Finding the bottom

It was one of those rare occasions in which Rob Nelson decided to tell us a story. His monologue pertained to the time he met Vijay Singh at a fancy driving range where pros hang out and practice. If Rob sees this post, maybe he can expand on what Vijay told him and correct anything […]

Eliminating the driving range

I’ve been to the driving range twice this summer and both times it led to my worst rounds of golf of the year. Both times, it led to an inability to make consistent contact with the golf ball on the course. I don’t know exactly why this happens, but I do know I will never […]

Greg Sanders wins State Match Play title

In a tense battle at Settlers Bay on Sunday, Greg Sanders edged Adam Baxter in a playoff to win the State Match Play tournament, put on by the Alaska Golf Association. Sanders was three up at one point in the match, but Baxter won four straight holes to gain a 1-up lead. He still led […]

Driving the green at the par-4 13th at AGC

Brad Ross stepped up to the 13th tee at Anchorage Golf Course and used his range finder to find a yardage of 209 to the flag on the par-3. He then declared he had no club in his bag for that yardage, so he was going to lay up, because the long par-3 was really […]

Practice swing vs. real swing

Golfing with my sister today, I was also teaching her how to swing the club a little better, because she desires improvement. We went over some basic fundamentals and basically worked on getting her to swing the club in more of a circle around her body. She is athletic and coordinated, so she picked up […]

A putting tip from No. 1

I watched Benjie Sumulong roll silky smooth putts all day on his way to winning the AGB Open and becoming No. 1 Saturday. His putts would roll so softly to a stop just inches from the hole nearly every time, so I asked him for a good drill to use for touch on the greens. […]

All Koepka does is win U.S. Opens

Last year, when Brooks Koepka won the U.S. Open, he took about a year off immediately after collecting that massive trophy. This year, I guess he decided to keep the ball rolling at the tournament now known as the Travelers. Koepka is not the favorite, however, as that honor goes to Justin Thomas. Rory McIlroy […]

AGB Open mini tourney results

Each pairing in the AGB Open represented a mini tournament of sorts and here is how those went, in no particular order. I won’t list all players in each pairing, but if you want to see those full pairings, click here. *** Kyle Reading won the fourth pairing by five shots, his 83 bettering Stan […]

AGB Open full field scores

1. Benjie Sumulong – 70 2. Adam Baxter – 75 3. Jung Han – 79 4. Ross McCarthy – 80 5. Rick Boyles – 81 6. Trey Miller and Mark Adams – 82 8. Marcus Dolejsi, Jordan Miller, Dave Jennings and Kyle Reading – 83 12. Paul Smith – 84 13. Brad Ross and Dave […]

There’s a new sheriff in town

There was something about the way the eagle chip went in the hole at the par-5 ninth that indicated it was a special day, or maybe it was the way Benjie Sumulong walked in several putts on the front nine. Though Sumulong missed a six-foot par putt at 18, he still shot 70 at Anchorage […]