His swing is smooth and somewhat old-school. The club whips with grace and powers the golf ball toward its target. If you play golf with Larry Furstenberg, you can’t help but notice he’s got game. Furstenberg, 60, used that game to secure his first Alaskan golf title Sunday, claiming the senior division in the Palmer […]
Isaacs breaks through
The great Ben Hogan once said recreational golf and tournament golf are two different sports, or something to that effect. Alaska golf fans who knew Chad Isaacs prior to last weekend knew he could play recreational golf and now they know he can play tournament golf. Isaacs persevered through a roller-coaster round Sunday to claim […]
Teders wins inaugural AGB Cup
When you birdie the toughest holes at Anchorage Golf Course, good things tend to happen, such as beating Greg Sanders’ bogey-free 68, Rob Nelson’s 67 and Herschel Deaton’s career round. Rich Teders became the first golfer to win the AGB Cup, a new tournament presented by the Alaska Golf Blog, by shooting a net 67 […]
Final hole seals first JDP for The Scribe
The second annual JDP Invitational was a little more dramatic than the first, with Jeremy Peters edging out Sean Walsh on the final hole to claim the green candle by one stroke. The title was undecided until the final hole Friday at Casablanca golf club in Mesquite, Nevada, where “El Capitan” was tied with “the […]
Ahab is in hot pursuit of second green candle
A benign front nine gave way to a blustery back nine at The Palms golf course Wednesday in Mesquite, where the Scribe vaulted into first place in the JDP Invitational and Ahab shot the low round. A hot putter led Jeremy “The Scribe” Peters to a net 72, good enough to move into first place […]
Lil L’Dub ace kickstarts JDP
With a magical 7-iron shot on the eighth hole at Desert Pines in Las Vegas, Laura Walsh set the highlight standard at maximum height Monday, while grabbing a share of the lead after the first round of the JDP Invitational. Walsh, known as Lil L’Dub, fired the 113-yard shot into the hole for her first […]
Welcome to the 2nd annual JDP Invitational
It’s almost time for John “Ahab” Peters and his freshly repaired knee to defend his JDP Invitational title, an opportunity that comes with the end of tax season each year. This season’s tournament will take place the week of April 27. Please see the rules page above for more details. The tournament is growing from […]
