Tag Archives: USGA

Course Review: Bethpage State Park (Black Course)

Posted on May 10, 2019 by shutfacegolf

Bethpage State Park (Black Course) – Farmingdale, NY (Architect: Albert Warren Tillinghast 1936) Background When the United States was in the midst of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt set the wheels in motion for his New Deal that would bring … Continue reading →

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Course Review: Bethpage State Park (Black Course)

Posted on August 24, 2016 by shutfacegolf

Bethpage State Park (Black Course) – Farmingdale, NY (Architect: Albert Warren Tillinghast 1936) Background When the United States was in the midst of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt set the wheels in motion for his New Deal that would bring … Continue reading →

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Drive, Chip, & Putt Wins The Day

Posted on April 6, 2014 by shutfacegolf

That Is How You Grow The Game When Golf Digest’s controversial cover was released this week featuring Paulina Gretzky, the magazine and those associated with it defended the cover choice as a way to grow the game. We were told that … Continue reading →

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Mike McCoy Is Augusta Bound

Posted on October 10, 2013 by shutfacegolf

While You Were Sleeping With little acknowledgement from the major golf media outlets, the USGA conducted it’s 33rd iteration of the United States Mid-Amateur Championship this week in Birmingham, Alabama, at the venerable Country Club of Birmingham. If you’re not … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. U.S.A.P.L.

Posted on February 13, 2013 by shutfacegolf

The 3rd Monday in January is like a 2nd Christmas in my world. That’s the day that my state/local golf association opens its tournament registration for the year. You see the locations, dates, and events then select from your ‘menu’ … Continue reading →

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