It’s time to let everyone know we have a new correspondent from Fairbanks to feed the AGB with information from the golf community north of Anchorage. Scott Sikorski, No. 4 in the AGB rankings, is that correspondent. “The biggest complaint is too much grass on the course,” Sikorski wrote in an email. “Greens are full […]
AGB Points update
1 Wes Masters 14 2 Craig Burnham 12 3 Brad Ross 10 4 George Collum 7 5 Taylor Holley 6 6 Paul Smith 6 7 Kevin Daniels 5 8 Herschel Deaton 5 9 Derek O’Neill 5 10 Casey Bieber 4 11 Kyle Reading 4 12 Devery Prince 3 13 Marcus Dolejsi 3 14 Jordan Miller […]
Pressure reaches the biggest golfers on the smallest of stages
Pressure is felt by all golfers at different levels at different times. Even the No. 1 golfer in the AGB rankings feels pressure when he plays in a mini tournament like the AGB Legends last weekend. “There’s probably more pressure on me to not lose,” said Rob Nelson, who made a 20-foot birdie putt on […]
First Legends tournament results in a two-shot swing at final hole
Rob Nelson, like a good legendary golfer should, canned a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole Saturday at Anchorage Golf Course to shoot an even-par 72. “I knew it had to go in,” said Nelson, who hammered the putt home with an aggressive pace over a slow putting surface. Nelson knew he needed to […]
The AGB Legends tournament is the start of a new tradition
The idea behind the AGB Legends tournament, which takes place Saturday at Anchorage Golf Course, is to create an annual event on Memorial Day Weekend featuring Alaskan golfers who possessed high levels of skill over many years of play within the state. The tournament is invitation only. Longevity is a key component, so youngsters will […]
Burnham’s strong start not enough against Baxter in C.A.T. Fight
When Craig Burnham canned a wedge shot from 65 yards for an eagle on his first hole, it looked like Saturday was going to be his day. He nearly birdied his second hole at Settlers Bay and was a steady force until he slipped up on his closing holes and let Adam Baxter overtake him […]
Aaron Wise of PGA Tour was in the Alaska Golf Blog two years ago
If you check in on the leader board for this week’s PGA Tour event, you’ll see Aaron Wise sits in second place at the Byron Nelson. If you check back on the report from this blog nearly two years ago about Jordan Miller breaking the temperature at U.S. Open sectional qualifying, you’ll see Wise was […]
AGB points update
Wes Masters 7 George Collum 7 Taylor Holley 7 Jordan Miller 2 Craig Burnham 2 Casey Bieber 2 Kyle Reading 2 Kevin Daniels 2 Devery Prince 1 Paul Smith 1 Mark Adams 0 Marcus Dolejsi 0 Brad Ross 0 Dave Jennings 0 Herschel Deaton 0 Martin Kwon 0 Rick Boyles 0 Jim Triplett 0 Derek […]
Miller takes Alaska golf to whole new level of fame with second U.S. Open qualifier title
So, I get back from vacation to find a U.S. Open qualifier happened Wednesday, which Jordan Miller won for the second time in three years. Apparently, Alaska golf is moving up in the world, because Miller was quoted in Golf Digest, which reported his victory along with shock that a golfer would practice in a […]