Blogs and Vlogs
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...
When it comes to his approval rating drop, Trump must own his messaging
By Jeffrey A. Rendall President Trump’s approval rating won’t improve until his communications strategy does What goes up must come down. We’ve talked about it before, and in the case of President Donald J. Trump’s approval rating, it appears to have come down – a lot...
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
When it comes to his approval rating drop, Trump must own his messaging
Staying the course will guarantee that Trump’s approval rating will end up in George W. Bush’s territory at the end of his second term. Americans will look forward to TV coverage on Inauguration Day, 2029, of Trump mounting the steps of Air Force One for a final, taxpayer-subsidized flight to South Florida. It’s not an image that Trump fans hope to see. But something’s gotta give. When will Trump learn the lesson?
Nearly completed Trump border wall brings new hitches for GOP message-shapers
Trump and his administration leaders deserve much credit for making progress on building a border wall and for vastly reducing the number of illegal border crossings since they reassumed policymaking authority last year. But their success also gives rise to new message challenges for the upcoming campaigns and elections. Is there such a thing as too much winning on illegal immigration?
Assessing the state of Trump – and MAGA – at his 80th birthday
By Jeffrey A. Rendall Trump 80th birthday? Trump legacy? Is it turning out the way he would’ve wanted it? Happy birthday President Trump! Yes, we’re...
Latest News and Updates
California Reaching Critical Mass
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness Since 2020, over 100,000 criminals have been released early from state prisons—and most have little fear that their present and future crimes will earn them another prison sentence. Half the state’s births are paid for through...
Iran deal renews question: Was this war necessary?
Byron York, Washington Examiner U.S. could have kept Iran from having a nuclear weapon with far less extensive actions than those that marked the first weeks of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Trump focuses on the notion that Iran will “never” have a nuclear weapon, but...
Senate Narrowly Votes Down Advancing Resolution to Rein in Trump’s War Powers Days After 60-Day Ceasefire Announced
Daily Caller News Foundation (Nicole Silverio), The Star News Network The Senate failed to advance a war powers resolution that would direct President Trump to remove U.S. forces from hostilities in Iran. The Senate rejected advancing Dem Sen. Raphael Warnock’s motion...
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,...