The word “blog” is said to come from a shortening of the term weblog, but the word “vlog” comes from a combination of video blog. So, blogging and vlogging must be completely different. There is a showdown challenge-match scheduled for Sunday at 9:16 at Anchorage Golf Course between a blogger (me) and a vlogger (Kyle […]
State match play is upon us
State Am champ Russell Marion is in Fairbanks, or at least he is scheduled to be by Thursday morning, to take a crack at a clean sweep of state titles. The Alaska state match-play tournament begins at Chena Bend golf course with a Thursday qualifying round and then continues with matches Friday through Sunday. The […]
They’re no Apple Dumpling Gang
There’s an old movie called the Apple Dumpling Gang, a Disney comedy I believe, starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts. So, what does that have to do with Alaska golf? Nothing, except that I kept thinking of that name as a I played golf with another gang of sorts Friday night at the Moose Run […]
My match with Jack Newell and other stuff
The Herschel Deaton Gaggle attracted 43 golfers at Palmer Golf Course on Sunday. There were three skins won, a couple of challenge-match upsets and I somehow managed a victory over the new and improved Jack Newell. Newell is a college kid now, as many of you probably remember him as the little kid playing […]
Things are heating up in Alaska
Amid recent record warm weather, the golf games are heating up as well, here in Alaska. My match with Josh Ellis on Friday was better than the Tiger/Phil match on TV last fall. Ellis checked in with golf pro Peggy Gustafson last week and got his swing on track. I’ve been studying videos of Byron […]
Big match with Josh Ellis on Friday
The first time I met Josh Ellis, he shot a tidy 73 at Anchorage Golf Course in the second round of the State Am. You can read about that round by clicking here. Since then I’ve played a few rounds with Ellis and have learned he is a bomber. We played a challenge match earlier […]
Sunday results, challenge-match wise
The 18th hole at the Hill course was significant Sunday at Moose Run. There were more than a few matches that came down to the final hole, including mine with Wes Masters. Martin Kwon stole the show when he canned a match-winning birdie putt at the last hole to beat Rich Teders. This is the […]
12 challenge matches scheduled for Sunday
One of the great things about a golf match is the shared experience between competitors. In a tournament, you might tee off at different times and draw different weather or wind patterns. In a match, both players play the same conditions all the way around. Sounds really fair, doesn’t it? With 12 matches scheduled for […]
Moving on up with challenge matches
There were four movers in the AGB rankings Sunday at Anchorage Golf Course, with Benjie Sumulong, Brad Bosshart, Devery Prince and Erik Thompson all vaulting ahead. Prince has been hard at it with the challenge matches this spring and summer. He must be near 20 challenge matches played, so it’s awesome to see him get […]
Peters duo takes down Walsh team in first Father’s Day Showown
It had to be the hats. Jeremy & John Peters both donned Black Clover hats Sunday at Anchorage Golf Course and luck was on their side in the first annual Father’s Day showdown best-ball match against Sean & Steve Walsh. Two down with five holes to play, the Peters team rallied with some amazing putts […]