Archive for 'October,2016 '

Golf Bag: Steele captures first PGA win

Golf Bag: Steele captures first PGA win

NAPA, CA – Right when Brendan Steele thought he might have a chance to win at Silverado, all he could think about was how he lost. A year ago, Steele had a 54-hole lead in the [...]

Top-ranked Day to miss World Cup

Top-ranked Day to miss World Cup

World No. 1 Jason Day’s back injury rehabilitation has forced his withdrawal from the World Cup of Golf and the Emirates Australian Open in November. Day was set to defend the World Cup with Adam Scott [...]

Surf and turf: Riding Gamble’s ‘waves’

Surf and turf: Riding Gamble’s ‘waves’

by John Hughes Special to Golferswest.com  BREWSTER, Wa. — I am a surfer and snowboarder who happens to also like golf…Wait, I kinda love golf. In fact, I would say my top three favorite sports are [...]

Inn at Gamble Sands finishes a vision

Inn at Gamble Sands finishes a vision

BREWSTER, Wa. – Gamble Sands now is on the map. The two-year-old, David McLay Kidd-designed golf course has added the necessary component – a 37-room hotel – to make it a premier golf destination. With the [...]

Golf world says good-bye to the King

Golf world says good-bye to the King

LATROBE, Pa. — A farewell to the King turned somber when Jack Nicklaus, his voice cracking as a large tear formed in his left eye, urged the elite and the everyman to remember how Arnold Palmer touched [...]

Moore helps USA reclaim Ryder Cup

Moore helps USA reclaim Ryder Cup

CHASKA, Minn. — This wasn’t about being maybe the best team ever assembled. The Americans were simply a team, and they finally won back the Ryder Cup. Phil Mickelson led the Americans behind the scenes. Patrick [...]

Final day Ryder Cup singles matchups

Final day Ryder Cup singles matchups

Rory McIlroy, Europe (2-0-1) vs. Patrick Reed, USA (1-0-0) … The logical lead-off match. The most demonstrative and fiery players on either side this week (and the hottest – remember, they won three of the four FedExCup [...]

U.S. up three heading into Sunday

U.S. up three heading into Sunday

CHASKA, Minn. – Thanks to winning the final three matches in Saturday afternoon’s Four-balls, the U.S. will take a 9.5 to 6.5 lead going into Sunday Singles at Hazeltine National. The 3-point advantage doesn’t quite match [...]

‘Classless’ Ryder Cup fans mar event

‘Classless’ Ryder Cup fans mar event

CHASKA, Minn. – A fan was ejected from Hazeltine National Golf Club on Saturday after directing a crude comment at Team Europe star Rory McIlroy. Fans at Hazeltine couldn’t resist heckling McIlroy throughout the day, and [...]