It’s outstanding glory—or its horror, according to the light in which we view the matter—is the number of narrow streambeds winding about like snakes, and which are best described to “Californians as barrancas.” These barrancas are almost an ever-present menace throughout the round; indeed they have something to say in the matter at every one of the holes, save for the second and fifteenth.
NORMAN MACBETH on his Wilshire CC design
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Nasa Wins LA Open, Norman Gets An Open Rejection
Hataoka closes out 5-stroke LA Open victory
Nasa Hataoka ran away with the DIO Implant LA Open on Sunday at Wilshire Country Club to open the LPGA Tour's two-week run in the Los Angeles area.
Cantlay, Schauffele win Zurich Classic by 2 shots
Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele held off Sam Burns and Billy Horschel by two strokes Sunday in a record-setting, wire-to-wire victory in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Parel wins inaugural ClubCorp Classic in a playoff
Scott Parel two-putted for birdie on the par-5 18th hole for a 6-under 65, and then won the inaugural ClubCorp Classic on Sunday in Irving, Texas, with a par on the same hole in a playoff for his second PGA Tour Champions title.
Larrazabal seals 7th European tour title in Spain
Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal shot 8-under 62 on Sunday to win the ISPS Handa Championship for his seventh European tour title -- and first on home soil.
Hataoka cashes in on Ko's meltdown in LA Open
Nasa Hataoka took advantage of Jin Young Ko's late meltdown Saturday to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the DIO Implant LA Open.
Alker, chasing 2nd straight win, up by 2 in Texas
Steven Alker moved into position for his second straight PGA Tour Champions victory on Saturday, shooting a 5-under 66 to take a 2-stroke lead in the ClubCorp Classic.
Cantlay, Schauffele shatter Zurich Classic record
Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele shattered the Zurich Classic three-round record at 29 under and stretched their lead to five strokes.
L.A. Times Editorial Supporting California AB 1910 Highlights The Absurdity Of It All
The L.A. Times editorial board weighted in on the latest attempt by assemblymember Cristina Garcia to help fast track conversion of some California golf courses into affordable housing and in doing so, inadvertently highlighted how bizarre the proposal is.
It’s a sign of how desperate our housing shortage is that lawmakers and some cities are even considering converting golf courses to housing. This should be a last resort given the paucity of open space in many communities. Empty shopping malls and other unused commercial space should be the first places to look.
Yes they should.
Then there is this:
There are 960 golf courses in California, according to the National Golf Foundation, a trade association for the golf industry, but only about 200 are owned by local cities and counties.
Discovery Head Of Streaming Says Move Into Golf Has Been A Failure
The golf architect is not at all concerned with chastising bad play. On the contrary, it is his business to arrange the field of play as to stimulate interest, and hence, the province of hazards is to chasten the too ambitious. MAX BEHR
Ko, Hataoka share LA Open lead after 2nd round
Jin Young Ko had five back-nine birdies in a 7-under 64 at demanding Wilshire Country Club for a share of the second-round lead Friday with Nasa Hataoka in the DIO Implant LA Open.
Kelly (66) has hole-in-one, leads ClubCorp Classic
Jerry Kelly had a hole-in-one on the par-3 sixth hole and shot a 5-under 66 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions' ClubCorp Classic.
Cantlay, Schauffele maintain 1-shot lead in Zurich
Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele shot a 4-under 68 in alternate-shot play Friday at windswept TPC of Louisiana to maintain a one-stroke lead in the Zurich Classic.
ClubCorp Rebranding As "Invited" With IPO Plans
The average golfer is just about as competent to construct a golf course out of a rough tract of real estate as he is to plan an expensive house and build it, and the same may be said of the average golf professional. The same class of man is needed to build a course as is needed to build a clubhouse, except that he must be more imaginative with infinitely less written lore to guide him. DEVEREUX EMMET
LAB Golf Putters: A Putt on the Wild Side
You can say many things about LAB Golf putters, and we have doubt that you will. But you certainly can’t say they’re boring.
Or conventional.
Or even unoriginal.
