This writer had a chance to see a MATT (Motion-Analysis-Technology-by TaylorMade) System at the PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Fla. in January. We were part of a media tour and didn’t get a chance to actually try it out. How fortunate it was a month later to have a call from Steve Tolpa, manager of [...]
Continue reading...21. April 2010
North Kingstown Municipal Golf Course, what my family refers to as “Quonnie,” is an underrated track with one of the finest links-style par-4s in the state, 13, a sweeping dogleg with beautiful views of Narragansett Bay. Underrated for aesthetic reasons, but the course is challenging, requires shot making and is eminently fair and interesting [...]
Continue reading...31. March 2010
What’s your favorite par-3 at Triggs Memorial Golf Course in Providence?
Continue reading...4. December 2009
Today more than 300 professional golfers on the world’s major tours wear Q-Links. They’ve won more than 100 tournaments on the PGA, Champions, LPGA and European tours. At least 20 of those tournaments were won by players who first put on a Q-Link within the previous 5 to 10 days. [...]
Continue reading...1. December 2009
Ocean State Golf Reviews Wood River Golf Club, one of Rhode Island Golf Courses that is family run and owned. Wes Thompson was an admitted golf addict. He was a homebuilder designing and building early-colonial post and beam homes. In 1998 he said to his wife, Kate, a native of East Providence who had taught elementary school [...]
Continue reading...1. December 2009
Golf ball reviews? Hmmm. I remember reading an issue of Consumer Reports once that had an extensive article and rating report for golf balls. It was the first time I had ever seen a ratings report and it got me to wondering. What ball should you use? Is there really a difference? Can my game get [...]
Continue reading...20. June 2007
Lake of Isles-Isle of Paradise NORTH STONINGTON, CT.-Folks now have another great reason to drive to Foxwoods Resort Casino. Besides bringing all your quarters, it would be a great idea to bring along your golf clubs and venture across the street to one of the top Connecticut Golf Courses you will ever have the chance to [...]
Continue reading...20. June 2006
Rhode Island Golf Course – Beaver River Beaver River Golf Club, the scenic Rhode Island Golf Course on Route 138 in Kingston which went into bankruptcy last fall, was going to be converted into housing. In stepped John Gale, a native of Ellington, Ct. who already owns two other courses in Connecticut. “I was looking to [...]
Continue reading...20. July 2005
Fox Hopyard Golf Course is worth the ride When thinking of Connecticut Golf Courses, is it worth traveling an hour and fifteen minutes from Rhode Island to play golf? In the case of Fox Hopyard Golf Club in East Haddam, Connecticut, the answer is a resounding YES. This six-year-old Connecticut golf course is a treasure not [...]
Continue reading...20. June 2005
Wentworth Hills Wentworth Hills is one of many Massachusetts Golf Courses that proves that golf and nature can co-exist. It’s been over a decade since Lee Trevino made his plea to golf course architects to stop building courses designed to challenge solely the PGA Tour players and start creating tracks that both the average and accomplished golfer [...]
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6. May 2010
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