We all know the Alaska golf season is short, but when one considers that course conditions don’t usually reach tournament-level until July, the competitive season is even shorter. That’s why the AGB Tour season will last about a month to six weeks each summer. Each ABG Tour season will by necessity have to be a […]
Working without a net
AGB Tour events will be all gross all the time, meaning no use of handicaps. Net scoring always seems to carry some element of unfairness, so in the interest of saving the time and energy it takes to monitor handicaps, net scoring is eliminated. In a related matter, all AGB Tour events will be played […]
A little early July golf update
Chris Daigrepont is a really long hitter. While playing the black tees at the Creek last month with Daigrepont, I watched him drive the ball nearly into the fairway bunkers at the 18th hole’s division point. We measured the drive with lasers and came to consensus that he hit the ball 334 yards. It was […]
A little early June golfing update
June is finally here and with it the grass is turning greener by the day. A quick Google search reveals a handful of quotes about summer, including this one: “Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August,” said Jenny Han. Things weren’t so magical last weekend at the Creek, where many […]
Thoughts on team golf from Teders & Sumulong
Rich Teders and Benjie Sumulong were long-time partners in all the team events here in Alaska and one day Teders offered a cool story about the partnership. Teders and Sumulong both made an agreement before teeing off in their first event together that neither would ever say they were sorry for a bad shot. They […]
Birdie Juice
Kids can’t have birdie juice. Which came first, the birdie juice or the birdie? The answer is the birdie. Birdie juice doesn’t create birdies, it’s the other way around. There is a certain group of golfers in Alaska who, after making a birdie, will pass around a flask full of scotch or often Crown Royal […]
The future of the AGB
I believe it was Chaucer who said all good things must come to an end. While the Alaska Golf Blog isn’t ending, it is taking a break to evaluate. The last three summers were filled with experiments, all motivated by the desire to gauge the interest of both readers and players. The AGB has always […]
Nevala, the musical mower man
While some are bemoaning their early tee time in the AGB Cup today, there is one hearty trooper who will be up with the sun to mow the greens for a tournament he will also play in. Matt Nevala will finish mowing greens at Anchorage Golf Course around 7:30 a.m., run home for a shower […]