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U.S. Open vs The Weather
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 18, 2009
Courtesy: www.tillinghast.net The fourth at Bethpage Black
How fitting is it that this year's U.S. Open is being played on a public course?
The game that millions around the world love is being served up by the world's finest players on a layout that you and I can play for just a hundre...
Thomas Tears Into USGA. Again
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 8, 2009
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Frank Thomas is baiting the bear again.
Thomas is a past Technical Director of the USGA and he has taken the august governing body of golf to task repeatedly since he left their employ.
He ...
Golf: Neues Computerspiel angekündigt
in Eagleparbirdie, on March 13, 2009
...isse eines Golfturniers. Zusätzlich wurden erstmals die United States Golf Association (kurz USGA) Rules of Golf im Tiger Woods PGA Franchise implementiert. Darüber hinaus soll die Nintendo Wii Versio...
A Wall Street Bailout?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 22, 2009
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Frank Thomas has taken on the USGA again in his weekly Frankly Golf e-newsletter.
A reader writes to ask Frank about the square groove rule change announced by the USGA last August.
The rea...
More Bang For Your Deflated Buck
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 15, 2009
In these growing deflationary times, cash - as I keep saying - is king. A dollar, yuan, yen, euro or pound sterling goes further because it buys more.
Well, I'm not alone in that thinking. Frank Thomas , a man for whom I have a great deal of respect, also believes in making a dollar wor...
The Real Stars
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 17, 2008
...ard Winner
I had the following link dropped in my in-box today. It revolves around this year's USGA award for volunteerism. As most of us know, there's not a professional tournament anywhere ...
Tiger Ready To Go
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 11, 2008
Tiger Woods makes his return to the game this week after his knee surgery. And what a week to pick.
It has been two months since Woods last walked a fairway - the Masters in April. You'll recall he played poorly by his standards and still finished second. His left knee was probably kil...
Golf from the Peak of Everest
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 24, 2008
Courtesy: answers.com
Mount Everest has featured in the news lately, largely because it is the penultimate stop for the olympic torch on its troubled journey to Beijing for this summer's Olympic Games.
The torch will be carried to the peak from the north side - ironically, that is in...
Finchem Backs Olympic Bid
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 17, 2008
...y of golf, the International Golf Federation.
Fortunately, the IGF federation is run by David Fay, USGA executive director and the chief executive of the Royal and Ancient, Peter Dawson.
Fay says th...
Golf Digest's "Big Contest"
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 31, 2008
Courtesy: ExpandingKnowledge.com
Torrey Pines, site of the 2008 U.S. Open
How do you spell gimmick ?
Well, if you work at golf digest magazine , you spell it "U S O p e n C o n t e s t".
U.S. Open Contest. It must have been a slow day in the sales department when Golf Di...
Tom Wishon on Interchangeable Shafts
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 20, 2008
... technology that took the PGA Merchandise Show by storm last month.
Thanks to a rule change by the USGA, shafts can be changed during a tournament.
Well, what's the big deal? The pros can alrea...
USGA and Manufacturers: A Cozy Arrangement
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 1, 2008
I was whacking some balls at a nearby golf dome the other day with my teaching pro and buddy, Mark Greenwood from Swing Machine Golf Canada .
Over a coffee later, we talked golf, of course, and the subject of interchangeable shafts came up. This new technology was the runaway hit and major ta...
Interchangeable Shafts: A Rules Nightmare
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 24, 2008
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Has the USGA created a monster?
frank thomas , the former technical director at the USGA has a very reasoned take on the latest trend in equipment: interchangeable shafts.
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Changing Shafts: The Latest Gimmick?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 20, 2008
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Last summer, the USGA announced a rule change that allows recreational golfers to interchange shafts on their clubs. Essentially, the USGA wants duffers to have the advantages of the tour pros - m...
Polish Up Your Polish
in Eagle Par Birdie, on December 17, 2007
... 2006 but the club's website boasts that it's topnotch all the way with all greens built to USGA specs.
Jeremy Pern is the course architect, a man with more than 25 designs to his credit in...
Getting Left Behind
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 15, 2007
...ional game has taken a fork in the road and has been moving in another direction. Why else does the USGA grow the rough brutally long and narrow the fairways, sometimes drastically, at the US Open? To...
A Changing of the Rules
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 4, 2007
...tle.
In all, the R and A approved 28 changes to 34 rules, all of which have been endorsed by the USGA, by the way, meaning they are in effect for next season's PGA action as of January 1st, 20...
The Clubs of Tomorrow - Now
in Eagle Par Birdie, on October 22, 2007
...5 book, The Search for the Perfect Golf Club, Tom Wishon - the guru of club designing - takes the USGA to task for limiting the COR of drivers and shutting the door on the future of club design.
Bu...
