with the membership. He’s no strangers in these parts, winning the 1959 U.S. Open at Winged Foot. Casper is planning to do a Q & A during breakfast,... Read More →
It only took a couple of holes in the middle of the final round for Danny Balin to leapfrog the leaders, and the Burning Tree assistant hung on to win the Lincoln Met PGA Championship. He’s probably awfully happy it’s raining today, as well. Balin helped the U.S. beat Great… Read More →
Nick Bova apparently than simply hitting fairways and greens. He needed to roll in more than a couple of putts yesterday to open with a 4-under 6 in the Lincoln Met PGA Championship at Old Oaks. Ben Hoffhine and Frank Bensel were tied for second three shots in back of… Read More →
Mike Summa (Stanwich), Tom Sutter (Golf Manhattan), David Young (Sleepy Hollow) and Bobby Heins (Old Oaks) were among the qualifiers for next month’s PGA Senior Professional National Championship by virtue of their finish at the Bacardi Met PGA Senior Championship at Pine Hollow. Rick Hartmann (Atlantic) had a 3-under total… Read More →
Until yesterday, Keith Dicciani wasn’t spending much time in contention, which is unusual for a player with this kind of resume. He spent a good chunk of the year experimenting with new equipment before going back to a comfortable set of Titleist irons. And the confirmation that Dicciani made the… Read More →
It’s becoming a Labor Day tradition, supporting the Folds of Honor Foundation simply by playing golf, and the players club at Patriot Hills spearheaded by Bob Marino raised $4,000 this year. The event was run by head pro Dave Fusco, assistant pro Ron Gerhold and volunteers from the players club… Read More →
Metropolis’ Keith Dicciani is one shot off the clubhouse lead at the Callaway Golf Metropolitan Assistants Championship. He opened with a 2-under 68 on the Red Course at Bethpage State Park. Darkness fell with 28 players still on the course, and those rounds will be completed today before the final… Read More →
Johnson Wagner kept himself in play for at least one more week of the FedExCup playoffs, finishing tied for 25th at the Deutsche Bank Championship with a 6-under total of 278 at TPC Boston. He moved inside the top 70 and will be playing at Cog Hill in the BMW… Read More →
Here’s the latest reason to allow cell phones on golf courses … After several months of development, the MGA has a mobile app that’s actually useful to all of us who forget to post scores or follow the many qualifiers and tournaments run by the organization. The official release has… Read More →
I wrote a story for today’s Journal News about what some of the local golf courses are dealing with in the wake of Irene, and it sounds like the cleanup will continue for a couple of weeks. There was no possible way to check in with every club and course… Read More →