Heck, you can’t even say they’re a copy of this or the same as that. If a LAB Golf putter bears any resemblance whatsoever to an Anser, Spider or any other putter living or dead, I certainly can’t see it.
Hell, even the owner of the company calls his putters “absurd.”
First Look: COBRA Golf Black 3D and Vintage KING Putters
COBRA Golf adds new necks and new models to their KING 3D and KING Vintage putter lines.New black versions of existing KING 3D putters unveiled.All putters available at retail and at cobragolf.com on May 6.
COBRA Golf is expanding the KING 3D and KING Vintage putter lines. Granted, you could easily dismiss that sentence as “per the usual” in putter company protocol. And, in most cases, you wouldn’t be wrong. Through the years, I’ve made the same observation about Odyssey, Bettinardi, Scotty Cameron, TaylorMade and numerous other putter companies. With COBRA Golf, it seems a little different.
Why? Historically, COBRA Golf is not a putter company.
Sure, there have been isolated sightings of COBRA putters in the past. However, COBRA has never consistently produced something I would call a “putter line”—and most definitely not a recurring and expanding putter line or, in this situation, putter lines. Should our resident historian John Barba dig into the COBRA catalog, nary a putter glut will he find. The only COBRA putters I remember are the blades and mallets that came in the COBRA Golf boxed sets.
That’s the cool thing about where COBRA is going with these putters. The KING 3D and KING Vintage putter lines are not intended to be putters that get tossed in a box to complete a set. These putters are made to compete on the course—and in the marketplace.
Homecoming: Ex-UCLA star A. Lee leads LA Open
Former UCLA star Alison Lee shot a 5-under 66 on Thursday afternoon at breezy Wilshire Country Club to take the first-round lead in the DIO Implant LA Open.
Mike Keiser: "I became convinced that the heavily engineered courses in the United States weren’t designed for golfers like me and my friends."
The average golfer is just about as competent to construct a golf course out of a rough tract of real estate as he is to plan an expensive house and build it, and the same may be said of the average golf professional. The same class of man is needed to build a course as is needed to build a clubhouse, except that he must be more imaginative with infinitely less written lore to guide him. DEVEREUX EMMET
Curry Launches "Underrated" Golf Tour For Boys And Girls
Steph Curry is expanding his “Underrated” outreach program to golf where a lucky 24 boys and girls play in regional events. They’ll ultimately compete for the Curry Cup as part of our season-ending UNDERRATED Tour Championship.
Golf is one of the most inaccessible sports for underrepresented individuals across the globe, which is why Stephen and his team are expanding the brand beyond basketball. UNDERRATED Golf is a purpose-driven business endeavor with the overarching commitment to provide equity, access and opportunity to student-athletes from every community by balancing participation in the sport to truly reflect our society. With a mission to increase the participation numbers amongst competitive golfers from diverse communities, UNDERRATED Golf will have players compete hand-in-hand with their peers who currently represent the vast majority of today's golfers.
"I created UNDERRATED back in 2019 with the goal of celebrating the underdog," said Stephen Curry. "UNDERRATED is a mindset, a motivation, a calling, a compliment. With this inspiration, I am excited to expand the brand into UNDERRATED Golf, which happens to be one of the most inaccessible sports for underrepresented individuals across the globe. UNDERRATED Golf will provide equity, access and opportunity, recognizing the instrumental role the sport plays as one of the greatest vehicles and connectors for life successes."
UNDERRATED Golf's vision of the sport better reflects and balances the diversity of our society and most of all provides access to the countless opportunities that the game brings both on and off the course. This new venture will also allow young golfers to play on courses that they would never have access to, all the while addressing the gender inequity within the sport of golf and beyond, ensuring young female players are given the same opportunities as their male counterparts. Furthermore, UNDERRATED Golf will prioritize workforce development, bringing greater awareness, training opportunities and programming to individuals, while fostering an understanding of the many career paths made possible by way of the sport.
Cantlay, Schauffele shoot 59, lead Zurich Classic
Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele shot a tournament record 13-under 59 in fourballs Thursday to lead the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
