Peter Harrity
July 28, 2016
Last evening I watched the Golf Channel’s live presentation: “This Week at the PGA Championship”. During the telecast I heard one of the commentators remark that the PGA was once played as a head to head match play completion and, for many of the past championships, played at match play, the stymie rule was in effect. I, as an older and life-long golfer, immediately knew about the stymie rule. But, I immediately wondered if many of the other viewers had […]
July 5, 2016
Bunker Sand A few years ago I was invited to play a golf course in Maine named Belgrade Lakes. Located about 12 miles due north of Augusta, a bit off the beaten path, Belgrade Lakes is a lovely course. I found the layout, designed by Scotsman Clive Clark (he also did Lake Winnipesaukee Country Club), to be an enjoyable play through rolling terrain. Beautifully conditioned greens, tees and fairways but, from the very first hole, the most striking feature of […]
June 14, 2016
The U.S Open at Oakmont — Green Speed and the Stimp Meter This week’s U.S Open championship will be contested just outside Pittsburg, PA at Oakmont Country Club. It will be the ninth U.S. Open hosted at this famed venue. Virtually all of golf’s aficionados consider Oakmont one of the most difficult courses in America; a fantastic facility to host the nation’s most prestigious golf championship. Narrow fairways, deep bunkers and punishing rough… but, the real challenge of Oakmont is […]
May 10, 2016
During the summer months of my golfing youth I loved playing a late day “twilight” nine with my father. We’d arrive at the course between 5:00 and 6:00 PM and always find a group of evening golfers to join with for a game. And, as the season moved to the latter part of the summer, we’d frequently finish these twilight rounds in the dusk of the soon to be darkness of night. The ninth hole at the course we played […]
February 17, 2016
Golf’s Vernacular… How to Speak Golf As we approach the new season I thought it might be fun to take a look at some of the idioms that create a special golfer parlance. Take a look through these definitions, and then read below a typical post round conversation between two avid golfers named Eric and Andy… of course, using golf’s unique vernacular. When I see you next we can talk golf! Enjoy… Peter Airmail When a shot to the green goes […]
February 2, 2016
This coming season, at both Candia Woods and The Oaks, we will be introducing a brand new fleet of golf cars. Coming up with the best fit for our courses was a year-long process including: determining which manufacturer is offering the best product, which model will provide the best experience for our golfers, which custom features will be most beneficial to our members/guests, which color will be the most appealing and (most importantly) which 2016 model golf car has the most […]