Tom Wishon: Master Club Maker Part 2
in Eagle Par Birdie, on October 2, 2007
...hon, he delves into this rather obvious fact in a convincing way.
But first, he takes a run at the USGA for interfering with the game of golf by setting limits on the spring-like effect of drivers.
...
Pee In Here, Please
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 21, 2007
... scandals - all facts that are surely not lost on the world's major golf bodies - the PGA Tour, USGA, R&A, European Tour, LPGA and PGA of America.
These august golf entities have agreed on a ...
Monterey In A Mazda Part 2
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 18, 2007
...are of the rough. In some places, it's fine; in others, it seems to have been ordered up by the USGA.
Having said that, landing areas are generous and the course is fair. Carmel Valley Ranch is a...
An Amateur FedEx Cup?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 7, 2007
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Courtesy: USGA
There's an old saying among press agents: there's no such thing as bad publicity.
If you walk down the halls of the PGA's headquarters right now, you'll hear tha...
A Five Star Rating
in Eagle Par Birdie, on July 5, 2007
... know (or are old and have simply forgotten), Frank Thomas is the former technical director for the USGA, a post he held for 26 years.
Thomas is passionate about golf and holds strong views on many a...
Hurry Up And Wait
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 30, 2007
... Annika Finishes Round One on Saturday!
Courtesy: USGA
It's Saturday and the cut still hasn't been determined at the 62nd women's U.S.Open at Pine Needles Golf Club in North Carol...
The Copa de las Americas
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 20, 2007
...ericas , the bi-annual international amateur tournament for young golfers supported by the R&A, USGA and RCGA in Canada.
This is the third time for the competition which got underway today at Bea...
On Any Given Sunday...
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 18, 2007
... the final round of a major.
Having said all this, what a US Open it was. I take my hat off to the USGA.
Come to think of it, I did offer a prediction last Wednesday; I said this year's Open wou...
The Numbers on the US Open
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 17, 2007
... Courtesy: Steve Gibbons/USGA
As I write this, the final round of the US Open has yet to be played out. But I think it's reasonable to predict a winner at this point.
If you examine the sta...
Dastardly, Devious and Diabolical. That's Oakmont
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 13, 2007
...Christopher Hunt
They call Oakmont the toughest golf course in America. And that's before the USGA gets its hands on it.
Remember all those comments about Augusta having too tough a set-up? The...
Failing Grades
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 5, 2007
...ing wins Stanley Cups in hockey, so, too, long, straight tee shots and dart-like approach shots win USGA-toughened U.S. Opens.
That's why you-know-who Woods is still the odds-on favorite.
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Stack and Tilt: Teaching Pros Chime In
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 16, 2007
...all Paul would offer. Let's remember that, for many years, Iron Byron was the robot used by the USGA and various equipment manufacturers to test balls and clubs.
Iron Byron was used because it p...
Shorten That Shaft!
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 11, 2007
...bsite, Frankly Golf, then I encourage you to do so.
Thomas is the former technical director of the USGA who is outspoken about the game he loves and passionate about preserving what is great in golf....
Dat Damn Ball. Again.
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 16, 2007
...ball has made more quiet advances.
Like golf clubs, golf balls are bound by rules laid down by the USGA and R and A on size and weight.
Balls are governed by one more rule: initial velocity off the ...
Nike Recall Failing
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 14, 2007
... U.S., the recall is different: return your non-conforming Sumo2 and Nike will ship you one that is USGA legal.
In Canada, at least, none of the above seems to be happening.
Those who bought possi...
Speaking Frankly: Part Two
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 6, 2007
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Frank Thomas, Former Technical Director, USGA
Three strokes under par was the best the field could manage at Augusta National in round one of the Masters.
Three under par and only nine players b...
Speaking Frankly
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 5, 2007
... director of the United States Golf Association.
Frank has spoken out often and candidly about the USGA since he left his post of 27 years back in 2000.
On Tuesday of this week, Frank and I talked b...
Historic Moments in the Game
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 4, 2007
Great Yarmouth and Caister Golf Club: The term "bogey" is created here.
I thought I would offer up some historical idiosyncrasies, today, on the game called golf.
We all know the sport is deep in history and myth.
I came upon a fine site documenting the origin of terms that we tak...
Square Grooves, the USGA and Us
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 22, 2007
... Courtesy: Titleist
The USGA's recent ruling on grooves has a lot of amateur golfers wondering how it impacts them in future tournaments.
Specifically, they wonder if they'll be forced t...
Swoosh. Thud.
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 17, 2007
... claim is improved playability and distance.
But that improved distance seems to have violated the USGA and R&A's limits for COR or Coefficient of Restitution. Basically, the COR measures how...
Ugly Duckings
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 17, 2007
...s-hits and more distance.
The "Moment of Inertia" was wide open to club makers until the USGA established a maximum clubhead size of 460 cubic centimeters three years ago.
That meant desig...