I’d go as far as to say if the PGA Tour had the vision to be doing match play all along, the
#FedExCup
final would be in the conversation with the Players for best event outside majors and Ryder Cup.
It’s time for another grassroots golf effort. I hereby pledge to fix two ball marks on every green I play until I die or there are no more to fix, whichever comes first. If you’re with me, Retweet, spread the word and add
#Fix2Promise
to your profile and posts. We can do this.
All this caddying at PGA Frisco helped me shepherd this kid around in 73-65, and instead of getting paid, now I have to buy him airlines tickets to Denver!
I hope all my
@Ballyneal
fam will be at the US Amateur in full force rooting on one of their own. Congrats
@lukecolton22
!
Thrilled for my guy
@lukecolton22
who qualified for his first USGA event with a medalist -4 at the US Junior Qualifier at Thunderhawk outside of Chicago. He’ll be competing at the national championship at Daniel Island Club July 24-29.
Dream golf! Here is the full routing of Ballynorth, my vision for a second course at Ballyneal. Hole-by-hole details and flyovers can be seen on IG starting here:
What are some random, obscure fun facts about your golf game? I’ll start:
- Once walked and played all the courses at Pinehurst in one day
- Briefly held the course record at The Loop
- Have the course record
@Ballyneal
…for least fairways hit in a round (0 for 14).
#neverbroken
“You never know what someone is going through.” We hear this all too often. What if we could talk about mental health issues more openly?
Going through some stuff? Let’s tee it up & enjoy 18 holes together. Old American. Dornick Hills. Ballyneal. Anywhere.
I’ve read this and concluded the safest place for me to be over the next month is in Holyoke, CO.
@ballyneal
who’s with me?
#FistBumpsOverBroHugs
Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now - Tomas Pueyo - Medium
@cbrennansports
Honest question: do they include and mention PGA tour player performances alongside the women during a LPGA broadcast, or they treat the tours as two separate things with two separate history books?
Although “Fun” isn’t counted in the ranking formula, the Fun category score is included in the page profiles. Here’s the top 30 in Fun score for the overall top 100 courses.
Proposed Routing of Te Arai South (C&C, left) and North (Doak, right), overlaid on Google Earth as best as I can tell. Looks amazing and a great compliment to Tara Iti just down the road.
A great match and a great week for the kid
@lukecolton22
. Really excited for him and to see how this experience helps down the road. Really a first class event all around.
#UsJunior
@jdlmack
Because a true playoff with one deserving winner would be compelling and meaningful. No one is complaining about March Madness when a 9 seed makes the final four. We embrace it.
@CoachMongero
The real question is why are we even testing the players at this point, when we’re fine with 20k+ fans sitting shoulder to shoulder? What purpose is the continued testing meant to serve?
The Cliff hole in all its glory. Imagine trying to hit this green in the 1920’s!
Dornick Hills is one of the most perfectly and masterfully routed courses I’ve ever seen. Can’t wait to come back and see the finished renovation.
@Dundee_Golf
I’m just going to throw this out there: if you have a potential golf project, send me the topo! I’ll do a routing for free, no strings attached. I like doing them, I don’t expect you to hire me and I’m not quitting my day job. At least you’ll get another look at what’s possible.
A little preview of the original Bally Bandon Sheep Ranch, built for the simulator for Perfect Golf. Soon will have different versions with different 18-hole routings.
#longlivesheepranch
This is less likely than my attempt to dunk before the age of 40, but I’m going to try to get myself & my game in shape enough to qualify for the 2026 Mid-Am at The Lido.
Would be the crowning accomplishment of a life-long love affair with the game.
Hello friends, I’m caddying out at Fields Ranch at PGA Frisco on the weekends. Hit me up and I’ll let you tip me in Torchy’s Tacos afterwards.
@TronCarterNLU
@AndyTFE
Feb 13 WAGR: 1563, 251st Junior (way outside top 100 for US Junior exemption)
Simplify: 5th
AJGA KJ Choi: 2nd
AJGA Lake Charles: 3rd
Terra Cotta: 🏆
Apr 23 WAGR: ~510, 65th Junior. US Junior ticket punched.
