Maori Power

Great win for Cambo at the U.S. Open.
With his win Campbell has the following exemptions:
Earns a five-year exemption on the PGA TOUR and earns an exemption into the U.S. Open for 10 years.
Also earns five-year exemptions to THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters Tournament, British Open and PGA Championship.

Kiwi Campbell outlasts U.S. Open field for victory
Nice to see him win his first Major.
Check out his site here

Hearn and others(Weir, Ames, Leggatt) head up the Canadians trying to win the U.S. Open this year 

U.S. Open in full swing

The U.S. Open is in full swing with everyone doing there practice rounds with emphasis on the short game/scrambling aspect of the game. Who will win, one of the Top 5 players or will it be another first time major winner or a real darkhorse. We can only wait and see. Play begins Thursday.

The Marshes Golf Club Review

Well I finally got to play The Marshes this past Wednesday and all I can say is wow! What a nice treat as a buddy invited me along for his 7:10AM tee time. As soon as I arrived I started to talk to the cart lad who immediately got me a cart complete with a scorecard/tees and that got me on my way. The 18 holes at the Marshes is unique in that each 9 has 3 par 5's and 3 par 3's. This setup is fun in that the par 3 range from 106 yds to 165 yds from the whites. So par or better is attainable but others can be had as there are plenty of bunkers and the greens make 3 putting easy, they are quite challenging. The par 5's from the whites are quite fun also and some can be quite the test ranging from 454yds. To 581yds. Some are definitely 3 shot to the green holes, still fun though. The GPS yardage systems on the carts are quite helpful with yardage especially for someone new to the course. Although my round was free, The Marshes will dent your pocket book at $115 between 9 and 3 for a green fee($85 before and after 9 and 3, $65 after 4pm) but it's worth playing as it's a great test of golf on a beautifully manicured course. Highly recommended.

Darren Clarke withdraws from the US Open

Darren Clarke withdrew today from the US Open to be with his wife who is battling cancer. Hopefully she'll fully recover and he'll be back on the links soon.

New Hogan Ball (Solitaire)

Supposedly similar to all those other low compression balls. It is a two-piece, solid core golf ball with low spin rates. Looks like it will be another competitor against the Dunlop LoCo, Nike Mojo, Titleist DT SoLo, and Maxfli Noodle. Expect to see in stores in July some time. Nothing much about it at BenHogan.com

See you Jack!

It looks like Jack Nicklaus played his last competitive round on American soil yesterday at the Memorial. See you Jack.