We’ve seen this before, when Letterman went to CBS and NBC got nothing in return. CBS is about to get a terrific reporter in Couric, to replace a guy in Bob Sheafer, who never really wanted the job long-term. So that NBC does not get screwed again, it’s time to send the Masters to NBC, for a number of reasons. Reason # 1–Lanny Wadkins. Kiel Christianson discusses this one at length, so I won’t go overly into detail. Suffice it to say that Wadkins is a menopausal emotional blob whose pithy vocabulary drags every colleague down, as they attempt ... full post »

The amateurs at Augusta put Bobby Jones to shame this year. Here’s the sad story: British Am Champ Brian McIlhenney-80 & 75 (low chop) US Am Champ Edoardo Molinari-80 & 77 (low Italian chop) US PubLinks Champ Clay Ogden-83 & 76 (low muni chop) US Mid-Am Kevin Marsh (low older chop)-79 & 81 US Am Runner-Up Dillonn Dougherty (low long-haired chop)-82 & 78 The better round score (counting Ogden and McIlhenney from Friday) would still miss the cut by five strokes. I’m not going to go into the horrible individual holes turned in by this shameful fivesome (after all, Duval double-parred number two on ... full post »

I’m not trying to drive traffic away from TravelGolf.Com (unless it’s toward BuffaloGolfer.Com, which is currently down–don’t go there.) However, if you are at the office, go to Masters.Org and watch Live From Amen Corner. First time ever…you’ll be able to tell your grandchildren that you watched it live over that old technology, the internet. *****Update # 1***** Rocco Mediate played Amen Corner in birdie-par-birdie. Amazing! However, the benign holes like 9 and 14 are jumping up and grabbing people so far. *****Update # 2 (COMING SOON)***** full post »

Buffalo weather has been extraordinarily finicky this year. Hell, this week! Sunny on Monday, chilly on Tuesday, Snow on Wednesday, with more sun, rain and snow to come Thursday and Friday. I took advantage of the first of ten spring-break days to hit the Glen Oak Golf Course on Monday, to ring in the season with Robert Trent The Jones, Senior. I have been on something of a reading binge this last few months, with three titles at the top: Zen Golf, Fearless Golf, and Every Shot Must Have A Purpose. They all deal with mental ... full post »