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Sweetwood Golf Follow-Up: Arrival of the Putter

July 28, 2010
By Ron Mon

Special, gift-bearing holidays can come in July, I swear. One with great anticipation came a few weeks back, before my great Virginia golf junket, when a putter from Sweetwood Luxury Golf arrived on my doorstep. Sweetwood makes three series of putters ...
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Open Championship Irony

July 17, 2010
By Ron Mon

Rickie Fowler opens with 79 and makes the cut; Oliver Wilson opens with 68 and misses the weekend. Largest positive turnaround...Fowler, from 79 to 67 (12 to the good.) Largest negative turnaround...Ryan Moore, from 70 to 84 (14 to the bad.) I ...
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One question for Rory McIlroy…

July 16, 2010
By Ron Mon

Does the wind not blow at Holywood Golf Club?
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The Integrity of the US Women’s Open at Oakmont

July 10, 2010
By Ron Mon

One of those unavoidable elements to professional golf is the intrusion of weather. Presuming a 7:30 a.m. first time and a 7:30 p.m. completion by the final grouping, tournament officials need to enforce conditions over a dozen hours of golf in a given...
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The Eagle 2…The Equal Of The Ace!

July 9, 2010
By Ron Mon

An uncommon ocurrence took place this Tuesday...while on an outing at Seneca Hickory Stick golf course in Lewiston, NY, this writer played driver, then full sand wedge into the hole on the treacherous sixth hole for an enviable eagle two. Given the add...
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Oakmont and the Women: Take 3 at The USGA Open

July 8, 2010
By Ron Mon

Here are my thoughts from day one of official competition: 1.  Michelle Wie is as ineffective in the US Open as was Seve Ballesteros. Neither was competent enough to drive the ball in the fairway, so neither could/will be able to get the ball to the...
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US Women’s Open @ Oakmont: A 2nd Glance

July 6, 2010
By Ron Mon

Would you like to venture a guess as to how many email transcripts I received from Beth Murrison of the USGA today?  SIX! (plus four more emails defining various aspects of media coverage of that major event at Oakmont.) Since I know that not everyone...
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Sweet Wood Golf…If You Like Hickory, Have A Sample

July 5, 2010
By Ron Mon

There is something discordant about a company that makes wood-shafted golf clubs, yet has its own online channel. Yet, in an era when digital communication is a necessity, perhaps the discord fades within nanoseconds. In a time when metal means most to...
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Na-Yeon Choi defeats Kim Three

July 4, 2010
By Ron Mon

Is that a headline or what? Honestly, you cannot make these things up.  Na-Yeon Choi, the leader through three rounds, made birdie from two feet on playoff hole number two to defeat three Kims...Christina, In-Kyung and Song-Hee, for the Jamie Farr Cla...
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US Open Week at Oakmont: Vista Number One

July 4, 2010
By Ron Mon

What better way to begin the week of the US Women's Open at Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh than with a bit of covert sexism? Thanks to the wonder of XM Radio, I was cruising down the avenue, listening to PGATour Radio's "Opinionated with Chris...
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