An absolute high wire act by the kid.
Driven Golf Podcast Episode 7 with Brian Schneider is live!
- Old Barnwell w/ Blake Conant
- Getting started and learning from Tom Doak
- How a “lucky” broken ankle led to the start of his golf career
- The Lido
- Walter Travis
- Ballyneal
- The Rollback
If you have ever had an interest in golf course architecture - here's the place to start. The first episode of our podcast series with Tom Doak focuses in on the basics of GCA. Listen with the links below
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Isn’t is amazing how many holes at Torrey Pines run adjacent to the cliffs but yet the ribbon of fairway plays far away from trouble? Wouldn’t architecture 101 dare/reward a player for tempting the hazard? Doak 10 setting…Doak ? execution
You never know who you’ll run into on the
@Sand_Valley
shuttle. Nice catching up with Matty G
@MattGinella
for a few minutes, in between someone trying to barter a 70s Titleist leather bag in exchange for help securing a Lido tee time
Ok, I’ve been giving this a lot of thought. This is how you save the
#FedExCup
.
1) playoffs down to 24 instead of 30 after the Western Open brought to you by BMW.
2) Match play for the Tour Championship with the top 8 getting a first round bye
@devenmorgan
I was catching bullpens for a 10U tryout tonight. Each kid got 10 “regular” pitches, then I said throw 2 pitches as hard as possible with no regard to location. The high intent throws were 4.4% harder & 61% were closer to the strike zone than the regular pitches.
There are a lot of great tournaments in Texas. The Byron Junior is the grand daddy of them all. Really thrilled for the kid and how he battled down the stretch.
145 points and a third-place showing at the regional
@DriveChipPutt
final at Colorado Golf Club. Just a first rate event and venue. Congrats to Duff McKay and best of luck at Augusta next year!
I’m far from a biomechanics expert, but I created this video for my (old) team to explain the cool features provided by
@DrivelineBB
’s new PitchAI feature within Traq and how one layman tries to interpret the results
The kid
@lukecolton22
is teeing off in the last group today of this North Texas PGA Minitour event against a number of pros and high-level amateurs (including Tony Romo). Send Birdie vibes his way!
Don’t take this any sort of advice for raising a young golfer, but I honestly try to crush my son’s soul every time we tee it up together. Here’s a 5&4 thrashing against 5-year old Luke from nine years ago. Now I’m the one getting Stephen Ames’d.
Honestly, if everybody hit the ball 90% as far as they do now and you played golf at 90% the distance, would you enjoy the game any less than you do now? It would be cheaper, faster and outdriving your buddy by 9 yards would be just as rewarding as outdriving him by 10 before.
Super proud of Lil Man starting the day 9-back and crawling back to a tie for the lead before Pande made a clutch birdie on 18 to win. Golf man, you gotta love this game.
How low can the kid from Frisco go?
Luke Colton saves his best for last and fires an 8-under-64 to win his first AJGA tournament at the
#JASMcCormick
.
Solid showing by the kid
@lukecolton22
at the
@NortheastAm
. T12 and four rounds under par. That’s 11 tournament rounds in a row in the 60s and counting. North & South Am next.
My kid now has a fully vested (8 round)
#WAGR
. Pretty cool!
The U.S. Jr exempts the top 100 age-eligible players next year. My son is the 27th ranked US age-eligible ranked player…but 218th overall in the world.
The top 100 exemption only includes 13 US players currently 🤔
You realize if they slow the ball down, the best players are still going to be the best, the longest hitters will still have an advantage, and everyone will probably enjoy watching and playing at least as much as they do now. I don’t see the downside.
Coronavirus project for you: try my
#SheepRanch
routing challenge. Get on Google Earth, use paths and placemarks to construct an 18 hole routing. Each of the 13 greens must be used at least once. Save the image and post here. Enjoy!