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Anthem of the Seas Review Part IV – Questions answered about cruising. Plus, things that were “mid” about Anthem of the Seas
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeffrey A. Rendall Questions Answered about our Alaska cruise It's safe to say that booking a “warm weather” cruise virtually guarantees that you’ll get more of a “traditional” cruise experience with pools, sunny decks and weather warm...
Non-Disney Florida Excursion, Day Four — Hidden gem Wild Florida Adventure Park; African Savannah meets Florida Everglades
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeff Rendall, Matthew Rendall and Hallie Foulke Hidden gem Wild Florida Adventure Park – where the African Savannah meets the Florida Everglades “I wanna see alligators.” The simple request from a member of our traveling party seemed...
Ongoing Biden legacy resurrection project confounds and reveals no friends, many foes
By Jeffrey A. Rendall Dr. Jill’s latest attempt at retro legacy-building leaves one wondering, why is she doing it? One sure way to tell whether Democrats are happy and optimistic about the future is to appraise their attitude towards the recent past. As most people...
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
Ongoing Biden legacy resurrection project confounds and reveals no friends, many foes
Whether they like it or not, the Biden name is linked to losing, scandals, hiding his physical condition and horrible personnel and policy decisions. “Dr.” Jill Biden can try and cover the scars all she wishes, but there’s no way Americans are going to fondly remember senile Joe Biden’s time as president.
Do-Nothing Republican Congress needs a lecture from Abe Lincoln on the need to act
For Republicans expressing displeasure with Trump, perhaps they’d do better by concentrating their “fire” on the do-nothing nature of Congress. And how the days are running short to get something done. Time is a finite resource, but Republicans sure excel at wasting it.
Thomas Massie is no Ron – or Rand – Paul. He’s more like a renegade Liz Cheney
Chances are high that Thomas Massie will end up like other Republican Trump-haters who endured embarrassing public rebukes and then quietly faded into the political sunset, never to be seen or heard from again. Liz Cheney can probably offer Massie counseling on what it’s like to take on everyone… and still lose. Massie for president? I don’t see it.
Latest News and Updates
The Iran runaround
Byron York, Washington Examiner When a leading U.S. official -- Marco Rubio -- describes the peace talks as “a process” to find out “how far [Iran] is willing to go” — that’s not a terribly encouraging state of affairs. The effort to end the war in Iran might be...
Magic Ballots Engulf Spencer Pratt
DeRoy Murdock, American Spectator If the talented, refreshing, and inspiring Spencer Pratt somehow escapes the Democrats’ whirlpool of magic ballots, Hallelujah. Los Angeles deserves and needs his energy, ideas, and leadership. However, if the magic ballots ultimately...
House GOP Campaign Chair Predicts Republicans Will Gain Seats in November Midterms
Just the News (Misty Severi), The Star News Network National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson, R-NC, predicted Tuesday that his party will gain seats in the House in the 2026 midterms this November, highlighting how the congressional map...
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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,...