As it was noted once in Golf Magazine, Alaskans have a golf community that is perhaps like no other. As much as we love our local golf scene, there comes a time when some of us must expand beyond the five primary courses we call home and spread what I loosely call the Alaska Golf […]
Is it 2021 yet?
Moose Run delayed tee times this morning, because of snow. This prompted two people at least to question on Facebook whether this meant the end of the 2020 golf season. If you have to ask, then well it probably is. There’s only one thing that goes by faster than an Alaskan golf season and that’s […]
We have ourselves a horse race in the Anchorage Open
Kyle Reading holds a one shot lead over Adam Baxter going into Sunday’s final round of the Anchorage Open at the Anchorage Golf Course. Reading shot 74 and Baxter shot 75 in Saturday’s opening round of the 36-hole event. There are four other players within five shots of the lead. John Schmitz is three back […]
The warriors within the BJC
The Birdie Juice Cup is just a made-up tournament. It is run by a few friends, not a state organization or a golf-course committee, yet the level of competitive fire among the players last weekend at Palmer was every bit as intense as in those other kinds of tournaments. The BJC is an annual Ryder […]
Eavesdropping at the BJC
Last year, in the Birdie Juice Cup, Gary Cox was playing the event for the first time. He was my partner on Day 1, and he turns to me toward the end of the round and says: “I thought this was going to be a big drunk-fest, but it isn’t at all.” While the tournament […]
Perry and Marion bag victories
Russell Marion is called the giant slayer by some, a nickname that sprung from his being the only golfer to beat Rob Nelson in a challenge match. Marion slayed another giant of sorts Sunday, taking down the 6-foot-5 Todd Millard on the first sudden-death playoff hole at Palmer Golf Course in the Palmer Club Championship. […]
It’s time to try the one-person scramble
Until a couple of years ago, the concept of a one-person scramble was a new one in Alaska. Many are familiar with the concept of a four-person scramble, in which four golfing teammates hit shots and then the team selects the best of the four shots and proceeds to hit four more from there. The […]
Changes on the way
It’s been a busy summer and the AGB rankings are taking off like never before. I don’t think a day has gone by without there being at least a couple of challenge matches, so click here to check out the latest rankings and see what you’ve missed. We are also in the heart of tournament […]
It’s official: golf season starts in Alaska this weekend
Yesterday it was a rumor, but today it is a fact. Settlers Bay announced via email that it will open for play Friday, and Palmer Golf Course announced on Facebook it will open Saturday. There are many new rules and regulations to follow regarding safety and sanitation in our 2020 world of virus fear. Instead […]
If Alaska had a Masters
I’ve done my share of experimenting with new tournament formats in recent years, trying to create some fun traditions along the way, sort of like the Masters. Of course, it is impossible to create anything like the Masters in Alaska, mostly because we don’t have any equivalent to Augusta National. If there were a Masters […]