What I know of Derek O’Neill is gleaned primarily from his Facebook page, but from that source I know he gave professional golf mini-tour events a shot last summer. I believe the final result was pretty good play, but no million-dollar checks yet. O’Neill is kind of the Tin Cup of Alaska golf, due to […]
Chad Griffith is escaping Alaska
The AGB Tour is losing another player in a few weeks. I thought I was passionate about golf until I met Chad Griffith. The guy played pretty much every day, every summer at Moose Run and now he will be lucky to play there once a year in the Red, White and Blue Tournament. That’s […]
The Gimme
The 13th hole at Moose Run’s Hill Course might be the easiest par-5 in the state. That doesn’t mean it couldn’t be screwed up in some way, as I’ve proven more than once, but putting personal failings aside, I will dub this hole The Gimme. If you don’t make a four on this one, you […]
Screen Door
I had a little trouble coming up with a name for the 12th hole at the Moose Run Hill Course, but then it hit me like a John Daly drive. I’m calling it Screen Door, because of the cropping of trees that sticks out in front of the tee box. There is a saying about […]
Divot
The 11th hole at the Moose Run Hill Course will affectionately be known as Divot from now until the end of time. Brad Ross’ perfect drive was in a divot during the first round of the Arctic Valley Open last summer and that prompted the discussion within the group to decide the 11th hole looks […]
Carnoustie
It was last summer during the Arctic Valley Open that our entire group smoked drives off the 10th tee at the Moose Run Hill Course and watched each ball run for at least 50 yards more than they should have. That’s when we dubbed the 10th hole Carnoustie, because the British Open was on TV […]
Sweet Relief
The ninth hole at Moose Run Hill Course can cause its share of headaches, namely to those who lose their ball to the severe right and into the parking lot. Still, with a massive fairway and no hazards, the short par-4 is to be known as Sweet Relief. The front nine at the Hill Course […]
Stick it or die
The eighth hole at the Moose Run Hill Course is a treacherous little thing, I’ll call Stick it or Die. Thank goodness it’s only about 130 yards, because if you miss right, you’re dead. If you miss left you’re dead and if you miss short, you are a little less dead, but still kinda dead. […]
No. 29 is Clint Eastwood
He’s the Clint Eastwood of the AGB Tour, known as Oldie by his friends, it’s Michael Oldenkamp at the No. 29 spot in the AGB rankings. His tall frame, shaved head and bomb drives make him an intimidating presence on the golf course, until you get to know him a little and realize he doesn’t […]
The On-Ramp
The seventh hole at the Moose Run Hill Course will be called the On-Ramp, because this is where the round takes off. If you survived the first six holes without any major blemishes to the scorecard, this extremely downhill hole is where you can start making birdies. A nice drive down the left side of […]