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During the recent U.S. Open, intrigued by the fact that the host “club” was owned and run by New York State, I looked up Bethpage on the Web. As reported on this page, I discovered that the five Bethpage courses entertained 300,000 greenfee payers during 2008, at an average of about $60 per round. Converting (roughly) to [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, Santa Clara Golf, Santa Maria Golf, US Open
“The Black Course Is An Extremely Difficult Course Which We Recommend Only For Highly Skilled Golfers”
Thus reads a notice outside the famous (or notorious) U.S. Open venue, the Bethpage Black course, which logically should deter 90% of golfers from setting foot on the course. Yet golfers from New York and from all over the world [...]
Tags: Black Course, Costa del Golf, US Open
Watching the Majors on TV is a little like watching TV soap operas – each episode has the same main cast (with a few guest appearances), same plot, same sets. The only difference is that each Major only comes round but once a year, so there is no danger of over-exposure, thus allowing golf widows [...]
As an avid fan of Tiger Woods, I spent Sunday evening glued to the TV, fully expecting Woods to overcome the weather and a five shot deficit to continue his unbeaten run of seven tournaments. The fact that I and millions of other golfaholics were surprised that he didn’t succeed illustrates the strength of the [...]
Tags: Geoff Ogilvy, Grand Slam, Ryder Cup, Tiger Woods, US Open
Fair or impossible?
Is it really fair to set out to deliberately humiliate the most talented golfers in the world?
“Beat me, beat me!” cried the masochist, but the sadist refused. To some players and fans, the Oakmont course seemed to be set up by a committee of sadists and was played on by a select group [...]
For some who could afford it, purchasing a share in a golf club is the answer to joining to club membership, although it could hardly qualify as a wise long-term financial investment.
Many disappointed ex-pat golfers will testify to the fact that their dream of retiring to the Costa del Golf and playing regular golf [...]
Tags: Golf Societies, Golfers, residents, US Open
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