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Alaska Cruise Review Part IV — Alaska ports of Call – Juneau. Alaska Capitol, Tracy’s King Crab Shack and Whale watching
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeffrey A. Rendall, Bethany Rendall and Shari Rendall Alaska Cruise Review Part IV -- Alaska ports of Call – Juneau. Alaska Capitol, Tracy’s King Crab Shack and Whale watching The third port day stop on our Alaska cruise was in Juneau,...
Going to Maui? Part IV – Plan golf in Hawaii? — and what you can’t do without (hint: it’s Costco membership)
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos of Kaanapali Golf Courses by Jeffrey A. Rendall To golf in Hawaii, or not golf in Hawaii; that is the question Having been to Maui a number of times over the past couple decades, I’ve/we’ve been fortunate to have played many/most of the...
Vice President J.D. Vance takes on another thankless but vital task: Fraud Czar
By Jeffrey A. Rendall J.D. Vance’s anti-fraud mission will be remarkably popular; Dems won’t acknowledge it Question: If you were ever ripped-off – and who hasn’t been taken advantage of at some point in their lives – how did it make you feel when you learned the...
The Pacific Dunes Course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort – Still Golf’s Quasi-Religious Awakening After a Quarter-Century
Note: GolfintheUSA.com first ventured to Bandon Dunes in the summer of 2005. We revisited the Pacific Dunes Course again in 2025. The course is largely the same since its creation and launch. The change in impressions are ours. BANDON, OR – Many have portrayed golf in...
Commentary, Current Events and Politics
Vice President J.D. Vance takes on another thankless but vital task: Fraud Czar
When somebody does something good that benefits all of us as a nation, why would he or she fear political repercussions from it? It doesn’t make any sense. J.D. Vance will do a terrific job as “Fraud Czar”. Democrats will soon find out just how much credit he’ll deserve.
Trump’s finish Iran War plans add greater context to ASAP (As-Soon-As-Possible)
By Jeffrey A. Rendall MAGA is far from splintering, but Trump needs a satisfying cessation in Iran “He who will win who knows when to fight and when...
The America First president must do a better job putting the country’s interests out front
By Jeffrey A. Rendall Trump’s America First emphasis hasn’t changed, but he must step up his packaging It goes without saying there’s been a lot of...
Latest News and Updates
The Two Wars for Iran: The War in a Historical Context
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness The administration needs to be candid about its prewar aims and how they relate to the buzzphrase, “regime change.” It could reiterate that at the outset it sought to denuclearize Iran, end its drone and missile capabilities,...
We Really Can Get Rid of the United Nations Now
Scott McKay, American Spectator The United Nations is no longer a serious forum for international debate or conflict resolution, if it ever was one. It’s a relic of the Cold War, which has done more harm than good, and it is right that Trump has stopped payment on...
Will the insane shutdown ever end?
Byron York, Washington Examiner This is not only a terrible burden for TSA workers and major inconvenience for millions of travelers. It is also a grave safety risk. As it goes on, Schumer is talking about the memory of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. There are now...
Where we’ve been
Mid Pines Restored — Donald Ross is back in Southern Pines
By Jeffrey A. Rendall; photos by Kevin Gaydosh and Jeff Rendall SOUTHERN PINES, NC – “It was really a dream come true to work on and be a part of the restoration of Mid Pines,” remarked course architect Kyle Franz, the lead mind behind returning the Donald...
The Oconee Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee – Golf’s Hippocratic Oath taken to its logical extreme
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Matthew Rendall GREENSBORO, GA – When a medical student is ready to embark on a career as a physician, he or she must first take the Hippocratic oath, which originated in ancient Greece and roughly translated today means “First, do no...
Maui Nui Golf Club — A Hawaii golf experience that won’t break your wallet
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Charles Rendall KIHEI, MAUI, HI – I don’t know about you, but one of the things I dread most about traveling to a touristy destination like Hawaii is the prospect of paying supersized prices for products and activities that just don’t...
Kinloch Golf Club — Nourishment for Future Comparisons
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos By Kevin Gaydosh and Jeffrey A. Rendall Kinloch's Website MANAKIN-SABOT, VA -- Kinloch Golf Club's been called the 'Augusta National' of Virginia. Most folks, when talking about golf courses, categorize...
Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s Ocean Course — An Exhilarating Pounding
By Jeffrey A. Rendall; Photos By Kevin Gaydosh CONGRATULATIONS to Phil Mickelson for winning the 2021 PGA Championship. It's often said that golf is the sport of a lifetime, and Mickelson proved it. If a 50-year-old can compete with the best a sport has to offer, it...
PGA West Stadium Course — The Hardest Examination You’ll Ever Love
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Scot Rendall LA QUINTA, CA – It isn’t often you walk off a golf course having struggled mightily and subsequently learn your troubles were exactly what the owners had planned from the beginning, but it’s not every day you see a layout...
Stuff that’s useful – and fun
Miura Golf’s Series 1957 Wedges — Good golfers will find them
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Images Courtesy of Miura Golf HEMIJI, JAPAN – Japanese golf club-making guru Katsuhiro Miura is a confident fellow, and has adopted a philosophy for the company which bears his name: ‘The good golfer will find me.’ Miura has a reason to be...
Brava Driver Shaft from Breakthrough Golf Technology – Long and Straight adds years to your life
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Images from Breakthrough Golf Technology RICHARDSON, TX – “I’m 83 and would gladly welcome an advanced blend of ingredients in pill form that would move me back to 73,” remarked innovative golf club design legend Barney Adams when I asked him if...
ASICS GEL-ACE PRO M STANDARD Golf Shoes — No need to think about it
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Images from ASICS HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA -- Don’t think, just do. It’s something Tom Cruise’s Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell character instructed his students to do in the aptly named box office hit “Top Gun: Maverick”. I can’t speak for Pete,...