During Amazon Prime’s pregame show for Knicks vs. Celtics, Udonis Haslem went in-depth on New York’s defensive coverages.
NBC and Amazon are fully leaning into pure basketball analysis.
ESPN is being put on notice this week by their new competitors.
When I hear a golfer say that they hate blind shots, it hurts my soul. It’s like hearing someone say they hate dogs, or art, or music. It doesn’t compute.
After all, how can a golfer not love the blind approach on an Alps/Punchbowl par-4? The feeling of excitement from hitting a perfectly pure approach up over the Alps hill and the rising anticipation during the walk to the green to see where the shot ended up is one of the true joys in life.
NGLA No. 3 | Fishers Island No.4
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Lido No. 10 | Sleepy Hollow No. 15
The International - Pines
Coore & Crenshaw
2025
Private
Bill Coore is 78 years old. Ben Crenshaw is 73.
Yet here they are putting out some of the best work of their life. Truly incredible.
The Pines sits about 40 minutes from Boston in a beautiful forest, a spectacular setting especially on a fall day.
The routing winds through the woods, if there was no golf it would be a gorgeous nature walk on its own. It’s heavily treed, but there is plenty of width to allow for angles.
The greens are some of C&C’s boldest work. Extremely contoured, there are definitely some slopes that will be rejecting people…putting and
chipping off of greens will be common, but in a fun way.
The conditions are perfect. Escalate Golf was patient with the opening and allowed the turf to grow in nicely. The super has it running firm and fast, especially the greens.
The tee shots really matter here. The right lines and shot shape will find speed slots or cut off yardage. The bunkering is gorgeous, but also punishing. Some of their deepest bunkers of their careers.
The comparisons to Bandon Trails and Old Sandwich will be heard and they are valid, but The Pines stands on its own in that group, just a fabulous golf course that provides an incredible walk and round of golf.
An amazing day and an amazing course. Another home run by Coore & Crenshaw.
In defense of template holes:
Some GCA “experts” and critics lament the modern use of templates, like this Biarritz I played today. They say they are overused.
I argue we need way more…why?
Because the vast majority of template courses are private. Most people will never experience them.
We need another 15-20 really good public template courses around the country. In every major area a public golfer should be able to find a nice Biarritz, Redan, Eden etc…
If we want to grow the appreciation of classic golf architecture, people need access to the styles.
3 interesting gear nuggets from Scottie's win.
Each one of his victory tears has come after a gear swap:
2022: Switches to Scotty Cameron NP2, 5 wins in 3 months
2024: Switches to Spider, 7 wins in 6 months
2025: Switches to Vokey 60.06K, 4 wins in 3 months
Montana truly lives up to its nickname, "Big Sky Country." The state boasts vast skies, towering mountains, and impressive wildlife like Big Bears. A unique golfing experience awaits at Spanish Peaks, where they even provide bear 🐻 spray in the golf carts.
Buster Olney did this he always does it and now the team is forever lost
Wont score another run this month
Rockies will outscore the Mets 100-0 to eap the Mets in run differential
Next 10 games
Red Sox 12-0
Dodgers 41-0
Dodgers 40-0 No Hitter
DOdgers 109-0 Perfect Game
White Sox 30-0
WHite Sox 14-0
White Sox 3-0 Mets 9 double plays
Rockies 29-0
Rockies 51-0
Rockets 40-0
Dodgers 100-0
Dodgers 198-0
Dodgers 90-0
Dodgers 109-0
Rockies 109-0
Rockies 209-0
Rockies 1091-0
Juan Soto 0 for 100 with 0 fucks given
Gasoline just broke $1.98 a Gallon, lowest in years, groceries (and eggs!) down, energy down, mortgage rates down, employment strong, and much more good news, as Billions of Dollars pour in from Tariffs. Just like I said, and we’re only in a TRANSITION STAGE, just getting started!!! Consumers have been waiting for years to see pricing come down. NO INFLATION, THE FED SHOULD LOWER ITS RATE!!! DJT
From Donald Trump Truth Social 05/02/25 08:45 AM
I don't think people understand what's happening in housing market right now.
Florida now has 177,00 listings. Highest level on record.
Entire Northeast U.S. has 79,000 listings. Lowest level on record.
People are leaving Florida. And moving back north. A structural trend that will likely last years, and cause Florida's housing market to decline for an extended period.