Former URI Golf Coach Tom Drennan Dies at 81
The University of Rhode Island Golf Program has won many accolades over the years, and much of them are from the work of former coach Tom Drennan who died at the age of 81 in South Kingstown, R.I. in early January. When we started the golf publication- Ocean State Golf in 1990, there were hardly […]
New World Handicap System
Did you get a change in your golf handicap this week? Wondering why? Especially since you haven’t played in over two months! My handicap went up 1. Don’t think that will change the results of many of my matches, but it is interesting to know why. It was announced in November that your handicap will […]
2019 CVS Health Charity Classic
The CVS Health Charity Classic, which has donated $22 million to Southern New England charities, brought world-class talent to the scenic Rhode Island Country Club. The day brought good fortune for Tournament Co-Host Billy Andrade, Brooke Henderson and Keegan Bradley who claimed the Charity Classic title for the third consecutive year. Bradley broke a PGA […]
Reavie Wins Travelers Championship—First Win in 10 years
CROMWELL, Conn. – Mike York has caddied for his friend Chez Reavie for six years, so he has excellent insight into what makes him tick. “He’s a little bulldog,” York said. “He’s an MMA fighter trapped in a golfer’s world. He hates to lose more than he likes to win.” Reavie demonstrated those exact traits […]
Tony Romo is playing in the Northeast Amateur Championship this week at Wannamoisett Country Club
Former Dallas Cowboy’s quarterback and current analyst Tony Romo is playing in the Northeast Amateur Championship this week at Wannamoisett Country Club in East Providence. Romo, who has played in many celebrity golf tournaments is playing in the Northeast for the first time. When asked how he heard about the event, he said it was […]
CVS Health Charity Classic Reveals Final 2019 Team Pairings
WOONSOCKET, RI (June 11, 2019) – With some of the biggest names in golf slated to appear at Rhode Island Country Club, the CVS Health Charity Classic returns June 24 as one of the largest charitable events in Rhode Island. The one-day professional tournament will feature six teams, each comprised of one player from the PGA, LPGA […]
TRAVELERS-BOUND CANTLEY WINS MEMORIAL
Travelers Championship officials had to be giddy Sunday as Patrick Cantlay rallied for his second PGA Tour victory in the Memorial Tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus, a major inspiration in his career. Cantlay shot a closing 8-under-par 64 for a 72-hole total of 19-under 269 and a two-stroke victory over Adam Scott. Cantlay made an […]
Tallman Earns Spot in Travelers—Hayes Captures Palmer Cup
HAMPDEN, Mass. – As Chris Tallman walked off the eighth green at wind-swept GREATHORSE Country Club after carding a double-bogey 7, his mother Linda and close friend Bill Shanahan approached the 2018 Connecticut Section PGA Player of the Year. “They gave me a few words of encouragement, said, ‘Don’t give up, keep your chin up,’ […]
Koepka Wins Back-to-Back PGA Championships
The title of this story this morning was planned to be “Koepka is Tigeresque with his Win at Bethpage Black”. Then it was going to be “Koepka Hangs On to Win PGA”. What a roller-coaster ride the final day was at one of the most difficult courses in the country, especially with 35 mile-per-hour winds […]
CVS Health Announces Partial Field for June 24 Classic
SMITHFIELD, RI—PGA Tour history could be made when the CVS Health Charity Classic is held on June 24 at Rhode Island Country Club. It all depends on how Keegan Bradley plays, along with his partners, Billy Andrade and Brooke Henderson. The ball for this 21st annual tournament, Rhode Island’s largest charity sporting event, got rolling on […]