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We know now that there won't be any Shark sightings in the waters of the Hamptons in the near future. Why? Because his ex-wife just plunked down $11.1 million - $2 million less than the listed price - for an estate in Southampton.
The real Ryder Cup was held in Kentucky this past week, and being on their home turf couldn't come at a better time for the Americans. They haven't won since their miracle victory at Brookline in 1999.
Linn Strickler is a caddie at the Sebonack Golf Club in Southampton, a grizzled veteran whose nickname is "Growler." He has been all over the world and looped for hundreds if not thousands of golfers during the last 30-plus years. Seemingly, he would observe the rest of his golf days comfortably carrying bags of 25-handicappers at the club voted as one of the best new ones in the country by top golf publications and web sites. But a call from Greg Norman changed everything.
Make sure you're not anywhere but here in 2013. This is already projected to be a big year for American golf because it is the centennial of the native-born amateur Francis Ouimet's win in the U.S. Open over British titans Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. However, it can well be considered to be the best year ever on eastern Long Island because both the U.S. Women's Open and the Walker Cup will be contested here.
This is a great time of year to be a member of the U.S. Golf Association, and there are hundreds of them who live in and/or play the golf courses of the Hamptons. There is so much media attention given to the Open that, frankly, there isn't anything all that scintillating I can add to the overall scene at Torrey Pines. However, there are four local tidbits to offer.
Recently, when Golf Magazine issued its annual survey of the "Top 100 Courses in the U.S.," seven Long Island courses were listed in just the top 40, with five of those seven being on eastern Long Island. This was a feat achieved by no other region. No wonder one feels blessed teeing it up at one of the clubs here. 11 comments
Spring has finally sprung in the Hamptons, which means no more waiting for those who love to play golf here. It is time to work into your regular schedule trips to your favorite private course. Every year brings something new to golf on eastern Long Island. Partners Barry Beil, Stanley Pine, and Michael and Carl Ashkin will be opening the Baiting Hollow Club, formerly Fox Hills Golf and Country Club.
Like most golfers, I am always on the lookout for ways to improve my mechanics and thus my overall game. I'll wager that few of those who read this column have heard of Gyrotonic exercises. Yes, I was skeptical when I first heard of it too. 1 comment
For golfers, "water" is not a pretty word. The immediate connotation is that your ball went in the drink and you're in big trouble. Boy - is that changing fast, thanks to the surging popularity of cruises catering to men and women who love the links and like to travel in style.
No one doubts that Tiger Woods is the most powerful person in golf. Who would be in second place? Many people would point to Theodore Forstmann. Who is he? In 2004 he bought IMG, the uber-agency that represents Woods and many other top players including Vijay Singh.
Sorry, Raymond Floyd. Since building his house in Southampton after winning the 1986 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, Floyd had the distinction of being the most famous professional golfer living in the Hamptons. He might have to step aside, at least for a younger generation, because now we can count three-time major winner Vijay Singh as a Hamptons resident.
It is very rare for someone from the New York metropolitan area to become a player – especially a successful one – on the professional golf circuit. A big reason for this is the climate, or at least the one we've had up to this point. As I write this, another day with temperatures in the 70s is expected in the Northeast.
"Building Sebonack," published by Duck Pond Press, is at $59.95 not cheap by any means, but you know it is going to become a collectible because it is unique, just like the course in Southampton it is based on.
On display at Sotheby's in Manhattan this week is the Jeffrey B. Ellis Antique Golf Club Collection. Forget paintings or furniture or books, the real growth stock in antiques are golf clubs.
With the Solheim Cup being held in Sweden this week, it is an appropriate time to catch up on women's golf, and one player in particular: Natalie Gulbis. This in turn will lead us to Jeanne Carmen, who was one of the most remarkable female golfers. It wouldn't be surprising if only a few readers have heard of her, yet her story would be great source material for a Hollywood treatment.
The Walker Cup is to amateur golf what the Ryder Cup is to professional golf. Some might argue that the Presidents Cup is now a bigger event than the Ryder Cup, but that simply isn't true. The new edition of the Walker Cup is set for September 8-9 at the Royal County Down course in Northern Ireland. It is even older than the Ryder Cup, and it was founded in the Hamptons.
Bear with me, loyal readers, as this column will be casting a wide net. Speaking of bears, let's begin with Tiger's chase of the Golden Bear.
Let's get local . . . and loud. A story of female camaraderie hit the big screen last fall at the Hamptons International Film Festival called "The Loud Ladies of South Fork". The film showcases the everyday lives of an eclectic ensemble of East End women and the unlikely bond they formed that began at the South Fork Country Club in Amagansett over the game of golf and blossomed into a lasting friendship.
This Friday is a bit of a sad anniversary – 53 years ago, Grantland Rice, one of the best golf writers ever and a resident of East Hampton, passed away, only a couple of days after finishing his last golf piece, on the 1929 U.S. Open at Winged Foot and his good friend Bobby Jones.
Those of us on Long Island who are not wrung out from the draining excitement of the U.S. Open are fortunate, because a PGA Tour tournament comes here next week. Actually, it is a Senior PGA Tour tournament, one now known as the Commerce Bank Championship.
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