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Yesterdays Round -stories of past events,
players and reviews of the area's oldest golf courses.
 Yesterday's
Round - From Caddy to Champion
From an early age Francis Ouimet, son of a French Canadian father
and Irish mother, was immersed in golf. His home on Clyde Street
in Brookline, Massachusetts was less than 100 yards from the seventeenth
green at The Country Club. <more>
Yesterday's
Round: Jack Nicklaus’ No. 1 Fan
As an ardent follower of the game, I was sorry to see the Jack
Nicklaus era come to an end. What I miss most is walking outside
the ropes at tournaments with his wife Barbara - a journey that
began in the mid 60s and lasted until the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble
Beach, Jack's last appearance in the event he won four times.
<more>
Yesterday's
Round: Cummaquid
Founded in 1895, Cummaquid is Barnstable County's oldest organized
club. A small group of golfers from the towns Yarmouth and Barnstable
carved out a nine hole course from the one-time cow pasture. Green
fees at one time were less than the price of a cup of coffee and
a doughnut. <more>
Cedar
Banks Links: Jones vs. Quimet
Visualize also, for the moment, Bobby Jones and Francis Ouimet
teeing it up at Cedar Bank Links overlooking Nauset Marsh and
the Atlantic Ocean. Finally, visualize the huge gallery surging
along the fairways, drooling their excitement at the routine execution
of golf shots by the heroes of the American golf scene. <more>
General Interest
CLUBHOUSES OF CAPE COD
The sign is right there, almost confronting you as you climb the steps onto the deck, through the doors and into the lobby at Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds Golf Course: “No clubs in the clubhouse,” it says. <more>
A
Svengali with a Green Thumb
Meet Your Local Golf Course Superintendent,
The Unsung Hero Whose Job Is to Coax All the Inner Function and
Beauty from Your Links. <more>
The
Year in Review - 2003
Massachusetts enjoys a long association with tournament golf in
the U.S., beginning with a U.S. Open in 1898 at the Myopia Hunt
Club, and continuing with a long line of amateur and professional
championships through the 1900s. <more>
Golf
and Our Environment
When it comes to golf and the game's impact on our environment,
the hot button issues that fall under this golf umbrella of a
topic can seem too numerous to list. <more>
They
Carry more than Bags
Not tomorrow, and probably not next month, but years from now
someone is going to study the history of golf and realize just
how important caddies were the success of those players whose
bags they carried. <more>
The
Seagulls Fourball Tournament
Surrounded as it is by water and executive homes, Hyannisport
seems almost out of place these days. When the course was new,
at the turn of the century, the only thing that might infringe
on a golfer's concentration was a moo from a nearby cow. <more>
Editor's
Page - Spring 2004
Golf has a problem, and it needs to be fixed now! <more>
Editor's
Page - Summer 2004
ìIs the ball too hot or is it just fine?î was the topic of the
Editorís Letter in the Spring 2004 issue. Well, the votes are
in and half of you agree that it is too hot, and half of you think
itís just fine the way it is. 25.6% of you think it should be
changed for tour players only. <more>
Tap-Insns
Fall 2006 Tap-Ins
Summer 2006 Tap-Ins
Spring 2006 Tap-Ins
Golf Course Development news
It's All in Your Head
Straight from the Cyber-Rough
Here's a Real Ballraker
Move over, Rees Jones
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