Okay, so I’ve gotten a comment that I should try to liven up this blog by talking about subjects local golfers can get involved with. I think this is a great idea.

Since Rich S suggested we talk about sandbagging, let’s go with it.

So what can we say about sandbagging. Many of us have either been [...]

This past week, several local junior golfers really proved themselves on a big stage with strong performances in the AJGA’s Northwestern Mutual Financial Network – Blumberg Group Junior Classic.

The tournament was held at Richter Park Golf Course in Danbury, Conn., and both Brewster’s Mike Miller and Mahopac’s Marisa Kamelgarn each finished in second place in [...]

Yesterday I had the pleasure of covering the Stoddard Trophy Matches at Fresh Meadow Country Club in Lake Success (great name!), Long Island.

For those of you not aware, the competition is a team-format similar to the Ryder Cup. Except there are three teams and there isn’t one team that seems to win every year…

The three [...]

Rain may have washed away most of today’s action in the third round of the PGA Championship, but I still got my fill … thanks to Directv.

If you were watching the early coverage on TNT by that particular cable provider, you got to see a nice little treat. Especially, if you’re a fan of Andres [...]

I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I actually came to that realization after being at my desk for over an hour this afternoon. The TV above my head is now turned to the action, but I’m amazed that it took that long.

I guess this is what happens when you take Tiger out of the least [...]

For the third straight year, I got to cover the Carter Cup yesterday at Baltusrol Golf Club. The famed lower course (and lesser-known upper course for that matter) look better and better each time I go.

The event is the MGA’s junior stroke-play championship and consists of 36 holes (18 on both courses) over one day. [...]

The American Junior Golf Association was in the area this past week for the Lessing’s Championship at Island Hills Golf Club on Long Island. Not surprisingly, many of the top local junior golfers were in the field for these all-important events when it comes to trying to impress college coaches.

One player who wasn’t trying to [...]

Stephen Scialo doesn’t just play well in qualifiers, he dominates them. Scialo, a recent Clarkstown North graduate, won another qualifier, this time for the Met Open, this past Thursday at Dellwood Country Club.

Yes, Dellwood is his home course, but shooting a 2-under-par 68 (really 3-under, but one of the par 5s was played as a [...]

I had the pleasure of participating in the 2nd Annual Canno Invitational this past Thursday. Hosted by Rye Neck golf coach Mark Canno, the event was held at Metropolis Country Club and once again featured some of the area’s top junior and college golfers and of course… me.

The weather was great and the course was [...]

Chris Scialo shot rounds of 68 and 70 to finish with a 6-under-par total of 138 at Arcola Country Club in Paramus, N.J., and capture the 2008 Arcola Cup.

Scialo, who will be a junior at Towson University this fall, got a last minute invite to this event which features a field of some of the [...]